New Nurses Join Beckley VA Hospital Staff
The Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital welcomes two new nurses. Mrs Henry J Kalwaic joined January 15 and Miss Mary Lou Lewis began January 31. Kalwaic is from Asheville North Carolina a Mission Hospital graduate formerly at Richmond VA Hospital and lives at Raleigh Heights. Lewis is a Crab Orchard native a 1959 Laird Memorial and Woodrow Wilson High School graduate who formerly worked in Dr. Grover Hedrick Jr s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckly Veterans Administration Hospital
Henry J. Kalwai
VA Hospital
Ashville
N. C
Mission Hospital
Richmond, Va
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Kalwaic
Raleigh Heights
Mary Lou Lewis
Robert Lewis
Crab Orchard
Woodrow Wilson High School
Laird Memorial Hospital
Lewis
Grover C. Hedrick Jr
IRS says health spa expenses not deductible for taxes
Nathaniel Looker of Parkersburg District explains the IRS stance on deducting expenses for hotels and health spa services with health restoring facilities. Travel for general health improvement is not deductible, nor are vacations or gym dues, as they are personal living expenses. Revenue Rulings 57-130 and 55-261 support this position.
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Nathaniel Looker
Internal Revenue
Parkersburg
IRS
Looker
C. B
Seniors Named To Attend Fete At Engineers Week Dinner
Seniors from four area high schools were chosen to attend the Appalachian Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers annual dinner during Engineers Week in Beckley. About 20 students, each with an instructor, will receive slide rules. Dr. Roger L. Smith of Virginia Tech will be guest speaker. Representing Oak Hill Collins is Carolyn Sue Allen with instructor John P. Duda. Trap Hill is David L. Haley with George D. Cover. Mount Hope High School sends Dallas Hicks with John R. Brady. Glen Rogers sends Bill Philyaw with principal James L. Lewis. All plan future study in engineering or teaching math.
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Appalachian
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Canson
Beckley Hotel
Roger L. Smith
Virginia Polytechnics Institute
Blacksburg
Glen Rogers
June Haley
Eccles
Trap Hill
George D. Covey
Ber
Haley
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Mount Hope High School
Dallas Hicks
Warren Hicks
Prince
John R. Brady
Hicks
Bill Philyaw
Cuba Philyvaw
Glen Rogers High School
James L. Lewis
Three Firms Seek Approval For Licenses
The Mechanical Trades Board will present three license requests to City Council under the city's new Mechanical Trades Ordinance. New River Supply Co of Beckley and Oak Hill seeks plumbing heating sheet metal electrical and air conditioning licenses, Paul Smith seeks plumbing and heating, and Halstead Refrigeration seeks plumbing and heating. Council must approve before licenses are issued.
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Mechanical Trades Board
New Mechanical Trades Ordinance
City Hall
NEW River Supply CO
Beckley and
Oak Hill
Paul Smith
Halstead
Cooper Given Practice Teaching Assignment
James Cooper son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Cooper 114 Dixie Ave is a student teacher assigned to Weston High School from Glenville State College He is a business and physical education student and a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity The plan halves the semester into two nine week periods to handle enrollment growth giving students full experience and potential faster graduation in under four years
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James Cooper
Ernest Cooper
Dixie Ave
Weston High School
Glenville State College
Woodrow Wilson High School
Kappa Sigma Kappa
Glenville
Harry B. Heflin
Eleven Men Sign For Army Enlistments at Beckley Host
Eleven men enlisted at the Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Thursday. Names include Bobbie Edward Hoke Covington Virginia Europe bound and William Turner Thomas Flattop Princeton Europe, with others from Union Avondale Fayetteville Scarbro Anawalt Saltville Freeman and more, all slated for basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
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Beckley
Bobbie Edward Hoke
Lonnie Edward Hoke
Covington
Euope
William Turner Thomas
Lucy Bell Thomas
Princeton
Europe
Thomas Marian Humphreys
Paul M. Humphreys
Union
Airborne
Charles Edward Whitehouse
Harold R. Whitehouse
Ripley
James Earnest McDowell
Ray Earnest
Accident Victim Still Unconscious in Local Crash
Five victims of a Greyhound bus car crash on Harper Road remain in Beckley and Raleigh General Hospitals. Mrs. Ramona Dillon, wife of Bobbie Dillon, Beckley Route 3, is unconscious but not in a critical condition per her doctor. Others listed as fair or satisfactory include Nina Lambert Lester, Betty Walker Fairdale, Ruth Massey Glen Daniel, and Mary Rose Allen Glen Daniel.
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Greyhound
Harper Road
Beckley
Ramona Dillon
Bobbie
G. Dillon
Raleigh General Hospital
Nina Lambert
Lester
Betty Walker
Fairdale
Beckley Hospital
Ruth Massey
Glen Daniel
Mary Rose Allen
West Virginia Federation Receives Advertising Award
The West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs Week honored Feb 13 19 as members contributed to state promotion. Their pictorial booklet West Virginia won the Advertising Federation of America top state award for Advertising Achievement of the Year. Presented by Huntington Advertising Club, the 36 page booklet with color covers is praised as a premier public relations tool and now in its second printing under a campaign to Tell the World about Beautiful West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Europe
Union
State Jaycee Meet Set Here
West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce board of directors meet in Beckley Friday through Sunday will include the state Distinguished Service Award presentation. Beckley Jaycee Truman Sayre is a candidate for the DSA to be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday. Local Jaycees meet tonight in Beckley Hotel at 6 30 p.m. to finalize plans for the event. John Ashworth and Bill Wilbur are general chairs with Kenna Chambers as registration chairman and Eddie Withrow in charge of special gifts.
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West Virginia
Ex Beckleyans Mate Named Louisville Editor
Ben F Reeves promoted to managing editor of the Louisville Courier Journal. Former assistant managing editor, married to Mavis Mann, PhD. Son-in-law of Fletcher Mann of Harper Road, Reeves earned Kentucky journalism degree in 1949 after Navy service. He joined the paper in 1952. Mrs Reeves taught political science at West Virginia University and Louisville University. The couple have daughter Andree Elizabeth born in 1958 and reside at 559 Sunnyside Drive Louisville.
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Ben F. Reeves
Louisville Courier Journal
Reeves
Mavis Mann
Fletcher W. Mann
Harper Road
University of Kentucky
Navy
Courier* Journal
West Virginia University
University of Louisville
Andree Elizabeth
Sunnyside Dr
Louisville
Troop 77 Anniversary and Party at Prosperity Church
Brownie and Intermediate Troop 77 of First Baptist Prosperity celebrated a troop anniversary with a Friday party at leader Mrs Chester Webb's home. Wings and pins were awarded to Diana Neal Margaret Stum and Drema Dalton. Linda Webb earned life saving, basketry and animal raising badges and membership stars for each year.
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First Baptist Church of Prosperity
Chester Webb
Diana Neal
Foster
Margaret Stum Drema Dalton
Linda Webb
Barbara Dearing
Virginia James
Cathy Houchins
Debbie Hurley
Vickie Richmond
Carol West
Debbie Phillips
Diane Pennington
Mrs. Webb
Pegeed
Cathy Webb
Cathy
Eagle Scout Awarded to 13 Year-Old Troop Leader
A 13 year-old Scout from Troop 6 received the Eagle Scout honor in church ceremonies Sunday night. He joined the troop on February 24 1958 and serves as Senior Patrol Leader. He has 29 merit badges and holds the Bronze Palm plus awards from Red Cross Junior Life Saving NRA Hunter Safety Paul Bunyan Anniversary Achievement and Civil Defense Training. Assistant scoutmasters Earl O Snider and John R Milam assist.
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Red Cross
National Rifle Association
Paul Bunyan
Earl 0. Snider
John R. Milam
Employee Awards Set For Dinner Meeting
Officials of the West Virginia Restaurant Association and Turnpike Commission will attend an awards dinner at the Beckley Interchange Glass House at 6 30 tonight. Employees with one three or five years service will receive pins announced by Mrs Natalie Austin manager of Interstate Hosts Co Inc and president of the Southern Region Restaurant Association. Attending will JOE SESTITO president George Spruce executive secretary W E Stahl manager Turnpike Commission Paul Nichols maintenance supervisor and James Lemon toll gate supervisor. Out of state guests include three representatives from the Los Angeles operation of Interstate Co and one each from Denver and Richmond.
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West Virginia Restaurant Association
Turnpike Commission
Beckley Interchange
The
Paul Nichols
Commission
James Lemon
Toll Gate Division
Los Angeles
Interstate Co
Denver
Colo
Richmond
Police Court Sessions Cancelled This Week
Beckley Police Court will not be in session this week due to Abraham Lincoln's birthday and the judge's travel. The next scheduled session is Feb. 20.
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Beckley
M. E. Tyree
Abraham Lincoln
Edward Stansbury
Beckleyan's Damage Suit In Second Day
Mrs Frances Fourney of Beckley sues Kroger Co for 20000 dollars in U S District Court alleging false arrest after a shoplifting charge filed November 1 1957 by Beckley Kroger manager. The charge was later dropped and the trial enters its second day.
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Charleston
UPI
Frances Fourney
Beckley
Kroger Co
U. S
Beckley Employment Office Seeks Workers in 19 Openings
At Beckley office of Employment Security listings show 29 applicants for work across diverse trades. Positions include cook, sales clerk, waitress, kitchen helper, electrician, arc welder helper, finish carpenter, vehicle loader, stock boy, truck drivers, dump truck drivers, service station attendants, blacksmith, cut off sawyer, construction laborer, mine foremen, mine motormen, coal cutting machinemen, coal loader, linotype operator, painter helper, and routeman.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Brownies Cookie Drive Aims For Camperships
Receiving instructions from leader Mrs Averil Long, brownies Judy Ellison Nancy Clay Debra McGrady and Jo Ellen Catlett plan to top cookie sales in Raleigh County for camperships. Orders for chocolate and vanilla creme sandwiches or chocolate mint will be taken this week for delivery the week of March 20. Each Troop 76, co led by Mrs Raymond McGrady, will receive five cents per box to fund troop activities.
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Averil Long
Judy Ellison
Nancy Clay
Debra McGrady
Jo Ellen Catlett
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Troop 76
Raymond McGrady
Coleader
Sandra Long
Peggy Bryant
Frances Bryant
Carol Matherly
Patty Burres
Susan Bierly
Carmen McCormick
Sue Bryant
Erma Irwin
Debra Worley
Patty Swartz
Connie Pitzer
Barbara Eagle
Cathy Long
Cindy Shrewsbury
Debra Riffe
Darlene Cook
Beckleyan Faces Lottery Charge
A Beckley man Beckleyan, 55, posted cash bond after arrest for possession of lottery apparatus. Officers said slips were found on him. Other detainees include Wilmer Fridley, 19, absent without official leave from the Army, and Troy Toney, 17, bonded on felonious assault charges. Two juveniles were sent to the West Virginia Industrial School. Two federal prisoners were moved to Atlanta for transport.
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Beckley
Defolio E. Scott
Wilmer E. Fridley
Page
Troy Toney
Dry Hill
W. A. Burke
Burke
West Virginia Industrial School For
James McCoy
Ray C. Lilly
Atlanta
U. S
Improvement League Yearbooks Distributed at Meeting
The Women’s Improvement League met at Mrs. Henry Green’s home on Church Street. During the business session led by Mrs. Mable Beverly, yearbooks were distributed and cards were sent to ill members. Members present were Mrs. Harold Trotter, Mrs. Roger Taylor, Mrs. Florence Page, Mrs. Louise Goldston and Mrs. E. L. Morton.
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Women's Improvement League
Henry Green
Church Street
Mable Beverly
Harold Trotter
Roger Taylor
Florence Page
Louise Goldston
E. L.morton
Social Club Meeting Set at Pioneer Hotel
The Young Men's Social Club will meet at 8 p m Wednesday at the Pioneer Hotel on South Fayette Street. Sam Ward Jr urged all members to be present for the gathering.
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Pioneer
Fayiette Street
Young Men's Social Club
Sam Ward Jr
Nurses Aid Course Starts March 28 at VA Hospital
An American Red Cross Nurses Aid course will begin March 28 at the Beck ley Veterans administration Hospital. The 40 hour program combines 20 hours of classwork and 20 hours of supervised ward work. MISS PHYLLIS TRAUTMANN will lead instruction from 9 am to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Cooper
Maker
Cohen
Neville St
State Federation
State Jaycee
Kenna Chambers
Eddie Withrow
Special Gifts
Beckleyan
Ben Shrewsbury
Teel Road
Robert Lee
Beckley First Baptist Church
Robert
S. Slipon
L. S. Cardigan
Brownies
Parent - Teacher Association
Daniels Elementary School
Improvement League
Brooke
YeLlowstone
Kentucky
Yellowstone Distillery CO
Owensboro
Fender
Osteo
Canada
America
Lewisburg
South Court Street
McConnell
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Columbus, Ohio
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