Baptist Youths To Attend Camp At Cowen In Aug
The Raleigh Baptist Youth En campment will be held Aug 20 24 at the State Camp Site Cowen instead of Raleigh Baptist Assembly Grounds Pluto Pond as previously announced. All youth in the county will be welcome to attend the camp according to Rev E P Cochran moderator of the Raleigh Baptist Association and dean of the youth camp. Mr Cochran noted only preliminary plans for the camp have been completed and precise details will be announced later.
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Raleigh Baptist
Cowen
Raleigh Baptist Assembly
Pluto Pond
E. P. Cochran
Raleigh Baptist Association
Science Projects Display By Beckley Junior High PTA
Activity at Beckley Junior High School built to a peak before the Raleigh County Science Fair. The Association meeting showcased student projects including Judy Kiddy Entomology a Hobby Dallas Hetcher Identification of Wood Through Bark Ingrid Hedrick Response to Stimuli of Smell Frank James Squirrel Structure Gayle Conelly Importance of Coal in West Virginia Faye Rogers Water Cycle Robert Short Satellites Pat Tucker Fresh Water From Sea Water Freddie Lewis Bird Structure L A Gates The Carbon Cycle Rebecca Richmond Regulation of Body Temperatures Daphne Hawley Sound Sonometer and pin piano Bob Barnard Crystal Radio Set Thomas Cook Fallout Shelter James Rice Parallel and Series Circuits Barbara Barbera The Digestive System David Hardiman The Value of Earth Worms Catherine Wirtz Effects of Alcohol Lucinda Wirtz Effects of Narcotics Margaret Louise Thorne Crystal Formation in Rock Linda Powers The Polariscope.
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Beckley Junior High School
Raleigh
Freddie Lewis
L. A. Gates
Rebecca Richmond
Daphne Hawley
Bob Barnard
Thomas Cook
James Rice
Barbara Barbera
David Hardiman
Catherine Wirtz
Lucinda Wirtz
Margaret Louise Thorne
Linda Powers
Doctors and lawyers hold Raleigh County joint meeting
The sixth annual joint meeting of the Raleigh County Bar Association and the Raleigh County Medical Society was held Thursday evening at the Beckley Elks Club. The event emphasized socializing to foster better understanding between the two professions that collaborate often.
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Raleigh County Bar Association
Raleigh County Medical Society
Beckley Elks Club
Gulf Clubwomen Sell Museum Membership Cards at Stotesbury
Membership cards for the nation's first coal town museum in Stotesbury are sold by Gulf Woman's Club members. On the front are Mrs Eddie Lewis and Mrs Jim Hicks, with Mrs W W Jackie Withrow coordinating in Sophia and back displays for Mrs R W Thomas and Mrs W E Morris. Support comes from Gulf Clubwomen's community improvement program.
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Stotesbury
Gulf Woman’s Club
W. W
Jackie’’ Withrow
Sophia
Helen
Eddie Lewis
Jim Hicks
R. W. Thomas
W. E. Morris
Gulf
Beckley VA Hospital Awards Three Employees for Efficiency
The Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital honored three employees Friday for efficiency ideas. Joe Houchins registrar division and Mrs Isabelle Caldwell staff nurse were cited for suggestions to improve reporting of seriously ill patients. Erna Starr staff nurse received a certificate for ideas to reduce splashing water in sinks. Dr. R C Jones hospital director presented the awards.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Joe Houchins
Isabelle Caldwell
Erna Starr
R. C. Jones
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Morris Smith at Family Home
Mrs Morris Smith was honored at a surprise dinner party Sunday at the Smoot Street home of her nephew and niece Bishop and Mrs M Gravely for her birthday anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Pannell and son Clifford of New Hall Mrs Ton sie Spinner Squire Mrs Lilly Davis and children Joe Emma and Leon and Clifton Gravely all of Smoot Street.
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Morris Smith
Smoot Street
Bishop
M. Gravely
George Pannell
Clifford
New Hall
Tonsie Spinner
Squire
Lilly Davis
Joe
Emma and
Leon
Clifton Gravely
Smoet St
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Three area men serve aboard the guided missile destroyer leader USS Dewey with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. They are Ernest A. Hutchens, H Gordon Trail and Myles V. Grubb, with details on their parents and hometowns. Other area soldiers include two receiving advanced training at Ft. Riley, four in Germany with the Third Armored Division, two Shady Spring High School graduates at Ft. Knox, and Pfc. Matthew A. Washington serving in Mannheim with the 18th Infantry.
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Dewey
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Ernest A. Hutchens
Carl E. Hutchens
Beckley
H. Gordon Trail
Seaman
Vera St. Clair
Sophia
Myles V. Grubb
Lester A. Grubb
Piney View
Ft. Riley
Kan
Pvt
Fleet E. Sexton
Stanley E. Sexton
Fireco
Bernard D. Coalson
Kate Coalson
Coal City
Sexton
Stoco High School
Coalson
SHA
Army
Third Armored Division
Germany
Charles Chandler
George Chandler
Morris St. East Beckley
Third Artillery
Shady Spring High School
Ft. Knox, Ky
James P. Canterbury
Larry C. Quesenberry
Mannheim
Matthew A. Washington
Thomas Washington
Lester
Januay
Ft. Knox
Stratton High School
Local candidate for House of Delegates and science fair entry noted
Joe L Chandler of 103 Carter St is named as a new Democratic candidate for the Raleigh County House of Delegates race with past leadership in the UMWA local at Winding Gulf Coals Mc Alpin. He arrived from Alabama in 1939 and moved to his current home in 1955. Also highlighted is Robert Short, a Raleigh County Science Fair entrant at Sophia High School March 16 17 with a satellite display and a three stage rocket diagram. Robert is a ninth grade BJHS student and football letterman, son of Mr and Mrs R E Short of 133 Westwood Drive.
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Joe L. Chandler
Carter St
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
UMWA
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
McAlpin
Chandler
Alabama
Robert Short
Sophia High School
Beckley
BJHS
J. R. van Meter
United State
Robert
R. E. Short
Westwood Drive
Eight Seek Work at Beckley Employment Office
Eight people filed job applications at the Beckley employment office on Friday. The positions listed include one secretary one sales clerk two waitresses one dishwasher one highway foreman and two construction laborers. The local employment office reported 33 people employed last week.
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Beckley Office of Employment Security
Ex Office
County Boy Singled Out For Camp Honor
The Breeze lauds Charles Daniel of Raleigh County as Boy of the Month at the West Virginia Forestry Camp Davis. The 18-year-old Beckley resident, born in Harper, is a hunter who enjoys swimming and music, member of the Rock N Roll Band The Dreamers, and celebrated his birthday January 7 in camp.
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the Breeze
West Virginia
Davis
Charles Daniel
Raleigh County
Blackwater Falls
Daniel
Chuck Cole
Beckley
Parents Advised To Respect Child’s Job Choice
Sir L Leo Rhibecker of Kanawha City, knighted by Pope Pius XII and National Officer of Serra, spoke to St Francis de Sales Parent Teacher Organization urging parents to support their children's vocations. Mrs. Joe Lilly introduced the speaker and emphasized encouragement over objection. Mrs. John Marra outlined evacuation plans in case of radiation fallout. About 50 members and guests attended.
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L. Leo Rhibecker
Kanawha City
Pope Pius XII
Serra
International Organization of Business and Professional Men
St. Francis de Sales
Sir Khibecker
Joe G. Lilly
John Marra
The Terraced Hills and Glamour Contest at BSC
Beckley’s Terraced Hills notes Dean’s List honorees Helen Hairston Cynthia Farmer Phillips Bessie Smith Yvonne Ferguson Dorothy Wiley Henderson Barbara Holland Tams Judy Wells. Yvonne Ferguson recommended for Atlanta University scholarship. New seniors Patricia Braxton Kay Ferguson join, concert by Marlowe duo marks cultural series start. Kay Ferguson wins Miss Glamour at BSC. finalists include Mary Scott Tams and Betty Hairston. Big Blues beat Livingston College before losing to Morris Harvey in WV Conference tourney.
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Beckley
Helen Hairston
Cynthia Farmer Phillips
Bessie Smith
Yvonne Ferguson
Dorothy Wiley Henderson
Barbara Holland
Tams
Judy Wells
Mount Hope
Gilamour
A Beckleyan
Kay Ferguson
Theodore Ferguson
Mahscott
New York
BSC
Mary Scott
Betty Hairston
BIG Blues
Livingston College
Salsbore
N. C
Charleston
Beckley College
Morris Harvey
Scout Troops Exhibit Work at Beckley Exposition
Scouts from 11 Seneca District troops displayed work at the Beckley Recreation Building. Doyle Minter said turnout was strong for the first Boy Scout Exposition replacing Scout-O-Rama. Top awards went to Troop 6, Troop 128, and Troop 272. Honor ribbons went to eight other troops. pins and pennants were awarded to leaders and units.
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Beckley
Seneca
Doyle Minter
Albert Allen
Ed Shawver
Glen White
Ed Martin
Glenn Smith
Charles Interdonato
Bob Bodnar
James Prince
Troon
James Bolin
al Flisen
Jim Hughes
Jim Harvey
Simeon Warren
Open House Set By Phone Co
Members of the press and radio will be guests of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of West Virginia at an open house Thursday night. Local public officials have been invited. Fred K. Filler, commercial manager, said the program aims to acquaint locals with the telephone role in community progress. The 7 to 9 p. m. event will feature a guided tour of the cen-
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Fred K. Filler
Army Signs Ten Enlistees at Beckley Recruiting Station
Ten men enlisted at the Main Recruiting Station in Beckley in February 1920. Recipients include Edward L. Manning of Leslie in combat engineering and David H. Cox of Richlands Va in combat engineering, with others from Yukon Panther Parkersburg Marmet Charleston and Whitman. They were sent to the Ft Jackson reception station in South Carolina.
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Army
Beckley
Edward L. Manning
John W. Manning
Leslie
David H. Cox
Clyde W. Cox
Richlands
Homer L. Conley
Howard F. Conley
Virgil C. Bess
James A. Bess
Yukon
Roy M. Mullins
Vince Mullins
Panther
Arlen L. Gregory
Lester Gregory
Parkersburg
Edward W. Brown Jr
FE. W. Brown
Charleston
Armor
Tomes F. Deel
Carless B. Deel
Marmet
Julius L
Doctor warns against raw meat and pills in health column
Public Health Service tests 409 raw meat samples show paratyphoid bacteria in some pork and beef. Expert warns steak tartar can carry salmonella risks. Advice covers pregnancy pills safety, insulin use, and diet emphasis, urging consultation with doctors and religious advisers.
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Public Health Service
Early Libyan Cushite Lighthouses in Lower Egypt
The first lighthouse records come from Libyan and Cushite towers in lower Egypt. Beacon fires were typically kept by priests, Britannica notes.
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Lower
Egypt
Service and maintenance plan offer from Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power Company advertises a service and maintenance package covering all repairs and full replacement of parts and tank at no extra cost for up to 12 years. The offer directs customers to their Modern Electric Living Dealer or a local plumber for details or to call for arrangements.
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Appalachian
Woodlawn Avenue building hosts science displays
A central office building on Woodlawn Avenue will host several science displays for visitors. The event aims to showcase local research efforts and engage the public with interactive exhibits.
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Tral
Woodlawn Avenue
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PTA
Butzbach
Billie
Johnnie R. Myers
46Th Infantry
Kirch Gens
Ft. Jackson
S C
Glen Rogers High School
Gerald FE. Strickland
F E. Strickland
Eccles
Friedberg
32Nd Armor
S. C
Trap Hill
Pfc
George W. Austin Jr
Mead
13Th Cavalry
Kirch Gons
Canterbury
J. W. Canterbury
Blue Jay
Quesenberry
Craig Quesenberry
Bridgeport
J. Canterbury
L. Quesenberry
House
Blackwater Falls State Park
Breeze Story
Virgil Spitzer
Mike Richards
West Virginia Power and Transmission Co
J. R. Rankin
Atlanta University
Graduate School of Social Science
Atlanta, Ga
Patricia Braxton
Chopin
Bach
Strauss
Jerry
Ronald Marlowe
Ing of Our
The
Glen
Phone Co
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Rue Heater
Appalachian Power Company
Old Crow
America
Kentucky
Light
Bourbon
Cab Het
Lery GO
Franatori
Siraiort
Whiaa
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF
Morgantown
Ann
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