Sophia Man Engaged In Teaching Program
Franklin B. Robinson, son of Fred F. Robinson, is a student teacher at Blowing Rock High School North Carolina during the winter quarter. He attends Appalachian State Teachers College Boone and teaches physical education under James Storie supervision as part of a 12 week student teaching program. He graduated from Sophia High School in 1951.
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Franklin B. Robinson
Fred F. Robinson
Sophia
Blowing Rock High School
Blowing Rock
N.C
Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone
N. C
Robinson
James Storie
Sophia High School
Emblems of Public Health History
For 50 years the red double barred cross has symbolized voluntary tuber culosi groups. Since 1920 it has served as the registered trademark of the National Tuberculosis Association.
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National Tuberculosis Association
West Virginia Leads in Vocational Rehabilitation Progress
Editor notes WV ranks high nationally in vocational rehabilitation. The Department funds physical training and the hospital system, Huntington State Hospital, will open a vocational unit for 80 of about 1400 patients as part of treatment, aiming to boost patient reemployment and keep WV’s top state ranking.
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West Virginia
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Huntington State Hospital
Food distribution at the Shack Skelton today and Wednesday
Commodities will be distributed starting at 4 p.m. today and again this Wednesday at the Shack in Skelton, providing relief to local residents.
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Shack
Skelton
Horseman's Association To Decide On By Laws
The Raleigh County Horsemen's Association will vote on rules and by laws at the Jan. 19 meeting. Beckley lawyer Harold Smith read the proposed by laws to the organization during a Monday night session at the Raleigh County Court house. A film on the Tennessee Walking Horse traced the breed from colonial days to today. Mrs. L A Landers urged members to enter horses in Beckley’s Christmas parade on Dec 20, about 65 persons attended.
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Raleigh County Horsemen's Association
Raleigh County
Beckley
Harold Smith
Tennessee Walking Horse
L. A. Landers
Christmas Tree Buying Pointers for Freshness and Care
Readers are advised to select a cut Christmas tree early for wider choice and longer freshness. A freshness test includes bouncing the butt, pulling end needles, and checking stump stickiness. After bringing it home, cut the butt, peel bark, place in water, keep in a cool spot, and spray branches lightly to reduce transpiration.
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Rush P. Marshall
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Body and Soul Surgeon Fills Pulpit in Elizabeth Town
Dr. A F Pumphrey of Elizabeth town Seventh day Adventist removed Rev David Jenkins appendix and preached a substitute sermon at the Presbyterian Church titled Cancer of the Body and Cancer of the Soul.
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Elizabethtown
N. C
A. F. Pumphrey
David Jenkins
Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church
Pumphrey
Bluefield Airport visit and local aviation updates
Herb Ally and Raleigh County officials toured Bluefield Airport to inspect its new administration building and taxi strip, noting rapid local expansion. Ground school progress uses the EGGB computer for navigation, with eight to ten students. night-flying courses include trips to Bristol and Cincinnati. American Airlines begins selling 25 piston DC-7s to General Aircraft and Leasing, following a prior sale of 24 Convair M40 Flag ships to Frederick H. Ayer and Associates.
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Bluefield
Herb Alloy
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Piedmont
Charlie Field
Bill Mitchell
Alloy
Alley
American Airlines
General Aircraft and Leasing Co., Inc
Milton W. Arnold
Air Transport Association
Frederick H. Ayer and Associates, Inc
New York
American
Coast Guard cadet examinations set for February
Captain F P Vetterick of the Second Coast Guard District announced the February 24 and 25 cadet exams for U S Coast Guard Academy admission. Applications due by January 15 must be submitted to Commandant PTP U S Coast Guard Washington DC.
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U. S. Coast Guard Academy
F. P. Vetterick
Second Coast Guard
Coast Guard
New London
Conn
Coast Guard Academy
PTP
U. S. Coast Guard
Washington
D. C
Olive Street
St. Louis
State Road program speeds contracts on emergency funds
State Road Commissioner Patrick C. Graney announced the Road Commission has put under contract all funds from a federal emergency appropriation totaling 6.49 million dollars for West Virginia. The $4,324,463 federal share matched by state funds allowed work on primary and secondary roads and to repair winter damage. An additional $1,336,012 may be drawn but must be repaid from future allotments. All contracts must be let by December 1, 1959, with planning and engineering completed beforehand for some projects.
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Patrick C. Graney
Road Commission
Congress
West Virginia
SRC
Schwartz Returns to Broadway in Yiddish Version of A Hole in the Head
Maurice Schwartz, veteran star, comes back to New York after years to appear in a Yiddish translation of the White Way comedy A Hole in the Head. He notes this marks his first foray into a modern Broadway play and praises Arnold Schulman's script blending Chekhov and Sholem Aleichem.
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New York
Maurice Schwartz
Schwartz
Arnold Schulman
Chekhov
Sholem Aleichem
Walters Rites Set Wednesday
Final ceremonies for Hubert Ray Walters 53 Mabscott will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mabscott Methodist Church with Rev. Lester Tenney officiating. Burial follows at New Hope Cemetery in Maine. Walters died at 11:45 a.m. Sunday in a local hospital. body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Hubert Ray Walters
Mabscott
Mabscott Methodist Church
Lester Tenney
New Hope
Maine
Walters
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
English Doctor Opens TB Sanatorium Then Asylum
In 1840 Dr. George Bodington of England opened a tuberculosis sanatorium but faced scandal as a lunatic accusation. He redirected the facility into an asylum for the insane, reflecting early shifts in treatment and confinement practices.
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George Bodington
England
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West Virginia Association For Mental Health
National Association
E. M. Payne
Horseman's Association
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Ghent
L. D. Sweeney
Esta Williams
Cadillac
Burleson Motor Company
Woodlawn Avenue
By Dallas Boothe
Memorial Airport
Jack Clemens
John Mara
John McKinney
Bristol
Tenn
Mara
Cincinnati
Paul Wood
Waynesboro
Ruby Lee
Indiana
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RCA
Universal
Fayette St
Actuat
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Smiuith
Corona
Mccreery ST
Neville ST
Beckley, W. VA
Brent
Carol Brent
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