Raleigh County Attaches Named for Next Legislature
Mrs W W Jackie Withrow and Louis McManus announce the attaches for the Raleigh County delegation for the upcoming session starting January 13. Margie Jackson is attached to Withrow, while Marjorie Skiles joins McManus. The three other Raleigh County reps also named their attaches: Thelma Fugitt for Senator Porter, Jeanette Harper for Dale Covey, and Maxine Prince for Ned Payne.
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W. W
Jackie) Withrow
Louis McManus
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Charles W
Margie) Jackson
Clyde St
Withrow
Jackson
E. M. Payne Co
Denny
Marjorie) Skiles
Orchard Ave
Skiles
Greensboro
N.C
WBIG
Simpkins and Smith
Beckley
North Carolina
G. C. Porter
W. R
Thelma) Fugitt
Dale Covey
Jeanette Harper
Ned Payne
James
Maxine) Prince
Third Editor Resigns From Publishing Firm
Philadelphia based Curtis Publishing Co faces a string of resignations as 16 editors and executives demand replacement of president Matthew J. Culligan. Da vis Thomas resigns, third editor to leave in a month, amid internal revolt tied to struggling finances and leadership changes.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Davis Thomas
The
Ladies Home Journal
Curtis Publishing Co
Thomas
Matthew J. Culligan
Curtis Board of Directors
John Mack Carter
Mce- Call
Culligan
Frank Zachary
Robert L. Young
Zachary
Holiday Magazine
Don Schanche
Young
Jack & Jill Magazine
Curtis
Marvin D. Kantor
Clay Blair Jr
Stanaford Driver Cited After Wreck
A two vehicle crash at 5 05 p m Thursday at South Fayette Street and Mool Ave led to a citation for Morris Greene 55 of Stanaford after his 1950 car reportedly ran a red light and collided with a 1950 International truck driven by Lewis Walker 60 of Mabscott No injuries were reported and Greene is ordered to Beckley Police Court January 18. Damage was estimated at 200 dollars.
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Mool Ave
Beckley
Morris Greene
Stanaford
Lewis Walker
Box 49
Mabscott
Greene
Beckley Men Arrested On Drunk Driving And Petit Larceny
Albert Spicer aged 43 and Billy Powers aged 20, both of Beckley, were arrested by Beckley City Police on drunk driving and petit larceny charges. Spicer was cited at 8 35 p.m. Wednesday and Powers at 12 30 a.m. today, then committed to Raleigh County Jail.
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Albert Spicer
Billy Powers
Beckley
Spicer
Powers
Raleigh
Marshall University Extension Classes Meeting at Wilson High
An organizational meeting for second semester extension classes from Marshall University will be held Wednesday at Woodrow Wilson High School. The meeting starts at 6 30 p m and determines which courses offered at extension centers will be available based on attendees.
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Marshall University
Woodrow Wilson High School
New Officers Named For West Virginia Model A Ford Club
The Grand View Chapter will elect officers at 7 30 p m Saturday in the C and P Telephone Building on Valley Drive. Plans for the annual banquet later this month will be discussed and all members are urged to attend.
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West Virginia Model A Ford Club
C and P Telephone
Valley Drive
Lively
Long Branch
Pax
Willis Branch
Wierwood
Cittsville
Maynor
Sweeneysburg
Toneys Fork
Clear Creek
Artie
Plum Orchard
Massey
East Kingston
Dothan
Leadership Battle Delays USW Talks to Feb Fifteen
The United Steelworkers union halts nationwide contract talks to February 15 amid a high stakes leadership battle between incumbent president David J. McDonald and challenger J. W. Abel. Abel leads a campaign against McDonald while both sides accuse each other of bias and misdirection as industry officials and local aluminum workers prepare for ensuing contract discussions.
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United Press International Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers of America
USW
David J. McDonald
J. W. Abel
Abel- McDonald
Abel
McDonald's
McDonald
Steel Labor
County Teachers Receive Modern Chemistry Instruction
Raleigh County teachers join monthly sessions at Woodrow Wilson High School to learn two modern chemistry teaching methods CHEM Studies and the Chemical Bond Approach under Hob Homer Holloway and Dr. Curtis Wilkins assisted by chemistry professors from West Virginia Wesleyan College. The two NSF sponsored methods emphasize lab work and involve area teachers and their top students in demonstrations.
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Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
Homer Holloway
Curtis Wilkins
West Virginia Wesleyan College
National Science Foundation
the Foundation
Holloway
Ralph S. Webb
Marsh Fork
Madge R. Kaman
Mullens
Wesleyan
Kanawha
Washington Irving High School
Clarksburg
Beckley
Marshall University
Huntington
Gordon Moore
Radford Heads Beaver Volunteer Firemen In Reelection
Keith Radford was re elected Thursday night to lead the Beaver Volunteer Firemen as president for a second year. New officers include Wally Shephard as vice president Paul D. Smith secretary and Carl Lilly treasurer. Fire chief Charles Anderson and assistant chief Roy Harless were also retained. The group discussed fund raising for a combined fire house and community building set to cost about 12 000 with completion hoped in a month.
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Keith Radford
Beaver Volunteer Firemen
Wally Shephard
Paul D. Smith
Carl Lilly
Charles Anderson
Roy Harless
Beckley Men to Train Overseas With Air Guard
About 14 Beckley area men will join the 130th Air Command Group of the West Virginia Air National Guard for a six week training mission in the Panama Canal Zone from January 22 to March 7. The exercise Highland Fling, based at Howard Air Force Base, tests readiness and mobility with 500 airmen from the Charleston region. Detachments depart January 22, February 5 and February 19, flying via three -121 aircraft and two C97 planes, logging 35 to 40 hours of flight time and parachute drops. Participants include First Sergeant Frank Dearing and Sgts Okey Mills Beckley, John Hambrick Beckley, Bill Phipps Daniels, Sherill Hoskins Beckley, George Wise Hinton, Joseph Johnson Prosperity, plus Mullens area airmen Lt John L. Wilcox and Sgts Carl Green, Louis Staton, Ivan Wilcox, Charles Thompson, and Jimmy McVey.
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130Th Air Commando
West Virginia Air National Guard
Kanawha
Charleston
Panama Canal Zone
Adj
Williams
United States
Howard Air Force Base
Panama
Ralph R. Cowgill
Cuba
Cowgill
Varius
Frank Dearing
Prosperity
Okey Mills Beckley
John Hambric Beckley
Bill Phipps
Daniels
Sherill Hoskins
George Wise
Hinton
Joseph Johnson
Mullens
John L. Wilcox
Carl Green
Louis Staton
Ivan Wilcox
Charles Thompson
Jimmy McVey
Byrd rules Beckley site not a possibility for center
Sen. Robert Byrd stated Beckley or Raleigh County are not options for the Appalachian division of the National Environmental Health Center, insisting Morgantown with WVU medical center remains the location. Rep. Slack countered federal officials only confirmed West Virginia as the state site, keeping Beckley potential alive.
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Beckley
Raleigh County
National Environmental Health Center
Morgantown
John M. Slack Jr
Slack
West Virginia
Byrd
Appalachian Regional
West Virginia University
Cool Ridge Rural Development Meeting at New Haven Church
A meeting of the Cool Ridge Rural Development Association is set for 7 30 p m Saturday in the basement of the New Haven Church. Members are urged to attend.
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Rotary
Anders Lundborg
Uppsala
Sweden
Beckley Rotary Club
Beckley Hotel
Lundborg
Pineville High School
Cool Ridge Rural Development Association
New Haven
Morris Green cited for red light violation in Beckley
Morris Green of Stamford was cited by Beckley City Police at 4 05 p m Thursday for a red light violation. Green is to appear in Police Court on January 18.
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Morris Green
Stamford
Beckley City
Green
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