Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Military personnel earned honors and assignments across Germany Okinawa Florida and Nebraska. Individuals include Sft John G Elmandolar and Spt 4 Larry Owens as well as Pfc Bernard L Jennelle and Sgt 1 C Walter J Harris with positions in armor ordnance air defense and transportation units. Others graduated from NUS and training schools while postings span Bad Tolz Mannheim Budingen Offutt AFB and Parris Island.
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181St Transportation Battalion
Mannheim
Germany
Bernard L. Jennelle
Thomas Jennelle
Allen Junction
Jennelle
51St Transportation Company
Ft. Gordon
Mullens High School
U. S. Army
Bad Tolz
Jimmie C Eads
Clarence Eads
Fayetteville
58Rd Ordnance Company
Nurnberg
Eads
Army
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Mabscott Town Seeks Federal Aid for $44,000 Project
Mabscott officials announced Senator Robert Byrd has promised help to speed funding under the Public Works Accelerations Act for a $44,000 overall project with an $11,000 town share. Recorder J. C. Gravely said Byrd will contact the regional Community Facilities Administration director and stay in touch through the process as mayor H. V. Waybright urged action on Whitestick Street repairs and Old Soak Road access. Authorities cite damage from Rt. 16 construction and blocked outlets for Mabscott Hill residents. a decision from Russell Quinn at Princeton is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
Robert C. Byrd
Recorder
J. C. Gravely
Community Facilities Administration
Philadelphia
Sen
Byrd
Gravely
H. V. Waybright
State Road Commission
Russell Quinn
Princeton
Whitestick Street
Soak Road
Rt. 16
Mabscott Hill
Quinn
SRC
Burl Sawyers
Prayer Vigil Set For National Peace Movement
A 4 a m Sunday service at the Methodist Temple in Raleigh County marks a 24 hour Prayer Vigil sponsored by the Methodist Youth Fellowship. Youth from several states participate in the nationwide Prayer for Peace effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Temple
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Raleigh County
Family party dilemma tests loyalties between brothers
Dear Undecided says she plans a surprise birthday for Ray with Ray's fiancée helping. Don and his fiancée dislike each other, so exclude Don risks hurt. Advise telling Ray's fiancée to preserve family harmony and avoid favoritism, stand firm if she objects, and value long term friendship with both brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy
Don
Ray
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
The Well Child Nurse Your Baby With Breast Milk
Dr Wayne Brandstadt explains breast feeding advantages over formula including immune benefits and bond strength. He notes mothers can nurse unless illness or physical issues block milk flow and urges doctors to promote and support early feeding efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Brandstadt
Assa
Wrongful death suit over cyclist’s death filed in Raleigh county
Brady Lane administrator for Howard Edgar Lane sues John Kenneth Allen for 25000 alleging Allen’s car struck Lane on Oct 14 1962 on West Virginia Route 1921 near Beckley as Lane rode a bicycle southward. Jury trial requested with Lynch and Henderson as counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kenneth Allen
Brady Lane
Howard Edgar Lane
Raleigh County
Allen
West Virginia
Beckley
Council For Plaintiff
Lynch and Henderson
Cartoon debut marks Democrat donkey symbol in 1870
The piece notes that on January 15, 1870, the first cartoon using a donkey to symbolize the Democrat Party appeared. It credits Thomas Nast as the artist and ties the historical vignette to a broader astrological forecast for Aries through Libra with advisory notes and domestic guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat Party
Thomas Nast
Heart Fund Charity Ball Tickets Go Fast in Raleigh County
Tickets for the third annual Heart Fund Charity Ball on January 26 are selling quickly, chaired by Mrs. George Lowry. Co chairs include Miss Barbara Minton, Mrs. Arnold Allen, and Mrs. Dora DeHart, with Minton in her first year, Allen in her second, and DeHart in her third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
George Lowry
Raleigh County Heart Fund
Barbara Minton
Mark Twain High selects two teens for Know Your State Government Day
Dianne Williams of Tams and Joseph Kerzic of Amigo, both 16, are chosen to represent Mark Twain High School at Know Your State Government Day in Charleston on February 25. Dianne has led the Math Club, served in Future Teachers of America, and holds roles in the band and National Honor Society. Joseph presides over the Junior Class, attends Athletic Club and Honor Society, serves on Student Council, and earned an eighth grade scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianne Williams
B. B. Williams
Tams
Joseph “Jeep” Kerzic
John M. Kerzic
Amigo
Mark Twain High School
Charleston
Dianne
Ture Teachers of America
Mark Twain
Woodland
Joseph
Jackson’s Mill
Beckleyan's Art Work On Exhibit At Concord
Patsy Skaggs Cantley a 1959 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate presents three and a half years of art work in the New Residence Hall for Women at Concord College Athens. The exhibit features oils watercolors ink tempera pastels and charcoal with lettering ceramics sculpture and college and perspective. Several pieces were shown at Beckley Art Exhibit last summer. Cantley daughter of Mr and Mrs W Mark Skaggs Clearwater Fla formerly Beckley will receive her bachelor's degree from Concord this June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Skaggs Cantley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Concord College
Athens
Beckley
Caintley
W. Mark Skaggs
Clearwater, Fla
Concord
Railway Firm Named In Suit
A $40,000 suit against the Norfolk and Western Railway Co. is on file in Federal Court in Roanoke, Va., on behalf of Lawrence Thacker of Princeton. Thacker seeks to recover for injuries he contends he sustained while removing high powered electrical lines near Princeton for the Virginian Railway prior to its merger with N. W. Thacker is represented by Thornhill, Thornhill and Kennedy, Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Roanoke
Lawrence Thacker
Princeton
Thacker
Virginian Railway
Thornhill, Thornhill and Kennedy, Beckley
Service Guild Elects Officers At Ebenezer Meeting
The Ebenezer Service Guild met at Mrs. C. L. Griffin's Mulberry Street home with opening devotions by Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Ceph as Onion. Officers elected for the year are Verona Robinson president Fleming Green vice president F D Blaney secretary Elaine Moss treasurer Roger Taylor program chair R J Howard entertainment chair. Next meeting slated for Thursday Jan 24 to appoint other committees and plan the year. Members present included Griffin Robinson Taylor Howard Moss Blaney and Onion Myrtle Garter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Griffin
Mulberry Street
Ebenezer Service Guild
Griffin
Cephas Onion
Verona Robinson
Fleming Green
F. D. Blaney
Elaine Moss
Roger Taylor
R. J. Howard
Robinson
Taylor
Howard
Moss
Myrtle Garter
Blaney
Onion
City’s Exhibition Mine Featured In Magazine
Beckley’s Exhibition Coal Mine is highlighted in Consol, a publication by Consolidation Coal Co. of Pittsburgh. The Fourth Quarter 1962 issue includes a brief history and description of the tourist site, with Morgan Town as the magazine’s editing location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Joint NAACP Beckley Civic League Meeting Set
The Raleigh County NAACP and the Beckley Civic League plan a joint meeting at 6 p m today at Central Street Baptist Church. Rev Edward Abram vice president of the NAACP invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Beckley Civic League
Central Street Baptist Church
Edward Abram
NAACP
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2Nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
John G. Elmandolar
Edgar Elmandolar
U. S. Army Ordnance Group
Okinawa
Larry Owens
Raymond Owens Sophia
Owens
Sophia High School
Martha
Florida
C. Walter J. Harris
Walter Harris
Oak Hill
du Bois High School
3Rd Armored Division
Thomas K. McDaniels
Jessie McDaniels
Oyler Ave
McDaniels
12Th Cavalry
Budingen
Norah
Soldier
Collins High School
Marine Eee
Parris Island
Pvt
Lawrence E. Winston Jr
Coal City
Offutt Afb
Neb
Strategic Air Command
Oliver V. Lilly Jr
Crab Orchard
Lilly
3902Nd
Helen Farthing
Calloway Heights
Dianna and
Glenn
Vulcan
James A. McManamay
Frank McManamay
Mellon St
Woodrow Wilson High
Navy
Betty Kellman
Norfolk, Va
McManamay
Great Lakes
Air Defense Command Combat Crew Training School
Tyndall
Engineer School
Ft. Belvoir
Larry Rice
Elmer Rice
Rice
S.C
Sophia High
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis, Tenn
Homer E. Gamble Jr
Apprent
Malens
J.C. Eads
L. E. Winston
Rovides
Bay Barcel
Woodlawn Avenue
W. VA
Mutual
Omaha
Raleigh County Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
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Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Field Enterprises, Inc
War Damage Corporation
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Bair Building
Beckleyan
Service Guild
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Ennead
Ensemble Entomologist
Entree
Escrow
Espalier Estuary
The
Raleigh Register and Principals Associations
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