Navy Parks Old Planes on Dry Arizona Desert
At Litchfield Park near Phoenix a range of WWII and later aircraft endure in the desert sun. Oldest is a mid-1930s PBY Catalina. planes are preserved, stripped for parts, or sold to agencies, schools, or buyers who may repaint or fly some. As of last October about 1,100 aircraft were in reserve and 2,300 more in salvage stages.
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Litchfield Park
Naval Air Facility
Phoenix
Ariz
Tigercats
Snja
Arizona
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Litchfield
Cmdr
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
U.S. Forest Service
California
Naval Air Station
Litchfield Station
Naval
Bureau of Aeronautics
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Moral climate differs in Tachikawa city
Rev. George P. Wojtko of Lakewood Ohio, newly appointed director of a Lutheran center for service men in Tachikawa, notes the moral climate here differs from home. He observes many bars and dives along the streets and says locals try to drag him into them.
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Tachikawa
Japan
Lakewood
Ohio
George P. Wojtko
Lutheran Center For
Rev Ralph Poole to Speak at Tams Community Church
Beckley Reverend Ralph Poole will be guest speaker at Tams Community Church at 7 p m Sunday. The service will include numerous musical selections and the public is invited, according to Pastor C H Costlow.
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Ralph Poole
Beckley
Tams
C. H. Costlow
Deacon Board Meeting At St John Baptist Raleigh
The Deacon Board of St John Baptist Church Raleigh will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday in the church. Chairman W M Harvey urges all members to attend. The church meeting will be held at 6 p.m.
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St. John Baptist Church
Raleigh
W. M. Harvey
Jaycee Contest Draws Entries From 9 Schools
Nine Raleigh County high schools participate in the My True Security contest up 25 percent from last year. Winners include school and county prizes with a traveling trophy for the school with the highest participation. A film on WOAY TV aids contestants as judges from local courts and schools assess themes.
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Raleigh County
John J. Flanagan
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woodrow Wilson
Clear Fork
Shady Spring
Trap Hill
Richmond
Egeria
Byrd-Prillerman
Sophia
Stratton
Woay-Tv
Flanagan
Raleigh County Memorial Building
Norman Knapp
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Robert Chambers Jr
The
Jayceeettes
Herbert Ash
Central Elementary School
Improvised Skating Rink Near Woodrow Wilson High
Beckley civic project converts a baseball field in front of Woodrow Wilson High School into an ice rink. City crews formed the rink and dirt embankment were added, water was filled by the fire department, mush ice appeared by Thursday, and Mayor A K Minter noted the 100 by 120 foot pond is disappointingly small.
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Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Fire Department
Recreation Board
A. K. Minter
Minter
District Lay Leader To Address Men’s Club
C E Chuck Balding Beck ley District Methodist lay leader will address the Methodist Men of First Methodist Church at 6 30 p m Monday in the church Arrangements of the dinner meeting are being made by Carl Ruddy Ira Rotenberry president urges all members to be present to discuss projects to be undertaken by the group.
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C. E
Chuck”’ Balding
Beckley District
First Methodist Church
Carl Ruddy
Ira Rotenberry
Lincoln Center to receive Carnegie fund for young artists
New York reports a one half million dollar endowment from the Carnegie Corporation to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to support scholarships and aid for emerging young artists as the center is built over the next four years along Broadway. The Salvation Army operates 59 camps for children.
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New York
Carnegie Corp
Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center
Community Sing Scheduled at Coal City Church
The monthly Community Sing will be at Coal City Community Church at 8 p.m. New Stamp Baxter song books have been acquired for the event.
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Coal City
Stamp Baxter
Glen Daniel Resident Draws Prison Term
Earl F. Smithson of Glen Daniel was sentenced to 29 months in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta for raising a postal money order from 1 to 99 dollars. Charles H. Shrewsbury of Port Mercer County received a year and a day in Lewisburg for possession of moonshine whisky.
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Raleigh
Atlanta
Harry E. Watkins
Earl F. Smithson
Glen Daniel
Charles H. Shrewsbury
Port Mercer County
Lewisburg
Births in the United States Reach Twenty-Eight Million
Between 1921 and 1930 the United States saw 28,250,000 births. This period marks a significant population increase with demographic implications for the era.
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United States
Beckley Court Fines Totals 172 in City Case
A total of 172 was collected in Beckley Police Court Thursday night from fines and bond forfeitures. Albert Adkins pled no contest to driving while drunk and was fined 107 with a six month license revocation. William Morris was fined 20 for petit larceny after socks were found in his coat. Caroline Stevenson forfeited a 25 bond for driving without a city license.
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Beckley
Albert Lewis Adkins
Edward Pinsbury
William Morris
East Park
Morris
G. C. Murphy Co
Caroline Stevenson
Short Form Saves Time And Money Card improves processing speed
P L Charles West Virginia IRS district director says the short Form 1040 card will save time by easier filling and cost less to process. He notes Uncle Sam benefits first, then taxpayers through reduced expenses, as the card is pre punched for individual cases and designed for faster handling.
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P. L. Charles
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Sam
Charles
Four-vehicle case tied to improper registration
John Lewis Minor of Beckley forfeited $2 on a speeding charge as part of a four vehicle incident involving improper registration.
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John Lewis Minor
Beckley
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