Nordstrom transfers from Beckley VA to Marlin Texas
Clifford L. Nordstrom, assistant hospital director at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital, is transferred to the Veterans Hospital in Marlin Texas to assume the duties of assistant director in September. His wife and son will move next week, daughter Mary Katherine remains in West Virginia attending West Virginia University. Nordstrom will be advanced to membership in the American College of Hospital Administrators at a Chicago ceremony, with the Convocation held at Arie Crown Theatre.
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Clifford L. Nordstrom
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Marlin
Tex
Nordstrom
Beckley
Tember
Norstrom
Jon Robert
Bob
Nordstroms
Mary Katherine
West Virginia
West Virginia University
American College of Hospital Administrators
ACHA
Chicago
Boone Powell
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas
United States
Canada
Road Safety Clash Over Bud Mountain School Run
In Bud Mountain Wyoming County parents refuse to let 125 children ride two school buses amid a one lane dirt road deemed unsafe. Despite state road officials and county supervisors noting road improvements, parents vote to keep children home until the road is widened and secured.
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Herndon
RNS
Bud Mountain
Wyoming County
Herndon High School
George M. Nolley
State Road Commission
Charleston
Underwood
Forest Lester
Pineville
SRC
Youth Arrested In Grand Larceny After Watch Pawn Attempt
A 14-year-old Beckley youth was arrested for grand larceny after taking a watch from a Raleigh County Bank Building office and attempting to pawn it at a local shop. Police also reported a bed fire at the Beckley Hotel caused by a Mullens man, with 150 dollars in damage.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley Fire Department
Mullens
Robert Agee
Raleigh County
William Amar
More Funds For Poverty Program To Be Sought
In Charleston UPI says a late spring freeze and drought destroyed crops in Wayne Wyoming and Raleigh counties. The anti poverty program trained low income families to grow strawberries beans and tomatoes. Earl Cochran of the Raleigh County OEO will seek federal reallocations for next year.
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Charleston
UPI
Wayne
Wyoming
Raleigh
Earl Cochran
Office of Economic Opportunity
State Departments of Agriculture and Welfare
Beckleyans Win Awards in State Fair Hobby Show
Two Beckley residents earned top honors at the West Virginia State Fair Amateur Hobby Show in Fairlea this week. Mrs Louise Earehart won first in oil painting and second in creative painting while Fred Dorsey captured first in oil painting and second in creative painting.
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Beckleyans
West Virginia
Fairlea
Louise Earehart
Lilly Dr
Fred Dorsey
Ashwood St
Coal Field Parish to Hold Monthly Meeting Sunday
The Coal Field Parish will meet at Resaco Church Sunday at 7 p.m. A business session will be followed by an evening sermon with the speaker to be announced. Representing members are requested to attend. Rev. C. M. Canterbury of Sophia Methodist Church is parish director.
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C. M. Canterbury
Sophia Methodist Church
Johnson Donates $100 For Eisenhower College
President Johnson hosted Dwight D. Eisenhower at the White House lunch and gave a personal $100 check for Eisenhower College now under construction in Seneca New York. Guests included Neil H McElroy Robert E. Anderson and Francis Cardinal Spellman. The college aims to open in fall 1967 with about 700 students.
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Eisenhower College
Rules For Riding School Bus Discussed By School Official
Everett E Underwood transportation director of Raleigh County Schools outlines bus ride discipline policies. The WV Manual for School Bus Drivers assigns driver authority and pupil behavior requirements, with steps for warnings and possible removal from the bus. A list of ten prohibited actions includes changing seats, sticking limbs out windows, fighting, loud talking, throwing objects, defacing seats, profane language, tobacco use, matches or explosives, and possession of weapons. Discipline flow starts with a warning form to parents, followed by a second form and possible loss of riding privileges until consent from parents and the transportation director is obtained.
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Everett E. Underwood
Raleigh County Schools
West Virginia
State Superintendent of Schools
Underwood
Director of
Transportation Director
All Moon
Honey in the Rock draws 19 states attendance record
Four hundred eighty three people viewed Thursday evening's performance of Honey in The Rock. The show boosted season attendance to 22 434 with representation from 19 states and one foreign country, Chile. States listed include Alabama Colorado Washington D C Florida Maryland Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia.
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Alabama
Colorado
Washington, D. C
Florida
Maryland
Indiana
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Prominent Clarksburg Doctor Shoots Self
In Clarksburg, Dr. W. W. Spelsburg, a noted physician, died from an apparent self-inflicted wound Thursday. Deputy Sheriff Jim Cain found him after responding to a report of an auto mishap near Anmore on Sec. 23. A .38 caliber pistol lay near the scene. Spelsburg died later at a local hospital.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
W. W. Spelsburg
Spelsburg
Jim Cain
Anmore
Cain
Isburg
Singing School Closes With Special Program
A two week singing school led by O. O. Kidd at Zion Primitive Baptist Church Beckley ends tonight with a special program. The event begins at 7 30 p m with all singers invited to attend and participate. The Stamp Baxter book Harbor Lights will be used.
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O. O. Kidd
Zion Primitive Baptist Church of Beckley
Harbor Lights
Dark straw rain astonishes Ipswich residents
In Ipswich England a dark storm cloud dropped straw over the city on Thursday. Weathermen traced the straw to a farm field after a whirlwind reportedly carried it about 12 miles to the coastal town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich
England
UPI
Court meeting postponed due to illness of commissioners
Raleigh County Court session scheduled for Sept 13 after illness of commissioners Charles T. Burdiss and Walter James. court president H. G. Farmer announced the delay and postponement for this Saturday.
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Raleigh County Court
Charles T. Burdiss
Walter James
H. G. Farmer
Farmer
Revival Cancelled at Sophia Friendship Baptist Church
The weekend revival and homecoming service at Sophia Friendship Baptist Church are cancelled until Rev. Jack Waddell can arrange a vacation in the area. The ending date for revival and homecoming will be announced later by Pastor Rev. W. F. Tolliver.
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Sophia
Sophia Friendship Baptist Church
Jack Waddell
W. F. Tolliver
Sophia American Legion Meeting Rescheduled to Saturday
Sophia American Legion President Raleigh Martin announced the meeting has been moved from last Sunday to Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Gulf Woman's Club House. All members and prospective members are urged to attend.
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Sophia
ANS
Raleigh Martin
Sophia American Legion
Gulf Woman’s Club House
Beckley Elkins Clean-Up Campaigns Score Wins
Beckley and Elkins Campaigns draw winners to be named by Allen H. Seed Jr. in Charleston in October. May kick-off breakfast at Beckley Hotel spurs Mayor John W. Smith to challenge Elkins. The drive ends with city improvements. demolition and burning of hazardous houses. street crew collects over 40 truckloads of trash across five wards.
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Allen H. Seed Jr
Charleston
Beckley and
Elkins
Beckley Hotel
Beckley
John W. Smith
William G. Snyder
Street Commission
Heritage Trail spans six New England states over 2000 miles
The Heritage Trail winds through all six New England states covering more than 1000 historic, scenic, recreational and cultural attractions as a 2000 mile "highway of Americana" for travelers and visitors.
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New England
Deeds On File Record Of Real Estate Trans Actions
Real estate deeds recorded in the county clerk's office. Wilhelmine P Conway transfers to Mary Alice and N Joe Rahall property in South Beckley Addition Beckley for 1000 dollars. Madora Lockhart to Frank Lin D Lockhart property on North Sand Branch of Paint Creek Town District. Bernard E Carter to Dorothy Virginia Canterbury property in Whitestick Addition Mabscott for 2500 dollars.
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Wilhelmine P. Conway
Mary Alice
N. Joe Rahall
Beckley Addition
City of
Beckley
Madora Lockhart
Franklin D. Lockhart
Order Of Eagles To Meet Here
The Grand Auxiliary Vice President Nora Be of Huntington will guest at District 2 Fraternal Order of Eagles meeting in Beckley. Auxiliaries from Huntington Charleston Montgomery and Bluefield attend with state officials Raymond Sampson Elm Grove past state president and secretary Thomas F Virgin Moundsville and Ted Stemple Elkins. The auxiliaries meet at 204 Woodlawn Ave at 2 p.m. and the series at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Be
Huntington
Order of Eagles
Beckley
Charleston
Montgomery
Bluefield
W. Va
Moundsville
Ted Stemple
Elkins
The
Eagles
Woodlawn Ave
Greatest Invasion: Allied Triphibian D‑Day Assault
The article proclaims the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944 as the greatest invasion in military history. It highlights Allied forces assembling on the Normandy coast for the operation codenamed Triphibian, signaling a pivotal World War II turning point.
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Normandy
France
D-Day
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