Straw berry Festival and Bake Off Highlights Local Event
Beckley area leaders report a successful Straw berry Festival Show and Sale and Custard Pie Bake Off with reduced berry yield. A C Poling praised berry quality while A E Poling judged with Robert E Smith assisting. Winners include James Foley Cool Ridge Farmer top price 22.50 for eight quarts. J T Mitchell Shady Spring first in FFA. Bobby Davis Athens 4 H exhibitor. Ethel Thomas Maxwell Hill won Custard Pie Bake Off with seven prior wins.
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Beckley Area Rural Development Council
A. C. Poling
State Department of Agriculture
Robert E. Smith
James Foley
Cool Ridge
Farmer
David Mullins
Beckley National Bank
Foley
FFA
J. T. Mitchell
Shady Spring
Paul Sanna
Rogers McVey
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
Ethel Thomas
Maxwell Hill
Thomas
Jimmy Pennington
Prosperity
Joseph Jones
R. E. Hicks
Larrick
Beckley Ice and Feed
William Shanklin
Mary Williams
W. E. Harvey
Tom Young
William Nelson
Cam Thompson
West Virginia junior Billy Craig Lester named summer 4-H camp instructor
Billy Craig Lester, a West Virginia Tech junior and member of the Senior Community Builders 4H Club, was announced as a summer 4-H Camp instructor. He will teach at multiple camps across the state, employed by the Cooperative Extension Service of West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Tech
Billy Craig
Lester
Gustine B. Elliott
Craig
Raleigh
Elijah Craig
Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia University
Beckley Man Hospitalized After Coal Mine Injury
John Turner, 51, of Beckley, was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 1 15 a m today for treatment of a right arm injury while employed as a machine man by Winding Gulf Coal Co at Maben.
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John Turner
Beckley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Maben
Haile Selassie Dedicates Ethiopian Technical School
Emperor Haile Selassie dedicates a Soviet built technical school in Bahr Dar for 1000 students. He says the institution will aid Ethiopia toward self sufficiency and bolster national development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
UPI
Emperor Haile Selassie
Bahr Dar
Airport Plans Halted by Authority Withdraws Federal Aid Bid
Raleigh County Memorial Airport Authority president Charles S. Lewis Jr. announced withdrawal of a 500000 federal aid application for runway, taxi strip, lighting and building expansion. Fairfax County matches 50 50 for runway work with FAA list noting prior land and site needs. Piedmont Airlines manager Charles Field reports record passenger boardings at the airport in late 1962.
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Charles S. Lewis Jr
Raleigh County Memorial Airport Authority
Lewis
Washington, D.C
Federal Aviation Administration
Community Facilities Administration
FAA
Charles Field
Piedmont Airlines
Andes Peaks Outranked by Himalaya in Height Records
A geographic comparison notes that only the Himalaya mountains of Asia exceed the height of the Andes. The statement highlights Asia's range as the world’s tallest, with the Andes standing among notable high summits.
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Himalaya
Asia
Social Security Q and A on work and earnings rules
A guidance style Q and A explains who needs a Social Security card, when domestic work is covered, how farm sales affect benefits, household workers' coverage thresholds, and monthly earnings limits. It clarifies that benefits aren’t lost if yearly earnings stay under $1200, regardless of monthly amounts.
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Social Security
Judge Field Names Kay Jr. Law Clerk for Next Year
Federal Judge John A. Field Jr. announced the appointment of John T. Kay Jr. of Charleston as his law clerk for next year. Kay succeeds W. Warren Upton, who will join the local firm McClintic Wise and Robinson next month. Kay was among 53 graduates presented to the State Supreme Court.
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Charleston
John A. Field Jr
West Virginia University Law School
John T. Kay Jr
Kay
W. Warren Upton
McClintic, James, Wise and Robinson
State Supreme Court
Field
U. S. District Court For
West Virginia
Second Recount Grants Boyden Victory in Mountaineer Race
Beckley’s Lloyd Edwardden wins two recounts securing a Supreme Court seat after earlier loss. In the mock Legislature Boyden leads with 35 votes to Parmesano 30 and Yoke 2, while in the general election he surpasses Parmesano, yielding a three way tie later resolved for Boyden. Tom Craig elected governor. Lamb promotes Craig at rally.
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Beckley
Mountaineer
Lloyd Edwardden
Supreme Court
Robert Webb, Jr
Stratton High School
Boyden
Phil Parmesano
Elkins
Bill Yoke
Clarksburg
Parmesano
Yoke
Tom Craig
Doug Freeland
Kirby
Jim Lamb
Federalist Party
Lamb
Craig
White coal and black gold compare water power to oil
A concise explanation equates water power to white coal and oil to black gold, framing energy sources as valuable, interchangeable fundaments in industrial language. This analogy highlights the enduring pull of natural resources in economic and technological progress.
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Paul Phipps
Bank of Raleigh
Bobby Davis
Athens
Greenbrier Dairy Co
Ray Mitchell
Beaver
Raleigh Hardware
William Mahaffey
Welch
Hicks
Scotty Richmond
Charles Meadows
Surveyor Ffa Chapter
R. J. Lucas General Tires
David Harper
J. S. Larrick
Beckley Ice
George
Seeney
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Farmers
Jenny Gaziano
Barbara Stewart
Appalachian Power Co
Andessa Wright
Stoco High School
Oscar €. Hutchison
Princeton
Silver Brand
ARROW
van Heusen
Macgregor
Jarman Shoes
Champ Hats
Hickok
Wembley
Daniel Green
Hagger
Coats
SOX
Neville St
Bermuda
Turner
Authority
Danny Cline
L. W. Okes
Flat Top
Concord College
Cline
West Virgina
Cularique
Sander
Westinghouse
W. V
Kredit Jewelers
Beckley Theatre
Beckley Hotel
Hill Bldg
Oak Hill
Man’‘S
Jewel
Elgin Bulova Benr AS
Eastman, Bell & Howell
Argus
Berman
W. Va
Kay Jr
Homebread
Eatwell Cafe
Penney
Penney’s
Travelcraft
Samsonite
Pullman
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