Bookmarks Presented For 1961 Christmas Seal Campaign
Mrs Walter James chairs libraries and Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association and gives 2000 bookmarks to County Librarian Mrs C H Graham for the 1961 Christmas Seal Campaign. Mrs James is aided by Mrs Carl Toney of the Prosperity Home Demonstration Club which annually assists the association. Bookmarks will be used in the county library and Raleigh Fayette bookmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter James
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
C. H. Graham
James
Carl Toney
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
Raleigh-Fayette
County Health Officer to Attend State Meet in Charleston
Dr. Ross P. Daniel of Raleigh County Health Department will join a statewide Charleston meeting to discuss expanded programs and possible new federal aid for West Virginia public health projects. State Health Director N. H. Dyer notes West Virginia seeks its share of a $2.6 million federal appropriation for elderly and chronically ill care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross P. Daniel
Raleigh County
Charleston
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Congress
Dyer
Beckleyans Invited To Governor's Meet
Nine Beckley businessmen have been invited by Governor W. W. Barron to attend the Non-Partisan Citizens Conference in Charleston on December 15. The 350 member panel will study possible legislative matters. Invited from Beckley are F E Bibb J Carl Bunch Reed P Davis Charles Hodel E J Hodel C J McQuade W H Nelson Okey Patteson and George Titler. Also invited from nearby Oak Hill Pineville are Harrison Ash Howard W Carson Pat Hamilton Earl M Curry Jr and Jack K Shipman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. W. Barron
Citizens Conference
Charleston
FE. E. Bibb
J. Carl Bunch
Reed P. Davis
Charles Hodel
E. J. Hodel
C. J. McQuade
W. H. Nelson
Okey Patteson
George Titler
Harrison Ash
Howard W. Carson
Pat Hamilton
Oak Hill
Earl M. Curry Jr
Jack K. Shipman
Pineville
Nike Zeus missile uses tiny transistors
NOW YOU KNOW by United Press International reports that the Army's Nike Zeus anti missile system employs transistors so small that one hundred could fit in the palm of a hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Army
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Men from West Virginia units are listed with ranks, units, and hometowns. Pvt. John W. Stack Jr. and Pvt. Charles D. Scott are among several graduates of Mount Hope Beckley Shady Spring and Oceana schools who completed training at Fort Knox and Fort Benning. Others include specialists and airmen stationed at Fort Bragg, Berlin Command, Lackland and Keesler, with assignments in Germany Okinawa and Fort Lee. The notes highlight postwar Army and Air Force education and postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind
John W. Stack Jr
Nelma
Prosperity
Ft. Knox
Mount Hope High School
Beckley College
Bank of Raleigh
Mount Hope
First Logistical Command
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Marvin B. Farmer
Burl Farmer
Shady Spring
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Farmer
Shady Spring High School
Adjutant General’s School
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Charles D. Scott
Howard Scott
Route 9
Beaver
Fort Knox
Fourth Armored Division
Germany
Pvt
Earsel D. Bailey
Augusta
Virgil D. Bailey
Route 1
Lester
304Th Aviation Company
Trap Hill High School
Boston
Mass
C. Allen Leroy Cook
Earl Cook Jr
Oceana
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Mississippi
Engineer School
Ft. Belvoir
Earl D. Wills
Arthur E. Wills
Okinawa
Pfe
Cyrus L. Bragg
Frankie
Flat Top
Ft.Knox
Cyrus C. Bragg
Ellison
Hinton High School
Rogers Plumbing and Heating
Beckley
Church group aids home with room and staple foods
Representatives of St. Albans Church presented a room at the home and a large supply of staple foods. Attending were Mrs. Jean Ferrell youth leader Phillip Mann MYF president Rev. Samuel B. Sink pastor and Mr. Cook. Link said the check represented the Sunday School’s interest. MYF members toured cottages and administration building meeting the children who live there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Jean Ferrell
St. Albans
Phillip Mann
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Samuel
B. Sink
Beckley
Mount Hope Road
St. Peter’s Methodist Church
Virgil Cook
Eighteen Men Sign For AF Duty at Beckley Station
Eighteen men enlisted in the Air Force at Beckley Main Recruiting Station last week. Names include Henry R. Mullins, Anthony J. Hamilton, Denny Cassidy, James Lloyd, Dale Ramsey, Lowell Moses, Lewis Wallace Jr., Donald Bennett, Gary Wyatt, Alfred Fowler, Samuel Lowdermilk, Robert Mills, Donald Anderson, Chadwick Robertson, Archie Miller, Larry Clark, Roger Tucker, and Crocket Yost. They were sent to Lackland AFB, Texas, for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Beckley
Henry R. Mullins
Robert S. Mullins
Clay
Anthony J. Hamilton
Bessie G. Hamilton
Pensacola
Fla
Denny Joseph Cassidy
Joseph Cassidy
Jaeger
James V. Lloyd
Vernon K. Lloyd
Hatcher
Dale F. Ramsey
Willard A. Ramsey
New Matamoras
Ohio
Lowell D. Moses
Vesta S. Moses
Oak Hill
Lewis H. Wallace Jr
Lewis H. Wallace
Rainelle
Donald G. Bennett
Dora M. Queen
Letter Gap
Gary G. Wyatt
Russell H. Wyatt
Alfred Fowler
Bessie Fowler
Bluefield
Samuel Ernest
Larry S. Clark
Charles Clark
St. Albans
Roger Dale Tucker
Robert D. Tucker
Nitro
Crockett E. Yost
F. F. Yost
Tazewell
Lackland Afb
Texas
Beckley Visitors From Overseas Return Mentioned
Beckley residents anticipate a weekend visit from Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Sibray who have just returned from Korea after four years abroad. They will stay with their son and daughter in Beckley at 1510 Harper Road where Sibray worked with the Korean government and coal operators boosting anthracite output from 1.8 million tons in 1956 to 5.3 million in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Beckley
Donald L. Sibray
James L. Sibray
Harper Road
Sibray
Charles Bowling In Satisfactory Condition After Mine Injury
Charles Bowling aged 52 is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a back injury sustained in a Winding Gulf Coal Co mine. He was admitted at 8:30 p m on Wednesday for treatment of the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bowling
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Gulf Coal Co
Lanark man injured at coal mine in buggy wheel accident
Jess Martin of Lanark received treatment at Beckley Hospital for a right wrist injury from a buggy wheel at the Mary Ann Coal Co mine. The note also mentions wartime ship totals at the start of World War II and promotes a Family Weekly Magazine commentary by Senator Harry F. Byrd on Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Martin
Lanark
Beckley Hospital
Mary Ann
United States
Japan
Family Weekly
Harry F. Byrd
Pearl Harbor
No-Gimmick Home Exercising Routine by Dr Hyman
A plain spoken guide from the Newspaper Enterprise Association outlines a home fitness program to ease joints and stretch muscles. It provides step by step neck shoulder back and leg moves with a chair and bed as aids and suggests acquiring Dr Hyman’s leaflet through a mail offer.
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Piney Coking Coal Land Co and North American Coal and Dock Co transfer Mead Townsite Slab Fork District parcels to James H Jr and Margar et Hath for 1200 dollars. Piney Coking Coal Land Co Inc to Glen and Ruby Sigler Mead Townsite Slab Fork District for 1000. James Lilly Inc to Charles E and Amanda M Greene North Hills Town District for 1250. William E and Vivian M Baker to Clifford and Helen McGrady Lilly Town Town District for 100. Talmadge and Hazel McClure to Erbie and Virginia McClure Eunice Marsh Fork District for 2066.46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Coking Coal Land Co
North American Coal and Dock Co
James H. Jr
Margaret Hath
Mead
Slab Fork
Piney Coking Coal Land Co. Inc
Glen and
Ruby Sigler
James Lilly, Inc
Charles E
Amanda M. Greene
North Hills
William E
Vivian M. Baker
Clifford
Helen McGrady
Lilly Town
Talmadge
Hazel McClure
Erbie
Virginia McClure
Eunice
Marsh Fork
Men Sign For Army Duty In Beckley
Seven men enlisted at the Main Recruiting Station in Beckley Tuesday. George J. Allen of Yukon and Winston G. Hurd of Castlewood Va. join airborne units. Thomas E. Duty of Omar enters combat engineering. Larry J. Myers of Elkview in administration. Nathan D. Bush of Zela in fixed station transmitter repair. William F. Taylor of St. Albans unassigned. Gay A. Browning of Charleston assigned to Europe. They were sent to the replacement station at Ft. Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Beckley
George J. Allen
Harvey Allen
Yukon
Airborne
Winston G. Hurd
Ervin G. Hurd
Castlewood
Thomas E. Duty
Stewart Duty
Omar
Larry J. Myers
Delbert H. Myers
Elkview
Nathan D. Bush
Hospitalized Logan In Beckley Hospital In Good Condition
Mrs Ora M Logan of 427 S Fayette Street is hospitalized at Beckley Hospital in good condition and receiving treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora M. Logan
S. Fayette St
Beckley Hospital
Injury at Home After Fall Down Stairway
Charles Manuel of 113 Quarry Street injured his right ankle in a fall at his home on Wednesday and received treatment at Beckley Hospital. The antimacassar term traces to macassar oil from 19th century usage per Encyclopaedia Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Manuel
Quarry St
Beckley Hospital
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Mgr
Neville St
Beckleyans
Governor's Meet
S&h
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del Monte
Capbergee
Sixth Infantry
Berlin
Hollis H. Kidwell
William L. Kidwell
Oak Hill High School
University of Cincinnati
Fore
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
C. Russell H. Nickell Jr
Russell H. Nickell
Mabscott
Selfridge
Afb
Mich
94Th Quartermaster Battalion
Ft. Lee
Jimmy D. Cook
Rush Cook
Cyclone
Ft. Jackson
Far East
Oceana High School
Ft. Benning
Army Infantry School
Dennis R. Wilson
Charlie E. Wilson
Glen Daniel
Beatnik Bath
Creighton
John W. Eye Co
W. Neville St
Ghent
Gold Diggers
4-H Club
David Griffith
Eugene Griffith
Cool Ridge
Janet Lovell
Warren Lovell
Sharon Baldwin
Bill Baldwin
Back Row
Linda Lilly
Boone Lilly
Margaret Hale
Nathan Hale
Phyllis Lilly
Tganizerer
Freddie Lilly
Bobby Gary Meador
Gilbert Meador
Luther Okes
Ray Adkins
Harold Thomas Hyman M.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N.Y
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