Opportunities For Youth Go By Default
Beckley readers are urged to enroll in the Raleigh County Vocational School in Beckley for a free nine week summer program spanning automobile mechanics machine shop drafting industrial electricity cabinet wood work and radio and elocution. Director William Connoley highlights a $500 000 plan to prepare high school and junior high students for trades, offering dual diplomas and promising strong job prospects post graduation.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Sio
Raleigh County Vocational School
Beck- Tey
Second Street
Wood-lawn Avenue
Willian B. Convoley
WUC
White Learning
Connoley
Raleigh County
Connolly
Connolay
West Virginia
State Department of Education
Charleston
Ohio County McKinley Vocational School
Wheeling
Two Shady Spring Youths To Attend Conservation Camp
Two Shady Spring High School juniors, Michael Richmond and Wade Waddell, will attend the 15th annual conservation camp at Camp Caesar next week. Sponsored by multiple agencies and groups, the five day event aims to teach West Virginia youth about natural resources including forests, park recreation, soil and water conservation, and geome management.
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Shady Spring
Shady Spring High School
Camp Caesar
Michael Richmond
Frank Richmond
Beaver
Wade Waddell
Wade C. Waddell
Webster Springs
Cowen
West Virginia
Agricultural Extension, Service, Conservation Commission
Division of Vocational Education
Federal Cartridge Corporation
Soil Conservation Service
Sportsmen's Clubs
West Virginia Garden Clubs
West Virginia Forest Fire Protective Association
U. S. Forest Service
West Virginia Forest Council
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Association
The
Soil Conservation District Boards of Supervisors
Kessinger Released From Raleigh General Hospital
Kessinger, chairman of the Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee, was released after treatment for a throat condition. He will recuperate at his home near Beckley Water Co filtration plant in Glade Creek, where he serves as chief chemist.
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Rod Kessinger
Raleigh County
Republican Executive Committee
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Water Co
Glade Creek
Vacation School Begins Monday In Beaver Church
Vacation Bible School opens Monday at Grace Gospel Church under Mrs. Garren Howington. Children 3 to 15 attend, with classes from beginners to intermediate led by Mrs. Jennings McConnack, Mrs. W. G. Foster, Mrs. Robert Kirby, and Mr. Bill Dodd. Theme “Journeying With Jesus.” Registration Saturday. program June 21 with awards for attendance and workbook.
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Beaver Church
Beaver
RNS
Sum- Bible School
Grace Gospel
Garren Howington
Nactar
Dresed
Jesus
Howington
Jennings McConnack
W. G. Foster
Robert Kirby
Bill Dodd
Bobby Ward
Grand Ole Opry Stars Scheduled for Beckley Show
Beckley Recreation Building hosts a single Grand Ole Opry program Monday at 8 p.m. Performers include Bill Carliste, Loven Brothers, Little Rita Faye, Smiley and Kitty Wilson, and Caily Sills. Tickets sold at the door.
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Grand Ole Opry
Beckley Recreation Building
Bill Carliste
Louvin Brothers
Rita Faye
Smiley
Kitty Wilson
Caily Sills
Keiling Named County Forester Overseer in Beckley Area
Francis Keiling has been named county forester, effective Saturday, to oversee forest management in Mercer, McDowell, Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming, and Summers counties. A McDowell County native and 1952 NC State College forestry graduate, Keiling has served as McDowell County forest superintendent and will reside in Beckley with his wife and three sons. zoning adjustments waived for four residents in Beckley include garage and carport proximity shifts and yard-space reductions.
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Francis Keiling
Panther Stateyol
Beckley
Janice C. Gibson
Westwood Drive
J. R. Simmerman
Franklin Ave
Homer Bailey Succumbs At 64 Rites On Monday
Homer Bailey 64, Huntington, a former Raleigh County resident, died in Huntington Hospital after an extended illness. Survived by wife Mona and son Homer Stephen Bailey of Charleston, plus brothers Fred Frank Tracy Roy Bailey. War veteran, Methodist, funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Ktingel Carpenter Mortuary Huntington, burial Ridge lawn Cemetery.
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Homer Bailey
Huntington
Raleigh County
Huntington Hospital
Mona
Homer Stephen Bailey
Charleston
Fred
Frank
Tracy
Roy Bailey
Bradley
Bailey
Methodist Church
Ktingel-Carpenter Mortuary
John Hollister
Ridgelawn
Lake Stocked for Fourth Annual Fishing Derby
Little Beaver Lake has been stocked with about 1500 rainbow and brook trout for the fourth annual Fishing Derby Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. The event, tied to the Take A Kid Fishin national program, will crown a king and queen as part of the festivities.
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Little Beaver Lake
McGraw Re-elected to State Police Retirement Board
Trooper C C McGraw safety director for Beckley company D re-elected to the State Police Retirement Board. Col J D Baisden of Charleston is the other elected member. board includes Supl Hazen Fair State Treasurer Orel J Skeen and Attorney General W W Bar ron. Johnny Vargo Mabscott posted bond to Beckley for speeding hearing. arrested by City Police and booked at Raleigh County Jail at 2 10 am today.
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C. C. McGraw
Co. D
Beckley
Col. J.D. Baisden
Charleston
Department of Public Safety
Supl
Hazen Fair
Orel J. Skeen
Tland
W. W W. Barron
Johnny Vargo
Mabscott
Raleigh
State Police Implement Off Week Plan
Beckley Detachment ends long hours as troopers gain 48 consecutive hours off each week starting July 1. Supt Hazen Fair says the reform, part of a statewide plan, should improve service and worker morale. Officers previously had 38 hours off and will still work 63 to 70 hours monthly, with a $25 monthly raise on top of a base pay of 28 dollars.
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Beckley
Hazen Fair
Fair
Familiar Faces Reflect 24 Years With Chesapeake Bell
Owen A. Rhodes of Stamford marks 24 years with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia as an installer repairman. He recalls horse and buggy days and no paved roads at start, and notes a busy career serving hundreds of thousands of homes in Beckley district including Beckley Mullens Pineville Glen Daniel Oceana and Sophia.
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Owen A. ‘Oak
Rhodes
Stamford
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Mirodes
Beckley District
Beckley
Mullens
Pineville
Glen Daniel
Oceana
Sophia
Two Beckley Taverns Lose Beer Licenses
Five taverns had beer licenses suspended by Beer Commissioner Roy D. Platt on Tuesday. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Club license was suspended for 60 days for possession of whisky and operating a gaming house. Raymond Holliday of the Oakwood Cafe received a 20 day suspension for selling beer before 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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Roy D. Platt
Byo Beckley
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Raymond Holliday
Oakwood Cafe
Ordered into court over driving without license
Geneva D Rage of 615 Oakwood Ave was ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night for driving without a jetty operator license after a two car crash Monday evening. She collided with Jimmie Cleaties Tate of Terry at Church and S Fayette Streets at 4 40 p m. Damage estimated at 300 dollars
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Geneva
D. Rage
Oakwood Ave
Beckley
Jimmie Cleaties Tate
Terry
Church and
S. Fayette
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
Woodw
Kessinger
al Home
Viain
Sunoco
SUN Oil Company
Wille Weld
Charles House
Thoraday Frening
Trammell
Jold Crow
OLD Grow Dist. CO
Frankfort, KY
NAT. Dist. Prod. Corp
Kentucky
Keiling
James al. Bailey
Becsay
Trooper McGraw
Lel
Plymouth
Motor Trend Award
CAR Life
Motor Trend
Chrysler Corporation
Dell
Gment
Lawrence Welk
Yma
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