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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1965
Page
3
Local Board 18 Selective Service reports 124 men inducted by end of August 1965, nearly double 69 for the same period in 1964. Beckley area sees 22 August inductions, while last August had 8. Monthly drafts in 1965 show continued calls each month, with 21 in June and 22 in March July and August.
Southern States Beckley Cooperative will hold Membership Day August 7 with 9 am arrival and 3 pm business session in its Agency warehouse. Thomas Spence Jr. says the event helps patrons become acquainted with facilities and services. Nominees include Emil Farrow, D Paul McGraw, Roy B McGraw, and Amber Shelor for the board, with women nominated to Farm Home Advisory Committee and committee chairmen named to assist.
Raleigh County Juvenile Judge Harry L McCreery says he has long released names of youths who commit severe offenses and follows two rules: crime severity and habitual offender status. He notes aim is to assess societal impact and offender reliability through community inquiries.
Seven applications for marriage licenses were filed in the Raleigh County Clerk's office last week. Names include James Horace Davidson and Carol Sue Gravely. James Edward Miles and Barbara Roxanne Bennett. William Buford Mann and Margaret Frances Toney. Willie Lee Oxendine and Joan Jeannette Wicks. Harvey Ray Paden and Betty JoAnn Gobel. Edwin Hobert Richmond and Margaret Ann Bryant. James Edward Spence and Mary Ellen Davis.
Alan Susman, owner of City Finance Co., becomes president of the Beckley Raleigh County YMCA succeeding Gene Foster. New officers include Dr. C Richard Daniel as vice president Mrs Dean Howen as secretary and Robert Brown as treasurer with outgoing officers listed. Children split into two teams for supervised activities including a game called Teter Ball.
United Fuel and its Beckley gas network employ 67 people in Beckley area and 4,711 outskirt customers, serving 6,284 Beckley and 4,711 rural customers. Local manager Melvin L. Tolle oversees distribution. Thomas L. Vanstavern leads field maintenance. Kyle K. Cooke runs meter reading and accounting. The Beckley system cost 2.2 million dollars to establish, with pipelines comprising over half the value. Continuous inspections, replacements, and appliance service support steady gas flow to Beckley, Lewisburg, and Princeton through an advanced radio link for rapid customer service.
National YMCA camp Teenage Club officers attend a leadership training week at Camp Horse Shoe Parsons. Officers named Lonnie Barker president Eugene Schuman vice president Wanda Clay secretary Judy Brooks treasurer Roger Manning attends. Teaching corps of 15 college students runs the Glen Daniel day camp. About 150 area children attend. A decentralized Lester site accommodates 50 children with tutoring and recreation programs.
The American Cancer Society warns 92,000 lives could be saved if latrophobia, fear of doctors, is overcome and early cancer detection improves. It urges yearly checkups and awareness of Cancer's Seven Danger Signals, while highlighting smoking as a major lung cancer risk.
A Michigan area advertisement promotes a life insurance policy offering $2000 guaranteed lifetime protection for ages 39 to 79. The offer invites readers to mail an application and rates to Great Lakes Insurance Co. in Elgin Illinois with name address ZIP and year of birth. Department 27G151NP114.
The Raleigh County Singing Convention is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bradley Freewill Baptist Church. Announcement comes from publicity chairman J. L. Pitzer, with Elmer Hawley serving as president.
WVU officials report high demand for trained personnel in mining and petroleum engineering outpacing new entrants. Deans note coal and oil gas sectors expanding, spurring competition for skilled workers. WV production rose to 768 million dollars in 1963, ranking sixth nationally. coal output neared 140 million tons.
The annual Smith and Harris family reunion will be held Sunday near Trinity Church on Wolf Creek. Musical groups will present instrumental and vocal selections. The event begins with dinner on the grounds at noon.
The article notes that whales reproduce by live birth and nurse their calves with milk, aligning their reproductive biology with that of terrestrial mammals. This highlights shared mammalian traits across environments and stresses the continuity of milk-based nourishment in aquatic species.
District 9 of the American Cancer Society reports fundraising progress with District 9 totaling 80.8 percent of its 10000 goal and other counties Fayette Summers Monroe and Mercer showing varied percentages, while District 10 Wyoming County reports 54.5 percent of its 5000 goal.
Bulletin 510 notes how sales and consumer attitudes affect nursery product promotion. Available through county extension agents or by writing A H Van Landingham, Director, WVU Agricultural Experiment Station, Morgantown 26506.
New York report states the asthma formula doctors most prescribe is now sold without a prescription in many states. Primatene tablets open bronchial tubes ease congestion and relieve tension, using a full prescription strength combination of three medicines for rapid attack relief and longer sleep through fewer spasms.
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