Precautions For Space Heating From Dr Hyman
A health column warns against space heater asphyxiation and carbon monoxide poisoning in small rooms. It urges ensuring adequate air supply, clean flues, and proper chimney size, plus airing during night use, with a 10 cent request for a health leaflet. Nearby notes report West Virginia Society leadership changes and installation of officers with details on members and posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Board of Health
M. G. Burnside
Huntington
Marshall College
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia State Society
Washington
Byrd
National Conference of State
West
Foreign Lands Lure Beckley Couples on World Trips
Two Beckley couples plan journeys abroad. Mr and Mrs Charles Jeffras will bicycle around the world to promote an American made bike, while Dr and Mrs W E Wilkinson depart March 30 on USS United States to Europe returning May 1 aboard SS America. They will visit France Belgium Netherlands Germany England Ireland and possibly Italy. The Jeffras start from Beckley with grandparents caring for their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Charles Jeffras
W. E. Wilkinson
Woodlawn Ave
Europe
United States
America
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
England
Ireland
Italy
Jeffras
Florida
George Stanley Tolbert
Railroad Ave
Mexico
Pacific Islands
Australia
India
Ethopia
Egypt
Local area service members listed as graduates and transfers
Graduations and promotions across Army Navy and Marine units noted for area residents. Airman C R Goff of Crab Orchard and Roger L Sarrett of Arnett earned promotions and service assignments in Germany and Louisiana. Sgt 1C Edward G Garbett completed Fort Greely schooling and serves Fort Bragg. Six area men receive boat training at Parris Island and Camp Lejeune and others serve with Sixth Marine Regiment Camp Lejeune. Pfc Norval K Wooten James S Fitzpatrick Oria P Maniece Samuel M Wilson graduate boot camps and Navy at Great Lakes. Seaman Taylor W Emery Jr returns to Norfolk after helicopter exercises Caribbean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
Roger L. Goff
John R. Goff
Crab Orchard
Sophia High School
Wills Esso
Goff
Lackland Afb
Germany
VII Army Corps
Roger L. Sarrett
Lee O. Sarrett
Arnett
3Rd Signal Battalion
Ludwigsburg
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Marsh Fork High School
U. A. Army
Berlin
Billy J. McKnight
Austin K. McKnight
Dry Creek
Samuel W. Johnson Jr
Samuel Johnson
Smoot St
Beckley
McKnight
Montroal
Parris Island
Camp Lejeune
IN. C
Norval K. Wooten
Salem Wooten
I St
James S. Fitzpatrick
Roberta Bennett
Taylor St
Oria P. Maniece
Priscilla Maniece
Samuel M. Wilson
Edward Wilson
Mills St
Norfolk, Va
Amphibious Squadron 10
Caribbean
Taylor W. Emery Jr
Taylor W. Emery
Sophia
Methodist Men View West Virginia Film at Church Club
Gene Keatley presented A Date With West Virginia to the Methodist Men Tuesday night at First Methodist Church Parish Hall. The film showcased vacation spots, industrial sites, steel mills, trout fishing, Black Water Falls, and West Virginia University. After the dinner a business meeting planned a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 8 pm Thursday. Forty six attendees were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Gene Keatley
Methodist Men’s Club
First Methodist Church
Black Water Falls Park
West Virginia University
Morgantown
PTA Speaker Stresses Need For Education
William Reid assistant superintendent of Raleigh County schools stressed education as a necessity at Sprague Consolidated School PTA. He urged finishing college and achieving good grades in high school and college. Students presented readings group singing and piano solos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reid
Raleigh County Schools
Sprague Consolidated School Parent - Teacher Association
Presbyterians Accept $20,221 Fund Goal Beckley drive
Beckley Presbyterian elders and deacons set a campaign goal of 20,221 for the Bluestone Davis Stuart drive. A O B Hogue chairs the men’s volunteers and Miss Kate Johnson leads the women. D C Wade serves as treasurer. Local drive began after the District 23 meeting held in Beckley on Feb 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Horseman's Group Will Meet Tuesday
The Raleigh County Horseman's Association will hold an important business session at 7:30 pm Tuesday in the Richmond Recreation Room on South Kanawha Street. Discussion will cover construction of new barns for the summer horse show and reports from the horse show committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Horseman’s Association
Richmond Recreation Room
South Kanawha Street
Bill Ormandy
Present-For You and Yours Horoscope Advice
A spring note urges getting estimates for remodeling and selling retail items while people are in a spending mood. Aries warns against careless speech. Taurus stresses cooperative effort. Gemini cautions against showing off. Cancer expects steady work but possible client dissatisfaction. Leo advises sticking to principles. Virgo urges prompt bill payment to protect credit.
Almanac and Local Obituaries for February 20, 1961
Almanac notes today February 20 1961 with historical events from Washingtons Postal Act to Eden resignation. Obituary items include Parker and Plumley families with funeral arrangements at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home and Second Baptist Church Wytheville Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Allena Susie
Patch Street
Second Baptist Church
J. W. Gowen
Wytheville
Virginia
Wright and Anderson
Wright & Anderson Funeral Home
Trio Jailed On Drunk Driving and Non-Support Charges
Beckleyan Jesse R. Cook was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 2 22 p m Thursday by State Police for DUI. Theodore R Cole of Charleston and Charles Alderman of Beckley were jailed Thursday on non support charges with arrests at 2 42 p m and 9 05 p m respectively by deputies and a constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckleyan
Jesse R. Cook
Raleigh County
Theodore R. Cole
Charleston
Charles Alderman
Beckley
PTA Plans Musical Equipment Purchase At Harper Heights
Mrs Norman Collins was appointed to buy musical equipment for Harper Heights Elementary School at a PTA meeting. Plans were made for a program at the March 17 meeting with a committee including Mrs Cleo Moore Mrs Hazel Canada and Mrs Norman Collins in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Collins
Harper Heights
Parent- Teacher Association
Cleo Moore
Hazel Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Thomas Hyman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bitterfontein
South Africa
Cape Town
Dr. Hyman
Burnside Heads State Society
Norman Taub
Henry Garson
Comenvy
Gwiy Juliet Prowse
Edmund Beloin
Paramount Rellase
Post-Herald
THE
Raleigh Register
Post-Herald and Raleigh Register
W. Va
By Peggy Kessinger
Coldweather and Mountain School
Fort Greely
Alaska
C. Edward G. Garbett
George B. Garbett
Oak Hill
187Th Infantry
Fort Bragg
N. C
Garbett
Montgomery High
Johnson
Stratton High School
N. K. Wooten
J. S. Fitzpatrick
Sixth Marine Regiment
Ronald R. Rupe
John B. Rupe
Carl R. Thomas
C. G. Thomas
Mullens
Kenneth M. Smith
Ernest H. Smith
Blue Jay
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes, Ill
Roger D. Dalton
Earnest F. Dalton
James A. Lilly
Wanda L. Lilly
Pemberton
Words of the Champions
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Propylaeum
Aeriferon
Raleigh Register and Principals Associations
Hhone CL
Walt Disneys
Technicolor
Fohn
PTA
Horseman's Group
Care
Beckley Newspapers
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Sec. of Agriculture
White House
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
Scorpio
Aquarius
Field Enterprises
Tnc
the Almanac
United Press International
Venus
Mars
George Washington
Federal Post Office
Supreme Court
Joseph Jefferson
Dias Floral Co
City Ave
George W. Plumley
Thomas Carlyle
Plumley
Memoriam
Mary B. West
Earth
Jesus Christ
Funeral Home
Douglas
Bryan
Johnstown Rd
Neville St
Beckley Junior High School
Rena
Robert Amick
James R. Webb
Todd
Beaver
W. A. Callahan
California
Portrait Arts
South
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South Street
Nashville
Tennessee
F.D.I.C
Musicalquipment
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Vance Drive
R. H. Neal
Chester
L. Smith
F.H.A
G.I
Kurfees
Gal. Means Lumber Co
Sisson St. Ph
Formica
Harvey Cabinet Co
Calfee Funeral Home
Oakwood Ph
Nickie
End Valley Drive
Beckley Newspapers Corp
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