Carrier Boys Rewarded for Subscribing to Raleigh Register
Twenty three Beckley News carriers win a special Greyhound Bus trip to Charleston as a reward for adding new subscribers to the Raleigh Register and Post Herald. The group includes Robert Simmons Ronald Calhoun Sol Neal Clifton Gravely Sammy Farley Gary Epperley Ronald Wiseman Joe Wheeler and others. They are joined by Bob Davis and Dave Roush of the BNC circulation department. They will tour Coon Skin Park the weather station Valley Bell Dairy and the Capitol Building in Charleston.
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Beckley
Greyhound
Charleston
Raleigh Register and Post Herald
Robert Simmons
Ronald Calhoun
Sol Neal
Clifton Gravely
Sammy Farley
Bob Davis
Dave Roush
BNC
Coonskin Park
Valley Bell Dairy
Capitol Building
Bernard C Corker Learns Honors at Greenbrier Military School
Bernard C Corker of 209 Queen Street Beckley graduated last week from Greenbrier Military School where he starred on Maj Bartholomew's fighting Cadet track team. He helped Company A win the athletic company streamer for two consecutive years by intramural participation and belonged to the Model and National Rifle Association clubs.
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Bernard C. Corker
Queen St., Beckley
Greenbrier Military School
Maj. Bartholomew’s
Company A
Model
National Rifle Association
Cap Aronovsky tops 1000 flight hours in ECM capsule
Captain Alvin A. Aronovsky, electronic warfare officer at Lockbourne AFB, has logged 1,050 hours in the electronic counter measures capsule of a six-jet B47 bomber. He becomes the first EWO to exceed 1,000 hours in the airborne system designed to foil enemy electronic weapons.
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Columbus, Ohio
Alvin A. Aronovsky
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Aronovsky
Beckley College Dean Lists 107 Honor Students
Beckley College lists 107 students on the dean’s list for the second semester, from a total enrollment of 812, with an average of B or better required. The list names Emma Jane Anderson and many others from Beckley and nearby towns, reflecting a broad regional roster. Oxford University Prof Coling G Clark says population growth should be encouraged, citing progress from rising numbers.
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Beckley College
G. E. Hartman
South Kanawha St. Junior College
Beckley
Emma Jane Anderson
Jo Ann Chambers
Karen Sue _ Elkins
Shirley H. Harper
Evelyn E. Harvey
C. Arnold Holdren
John Lewis Holliday
Larry Wayne Kesler
Judith Grace Leeber
Gary Thomas Lilly
Phyllis Anne Lilly
Mary Dean McKinney
Shirley Faye Peraldo
James H. Poore
Margaret Garten Richmond
Graham E. Sayre
Pauline Anne Sheffield
Fernia Mae Shrewsberry
Nora E. Sims
Fred T. Stacy
Kenneth David Waddell
Nancy Gail Walker
Mary Nadine Walls
John R. Wiley Jr
Ruth Lee Williams
Jimmie L. Bivens
Shady Spring
John Lewis Denny
Nadine Richmond Wade
Mabscott
Pauline Farmer
Willa Jane Poore
Helen
William H. Fea
Washington
Oxford University
Coling G. Clark
Clark
Deaf Man Perfects Smallest Hearing Aid
Beckley West Virginia report of a near ten year hard of hearing man who perfected a tiny ear level hearing aid with four transistors. The device transmits speech television and radio directly to the ear without cords or a transmitter in clothing, weighs about four and a half ounces, and offers low cost. Reader contact details provided for full information with no obligation.
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Beckley
W Va
Robert R Elmore
First Avenue
W. Va
Main ‘St
Beckley Plans Miss Beckley Contest In July
The Miss Beckley Contest will be held in July, sponsored by the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce. Applicants must be 18 to 28, single, and showcase a talent. A sign committee was formed to decide on roadside signage for Beckley. A tentative mass polio inoculation program in Raleigh County was outlined, charging $1 per shot with four shots planned, funded by the county chapter of the National Foundation, with medical help promised.
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Raleigh
Bill Wilbur
The
Jaycees
Wilbur
National Foundation
Foundation
C. A. Smith
Two Beckley Men Elected By W Va DAV
Two Beckley men will serve as officials of the Disabled American Veterans in West Virginia following their election at the state convention. Robert Elmore, 211 First Ave., was elected state commander replacing Paul Elliott. Basil Sweeney, Crescent Road, is treasurer. Other officers include Leonard Wamsley senior vice commander. Elaine Thomas first junior vice commander. Walter Zenowitcz second junior vice commander. S. W. Harvey third junior vice commander. C. G. White fourth district national committee alternate. Wilson F. Baker chaplain. Leroy A. Wires sergeant at arms.
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Princeton
C. G. White
Buckhannon
National Committee
Wilson F. Baker
Harrisville
Leroy A. Wires
Mason City
Two Week Bible School Planned At Belt Church
Breckenridge Baptist Church begins a two week vacation Bible school today with daily 9 am sessions. The theme Signaling For Christ is led by superintendent Normar Stephens and director A A Farmer, listing teachers for each class and helpers, open to Bolt and nearby communities.
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Breckenridge Baptist Church
Christ
Normar, Stephens
A. A. Farmer
The
Bible School
Dennie Bailey
Arnold Slusher
Dexter Worley
Brenda Bailey
Harold Bishop
Omar Brooks
Jack Covey
Ben Manning
Homer Claypool
Charlie Snuffer
Bolt
Riverton Names Axe as Fire Chief in Playful Note
Riverton, Wyoming names Ed Axe as new fire chief in a lighthearted local notice. The announcement highlights the town’s tradition of witty wordplay as firefighters prepare for emergencies.
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Riverton
Wyo
Axe
Ed Axe
Flying Eagle Band Director Glenn Sallack Retires Not
Glenn Sallack, longtime Flying Eagle band director at Beckley, began teaching math and music in 1925 after Syracuse studies. He built a 135 member Flying Eagle band, expanded instrumentation, started a 55 piece Beckley orchestra, and influenced scores of students before plans for future growth despite economic downturns.
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Beckley
Syracuse
Glenn
Sallack
Syracuse University
Pat Conway
Atlantic City
Empire State Theatre
Kemper Military Institute
Missouri
Woodrow Wilson
Flying Eagle
Woodrow
Sal
First Confirmation Class at Beckley Lutheran Church
The Rev Charles L Delaney presided at Beckley St Luke s Lutheran Church ceremonies for the first confirmation class. Members include Sandra Caseino Sheila Phillips Jack O Neill Ricky Crossland Donna O Neill Stephen Vogel and Oral A Phillips III The class organized in October 1959 and was taught by Fred Kemrite before Rev Delaney took over in March Their newly confirmed class will receive their first communion next Sunday.
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Charles L. Delaney
St. Luke’s Lutheran Congregation
Beckley
Sandra Caseino
Sam Caseino
Sheila Phillips
Oral A. Phillips Jr
Jack E. O'Neill
Jack O'Neill
Ricky Crossland
Harold Crossland
Fred Kemrite
Rev. Delaney
Richmond High School Opens Storage Room for Hot Lunch Program
Richmond High School unveils a new storage room funded by patrons and school Board materials to support the hot lunch program. Principal James H. Redden notes students travel far and a hot lunch is essential. The room will hold more than 1,000 cans of vegetables and the community will donate time this summer to prepare and can meals.
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Richmond High School
Board of Education
James H. Redden
Motorist cited for improper registration in Corinne
Paul H. Matherly of Corinne was arrested by City Police at 1 35 a m Saturday and charged with operating a motor vehicle with improper registration. He was ordered to appear in Police Court Monday night.
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Paul H. Matherly
Corinne
WVU Counseling Sessions Set Across Early June
West Virginia University will hold the first of four three day counseling periods for prospective students and parents from June 5 to 7. Sessions help graduates judge readiness for college work and choose a field of study. Additional periods run June 22-24, June 26-28, and June 28-30 with dormitory housing and tests administered to assess aptitudes.
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West Virginia University Wil
Psyene. Ae
Ex-Fowans Go Global as Balloons Reach New York Yard
Des Moines painter releases balloons that drift to North Chatham New York home of Mrs Edythe N Welch about 17 miles from Albany. Welch writes to Des Moines firm noting her husband born in Dubuque Iowa and lived in Des Moines where his father was a business executive.
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Small World
DES Moines
Des Moines Paint Company
Edythe N. Welch
North Chatham
N. Y
Albany, N. Y
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