Sophia Store Employees Tour Branham Firms Remodeled Plans
Sophia Ben Franklin Department Store manager Jack Branham led five regular employees on a Wednesday tour to Nitro and Whitesville to inspect recently remodeled self service stores. Branham and Britts Hardware, owned by the same firm, has run in Whitesville for 10 years, Nitro 5, and the hardware shop 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Branham
Sophia Ben Franklin
Nitro and
Whitesville
Sophia
Branham and Britts Hardware
Nitro
Branham
O. E. Stump Jr
D. F. Branham
Morris Harvey Graduates Seven Area Students
Morris Harvey College reports seven area students among 61 completing degree requirements in the 1959 60 fall semester per Dean Harry G Straley. The graduates listed include Warren R McGraw Pineville bachelor of arts Benny A Williams Ghent bachelor of science in business administration Lois Jean Beverly Mount Hope Jeanette Bond Beckley Patsy Jean Humphrey Dry Creek Paul Wesley Hintman Beckley and Margaret Layne Hubbard Seth bachelor of science in education.
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Morris Harvey College
Harry G. Straley
Warren R. McGraw
Pineville
Benny A. Williams
Ghent
Lois Jean Beverly
Mount Hope
Jeanette Bond
Beckley
Patsy Jean Humphrey
Dry Creek
Paul Wesley Hintman
Margaret Layne Hubbard
Seth
Cleveland Ohio Original Spelling Cleaveland Dropped A
A historical note recalls Cleveland Ohio was once spelled Cleaveland with an extra a. The name later lost the letter a, standardizing as Cleveland. This spelling change marks a minor but notable shift in the city’s naming history.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleaveland
Eppys Drug Store to Open in Beckley Area
Milton Epstein plans to open Eppys at the corner of Valley Drive and North Oakwood Ave between Feb 15 and Feb 20. The full service drug store will offer prescriptions, cosmetics, a soda fountain, books, school supplies, toys, model airplanes, and a camera department with delivery service.
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Eppy’s
Valley Drive
Oakwood Ave
Milton Epstein
Epstein
Beckley
Chevyie Pharmacy
Lexington
West Virginia
Herbert Atha
Earl Mullins
Travis Parsons
Louisville College of Pharmacy
University of Kentucky
Maxwell Hill
The
Elks
Masons
Shrine
Lions Club
Growls from The Bear's Den
Nancy Lee Bowyer presents Tech news from West Virginia Tech in Beckley area. Newly elected Beta Kappa Chi officers are Jim Harvey president and Jim Hoye treasurer. Socials linked to PE Majors and Minors Club and Sigma Iota Chi Sorority follow Tech basketball win. Valentine Dance set for Feb 12 with sorority mugs as favors and Ned Guthrie Jr. providing music.
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Beta Kappa Chi
Jim Harvey
Jim Hoye
Beckley
WVIT
Voice of Tech
Kermit Gentry
Glen Rogers
Hugh Keatley
Mount Hope
Marlene Toler
Clear Fork
Phyllis Wiseman
Prosperity
Doug Lewis
Ned Guthrie Jr
Charleston
Beckley Man Waives Hearing On Numbers Charge
A Beckley man waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate Cotton White on a charge of possessing numbers and policy slips. Arrested by State Police, Elbert Fisher posted a $300 property bond and was released from Raleigh County Jail. He awaits Grand Jury action on the charge. A deputy sheriff jailed two men at 4:20 pm Thursday on non-support charges. They are Harry Carson Kincaid of Piney.
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Beckley
Cotton White
Elbert Fisher
Raleigh
White
Harry Carson Kincaid
Piney
Byrd Seeks Expanded Markets for West Virginia Woodlands
Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia plans to press for broader markets for the state's 9.8 million acres of commercial woodland. He will raise the issue with the U.S. Forest Service chief as Senate Appropriations subcommittees review the 1961 budget. The Clark McNary Act funds state and private forestry programs, with WV receiving about 170000 of a 12334800 national allotment. the National Association of State Foresters has urged a substantial funding increase.
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
U.S. Forest Service
Byrd
West Virginia
Department of the Interior
Senate Appropriations Committee
Forest Service
State Division of Forestry
National Association of State Foresters
Associa
Beckley Man Arrested On Bad Check Charge
Benny Reed Shouse of Beckley was arrested by city police on a bad check charge for passing a check at Pete's & Bob's drive in. Warrant issued by Magistrate Cotton White. Booked at the jail about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. Woodrow Thompson of Clear Fork was arrested Wednesday on a breach of peace charge.
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Benny Reed Shouse
Beckley
Cotton White
Woodrow Thompson
Clear Fork
Underwater Sound Bounces Limit Submarine Detection
Radar can detect aerial targets at thousands of miles, but underwater sound travels only a few miles. Submarine detection via sonar is restricted by limited sound propagation in water, constraining range and effectiveness.
Subcommittee Discusses The Request For Consideration
A fragment shows a subcommittee member voicing support for a proposal with emphasis on careful consideration. The quote indicates a formal discussion aimed at approving or further reviewing the request.
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Sophia Store
Kentucky
Ancient Age Dist. Co
Frankfort
Phia High School
Beckley College
Clifton Eddins
Marines
Morris Harvey
Eppy's Drug
Oscar Hutchison
Point Express, Inc
W. H. Hanks
Motor Freight Company
Hutchison
Glen Morgan
West Virginia University
Raleigh County
New Transportation
Methodist Temple
Edward James Goard
Page
Charles Cernute
Raleigh Glass and Mirror Co
Williams Tire and Battery Co
Haddad
TV and Furniture Co
Nancy Lee Bowyer
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia Tech
Tech
Alderson-Broaddus
Sigma Iota Chi Sorority
Sigmas
Phyllis Bailey
Oak Hill
Pat Sandy
Mullens
Peggy Smith
Fayetteville
Marie Matulis
Marylee Walker
Jo Ann Parrish
Beckleyan
Woodland
Tion
Subcommittee
Goss
Childrens
Ati
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