Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Military men receive updates on promotions and deployments across bases in the United States and Europe. Sergeant William L. Shepherd rises to staff sergeant at Beale Air Force Base while PFC Hunter R. Lowe Jr. serves with the 58th Engineer Company in Germany during Exercise Winter Arrow. The piece lists several others with hometowns and parentage, noting awards and service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter R. Lowe Jr
8Th Infantry Diven
Germany
58Th Engineer Company
Fulda
Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Leonard Wood
Lowe
Woodrow Wilson High School
Bonded Moving Agency
Jacksonville
Fla
Burke promoted to staff sergeant in the Air Force
Eliah B. Burke son of Mr and Mrs Garland A Burke Eccless has been promoted to staff sergeant in the Air Force. A communications specialist at Clark AB Philippines he serves in the Air Force Communications Service. He attended Trap Hill High School. His wife Madeline is daughter of Mrs Virginia Ward Roanoke Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Shepherd
Burl L. Adkins
Kopperston
Air Force
Shepherd
Beale Afb
Calif
Strategic Air Command
Oceana High School
Yuba College
Marysville
Eliah B. Burke
Garland A. Burke
Eccles
Sergeant Burke
Clark AB
Philippines
Air Force Communications Service
USAF
Trap Hill High School
Madeline
Virginia Ward
Roanoke
Seaman Recruit Lynn R. Cole Completes Training at Great Lakes
Seaman Recruit Lynn R. Cole, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Howard H Cole of Cool Ridge, completed two weeks of annual duty for training at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes Illinois and returned to his local Naval Reserve unit. Navy reservists receive training in naval history customs ordnance gunnery seamanship damage control first aid swimming survival shipboard drills and sentry duty as part of a vigorous fitness program. Returning to local units he will receive modern educational and technical facilities and training under regular Navy officers and petty officers to become proficient in one of many Navy technical fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn R. Cole
USN
Howard H. Cole
Cool Ridge
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Veterans Benefits Questions and Answers on Increases and Coverage
A reader asks about automatic increases in monthly VA compensation and auto enrollment in active duty group insurance. The VA will auto adjust compensation and automatically enroll service members in insurance unless they opt out. A World War II veteran may enter a VA hospital if hospitalized, bed is available, and he cannot afford private care. War Orphans educational assistance rates for full time courses rose from $110 to $130 monthly with increases in other courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate transfers filed with the county clerk show Joyce Parent Rudolph Hatcher and others to Flora Agnes Parent with surface of several lots and tracts in Town District no value given Effie and Barney Cooper to Okey and Winnie Cantley two acres on Coal River Marsh Fork District for 4000 Gladness Craddock Emma Rae Craddock and others to Sneden M Martha Jane Craddock surface of 38 acres on Dixon Branch Town District for 150 Romey R and Melva M Good to Earl and Vera ODell Marsh Fork District no value given Donald and Mary Ann Wise to Louie C Rakes lot 4 section A Hedrick Addition Town District for 150 Laura Belle Clay MA Clays and Chessie C Bennett attorney in fact for C R Clay to B and M Oil Co surface of lot 1 at Pettus Marsh Fork District for 800
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Parent
Rudolph Hatcher
Flora Agnes Parent
Glenview
Effie
Barney Cooper
Okey
Winnie Cantley
Coal River
Marsh Fork
Gladness Craddock
Emma Rae Craddock
Sneden M
Martha Jane Craddock
Dixon Branch
Romey R
Melva M
Earl
Vera O’dell
Donald
Mary Ann Wise
Louie C. Rakes
Hedrick
Crab Orchard
Laura Belle Clay
M. A. Clay
Chessie C. Bennett
C. R. Clay
B. and M. Oil Co
Pettus
Sophia Town Hall and Water Department Reopened After Remodeling
Sophia town officials completed interior and exterior remodeling at the Town Hall and Water Office serving Sophia Midway and Soak Creek. Updates include a new white Formica counter a redesigned meeting room doorway removal of a back doorway and new furnishings while John D Farley son of local residents earned a social studies degree from West Virginia Institute of Technology and teaches at Montgomery High School He is a 1958 Sophia High School graduate and U S Air Force veteran member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and the Student National Education Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Town Hall
Sophia
Midway
Soak Creek
John D. Farley
Leighton Farley
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery High
Sophia High School
U. S. Air Force
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Student National Education Association
Beckley Seabee Veteran to Be Honored on 1942 Birthday
Beckley native Senior Chief Petty Officer James F. Daniels Jr. will be hailed as the Oldest Seabee at the Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme CA during a March 5 celebration marking the Seabees birthday and the 99th anniversary of the Civil Engineer Corps. Daniels has served since 1942 and will assist the coronation at the Anniversary Ball, receiving keepsakes including a lighter cuff links and tie clip set. He and his wife Virginia reside in Port Hueneme with children William and Brenda. Daniels has a long decorated career across Guam Sasebo and CBC, with duty in World War II and the Korean era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Daniels Jr
Beckley
Naval Construction Center
CBC
Port Hueneme
Calif
Navy Civil Engineer Corps
Seabees
Civil Engineer Corps
Daniels
Virginia
William
Ventura Junior College
Brenda
Hueneme High School
South Pacific
States
Special Services Division
103Rd Naval Construction Battalion
Guam
Sasebo
Japan
Mobile Construction Battalion
Naval Air Facility
Litchfield Park
Arizona
Public Works Center
U. S. Naval Schools Construction
Navscon
Scouters
Boy Scouts of America
Parent- Teachers Association
Parkview
Navy
United States
Construction Battalion
California
Davisville
Rhode Island
Southeast Asia
Police Court Collects $288 in Forfeitures
Police Court at Beckley reports Judge George L Ballard collected 288 in bond forfeitures during Thursday Municipal Court. Several defendants face various charges including drunkenness tampering with an auto speeding running a stop sign shoplifting no city operator's license and speeding. Names include John H Smith Mel Harvey Mrs John Halash E L Mobley Jesse Nabors Everett Pauley Eva Turner Eddie Matthews Micky Lester and David Foley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
George L. Ballard
John H. Smith
Mel Harvey
John Halash
E. L. Mobley
Beckley
Jesse Nabors
Everett Pauley
Eva Turner
Eddie Matthews
Micky Lester
David Foley
Church Advice From Burbank Pastor Cautions Flu Spread
In a weekly newsletter Rev. L. A. Failing of Burbank Lutheran Church urged readers to avoid crowds and attend church as a flu prevention tip. He framed the guidance as practical advice for congregants during flu season.
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Burbank, Calif
UPI
L. A
Burbank Lutheran Church
Four Bodies Recovered After Tokyo Bay Crash
Tokyo authorities recovered four more bodies from Tokyo Bay on Thursday as the death toll from the All-Japan Airlines Boeing 727 crash rose. Of the 133 killed since February 4, 20 persons remained unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Tokyo Bay
All-Japan Airlines
Legislation On Teachers Wages Discussed By CTA
The Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association met to review a December attorney general ruling on the 1965 salary law. Paul Vennari, state CTA president, joined to discuss Senate Bill 29 pay raises over three years and the law changes cited by the West Virginia Education Association. The meeting named officers for 1966 67: President Mrs Dale Covey, Vice President Pauline Jarrett, Secretary Nancy Thorne, Treasurer H W Pennington, with Mona Wood chairing the nominating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association
Nelle Keefer
West Virginia Education Assn
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
Paul Vennari
CTA
Senate
Keefer
Attorney General
WVEA
Dale
Margaret) Covey
Glen Daniel
Pauline Jarrett
Central Elementary School
Nancy Thorne
Beckley Junior High School
H. W. Pennington
Crescent Elementary
Mona Wood
Lloyd
Joan) Sweeney
Jack
Martha) Neil
Katherine Abbott
Odessa Wright
A. P. Leeber
Eagles To Hold District Event
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Beckley Aerie 2377 will host a district meeting at the Aerie Home 204 Woodlawn Ave at 2 30 pm Sunday. Attendees from Charleston Montgomery Huntington Bluefield and Williamson are invited. Guest speaker will be Howard Powell state president from Moundsville. Dinner will follow the meeting served by the Ladies Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles
Beckley Aerie
Aerie
Woodlawn Ave
William Ward
Charleston
Montgomery
Huntington
Bluefield
Lliamson
Howard Powell
Moundsville
Ward
School Officials Attend Seminar at Cedar Lakes
Three area leaders joined a five day Professional Leadership and Development Seminar for County School Supervisors and Directors of Vocational Education at Cedar Lakes near Ripley from February 14 to 18. The event was led by Fred W. Eberle, J. K. Bailey, and A. E. Jochen. Attendees included James D. Robinson, Gene R. Bowling, and W. Grady Mullins. The program covered team problem solving, planning, curriculum development, and instructional materials. The final sessions run March 14 to 18, with earlier sessions on January 10 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Lakes
Ripley
Fred W. Eberle
Bureau of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education
J. K. Bailey
A. E. Jochen
James D. Robinson
Raleigh County
Gene R. Bowling
Fayette County
W. Grady Mullins
Wyoming County
New Wireless Tiny Hearing Aid Designed by Local Engineer
A West Virginia electronics engineer, long active with the hard of hearing, has created a small wireless hearing aid. The compact device sits at the ear to deliver clear sound and costs little to operate. Free information is available by writing Hearing, 111 Worley Road, Beckley, West Virginia.
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Ill Worley Road
Beckley
W.va
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