Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Three Fayette men join a bilateral air ground mobility exercise near Clark Air Base Philippines. Sgt Richard C Frain Sgt Thomas W Arbaugh and Pfc William R Canterbury listed with families and stations in Okinawa Hawaii and Scho field Barracks. Additional notes on recruits graduates and promotions across the armed forces with names and hometowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Richard C. Frain
Maryland Scott
Minden
Thomas W. Arbaugh
Gertrude Arbaugh
Fayetteville
William R. Canterbury
Betty
Boyd R. Canterbury
Oak Hill
Fralin
Okinawa
Sgt
Arbaugh
Pfc
Canterbury
Hawaii
Army
Ninth Logistical Command
269Th
Conley High School
Mullens
25Th Infantry Division
Fourth Cavalry
Schofield Barracks
Carol
Wahiawa
Pfe
Ft. Belvoir
Army enlists twelve at Beckley recruiting station
Twelve men were enlisted at the Army Recruiting Main Station in Beckley on Tuesday. Names include David R. Johns and Ches ter W. Shadrick Jr. with various assignments such as combat engineering and automotive maintenance. They were sent to the reception station at Ft Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Beckley
David R. Johns
Alliefain Johns
Rhodell
Chester W. Shadrick Jr
Chester W. Shadrick Sr
Oceana
Arthur B. Pennington Jr
A. B. Pennington Sr
Matoaka
Leo Gombasl
Alex Gombasl
Rock
Henry D. Justice
James R. Lilly
Spanishburg
Larry S. Justice
Sanford Justice
Frank P. Deskins
F. F. Deskins
Delbarton
Air Defense
Randolph Fairfax Mills
Clarence R. Mills
Reginald R. Combs
Lawrence E. Combs
Lashmeet
Douglas M. Pendergrass
Albert Pendergrass
Robert J. Taylor
Ballard FE. Taylor
Richwood
Infantry
Jack H. Smith
Harley H. Smith
Newton
Europe
Ft. Jackson
Miss Gertrude Eagle Enlists in Women’s Army Corps
Miss Gertrude Eagle of Crab Orchard has joined the Women’s Army Corps and reported to Fort McClellan Alabama for eight weeks of basic training after graduating Ansted High School as an honor student and band member. She lived with grandmother Sally Neal of Lansing and attends Ames Presbyterian Church Youth Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Eagle
John L. Hedrick
Crab Orchard
Women’s Army Corps
United States Army
Prince St
Fort McClellan
Ala
Ansted High School
Sally E. Neal
Lansing
Miss Eagle
The
Ames Presbyterian Church
Youth Fellowship
Attendance Officers Probe 2726 Absences
A Raleigh County Board of Education report shows 2726 non attendance cases investigated in 1961 62. Of 1220 students illegally out of school 1198 were returned without legal recourse and 22 were brought to court with 22 convictions. Officers visited 1716 homes and traveled 36876 miles during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Tucker Delegate To International Lions Convention
A. R. Sam Tucker principal of Institute Elementary School sails from New York City for Nice France to attend the Lions International Convention in June 2023 as an official delegate. He travels with Mrs. Tucker aboard the S S Rotterdam docking Le Havre June 15 and undertakes a post convention tour visiting Interlaken Heidelberg Cologne Brussels Amsterdam Paris and London before returning aboard the S S France to New York City on July 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R
Sam" Tucker
Ri‘ley St
Institute
New York City
Nice
France
Tucker
S. S. Rotterdam
le Havre
Europe
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Belgium
England
Milan
Interlaken
Alps
Wiesbaden
Heidelberg
Cologne
Rhine
Brussels
Amsterdam
Paris
London
French Line
S. S
Southampton
Singina School Opens at Coal City Church
Singina School opens Monday at Coal City Community Church directed by O. O. Kidd. Sessions run 7 30 p m nightly Monday through Friday for two weeks. Kidd invites public participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. Kidd
Coal City
Kidd
Wills Recorded In County Office In Raleigh County
Wills and fiduciary records from Raleigh County Clerk list Leonard P Moore who died May 6 and left instructions for burial, estate division via trustee Susie Seales to nieces and nephews, and income distribution to Sam and Lige Moore with later shares to Elizabeth Dalton and Elizabeth Leftwich. Other estates include J A Evans, Robert L Reardon, Harry D Simms, and Louis Farris with bonds posted and executors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Leftwich
Leonard Patrick Moore
Raleigh
Moore
Ridgeway
Antioch
Slab Fork
Susie Seales
Sam Moore
Lige Moore
Elizabeth Dalton
Elizabeth Moore
Leftwich
Gertrude Williams
Beckley
J. A. Evans
Carrie .G. Reardon
Robert L. Reardon
Edna Simms
Harry D. Simms
Simms
Cora McHale
Martin J. McHale
McHale
Alfred M. McKinney
MacArthur
New Mining Permits Issued in Beckley Office
The Beckley office of the West Virginia Department of Mines issued three mining permits. C. J. Coal Co. Mine No. 4 in Fayette County will employ 3 men. Arnett White Coal Co. Mine No. 9 in Nicholas County will employ 3 men. Lewis Coal Co. Mine No. 2 in Fayette County will employ 3 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Office
West Virginia Department of Mines
C. J. Coal Co
Fayette Co
Arnett White Coal Co
Nicholas Co
Lewis Coal Co
Memorial Baptist Church to Host Painting Party
The Memorial Baptist Church holds an outdoor painting event starting at 8 36 a m Saturday led by male members under Rev Jim Franklin. Last Saturday about 15 men from the congregation painted the parsonage exterior, Franklin reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Baptist Church
Jim Franklin
Franklin
Dozier earns WVU home economics degree with honors
Miss Shelby Lee Dozier daughter of Mr and Mrs B L Dozier of 206 Queen St graduates from West Virginia University with a bachelor of science in home economics She will join Joseph Horne Co Pittsburgh Pa to train as a buyer starting June 25 She maintained a B average for four years was active in YWCA year book staff campus election committee Phi Upsilon Omicron and Alpha Delta Pi She held offices historian recording secretary and vice president in her sorority and is a 1958 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Lee Dozier
B. L. Dozier
Queen St
West Virginia University
Joseph Horne Co
Pittsburgh
WVU
Miss Dozier
YWCA
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Home Economics
Alpha Delta Pi
Woodrow Wilson High School
Doctor Explains Hidden Rheumatic Heart Risks
A reader asks if rheumatic heart disease can occur without joint or sore throat symptoms. Dr Hyman replies that about one third show no prior streptococcal signs and a fifth resemble a common cold. penicillin prevention is limited. He also discusses postpartum mood disorders and notes shock treatments can be safe when given by experienced physicians. Send questions to Dr. Hyman via The Raleigh Register for future replies.
Hospital Treats Two Area Men for Injuries
Two local men were treated at Beckley Hospital Wednesday for separate accidents. James Ellis of Beaver suffered a cut when a piece of aluminum fell on his right arm while working for Colliers Construction Co. Fred Booth of Coal City injured his back lifting a motor at Lewis Chevrolet Co. Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
James Ellis
Beaver
Colliers Construction Co
Fred Booth
Coal City
Lewis Chevrolet Co
Beckley
Beckley Drama, Parks, and Beckley Founder Highlighted in 1962 Travel Guide
Beckley, Grandview and Babcock State Parks and the monument to founder General Alfred Beckley are listed in the 1962 Mobil Travel Guide for the Middle Atlantic States, a 1432 page volume by Socony Mobil Oil Co. The West Virginia section covers history population fishing hunting and parks. Beckley sits on a high plateau amid fertile valleys and played roles in Civil War sieges. Coal discovery dates to 1774 with mining beginning in 1890 and smokeless coal shaping wartime bunker fuel demand.
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Beckley
Rock
Grandview
Babcock
Alfred Beckley
Mobil
Middle Atlantic States
Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc
West Virginia
New Gold to Open New Ore Bodies at Homestake Mine
New Gold plans expansion at the Homestake mine in Lead South Dakota with a new shaft sunk 6 253 feet to the surface opening fresh ore bodies. The move signals continued activity at the historic mining site and potential boosts to production and employment in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestake
Lead, S. D
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Riving
Collins High School
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Parris Island
S. C
Gary L. Stone
Maxine Stone
Sophia
Clyde F. Poland Jr
Clyde F. Poland
Route 1
Mount Hope
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Korea
Robert M. Whisenant
Horace W. Whisenant
Eighth Cavalry
Oceana High School
Air Force
Moron Air Base
Spain
Gordon F. Coleman
18Th Artillery
Darmstadt
Edward E. Shrewsbury
Estel L. Shrewsbury
Ft. Knox
Shrewsbury
Herndon High School
E. E. Shrewsbury
D. R. Davis
Norfolk, Va
Dennis R. Davis
Ralph Davis
Servce Battalion
Quantico, Va
Marine Corps School
John W. Smith
James F. Smith
Piney View
Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station
Yuma, Ariz
Ray A. Painter
Myrtle C. Persinger
G. L. Stone
C. F. Polland
WAC
FORD
International Lions Convention
Sam” Tucker
Singina
Robert B. Sayre
Amos Quesenberry
Louis Farris
Emma Yaple Keyser
Everett French Keyser
Keyser
Irene Harvey
Joseph L. Harvey
Ann Olson Falconer
Eric Olson
Esta Rhodes
Shady Spring
Ott A. Rhodes
Idealia Neal
Powhatan
Eva Johnson
Phyllis Gillenwater
Garry Gordon Matherly
UFR
America
Grady Whitlock
F.D.A.F
Epc
S&h
V. Os
S Franks
Bologna
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Hospital
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