VFW Auxiliary Funds Youth Essay Contest Opens
The 25th National High School Essay Contest titled Civil Defense An American Tradition is open to all high school students. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, it runs through March 15, 1960 with a $1000 grand prize and $100 bonds for state winners. Essays must be triple copies, typed double spaced on plain paper with full student details in the upper right corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U. S
Alfred J
Nancy) Hughes
West Fourth St
VFW
West 35Th St
Kansas City
Guidance Counseling Testing Miss Klaus Opens Countywide Program
Miss Mary Louise Klaus directs Raleigh County Schools countywide Guidance Counseling and Testing under the National Defense Education Act. Full scale testing and counseling pilots start at Shady Spring High and Trap Hill High Schools with potential for more schools later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Klaus
Raleigh County
NDEA
Shady Spring High
Trap Hill
Lyons Quits Chief Job After Charges Withdrawn
Otis Lyons was cleared when former mayor A K Minter withdrew charges against him, then resigned as Beckley fire chief effective June 30. He asked to become a department captain, the commission accepted, and no new examinations date was set. The withdrawal cited lack of foundation in facts and stated the charges should be dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Lyons
A. K. Minter
Minter
Lyons
Firemen's Civil Service Commission
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Mayor Miller
Police Court Collects $26
A total of $264 was collected during the Monday night session at City Police Court from fines and bond forfeitures. Douglas Edward Wriston of Kilsyth pleaded guilty before Judge Edward P. Stansbury and was fined $15 on a speeding charge. Wriston was cited Saturday by Beckley Police for traveling 35 mph in a restricted zone on Piney Avenue. Jank Brady of Philadelphia forfeited a $15 bond on a hazardous driving charge. Edward Obugene of Beckley forfeited $15 on operating a vehicle with expired temporary registration. Two persons forfeited $5 costs each on capias for pro fine warrants. Leslie Anthony and John H. Smith, both of Beckley, paid costs and remaining old fines. Twelve persons charged with drunkenness forfeited a total of $209.
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City
Douglas Edward Wriston
Kilsyth
Edward P. Stansbury
Wriston
Beckley
Piney Avenue
Jank Brady
Philadelphia
Edward Obugene
Leslie Anthony
John 4H. Smith
Beckley Presbyterian Church Picnic Set
The Beckley Presbyterian Church will hold its annual picnic at 2 p.m. on August 19 at the Sam Thomson Camp on Glade Creek. Rev. James W. Witherspoon, pastor, announced the event.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
Sam Thomson
Glade Creek
James W. Witherspoon
Speeding Charges Against Two Men From Beckley
Beckley residents William W. Jessup 35 and Richard A. Sepkowski 28 were cited for speeding and ordered to appear in City Police Court Monday night after an early today citation.
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William W. Jessup
Richard A. Sepkowski
Beckley
WVU Hosts Two-Week Conservation Workshop for Teachers
About 45 teachers and conservation enthusiasts enrolled at West Virginia University for a two week program directed by Mrs. Grefinis Cunningham. The agenda includes workshops, panel discussions, field trips, and demonstrations on soil water and forestry conservation featuring speakers Dean Roy M. Kottman J P Kuykendall Maurice Brooks Dr W A Van Eck Boyd J Patton and Dr A H Vanlandingham from the university and state agencies.
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West Virginia University
Grefinis Cunningham
Worshops
Roy M. Kottman
Agriculture, Forestry
J. P. Kuykendall
Charleston
Maurice Brooks
W. A. van Eck
Boyd J. Patton
Morcantown
A. H. Vanlandingham
University Agricultural Experiment Station
Carl Beuchert Rites Set for Arlington National Cemetery
Final rites for Carl J. Beuchert 60 of Bethesda Maryland will be held Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington. He died Monday in a local hospital after a long illness. His body will be moved by ambulance from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to Washington.
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Carl J. Beuchert
Bethesda
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Beuchert
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Hom
Bluefield Man Joins West Virginia University Staff
Clive Jackson Rhody of Bluefield is named to the West Virginia University faculty as an assistant professor in social work. He holds bachelor and master degrees from WVU and leads the state chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. He authored Audit of Mental Health Training and Research in West Virginia. Other new appointments include Dr. John Belshaw Kreer as associate professor of electrical engineering and Dr. Arthur Stephen Pavlovic as assistant professor in physics.
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Clive Jackson Rhody
Bluefield
West Virginia University
Morgantown
West Virginia
National Association of Social Workers
Rhody
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
John Belshaw Kreer
Champaign
Ill
Arthur Stephen Pavlovic
Tonawanda
N. Y
Caravan Helps Youth Form Leadership Skills
A weeklong Meth odist Youth Caravan program at the Methodist Temple focuses on worship study and recreation to help youth express interests and plan projects. At a Monday Senior High Group meeting criticism of the MYF spurred calls for deeper study of Methodist beliefs and adult mentorship to support youth led activities.
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Methodist Youth Caravan
Temple
Methodist Temple
Mildred Young
Kay Robison
Mary Lou Garrison
Marie Anne Kasuba
Jerilynn Stover
Judy Harvey
Vincent Miller
Methodist
Night service set for Raleigh County Beckley airport
Piedmont Airlines will launch night service at Raleigh County Memorial Airport on Sept 9 with three nightly flights. Flight 314 from Columbus stops at Parkersburg Marietta Charleston, arriving Beckley at 7:20 p.m. Flight 397 terminates Winston Salem Saturdays, while Flight 396 from Columbus arrives Beckley at 10:13 p.m. Flights 390 391 365 connect Beckley with Bluefield Roanoke Greensboro High Point Raleigh Durham Fayetteville Charleston Parkersburg Marietta and Columbus among others.
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Raleigh County Memorial
Piedmont Airlines
Columbus
Ohio
Parkersburg-Marietta
Charleston
Beckies
Bluefield
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Charlottesville
Washington D. C
Beckley
New Bern
N. C
Kinston
Raleigh Durham
Greensboro-High Point
N C
Winston-Salem
Local Complaint Brings Arrest Of Ellen Harvey In Ohio
Ellen Harvey a 51 year old former Raleigh Countian was charged by the FBI with sending a bodily injury claim through the mail. She was arrested Monday in Massillon Ohio and appeared before U S Commissioner J Stewart Ake in Canton Ohio with bond set at 2500 and a preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept 18. A FBI special agent in charge at Pittsburgh Bernard C Brown announced the complaint was filed before U S Commissioner W A Riffee Beckley.
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Ellen Harvey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oscar Wilde Quote About Price and Value
The remark notes that Oscar Wilde criticized modern society for valuing price over intrinsic worth. It frames a timeless critique of materialism and misplaced priorities attributed to Wilde.
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Oscar Wilde
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VFW Auxiliary
Miss Klaus
Sherman C. Trail
Science Research Associates, Inc
Klaus
Health Department
Board of Education Supply
Second St
Chick Munson
Andy Shrewsbury
Sue Mason
Southern States Cooperative
Southern States
Beckley Cooperative
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Donnie D. Moorefield
Geo. A. Jackson
Police Court
Carl Beuchert
Arlington
University
Caravan
MYF
Flight 390
Berkley
Flight 376
Norfolk, Va
Lexington
Louisville
FBI
W. A. Riffee Beckley
Montreal
Vancouver
Johnston
Cohen's Thompson's
Colony Drug
Beckley Drug
Kanawha
Kaufmann-Lattimer
Strother, McKesson & Robbins
Penney
Orion
Acrilan
Denver
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