Mayor Denies Park Work Has Stopped
Mayor Cecil L. Miller says New River City Park work has not halted despite former supervisor A K Minter quitting. Rain paused activity Monday with about 124 dirt loads laid Tuesday to cover slate. Steve Horwath now oversees work and an engineer will supervise topsoil grading while steel for a park shelter is unloaded.
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Cecil L. Miller
New River City Park
Exemayor A. K. Minter
Miller
Steve Horwath
Beckley
George B. Chambers
West Virginia Mental Health Roundup Warns of Hospital Chaos
Editor notes compare state hospitals to overcrowded schools, arguing WV facilities grew without parallel services such as teaching and research. They say beds range 400 to 2400, with few hospitals offering broader care, and promise future Round-Ups on reducing chaos and improving treatment.
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West Virginia
U. S
Air Pollution Costs U S Seven-and-a-Half Billion
A report notes U S industry accounts for about half of pollution, while autos with 67 million cars are the major current contributor. Total annual cost to society reaches 7.5 billion dollars, with rising per-person expenses from 10 to 65 dollars over a decade.
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Engineering and Mining Journal
McGray = Hill Publication
United States
U. S
Bulletin
West Virginia Notes and Appointments Mixed Local News
Dr Margaret T Ross former state mental health director leaves for a seven week trip to Denmark and Europe with sightseeing planned. promotion of 12 West Virginia Air National Guard officers announced by Sol James Kemp McLaughlin. Lamb shipments set for July 30 and Sept 10 by Fayette County Livestock Marketing Assn to Springdale assembly point. Malcolm Firth named state chairman of the National Institute to Real Estate Brokers. Logan County property valuations for 1959 total 108 559 550, down 8 625 100 from 1958. Five WVFFA officers attend a Washington leadership conference. Goodwill Industries Charleston paid 300 000th in wages to over 200 handicapped workers since 1954. West Virginia Wesleyan College appoints editor for The Sundial. City treasurer Donald C Shonk reports 1 190 422 39 in operating revenue over past year. local business taxes accounted for 52.1 percent.
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West Virginia Air National Guard
Sol
James Kemp McLaughlin
Fayette County
Donald C. Shonk
Charleston
Repair Of Fire Tower Stated
The Wriston Knob fire tower in Raleigh County near Pettus will receive a complete overhaul. District Four foresters plan maintenance on tower installations including cisterns and upkeep of observers cabins, fire towers, and roads. Carl Lucas led the 9:30 a.m. Camp Creek State Forest meeting with Forestry Division representatives to boost fire education and community cooperation in hotspot areas.
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Wriston Knob
Forestry Division
The
Conservation Commission
Wrnston Knob
Raleigh County
Pettus
District Four
Forestry
Camp Creek State Forest
Carl Lucas
Lucas
Creve Maples Jr Enrolls At MIT This Fall
Creve Maples Jr formerly of Woodrow Wilson High School will attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge this fall after graduating from Central High School in Phoenix as co valedictorian. He won an Elks scholarship as the most valuable student and held positions in the National Honor Society and Parnassus. He was active in bridge and chess, served as band vice president, and belonged to Science and Key Clubs with wrestling and track participation. Maples assisted Traditions Committee at Central High, which opened two years ago, and is spending the summer in Beckley, studying at Beckley College. His parents Crewe Maples and Mrs Maples are in Beckley, with Maples Sr. returning to Phoenix and Mrs. Maples staying with Creve Jr. and his brother John “Skipper.”
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Creve Maples Jr
Woodrow Wilson High School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cameridge
Mass
Central High School
Phoenix
Ariz
Maples
Elks
National Honor Society
Parnassus
Beckley
Beckeley College
Crewe Maples
Sophia MYF elects officers and plans park visit
Sharron Souder becomes president of Sophia Methodist Church MYF with Laura McVey as vice president Mona Wood secretary and Charolette McKinney treasurer. The group will visit Coonskin Park Charleston on Aug 2 and three youths will attend District Youth Camp at 4-H Camp near Little Beaver Lake starting July 27. Mona Wood directed worship with help from Charolette McKinney Laura McVey and James Little.
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Sophia
RNS
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Sophia Methodist Church
Sharron Souder
Laura McVey
Mona Wood
Charolette McKinney
Coonskin Park
Charleston
Sophia Myf
Little Beaver Lake
Laura MciVey
James Little
Jail Sentence Amid Peace Bond Violator Case
A Rhodell man Alvie Richmond received six months in Raleigh County Jail for failure to keep the peace while under a $500 peace bond. James Ralph Morton of Oak Hill paid fines for speeding. A 16-year-old Eckman youth was moved to Huntington on parole violation. Peter Trolio Jr. faced driving without a license and expired plates, posting a $15 bond. Edgar Forren and Glen Morgan were ordered to appear in City Police Court for running a red light.
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Rhodell
Raleigh ‘County
Magie ‘Trate Charles T. Burdiss
Alvie Richmond
James Ralph Morton
Oak 'Hill
W. A. Burke
Eckman
Raleigh
Huntington
Peter Trolio Jr
Cabel Heights
Edgar Forren
Glen Morgan
Mrs. Morgan Wins Choice In Appliances
Audrey Morgan of 620 Johnstown Road won a Sears Catalog Store contest at 114 Mains St. among 12,000 visitors. She correctly weighed a 129 3 4 pound pig and chose an electric dryer valued up to 449.50 dollars. the pig is stored by a local packing company. No purchase was required to enter.
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Audrey Morgan
Johnstown Road
Mains St
Morgan
Jack Hutchens
Blind Virginia judge presides over 30 years on bench
Colonial Beach Virginia AP reports Town Judge James O Heflin, 72, has heard thousands of cases in three decades but has never seen the defendants. Despite blindness, he says lack of sight has not hindered his administration of justice.
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Colonial Beach
James O. Heflin
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Re enlisting six years with the Atlantic Fleet Marine Force HQ Norfolk is Woman Marine Acting S. Set. Helen Warden daughter of Mrs Dollie L Warden Beckley Also firing with V Corps in Grafenwehr German matches Specialist 4 Lowell B Dillon wife Betty Whitesville A fire team leader in Company C 48th Infantry First Armored Rifle Battalion Worms entered Army June 1957 basic at Fort Riley Kansas arrived Europe January 1958 24 year old son of Mr and Mrs Otey Dillon Cord is a 1952 graduate of Clear Fork High School graduate of Burch High School Pvt Fox wife Brenda Garten mortar gunner in Company D 187th Infantry Fort Bragg entered Army last September basic at Fort Benning Ga 19 year old son of Mrs Ruby H Fox 302 Summerlee Oak Hill attended Collins High School Pfc Withrow son of Mr and Mrs Romeo Withrow Lockwood policeman 82nd Military Police Detachment Fort Bragg entered Army March 1958 completed basic at Fort Knox Ky 21 year old Summersville native wife Myrda GRADUATED from 82nd Airborne Jump School Fort Bragg Pvt James H Cole 18 Route 2 Beckley entered Army last September 1958 completed basic at Fort Jackson S C Cole a 1958 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School
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Norfolk
S. Set
Helen Warden
Dollie L. Warden
Mason St
Beckley
S Woodrow Wilson High School
V Corps
Grafenwehr
Germany
Lowell B. Dillon
Betty
Whitesville
48Th Infantry
Worms
Fort Riley
Kan
Europe
Otey Dillon
Colcord
Clear Fork High School
Burch High School
Pvt
Fox
Brenda
Garten
Fort Braff
Fort Benning
Ruby H. Fox
Summerlee Ave
Oak Hill
Collins High School
Pfc. Withrow
Romeo Withrow
Lockwood
82Nd Military Police
Fort Bragg
Fort Knox
Nicholas County High School
Summersville
Bedford
Myrda
Fayetteville
N. C
82Nd Airborne Division
James H. Cole
Shirley F. Cole
Route 2
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Cole
Woodrow Wilson High School
Military laborers and airmen earn furloughs and duty
Complements of the Second Infantry Division at Fort Benning feature Recruit Thomas B. Kincaid a 19 year old son of Prosperity. Airman 10 Ernie Eugene Eller 26 of Sophia returns from a three month tour in Japan and resumes duty in Montana with his wife and 17 month old son Danny Ray. Five area men from Fayetteville and surrounding communities serve with the 82nd Airborne Division in Exercise Dark Cloud near Fort Bragg. Sergeant Major Clyde S. Hamrick heads 187th Infantry HQ at Fort Bragg. he entered the Army in 1942.
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Second Infantry
Fort Benning
Thomas B. Kincaid
W. G. Kincaid
Army
Isaac Eller
Sophia
Ernie Eugene Eller
Japan
Danny Ray
Montana
Air Force
Eller
Sophia High School
Florida coach predicts Dodd Jr as future Florida freshman
Gainesville Florida AP reports baseball coach Dave Fuller sees Bobby Dodd Jr son of Georgia Tech football coach as a Florida freshman in the future. Dodd hit four 400 foot homers this spring.
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Gainesville
Fla
Dave Fuller
University of Florida
Bobby Dodd Jr
Georgia Tech
Florida
Young Dodd
Farmers urged to buy into stock market drive
Beckley area rural development council discussed promoting ownership in the New River Livestock Market to be built near Cranberry Heights. 40 shares already sold. Officials urged farmers to raise cattle quality to attract western buyers and noted a $3,276 refrigerated unit for the vegetable market funded by the state.
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the Livestock Commission
Shanklin
R. F E. Hicks
C. T. Shackleford
State Department of Agriculture
Barksale
Hicks
ADC
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers
Recruit Training in Texas for Kelleysville man
Alfred Emanuel Taylor of Kell esville enlisted July 17 at the Beckley Recruiting Station and was assigned to the Pilot Training Wing at Webb Air Force Base Texas. Five area men who enlisted July 17 at Beckley were stationed at Lackland Air Force Base Texas. Texas base assignments include George Hamlin Tyree of Charleston Philip Carden Ferrell of St Albans Franklin Wallace Cumbow of Hilltop Robert Mason Lilly of Peterstown and Gary Roger Baker of South Charleston.
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Alfred Emanuel Taylor
Kelleysville
U. S. Air Force
Beckley
Webb Air Force Base
Texas
Beckley Station
Lackeland
Lackland Air Force Base
George Hamlin
Tyree
Charleston
Philip Carden Ferrell
St. Albans
Franklin Wallace
Cumbow
Hilltop
Robert
Mason Lilly
Peterstown
Gary Roger Baker
South Charleston
Alabama Football Faces Texas and Rice Record History
The Crimson Tide have yet to beat Texas or Rice. Alabama’s teams met Texas four times and Rice three times, with the program seeking first victory against both powerhouses.
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Texas
Rice
Alabama
Crimson Tide
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West Virginia Association For Mental Health
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Copenhagen
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National Institute To Real Estate Brokers
National Assn. of Real Estate Boards
Malcolm Firth
Logan County
W. L. Burdette
West Virginia Assn. of
Future Farmers of America
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Goodwill Industries of
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Collins
Walter Rk, Collins
Pally Sey Old Fashioned
Mit
Mrs. Morgan
H. Warden L. B, Dillon
T. B. Kincaid
E. E. Eller
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Hinton
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Withrow
James
Brubaker
Route 1
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Clyde S. Hamrick
187Th Infantry
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