Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Military personnel from West Virginia are listed with ships bases and units. Pfc Lonnie Caldwell of Bad Kissingen Germany served with the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Darry Thompson aboard USS Helena, Lt Robert Biggs at Sigonella, Jesse Adkins aboard USS Robert A Owens, Roger Young completing basic and finance course, Clyde Wills Jr and Edward Farrow completing Marine training, Phillip Wilson aboard USS Demato, James Merritt and Howard James completing accounting course, Gene Mann aboard USS Topeka, Randolph Stump completing cooking course, Gid Black Jr aboard USS Boston, Enos Morris serving with the Third Marine Division on Okinawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
14Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Bad Kissingen
Germany
Pfc
Lonnie TD. Caldwell
Anna E. Hooper
Ft. Hood
Tex
Stoco High School
Coal City
Finishing Touches Scheduled For Armory
An additional 15 days beyond the Jan. 1 completion date are needed to finish the Ra leigh County Armory. The $1,250,000 project will add water to the snack bar, expand administrative offices, relocate the sound system, and add interior painting. Electrical contractors from 10 sub-contractors remain to finish work, according to Manager Tom Minter. Melbourne photographer Gordon de Lisle won a fiberglass speedboat prize in a U.S. contest but declined it due to $3,375 Australian import duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Tom Minter
Minter
Melbourne
Australia
Gordon de Lisle
United States
Welfare Drive by Seventh Day Adventists Surpasses Goal
Sevent h Day Adventist Welfare Drive raised 1 760 38 dollars before Christmas, Pastor Daniel Schiffbauer reported. He praised Beckley residents for generous donations to the Welfare and Missions Appeal and noted a victory banquet at the church where gifts were given to children. Funds support world welfare, disaster aid, and medical education and spiritual services in 194 lands. The church runs 705 health and welfare centers and 210 medical units worldwide, aligned with civil authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Daniel W. Schiffbauer
Schiffbauer
Beckley
Election and Fund Drive Set For Cancer Unit Meeting
The local American Cancer Society unit in Raleigh County schedules a 7:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday at the Beckley Newspapers Corp. building to elect officers and appoint committee chairs for the annual fund drive. I R Wein announces Mrs. Sam Pilliteri of Crab Orchard will become permanent center director, after a June temporary appointment following Mrs. Windle Jr.’s resignation. John Yates, WV Division executive director, and Jack C. Whiting, area field director, are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Raleigh County
Beckley Newspapers Corp
I. R. Wein
Sam Pilliteri
Crab Orchard
Pilliteri
James Windle Jr
John Yates
Charleston
West Virginia Division, Inc
Jack C. Whiting
Real estate deeds filed in county clerk office
Deeds on file record transactions: Glenna F and Eva Stover transfer Prosperity Town District property to Philip E and Marjorie J Noel for 17000 dollars. P E and Avilean Rhodes transfer Crab Orchard property to P E Rhodes Realty Co for 122000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna F
Eva Stover
Philip E
Marjorie J. Noel
P. E
Avilean Rhodes
P. E. Rhodes
Moose Lodge entertains hospitalized veterans at Beckley VA
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital patients were treated Thursday night by Loyal Order of Moose Beckley Lodge No. 1606. The party featured refreshments games and prizes including 24 cartons of cigarettes four watches two radios eight cigarette lighters and 12 boxes of candy. Moose members aiding the event included William D. Nace lodge secretary A T Kessinger V A Volunteer Service chairman Woodrow Bales Frank Ubeda Jack Turner Bill Aurednick I O Holliday Tom Young Dillard Todd Ralph Withrow and Moose wives Mrs Tom Young Mrs William Ward and Mrs Ralph Withrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Loyal Order of Moose
Beckley Lodge
Moose
William D. Nace
Lodge
A. T. Kessinger
Veterans Administration Volunteer Service
Woodrow Bales
Frank Ubeda
Jack Turner
Bill Aurednick
I. O. Holliday
Tom Young
Dillard Todd
Ralph Withrow
William Ward
Mrs Naomi Cole Rejoins Raleigh County Health Unit
Mrs Naomi Cole of Beaver, a public health nurse with the Raleigh County Health Department for five years, rejoined the department January 1. The appointment was announced by County Health Director Dr. Ross P. Daniel. She had resigned November 1 due to illness and a death in her immediate family. The staff includes Mrs Betty Peck Oak Hill, Mrs Linda Harris Beckley, and Mrs Ross Irle Beckley. Miss Mary Lou Reitz is on a year’s leave taking advanced public health study at UNC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Cole
Beaver
Raleigh County Health Department
Ross P. Daniel
Cole
Betty Peck
Oak Hill
Linda Harris
Ross Irle
Beckley
Mary Lou Reitz
The
University of North Carolina
WVU Entrance Tests To Be Given At BC Beckley
Beckley College joins Concord College in Athens Greenbrier College Lewisburg and WV Institute of Technology Montgomery as ACT testing centers for WVU admissions. The three hour exam on Feb 24 aids in admissions placement and financial aid decisions, with higher scores boosting scholarship priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WVU
Beckley College
West Virginia University
J. Everette Long
Concord College
Athens
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Long
A.C.T
Scouts Receive Awards At Court Of Honor
A Watch Night ceremony at Princewick Missionary Baptist Church honored Boy Scouts of Troop 99. Second class awards went to Thomas McAlpin Ira Bowden Jr Okey Calvert Randall Pigg George Calvert Larry Reynolds and Larry Brakefield. Melvin Bolen Jr earned a one year pin. Scoutmaster J D Brakefield and others assisted as mothers pinned badges. Speakers Rev Leo Lambert Rev Gilbert Dodson and Rev Lonnie Blankenship. music by the White Trio and Harry Ingale group. refreshments by the Missionary Circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Troop 99
Princewick Missionary Baptist Church
Thomas McAlpin
Paul McAlpin
Ira Bowden Jr
Ira Bowden
Okey Calvert
Jethro Calvert
Randall Pigg
Willie Pigg
George Calvert
Carroll
Coy Brakefield
Carroll Calvert
Charles McGraw
Carl Thomasson
Leo Lambert
Sophia
Gilbert Dodson
Mullens
Lonnie Blankenship
Baptist Youth Fellowship Choir
White Trio
Harry Ingale
Marlene
Missionary Circle
Two Tax Guides Aid Federal Income Tax Payers
Nathaniel Looker of the Internal Revenue Service notes two extra guides to supplement the annual instruction booklet. Publication No 17 Your Federal Income Tax and Publication No 34 Tax Guide for Small Business are fully indexed for quick guidance on most tax problems. Copies are ordered by writing IRS Box 950 Parkersburg with a check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Looker
Internal Revenue Service
Looker
Box 950
Parkersburg
Coffee Contains Niacin In Dark Roast Probe
Dr Hyman notes coffee has no nutritive value unless sweetened or creamed yet a dark roast cup provides about a quarter of adult niacin needs. The column also covers nervous symptoms, psychoanalysis, scarlet fever versus scarletina, quarantine, and a newer anti streptococcal approach to prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarletina
Fear of cancer dispelled by pathologist report
Reggie Thompson's tumor near his eye was found benign by Beckley Hospital physicians after removal. The seven month old boy, treated free of charge, will have stitches removed in a day or two and may leave hospital soon. The family had feared cancer due to financial hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggie Thompson
Naoma
Beckley Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uss
Helena
Darry E. Thompson
Robert Thompson
Cranberry
Naval Air Facility
Sigonella
Sicily
Jacksonville, Fla., Naval Air Station
Navy
Robert I. Biggs
Herbert Biggs
Laren Ave
Robert A. Owens
Jesse T. Adkins
Jesse A. Adkins
Prosperity
Ft. Leonard Wood
Roger L. Young
Carlos C. Young
Fayetteville
Army
Ft. Jackson
C. Young
Fayetteville High School
Shady Spring
Clyde M. Wills Jr
Reba M. Wills
Edward M. Farrow
Henry Farrow
Demato
Phillip W. Wilson
George T. Wilson
Eccles
Finance of School
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Uss Topeka
Gene A. Mann
Arnold W Mann
E. Prince St. Beckley
Quartermaster School
Ft. Lee
Pvt
Randolph E. Stump
Charles E. Stump
Lillybrook
Ft. Knox
Stump
Shady Spring High School
Boston
Mass
Gid D. Black Jr
Gid D. Black
Third Marine Division
Okinawa
Enos R. Morris
Della F. Morris
Ford St
E. M. Furrow
C. M. Wills
National
Camp Pickett, Va
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Mountain State National Guard
Fort George G. Meade
Camp Pickett
Seventh Day Adventist
Cancer
Moose Lodge
Tenderay
Kroger
Tenderay Shield
Chuck
Chuck Roast
PTE
Eral
Thrifty
Morton
N Oz
U.S. No.1
Mrs. Cole
County Health Unit
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N.Y
New York, N.Y
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