Tams Mountain Day Camp Opens With Flag Ceremony
Brownies and Girl Scouts of Slab Fork District started a day camp at Tams Mountain with daily flag ceremonies. Lacey served as site director and Mrs Dix Manning as camp director. Sponsored by the Raleigh County Girl Scout Association campers learned handicraft archery and camping do's and don'ts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownies and Girl Scouts of
Slab Fork
Tams Mountain
Jes
So Lacey
Dix Manning
Raleigh
Scout Association
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Archery and camping activities are described with Miss Jerilyn Stover teaching Donita Neff and others. Brownies camp at Evening Star and Girl Scouts at Fox Hole with a fox sighting. Sixteen scouts attended daily. camp assistants included Nancy Morton Dreama Bauquess Jerilynn Stover and Shirley Morton. An evening snack feasible with instant espresso and hot chocolate topped with whipped cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerilyn Stover
Donita Neff
Judy Kesler
Marsha Rowe
Linda Gray
Janet Kesler
Sandy Shrewsbury
Brownies
Evening Star
Girl
Fox Hole
Donna Neff
Mary Goodman
Donna Shrewsbury
Nancy Morton
Dreama Bauquess
Girl Scouts Observe Ground Squirrels at Day Camp Highlights
At day camp, Girl Scouts together with Sandy Shrewsbury Linda Gray Brenda Parker and Carolyn Bennett watched ground squirrels nest building and chipmunks activity. Wildlife including birds and a black snake enriched the camping program alongside Hardware Week 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Shrewsbury
Linda Gray
Brenda Parker
Carolyn Bennett
Military personnel listed from local families abroad
The bulletin lists local residents and their service assignments across the armed forces. Pvt Richard A Dunn serves at Fort Huachuca as a radio operator, Bobby Robertson and James D Brown sail aboard ships, Airman 3 C Orville L Cole graduates at Keesler and joins MacDonnell, Bobby J Clay serves on Saratoga, Sherman D Milam fights with the 78th Artillery in Germany, James P Williams at Camp Pendleton, Rodney K Harrah earns navigator wings, Lt Harrah to Keesler for electronic warfare, Curtis H Estep and Ross R Tucker with the 26th Infantry in Baumholder Germany, with family addresses noted.
Local Soldiers From Mullens Area Serve in Korea and Fort Hood
Mullens High School graduate Pfe Tucker, a truck driver in Headquarters Company, entered the Army in October 1958 and trained at Fort Riley. In Korea with the First Cavalry Division are Sgt. Charles T. Young of Oak Hill and Pfc. Aaron W. Martin of Beaver. Young, 27, joined in 1949 and arrived overseas last October. Martin, 19, completed basic at Fort Jackson. Also finishing eight weeks of training at Fort Hood are Pvt. Hubert C. Adkins of Glen Daniel and Pvt. John G. Elmandollar of Amigo. Adkins, 18, joined in October after Trap Hill High. Elmandollar, 18, a 1959 Mark Twain High graduate, finished basic in November.
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16Th Signal Battalion
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Richard A. Dunn
Homer A. Dunn
Herndon Heights
Army
Fort Jackson
S.C
Dunn
Herndon High School
Germany
Fourth Armored Division
78Th Artillery
Sherman D. Milam
William H. Milam
Lester
Crailsheim
Fort Hood
Tex
Trap Hill High School
26Th Infantry
Baumholder
Curtis H. Estep
Karen
Frantz Ave
Mullens
Ross R. Tucker
R. R. Tucker
Estep
Oversea
Korea
First Cavalry Division
Charles T. Young
Samuel Forest
Oak Hill
Aaron W. Martin
Chilton Weston
Beaver
Young
Elizabeth
Route 4
Henderson
Seventh Cavalry
Oak Hill High School
Pfc. Martin
Headquarters Company
Shady Spring High School
Second Armored Division
Hubert C. Adkins
Pansy H. Adkins
Glen Daniel
John G. Elmandolar
Edgar O. Elmandolar
Amigo
Adkins
Trap Hill
Elmando
Eight area students join new institute at Marshall College
A summer institute titled Creative School Administration runs at Marshall College through August 24 attracting eight area participants led by director Eric V. Core. The program, a joint project of West Virginia State Department of Education Marshall College and Federal Education Department, focuses on school administration areas such as staff pupil relations law finance and facilities. Participants include William W Bailey Alpeca William W Baker Princeton Harold Bond Madison Norman H Campbell Meadow Bridge Kenneth Ray Carson Gauley Bridge Victor H Gilkerson Meadow Bridge Billy K Harless Pax and Donald D Rose Baileysville. First street cars in New York City in 1832 used granite ties which proved noisy leading to wooden ties.
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Marshall College
Eric V. Core
Marshall
West Virginia State Department of Education
Marshall College and of Education
Federal Education Department
Core
Mason County
William W. Bailey
Alpeca
William W. Baker
Princeton
Harold Bond
Madison
Norman H. Campbell
Meadow Bridge
Kenneth Ray Carson
Gauley Bridge
Victor H. Gilkerson
Billy K. Harless
Pax
Donald D. Rose
Baileysville
War Orphans Education and VA Insurance Guidance
VA outlines War Orphans Education options across schools from technical to junior colleges. Also explains GI insurance premium waivers and evidence for dependents and school allowances. New law increases dependency and indemnity payments based on higher rank, with conditions and VA contact guidance for widows.
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Veterans Administration
State's coal output falls in May in West Virginia
West Virginia mines produced 10,014,343 tons in May, 1960, down 516,398 tons from May, 1959's 10,630,741. The mining report notes 11 fatal accidents in May this year versus five in May 1959, per the West Virginia Department of Mines.
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West Virginia
Mausoleum Origins and Wonder status explained
The term mausoleum denotes a grand tomb and traces to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor. It is celebrated as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Halicarnassus
Asia Minor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jerilynn Stover
Shirley Morton
Girl Scouts
Black Snake
Uss
Macon
Bobby Robertson
Stella Robertson, Sprague
James C. Owens
James D. Brown
George D. Brown, Sprague
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
C. Orville L. Cole
Orville Cole
Resoco
MacConnell Air Force Base
Kan
Ithe
Saratoga
Bobby J. Clay
Gladys Boblett
Stamford
Camp Pendleton
Calif
First Marine Division
Lance Cpl
James P. Williams
Icie M. Williams
Marshall Ave
Beckley
Air Force
Harlingen Air Force Base
Rodney K. Harrah
Morris D. Harrah
Wilkes Ave
Harrah
J.P. Williams
R. K. Harrah
New Institute
New York City
Cabell
Grant
Poplin
Grantmaid
Briggs & Stratton
Grants
Grants Dogwood
Bucks’ County
Denier
Pettislips
Pennleigh Prep
W.T. Grant Co
Neville St. Beckley
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