43 Sign For Second Course Driver Education Graduates
The Raleigh County Board of Education begins a second river education course this summer with 43 students registered and more expected. Instructors say the program offers a certificate accepted by insurers, guaranteeing a 10 percent premium reduction for ages 16 to 25. State Police report positive progress and praise student knowledge as Trooper J E White outlines new driver safety films, including a reportable Ohio State Highway Department production. An insurance agent and City Patrolman Lonnie Price will contribute to the class safety efforts.
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Raleigh County Board
Peelish
J. E. White
Ohio State Highway Department
Lonnie Price
Granville Avenue
Merchants Host Picnic For Honey in the Rock Cast
Be cl eg county merchants plan a Sunday picnic for about 125 Honey in the Rock cast and crew at the Beckley Water Co. filtration plant grounds in Glade Creek as thanks for tonight’s outdoor drama at Grand View State Park. A four woman committee organized the event with help from many local homes and businesses providing food and items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Water Co
Glade Creek
Beckley
Mary R. Scott
Grandview State Park
James P. Bland
Joe ‘Rodriguez
Ted Kessinger
Graham K. Breck
James B. Kessinger
Earl Yates
I. June Matheny
Richard Lewis
Calvin Moore
W. S. Cavendish
Frank Bolash
John W. Evans
John W. Evans Jr
Atlantic
Day Camp Open To Non-Scouts For Raleigh County Girls
Day camping for Raleigh County Girl Scouts opens Monday with a first time the program welcomes non-scouts. Ages 7 to 14 may enroll in advance or at camp and pay $3 plus provide a nosebag lunch. Bus transport costs $3 for eight days, with stops across Beckley. Camp Segan at Little Beaver Lake runs Monday to Thursday July 26, no sessions July 20-22.
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Raleigh County
W. E. Steiner
Stamford Road
Alpine
Calloway Heights
Crescent School
John W. Eye
Valley Drive
Neville Street
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Atkinson
St. Mary’s Church
East Beckley
Segan
Little Beaver Lake
Steiner
Beckley Junior Chosen for Week at VPI
Ian George, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Alex George of 1534 Harper Road, will spend a sponsored week at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He is one of 12 Kanawha County high school sophomores selected from Beckley and nearby cities for the earth sciences program. He will tour the Pocahontas Land Co and National Gypsum Co plants, attend lectures and Q&A sessions, and may consider mining as a college major. Ian is to be a WWHS junior this fall after being chosen by math teachers for interview in Charleston.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Ian George
Alex George
Harper Road
Kanawha County
Beckley
Graham
Blue‘field
War
WPI
Woman’‘S Auxiliary
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
V.P.I
Pocahontas Land Co
National Gypsum Co
West Virginia
Kanawa County
Ian
Woodrow Wilson High School
Charleston
WWHS
Mercer and McDowell reject New Kanawha plant bid
Mercer County projects panel rejected New Kanawha Industrial Corp's plan to locate a garment factory here conditional on selling 100000 dollars of stock within 48 hours. McDowell County group had previously denied a similar proposal, with officials noting ongoing local fund-raising efforts and a busy year for community projects.
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New Kanawha Industrial Corp
Mercer County
Mercer Projects Committee
Harrison O. Ash
N Kic
McDowell County Development and Improvement Corp
Beckley
Raleigh County
Armed Forces Representative Joins Beckley Chamber Board
Lt. Robert C. Yuengert of the U S Army Recruiting Main Station Beckley has joined the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce as head of the Armed Forces Committee. Chamber President R L Webb appointed him for a one year term. this marks the first armed services representation on the Chamber Board. Yuengert, a Jefferson College and Beta Theta Pi member, was commissioned Aug 4 1960 after cadet training at Fort Meade and other postings.
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Robert C. Yuengert
United States Army
Beckley
Beckley-Raleigh County
League Meeting Planned by Beckley Civic Group
The Beckley Civic League will meet tonight at 7 30 at Community Hall on South Fayette Street. All members are urged to attend.
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Beckley Civic League
South Fayette Street
Ian Stephens Leads Key Club and Wrestling Squad
Ian Stephens attends St Stephens Episcopal Church and is a past president of the church youth group. He also leads the Key Club and participates in the wrestling squad, reflecting broad school and community involvement.
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Key Club
Ian
St. Stephens ‘Episcopal Church
Folklore Society Announces Mountaineer Folk Festival
The Folklore Society presents a folk festival described as a program of traditional recreation in the West Virginia mountaineer home. Today’s schedule includes a country store and exhibits from noon until seven.
Eccles Postmaster Grace Loving Star Student At Clinic
Miss Grace Loving Eccles postmaster for 22 years is highlighted as a star pupil at the Raleigh County Speech and Hearing Clinic. Born October 23 1903 she grew up in Fayette County and moved to Eccles in 1922 becoming a teacher before joining the postal service. She serves about 2000 patrons and hopes to continue working, praising clinic staff and the support of the Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. In her spare time she paints and gardens and lives with August Pierson in Eccles, with several siblings named in the report.
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Grace Loving
Eccles
Raleigh County
Lochgelly
Fayette County
E. T
Lydia Angle Loving
Oak Hill
Con Cord College
Miss Loving
Levi Gay
Crab Orchard Improvement Co
Grace
Loving
Raleigh County Society For
New Chief Registrar Assumes Duties Here
Jack F. Byrd, formerly of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham North Carolina, is the new chief registrar at Beckley VA Hospital. A native of St Louis Missouri, Byrd transferred to Beckley on Monday after attending St Louis schools and North Carolina State College. He served with the 78th Infantry Division in the European Theater in World War II and began VA work in 1953 as an admitting clerk at Durham. Byrd has been assistant registrar at a North Carolina hospital for three years and plans to move his family to Beckley in August. He is a chief warrant officer in the U S Army Reserve in North Carolina. He and wife L Day of Roxboro have two children Randy and Laurie. They attend the Episcopal Church and Byrd praised Beckley and local people.
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Jack F. Byrd
Veterans Administration Hospital
Durham
N. C
Beckley VA Hospital
St. Louis
Byrd
North Carolina State College
78Th Infantry Division
Veterans Administration
Durham Hospital
North Carolina Hospital
Beckley
L. Day
Roxboro
Randy
Laurie
U. S. Army Reserve
North Carolina
Byrds
Episcopal Church
Civitans Hear Two Report On Girls State
Beckley Civitan Club heard two representatives outline Rhododendron Girls State activities for the week. Miss Mary Margaret Cappellari and Miss Marsha Wooton spoke at the Thursday dinner meeting. Mayor Cecil L. Miller discussed the Beckley Exhibition Mine at New River Park and updates on midget football program reorganization. Delegates Lloyd Sweeey and Guy Rumberg reported on the Civitan International Convention in Houston.
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Rhododendron Girls State
Beckley Civitan Club
Mary Margaret Cappellari
A. S. Cappellari
S. Kanawha St
Marsha Wooton
Robert Wooton
Lee St
Beckley
New River Park
Civitans
Richard Cooper
Cappellari
Civitan
Citizens Band Radio Group Plans Outing at Bass Lake
Beckley Citizens Band Radio Club announces a Sunday picnic and outing at Bass Lake in Summers County. Roy McNeil says beverages will be provided and each family should bring a picnic dinner for 2 p.m. A 3 p.m. business session will follow with softball, boating, swimming and other outdoor recreation planned.
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Beckley Citizens Band Radio Club
Bass Lake
Summers County
Roy McNeil
Doctor column reviews MS drug and asthma surgery myths
Reader questions cover a disappointing trial of tolbuta mide Crinase for multiple sclerosis, hyaline membrane disease in newborns, and glomectomy for asthma. The doctor notes limited gains from the MS treatment, explains hyaline membrane disease causes and non blame, and cautions about carotid body removal with mixed results from Overholt Clinic data.
Beckleyans In Calif Family Goes To Spain
Mrs. Virginia Webb and aunt Mrs. Nora Robinson depart Beckley for Los Angeles for three weeks returning Aug 1. Her daughter in law Mrs. Sam Webb Jr. and grandchildren Rodney and Kerry fly from New York to join Airman 2 C. Webb stationed abroad in Spain. Out of town relatives attend Hubert Tatum funeral in Beckley with multiple arrivals from Washington D C Arlington Va Welch and other cities.
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Virginia Webb
S. Fayette St
Nora Robinson
F Street
Los Angeles
Cal
Beckley
Sam Webb Jr
Rodney and
Kerry
Bluefield
New York
Spain
Airman 2
C. Webb
Hubert Tatum
Hull St
Thomas L. Clark
Thomas II
Leroy Robinson
Washington, D. C
Horace E. Clark
Paula
Toni
Arlington
Lavanos Ford
Jeanette Lipscomb
Welch
Clifford Dixon
Chicago
Ill
Leonard Tatum
Methodist Delegates Chosen For State Conference
Two delegates were elected at Glen Daniel Charge to attend the state Methodist conference in the late fall. The group also agreed to rent a parsonage at Glen Daniel for the new pastor, the Rev. Arthur Fair. Churches in the charge include Van's Chapel Clay Chapel Star Harper Surveyor and Glen Daniel.
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Glen Daniel
Methodist Church
Arthur Fair
Van's Chapel
Clay Chapel
Star
Harper
Surveyor
Two Wyoming Mines Permits Issued by West Virginia Mines Dept
Permits to open two mines in Wyoming County were issued Thursday by the West Virginia Department of Mines in Beckley. The Aster Coal Co. was authorized to employ four men and the Beary Mining Co. to employ six men.
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Wyoming County
West Virginia Department of Mines
Beckley
Aster Coal Co
Beary Mining Co
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