Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Lawrence E. Ferguson of Glen Daniel has been promoted to Specialist Four in Germany with the 67th Artillery Division. His brother James B. Ferguson completed the Army Engineer School at Fort Belvoir and trained at Fort Knox. Seaman Gary C. Davidson of Glen Morgan returned to San Diego after seven months with USS Hooper in the Western Pacific with the Seventh Fleet, with port calls in Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Hong Kong. Mickey P. Bowles, son of Pensacola residents, attends Naval Pre-Flight School at Pensacola. Carlis T. Caudhill of Kopperston was named Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer of BSD at Norton AFB for leadership and duty. Pvt. Frederick L. Carter of Mabscott completed a lineman course at Fort Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Ferguson
Ben Ferguson
Glen Daniel
Germany
67Th Artillery Division
Ferguson
Trap Hill High School
Pvt
James B. Ferguson
Army Engineer School
Fort Belvoir
James
Fort Knox
Gary C. Davidson
USN
Henry F. Green
Glen Morgan
San Diego
Western Pacific
Hooper
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Vietnam
Yokosuka
Sasebo
Japan
Kaoshiung
Taiwan
Manila
Cebu City
Subic Bay
Philippines
Bang Saen
Thailand
Hong Kong
Naval Aviation
Mickey P. Bowles
Paul Bowles
Campbell St
Naval
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Basic Training Command
Carlis T. Caudhill
Lee Caudhill
Kopperston
Headquarters, Ballistic Systems Division
BSD
Norton Afb
Calif
Caudhill
Air Force Systems Command
Frederick L. Carter
Minnie 3. Carter
Mabscott
Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Major John R. Frankeberger reassigned to Viet Nam duties
Major John R. Frankeberger, longtime commander of the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station, will leave Bethesda to begin four months of training at Fort Leavenworth before joining the Military Advisory Corps in Viet Nam. A Washington, D. C. native and Virginia Military Institute graduate, he has 14 years as an Army artillery officer with prior Korea and Germany tours. His wife and four children will stay in Bethesda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Frankeberger
Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station
AFEES
Viet Nam
Beckley
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Military Advisory Corps
Frankeberger
7Th Infantry Division
Korea
Washington, D. C
Virginia Military Instiute
Lexington
Germany
Army
Bethesda
Cost Of College Small Compared To Its Value
The average cost of a year in college ranges from 986 in state public colleges to 2261 at private men’s colleges. Private men’s charges run higher than others, with 1376 tuition plus 885 room and board. Private women’s colleges average 2143, private coeducational 1917, public in-state 986, out-of-state 1352, with regional variation by area and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Life Insurance
Institute
Life Insurance Agency Management Association
Northeast
Midwest
West
South
Water Meters Spark Ire in Lester Residents
Residents at a City Council meeting protested high water bills after the West Virginia Public Service Commission ordered meter readings. The town shifts from a $4.50 flat rate to metered bills averaging $9 to $10, with many residents claiming water is unusable due to unclean supply. Officials cited the commission and bonding company in sustaining the new rates, while alleged meter reading errors and underpayment were discussed amid a $32,000 bond obligation shortfall over 13 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Commission
Lester
Cease Fire Declared in Raleigh County CAA Feud
Raleigh County Community Action Association boards shift to work with program director George Parker after an extended feud. An independent evaluation will be arranged with the Office of Economic Opportunity extending the grant to Oct. 31, 1966. The meeting also discussed board appointments and by law changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Community Action Association
CAA
George Parker
Office of Economic Opportunity
Parker
OEO
Ben McDonald
mid-Atlantic
James B. Deck
George Mickel
Sidney H. Woolner
Woolner
Raleigh County
Independent County
Franklin Lilly
Carroll Simpkins
David Kennedy
Roy Cunningham
Deck
VISTA
Francis L. Edwards
Sherman C. Trail
Police Court Collects 729 Bond Forfeitures in Beckley
Beckley Municipal Court Monday collected bond forfeitures totaling 729 dollars. Of this amount 729 dollars came from intoxication charges. Other forfeitures included seven speeding cases and numerous individuals named with amounts and addresses, including Julius Cook Daniels Howard Caffee 137 Vance Drive Roy M. Hancock Jr. 207 Hancock St Ralph L. Beckett 904 S Kanawha St Hiram Kenneth Hall Saint Marys Jesse W Gunther 309 Second St James Calhoun Beckley who also paid 42 dollars for defective equipment and expired registration. Additional 21 dollar forfeitures covered pulling into the face of oncoming traffic for Harold L Boggess Glen Morgan William L Gates 106 Graham St Arliss Wade Farley Glen White. Others forfeited 21 dollars for failure to control, John E Eagle Daniels Henry M Campbell Sullivan. Two Beckley men paid 36 dollars each for hazardous driving James Frank Cook 203 Sunset Drive Palmer Hill Walker 317 N Kanawha St. William Thomas Chewning Beckley 43 dollars for breaking glass and intoxication. Charles Sarver Crab Orchard 21 dollars for fraudulent inspection sticker use. Mary Witherspoon address unavailable 21 dollars for no state operator license and 6 dollars court cost. Ronnie Goff Crab Orchard 21 dollars for expired inspection sticker William T Aliff address unavailable 21 dollars for expired temporary operator’s license James H Cox Hemstead New York 21 dollars for expired inspection sticker Joseph C Bennett Shady Spring 21 dollars for defective equipment Ralph Saul address unavailable 6 dollars warrant cost.
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Daniels
Howard Caffee
Vance Drive
Roy M. Hancock, Jr
Hancock St
Ralph L. Beckett
S. Kanawha St
Hiram Kenneth Hall
Saint Marys
Jesse W. Gunther
Second St
James Calhoun
Beckley
Calhoun
Harold Lloyd Boggess
Glen Morgan
William L. Gates
Graham St
Arliss Wade Farley
Glen White
James Frank Cook
Sunset Drive
Palmer Hill Walker
N. Kanawha St
William Thomas Chewning
Charles Sarver
Crab Orchard
Mary Witherspoon
Ronnie Goff
William T. Aliff
James H. Cox
Hemstead
N. Y
Joseph C. Bennett
Shady Spring
Ralph Saul
Beckley YOC Names Coordinating Director
A former West Virginia Employment Security office employee joins Beckley Youth Opportunity Center as counseling supervisor and coordinating activities. Thomas T. Mitsoyianis will lead the counseling staff, replacing Hart Brown who left for a State Health Department post in Charleston. Mitsoyianis has worked in Huntington and Weston and is a Mullens native who graduated from Mullens High School and Concord College with a BS in business administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Employment Security Office
Beckley Youth Opportunity Center
Thomas T. Mitsoyianis
VOC
Hart Brown
State Health Department
Charleston
Huntington
Weston
Mullens
Mitsoyianis
Mullens High School
Concord College
Washers Corrected to Twelve Pounds at Coin Laundry
Co owner Paul Ballard says Lady Fair Coin Laundry on Vance Drive uses twelve pound washers. A prior business item misreported eight pound machines after customer inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Fair Coin
Vance Drive
Paul Ballard
July Weather Summary Shows Slight July Heat Deferment
The Raleigh County Memorial Airport reports August forecasts for below normal temperatures and near normal precipitation after a July noted as a sizzling month with average highs near 82, record rainfall on the 19th, 1.78 inches, and 3.66 inches for July. The month closed with mixed cloudiness and cooling showers in late July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Monthly Sing Sunday at Glen Daniel Methodist Church
The Raleigh County Singing Convention hosts the monthly sing this Sunday at 2 p m in Glen Daniel Methodist Church. Elmer Hawley president says all local singing groups are invited to participate in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Glen Daniel Methodist Church
Elmer Hawley
Now You Know The Average American Diet Facts
The 1966 World Almanac reports per year consumption by Americans include 315 eggs 96 pounds of sugar and 305 pounds of milk and cream. These figures illustrate notable household pantry habits cited in the era.
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NASA
Oceana
W. Va
Linda
U. S. Army
Ralph T. Robinson
Eagles Mere
Mickey Bowles
Carlis
Pony Express
Yau
Aea
Eral
Philip Dodson
Tthe Youth Opportunity Center
F. W. Meadows
Richmond District Citizens Club
Department of Public Welfare
Yvonne Worley
Fair
Weekdale Elementary School
Tommy Smith
Kathryn Bailey
Tommy Kuhn
Lewis Hurst
Police Court
Julius Cook
John E. Eagle
Henry M. Campbell
Sullivan
YOC
Touch & Sew
Singer Today
Singer
Neville Street
West Virginia
Congress
U.S
John Slack
Washington, D.C
The
Robert C. Byrd Jennings Randolph
Beckley Board of Realtors
Archie Ellen Bogen
James Lilly, Jr
Beulah Moore
Granny
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