Rowland Coal promotes Slaughter and Murphy to foreman
Rowland Promotions Beauford E Slaughter to shop foreman and Clinton F Murphy to master mechanic for Rowland Coal Co announced by manager P H Weber. Slaughter, 22 years equipment operator, lives with wife Nellie and children Tillman Nyrell and Rhonda at Lookout. Murphy, Beckley College graduate with 15 years underground work, lives with family at Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauford E. Slaughter
Clinton F. Murphy
Rowland Coal Co
P. H. Weber
Rowland
Ameagle
Slaughter
Virginia
Vecellio and Grogan
Beckley
L. B. Smith, Inc
Nellie
Tillman
Nyrell
Rhonda
Lookout
Murphy
Beckley College
New River Coal Co
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Midway
Beckley Kiwanis Chooses Comerci for Boys State Delegate
Beckley Kiwanis Club selects Jim Comerci, immediate past West Virginia Key Clubs leader, as youth delegate to Boys State at Jackson's Mill in June 2026. Comerci, WWHS Key Club president elect, is active in Hot Line, Junior Historians, Dollars for Scholars, Thespian Troupe, and Community Preps. He plans premedicine study at West Virginia University and is son of Angelo and Mrs. Comerci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Comerci
West Virginia
Key Clubs
Jim Comerci
Boys State
Jackson’s Mill
Woodrow Wilson High School Key Club
International Organization For High School Youths
Kiwanis International
American Legion
Kiwanis Club
Don Boyd
West Virginia student wins Benedum Foundation scholarship
Pamela Sue Williams, a West Virginia Tech freshman and Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, received a Benedum Foundation Scholarship from West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. Daughter of George W. Williams Jr., she transfers to Wesleyan. she held multiple school leadership roles and NHS honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Sue Williams
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Woodrow Wilson High School
Wesleyan
George W. Williams Jr
Orchard Ave
Beckley
Claude Worthington Benedum
Michael L. Benedum
West
Goose lays seven eggs. farmer hatches with hair dryer
In Cononley England Annie Newton found seven eggs left by a runaway goose on her farm. She used an ordinary hair dryer to hatch them, saying she felt as broodily as a mother hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cononley
England
UPI
Annie Newton
Raleigh Countians Attend State Aging Conference in Charleston
Raleigh County residents including senior citizens and officials will attend the West Virginia White House Conference of the Aging in Charleston May 4. Gov Arch Moore Jr and Senate President Hans McCourt will address the group. The conference, held in the House of Delegates Chambers, will feature four round table discussions on health income retirement transportation and other elder issues with recommendations to be presented to Washington in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Margaret Hill
Lee Nelms
R 8
Mel Henry
West Virginia
White House
Charleston
Arch Moore Jr
Senate
Hans McCourt
Henry
Fayette
Mercer
Monroe Counties
West
Washington, D. C
Gerrard
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Recently promoted M Sgt Danny A Cavendish son of Mr and Mrs A B Cavendish of 110 Huffman St Beckley has received the U S Air Force Commendation Medal at Torrejon AB Spain. Sgt Cavendish distinguished himself as an analyst in the 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing at Plattsburgh AFB NY. He is now at Torrejon with a unit of the Air Force Communications Service. The Ansted High School graduate has completed a tour of duty in Vietnam. His wife is the former Nancy Burgess. Driver of the Month for Head Quarters Detachment 169th Maintenance Battalion 13th Support Brigade at Ft Hood TX. He was selected because of his safe driving record knowledge of vehicle maintenance safety procedures and military appearance. Shady Spring recently was promoted to Army sergeant in Germany assigned as a wireman in Headquarters Battery 3d Battalion 17th Artillery near Nurnberg. The sergeant was last stationed in Vietnam. He holds the Bronze Star Medal. His wife Louise lives in Beaver. The sergeant's father James H Plumley lives in Vine Grove KY. Army Spec 4 Jack T Dick 22 son of Mr and Mrs Jack W Dick 512 Dunman St Mullens recently participated in a small arms competition at the Seventh US Army Training Center near Grafenwehr Germany. The annual rifle pistol and machine gun competition brought together top shooters from most major commands of the US Army Europe. Top individual shooters will represent the US Army Europe in the all Army matches at Ft Benning GA later this summer. Spec 4 Dick is regularly assigned to the 4th Armored Division near Erlangen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny A. Cavendish
A. B. Cavendish
Huffman St
Beckley
U. S. Air Force
Torrejon AB
Spain
Cavendish
380Th Strategic Aerospace Wing
Plattsburgh Afb
N. Y
Torrejon
Air Force Communications Service
Ansted
Randall B. Boley
Shady Spring
Germany
3D Battalion
17Th Artillery
Nurnberg
Vietnam
Louise
Beaver
James H. Plumley
Vine Grove
Army
Jack T. Dick
Jack W. Dick
Dunman St
Mullens
U. S. Army Training Center
Grafenwehr
U. S. Army
Europe
U. S. Army Europe
Ft. Benning
4Th Armored
Erlangen
Marvin A. Sibulkin
Charles Sibulkin
Jefferson Court
Stoughton
Masss
Long Binh
Sibulkin
Yoli
Porter St
Local soldiers win Bronze Star and Good Conduct medals
Marvin A. Sibulkin of Stoughton Massachusetts receives a Bronze Star near Long Binh Vietnam for meritorious service as an information supervisor in Company C Troop Command U S Army Depot. Navy PO1 Daniel R. Anderson and Sgt Terry E. Ferrell also earn honors. Plumley mentioned as son of Mrs Mabel Plumley.
Helicopter Used For Reseeding Steep Marsh Fork Strips
Eight hundred acres of strip spoil in Marsh Fork District are being reseeded by Bar-Fly Corp of Charlotte N C using tall fescue black locust and sericea with 200 pounds of fertilizer per acre. The work is directed by Southern Soil Conservation district supervisors under a contract for reseeding. The outer slope is too steep for their hydroseeder, so a helicopter is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh Fork
Bar-Fly Corp
Charlotte
N.C
Eagle Coal and Dock Co
Oglebay-Norton Coal Co
Southern Soil Conservation District
VA Committee Plans Recognition Ceremony and Officers' Seminar
The Beckley VA Hospital VAVS advisory committee will host a May 3 meeting at 7 30 p m with Sam Ferris speaking on Work Activity and Social Security. Other speakers include WAVS rep Thomas Pachuta and C George Tulli outlining the Service Officer's Seminar for May 20. The 25th Anniversary Recognition Ceremony is set for May 13 with a 6 30 p m buffet and volunteer award recipients, plus a Washington observance report. The piece also notes a separate LDS conference in Charleston with Elder David B Haight as guest speaker and youth volunteer recruitment oriented toward medical careers, including an orientation June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Social Security Office
Sam Ferris
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Voluntary Service Hospital Advisory Committee
Ferris
Thomas Pachuta
WAVS
Beckley Marine Corps League
C. George Tulli
Beckley VA Hospital
VAVS
Washington
D. C
Beckley Firms Display at Southern Furniture Market
Five Beckley furniture firms send delegates to High Point North Carolina for the Southern Furniture Market. Representatives include Sara B Otto and Wilfred Wooddell of Ballangee Furniture Co. and others from Hall Modern New River and Eye companies attending the exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Furniture
High Point
N.C
Sara B. Otto
Wilfred Wooddell
Ballangee Furniture Co
George H. Hall
Howard E. Hall
Hall Furniture Co
A. David Abrams
J. W. Dixon
Dixon
Jay Dixon
Bertha G. Rose
Lois Withrow
Lesley Stir
Modern Furniture Co
Paul Hayner
New River Supply Co
John L. Eye
Flu cases rise in Raleigh County with other illnesses
Raleigh County reports 137 influenza like disease cases for the week ending April 24 to the West Virginia Health Department. The count includes 29 diarrheal cases 18 strep infections two animal bites and single cases of German measles mumps and chickenpox. Other counties Wyoming Fayette show smaller totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Department of Health
Register
Wyoming
Fayette
New Jersey Students Deliver 1000 Pounds Of Clothing To Slab Fork District
Pat Fleming and John Rozener of Roselle Catholic High School delivered 1000 pounds of boxed clothing from New Jersey to Harold and Mrs Meadows in Odd. Distributions reached Slab Fork District Health Center Main Gulf area Odd Elementary School and several families. The volunteers helped last summer with road repairs bridge work and home repairs for an elderly couple. Meadows says Catholic teens may return to Raleigh County this summer if housing is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Meadows
Odd
Slab Fork
Pat Fleming
John Rozener
Roselle Catholic High School
Roselle
N.J
New Jersey
Slab Fork District
Gulf
Fleming
Rozener
Meadows
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Lincoln County town approves liquor store location
Residents voted 206 to 166 to approve locating a liquor store in the Lincoln County community. Mayor C. E. Monday quipped the decision could yield a harvest as bootleggers may be put out of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
UPI
Lincoln County
C. E. Monday
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Communications Workers of America
California
Patricia Sutton
Nion Aids
Earthquak
Community Service
Jack Harrah
Willard Johnson
Sutton
Rowland Promotions
Zenith
Zed
White Cross Pharmacy
Bair
Goole
Dr. Gerrard
Navy
Daniel R.anderson
Rosemary Cannacar
Naval Air Station
Lemoore
Calif
Terry E. Ferrell
Charles A. Ferrell
Third Ave
Oak Hill
13Th
Ft. Hood
Tex
Sgt. Ferrell
62Nd
Patricia
Killeen
Clayton B. Plumley
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Charleston Chapel
McClure Parkway
Dennis Walkup
David B. Haight
Council of Twelve
Haight
Palo Alto
Scottish Mission
Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
Montgomery Ward Co
Mid
David L. Atkinson
Beckley National Bank
Our Friendly Mortgage
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Neville $T
Chippewa
RED Wing
Sheboygan
Marscott Shoe Shop
City Ave
Beckley, W. VA
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