Dried Apple Dolls Beckleyan to Exhibit at Arts Fair
Beckley artist Mrs. Thomas Hartley will showcase dried apple dolls at the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair June 30 to July 4 at Cedar Lakes Ripley. She carves faces in apples, dries them in an oven, adds beads for teeth and eyes, and uses wire bodies with leather shoes. Hartley, exhibiting for the second year, has sold dolls to multiple shops and fairs. The fair features about 200 artists with mountain crafts, demonstrations, square dancing, and folk music.
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Furrow Register
Beckley
Mountain State
Cedar Lakes
Ripey
Thomas Hartley
Parkwood Dr
Raleigh County
Old Country
Union
Hillcraft House
Charleston
Flat Top
Old Fort
Lewisburg
Grandview State Park
West Virginia
Help For Brain Injured By Parents Letter
A reader shares experiences with a child diagnosed as brain injured after teachers and doctors noted perceptual and learning difficulties. A county program placed such children in specialized classes with trained staff, and a parents group promotes awareness, guidance, and resources from the New York Association for Brain Injured Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Association For
Ernest Siegel
Broadway
New York
N.Y
Wilson Kicks Off Senate Drive
Crawford L. Wilson, Republican candidate for State Senate in the Ninth District, announced his early campaign. He touted 42 years with the state and 31 years in Raleigh County, citing coal industry experience and four years directing the state department of mines. He pledged a reliable, industrious approach and equal representation for all citizens, while noting a survey of surface mining conditions in Raleigh and Wyoming counties to inform his campaign.
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Crawford L. Wilson
State Senate
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Department of Mines
Raleigh
Wyoming
Senate
Wilson
Johnson Proclaims Father’s Day and Observances
President Johnson signed proclamations naming Sunday Father’s Day and designating the week as Gas Industry Week. He also set Sept 17 as Citizenship Day and the week of Sept 17 as Constitution Week. The carnation origin ties to Mary’s tears in Christian legend, chosen by Anna Jarvis as Mother’s Day emblem.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Earth
Mary
Calvary
Anna Jarvis
Mabscott Church to Host Raleigh Association Sunday School Convention
Calvary Baptist Church Mabscott will host the Raleigh Association Sunday School Convention on Tuesday June 28 at 3 p.m. An evening meal will be served. Sunday School superintendents teachers and chairmen of children youth adult missionary and stewardship education are urged to attend.
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Calvary Baptist Church of
Mabscott
Raleigh Association
West Virginia Medical Society Elects Beckley Leader
Beckley pharmacist Evans was named president of the West Virginia Medical Society at the opening session in Beckley. Dr. Perry Futterman of Beckley ARH will join the program, with sessions for physicians, dentists, and pharmacists through the three day convention at the Holiday Inn.
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du Pont Evans
Beckley
West Virginia Medical Society
Evans
Joseph Horsham
Charleston
Holiday Inn
Perry Futterman
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Futterman
American Board of Internal Medicine
West Virginia
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fort Howard
Davis Henderson
Department of Prosthodontics
College of Dentistry
University of Kentucky
Bernice Martin
Bluefield
Rescue Training Sessions Begin in West Virginia
The first in a two day training series for West Virginia ambulance drivers rescue squads police and fire personnel was completed by the State Health Department. The Morgantown session concluded with another clinic planned in Charleston starting August 31 and additional sessions at Beck ley Buckhannon Huntington Parkersburg Romney and Wheeling dates to be announced. West Virginia University Medical School staff developed the program and curriculum.
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West Virginia
State Health Department
Morgantown
Charleston
Beckley
Buckhannon
Huntington
Parkersburg
Romney
Wheeling
West Virginia University Medical School
Two Receive Degrees In Hospital Administration
A Beckley couple, Samuel G. Feazell and Jan Elizabeth Hart, both earned Master’s Degrees in Hospital Administration from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. Feazell will start as assistant administrator comptroller at General Hospital in Virginia Beach after completing an administrative residency at Norfolk General Hospital. He is a 1960 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and earned a 1964 B S in business from Concord College.
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Beckley
The
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Va
Samuel G. Feazell
Carmen C. Feazell
Park St
Jan Elizabeth Hart
Johnson City
Tenn
Feazell
General Hospital
Virginia Beach
Norfolk General Hospital
Woodrow Wilson High School
Concord College
General Hospital of
Honey in the Rock bargain days set for June 23 to 29
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce Mercantile Division announces Honey in the Rock three day sale from June 23 to 25 to coincide with the opening of the outdoor drama Honey at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park. Performances run nightly at 8 30 p m except Mondays through September 4 with registration for free prizes offered by participating stores.
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Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Rock
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview State Park
Special Chamber
Francis Berg
Gene Morehouse
Lodge Meets Saturday Before Grand Communication
Bloodstone Lodge No. 101 of Free Masons holds its last regular meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday at the East Gulf lodge hall. Reinstatement candidates meet at 3 p.m. and initiation candidates at 6 p.m. Worshipful Master Orlando Lewis of Mullens presides.
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Bloodstone Lodge No. 101
F and Aay Masons
East Gulf Lodge
Orlando Lewis
Mullens
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Ripley
Susan Light
Goodwill
Salvation Army
Jan Feazell
Continental Distilling Corp
E Phila
Universal
Kanawha Ph
George Draughon
Fedeal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Inc. Corp
Vps
Neville ST
Beckley, W. VA
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