National Trial Lawyers Elect Beckley Attorney
Beckley attorney W A Thornhill was elected state committeeman of the American Trial Lawyers Association at its 18th annual convention in New York City. He serves a one year term representing the association locally and organizing seminars on pressing legal problems.
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W. A. Thornhill
Beckley
American Trial Lawyers Association
Hotel Americana
New York City
Thornhill
American Trial Bar Association
Bill Colson
Miami
Fla
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers
Charles S. Desmond
New York
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Nacca Law Journal
American Trial Lawyers Convention
Hubert Humphry
D-Minn
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Frances O. Kelsey
Bureau of Medicine
FDA
Orvile L. Freeman
U. S
Mrs. Austin Named to State GOP Platform Committee
Natalie Austin of Beckley was appointed to the 32 member West Virginia Republican Platform Committee. The first meeting is at 3 p.m. today in Charleston with Chairman David Baker presiding. The panel represents 16 counties and includes lawyers businessmen ministers and others.
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Natalie Austin
Beckley
Republican Platform Committee
Charleston
David Baker
Huntington
Republican
Kanawha Boulevard
GOP
C. S
Jack” Weaver Jr
Weaver
Baker
West Virginia
Democratic Party
State Civil Service Jobs Open Across Departments
The Employment Security Office announced Civil Service employment under the West Virginia Civil Service System. Posts include park aide conservation aide hatchery attendant forest ranger forest superintendent draftsman wildlife manager conservation officer highway personnel officer public health field worker I II and disease investigator VD. Closing date for applications is August 22.
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Employment Security Office
West Virginia Civil Service System
Department of Natural Resources
Young GOP Meets Today at Grandview State Park
The Raleigh County Young Republican Club convenes at 6 30 p m for a picnic at Grandview State Park picnic Area No 1. Afterward they plan to attend the second annual New River Hootenanny at Cliffside Amphitheatre at 8 30 p m.
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Raleigh County Young Republican Club
Grandview State Park
Cliffside Amphitheatre
4-H Mounties Plan For Fair
During a Friday Mount Tabor Mounties 4-H Club meeting at Shelma and Russell Gray home, members discussed State Fair exhibits and some planned to enter projects. Camp experiences were shared by 4-H Camp attendees, and bak e sale plans were made for Beckley on Saturday followed by a wiener roast with many members and leaders present.
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Mount Tabor
Daymond Snuffer
Cathy Allison
Naomi Baldridge
Eugena Hinte
Po Hinte
Lulu Hinte
Tommy Gillum
Shelma Gray
Russell Gray
James Patton
Carol Patton
Mark Patton
Allen Gray
William F. Patton
Ex-President's Lifetime Parallels Era of Country's Development
The piece portrays the United States in 1876 the year Colorado joined the Union and Herbert Hoover was two years old. It notes Civil War closure and westward expansion aided by government land grants. In the White House the narrative shifts to enduring growth.
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Erber Iy
United States
Colorado
Herbert Hoover
Pacific
White House
Campaign drives donations for East Beckley Nursing Home
A two day door to door drive in Bowling Addition and East Park raised 544.82 in donations and pledges for the East Beckley Nursing Home Corp. Finance chairman J. T. Thompson said the response was strong and the organization hopes to reach a 1500 goal. Areas covered included Harper Road Woodlawn Avenue East Beckley Skelton Calloway Heights and Cranberry with solicitors carrying badges and credentials.
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East Beckley
Thompson
Beckley
Harper Road
Woodlawn Avenue
Skelton
Calloway Heights
Cranberry
58 Apply For Jobs At EMEN Security Office
Applications for 58 positions have been received at the Em en Security Office. The listings include diverse roles such as stenographers clerks drivers maids sales clerks waitresses janitors service station attendants machine operators loaders and various shop and office posts.
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Emen Security Office
Commodities Distributed at Sprague Church
Commodities will be distributed at the Sprague Freewill Baptist Church from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, according to Mrs. Ora Mejias.
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Sprague Freewill Baptist Church
Ora Mejias
Carper Heads Beckley Co Op at Raleigh County Camp
Beckley co op members elected Van Carper of Beaver as chairman and Richard Snuffer as vice chairman at the annual meeting held at the Raleigh County 4 H Camp in Beaver last Thursday. Noah Crotty of Shady Spring was chosen as a delegate for the Southern States cooperative stockholders meeting in Richmond on Nov 12-13. Zane Griffith of Shady Spring was named Farm Home Advisory Committee chairman and Daniel E Polk of Sophia as secretary. Kenneth Burgess of Huntington reported the cooperative moved about 114 million dollars in purchasing and marketing in the 1963-64 fiscal year across five states.
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van Carper
Beaver
Southern States Beckley Cooperative Board of
Raleigh County
Richard Snuffer
Noah Crotty
Shady Spring
Southern States Cooperative
Richmond
Southern States Farm Home Advisory Committee
E. W. Farrow
Edward Kingsley
Beckley
Zane Griffith
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Daniel E. Polk
Sophia
C. A. Akers
Wytheville
Kenneth J. Burgess
Huntington
Kenneth Thrasher
Southern States Beckley Cooperative
ARH Chief Dr Laqueur to Speak at Beckley Rotary Dinner
Dr W A Laqueur chief of staff Appalachian Regional Hospital will be featured speaker at the Beckley Rotary Club dinner Friday evening His talk is titled The Transfer of Miners Memorial Hospital to ARH and What it Means to the Community The note ends with a sleep tip about countering insomnia
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W. A. Laqueur
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beckley Rotary Club
Byrd Proposes State Participation In Commercial Fishing Industry
Senator Robert Byrd urged West Virginia landowners to plan participation in federal aid for commercial fisheries notes and a possible fish meal industry. He cites $5 million yearly for five years plus $100,000 for new industries and outlines reservoirs Bluestone Tygart Sutton as potential sites. Warden Lane designated to track program readiness and feasibility studies.
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Washington, D. C
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Byrd
Congress
Senate Appropriations
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Commercial Fishing
Bluestone
New River
Hinton
Tygart
Tygart River
Grafton
Taylor County
Sutton
Elk River
Braxton County
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Warden Lane
State Department of Natural Resources
Truck Changes 'Chopper' Plans At Honaker Reunion
Former Gov Cecil Underwood was to arrive by helicopter at the Maxwell Hill Community Park for Honaker Reunion but a GE truck blocked the landing. The chopper landed at Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Underwood joined the 200 to 300 attendees for a basket lunch. Five generations attended for the first time in the event's history. Randalle Honaker was elected president and other officers were named. Miss Sheff Honaker was cited as the oldest attendee receiving a prize.
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Cecil Underwood
General Electric
Maxwell Hill
Underwood
Honaker
Rayleigh County Memorial
Wanne Brown
Randalle Honaker
Jack Honaker
Lillian Ratcliff
Charles Honaker
James Long
Brown
Kathy Long
Elaine Miller
Sheff Honaker
Remodeling For YMCA Begins This Week
Remodeling of the Raleigh County Soldier's and Sailor's Memorial Building is set to start this week per YMCA board spokesmen. Phase one will remove auditorium seats, sand floors, and install basketball goals as the group plans to occupy and open facilities by September.
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Raleigh County
YMCA
Don’t miss a vacation if you can help it
Readers are urged to seize opportunities for travel and leisure, highlighting that ample enjoyable trips exist for those who plan and take time to explore. The message promotes making the most of available vacation options and embracing opportunities for relaxation and adventures.
Reunion Brings 75 Children With Musical Program
The gathering saw the most children, Mrs Bertie Honaker Saxon, with 12 attendees. Ted Honaker of Cleveland Ohio received a prize for traveling the farthest. Ike Shamblin led a musical program with Miss Miller on piano, the Roy Heron Family, Danny Honlaker on guitar, and other singing groups.
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Bertie Honaker
Ted Honaker
Cleveland
Ohio
Ike Shamblin
Miss Miller
Roy Heron
Danny Honlaker
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