Nineteen Enlist in Army From Beckley Recruiting Station
Nineteen men enrolled in the United States Army at the Beckley Recruiting Main Station during a four day period ending Friday. They begin basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. Notable enlistees include Leonard Adkins Hamlin Richard Orndorff Arbovale Marvin Tallman Cass Jimmy Cook Bluefield and Delmar Gentry Ravencliff among others. Jesse Brown is stationed at Fort Eustis Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Beckley
Fort Jackson
S. C
Leonard Ivan Adkins
Leonard H. Adkins
Hamlin
Richard Allen Orndorff
Dwight M. Orndorff
Arbovale
Marvin Crawford Tallman
George W. Tallman
Cass
Jimmy Dale Cook
Rush Cook
Cyclone
Ernest Jackson Honaker
Raymond C. Honaker
Bluefield
Larry Lynn Grimm
Byron H. Grimm
Bergeo
Jacob William Moore
Thomas W. Moore
Webster Springs
Ronald Douglas Perkins
Robert Perkins
Davin
Cecil Delane Cochran
Cecil ©. Cochran
Jumping Branch
Tracy Ray Acord
Everett N. Acord
Ravenscliff
David Burrell Long
Thomas B. Long
Kopperston
John Harold Belcher
Harold Belcher
Lynce
Jesse Ellison Brown
Eva Ganthies
Cedar Grove
Roger Lee Phillips
Graham L Phillips
Fayetteville
Delmar Lee Gentry
Clarence B. Gentry
Ravencliff
John Howard Justice
Laboratory School Is Scheduled Here
An area laboratory school for the Presbyterian Synod is planned for Beckley Presbyterian Church during the week of July 26 31. The program runs 930 to 1045 a m Monday through Friday with classes for children from Beckley Church. Dr J W Witherspoon, the pastor, urges parents to enroll their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Synod
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Church
J. W. Witherspoon
Chamber backs service fee plan for police and fire protection
The Greater Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce announced support for the city administration proposal advocating service fees to fund police and fire protection programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Parkersburg
National Advertisers Choose Newspapers For Best Results
National advertisers seek deep penetration to teach potential customers via an outlet that ensures quick response. Newspapers provide reliable reach, with Parker Pen Co examples showing strong success for new products like Quink and Parker 21. The lesson applies to small retailers using local papers for consistent advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Peni
Parker
Camp Limp-a-Little Reopens For Week
Charley Armentrout of Beckley who lost an arm in infancy returns to Camp Limp-a-Little at Cabell County 4H camp on Davis Creek near Huntington for a week of activities. Braces crutches and an iron lung will be used as about 90 children with handicaps from across West Virginia gather for the session begun by Don Jenkins in 1946. About one third will attend for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Armentrout
Beckley
Cabell County
Davis Creek
Huntington
Don Jenkins
Jenkins
Raleigh
Ruth Cresap Promoted to Nursing Team Leader
Miss Ruth Cresap, daughter of E R and Mrs Cresap of 238 Crawford St, is promoted to Nursing Team Leader at Beckley Memorial Hospital. She joined as a general duty nurse on 1 November 1957 and trained at Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Charlotte. She is a Woodrow Wilson High School alumna. In Germanys Alpine district, 698 castles are marked by monuments or plaques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Nancy Ruth Cresap
Cresap
E. R. Cresap
Crawford St
Steve J. Soltis
Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing
Charlotte
W. C
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lower
Alpine
Germany
Foresters Aid In Camp Work
Foresters from the West Virginia Conservation Commission taught forest conservation to Raleigh County 4-H'ers in two camps. About 50 children learned forest practice, wildlife management, and soil and water conservation, with field trips on tree identification and timber stand improvement. Steven Woods won first prize, a $5 gift certificate. Charles Lilly and Milton Walker received honorary club memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Division
The
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Raleigh County
Steven Woods
Jack Woods
Beckley
Largest 4-H Camp Session Concludes in Raleigh County
A record 178 Raleigh County 4-H members attended the weeklong camp at Little Beaver Lake Road, the largest session to date. About 1,700 could have attended. 95 firstyear campers joined, with tribes Cherokee Delaware Mingo and Seneca guiding sports, crafts, and activities. Dale Fitzpatrick of Crab Orchard named outstanding camper. Spirit of the camp and Spirit of the Heart, Hand, Head, and Health honors awarded to local youths. Swimming awards and Lucky Pennies and Nickels were distributed to top performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
4-H
Little Beaver Lake Road
Clarence Wooten
Nell Keefer
West Virginia
Delaware
Seneca
Jacqueline Richardson
Francis Keiling
Lawrence Berkel
Helen Borrer
Donna Plymale
Laura Brooks
H. Harvey
John Pate
Ralph Staten
Dale Fitzpatrick
Crab Orchard
Carolyn Griffith
Cool Ridge
Pat McLaughlin
White Oak
Mary Jane Lilly
Glade Creek
Nancy Shumate
Glen Daniel
Psychology Goes to Church via Dr Aulenbach Arts and Outreach
The letter praises Christ Church and St Michael's in Philadelphia rector Dr W Hamilton Aulenbach for lively church promotion. It cites his glossy cards and slogan Germantown's Liveliest Church. The piece argues religion plus advertising boosts youth engagement using Jesus as example and advertising tactics from psychology. Readers are invited to write to Dr Crane with a stamped envelope and payment for booklets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Hamilton Aulenbach
Christ Church
St. Michael's
Philadelphia
Scientific Marriage Foundation
Dr. Aulenbach
Germantown
Christ
Jesus
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
Crane
Revaluation Aids Counties With Microfilmed Deed Books
State Tax Commissioner John A Fields Jr says the $12,000,000 statewide property revaluation includes a microfilming phase that will save counties thousands. Deed books will be filmed under state direction, allowing counties to store vast records compactly and protect them in fireproof vaults. Negative rolls and positive prints will be provided at four cents per deed book page, aiding daily record room use and future recovery after disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Fields Jr
Field
West Virginia
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transfers
Deeds on file in the clerk of the county court detail real estate transfers in Shady Spring District. C C Lewis and others to Edwin R Lilly and Rosalie Lilly for 2000 dollars. Edwin R Lilly and Rosalie Lilly to James P Canter bury and Ruth H Canter bury for 2300 dollars. James S Dollinger to Seaboy Laprad for lot 45 Pineydale Addition to Jonben for 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Lewis
Edwin R
Rosalie Lilly
Shady Spring
James P
Ruth H. Canterbury
James S
Eva Mae Dollinger
Seaboy Laprad
Pineydale
Jonben
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Bank of Raleigh
East Main and
South Kanawha Streets
E. S. Pugh
Pugh
Main Street
Army
John P. Justice
Chattaroy
James Emory Corns
Gilbert C. Corns
Sandyville
Joseph Warren Davis
James B. Davis
Clifton Forge
Arnold Gene Whitson
James H. Whitson
Jesse
U. S. Army Transportation Center
Fort Eustis
Joe Ressa
NEW Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Pagoda Shopping Center
Harper Road
Beckley, W. Va
Foster Hardware CO. Inc
Socia Shct
W. Va
Eagle Electric CO
Payors Home & Auto
Mullens, W. Va
A. W. Cox Department Store
Hinton, W. Va
Superior Sterling Co., Distributors
Bluefield, W. Va
George W. Crane
Worry Clinic
S. West Va
Peoples Credit
Neville St
Igorp
Nari
Appalachian
Appalechion. Power Company
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