Beckley Becomes Early Participant in BBDC Support
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. buys 300 shares of Beckley Business Development Corporation stock and presents a $3,000 check to President Hulett C. Smith. District Commercial Manager Robert T. Sims and Beckley area commercial manager Brantley Barr attended. Company leaders stress local commitment and view BBDC as a major step for Beckley and Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Business Development Corporation
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Hulett C. Smith
the Telephone Co
Robert T. Sims
Brantley Barr
Beckley
Telephone Company
BBDC
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Vocational School Assured Of Training Role
The Raleigh County Vocational School won Board of Education approval to participate in a 1960 legislative program training unemployed adults age 18 and over. Director William B. Connoley outlined state funded provisions, with trainees certified by the Department of Public Assistance and placement by the Department of Employment Security.
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Raleigh County Vocational School
Board of Education
William B. Connoley
Department of Public Assistance
Connoley
Jubileers Quartet Set to Perform at Amigo Elementary
The Jubileers Quartet of Mulens led by Dewey Mc Kinney will present a program at Amigo Elementary School this Saturday at 8 p.m. in the gym. Mrs. Conley Hayworth, PTA president, announced hot dogs, hamburgers, and soft drinks will be sold to raise funds for school lunch kitchen equipment. all proceeds go to the school.
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AMIGO
ANS
Dewey McKinney
Jubileers Quartet of
Mulens
Conley Hayworth
Parent-Teachers Association
Trap Hill Students Attend Government Day in Charleston
Trap Hill High School representatives Larry Cantley and Joan Stoots join 400 West Virginia students for Know Your State Government Day in Charleston. The event opens in the House chamber with Dr. Richard E. Shearer presiding and Dr. Carl Frasure delivering the keynote.
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Trap Hill
Mullens Juniors To Tour Capitol
Mullens High School juniors Yvonne Kirk and Larry Stidham were chosen to represent their school at Charleston for Know Your State Government Day. The event features a 10 am opening session in the House of Delegates Chamber with remarks by Mrs. F G Clark and a keynote by Dr. Carl Frasure on the science of politics.
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Trap Hill High School
Charleston
Larry Cantley
Joan Stoots
Gene Cantley
Glen Daniel
Joan
George Stoots
Eccles
Harper Methodist Church
West Virginia
West Virginia Education Association
Sesson
House of Delegates
Richard E. Shearer
Carl Frasure
West Virginia University
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Harry R. Pauley
Ralph J. Bean
State Senate
Chauncy T. Browning
Supreme Court
Cecil H. Underwood
Nora Hatcher
Russell Mitchell
Bernard Evans
Byrd Prillerman
Carlton Cook
Sandram
Joyce Stover
Clear Fork High
Sue Allen
Michael Lewis
Ralph S. Webb
Marsh Fork
Velmer Lilly
Sue Worthington
Glen P. Daniel
Mark Twain
J. T. Pruett
Nancy Smith
Richard Mann
Shady Spring
Dreama Baugess
Robert Monarchy
Eunice Haddad
Sophia
F. G. Clark
WVEA
Capitol
Charleston Woman's Club
Miss Kirk
J. N. Kirk
Frantz Ave
Future
Slab Fork PTA Forms Committee To Pick Fund Drive
Slab Fork PTA named Ben Darvin as chairman of a committee to review year long fund drives and choose one for school support. Members include Mrs. Ben Carvin and Mrs. Ernest Martin. Alma Gillenwater, president, led the meeting with John Hartson, principal, and Rev. L H Greenwood Jr. as guest speaker.
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Sophia
ANS
Ben Darvin
Slab Fork
Parent-Teacher Association
Ben Carvin
Ernest Martin
Alma Gillenwater
John Hartson
L. H. Greenwood Jr
The
Sophia Methodist Church
Research Education And Services Are Three Cancer Goals
State Crusade Director K Doug las Bowers led the West Virginia American Cancer Society area meeting in Beckley focusing on education research and service as core goals for the April Cancer Crusade. He urged broader public publicity and emphasized early treatment and counseling to save lives.
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State Crusade
K. Douglas Bowers
West Virginia
American Cancer Society
Beckley Hotel
Ralph Beveridge
State Division
Cancer Society
Jack Whiting
Bowers
Salk
Crusade
Princewick Driver Has Court Hearing
Thomas W. Pigg, 45, of Princewick, was ordered in Beckley Police Court on Thursday to answer a hazardous driving charge after his 8:47 p.m. arrest by City Police. Gerald C. Toney, 33, of Nathan Street, was released on a $500 property bond from Raleigh County Jail for an appearance Monday after being jailed Thursday at 5:30 p.m. on a driving while drunk charge.
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Thomas W. Pigg
Princewick
Beckley
Gerald C. Toney
Nathan Street
Raleigh
Toney
Big Weekend Set At Bald Knob Ski Slopes
The Bald Knob slopes receive fresh snow as Tom Minter reports excellent conditions. A Huntington group plans a weekend visit, signaling strong skier turnout.
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Bald Knob
Tom Minter
Huntington
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Department of Employment Security
Isadore Wein
Presi
Crusade Workers of the
Repre
West Virginia National Guard
Yvonne Kirk
Larry Stidham
Mullens
George M. Edwards
Fayetteville
Donna Cole
Larry Patterson
Robert Zopp
Meadow Bridge
Jerry Miller
Ann Waddell
Lucille J. Mito
Montgomery
Denny Criss
Margaret Sutphin
Miller Gwinn
Mount Hope
Mabscott
Harold McClure
Pocahontas
Quality Pastry Incorporated
Neville Street
Yygal
Jack Frost
Chase & Sanborn
del Monte
City Park
Slab Fork Pta
Smorgasboro
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Glassware Bar
China
Housewares Novelties
Pepper Mills
Hibachis
Spice Island Line
Universal
Neville St
Leo
Smoot
W. L. Kellam
Mr. Kellam
Electricity
Coffee Maker
Freezer
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