Progressive Blind of Beckley elects officers for year
The Progressive Blind of Beckley held its monthly meeting at First Christian Church and elected new officers to be installed in July. A fund raising committee was named and plans for an associate membership drive were approved. The group will picnic at New River Park on July 21 at 2 pm and meet the second Tuesday each month at 7:30 pm. Victor Gonzalez, state federation legislative chairman and mayor of Ammoore, will speak at the July 9 meeting.
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Progressive Blind
Beckley
First Christian Church
Fred Schultze
Jean Winner
Lee Barnette
Raymond Griffith
New River Park
Victor Gonzalez
State Federation of the Blind
Ammoore
Bill Beasley
Ray Williams
Oak Hill
Ruth Holdren
Crab Orne
Freedom Rally Focuses on Employment as Main Negro Problem
Raleigh County NAACP members heard that employment of Negroes, not access to motels or restaurants, is the key racial issue. Rev C Anderson Davis of Bluefield urged funds to gain entry to workplaces, and a Freedom Rally was set for St Matthews AME Church next Sunday at 6 pm with a memorial march for Medgar Evers.
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Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
C. Anderson Davis
Bluefield
NAACP
St. Matthews Ame
Medgar W. Evers
Mississippi
D. L. Smith
Beckley Naacp
Davis
Vennari Appointed 4 H Worker at District IV Camps
Paul J. Vennari a Beckley Junior High physical education teacher will supervise Forestry Division staff at 4 H camps in District IV. He has volunteered summers for years. The program covers forest fire prevention suppression woodland management wood lore and related topics.
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Paul J. Vennari
Beckley
Department of Natural Resources Forestry Division
District IV
Carl Lucas
Vennari
Department of Natural Resources
Centennial Gospel Roundup At Rhodonda Park Collects 1500
About 1,500 people attended a Centennial Big Roundup of Gospel Singers Sunday from 12:30 to 4 p m at Rhodonda Park on Glen White Road. Earl Hatcher organized the convention with Sophia Little League sponsor Albert Veneri assisting. A second roundup is planned for September.
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Rhodonda Park
Glen White Road
Earl Hatcher
Sophia Little League
Albert Veneri
Hatcher
First West Virginia Square Dance Festival Set at Concord College
Calico and Jeans Club helps prepare badges for the inaugural West Virginia Square Dance Festival to be held in Concord College’s new Student Union from Friday through Sunday in Centennial year blue and gold. About 500 dancers expected. event led by Dr. H Otto Dahike of the college social studies department and Shuffles and Ruffles Club Princeton. Sponsoring groups include Dr. Dahike’s club Merry Steppers Princeton and Calico and Jeans. Club members shown coordinate reservations with Cliff Moore for dormitory housing.
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Calico and
Jeans
Concord College
H. Otto Dahike
College Social Studies Department
Princeton
Cliff Moore
Louis Wolman
Calico and Jeans Club
Realistic Art Contest Opens In Clarksburg
A two week contest for realist art lovers opens Friday in Clarksburg following controversy over the West Virginia Centennial entry West Virginia Moon by Joe Moss. Entries come mainly from West Virginia but also from natives in California Texas Virginia Ohio Connecticut Florida and Washington DC. Prizes totalling 2100 will be awarded to top works judged by Grant Raynard president of the Montclair New Jersey Museum.
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Clarksburg
UPS
West Virginia University
Joe Moss
West Virginia Moon
West Virginia
Moss
California
Texas
Virginia
Ohio
Connecticut
Florida
Washington, D. C
Grant Raynard
Mont Clair, N. J
Scouts Attend Meet at Concord College in Athens
Training sessions held Saturday and Sunday at Concord College Athens trained about 35 scouts leaders from Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts. Trainers included Mr and Mrs Al Epperly Guy Amato Dale Mosslander of Beckley and Ralph Looney of Pineville for the Sconterversity. Bob Rilling Concords athletic director led as guest speaker.
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Concord College
Athens
al Epperly
Guy Amato
Dale Mosslander
Beckley
Ralph Looney
Pineville
Sconterversity
Bob Rilling
Concord
Restaurant Meeting To Be Held June 25
The Southern Region Restaurant Association postponed its regular June meeting from Tuesday to June 25. Members will be entertained at a patio party at the home of president Mrs. Natalie M. Austin of Witherspoon Street. Bulletins will be mailed late today or Tuesday, announced SARA Secretary Mrs. Louise Stanley.
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Southern Region Restaurant Association
Natalie M. Austin
Witherspoon Street
Sara
Louise Stanley
Retreat Draws 91 Boys From Catholic Youth Camp
Dr Francis Edwards registrar reports the 1963 Catholic Youth Retreat at Raleigh County 4-H Camp drew 91 boys over the weekend. He called the event a success.
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Francis Edwards
Raleigh County
Edwards
Rabies Clinic Schedule for June in Wyoming County
Wyoming County technician George F Brown announced rabies dog clinics for June 17 to 19 at Wyco School Stephenson School Latino Post Office Ravencliff Post Office Glen Rogers Post Office Soulsville Post Office Itmann Company Store and other sites. Dogs over five months must be vaccinated every two years and the fee is 1.50 dollars per dog.
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Pineville
George F. Brown
Wyoming
Wyco
Stephenson
Ravencliff
Glen Rogers
Soulsville
Itmann Company
Brown
Masons convene at Beckley Lodge in West Virginia
Representatives from 11 chapters attended a School of Instruction conducted by the Royal Arch Chapter state of West Virginia at Beckley Lodge on Sunday.
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Royal Arch
State of
West Virginia
Beckley Lodge
Japan To Buy More Coal In State
The president of Japan's Yawata Iron and Steel Co. said the Japanese steel industry will continue to import American coal as long as quality stays high. He noted Japan will increasingly rely on the United States especially Virginia and West Virginia for coal, crediting American coal with postwar growth of Japan's iron and steel industry and friendship and trade between the two nations. A separate item reports gospel meetings at the Church of Christ in Prosperity, Raleigh County, with Evangelist Jim Hiser leading a ten night series during Centennial week, and notes elders E. E. Craddock and Lee Bellamy.
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Washington
UPI
Japan
Yoshihiro Inayama
Yawata Iron and Steel Co
National Coal Association
United States
Virginia
West Virginia
Inayama
U.S
Church of Christ In Prosperity
Raleigh County
Jim Hiser
Cross Lanes Church of Christ
Kanawha County
Hiser
Surprise Valley
Dry Hill Road
Cross Lanes
Pennsylvania
Ohio
E. E. Craddock
Lee Bellamy
Prosperity Church of Christ
Frederick Dinkler
Welfare Probers To Utilize Three States Studies
A West Virginia legislative subcommittee studying the State Welfare Department will use New Jersey Florida and Texas reports as models. The New Jersey ADC study cites illegitimacy as a major relief cost driver and proposes a $300 monthly cap and vouchers in cases of abuse or neglect, with state and county oversight. The WV plan, approved May 6, seeks similar controls and possible child removal discretion by county welfare directors where illegitimacy or abuse occurs.
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Charleston
UPS
State Welfare Department
New Jersey
Florida
Texas
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
West Virginia
Veterans urged to check GI policy beneficiaries now
The VA Insurance Service found over half of respondents 60 and older requested changes to GI policy settlements to align with current wishes. Many veterans had named a former spouse or parent as beneficiary after marriage, with remarriage or divorce prompting updates. The VA will continue reminders and offers new beneficiary forms at West Virginia Veterans Affairs offices to ensure the correct recipient receives proceeds.
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Veterans Administration’s Insurance Service
Veterans Administration
West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs
Kroger Firm Honored in State Roadeo Event
Kroger Co of Charleston received an award for maintaining the most effective overall safety program at the State Truck Roadeo. Five drivers were named winners: Gene Huisenpiller James Walker Douglass C Harry Lewis William E Lewis and Max Rabaugh Belpre Ohio. They may compete in the National Truck Roadeo in Miami next November.
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Charleston
UPI
Kroger Co
State Motor Truck Association
Association
Miami
New Jersey lawmakers push funding for aid program staff
New Jersey lawmakers call for higher salaries and more caseworkers to improve administration of ADC. They note each worker would handle about 60 recipients, aiming to boost efficiency and recipient support.
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New Jersey
East German Revolt Remembered On Its Tenth Anniversary
Berlin notes mark June 17, 1953 as a day of mass uprising against the Communist regime. Soviet tanks and firing squads crushed protests across East Berlin and 271 communities, leaving about 120 dead and hundreds wounded. West Germany plans a torchlight tribute as Ludwig Erhard addresses the crowd.
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West Germany
West Berlin
Ludwig Erhard
East Germany
Peo
Nineteen Apply For Work At Beckley Office
Nineteen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Friday. They sought positions including five clerk typists, one general office clerk, two sales clerks, one baby sitter, one assembler, one janitor, three truck drivers, one electric truck operator, one service station attendant, one television service and repairman, and one farm hand.
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Beckley
Colonaid Relief for Constipation Overnight
An ad touts Colonaid as a colon nerve stimulant with bulking action to restore regularity. It claims nerves affect bowel impulses and promises gentle, overnight relief, urging purchase of introductory 438 size.
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