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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
14
Carolyn Morrison a Beckley student cooperates with a Register feature on telephone etiquette. The piece notes many users violate courtesy while suggesting that both caller and listener share responsibility.
More than 100 Countians from 18 West Virginia counties attend the annual Camp Leaders Conference at Washington-Carver 4-H Camp Clifftop June 14 with the theme Working Together for World Understanding. Highlights include a volunteer leaders dinner with Dr. W. J. L. Wallace as speaker and C. T. Hairston as master of ceremonies.
The 60th annual convention of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association is in Huntington this week, expected to draw over 300 attendees including eight Raleigh County men. L. E. Armstead, Andrew Durgan, Douglas T. Bryant, Price Calfee Jr., Jack E. O'Neill, Jack McGuigan, and Fred X. Williams represent Beckley funeral homes. Officers will be elected at Thursday's concluding session.
State Police received a report of a traffic violation that led to a truck overturn near Mount Hope. Joe Duran reported returning home around 10:30 p.m. when a car attempting to pass struck the truck, causing it to overturn. No injuries reported and driver of the other vehicle unknown. Damage estimated in the hundreds.
Lozie F Alderman, 41, of Beaver, is hospitalized at Beckley Hospital after a work accident at the Stamford mine of the New River Co. He suffered a right foot injury when his foot missed the stirrup during braking on Thursday afternoon.
The Beckley Chapter of B'nai B'rith will hold its 16th annual installation ceremony at 6:30 p.m. in the Beckley Hotel. Arthur Goldstein will become the organization's 16th president, with Robert Levine serving as installation officer. Charleston attorney Harry Barton, past state president and former general committeeman, will speak at the event.
Dennis Michael Mooney received the Boy Scout Eagle Scout Award at a Montcoal ceremony held Friday night at the Scout Cabin. Other presentations included Star Scout Badges for Danny Kane Don Hopkins Douglas Mooney and Bill Feazelle Second Class for Gordie Webb Life badge for James Kane and Merit Badges for 51 additional scouts.
Leon Ray Miller of Route 1 Beckley was hospitalized at 6:10 p.m. Friday for a back injury from a car wreck. Miller works for Raleigh Wyoming Mining Co. of Glen Rogers.
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