Mayor Proclaims Youth Week in Beckley
Beckley mayor Cecil L. Miller has proclaimed January 29 to February 5 as United Christian Youth Week. The pledge highlights youth contribution to churches, unity among Christian youth nationwide, and service across barriers, under the 1961 theme Into All the World Together.
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Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
United Christian Youth
United Christian Youth Council
America
Becksley
West Virginia
Ellen Elaine Gates
Beckley Christian Youth Council
United Youth Week
Methodist Temple
Susan File
First Christian Church
Ex-Beckleyan Rev James Salango to Speak at Presbyterian Dinner
The Men of the Church at Beckley Presbyterian Church will host a dinner at 6 15 p m Friday featuring the Rev James Salango pastor of Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church Ell Iott City Md Salango, a Beckley native, is a World War II veteran and former pastor in several states He is married to Juanita Thornton of Princeton and they have a daughter Bonnie The women of the church will prepare and serve the meal under Mrs H Barrett Leslie Gates will lead the devotional with music by Bill Critzer Lewis Meadows chairs attendance and Colin McLuckey handles publicity
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James Salango
Veto Salango
Cora St
Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church
Elliott City
Beckley Preseee
Beckley
Salango
Woodrow Wilson High School
Davidson College
Davidson, N. C
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Meschine Institute
Rome
Italy
Hinton
Oak Hill
Princeton
Woodland Presbyterian Church
Louisville
Elliestt
Juanita Katherine Thornton
Bonnie
H. Barrett
Leslie Gates
Bill Critzer
Lewis Meadows
Colin McLuckey
PTA Council Meets Monday in Beckley auditorium
Raleigh County PTA Council will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in Beckley Junior High School auditorium. Council President Robert C Hale announced the program on State Taxation to be presented by Mrs Nelle Keefer, a Sophia Elementary School teacher. Hale urges all county PTA presidents delegates and school principals to attend.
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Raleigh County
Parent Teacher Association Council
Beckley Junior High
Robert C. Hale
Nelle Keefer
Sophia
Hale
PTA
Beckley jobs list shows twenty one applicants
Twenty one people filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Tuesday. The list includes two sales clerks, a cashier, a nurse aide, an assistant cook, two stock boys, a waitress, a stock clerk, a meat cutter, three truck drivers, a service station attendant, a construction laborer, a mine shuttle car operator, two coal loaders, a service station manager, an electrician and a plumber.
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Beckley
Vaughan To Audit Books Of Schools
James F. Vaughan, public accountant, was approved as auditor for school accounting systems by the Raleigh County Board of Education. He will install systems in 53 schools and audit as many with fees of 50 dollars and 15 dollars respectively, with setup and final audit payments. Vaughan is a Marshall College graduate and Army veteran, active in local groups.
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James F. Vaughan
Raleigh County Bank
Raleigh County Board of Education
Vaughan
Sherman C. Trail
Marshall College
University of Tennessee
Board Asks Prosecutor To Act In Ash Deficit
Raleigh County Board of Education referred a claim against the estate of Herbert E. Ash to Prosecuting Attorney Anthony J. Sparacino after an audit showed a shortfall of about $11,000 in Central School accounts. Mrs. Ash and the Ash estate retained counsel and urged expedited action. The board also approved gymnasium bracing at Mount View Elementary, considered land offers near Morton-Reaves and Trap Hill High, corrected a deed ownership issue for Harper Heights access, and approved bedside instruction costs for Sophia High School student Larry Grubb. Employee birth-date documentation was required for retirement records, with June 30, 1961 deadline for existing staff.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Central Elementary
Herbert E. Ash
Anthony J. Sparacino
Central School
State Tax Commission Office
Ash
Oppie
Mount View Elementary School
S. H. Bridge
Earl Riner
Mor
Cardell Gwinn
Don P. Wolfe
Trail
West Orange
N. J
Board of Education
Larry Grubb
Kessler Institute
Grubb
Sophia High School
Abandoned Schools and Properties To Be Sold by Board
Authorization to sell eight buildings and seven properties abandoned by the Raleigh County Board of Education was approved. Superintendent Sherman C. Trail will offer at public auction the specified sites with repurchase or reversion clauses, including multiple one and two room schools across Shady Spring, Marsh Fork, Richmond and Trap Hill districts. Repurchase prices range from 1 to 75 dollars with interest, and a portable Blue Jay No 6 building will be dismantled and stored with property reverting to original owners at 100 dollars.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Sherman C. Trail
Brooklyn
Richmond
Jarrell
Marsh Fork
Griffith
Shady Spring
Irish Mountain
Lewis Williams
Sand Branch
Prosperity
McKinley
Glade Creek
Red Bird
Saxon
Shiloh
Trap ‘Hill
Bolen
Fireco
Slab Fork
Buffalo
Rock Creek
Cliff Top
Grandview Road
Hotchkiss
Maple Meadow
Trap Hill
Metalton
Abraham
Boen
Blue Jay No. 6
Beckley Mayor backs annual Heart Fund drive kickoff
Beckley Mayor Cecil L. Miller signed a petition urging city and county residents to support the Heart Fund drive starting February 1 in Raleigh County. The Moose Lodge dance, with Joe Chapman and his Huntington orchestra, will raise funds at the Beckley Hotel ballroom Saturday night. Contributions may be mailed to Mrs. George T. Lowery and tickets are available at the door.
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Heart Fund
Raleigh
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Beckley Moose
Beckley Hotel
Joe Chapman
Orchestra
Huntington
George T. Lowery
P. O. Box
MacArthur
Uniformed Leaders Presented Bars At Girl Scout Council Meeting
The Raleigh County Girl Scout Council held its annual meeting at Beckley Hotel with about 30 leaders receiving new shoulder bars. Officers include Mrs. John L. Phillips Jr. as president and Mrs. R. Francis Parker as vice president. Several members earned 5 to 25 year pins, and gifts honored long service while W. M. Duncan was named an associate member of the Council. The event showcased awards, recognitions, and a Dutch treat luncheon.
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Raleigh County Girl Scout Council
Beckley Hotel
John L. Phillips Jr
R. Francis Parker
Phillip Bsharah
Rondley Webb
J. R. Depaulo
St. Louis
Sheri Winter
Isabele Morton
Paul B. Barwood
Winter
Morton
W. M. Duncan
Beckley Automobile
Raleigh Register
Eve Breck
Register
W. R. Straub
Methodist Temple
Raleigh County
Girl Scout Council
Beckley Council to Fill Mechanical Trades Board Seats
Beckley council filled all but one seat on the Mechanical Trades Board created under the new ordinance. Robert C. Hart urged repeal claiming the $100 yearly license fee was excessive, while Council postponed action and said a building inspector might be paid per inspection.
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Beckley City
Mechanical Trades Board
Mechanical Trades
Robert C. Hart
Beckley
Hart
Council
Il L. Miller
Ling
Carl Lambert
Glen White
L. and G. Coal Co
Allen
Beckley Hospital
Miller
Sam Bridges
W. L. Humphrey
Bridges
MacArthur Man Hurt Loading Plaster at Lumber Yard
Isaac Parsons of MacArthur was treated at Beckley Hospital Tuesday afternoon for injuries to his right side sustained while unloading plaster for Gray Lumber Co. in Crab Orchard.
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MacArthur
Isaac Parsons
Beckley Hospital
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchard
Maids and Matrons Plan Evening Meeting
A special meeting of the Maids and Matrons Study Club is set for 7 o'clock tonight at the home of president Mrs. A. W. Robinson on 229 Church Street. Members are urged to attend.
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O'Clork
A. W. Robinson
Church St
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