Army recruiters take driving tests at Beckley station
Tests were given to personnel at Beckley Army Recruiting Station yesterday as part of a safety campaign. Participants included T Sgt John T Jamnick and M Sgt William L Chardler from Second Army HQ, with examinees M Sgts Robert B Snider Earl W Richmond Sherell B Withrow Worley E Phipps Joy G Good Nathan Leslie and four others sent to Camp Lee Virginia for pre enlistment exams.
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Beckley
John T. Jamnick
William L. Chardler
Second Army Headquarters
Robert B. Snider
Earl. W. Richmond
Sherell B. Withrow
Worley E. Phipps
Joy G. Good
Tsgt
Nathan Leslie
Camp Lee
Johnny Kozma
Harvey
Seventh Infantry Division
Teddie R. Neal
Clear Creek
Joseph S. Hanna, Jr
Renick
Carl Hollins
Harper Heights
Youth Fellowship Picnic At Mrs Riffe’s Crawford Street Home
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Methodist Temple meets tonight at Mrs Fansy Riffe’s Crawford Street home for a Wiener Roast and outdoor games.
Bond Election Legal Points Beings Checked
Raleigh County Court will check the legality of the proposed bond issue for Memorial Airport with the attorney general to ensure all state law specifications are met. E. H. Shriver said the money will be spent properly and election officials are being named to work at polls for the September 6 bond election. Plans for a clothing factory building project advance with bids due and completion targeted by next March. The chamber endorses inviting Jennings Randolph to speak at the December dinner, and managing director Owen Rickard is to act on letters from three others.
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Raleigh
Memorial
E. H. Shriver
Joint Committee of the American Legion and
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Shriver
Penman
Four-H
C. Farmer
Raleigh County
J.E Short
New Industries ‘Committee
Short
Beckley Industrial Corporation
Beckley Water Company
Jennings Randolph
Washington
U. S
Capital Airlines
Owen Rickard
Odd Fellows Homecoming Set for Elkins August 31
West Virginia Odd Fellows announce homecoming in Elkins on August 31. SPENCER reports board president S P Bell says event marks more than 20 years of annual celebrations with speakers including former Rep. Jennings Randolph, Circuit Judge Lewis H Miller, and Gen. George S Bretell.
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Odd Fellows
Associated Press
Spencer
West
Virginia
Elkins
S_.P. Bell
The
Odd Fellows Home Board
Jennings Randolph
Lewis H. Miller
Ripley
George S. Bretell
Lexington
Mrs Iona Hedrick to Be Interred Saturday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Iona Hedrick 37 of Glen Morgan will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Oak Grove Church Ballengee. She died in a Clifton Forge Virginia hospital after an eight year illness.
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Iona Hedrick
Glen Morgan
Clifton Forge
Oak Grove
Ballengee
Local firms eyeing site for future ventures
The article notes several firms seeking to locate: the Trailer Coach Manufacturers Association aims to open a trailer park, the National Cash Register Company seeks office space, and Gloria Apparel Shops plans to gather information to establish a store later.
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Trailer Coach Manufacturers’ Association
National Cash Register Company
Gloria Apparel Shops
No Other One Continues On A Moonlit Drive
Martina and Dan navigate a domestic moment after supper as they join hands and plan for the future. A minor tension over cars is eased by affection. The couple walk into a calm night, the storm gone and the summer air scented with honeysuckle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie
Martina
Dan
Mike
Jane Kelly Competes for Miss South Title at North South Game
Fayette Tribune reports Jane Kelly daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Kelly Oak Hill will compete with eight others for Miss South at the North South football game as the paper’s representative. Jane is a senior at St. Catherine's Episcopal School Richmond VA and a choir member and student council government member. The game is set for Friday August 15 at Laidley Field Charleston.
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Jane Kelly
Register
Oak
Hill
Fayette Tribune
Jane
St. Catherine’s Episcopal School
Richmond
Laidley Field
Charleston
Permit granted for Consolidated Bus garage on North Oakwood
After weeks of delay the city planning and zoning commission approved J E Craft president of Consolidated Bus Company to build a bus garage on North Oakwood Avenue. The permit cites a $25 000 building cost and awaits state road commission approval on a highway link between US Route 19 21 and state routes 3 and 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning and Zoning Commission
J.E. Craft
Consolidated Bus Company
Oakwood Avenue
William P. Laren
State Road Commission
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Grantline
W. T. Grant CO
Neville Street
Tony's Super Market
Skelton, W. Va
Gan
Del.monte
Oxydol
Bologna
Wieners
W. Glc
H. P. Hunnicutt
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Princeton
Pepsi- Cola
H. P. Hunnicult
Pepi- Cola Betting Co
Pepsi-Cola
Altman Cash Feed Store
Bluefield
Oak Hill
Ronceverte
Trojan
St. Midds
Ake
Sitcus
Howard Camp
Cohen Srug CO
Ea Ae Cohen
Beekley
Lewis
Boudoir
Post Office
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