Junior Historians aid Beckley Salvation Army Christmas drive
Woodrow Wilson High School Junior Historians collected food toys and clothing and gave them Saturday to Lt Raymond Kitchen commander of Beckley Citadel for the annual Christmas appeal. Four club members Tommy Thompson president Mary Adams Freddie Lewis and Kathy Gwynn posed with the gifts during the Saturday night program titled Heart of Christmas at the school.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Sal
Vation Army
Tommy Thompson
Mary Adams
Freddie Lewis
Kathy Gwynn
Raymond Kitchen
Beckley Citadel
Santa visits Raleigh Armory for Troop C Christmas party
Santa Claus visits the Raleigh County Armory on Sunday to host 60 children of Troop C, 150th Armored Cavalry National Guard at the annual party. Each child received a gift a candy filled stocking and a bag of fruit. Joseph Allen Frazer was seated by Santa as the party was sponsored by Lt and Mrs Jack Grosclose Sgt and Mrs Fred Almond and Sgt and Mrs James Miller.
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Santa Claus
Raleigh County
Troop C
150Th Armored Cavalry
National Guard
Joseph Allen Frazer
Santa
Jack Grosclose
Fred Almond
James Miller
Chris
Allen “Razer
Bill Pritchard
Elks Lodge
Ed Carman
Five Beckley traffic violators nabbed by city police
Beckley police arrested five men over the weekend for traffic offences. All will appear in Police Court tonight. Roger Stone 18 of Beckley charged with speeding. Clay Walker 39 Beckley charged with speeding. Earl Whitlock 21 Beckley cited for running a red light and no licenses. Walter Sturger 17 Crab Orchard charged with improper registration and no license. Jack Dempsey 18 Scarbro cited for speeding and no registration card.
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Beckley
Roger Dale Stone
Clay W. Walker
Earl L. Whitlock
Walter Lee Sturger
Crab Orchard
Jack L. Dempsey
Scarbro
First Navy Goodyear blimp launched in 1938
United Press International reports the first of the Navy K-class Goodyear airships known as blimps was launched on December 8, 1938, per Jane's All The World's Aircraft.
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United Press International
Navy
Goodyear
Court of Honor Honors Troop 80 Scouts at Methodist Temple
Saturday night at the Methodist Temple church featured a Court of Honor for Boy Scout Troop 80. Star Rank recipients were David and Randell Rumberg, with first class to Mike Sweeney and Dana McCorkle and second class to several others. Tenderfoot and merit badge awards followed for many scouts including David Francisco, James Dyer, and Richard Scruggs, with a long list of badges in areas from firemanship to nature and photography. The troop has been sponsored by the church since 1936, led by Scoutmaster J. W. Dixon Jr. and assistant scoutmasters Lloyd Sweeney and C. R. McCorkle.
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Boy Scout Troop 80
Methodist Temple
Boy Scouts of
Troop 80
The
David
Randell Rumberg
Mike Sweeney
Dana McCorkle
Jimmy Starr
Terry Jones
Mike Pyles
Harold Stone
Tony Reedy
van Lucas
Paul Wilbur
J. W. Dixon Jr
Lloyd Sweeney
C. R. McCorkle
Auschwitz Camp Hosts War Crimes Tribunal Witness Testimony
West German court opens a temporary Auschwitz tribunal to verify testimony by 20 former Nazis linked to millions of Jewish deaths. The outdoor court sits near the death wall and loading platform, with Dr. Franz Bernhard Lucas the sole defendant.
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Oswiecim
Poland
UPI
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Adolf Hitler
Frankfurt
Auschwitz
Hitler
Walter Hotz
Franz Bernhard Lucas
Auschwitz Gas Chambers
Beckley hospital head Miller in serious condition
Harold W. Miller, head of the psychiatric social workers department at Spencer State Hospital and former Beckley resident, remains in serious condition at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. He is a former Beckley city councilman and brother of Mrs. Palmer Farley and ex mayor Cecil L. Miller. He was flown here last Thursday from Spencer. Bromide and mercury are liquid chemical elements at zero degrees Celsius.
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Harold W. Miller
Spencer State Hospital
Beckley
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Miller
Palmer Farley
C St
Cecil L. Miller
Spencer
Asthma Formula Becomes Nonprescription Drug Choice
The formula doctors prescribe most for private patients is now sold without prescription in most states. Primatene tablets relieve attacks in minutes and provide hours of relief by loosening bronchial congestion and easing nervous tension.
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New York
N. Y
Guevara Predicted Revolution Spreading Across Latin America
New York UPI report cites Ernesto Che Guevara predicting revolts would inflame every country in Latin America during a CBS Face the Nation interview. Fidel Castro aide says Cuba will train Latin American subversives but not export revolution, deny arms shipments. Demonstrations outside UN and TV studios cited amid security. Che Guevara urges restored U S relations for sugar sales and parts trade while rejecting Washington conditions.
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UPI
Ernesto Che Guevara
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Guevara
CBS
United Nations
World Peace Organization
East River
U.N
Gladys Perez
Sans Guevara
United States
U.S
Washington
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Conrad Cooper
Mark Wad
Kenneth Sturgis
Mile Pyles
Danny Broyles
Steve Whitener
Linnie, Jones
David Whitener
Tony Clemens
Brownie Billings
Tom Hunter
Burge Speilman
Mike Bodnar
Neck Legg
David Rumberg
Mike Lilly
Billy J. Dixon
Tribunal For War Crimes
Miller ‘Critical
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Wooddell
Jewelry
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Appalachian. Power Company
Mary Carter
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Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Snark
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West Virginia
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