Guardsmen Fire Live Ammunition at Camp Fort Stewart
Sg t 1 C Tom McManamay centers riflemen Ronald F Reed and Kenneth Armstrong of Beckley for proper firing technique during a two week National Guard summer camp at Fort Stewart Georgia. The event emphasizes live ammunition handling by Troop C 1st Recon Squadron 150th Armored Cavalry Regt based in Beckley with other guardsmen observing inspections on a tank and line of shooters including Albert Baker Elmer Garris Warren Merritt and Ronald B Hatcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring
Kenneth Armstrong
Beckley
National Guard
Fort Stewart
150Th Armored Cavalry Regt
Ronald B. Hatcher
Albert Baker
Elmer Garris
Crab Orchard
Warren Merritt
Sprague
Ninth Grader Enters Queen Contest Of Fair
Sharon Kaye Bailey, a Beckley Junior High ninth grader and Prosperity resident, enters the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Fair queen contest set for August 18 to 20. She is active in 4-H, leads the Explorers, shows two Chihuahuas in the pet show, and has won blue ribbons in cooking and baking. She is a Baptist Youth Fellow and piano student, with a background in 4-H camps and rural school ties. Also mentioned is Mary Gray of Cleveland, Ohio, slightly improved after injuries from a Turnpike accident last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Kaye Bailey
Beckley
Carl L. Bailey
Prosperity
Cranberry
First Baptist Church In
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Sharon
Chico
Koochie
Explorers
W. G. Moran
Mary Gray
Cleveland
Ohio
Raleigh General Hospital
West Virginia Forest Camp Draws Four Area Youths
Four area boys Arden A. Richardson Donald R. Wooten Franklin D. Groves and Edward Shufflebarger are among 41 youths from across the state attending the fifth annual West Virginia Forestry Industries Boy Camp at Camp Wood Morgantown. The course covers forest management fire prevention timber measurement insect and disease control reforestation and utilization. Instructors come from state and federal conservation bodies and private industry. Camp director is H. P. Bearthy. Sponsoring groups include the West Virginia Forest Industries Committee Extension Service and Forest Fire Protective Association with cooperation from the Conservation Commission and the U S Forest Service. Expenses are paid by West Virginia wood-using industries aiming to improve forest management knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Forest Industries
West Virginia University
Camp Wood
Arden A. Richardson
Lester
Donald R. Wooten
Cross Street
Franklin D. Groves
Meadow Bridge
Edward Shufflebarger
Mullens
Future Farmers of America
Boy Scouts
H. P. Bearthy
Morgantown
West Virginia Forest Industries Committee
West Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia Forest Fire Protective Association
Wests Virginia Conservation Commission
United States Forest Service
West Virginia
Father-Son Cub Scout Camp-Out Ends Year
About 20 Cub Scouts from Troop 75 of Sophia and their fathers held the annual father-son camp-out at Tams Mountain near the fire tower. A 5:30 p.m. family picnic highlighted the outing before the group camped overnight and returned Sunday morning. Den mothers are Mrs. James Hand, Mrs. Dan Pinson, and Mrs. William Benfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Tams Mountain
James Hand
Dan Pinson
William Benfield
Police Court Forfeits $288 In Beckley Bonds
Bonds totaling 288 were forfeited by 13 defendants in Beckley Police Court Monday night. Enfield C. Dick of East Beckley forfeited a 108 bond on drunk driving. Sidney M. Anderson of Shady Spring waived to the grand jury after arrest July 11. Ronald Gene Hensely and Kyle A. Atkins forfeited 20 and 20 bonds for speeding and North Kanawha Street resident Joan Boggess forfeited 15 for driving left of center. Arthur P. Jarrell forfeited 5 for running a red light. Seven persons charged with drunk forfeited a total of 120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Enfield C. Dick
East Beckley
Sidney M. Anderson
Shady Spring
Ronald Gene Hensely
Harper Rd
Kyle A. Atkins
North Kanawha St
Joan Boggess
Azzara Avenue
Arthur P. Jarrell
N. Kanawha St
Glastonbury Method To Be Used At THHS
Mrs. H. G. Farmer of Bolt will bring the Glastonbury method to Trap Hill High School upon return. She spent seven weeks at the University of Georgia in Athens as a French scholarship student in a Language Institute under the National Defense Education Act for language development. The program, one of 36 institutes, trained teachers in high speed teaching of French Spanish and German with a staff of native professors, university faculty, and lab assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Farmer
Bolt
Trap Hill High School
Farmer
University of Georgia
Athens
United States
Willia Thompson
Mount Hope
West
Escaped Trust is Arrested By State Police
Two women committed to Pinecrest Sanitarium West Virginia State Prison for women Peace Springs walked off Monday afternoon and were picked up seven hours later by State Police. Ann Spitzer 43 Mineral County and Lida Mae Chandler 31 Kanawha County were lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 10 p m They were found hitchhiking on Rt 21 at Skelton after an alert went to area law enforcement. The Mineral County woman had been sentenced for forgery and Chandler for robbery and beating an elderly woman in South Charleston. Alfred Walker and Carlos Jackson appeared before Magistrate J E Mays waiving preliminary hearing to the grand jury. They face armed robbery and felonious assault. police say they stole a truck from Ben ny Williams Beckley beat him and robbed $200. Other arrests include Guyna Wingo moonshine possession, Wilbur Franklin Monroe attachment warrant, Coy Niece contributing to delinquency of a minor, a Beckley mental patient released, Fred Bryant Mabscott bond, Bert Franklin Hall fined and jailed, and Arnold Reed Madeline Hollow jailed for non-support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest Sanitarium
West Virginia
Peace Springs
Raleigh County
Ann Spitzer
Mineral County
Lida Mae Chandler
Kanawha
Benny Williams
Beckley
Williams
Guyna Wingo
Ameagle
Wilbur Franklin Monroe
Coy
Cool Ridge
Bert Franklin Hall
W. A. Burke
Arnold Reed
Madeline Hollow
Homecoming Cancelled at Glen White Church
The annual homecoming at Glen White Missionary Baptist Church on the third Sunday in August has been canceled this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
Miss Betty Hairston and Cleon James Enter Baptist Beauty Contest
Miss Betty Hairston of New Hope Baptist Church and Mrs Cleon James of Welcome Baptist Church will compete in the Miss West Virginia Baptist and Miss Hilltop Baptist Beauty Contest at the Hilltop Baptist Women's convention on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Hairston
New Hope Baptist Church
Cleon James
Welcome Baptist Church
West Virginia
Hilltop
Governor Underwood to Attend Dry Hill Prosperity Fair
Three day Dry Hill Prosperity Community Fair and Horse Show opens Thursday with exhibits livestock pet and tractor displays plus services and a dealers car show. Governor and Mrs Underwood will speak and present awards as part of Thursday events alongside a Woodrow Wilson High School Band concert and a community hymn. The schedule covers Friday and Saturday with horse shows pony shows a grand parade and a large livestock ribbons total about 275 ribbons awarded for livestock and horse and pony exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Hill
Cecil H. Underwood
D. B. Stover
D. W. Kinzer
A. G. Meade
B. F. Bailey
Bruce Hogg
Edward Stover
Shelby Stump
Ross Stover
W. O. Bowyer
Armed Services
Woodrow Wilson High School
Charles Hodel
T. N. Thurman
Underwood
Frank Dearing
Grand Parade
Don Lowe
Sunday Sing Time
Isaac McKinney
Larry Stover
Earl Mullins
Oak Hill
Basil Meadows
Theresa Kidd
Dick Yates
Chester Webb
H. Ross Stover
National Guard
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Woody” Kinzer
Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagle Band
Roy S. Coe
Kinzer
D. B. Stover Jr
Claude Shifler
Churchville
Horsemen
Woodrow Wilson Band
Hubert Gray
Woodrow Wilson
Carrie McClure
William Stack
Twelve Men Sign For Army Duty
Twelve men enlisted in the Army at Beckley recruiting station Friday and Saturday. They include Jerry Gordon Sexton of Welch in combat engineering, Donald Lee Lewis of Pratt in outside plant maintenance, Robert Thomas Conn of Freeburn in general supply, Colin Brent Thompson of Route 2 Princeton in field artillery, Johnnie Dee Adkins of Hansford in diesel engine repair, Daniel Lewis Lovett Jr of Charleston in outside plant maintenance, Clayton Richard Conway of St Albans in diesel engine repair, Harry Leshaw Scott of Layland in the regular Army, David Herman Williams of Pembroke Va in the regular Army, Clarence Edward Hammontee of Lochgelly in motor transport, Alan Douglas Humphrey of Charleston in airborne, and Claude Clifford Gillham of Powellton in airborne. They will be stationed at Fort Knox for basic training.
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Army
Beckley
Jerry Gordon Sexton
James Sexton
Welch
Donald Lee Lewis
Oswald Lewis
Pratt
Robert Thomas Conn
Arthur Conn
Freeburn
Colin Brent Thompson
Raymond Thompson
Princeton
Field Artillery
Johnnie Dee Adkins
Arthur Adkins
Hansford
Daniel Lewis Lovett Jr
Daniel Lewis Lovett
Charleston
Clayton Richard Conway
Clayton Samuel Conway
St. Albans
Harry Leshaw Scott
John Theo Scott
Layland
David Herman Williams
Frank
Pembroke
Clarence Edward Hammontee
Claude S. Hammontee
Lochgelly
Alan Douglas Humphrey
Ronald Humphrey
Big Tyler Rd
Airborne
Claude Clifford Gillham
C. C Gillham
Powellton
Fort Knox
Army Captain Guy R. Roberts Joins Beckley Reserve Staff
Capt. Guy R. Roberts, a 16 year Army veteran from Spencer, now serves as army advisor for the Beckley Area Command U S Army Reserve. He is stationed at the Reserve Armory on the By Pass since April and is married with two children Guy Jr five and Shelly Ann five months.
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U. S. Army
Guy R. Roberts
Parkway St
Beckley Area Command
U. S. Army Reserve
Roberts
Spencer
Reserve
Guy Jr
Shelly Ann
Raleigh County Horseman's Meeting Tonight
The Raleigh County Horseman's Association holds a 7 30 p m regular meeting in the Raleigh Coca Cola Building with a financial report to be presented. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Horseman's Association
Raleigh
Coca Cola
Mechanics Levi Basis For $1,178.90 Suit
Pre-Fab Homes Inc sues Percy G. McDaniels Jr. of Belle over itemized materials for a flat top lake pre fab house seeking $1,178.90 and sale of defendant’s property to satisfy the lien. A second Raleigh County suit seeks $3,153.85 on a promissory note from J L Lawton of 209 Mankin Ave Richardson Tractor Co is the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pre-Fab Homes, Inc
Charleston
Percy G. McDaniels Jr
Belle
Flat Top Lake
Raleigh County Clerk's Office
J. L. Lawton
Mankin Ave
Richardson Tractor Co
New Books On Shelves At Library
Raleigh County Library adds many new titles per Librarian Mrs. C. H. Graham. Notable picks include physics and science works by Fink, Lutyens, Bitter, Hurley, Boys, and Ro mer along with mysteries by Rex Stout and Jerrard Tickell, literary fiction by Elizabeth Nowell and Rex Stout, children's titles, and travel and history books from diverse authors.
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Raleigh County
C. H. Graham
Fink and Lutyens
Arthur H. Benade
Alfred Romer
Bernard Cohen
Francis Bitter
Donald R. Griffin
Patrick M. Hurley
C. V. Boys
Aileen Fisher
E. A. Strecker
Jim Kjelgaard
Frank Slaughter
Ann Bridge
Richard Thorpe
Jerrard Tickell
Francis Clifford
Jerome Weidman
Elizabeth Yates
Paul Stanton
Hoe
Billy C. Clark
Lone Tree
Wright Morris
Henry Beetle Hough
Kamala Markandaya
Kalahari
William Mulvihill
Phyllis Bentley
Thomas Wolfe
Elizabeth Nowell
Nan Fairbrother
Harry Golden
Loren Eiseley
Denise Brookman
Bertram Edwards
M. S. Seidman
Alfred Duggan
McAlpin Named Asst State Highway Engineer
George W. McAlpin has been named assistant state highway engineer in a revision of State Road Commission job descriptions. Commissioner Patrick C. Graney said the changes align the state system with standards used by the American Association of State Highway Officials. McAlpin has served with the road commission since 1933 and previously held the title of assistant chief engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
George W. McAlpin
State Road Commission
Patrick C. Graney
American Association of State Highway Officials
McAlpin
John Q Hutchinson Discharged After Surgery
John Q Hutchinson of 308 N Ka nawha Street was discharged from Raleigh General Hospital Monday following surgery last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Q. Hutchinson
N. Kanawha St
Raleigh General Hospital
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C. Tom McManamay
Center
Ronald F. Reed
Forest Industries
National Bank
Meme
Tages
Thomas R. Wilson, Jr
Our Trust Department
A. D. Cooke
Beckley National Bank
Beckley National
Trust Department
Advisory and Investment Committee
Joe L. Smith
W. A. Stanley
A. G. Bowles
S. C. Turner
Elmer L. Davis
Exec
K. D. Bowers
Board of Directors Safe Deposit Boxes
UEU
Neville Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
Connecticut
Chessie
New York
F.F.W
New York City
C&o
Philadelphia
Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Escaped
The
Advertising Council
Levi
Barwood Street
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