Draft Rejectees Are Given Hope in West Virginia
A Whitesville youth received a draft notice but was rejected for induction due to severe cellulitis. He became one of 1,490 WV youths turned down in a year. Through Health Referral and Counseling Service, he received medical care, with four days in hospital and follow up by nurses and counselors. The program, now nationwide, aims to improve health and civic use, not simply to pass exams. Director Dr. N H Dyer notes WV ranks high in services for medical and mental rejects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
Armed Forces
West Virginia
State Department of Health
Fank Pascuzzi
Beckley
N. H. Dyer
Pascuzzi
Parker
Dyer
Interviews for WV positions at Beckley and Oak Hill
Production workers will be interviewed at the Beckley office of the West Virginia State Employment Commission on June 6, 1966 from 8:30 to 4:00 and in Oak Hill, West Virginia on June 7, 1966 from 8:30 to 4:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia State Employment Commission
Oak Hill
West Virginia
Enrollees Expected For Alcoholism School
About 200 professionals and volunteers are expected to enroll in West Virginia's second annual School of Alcohol Studies at Morris Harvey College in Charleston. The six day program runs next Sunday with intensive hours on alcoholism treatment and rehabilitation. State Mental Health Director Mildred Bateman says U. S. Senator Jennings Randolph will deliver the concluding address and other officials will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Morris Harvey College
Mildred Bateman
U. S
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Hervey Allen’s Israfel Draws on Poe Life
The novel Israfel by Hervey Allen is based on the life of Edgar Allan Poe, drawing inspiration from the famed writer’s experiences and persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hervey Allen
Israfel
Edigar Allan Poe
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Two area men have been assigned to Army duty in Viet Nam. S Sgt. Oscar T Strickland Jr serves with the 1st Cavalry Division as a section chief in the 19th Artillery and his wife Juanita lives in Washington D C. Sgt Noye E Silas 29 is a gunner with Headquarters Company of the 173d Airborne Brigade. his wife Maggie lives in Fayetteville and he trained at Fort Jackson S C before last stationed at Fort Bragg N C. He is a Bluestone High School graduate. Cadet Beaver is a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate. Several Charleston area cadets and ROTC graduates are listed with future officer commissions. Lt Morgan Morton Sr Jr is leaving active duty to join Proctor & Gamble after serving as AFEES examiner and commander of that section at Beckley since 1965.
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Army
Viet Nam
1St Cavalry Division
Oscar T. Strickland Jr
Slab Fork
Strickland
3D Battalion
19Th Artillery
Fort Carson
Colo
Byrd Prillerman High School
Juanita
Washington, D. C
Noye E. Silas
Maggie
Fayetteville
173D Airborne Brigade
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fort Bragg
N. C
Bluestone High School
Silas
William Silas
Bramwell
Morgan Morton
Cadet Beavers Headed to ROTC Camp at Indian Town Gap
Cadet John R. Beaver, 22, husband of Jane and son of Mrs. Frances E. Beaver of 123 Laurel Terrace, will attend ROTC summer camp at Indian Town Gap, Pennsylvania, starting June 18 while studying at Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Beaver
Jane
Frances E. Beaver
Laurel Terrace
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Indiantown Gap
Marshall
Journalists Honored At Stoco High School
Stoco High School sophomores Phyllis Carpenter and Gloria Whitt received journalism bronze charms for responsible cooperative work and willingness to take on difficult staff assignments. Instructor H. L. Knapp Jr. noted their progress and service on the newspaper staff. Whitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whitt, is class treasurer, page editor, photographer, and active in clubs. Carpenter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Carpenter, is page and events editor, active in clubs, and attended May Festival. Both also serve in community church activities.
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Coal City
ANS
Stoco High School
Phyllis Carpenter
Gloria Whitt
H. L. Knapp Jr
Knapp
Miss Carpenter
Vernon E. Carpenter
Miss Stoco Junior High
Raleigh-Wyoming County Scholastic Press Association
Wetter Cooler June Forecast Says May Had Wide Swing
May temperatures ranged from 23 to 82 degrees with 1.5 inches of rain, making it the second driest May on record. Forecaster Paul Croteau of Raleigh County Airport notes freezing frost caused substantial fruit crop losses and tree damage, with June outlook favoring below normal temperatures and above normal rainfall.
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Paul Croteau
Raleigh County
Croteau
Marine Private Goff Completes Naval Aptitude Tests
Marine Private John W. Goff son of Rev and Mrs F W Goff of 414 N Kanawha completed a week of testing at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn He underwent aptitude tests and a senior staff NCO interview to assess eligibility for technical training for duties with the aviation branch of the U S Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Goff
F. W. Goff
Kanawha
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Aviation
U. S. Marine Corps
Local Army and Navy Personnel Graduate and Commence Service
Pvt David E Thompson completed a three week airborne course at Fort Benning Ga with five C 130 jumps from 1250 feet He enlisted last October after basic at Fort Gordon and worked prior at M E Coleman Packing Co Navy Ensign Donald R Caffee serves aboard USS Bennington off Southern California after sea trials Specialist Four Carl D Crouse a 19 year old truck driver from Fayetteville graduated from the 3d Infantry Division Non commissioned Officer Academy at Kitzingen Germany Lt Thomas E Blake was commissioned after Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning Ga He is 25 and the son of Williams J Blake of Oak Hill and his wife Carole lives in Atkinson Nebraska
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STGSN
Philip H. Henson
Hubert V. Henson
S. Kanawha St
Navy
Key West
Holder
Norfolk
Henson
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Iil
Woodrow Wilson High School
David E. Thompson
Isaac N. Thompson
Route 1
Fayetteville
Infantry
Fort Benning
Qualfield Thompson
Army
Fort Gordon
Thompson
M. E. Coleman Packing Co
Donald R. Calfee
Talmage D. Calfee
Hill Park Drive
Bennington
California
Far East
Carl D. Crouse
Carl E. Crouse
3D Infantry Division
Kitzingen
Germany
Crouse
39Th Infantry
Fort Knox
Collins High School
Oak Hill
Thomas E. Blake
Carole
Atkinson
Neb
Blake
Williams J. Blake
Toler Houchins Named Citizenship Honorees
Corletta Toler of Morton Reaves School and Mark Houchins of St Francis de Sales Catholic School win Civitan Citizenship awards announced by Earl Halsey. Toler, 13, cheerleader and singer, aims to be an elementary teacher and received her medal from Civitan John Hindsley. Houchins, 10, president of the Mission Club, hole-in-one golfer at Blackey Country Club, travels across 40 states and Mexico, hobbies guitar and slot car racing, medal presented by Dr. Francis L. Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corletta Toler
Morton-Reaves School
Mark Houchins
St. Francis de Sales Catholic School
Civitan
Earl Halsey
Corletta
Braxton Toler
Booker St
Marion C. Brooks
Ebenezer Baptist Church
John Hindsley
Mark
W. M. Houchins
Maxwell Hill Road
Mission Club
Anna Mary
Blackey Country Club
States
Mexico
Francis L. Edwards
Beckley Civita
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
Betty Peck
Raleigh
Department of
Frank Pascuzzi
Ject
E. L. Thomas
Hopewell, Virginia
Vfeubl
Steven Monroe Age
Willard
Frances Age
Delaney Frank Wagner
Thomas Anderson Lee
Paul Richard Hairston Jr
James Aubrey Turner Jr
Fountain Christian
Meade
Jeffrey Eugene Lynch
Garrison
Andrew Strother Faucett
Clendenin
Douglas Wayne Scarbro
Clear Creek
Denver Ray Prater
Baileysville
Michael Wayne Hensley
AIR Force
Larry R. Martin
Nitro
Jerry L. Duke
St. Albans
Dannie K. Alexander
James S. McElwee
Richard L. Osborne
Ripley
Ennis J. Brown III
Bluff City
Troy L. Orender Jr
Esserville
Thomas R. Puckett Jr
Coeburn
Leland L. Vaughn
Bluefield
Fred Lester Jr
Ronald J. Stone
Clyde E
William E. Pease
Ravenswood
Patrick A. Funk
Marietta
Ohio
Joe E. Richards
Winfield
William A. Moore
Gary L. Richardson
Keekee
Harry P. Stephenson
Marion
Lawrence A. Wade
Bristol
Charles K. Heath
Charles W. Agee
Freeland Agee
Fireco
Agee
Pacific Air Forces
E. P. Whittaker
Sprague
Stoco
Desmond F. Cook
Oceana
U. S. Air Force
Thailand
Cook
Fud M. Cook
Royal Thai Air Force
Logan High School
Marshall College
Margie
Ina Bowen
Holden
Fedeal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Toler
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