Payne's Personal Shopping Service Expands At Payne's
A year round personal shopping service debuts at Payne's with Mrs Mickey Holmes handling orders for male customers and expanding to birthdays anniversaries and other gifts. Wallet cards list 14 item categories and sizes while a customer file will note color preferences and dates. Arnold's Food Market will open soon at 705 N Kanawha St replacing Willard's with full grocery and meat offerings and three daily deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne's
Arnold's Market
Willard
Mickey Holmes
E. M. Payne Co
Payne
Main Street
Arnold’s Food Market
N. Kanawha St
Willard’s
Payne’s
Income questionnaire rules for WV veterans pensions
West Virginia veterans affairs director urges timely return of annual income questionnaires with pension checks. He notes common errors such as incomplete answers lack of signature and incorrect marital status, and warns delays or stoppage of benefits if the forms are late or improperly completed. The article stresses careful handling of IBM cards and offers assistance from VA offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Collier JR
W. Va
Veterans Administration
Mark
IBM
West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs
Valley Bell Dairy and Guyan Creamery Announce Merger
One of West Virginia’s oldest dairy firms Valley Bell and Guyan Creamery of Huntington disclose a merger to create a larger tri state operation. Valley Bell will expand service to Ashland Kentucky and SE Ohio while maintaining Beckley plant and Charleston headquarters. Claude S. Holcomb named Huntington plant general manager with 30 years at Guyan and WV Dairy Products Association presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie ‘Hume
The
Telephone Co
Charleston
West Virginia
Telephone Pioneers
Hume
Woodrum
Melville C. Lindsay
Boston
Mass
Telephone Pioneers of America’s Association
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone Pioneers of America
United States
Canada
Guyan Creamery of
Huntington
Valley Bell Dairy
Valley Bell
J. William Martin
Beckley
Fred Hurt
Hurt
Ohio Valley
Guyan
Tri-State
Guyan Creamery
Martin
Ashland
Ohio
Gallipolis
Claude S. Holcomb
Holcomb
West Virginia Dairy Products Association
Point Pleasant
Logan
Fellowships for Social Studies Teachers at Purdue Booked
Purdue University in 1961 will offer 50 all expense social studies teacher fellowships for West Virginia junior and senior high school teachers. Funded by a General Electric Foundation grant for the second year, the program runs June 19 to July 29. Applications open to public private and parochial school teachers in the area. A School of Industrial Management committee will select the fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
West Virginia
Frederick L. Hovde
General Electric Foundation
School of Industrial Management
Wesleyan
William A. Hallam
Marshall College Institute
Donald C. Martin
After Christmas Swapping Boosts Beckley Stores
Shoppers fill Beckley streets as after Christmas sales draw crowds and many exchange gifts. Reports from Can Shoe Store E M Payne Co Beckley Hardware and Furniture Co G C Murphy Co Watkins Drug Store Rahall's Ladies Shop and Harry's Men's Shop describe exchanges for wrong sizes and mismatched gifts. Store managers note brisk activity, with some customers swapping entire gifts while others take advantage of post holiday sales. The scene suggests swapping may continue through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Maynor
City Avenue
Max Smith
Main Street
E. M. Payne Co
John Kushner
E. E. Bibb
Beckley Hardware and Furniture Co
Bibb
G. C. Murphy Co
Eugene O'Dell
Watkins Drug Store
Tony Leeber
Beckley Hardware
Beckley Stamp Club welcomes guest speaker at Sophia Elementary
A Beckley philatelist spoke to the Sophia Elementary School Stamp Club with eighth graders crowding to admire his American stamps collection. Students learned commemoratives include Robert Taylor's favorites as they gathered around the speaker, with Cathy Dunn, Mickey Scariot, Roger Weddle, Mrs. Nellie Keefer, Taylor, David Smith, and Sharon Cochran pictured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Sophia Elementary School Stamp Club
Robert Taylor
Cathy Dunn
Mickey Scariot
Roger Weddle
Nellie Keefer
Taylor
David Smith
Sharon Cochran
SRC Program Open To Seniors For Highway Engineering
Morgantown reports a 1961 program open to high school graduates to study highway engineering through the State Road Commission. Applicants must show engineering aptitude via a written exam emphasizing science math and English, to be held February 26 at various statewide locations. Trainee appointments will follow personal interviews by State Road Commission representatives and civil engineering depth assessments.
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Morgantown
Wealh
Big Univeram
State Road Commission
BD Hages
Selah
Schaub
Your Senator Never Saw It
Washington reports holiday mail to senators swamps offices as 1500 to 2000 Christmas cards arrive for some lawmakers. Cards are dumped into boxes and opened later with a brief note, sometimes signed by the senator, but most remain unseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Wheeling Eyes Bigger School
Ohio County School Supt Levering Bonar proposed consolidating Wheeling Triadelphia Warwood and West Liberty into a single 2000-student high school. The plan would repurpose the four existing sites as junior highs for grades seven to nine, with cheaper construction and modern teaching methods including language laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
UPS
Ohio
Levering Bonar
Ohio County
Bonar
Ohio County Council of Parents
Triadelphia High School
Triadelphia
Warwood
West Liberty
Office Seeks Volunteer Typists for TB Association
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association calls for volunteer typists to prepare follow up letters for nonrespondents to the annual Christmas seal sale. The $10,000 goal has reached $7,540.26, with today’s $62.50. Volunteers should report to the TB office in the Memorial Building 9 am to noon or 1 pm to 5 pm weekdays. Saturday hours are 10 am to noon, with staff willing to stay for Saturday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Memorial
March of Dimes Seeks Volunteers for Campaign
Bill Wilbur, Raleigh County campaign director for 1961, urged volunteers to help raise funds to prevent birth defects affecting one in 16 babies, aid 11 million Americans with arthritis and rheumatic diseases, and support the polio fight through the National Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wilbur
Raleigh County
National Foundation
Copacabana Closed for Four Days Over ID Card Violations
New York City police shut the Copacabana nightclub for four days during Christmas week after six employees were found working without proper identity cards. The action underscores ongoing enforcement of credential rules at entertainment venues.
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BAR Entertainment
New York
UPI
Copacabana
Science and Math Teachers Eligible For Further Training
West Virginia colleges receive NSF grants to run summer institutes for science and mathematics teachers in 1961. WVU, Wesleyan, Marshall College will host programs with stipends and noncredit coursework to enhance teaching in biology chemistry physics geology calculus and more. Applicants must have three years teaching experience and plan to remain in teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virenian Universith
Pone Pow Ried
Ees
National Science Foundations
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Marshall College
Huntington
West Virginia University
James B. Hickman
Local soldiers listed in various units overseas
Two area men join the First Cavalry Division in Korea. Pfc Aaron W. Martin 19 of Beaver and Sgt 1 C Cleveland B. Holsten 28 of Dorothy are among several Beckley and Mullens natives noted. Martin joined in 1958, trained at Fort Jackson and arrived overseas in 1960. Holsten, a medical aidman, joined in 1950, last at Fort Sam Houston and arrived overseas in 1959. Others include Pfc Charles R. Tabor Mullens serving with the Second Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune. Lance Cpl John W. Simmons assisting Naval Academy midshipmen at Little Creek. Specialist Bobby J. Cook training at Fort Eustis. Sgt John W. Schoolcraft completing helicopter repair. Pvt Ray E. Lewis entering Fort Knox. Pvt Raymond Neal training at Fort Gordon. Pvt Larry H. Keaton at Camp Lejeune. Pvt David A. James at Fort Sill. Pvt Noah W. Lovely with the 101st at Fort Campbell.
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First Cavalry Division
Korea
Aaron W. Martin
Chilton Weston
Beaver
Cleveland B. Holsten
Albert Holsten
Dorothy
Fifth Cavalry
Martin
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Shady
Second Marine Regiment
Second Marine Division
Camp Lejuene
N. C
Charles R. Tabor
Charlie Tabor
Farley Ave
Mullens
Mullens High School
U. S. Naval Academy
Naval Amphibious Base
Little Creek
Lance Cpl
John W. Simmons
John M. Simmons, Mullens
Transportation School
Fort Eustis
Bobby J. Cook
Peggy
Highland Ave
Pvt
Ray E. Lewis
Virgil R. Lewis
Route 1
Beckley
Fort Knox
Woodrow Wilson High School
Provost Marshal General's School
Fort Gordon
Raymond Neal
James M. O'Neal
Romamage
Herndon High School
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Noah W. Lovely
Myrtle Lovely
Route 5
Rock Creek
101St Administration Company
Fort Sill
Oklo
Marsh Fork High School
Health alert on lead exposure for young children
A health note warns that three year olds and under fives can suffer serious illness from lead exposure, often with no early symptoms. Old homes may have layered lead paint on woodwork and plaster. stop children from chewing paint and repaint with low lead interior paint.
Lead poisoning warning for parents and early signs
It warns that lead poisoning is not harmless and can cause death or brain damage if untreated. Symptoms include appetite loss, cramps, vomiting, pallor, irritability, drowsiness, and poor coordination. seek a doctor immediately. The column is sponsored by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Shady Spring Junior Choir to Appear on TV Show
The Shady Spring Community Church Junior Choir will appear on WOAY-TV at 1 30 p m on Thursday under Mrs Frank Skaggs direction They will sing hymns solos and a poem Happy New Year Miss Connie Clark will be the pianist for the presentation
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Shady Spring Community Church
Woay-Tv
Frank Skaggs
Connie Clark
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Raleigh Register
Eve Breck
Arnold Mann
East Prince St
Mann
Jack Greer
Fayetteville
Maple Avenue
Beckley Business Community
Main Street Department Store
Lloy
Union Carbide Metals Co
United States Civil Service Commission
Youngstown
Air Force Reserve
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Bakalar Air Force Base
Columbus
Ind
U. S. Civil Service Region
Cincinnati 2
Air Force
A Beckleyan
Mildred Burgess
Bailey Ave
Mojnd
Annette
Phoenix
Ariz
William H
Bill” Rhodes
Frank Y. Rhodes
Springs
Rhodes
Mark Twain High School
Silverberg
Guyan Creamery Merge
Friday Meadows
Friday
Sophia Club
March of Dimes
By Peggy Kessinger
John W. Schoolcraft
Daisy E. Schoolcraft
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Marine Pvt
Larry H. Keaton
Herbert R. Keaton
Lester
Artillery and Missile Center
Okla
David A. James
William P. James
R. M. O'Neal
LL. H. Keaton
Shady Spring Jr. Choir
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