Conference urged for WVU attendees Region II ASCD meeting
A six day summer conference of the Region II Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development of the National Education Association will be held August 8 to 13 at West Virginia University Morgantown. All school personnel are urged to attend with sessions panels and discussions plus social and recreational activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Region II Association For Supervision and
National Education Association
West Virginia University
Morgantown
State Department of Education
Reynolds Hall
Mountainlair
Maiden Lane
University
Arthur W. Foshay
Horace Mann-Lincoln Institute of School
Teachers College
Columbia University
William M. Alexander
George Peabody College For Teachers
Nashville
New Report Cards Approved Seek Bids For Fuel Supplies
The Raleigh County Board approved new grade cards for 1 through 8 and called for sealed bids on gas and grease for the coming school year. The board noted savings from clerk G G Green, and approved the 1938 59 calendar with September start and multiple holidays.
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Raleigh
Disturbing Worship Charges Against Two Countians
David Price and Russell Price Jr. of Odd were jailed in Raleigh County on a charge of disturbing a public worship for the June 15 service at Good Hope Freewill Baptist Church. Warrants were issued by Magistrate W. A. Burke on a report by Rev. B. L. Baldwin. They face arraignment today. Also noted were releases and fines involving other local residents on various charges.
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David Price
Russell Price Jr
Odd
Raleigh
B. L. Baldwin
Good Hope Freewill Baptist Church
W. A. Burke
Burke
Johnny Pryor
Beckley
Pryor
Seckley
Alvin Pryor
William A. Wills
Petrus
G. Daniels
John Erland Brooks
Holt
James Morton
Cool Ridge
Raleigh County
Reserve Sergeant Melvin Jones Leads Camp Breckenridge Inspection
Sergeant Melvin Jones of Company C 497th Engineering Battalion U S Army Reserve stands at attention during inspection at Camp Breckenridge Kentucky. The unit finished bivouacking at summer camp and will hit the firing range today to qualify with the M1 rifle as reservists from Fayette and Raleigh counties prepare for a battalion inspection. Captain Robert H Woollard says the unit passed the inspection successfully.
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Melvin Jones
Beckley
497Th Engineering Battalion
U. S. Army Reserve
Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky
Fayelte
Raleigh
Robert H. Woollard
Methodist Youth Attend Training Camp At Caesar
Seven area Methodist youth attend the State Officers Training Camp at Camp Caesar in Webster County this week. Delegates from Methodist Temple Sophia St Marys and First Methodist seek new ideas to strengthen local youth fellowships and district leadership.
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Methodist
Caesar
Camp Caesar
Webster County
Methodist Temple
Ned Donalson
Marjorie Donalson
Beaver Ave
MYF
Patricia Trail
Sherman C. Trail
West Virginia St
Beckley District
Sophia Methodist Church
Kay Snyder
Clyde Snyder
Sophia
Beckley
St. Mary's Methodist Church
Betty Greer
J. L. Greer
Eisenhower Drive
Drema_ Richmond
Terry Richmond
Booth Avenue
First Methodist Church
Martha Lou Maxwell
Betty Maxwell
Raleigh Heights
Mary Grace Lewis
June Matheny
Beckley Avenue
Break-In Reported At Rhodell Gulf Market
Rhodell Gulf Market was entered Monday night with cash scrip and cigarettes stolen. Owner Leon Sanders found a broken front door pane and an open back door. Missing were about $6 in cash 10 in scrip cigarettes and a bag of peonies valued about 8. Police investigated with state assistance.
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Rhodell
RNS
Leon Sanders
Sanders
Art Italiano creates quirky pasta inspired art in Lyndhurst
In Lyndhurst New Jersey 8th grade art class led by Mrs Ruth Horton uses spaghetti glue cardboard and water colors to form gamesome pieces. Works include Man in the bushes Jones Locker Color and Just Spaghetti reflecting patterns from spilled noodles.
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Lyndhurst
Ruth Horton
Jones
Front Pages Of World War II Saved For History Class
Mrs Cecile Banks kept six years of Richmond News Leader front pages from World War II. As her now eighth graders reached that era she used the papers for lessons, pinning ten front pages daily on a bulletin board for students.
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Richmond
Cecile Banks
Richmond News Leader
Bulletin Board
Clay City Bans Pig Pens In City
Clay City Kentucky council passes ordinance banning pig pens during clean-up week. The move targets unsanitary conditions and aims to reduce odors in residential areas.
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Clay City
Funeral services delayed for Henjey E Washington
Washington 44 of Newark New Jersey formerly Beckley died Monday at home after a heart attack. The body is being returned to the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to complete arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henjey E. Washington
Washington
Newark
N. J
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Turkish Soldier Desires PX During Honolulu Transit
Turkish sergeant Demirkan, en route home for medical care, is admitted to Tripler Army Hospital. Reporter George Chouljian speaks Turkish to him. The soldier asks if there is a PX nearby. West Virginia hosts over 250 bird species, about a quarter of North American totals.
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Honolulu
Karpat Demirkan
Korea
Tripler Army Hospital
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
George Chouljian
Demirkon
West Virginia
United States
Canada
Mrs Thelma Garrett Arrives in Germany to join Army husband
Mrs Thelma Joseph Garrett former advertising manager for Beckley Newspapers Corp arrives in Frankfurt to join her husband Sgt First Class Jack L Garrett stationed in Heidelberg with the U S Army He has served in Heidelberg since December 15 1957 and is on a tiger troop assignment in the security force office. Garrett resigned June 20 and boarded an overseas plane July 4. Her sister Mrs Frenci Toney Beckley received a cablegram about her arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Joseph Garrett
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Frankfurt
Germany
Jack L. Garrett
Heidelberg
U. S. Army
Garrett
Frenci
Toney
Beckley
Sgt
Beckley Goodwill thrift store accounts for 17 percent of WV sales
The Beckley Thrift Store of Goodwill Industries reported 17 percent of state sales in the first half of the year, totaling six thousand three hundred fifty three dollars out of thirty eight thousand three hundred fifteen. The affiliate employed fifty four people in six months, down from sixty eight in 1937, with six handicapped workers leaving for better jobs. Thirty five handicapped workers remain served by Goodwill, a non profit aiding job training.
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Beckley Thrift
Goodwill Industries, Inc
West Virginia
Goodwill’ Industries
Goodwill
J. Banks Shepherd
United Fund
Goodwill Industries
Shepherd
Curtain Callers Set Selections for Next Production
Curtain Callers hold a 3 p.m. meeting at the Memorial Building to choose the next production and conduct an initial reading for Come Back Little, Sheba. President Bob Daniels urges all members and prospects to attend.
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Memorial Building
Little, Sheba
Bob Daniels
Wheeler Rites Set for Grover L Wheeler
Funeral services for Grover L. Wheeler age 56 of Cortez Florida will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Crab Orchard Gospel Tabernacle with Rev Billy Waddell presiding. He died Sunday at a Bradenton Florida hospital and burial will follow in the Farley Cemetery at Farley Hill. His body will be moved from Calfee Funeral Home to his mother Mrs Virginia Bragg Wykle Crab Orchard at 2 p.m Wednesday.
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Grover L. Wheeler
Crab
Orchard Gospel Tabernacle
Billy Waddell
Wheeler
Cortez, Fla
Raleigh County
Bradenton Fla
Farfey
Farley Hill
Calfee
Virginia Bragg Wykle
Crab Orchard
Mercy Hospital Introduces Real Doll Instructor Janet
In Toledo Ohio Mercy Hospital adds Janet a life sized doll as an instructor joining Kathleen who has taught thousands of students new mothers and expectant parents through demonstrations and classes over the years.
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Toledo
Ohio
Malerjhity Department of Mercy Hospital
Janet
Kathleen
Sidewalk engineers sought for wrecked church in Cheyenne scene
A Cheyenne scene shows a half demolished church with a sign inviting better ideas, while Beckley council schedules a 7:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall to discuss routine business matters.
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Cheyenne
Wye
Beckley
City Hall
Dristan Tablets Claim Fast Sinus Drainage Relief
A New York report announces Dristan Tablets a nonprescription decongestant that drains sinus cavities quickly. The tablet is said to act internally via the bloodstream shrinking swollen sinus passages and relieving head pressure and congestion.
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New York
N. Y
Familiar Face A Beckley Mail Carrier’s Local Ties
James F Bennett a Beckley mail carrier for 14 years is a familiar figure on North Kanawha Street and nearby areas. He is married to Brookie Halstead and has a son James F III plus a former son Zechariah in the Navy. A Navy veteran, he served in World War II era. Residents recall odd requests such as selling stamps and inquiries from those off his route seeking mail delivery.
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U. S
Beckley
James F. Bennett
Bailey Ave
North Kanawha Steet
Brookie Halstead
James F. 11
Bennett
Zechariah
Congressmen to Speak at Miller Clan Reunion
Senator Chapman Revercomb and Congressman Robert C Byrd are invited speakers for the 20th annual Miller Reunion at Comer Grove near Wikel in Monroe County on July 27. The all day event opens at 10 a.m. with an invocation by Rev. C. F. Serface and features singing instrumental and vocal numbers by groups such as The Whispering Strings Monroe County Ramblers and Johnson Trio.
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Chapman Revercomb
Robert C Byrd
Comer Grove
Wikel
Monroe County
C. F. Serface
Fred C. Pendleton
The
Whispering Strings
Harry Dixon
Herbert Pitzer
West Virginia Woodchoppers
Ollie Pettry
Monroe County Ramblers
Johnson Trio
L. E. Miller
Beckley
L. M. Miller
Oak Hill
W. C. Rogers
O. L. Green
S Sophia
Cecil L. Miller
Wallace Miller
Crozet
Virginia
A. R. Miller
Wikes
Henry Miller Sr
Countly Court Approves Notary Applications
Six notary public applications were approved in a Raleigh County Court session. Names include Roy A. Jones, Lorena Wallace, Ruth White, William H. Lively, Hileen Meaows, and W. H. Hutchison. A separate case involving residents of 2ths and Mth streets against Beaver Coal Company was continued until July 19.
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Notary Public
Raleigh County Court
Roy A. Jones
First Ave
Lorena Wallace
Hargrove
Ruth White
Eunice
William H. Lively
Beckley
Hileen T. Mea
Ows
W. H. Hutchison
Raleigh
Beaver Coal Company
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Wiaby Bey
Hid
Jackson's Mill
Association of West Virginia County School Boards
West Virginia Education Associaion
Willian C. Connoley
County Vocational Schools
Raleigh County Vocational School
Jackson’s Mill
Pineville Open Air
Cor
Wyoming Mullens
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Arerr
Kirk Douglas
Ernest Borgnine Wens Canet Leigh
Jarrer
Happy
Gene Kelly
Barbara Tooge
Glen Jean
Carlord
You
Elvis Presley
Lizabeth Scott
the Devil's Hairpin
Cornel Wilde
Jean Wallace
Open Air Theatre
Stamford Rd
Comedia —Plus
Siumaster
Crab Orchard Drive-In
Verick Danse
Wex
Men of
Sherwood Forest” “In
Don Taylor
Art Italiano
Jet
Hal Wallis
Thelma Garrett
Sato
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