Practical Nurse Course Opens Feb 4 Under Board Sponsorship
The Raleigh County Board of Education sponsors a one year practical nurse course at the Raleigh County Vocational School Training Center. Open to ages 17 or older, applicants must meet education and testing requirements with aptitude tests scheduled Jan 1. Twenty students will be chosen. classes run Feb through September with extensive hospital and home care training. Sponsoring bodies include the Raleigh County School System Department of Vocational Education local hospitals and the State Board for Vocational Education.
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Raleigh County School System
County Vocational School
Dorothy Barker
Virgie Davis
Tiisia Adkins
Raleigh County Board of Education
Raleigh County
Practical
Raleigh County School’ System
Department of ‘Vocational Education
Beckley
Trade and Industrial Education
Division ‘of Vocational Education
State Board For Vocational Education
Safety Council Sets Objectives for Raleigh County Highways
The Raleigh County Safety Council selected first goals from five committees at a Wednesday meeting. Key aims include protecting Maxwell Hill school children walking a narrow roadway, uniform penalties for serious traffic crimes, scientific DUI evidence equipment, expanded driver training for seniors, and a 35-person adult education task force pending committee review. The school traffic program begins January 7 with Beckley Police Department sponsorship, and new Sheriff Okey Mills may join.
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Raleigh County Highways Safety Council
Muswell Hill
Raleigh County Board of Education
Beckley Police Department
Okey A. Mills
Shadrick Bares Plot To Kill HST July 5
Leroy Shadrick, 32, in Stanley County Jail after failed Home Builders Association robbery in Albemarle, reveals plan to assassinate President Harry S. Truman on the seventh anniversary of his brother Pvt Kenneth Shadrick’s death in Korea. He sought $5 to fund the mission, bought a shotgun, scoped Truman’s Independence home, and previously planned the 1955 attack before FBI intervention. He awaits trial in April on attempted robbery charges with bond set at 13,002. Meanwhile two-year-old Larry Lafon of Beckley was treated for a fall injury and released.
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Leroy Shadrick
Stanley County
Home Builders Association
Shadrick
Korea
Truman
Skelton
Building and Loan Association
Raleigh Countian
Harry S. Truman
Pope
Alarke
Ryene
FBI
Independence
Monley
Aprion
Larry Lafon
Garland EL Lafon
Allen St
Beckley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
MOD Headquarters Location Changed
Mrs James Mahoney March of Dimes chair announces relocation of the Beckley MOD office from the third floor of Jan Campbell Music Co to the rear of the building. A telephone line and post office box are provided. volunteers are sought for January 10 and 17 from 10 am to 2 pm daily.
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MOD
March of Dimes
Beckley
Mahoney
Phil Vogel
Police Court Tops City Receipts Report
Beckley last month reported total receipts of 12 347 with police docket fines as the major item. Other income included gross sales 1899 97 store licenses 597 80 dog and bicycle licenses 13 50 Fine O Meter and parking violations 1395 90 parking meter receipts 2625 07 miscellaneous 451 97 building permits 69 fines from police docket 4932 50 mileage tax 278 29 capitation tax 90.
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Beckley
Pele Banco 85 Dies at Home Rites Sunday
Pele Banco 85 died at his residence on Thursday night after a period of illness. Born August 5, 1871 in Stingary, he lived in the area about 30 years and worked at Stanaford before retiring. Survived by wife Annie Kanath Banco died 1934, son John Beckley, four daughters in New York City and Mammoth, seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Beckley Presbyterian Church. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Body to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Saturday 11 a.m. Pallbearers listed.
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Pele Banco
Johnstown Road
Coe
Stingary
Beckley Presbyerian
United Mine. Workers of America
Stanaford
Banco
Annie Kanath Banco
Rites Incomplete for Ewing Coal Miner 63
Funeral plans for Elk Jack Ewing remain incomplete. Ewing age 63 of Piney View died at 1:45 a.m. Thursday in a Hilltop rest home after an extended illness. He was a Raleigh County resident and retired coal miner. Survived by five brothers Lovey and Bunk of Inverness Florida and one sister Mrs Dema Thompson of Piney View. Body at Calfee Funeral Home.
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Ewing
Elk
Jack) Ewing
Piney View
Tate John
Rebecca Stevens Ewing
Raleigh County
Lovey
Bunk
Inverness
Fla
Dema ‘Thompson
Calfee
Fund Reaches 518 for Boy's Brain Tumor Operation
The Charles Hornbuckle Fund totals 518.87 to aid a 10 year old boy, son of Mrs. Mary Kagey Hornbuckle, scheduled for brain tumor surgery at Bluefield Hospital. Donations from numerous individuals and churches across Rhodell, Beckley, Oak Hill, and surrounding areas boost the drive, with many small gifts and several larger contributions recorded.
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Charles Hornbuckle
Mary Kagey Hornbuckle
Bluefield
School Police Training Opens Monday in Beckley
Beckley Police Captain Tyree announces a three week police training school starting Monday at 1 PM. Sessions run five days a week at Beckley Police Headquarters and Raleigh County Vocational School. Attendees include Raleigh County officers and possibly state police. Courses cover arrest law, traffic, incident reports, and FBI topics with multiple instructors from WV State Police and FBI.
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Beckley
IM. E. Tyree
Tyree
Raleigh County
Tod P
Beckley ,Police
Raleigh
Okey A
Mills
Sophia
Mount Hope
Beckley Police Department
Marshall’ College
Charles “Ww. Ray
Charleston
Department of Public’ Safety
Col
B.D. Jarzie
West Virginia
Welly
Lis, Welly
Capt
Ray
Walker
Cpl, Bazzie
Reger
Shan
Shottzer
Forfeit Or Pay Court Fines In Beckley Session
Thirteen persons paid fines and forfeited bonds totaling 410 in the Thursday Beckley Police Court session. N N Rahal paid 5 reourt costs for permitting a juvenile to play a pin ball machine. Rahal owned the Prince Lunch and was not fined. Leery remarks noted juvenile’s statement and lack of prior appearances. Harold J Henry fined 30 for reckless driving. John F Anderson forfeited 105 bond on drunk driving. Harriet Ennis forfeited 20 bond for permitting an intoxicated person to drive. John Kincannon Jr forfeited 56 bond and Douglas Meadows 105 for reckless driving. Six bonds tied to intoxication. one case carried to next Thursday. Jessie Pennix to appear then for drunk driving.
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Beckley
N. N. Rahal
Rahal
Berkley Lilly
Lilly
Rehal
Harold J. Henry
Whitesville
John F. Anderson
Prince
Harriet Ennis
John Kincannon Jr
Raleigh
Douglas Meadows
Ghent
Jessie Pennix
Oak Hill
Masons Installation Set for Bloodstone Lodge Officers
New officers of Bloodstone Lodge No. 401 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons East Guilt will be installed at 7 30 p m Saturday The list includes S G Totten worshipful master T W Wright senior warden Willie Slade junior warden the Rev James Ely captain Thomas Mitchell senior deacon James Pickett junior deacon John D Redd lyler and Thirston Hairston treasurer Other officers are Lewis Earley worshipful master and Melvin Wright renamed secretary Installation will be held in the Masonic Hall and conducted by O Hill grand master Refreshments will follow the installation services
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Bloodstone Lodge No
East Guilt
S. G. Totten
T. W. Wright
Willie Slade
James Ely
Thomas Mitchell
James Pickett
John D. Redd
Lyler
Thirston Hairston
Lewis Earley
Melvin Wright
Masonic Hall
Hill
Raleigh Countian among 13 new state troopers reporting
A Raleigh County man, S.A. Harsh Lester, was among 13 new state troopers reporting for duty Thursday at the State Police Academy in Dunbar. After issue of uniforms and equipment, the troopers will be assigned to detachments across the state.
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Raleigh
State Police Academy
Dunbar
S.A. Harsh
Lester
Beckley Kin To Attend Rites in Indianapolis
Four Beckleyans will travel to Indianapolis on Monday to attend funeral services for their sister Mrs Anna Kat Montgomery. Survivors include Mrs C T Sibold Pickaway and Mrs H L Nickell Ft Myers. Mrs Montgomery died in an Oklahoma City hospital at 4:15 p m after weeks of illness. she was 63 and taught at Beckley High School from 191 to 1922 before becoming a missionary in Puerto Rico and Argentina. The family includes Mrs Roy Millican J W Givens Fulton Givens and Albert C Givens.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Byria
Anna Kat Montgomery
Roy Millican
J. W. Givens
Fulton Givens
Albert C. Givens
Montgomery
Beckley
Oklahoma City
Pan
Beckley High School
J. Dexster Montgomery
The
Christian Church
Puerto Rico
Argentina
South America
C. T. Sibold
Pickaway
H. L. Nickell
Ft. Meyers
Fla
Hatcher Services Slated Saturday At Crossroads Church
Funeral services for William Hatcher will be conducted at 2 pm Saturday at Crossroads Primitive Baptist Church Plains Virginia by Rev. Roy G. Cox. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Hatcher, age about 45, was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. He is survived by sister Mrs Ella Smith and brother Jo Seph Hatcher, both of Arral Virginia, and a cousin Rev W P Strickland of Sullivan. Body will be taken to Virginia from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Saturday.
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Witlham Hatcher
Plains
Vai
Roy G. Cox
Rev
W. P. Strickland
Sullivan
Virginia
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Agriculture Council To Discuss Rural Electrification Plans
The Raleigh County Agricultural Council will meet at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Farmers Home Administration Office Memorial Building. Miss Nancy Boyd, secretary, reports that recommendations will be made for selecting committee members to work on the pilot community rural development program.
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Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Farmers Home Administration Office
Memorial Building
Nancy Boyd
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