Detroit Girl Engaged To Robert T. Garrett
Detroit social circle notes the engagement of Barbara Williams of Detroit to Robert Thomas Garrett son of Mrs Goldie M Garrett of Beckley and the late Howard M Garrett Miss Williams WVU Mor gantown major in home economics active in civic welfare and a TV appearance Garrett Bluefield State College honor grad and WVU alumnus English teacher with the New Jersey school system No wedding date set Garrett visited Detroit over the holidays to plan arrangements
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Frank Bates
Detroit
Mich
Barbara Williams
Robert Thomas Garrett
Goldie M. Garrett
Mills St
Beckley
Howard M. Garrett
Miss Williams
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Garrett
Bluefield State College
Raleigh Register
New Jersey School System
Beckley Kiwanis Club to Install New Officers
Roy Lucas will be installed as president at a noon El Chico luncheon today. Elected officers include Eugene F. Eager first vice president Sherman Trail second vice president and Fred Roschi treasurer. Board members are E. D. Armstrong Sidney Fink John Gates and D. I Loday Holliday with carry-overs E. T. Gilmer George B. Harvey and Phill A. McDaniel. Jerome Van Meter district lieutenant governor leads the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lucas
Beckley Kiwanis Club
el Chico
Eugene F. Eager
Sherman Trail
Center
Fred Roschi
E. D. Armstrong
Sidney Fink
John Gates
I Loday D. Holliday
E. T. Gilmer
George B. Harvey
Phill A. McDaniel
Jerome van Meter
Fire Chief to Speak at Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Meeting
Dunbar Fire Department chief D. C. Thumm will be guest speaker at the Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Club meeting on January 16. The event invites members and neighbors to attend and hear his safety and fire service remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Thumm
Dunbar Fire Department
Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Club
New Commodity Points Listed For Food Distribution
Sprague Warehouse announces two new commodity distribution points. Local Union Hall Affinity will run 9 am to 5 pm Monday and Tuesday with Kelly Cole in charge. The First Baptist Church Sophia will operate 8 am to 4 pm Tuesday and Wednesday under W G Mooney. Applications for January 1 may be made in the county courtroom 9 am to 4 pm Tuesday instead of Monday due to New Year’s Day. head of household must provide Social Security number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Affinity
Kelly Cole
First Baptist Church
Sophia
W. G. Mooney
Ene County
Installation Dinner for Hytone Lodge of Order of the Arrow
The Hytone Lodge of the Order of the Arrow plans an installation tonight after a 6:30 p.m. banquet at El The Appalachian Boy Scout Council covering nine counties will install officers from Beckley and Princeton. John Cline will be lodge chief and Kenny Coleman treasurer, both from Princeton. Jim Snider is vice chief and Herb Wheeler secretary from Beckley. Guy Amato, council commissioner, will be guest speaker. The business session will set this year's programs including a fellowship before spring camp. Charles Prince, 15, of Sprague, was discharged from Raleigh General Hospital after sledding injuries on Christmas Day.
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Hytone Lodge
Order of the Arrow
el Chico
Appalachian Boy Scout Council
Beckley
Princeton
John Cline
Kenny Coleman
Jim Snider
Herb Wheeler
Retailers Seek Rebate For Collecting Taxes
West Virginia Retailers Association may urge the 1963 State Legislature to compensate merchants for collecting the consumer tax. The idea emerged at the association’s annual Charleston meeting, where President Earle E. Bibb cited the need to study the best approach before possibly presenting the issue in January. Executive VP Joseph Sotot noted merchants are the only tax collectors who do not get paid. Bibb said attendance was low due to the weather, with about 50 at the luncheon.
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West Virginia Retailers Association
Charleston
Earle E. Bibb
Beckley
Joseph S. Sotot
Association
Accident Victim Faces Surgery After One Car Crash
Mrs. Margaret Davis, 25, of Bradley, plans head surgery at Bluefield Sanitarium Tuesday to relieve pressure causing partial paralysis on her left side from injuries in a December 16 one car crash at Flat Top. Her mother Evelyn Lafferty and brothers Darrel and David were also injured, with Darrel and Evelyn in satisfactory condition and David discharged after treatment for cuts.
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Margaret Davis
Bradley
Bluefield Sanitarium
Davis
Raleigh General Hospital
Evelyn Lafferty
Darrel
David
Coal City Church Plans New Year Watch Service
The Coal City Community Church will host a New Year's Watch Service starting at 7:30 p.m. with special singing. Rev. Armor Sayre will give an 8 p.m. talk followed by 8:45 p.m. fellowship, then talks by visiting pastors at 10:15 p.m. and 11 p.m. The Coal City Choir Erma and Carylon from Jonben Murphy Trio Reta Brickfield and The Family Four will perform, with Mrs. Bess Cole presenting a reading. All are invited.
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Coal City
RNS
Armor Sayre
Coal City Choir
Erma
Carylon
Jonben
Murphy
Reta Brickfield
Family Four
Bess Cole
Sayre
Citizens Radio Club Plans Saturday Dance
The Raleigh Rayette Citizens Band Radio Club will sponsor a New Year’s Dance at 8 p.m. Saturday in Oak Hill Armory. President Robert Hatcher says a local band will perform and all club members and their wives are invited.
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Raleigh-rayette Citizens Band Radio Club
Oak Hill Armory
Robert Hatcher
Hatcher
Cover Girl Gets Fan Mail from Readers
A 10-year-old Sophia girl, Carol Evelyn Benfield, drew fan letters from several states after the United Mine Workers Journal featured her on the front page with a religious verse. Letters came from miners and admirers, including Julius A. Mazaika of Nanty Coke Pa who enclosed about 150 stamps, and Mrs. Joe Sabolkeski of Adena Ohio who sent stamps from foreign countries. Carol is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Benfield. her father previously mined Wyco and belongs to UMWA District 29.
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Sophia
United Mine Workers Journal
Carol Evelyn Benfield
William Benfield
Pauline Davis
Raleigh Register
Journal
Carol
Nanticoke
Julius A. Mazaika
Mazaika
Joe Sabolkeski
Route 2
Adena
Ohio
Wyco
UMWA
Doctor Says Tranquilizers Trigger Milk Secretions
A woman writes about unexpected milk production after long tranquilizer use following her mother's death. Dr. Hyman notes 26 of 100 similar cases and warns to stop the drug, advising openness with coworkers to ease unfair stigma. A second letter asks about sinus infection and nose surgery, with cautious guidance on intranasal procedures and a suggestion to involve a specialist.
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Baltimore
Army Signs Eight Enlistees at Beckley Recruiting Station
Eight men enlisted at the Main Recruiting Station in Beckley on Thursday. Everett L McAllister of Crab Orchard and Charles P Cox of Mallory join Airborne units. Jerry W. Harpe of Charleston and Gordon A. Miller of Looneyville enter Air Defense Command and administration posts respectively. Earl Poe of Renick, Marvin H. Wagner of White Sulphur Springs, Robert N. Fisher of Otto, and William L. Burgess of Spencer receive assignments in radio repair, administration, construction equipment operation, and related duties. They were sent to Fort Jackson South Carolina reception station.
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Army
Beckley
Everett L McAllister
W. C. McAllister
Crab Orchard
Airborne
Jerry W. Harpe
Mary A. Harper
Charleson
Gordon A. Miller
H. G. Miller
Looneyville
U.S. Army Air Defense Command
Earl Poe
Carl H. Poe
Renick
Charles P. Cox
Mallory
Marvin H. Wagner
Arlie Wagner
White Sulphur Springs
Robert N. Fisher
B. E. Fisher
Otto
William L. Burgess
W. C. Burgess
Spencer
Fort Jackson
S. c
Firemen to Receive New Lightweight Hats
Beckley Fire Department to get six new lightweight type fire helmets says fire chief Cecil Connor. The helmets will provide high impact and penetration resistance and protect wearers from sub zero to 270 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures.
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Beckley
Cecil Connor
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