Campfire Girls Host Dinner at Central Baptist Church
Campfire Girls and leaders hosted a parent dinner at Central Baptist Church on Brooks Street. The Horizon division showcased the group, with members and leaders named, detailing Bluebirds and Camp Fire segments, crafts, sewing, and day camps, believed to be the county's only Campfire Girls unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
Brooks Street
Central Street Baptist Church
June Poindexter
Cecil Poindexter
Margaret Poindexter
Loyce Venable
Vonzola Patterson
Carnella Turner
Bluebirds
Civitan Billboards Promote Freedom Project Nationwide
Beckley Civitan Club announced it will fund about seven Freedom billboards in the Beckley area as part of a Civitan International project announced by publicity chairman Dave Craiger. The club will start its winter bowling season September 7 with Paul Fourney in charge. Registration for the Civitan sponsored midget football team is August 11 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Recreation Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civitan International
Dave Creager
Beckley Civitan Club
Beckley
Civitans
Paul Fourney
Waterford parks chief frustrated over beach access
J Morgan Miner Jr, chairman of Waterford recreation and parks, says he has not found time to swim at Waterford Beach Park. He voiced frustration at a Wednesday night meeting while overseeing park upkeep. The text also recalls the July 13 1900 action of the 1st Marine Regiment in Tientsin as part of an international force.
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Waterford
Conn
UPI
J. Morgan Miner Jr
Recreation and Parks Commission
Miner
Waterford Beach Park
1St Marine Regiment
Tientsin
China
Peking
Dear Kathy Teaches Teens Be Judged as Individuals
Kathy Peterson counsels a teen writer about not letting newspaper stories shape parental rules. She notes adults worry about youths, highlights that a few misbehavers get headlines, and urges involving peers to help parents see teens as individuals. She reminds readers many teens contribute positively to schools and communities.
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Kathy
Veterans Affairs expands out patient care for aging WWI veterans
The VA plans extend medical service for aging veterans through 1975. Speech and hearing disabilities in older VA patients are mainly due to strokes cancer of the larynx Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. The Beckley VA office notes growth in the World War I veteran population and the need for PhD level audiologists and speech pathologists. Positions nationwide, including Puerto Rico, pay 7560 to 10635 yearly as detailed in Civil Service Announcement 280-B dated May 8 1962.
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Veterans Administration
Stanley Bender
Beckley VA
Bender
U. S. Civil Service
United States
Puerto Rico
Parker Obtains City Hall Permit for Brick Veneer House
Robert F. Parker of 116 Green brier Court secured a building permit at City Hall on a Saturday to construct a six room brick veneer house with full basement at an estimated cost of 16000 dollars. The permit fee was 37.50 dollars.
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Robert F. Parker
Greenbrier Court
City Hall
Great Lakes Store Vast Fresh Water Reserve
The five Great Lakes form the world’s largest freshwater stock. They span about 95,000 square miles, an area about the size of Belgium Luxembourg the Netherlands and four Denmark sized nations.
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Great Lakes
Belgium
Luxemburg
Netherlands
Denmark
Ten men enlist in Air Force at Beckley station
Ten men from Beckley Recruiting Station enlist in the Air Force. Names include Nathaniel Powhatan Thompson of Long Branch Basil Dean Russell Richwood Thomas Mullens Craigsville Lawrence Hudson Cannelton Richard Millner Emory Va Clyde Finch Evans Jay Griffith Mount Hope Jerry Morehead Parkersburg Jerry Lane Duffield Va Charles Dixon Graydon and they are sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training.
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Nathaniel Powhaten Thompson
Dorcas Thompson
Long Branch
Basil Dean Russell
Allen Russell
Richwood
Thomas Edward Mullens
Walter Mullens
Craigsville
Lawrence Reginald Hudson
Wilson Hudson
Cannelton
Richard Alexandrie Millner
Leonard Millner
Emory, Va
Clyde Leonard Finch
Clyde Finch
Evans
Jay Randolph Griffith
Lawrence Griffith
Mount Hope
Jerry Lee Morehead
Charles Morehead
Parkersburg
Jerry Kenneth Lane
Nath Lane
Duffield
Charles Edgar Dixon
John Dixon
Graydon
Speaker Selected For Whitby Service
Mrs. Sarah Braxton of Broadway Street will appear at the Church of Jesus Whitby for two special services Sunday. She will preach at 11 a.m. and again at 3 p.m. with the Mount Zion Singers on the program. She will also be featured in a Woman's Day service at St Matthews AME Mills Street August 26 to recite original poetry.
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Sarah Braxton
Broadway ‘Street
Jesus
Whitby
Mount Zion
Braxton
St. Matthews Ame
Mills Street
Three Plan To Attend DKG Convention
Three area members flew to Philadelphia to attend the Delta Kappa Gamma International Convention as delegates of the Northeast Region. The group includes Hazel Davenport Beckley president of Alpha Pi Chapter and Bess Kate Snyder Beckley president of Xi Chapter plus Stewart Gose Delbarton recording secretary Sigma Chapter. The Northeast Region, hosting the convention at The Greenbrier, spans eighteen states and will meet the first week in August next year.
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Sunsday
Philadelphia
Hazel Davenport
Beckley
Alpha Pai
West Virginia
Bess Kate Snyder
Xi Chapter
Stewart Gose
Shady Spring
Matewan
Sigma Chapter
Delbarton
Greenbrier
The Well Child Project for the Retired Aid for Handicapped
A Raleigh Register notice promotes a book from the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children, urging retirees to volunteer with physically handicapped children and their families. It highlights humane treatment beyond fundraising and suggests practical, time donation ideas, ending with a request to send 10 cents for a leaflet.
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Association For the Aid of Crippled Children
Dr. Hyman
Care
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Beckley Fire Dept July activity report details
The Beckley Fire Department reports 22 first aid calls and 8 fire calls for July. All fires occurred within the city limits with total damages of 985 dollars.
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Beckley Fire Department
Woman seeks repayment for cracked window by sonic boom
An angry Cleveland woman told UPI on Tuesday night she mailed a letter to Washington requesting repayment for a window she says was cracked by a sonic boom from jet bombers. The note was addressed to Strategic Air Command Atten tion Cracked Window Depart ment.
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Cleveland
Ohio
UPI
Washington
Strategic Air Command
Average life span of 30 deceased U S presidents
The average life span of the thirty U S presidents who have died is 68 years and 181 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Knowledge Doubling Through the Ages
A reflective piece traces how human knowledge expanded from 1750 to 1900 and beyond. It notes successive doublings of total knowledge, starting in the 18th century and accelerating mid-20th century, with forecasts that knowledge will double again between 1960 and 1967, marking a fourth such doubling as the yardstick measures cave-dwelling origins to 1750.
Aries to Pisces horoscope digest with bold guidance
The column offers daily sun sign guidance. Aries urges sympathy, Taurus urges charity planning, Gemini advises career planning, Cancer cautions against rash moves, Leo suggests helping others, Virgo calls for patience, Libra favors self reliance, Scorpio notes disillusion, Sagittarius warns on family spending, Capricorn urges model behavior, Aquarius urges resilience, Pisces urges organization to avoid missed engagements.
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