Fourteen Men Join U S Army Here at Beckley Station
Fourteen men enlisted and one reenlisted at the Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station on Saturday. First time enlistees were sent to Fort Jackson South Carolina for nine weeks of basic training. Names include William Hughes Beckley Jackie Young Raven J. D. Jones Beartown Bobby Thomas Turkey Creek Larry Bradford Logan Charles Stevenson Cedar Bluff Va Joseph Norman Jr Richlands Va Robert Painter Ypsilanti Mich John Rosenbaum Meadow View Va Franklin Petrey English Paul Pomeroy Midway Charles Strahan Jr Huntington William Nearhood Cedar Bluff Va Ronald Shandlin Richlands Va
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U.S. Army
Beckley Army
Ronald R. Snuffer
Albert Snuffer
Bolt
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Jackson
S. C
William H. Hughes
Waller B. Hughes
Beckley
Jackie F. Young
Kensons R. Young
Raven
J. D. Jones
Columbus Jones
Beartown
Bobby L. Thomas
Lonza Thomas
Turkey Creek
Larry L. Bradford
Logan
Charles B. Stevenson
William B. Stevenson
Cedar Bluff
Joseph E. Norman Jr
Joseph E. Norman
Richlands
Robert L. Painter
Harold J. Painter
Ypsilanti
Mich
John W. Rosenbaum
Zelpha B. Rosenbaum
Meadowview
Franklin D. Petrey
Alvis E. Petrey
Paul 8. Pomeroy
Leda A. Pomeroy
Midway
Charles M. Strahan Jr
Frances C. Thornburg
Huntington
William R Nearhood
Bernard P. Nearhood
Ronald E. Shandlin
Robert W. Shandlin
Phillips Receives Juris Doctor At Northwestern Today
Gene Montague Phillips son of Eaton Phillips of Chicago will graduate from Northwestern University School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. He ranked in the top 10 percent, earned a full tuition scholarship for years two and three, and served as comment editor of the Northwestern Law Review. He also holds a Virginia Tech BS and an MBA from Harvard. He is married to Doris Lazarte and they have five children.
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Gene Montague Phillips
Eaton
LaSalle SL
Chi
C. A. Phillips
Socago
Phia
Northwestern University School of Tree
Whikheo
Northwestern University
Phillips
Northwestern University Law Review
Order of the
CCSF
Virginia Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Doris Lazarte
Lima, Pert
Jorge
Pamela
Orell A. Phillips Jr
Franklin Ave
Phillips Motor Co
Representatives Introduce Uniform Medal of Honor Allowances Bill
Rep Arch Moore of the 1st District and Rep Elizabeth Kee propose a bill in the House to require military leaders to provide uniform allowances for Medal of Honor recipients. The measure, similar to Kee’s recent proposal, is under review by the House Military Affairs committee.
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House
Arch Moore
Congressional
West Virginia
Elizabeth Kee
House Committee On Military Affairs
Appalachian Institute Receives Unplanned Gift
The Appalachian Bible Institute leader Rev. Lester E. Pipkin announced in Bradley's May newsletter that the institute received an unexpected donation. The message highlights generosity shaping the institute’s continued work and outreach.
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Appalachian Institute
Lester E. Pipkin
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Missing Girl Returns To Crab Orchard Home
The father of a Crab Orchard girl says his sternness may have caused her 24 hour disappearance. Eva Sue Hatcher went to her grandmother’s on Sunday morning after hiding in the attic when ill. She later visited the grandmother before returning home. The father thanks State Police and helpers and says the girl learned a lesson from the experience.
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Hatcher
Eight Openings In Tutoring School Report
Eight openings exist at a tutoring school announced by Herbert E. Ash who opens today as central charge of the school. The program charges 25 dollars for six weeks and offers language skills reading spelling and arithmetic with no credits or promotions.
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Herbert E. Ash
Ash
Car Plunges Over 5 Yard Bank At Beckley Dam
Two occupants escaped serious injury when a car plunged off Plate Road at 1 30 p m Sunday and landed on its top in two feet of water at Beckley Water Co Dam. Driver Roger Adkins Shady Spring is reported in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital with a broken arm. His passenger Steve is not identified in the readable text.
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Plate Road
Beckley Water
Military pay bill widows benefits take effect this month
Two provisions of the new military pay bill affecting widows and survivors become effective this month. The increases target widows of service members who died in service or from service connected causes, tied to base pay of active duty personnel of same rank and service length. Widows with non service connected death pensions or with children under dependents remain unaffected until their status changes.
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C. €. Collier Jr
West Virginia
Department of Veterans Affairs
Cohen Drug Company
J A Laing 60 Dies in Florida
John Alexander Laing long time Beckley Charleston resident dies of a heart attack in his St. Petersburg Florida home. He served in World War I and is survived by his wife Virginia Powell Laing and three sisters. Funeral set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at McCaffery Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park St Petersburg. Miss Laing and Mrs Richardson travel by plane to attend.
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John Alexander Laing
Beckley
Charleston
St. Petersburg
Fla
David
Agnes Laing
Ellison Aye
Laing
Virginia Powell Laing
Agenes Harris
Sie Laing
May WV highway deaths rise with 31 fatalities
West Virginia State Police Accident Prevention Bureau reports 31 people died on state highways in May. Among them 148 drivers, 11 passengers, and five pedestrians. The leading cause cited is speeding on level roads after dark in good weather.
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West Virginia
Car plunges down embankment after breaking guard rail
A Smith from Shady Spring was uninjured as a car broke through a steel guard rail and fell about 25 feet down the embankment to the spillway foot. Occupants crawled from the vehicle after it landed.
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L. F. Heinz
L. J. Smith
Roland Hurd
J. Guy Snowden
Parkersburg
Clarence W. Cox
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Sophia
Josilla Schlehuber
McPherson
Kansas
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Port Wayeaster
Washington, D. C
Sophia Elementary School
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Gene M. Phillips
Sominex Cohen
Neville St. Beckley
Edwin Ratcliffe
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Insurance Agency
Crab Orchard
Pipkin
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Philadelphia
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ABS
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USN
J. A. Laing
Florida
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Richmond
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