Noted Pianist In Concert Here
Mrs. Margot deBlank deCoro will present a piano concert at Woodrow Wilson High School at 8 15 p m Friday August 20 to aid Cancer Crusade. The program includes Bach Busoni Chaconne Chopin preludes and etudes Scriabine Nocturne and Liszt Rhapsody No 6. deCoro, daughter of late Hubert deBlank, has performed at Town Hall Washington and Havana debut at three, with praise from Rubinstein and Rodzinski. Proceeds go to cancer work. tickets from local organizations and music shops.
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Wanda Pinson
Margot deBlank deCoro
Veterans Ave
Woodrow Wilson High School
Olga deBlank
deCoro
Miss deBlank
Cuba
Miss deCoro
Lazare Levi
Paris
France
Town Hall
New York City
Washington, D. C
Arthur
Armando J. Coro
Veterans Hospital
Armando Coro deBlank
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Philadelphia
Helen Gagalis
Raleigh County Cancer Assn
Barwood St
Jan Campbell Music Co
Main St
Melody Shop
Neville St
Beckley
Inez O'Brien
Paul Copeland
Roy Wray Leads Charleston Play in You Cant Take It With You
Roy Wray Jr. will star in the Kanawha Players summer production You Cant Take It With You at the Charleston Civic Center Sept 10 and 11. Wray, a Beckley group veteran, previously acted in Guys and Dolls and Death of a Salesman earning local praise.
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Kanawha Players
Woodrow Wilson
Marshall University
Beckley Newspapers Corp
George Warren Hodel
BNC
Beckley Theatre Group
Ella Wray
Roy Wray
Lou Ella Harper
Harper
T. J. Harper
Gary
Randall
Linda Tolley to Enter Salem College in Fall
Linda Tolley daughter of Mr and Mrs William Sherman Tolley of Beckley will enter Salem College this fall. A Trap Hill High School graduate she won senior service and most creative student awards as well as recognition for a four point modern geometry average and best school spirit. She served as assistant librarian guidance counselor and cafeteria helper and was a Girls State representative as a junior.
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Linda Tolley
William Sherman Tolley
Beckley
Salem College
Trap Hill High School
Miss Tolley
Beckley Delegates Attend 32nd State Moose Convention
Beckleyans travel to Charleston for the 32nd annual state Moose Convention at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Delegates include Frank Ubeda and Mrs Ubeda, Mrs Mary Short, Mr and Mrs Louis Saas, Mrs Madeline Humphreys, Paul Bowles, Carmelo Melito, Tom Young, Mrs Bessie Carroll, and Bill Nace.
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Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Beckley
Frank Ubeda
Lodge
Ubeda
Mary Short
Woman's Moose
Louis Saas
Madeline Humphreys
Paul Bowles
Carmelo Melito
Tom Young
Bessie Carroll
Bill Nace
Singing convention at Best Church of God Saturday
A singing convention will be conducted at the Best Church of God on Saturday at 7 p.m. The event invites attendees to enjoy a community music gathering hosted by the church.
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Church of God
Grant Awarded To State To Fight Syphilis
A $59 176 grant to support a syphilis eradication program was awarded to the West Virginia State Department of Health by the United States Public Health Service. Dr. N H Dyer notes a 338 percent rise in infectious syphilis since 1957 and a 51 percent increase in fiscal 1965 over the prior year, with two thirds of cases in those under 25. The report highlights mental illness admissions tied to syphilis and the nationwide costs of care.
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West Virginia
United States
Dyer
State Department of Health Disease Control
Raleigh
Wyoming
Beckley Girls to Attend Annual Tri-Hi-Y Camp
Three Beckley youths from Woodrow Wilson High School Brenda Ernst Sandra Lilly and Martha Tucker will join peers from across the state at the 1965 Tri-Hi-Y Camp at Camp Horseshoe Parsons The Ohio West Virginia Area Council YMCA sponsors the event Brenda is set to head cheerleader school leader and Tri-Hi-Y officer for the coming term Martha is junior at WWHS holding senior roles and choir positions Sandra is senior and serves as secretary of Student Council Drama Club and various clubs while leading the Silhouette Subdeb and Beckley Subdeb Councils
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Beckley
Parsons
Woodrow Wilson High School
Brenda Ernst
Sandra Lilly
Martha Tucker
Ohio-West Virginia
Brenda
Jackson's Mill
Regular Baptist Church
YMCA
Martha
Verne L. Tucker
Locust Dr
WWHS
Tri-Hi-Y
First Baptist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship
F. Vivan Lilly
Northwestern Avenue
Sandra
Wwhuhs
Silhouette
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Catholic Youth Organization
Church
Government To Sue To Gain Land In City
Senator Robert C Byrd says condemnation proceedings are planned to acquire 214 N Kanawha St Beckley for a new Social Security Administration building. The Bumgardner property, owned by Ophia Belle Ellison, has refused sale and remains unoccupied after ten years.
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Robert C. Byrd
Dva
Kanawha Street
Social Security Administration
Beckley Post Office
Bumgardner
General Services Administration
N. Kanawha St
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Beckley
Ophia Belle Ellison
Radford
Youth Pleads Guilty To A&E Assault Beating
Kenneth L. Baker a 16 year old Beckley youth pleaded guilty to assault and battery for beating a 17 year old on Laurel Terrace. He was fined 25 and given 30 days in Raleigh County Jail by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. The arrest time was 12 02 a m Thursday.
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Kenneth L. Baker
F. Street
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Baker
Laurel Terrace
Gary Horton
James Garfield Cheatwood
Beckley
W. A. Burke
Cheatwood
Hind
William Turner
East Park
Turner
G. C. Murphy Co
John McCormick
Logan
David A. Humphreys
Hinton
Health Center Location Talk Dominates Beckley Board Meeting
Beckley-Raleigh County Health Board discussed two sanitation problems and the possible site for the Appalachian Regional Health Center. Dr. N Allen Dyer reported typhoid fever linked to unsafe water, noted state and regional officials’ views, and the board approved hiring another sanitarian and an additional secretary for the County Health Center.
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Appalachian Regional Health Center
Beckley-Raleigh County Health Board
N. Allen Dyer
White Stick Creek
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Dyer
State Health Department
Emile Palmquist
Region 3
Raleigh
Comedic Takeoff Sparks Serious Reactions Among Fans
A playful quip about people who treat jokes as gospel draws mixed responses from readers. Some praise the humor while others warn against taking satire too far, reflecting tension between amusement and earnest belief in public discourse.
Mullins Resigns Jailer's Post in Raleigh County
In a special Raleigh County Court meeting, James Mullins resigned as jailer and Harry Perkowski resigned as constable for Town District. Perkowski was named jailer on Sheriff Okey A Mills's recommendation. the constable position remains vacant.
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Raleigh County Court
Harry Perkowski
James Mullins
Perkowski
Okey A. Mills
Correct Age for Sharon Wallace Massey Cited in Raleigh Register
The Thursday Raleigh Register erroneously listed Sharon Wallace Massey as eight. The correct age is eighteen. The report notes an order by Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp awarding seven thousand dollars to the guardian and mother of the cat, Mrs Agnes Maryee Wallace.
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Sharon Wallace Massey
Raleigh Register
Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Agnes Maryee Walce
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Mullins
Layland
Brownwood
Laurel Creek
Backus Mountain
Layland Heights
Highland Mountain
Maplewood
Danese
Loop Road Area
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Power System
Appalachian Power CO
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