Admiral and Emperor Capsule Reviews
Capsule Reviews discusses two biographies, Victory. The Life of Lord Nelson by Oliver Warner and Napoleon's Russian Campaign by Count Philippe Paul de Segur. Warner portrays Nelson’s bravery and flaws with seafaring detail including Trafalgar, Copenhagen and the Nile. De Segur’s diary covers Koenigsberg to Moscow and the brutal retreat, offering on the spot observation of Napoleon’s campaign.
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Lord Nelson
Oliver Warnex
Little, Brown
Horace
Horatio
Nelson
Calvi
Teneriffe
France
Napoleon
Trafalgar
Egypt
Toulon
Mediterranean
Emma Hamilton
Nelson Arms
Nile
Copenhagen
Gibraltar
England
Warner
Philippe-Paul de Segur
J. David Townsend
Houghton Mifflin
de Segur
Koenigsberg
Keyne
Vilna
Moscow
Europe
Napoelon the Great
Beckley Citadel Fund Drive Goals Discussed by Advisory Board
Beckley Salvation Army Advisory Board meets at 7 30 p m in Bank of Raleigh to review the Citadel annual fund drive now in progress. The drive aims for $9 000 after roughly $5 500 raised. Major Mary McVicker leads with Dr Westwood Holliday as campaign chairman.
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Beckley Salvation Army Advisory Board
Bank of Raleigh
Citadel
Mary McVicker
Beckley Citadel
Westwood Holliday
Money Raised For Fox Bounty Plan in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Fox Contro Committee has gathered 350 dollars to start a bounty program. A Raleigh County Fox Hunting Club opposes it but a joint session is planned at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Courtroom to seek a compromise. Farmers sportsmen and hunting club members are invited to attend. The state trapper will mark a fox in each of seven districts then release it for a 50 dollar prize to the catcher.
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Raleigh County Fox Contro
Raleigh County
Mercer Anglers Club Donates Trout for Derby
The Mercer Anglers Club donates several trout weighing up to eight pounds for the annual Fishing Derby to be held June 29 at Lite Beaver Park. Sponsored by the Raleigh County Rod and Gun Club the event will award loving cups to the King and Queen of the anglers. Hundreds of other trout for the contest will be supplied by the clubs.
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Ine A Mercer Angiers Club
Lite Beaver Park
Raleigh County Rod and Gun Club
Beckley man posted bond in Beckley Police Court
Ray C. Merrick, 33, of 209 Baker St was released from Raleigh County Jail after posting a $105 bond for appearance in Beckley Police Court. Multiple others were jailed on DUI and traffic charges with ordered appearances. State Conservation Commission event registration starts today at Keatley’s Sporting Goods with a partner program by the rod and gun club.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Ray C. Merrick
Baker St
Garland Jackson
Ringleben St
Jjail
Clinton
Graham
Odd
James Flarding
Winding Gulf
Roosevelt Howard Jr
Glen Rogers
State Conservation Commission
Keatley
Sporting Goods
Prince St
Rod and Gun Club
College Pays Off Says Dr Crane in Worry Clinic
Alice D. 17 questions whether to pick a career and go to college. Crane argues college boosts lifetime earnings from $116000 at grade school to $165000 at high school level and $190000 with 1 3 years of college. He urges at least one year of college or a year in a business college and offers a Vocational Guidance booklet.
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Alice D
Crane
Paul C. Glick
Census Bureau
VA Pays For Some Emergency Cases
James Cochran of Beckley Chapter No. 18 DAV explains veterans who need emergency care at private hospitals may have private bills paid by the VA if the nearest VA office is notified within 72 hours. Reimbursement is possible within two years if requirements are met.
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James Cochran
Beckley
DAV
Veterans Administration
Cochran
Feascare
Memorial Building
Vacation Bible School Opens at Beckley Regular Baptist
Beckley Regular Baptist Church launches a two week Vacation Bible School with 20 volunteer teachers. Activities include Exploring Gods Wonders Bible study and handicraft projects across four classes beginners primary junior and intermediate. Ann Richmond serves as pianist and Rev John S Atkinson directs singing as certificates are awarded on July Las night.
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Beckley Regular Baptist Church
John S. Atkinson
Ann Richmond
Atkinson
Everett R. Shafer
Workshops Planned at Bluefield State College This Summer
Two workshops are slated at Bluefield State College Bluefield during July and August. The reading workshop for elementary and secondary teachers runs June 30 to July 18 with Dr Lois C Blair from Pennsylvania State Teachers College as consultant. A science and mathematics workshop runs July 21 through August 8.
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Bluefield State College
Bluefield
Lois C. Blair
Pennsylvania State Teachers College
St Nicholas Summer School Ends at St Nicholas Orthodox Church
The St Nicholas Church Summer School concluded with a Divine Liturgy after a program of lectures on Orthodox doctrine liturgy and culture. A senior exam was given and prizes awarded to Jeri Michael Victoria Pantoplus and Tatanya Bolosky. The Sunday School will reopen in September.
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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
Antiochean Orthodox Archdiocesan Department of Religious Education
Jeri Michael
John Michael
Beckley
Victoria Pantoplus
Clarence Pantoplus
Tatanya Bolosky
John Bolosky
Eugenia Bolosky
Prosperity
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Beckleyan
Proadicom
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George W. Crane
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Friden Inc
Charleston, W. VA
Friden Systems Consultants
Kanawha Hotel
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