Scholarship Applicants Considered By Society
Applicants for the Armco Steel Co. scholarship through the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers were discussed by the Appalachian chapter. Students named are Carl Andrew Lucas Woodrow Wilson High School James Edward Webb Clear Fork High School Grover Donald Plumley Fayetteville High School and Marold Thomas Corker Collins High School Oak Hill. Harold Hock of the US Bureau of Mines Mount Hope spoke on static electricity with demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Steel Co
West Virginia Society of Professional Enginers
Appalachian
Carl Andrew Lucas
Woodrow Wilson High School
James Edward Webb
Clear Fork High School
Grover Donald Plumley
Fayetteville High School
Marold Thomas Corker
Collins High School
Oak Hill
Harold Hock
United States Bureau of Mines
Mount Hope
Hock
First Pleasure Boat Fancy Yacht of 1717
The first pleasure boat built exclusively for leisure was the Fancy a yacht owned by Lewis Morris of New York in 1717 Britannica notes.
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Lewis Morris
New York
Postmaster Urges Separate Christmas Card Mailings
A. Fray Lilly asks residents to separate Christmas cards for in and out-of-town mail. Use office labels to mark the two groups and ensure proper handling at the postal facility.
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A. Fray Lilly
Post Office Parkers Can't Be Shoppers
Beckley Postmaster A Fray Lilly warns that those parking at the post office who are not doing business or employed there will have their vehicles towed at the owner's expense. He notes a 17.1 percent rise in four week receipts Nov 11 Dec 8 to 32507 versus 25320 last year and says the office will stay open until 5 pm on Saturday and each Wednesday through early January to handle holiday mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Title Inline
Oliver Wendell Holmes earned the nickname Autocrat of the Breakfast Table for his witty essays and the famed collection that bridged humor and insight.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Recreation Surveys Chief Optimistic on Three-County Plan
Robert C. Squier, regional chief of recreation surveys for the U S Department of the Interior, completed a second Beckley visit to study the New River Gorge area in Raleigh Fayette and Summers counties with an eye toward turning it into a nationally important park. Charles R. Montgomery assisted. Ed Clancy was unavailable due to illness. The second report was sent to the Area Redevelopment Administration, backing the proposed development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Squier
New River Gorge
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers Counties
U. S. Department of the Interior
Beckley
Squier
Charles R. Montgomery
Ed Clancy
The
Area Redevelopment Administration
4-Hers To Present Play On Thursday
The Jol ly Beaver 4-H club will present a Christmas play Thursday at 6 p.m. at the school under the East Beckley Parent-Teacher Association. Mrs. Andrew Durgan urges all parents to attend and bring gifts for exchanging. The covered dish dinner has been postponed to a later date per Mrs. C. L. Griffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Beckley
Parent-Teacher Association
Jolly Beaver
Andrew Durgan
C. L. Griffin
Matchbook advertising drives 196 billion annual giveaways
U S retail outlets generate enough revenue from matchbook ads to afford giving away about 196 billion matchbooks each year, reflecting the strong value of promotional items in the advertising mix.
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U. S
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Several West Virginia servicemen attending or assigned to posts in Korea Germany and the United States are named. Edward J. Peyton of Beckley serving with the First Division Eighth Cavalry in Korea entered the Army in 1959 and is a Stratton High School 1959 graduate. Robert E. Young assigned to the 35th Armor in Mannheim Germany is an 18-year-old scout observer who finished basic training at Fort Knox. Thomas E. Fisher of Shady Spring aided Sikorsky HSS-2 evaluations at Key West Naval Air Station. Thomas E. Hayes from Fayetteville arrived in Korea to join the Seventh Infantry Division and the 31st Infantry. William E. Kinzer of Beckley selected for armor systems maintenance tech training at Lowry AFB Colorado is a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate. William R. Wood of Beckley attends Chanute AFB for electrical repairman training and his wife Alice J. Wood is in Crab Orchard. James R. Meadows of Beckley completed a general supply course at Fort Lee and basic training at Fort Knox. Roger D. Handy of Sophia completed air traffic control operator training at Keesler AFB. Wayne G. Lewis of Beckley serves with the 82nd Airborne’s 825th Infantry at Fort Bragg. Two Fayette County men Harry E. Kincaid and William H. Toney serve in Germany with Seventh Army medical units. Kincaid is an auto mechanic at Heidelberg Fifth Surgical Hospital arriving overseas in September 1960 and Toney joined in 1951 arriving overseas in October 1960 with his wife Barbara.
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Eighth Cavalry
Korea
Edward J. Peyton
Mary S. Peyton
S. Heber St
Beckley
Army
Ft. Ord
Calif
Stratton High School
35Th Armor
Mannheim
Germany
Robert E. Young
Joseph E. Young
MacArthur
Ft. Knox
Woodrow Wilson High School
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
William R. Wood
William J £. Wood
Williams St
Lackland Afb
Tex
Alice J. Wood
Crab Orchard
Quartermaster School
Ft. Lee Va
James R. Meadows
Henry J. Meadows
Elm St
Woodrow Wilson High
Fayette County
Seventh Army
Harry E. Kincaid
Ina P. Kincaid
First Ave
Fayetteville
William H. Toney
Carl A. Toney
Carlisle
Kincaid
Fifth Surgical Hospital
Heidelberg
Toney
128Th
Stuttgart
Ft. Devens
Mass
Oak Hill High School
Barbara
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate deeds recorded in the county clerk office show transfers in multiple districts. Listings include Geneva D and Bobby C Smith to Clinton M Brown for 75 dollars at Pettry Bottom Marsh Fork. Ethel Riffe to Gene Riffe and W P Riffe Jr for no consideration in Crab Orchard Town District. Jessie Vernon and Bonnie Bell to Abbie G Bell for no consideration in Pines Creek Slab Fork. Means to Hunt for 850 in Highview Farm Town. North American Coal and Dock to John D and Betty Redd for 268.50 in East Gulf Slab Fork. Robert C and Marie Bly to John D and Betty Redd for 318.50 in East Gulf Slab Fork. Jess and Bridgie Burgess to Paul and Ethelene Bennett for 2500 in Table Rock Shady Spring. Boyd B and Lorraine Baisden to Ray and Phyllis Jean Verdine for 7500 in Beckley Town. George and Gladys Anderson to Holley Walker for 250 in Shady Grove Farms Shady Spring. Warren and Mollie Shrewsberry to Thomas and Ruby Shrewsberry for 1500 in Tommy’s Creek Slab Fork. James and Marie Dawson to Thomas and Ruby Shrewsberry for 500 in Tommy’s Creek Slab Fork. Sam J and Jane Foglesong to Coy and Lena Sanders for 300 in Rhodell Slab Fork. Montroy and Vada A McCary to Mary L and Lawrence Bell for 3000 in Rhodell Slab Fork. K D Bowers to Harold H and Eileen Jarrell Smith for 1250 in Chilson Lots and Truck Farms Shady Spring.
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Geneva D
Bobby C. Smith
Clinton M. Brown
Pettry Bottom
Marsh Fork
Ethel Riffe
Gene Riffe
W. P. Riffe Jr
Crab Orchard
Jessie Vernon
Bonnie Bell
Abbie G. Bell
Pines Creek
Slab Fork
Daniel O
Mary Thelma Means
Earl and
Mary Hunt
Highview Farm
North American Coal and Dock Co
John D
Betty Redd
East Gulf
Robert C
Marie Bly
Jess
Bridgie Burgess
Paul and
Ethelene Bennett
Table Rock
Shady Spring
Boyd B
Lorraine Baisden
Ray
Phyllis Jean Verdine
Beckley
George and
Gladys Anderson
Holley Walker
Shady Grove Farms
Warren and
Mollie Shrewsberry
Thomas and
Ruby Shrewsberry
Tommy’s Creek
James and
Marie Dawson
Sam J
Jane Foglesong
Coy
Lena Sanders
Rhodell
Montroy
Vada A. McCary
Mary L
Lawrence Bell
K. D. Bowers
Harold H
Eileen Jarrell Smith
Chilson
Two Building Permits Issued by Beckley City Record
Two permits were issued Saturday by the Beckley City Record. Phillips Construction Co. was approved to lay a limestone block foundation for R. D. Watts at 321 N. Kanawha St. for 2000 dollars. Mullins Construction Co. will build a five room brick veneer house on Lots 10 and 11 in the M. J. Meadows addition on Berkley St. for 12100 dollars.
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Beckley City Recorder
Phillips Construction Co
R. D. Watts
N. Kanawha St
Mullins Construction Co
M. J. Meadows
Berkley St
World map highlights UN member nations
Price family from Stotesbury notes flags on the world map showing newest United Nations members. The display features colored flags representing each country, making the current UN roster easy to view.
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Sie Price
Wade Price
Stotesbury
Social Security questions and answers on earnings limits
A reader asks about benefits while working past retirement age. If entitled to more than $80 monthly or combined with a spouse exceeds that, some benefits may be payable. If never filed, inquire at the nearest Social Security office to avoid losing eligible benefits.
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Social Security Office
Eagles Entertain Hospitalized Vets at Beckley Hospital
Beckley Aerie 2377 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held a Friday night party for 62 patients at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. William Ward, hospital chair man for the lodge, announced gifts for the patients and cakes for those in the mental ward. The Vagabonds of Beckley provided music from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley Aerie
Order of Eagles
William Ward
Lodge
Beckley
Runaway Car Strikes Midway Utility Pole
A runaway car broke loose from a wreck truck near Sophia and struck a utility pole about 100 yards down the highway around 9 15 p m Sunday at Midway. The wreck truck from Hall Chevrolet Inc of Sophia towed the car when it broke free. The car owner could not be learned.
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Midway
Hall Chevrolet Inc
Sophia
Darker cloth on snow proves heat absorption
Science For You explains that placing white and dark cloths on snow or ice in the sun shows darker colors heat faster. Dark cloth absorbs more radiant energy, warming and melting the surface sooner, while light colors reflect more sunlight, melting slower.
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Ena
Appalachian Power
Creck
Appalachian Power Company
Carey G Ec
UNSER
Santa
VANES
Zenith
Durastron
Royal
W. Neville St
Key West, Fla., Naval Air Station
Thomas E. Fisher
Aviation Electrician
James Fisher
Seventh Infantry Division
Pvt
Thomas E. Hayes
Vella B. Hayes
31St Infantry
Tech
Lowry Air Force Base
Colo
William E. Kinzer
John K. Kinzer
Hargrove St
Lackland Air Force Base
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Roger D. Handy
Susan Handy
Sophia High School
82Nd Airborne Division
825Th Infantry
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Wayne G. Lewis
Kermit K. Lewis
Craver Advertising Co
Kinzer
Mark Twain High School
National Honor Society
Mark Twail
Sara Melton
Linda Parker
Linda Bower
Trula Owens
Honor Society
Christine Spinelli
Mike Spinelli
Tams
June Davis
Roy Y. Davis
McAlpin
United Nations
Daryl Green
Elder
Walter Green
Eagles
Science
Bob Brown
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