Beckley Chamber Sees Upward Trend in Local Employment
Beckley area employment in agriculture electronics and mining is rising according to Chamber of Commerce President T R Wilson Jr at a board meeting. A 20 member membership drive team was announced to begin Feb 20 with luncheon kickoff and town calls to 235 delinquent members and 358 new prospects.
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Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
T. R. Wilson Jr
Chamber
George Moss
Moss
Raleigh
Hoke Monroe
Lawrence Pruett
Waldo LaFon
J. S. Larrick
Edward Sharp
Holt Kester
R. B. Armentrout
Rondey Webb
James Kessinger
Jay Carr
M. W. Power
E. D. Armstrong
George Bright
E. G. Larrick
Bob Hicks
Wilbur Bays
H. C. Sheets
Charles Lewis
W. M. Duncan
A. A. Ross
Charles Hodel
National Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Chamber
National Chamber
Mrs Melton Joins Raleigh County Health Department
Mrs Melton H E Melton Jr Mabscoott has joined the Raleigh County Health Department as a public health nurse. Trained at St Mary's Training School Clarksburg she replaces Mrs Jackolin Eperly who resigned to join Beckley Memorial Hospital.
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Raleigh County
S. A. Ford
H. E. Melton Jr. Mabscoott
St Mary's Training School
Clarksburg
Melton Mortuary
Melton
Beckley Hospital
First Baptist Church
Eastern Star
West Virginia State Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
Jackolin Eperly
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Look Alikes Worry Postal Employes
Beckley Postmaster A Fray Lilly urged postal patrons to clearly address mail to ease growing volume and address confusion from look alike state abbreviations. He cited examples such as Mass and Minn and Miss and Mich and Me Mo and Va and We, and stressed clarifying towns' states due to identical town names like Arlington Greenville Franklin Chester Mansfield Marion Madison Washington across states.
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Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Mass
Minn
Miss
Mich. Me
Record Attendance At Anniversary Event
Attendance at the Fellowship Class first Baptist Church anniversary dinner reached a peak with 150 to 180 attendees. Rev. Carl Johnson of Youth For Christ Center spoke on local youth programs while Ann Morgan Beckley sang and a male quartet performed.
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First Baptist Church
Carl Johnson
Youth For Christ Center
Ann Morgan Beckley
UFC Center
Rev. Johnson
Don Lilly
Nolan Gunter
Harry Baliou
Lonnie Cuthriell
Ballot Equipment Pickups Set For Election Week
Precinct clerks assigned to the Special Levy Election may collect ballot boxes and gear from the Raleigh County Board of Education Office starting Wednesday. Assistant superintendent C D B Munson said pickups run 1 pm to 5 pm Wednesday and 8:30 am to 3 pm Thursday. Ballot Commissioners P J Fourney and J A Blake have prepared materials and readied the boxes since Thursday.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
C. DB. Munson
P. J. Fourney
J. A. Blake
Fund to Help Provide Quarters for Children
Citizens of Shady Spring raise 51.73 to remodel a building for the children of Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Smith killed in Ghent Geb 10 head on collision. Harold Walker leads the drive with merchants’ support. Mrs Vincent Bragg and her husband care for nine children, one in the Navy, another married and at Crow.
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Shady Spring
Robert Lee Smith
Ghent
Harold Walker
Vincent Bragg
Smiths
Navy
Crow
Honor Students Listed by College Be
Beckley College announces first semester honor roll with 12 semester hours or more and a B or better average. Names include Alma Adcock Oak Hill Theresa Athey Beckley Billy Arrington Simonn John Atkinson Beckley Joan Beckett Beckley Lauria Blackburn Bradley Helen Blankenship Bradley Marion Bond Beckley Ambrose Beyan Mount Hope Jackie Butler Cool Ridge Lewis Callops MacArthur James Carter Mullens Clarence Cheetham Phyllis Conner Daniels Donald Cook Oak Hill John Cook Jr Crab Orchard Jean Donley McAlpin Robert Easely Beckley Mildred Fox Mount Hope Raleigh Goss Jr Patricia Grabowski Shady Spring Mary Katherine Green Beaver Thomas Greeg Beckley Gladys Gwinn Meadow Bridge Yvonne Hall Beckley Lois Halstead Beckley Lois Harper Beckley Frances Harrell Oak Hill Wanda Hatcher Sophia Paul Humphrey Pax Joseph Hurley Jr Hinton Thomas Hurley Hinton Clark Kesler Beckley Rosemary Lafferty Beckley Virginia Lafon Prosperity Janice Lawrence Cunard Jerry Link Beckley Joseph Long Beckley Howard Mays Beaver Dorothy Miller Beckley Thomas Minter Beckley Jewel Mitchell Beckley William Myles John McMinn Beckley James McVey Beckley Nora Noonkseier Midway Ronald O'Dell Beckley Jack Patton Eccles Eleanor Rowe Sophia Joseph Sale Jr Fayetteville Claudia Sanger Crab Orchard William Saxton Oak Hill Pearl Scott Beaver Addie Short Beckley Alberta Stickler Hill Top Billie Thomson Beckley Myra Tyree Mount Hope Salema Wiley Sundial Mary Williams Beckley Norma Willis Crab Orchard Trixie Wood Beckley Gertrude Zebro ok Beckley.
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Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
Alma Adcock
Oak Hill
Theresa Athey
Beckley
Billy Arrington
Simonn
John Atkinson
Joan Beckett
Lauria J. Blackburn
Bradley
Helen Louise Blankenship
Marion Jeanette Bond
Ambrose Beyan
Mount Hope
Jackie Butler
Thomas Greeg
Gladys Gwinn
Meadow Bridge
Yvonne Hall
Lois Halstead
Lois Harper
Frances U Harrell
Wanda Jean Hatcher
Sophia
Paul Humphrey
Pax
Joseph Hurley Jr
Hinton
Thomas Hurley
Clark Kesler
Rosemary Lafferty
Virginia Lucille Lafon
Prosperity
Janice Lawrence
Claudia Sanger
Crab Orchard
William Saxton
Pearl Scott
Beaver
Addie Short
Alberta Stickler
Hill Top
Billie Joyce Thomson
Myra Lou Tyree
Salema Wiley
Sundial
Mary Margaret Williams
Norma Esther Willis
Trixie Wood
Gertrude Zebrook
Cincinnati Caller Slated For March Square Dances
Gus Heismann from Cincinnati will lead square dance sessions in Beckley on March 1 and 2, co sponsored by Berkley Moose Lodge and Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club. A beginners class runs 6 30 to 7 30 pm, followed by advanced dancing. small admission helps cover expenses.
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Gus Heismann
Cincinnati
Berkley
Membeers
Calico and Jeans
James Kessinger
Kyle Cook
Malcolm Shumate
Heismann
Beckley
Raleigh
Fayette
Rainelle, Huntington, Nitro
Charleston
Tri County Area Rallies To Aid of Local Couple
Community response from Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties supports Laran Avenue area couple Lew ie Lowe and his wife. Bedfast husband for five years left wife to provide, but aid lines food clothing coal and money. Mrs Lowe grateful as medical care becomes possible with new assistance.
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Tri-County
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Laran Avenue
Lewie Lowe
The
Register
Evangelistic Services Begin at Midway Mission
The Midway Missionary Baptist Mission launched evangelistic services led by Rev. Cyril Lilly and Evangelist Samuel Croy Beckley. The meetings will run indefinitely with daily sessions starting at 7 p.m. Each evening’s program will continue throughout the ongoing series.
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Midway Missionary Baptist Mission
Cyril Lilly
Samuel
Croy
Beckley
Beckley Troop 6 Produces 26th Eagle Scout Foose
Don Holt Foose earned the Eagle Scout Award as the 26th from Troop 6 Be ginning with his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Foose on Temple Street. The presentation occurred during services at First Baptist Church last week conducted by scout members. Dr. Alvin J. Cook spoke on The Man of the Hour, the Boy Scouts theme this year. Scoutmaster Albert Allen leads the church-sponsored troop.
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Don Holt Foose
D. H. Foose
Temple St
Foose
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Albert Allen
Rhodell PTA backs levy for Raleigh County vote
The Rhodell School Parent-Teacher Association met Thursday and endorsed a special levy election to be submitted to Raleigh County voters on February 4. Principal Samuel M. Meadows explained the levy would decide whether current rates continue for three more years. A new scoutmaster will be appointed to replace Nathan Meadows who moved to Cleveland. The PTA, which sponsors Scout Troop 45, announced the new electric range purchased with PTA funds has been installed.
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Rhodell
RNL
Rhodell School Parent-Teacher Association
Raleigh
Lacy Meadows
Samuel M. Meadows
Nathan Meadows
Cleveland
PTA
Street and Lot Meters Take In $802.51 in Week
Beckley city parking receipts show a weekly total of $802.51 from street and municipal meters. Municipal Lot meters collected $266.07 while street meters brought in $536.40.
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Beckley
City Recorder
WVU honors four area students on first semester list
Four area students are named on the honor roll of two departments at West Virginia University for the first semester. The honorees include Roscoe K. Plumley of Abraham majoring in agriculture, Mary Pugh Koubeck of Lillybrook majoring in home economics, Dorothy Tandy of Warham majoring in home economics, and William Owen Bergines of Beckley majoring in physical education.
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West Virginia University
Roscoe K. Plumley
Abraham
Mary Pugh Koubeck
Lillybrook
Dorothy Tandy
William Oween Bergines
Beckley
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Cincinnati Caller
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