May Fire Department Answers 17 Calls in Beckley in May
The Beckley Fire Department logged 17 calls in May while the Rescue Squad handled 27 first aid calls. City fire damages totaled 4915 dollars with scattered incidents on Ellison Avenue 1 and 4 Grove, Forest, Woodlawn, and other streets. Outside-city damages were 200 dollars.
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Beckley
Ellison Avenue
Grove Ave
Forest Ave
Harper
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley Junction
Northwestern Avenue
North Kanawha Street
Eisenhower Drive
South Fayette Street
Morris St
Virginia St
Mercer St
Russell St
S. Kanawha St
Woodlawn
Mabscott
Sprague
Klaus St
Eighth St
Crab Orchard
Wildwood Ave
North Beckley
Old Eccles Rd
Smoot St
Neely St
McCreery Street
Temple St
Glen White Baptists Hold Bible School
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church hosts Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8 30 each evening for children from birth to intermediate. Themes cover Travelings Gods Highway Parables Jesus Told The Christian Walk and Talk Bible Boats Learning Gods Way Loving and Pleasing Jesus. Staff includes teachers Miss Lynn Tate Mrs Edith Cox and others. The school runs two weeks ending with a picnic and closing program led by Rev. Ralph Poole.
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Glen White
BNS
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
Jesus
God
Lynn Tate
Becky Luther
Jannetta Worley
Edith Cox
Pauline Green
Earl Acord
Treva Rakes
Patricia Wood
Beatrice Walthew
Alonzo Miller
Carl Lambert
Ernest Wood
Ralph Poole
Carolyn Miller
Donnie Nuckols
Lena Placidi
Placidi
Police Investigating Thefts At Three County Sites
Beckley State Police are investigating thefts and break ins at three county sites on Tuesday night. The Dairy Delight Store in Crab Orchard was entered during the night, a railroad car at Glen Morgan is believed to have been broken into by juveniles, and four tires were stolen from State Road equipment at Epperly. No further details are available.
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Beckley
Glen Morgan
Epperly
The Mosquito Bites: Travel Woes for American Tourists
A light hearted note frames the mosquito as the year’s travel bug energizing American trips. It hints at travel disruption and discomfort caused by ubiquitous pests, urging readers to plan around bites and seek preventative measures.
Fitzpatrick Filter To Be Repaired
Raleigh County Park Board authorized repairs to the Fitzpatrick Park water filtering system on Tuesday. Secretary Elinor Hurt said Simeon Warren should hire a qualified engineer to perform the work. The board also asked for a tennis court cost estimate for next year’s budget.
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Fitzpatrick Park
Raleigh County Park Board
Elinor Hurt
Park Board
Simeon Warren
Dwight Eisenhower Led Columbia University for Four Years
Dwight Eisenhower served as president of Columbia University for four years, guiding the institution through early postwar years and shaping academic leadership amid national developments.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Columbia University
Shape of Things to Come Attracts Men to Beaches
A brief note notes that men will soon be drawn to beaches as the season approaches, signaling a shift in leisure patterns and potential increases in seaside activity and recreation.
The Doctor Says Fungi Cause Fatal Diseases Now
Medical science has conquered many infections but fungi or molds are rising as killers. Cryptococcosis causes brain meningitis in weakened patients, while histoplasmosis rises with exposure. Early diagnosis and immune support are crucial as amphotericin B slows but does not cure the disease.
Boyd Becomes Trustee for Charleston Musicians Local 136
Don Boyd of Beckley is newly appointed trustee of the Charleston Musicians Protective Association Local 136 AFM for a two year term. The local jurisdiction includes Raleigh Kanawha Nicholas Logan Mingo and other counties.
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Don Boyd
Beckley
Charleston Musicians’ Protective Association
American Federation of Musicians
Raleigh
Kanawha
Nicholas
Logan
Mingo
VFW Meeting Scheduled For June 18 At 7 30 PM
The Lew Sheffler Post No 4469 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday June 18. A meeting was not held Tuesday night as scheduled due to absence of some officers.
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VFW
Lew Sheffler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marines Enlist Two for West Virginia Centennial Platoon
Ronald Redric Cole and Jan Barth Bean enlisted in the Marine Corps 120 day delay program for duty with the West Virginia Centennial Platoon to honor the state's centennial. They will depart Charleston on June 15 for training at Parris Island South Carolina after ceremonies at the recruiting station. Both are Nuttall High School graduates and former football teammates.
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Ronald Redric Cole
Charles Cole
Edmond
Jan Barth Bean
Ralph Bean
Route 60
Rainelle
Marine Corps
West Virginia
Robert L. Fitzwater
Beckley
Charleston
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Par
Parris Island
South Charleston
Cole
Bean
Nuttall High School
Southern States Coop Meet Set In August
The annual membership meeting of the Southern States Cooperative for the Beckley area is set for August 1 at 7 30 p m at the Raleigh County 4 H Camp. The session marks the 40th anniversary of the cooperative and will feature color slides of local farmers enterprises. Reports on cooperative and local agency operations for the year ending June 30 will be presented, with special recognition of current and former board and farm home advisory committee members. Elections will be held to fill two board seats and two farm home advisory positions.
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Southern States Cooperative
Beckley
Raleigh County
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Fisherman Drowns Near Calhoun in Rowboat Accident
Louis Tibne aged 65 drowned Tuesday after his rocking chair overturned while he fished from a rowboat in a pond near Calhoun Georgia. The incident was reported by UPI.
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Calhoun, Ga
UPI
Louis Tibne
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Glen White Baptists
Wesley Agee
McAlpin
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Wes
Newlands Millinery
Main St. Beckley
Eatwell Cafe
Heber ST. Beckley
Homebread
Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Norman Arrington
John Morgan
Honey In the Rock
Southern Baptist Seminary of
Louisville
Methodist Temple
Arrington
Bluefield
Roanoke
Concord College
W. Reece Burns
Buckhannon
Wards
Neville ST
W. VA
SAVE
Brent Sport
Brent
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Wards
HALL
Boyd
Marines
Tis Island
S. C
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