State Sees Progress Made In Sewage Treatment Plants
West Virginia reports growth in municipal sewage plants from five adequate in 1951 to 26 in operation by July 1, with rapid progress under a federal aid program started in 1956. Grants cover up to 30 percent of project costs, aiding communities from Glen Dale to Ravenswood. The commission lists 26 systems, including several already advancing with new interceptor sewers and treatment facilities, and notes several plants already operational or under construction across multiple towns.
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Charles R
Lewis
West Virginia
Come Mission
Glen Dale
Williamstown
Commission
Ffa-Fha
Ripley
Jackson's Mill
Little Pratt
Kanawha County
Fayetteville
Princeton
Charleston
Bluefield
Oak Hill
Sophia
Summersville
White Sulphur Springs
Spencer
Romney
McMechen
Parkersburg
Point ‘Pleasant
Fatalities Climb to 258 in State Traffic Death Toll
Charleston AP reports traffic fatalities at State Police HQ reached 258 for the year, up from 208 by the same date in 1958. August deaths totaled 26, compared with 29 on the corresponding date last year.
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Charleston
ISRC Authority Outlined In Opinion
Charleston AP report states the State Road Commissioner cannot issue a special permit for continuous operation of any vehicle with a gross weight over 60,800 pounds on West Virginia highways. The opinion by Asst. Atty. Gen. Fred H. Caplan says the commissioner does have authority to issue permits for continuous operation of vehicles exceeding length, width, and height limits as defined by law.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Asst
Fred H. Caplan
Patrick C. Graney
Caplan
Beckley Group Back From Church Confab
Three Beckley women returned from Green Lake Wisconsin where they attended the national Christian Education Workers Conference at the American Baptist Assembly. Mrs. Ratliff and Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Keefer of First Baptist Church Beckley were among more than 450 teachers, superintendents and pastors at the sessions. The motto was a call to teach and prepare with the conference theme Better Methods in Christian Teaching and study groups for all boards of Christian education. Conference chairman was Rev. James F. E. Fidler of Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
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Beckley
Green Lake
Wis
Christian Education Workers
American Baptist Assembly
C. F. Ratliff
Garner Williams
J. L. Keefer
First Baptist Church
Boards of Christian Education
James FE. Fidler
American Baptist Board of Education and Publication
Philadelphia
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Two area men arrived for duty at Laon Air Base France Airman 3 C William C Semones son of Mr and Mrs W H Semones Mullens assigned as a personnel clerk in the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing Airman 1 C Drewey FE Mullens son of Lowell E Mullens Fairdale assigned as aircraft mechanic with the 18th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Mullens High School graduate Semones lettered in football basketball track and baseball and is a National Honor Society member Married to Patricia Stewart of Jesse and father of a one year old son James Mullens a five year veteran last at Shaw Air Force Base is a Trap Hill High School graduate Laon Base 90 miles northeast of Paris Tex was Airman Orville L Cole son of Mr and Mrs Orville Cole Besoco selected to attend the technical training course for radio and radar maintenance at Keesler Air Force Base Miss Cole a Stoco High School graduate
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Laon Air Base
France
William C, Semones
W. H. Semones
Mullens
66Th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Drewey FE. Mullens
Lowell E. Mullens
Fairdale
18Th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Mullens High School
Howell completes basic training at Lackland Air Force Base
Raybert A. Howell, aviation ordnance seaman at Norfolk Naval Air Station, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Howell, Stickney, finishes initial course of basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base.
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Norfolk, Va
Naval Air Station
Raybert A. Howell
Aviation Ordnance
R. L. Howell
Stickney
Lackland Air Force Base
September birthdays and TB links with famous figures
September born H G Wells St Francis of Assisi Samuel Johnson and O Henry all faced tuberculosis. Poverty and slum living fueled TB risk, while tuberculin tests X rays and modern drugs improve outcomes. Despite progress many cases are still advanced. early testing and treatment offer better results. Sponsored by Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
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H. G. Wells
St. Francis of Assisi
Samuel Johnson
England
O. Henry
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Northwestern professor cites clinic savings for Chicago narcotics program
Dr. Benjamin Boshes, Northwestern neurology and psychiatry chair, argues taxpayers save by funding Chicago narcotics clinics. He notes state costs total $65,000 yearly, while addicts incur $10,000 per year in crime and court expenses. He cites a clinic success: 12 addicts kept off drugs for a year, saving $120,000.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Benjamin Boshes
Northwestern
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry
Boshes
Kittens Ride Combat Camp Amphibious Drill
Two black kittens joined amphibious maneuvers with First Division Marines at Pendleton California. They were loaded aboard the troop transport USS Pickaway with camouflage nets, found by Acting Corporal Balzarett and Sergeant Hoy, then cared for through the landing and placed with married Marines.
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Calif.ap
First Division
Pickway
R. G. Balzarett
J. RR. Hoy
Man fined after pulling fire alarm to find his way home
In Richmond Virginia the defendant told Judge Harold C Maurice he was lost and pulled a fire box alarm to locate his home. The judge showed sympathy but imposed a $100 fine.
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Richmond, Va
Harold C. Maurice
Soldier Assigned to 553rd Military Police Company
Pvt. William A. Southern 23 son of Mr and Mrs Jonah F Southern assigned to the 553rd Military Police Company Fort Campbell Kentucky He entered the Army last January and completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina Formerly employed by Ceco Steel in Cicero Illinois
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Fort Campbell
William A. Southern
Jonah F. Southern
Army
Fort Jackson
Soldier Receives Tank-Killer Certificate in Germany
Pfc. Tommy D. Toney of Cranberry, son of Mr and Mrs Dewey M Toney, earned a tank killer certificate with Sixth Infantry in Germany. An assistant gunner in Company A, he joined the Army in June 1958 after basic training at Fort Benning and arrived in Europe in January. The 21-year-old graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in 1956 was formerly employed by Republic Steel in Massillon, Ohio.
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Germany
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Dewey M. Toney
Cranberry
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Army
Fort Benning
Europe
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Woodrow Wileson High School
Republic Steel
Massillon
Ohio
Training cadet and Pvt. Kelly advance in Texas posts
Aviation Cadet Dale S. Douglass completes preflight training at Lackland AFB in Texas and hails from Collins High School. Pvt. Charles J. Kelly, 18, finishes advanced individual training with the Second Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, after Mullens High School, enlisting in March 1959.
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Fort Hood
Tex
Charles J. Kelly
James L. Kelly
Route 66
Shady Spring
Mullens High School
Army
Marines take part in Inland Seas amphibious landings
Four area Marines from Second Battalion Sixth Regiment joined amphibious landings on Chicago Montrose Ave Beach and Milwaukee McKinley Beach as part of Operation Inland Seas marking the St Lawrence Seaway opening. Named are Pfc Lloyd Ayers, Ronald Dunbar, Acting Cpl Ralph Pack, Acting Cpl Howard Perkins. returning to San Diego aboard destroyer Ozbourn is Mathew Trolo after a six month Western Pacific tour visiting Hawaii, Japan, Philippines, Okinawa and Hong Kong.
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Milwaukee
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McAlpin
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William O. Dunbar
Beckley
Ralph N. Pack
Jenold Pack
Howard R. Perkins
Howard
Perkins
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Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
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Pete Trolio
Route 3
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Japan
I’hielippines
Okinawa
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Navy midshipman trainee aboard USS Basilone in Atlantic
Bill F. Way fireman apprentice, son of Mr and Mrs Cordell Way of Sprague, participates in summer training aboard the destroyer escort USS Basilone operating in the Northern Atlantic.
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Navy
Atlantic
Bill F.way
Cordell Way
Sprague
Earnings Outlook for Engineers Under Korean GI Bill
A study by the Engineering Manpower Commission shows engineering earnings rising about seven percent yearly since 1953. The average engineering graduate should earn over 8,700 dollars annually with some practical experience, while new graduates near 6,000 dollars. With experience, earnings increase. top executives may reach around 100,000 dollars plus bonuses, but new graduates should not expect such pay soon.
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Engineering Manpower Commission
Veterans repay GI loans surpass nine billion dollars
Last week GI loans repaid in full by veterans passed the nine billion dollar mark with over 1.6 million veterans fully paying off their loans. The program is shown to be a prudent use of credit and lenders report low risk while returning funds with interest. Veterans as a group are among the nation's best credit risks for home buying.
Veterans loan deadlines update for World War II and Korean vets
The notice states the World War II veterans must apply for the GI loan within less than a year, by July 25, 1960, with a full year after to close. Korean veterans have six years to arrange financing for a home, allowing time to buy or build.
VA insurance premiums must be paid on time
Veterans are reminded that GI insurance payments must be made by due dates. VA offices process millions of pieces of correspondence, but there is no guaranteed grace period. Pay on time to avoid penalties and keep coverage active.
End of Civil War in Spain Surrender of Madrid and Valencia
On March 28, 1939 the Civil War in Spain ended with France’s triumph marked by the surrender of Madrid and Valencia, closing a conflict that shaped European politics.
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Spain
France
Madrid
Valencia
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