Slab Fork Coal Marks 30 Years With 1000 at Event
Slab Fork Coal Company celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday with about 1,000 employees officials and associates. S Austin Caperton president led the festivities listing 50 years of progress and the golden anniversary. Speakers included Thomas B. Jackson E D Knight George J. Tiller Hal M. Scott and P B Earwood. The mines have produced 19 million tons of coal in 50 years.
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Slab Fork Coal Company
S. Austin Caperton
Thomas B. Jackson
Charleston
E.D. Knight
Virginian Electric Co
George J. Tiller
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
Hal M. Scott
Winding Gulf
Operator's Association
P. B. Earwood
Beaver
Pacto
Fred Corley
63 Enroll in Older 4 H Camp at Raleigh County
The Raleigh County older 4 H youth camp opened with 63 members for a one week session. Nine campers from Wyoming County join, led by P. E. McGraw. Tribes Cherokee Mingo Seneca and Delaware select chiefs during the Council Circle after Vesper. Activities include charting cooking folk games safety swimming archery news writing and crafts led by McDowell Harris with state staff Rebecca Dunkle and Joanne Rutroff assisting.
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Wyoming County
P. E. McGraw
Delaware
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Beckley
Helen Smith
Daniels
Chler
Zeke Wood
Cool Ridge
Ichief
Tso
Bel Griffith
Shady Tigers Club
Delaware Indians
McDowell Harris
Alderson
Harris
Rebecca Dunkle
Joanne Rutroff
City Police Make 2 Early Arrests
Two early arrests reported by Raleigh County police include Lee Otis Nation and Ivan Dean Sauffer. Nation, from Beckley, charged with driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest after being lodged at 2:40 a.m. today. Sauffer charged with speeding and ordered to appear at Beckley Police Court Thursday night.
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Lee Otis Nation
N. Beckley
Raleigh
Beckley
Nation
Ivan Dean Sauffer
Lester
First Aid Class Set By Sheriff Okey Mills
Raleigh County officers and other police agencies will attend an intensive eight week first aid course. Sheriff Okey Mills said the class begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday June 27 at the Raleigh County Vocational School conducted by a Bureau of Mines representative. Invitations were extended to all county police.
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Raleigh County
Sheriff's Office
Okey A. Mills
Mills
Bureau of Mines
Raleigh
VA Chief Stresses Teamwork at Beckley Hospital
Dr. William Middleton, VA chief medical director, told 40 division and service chiefs at Beckley VA Hospital that VA medicine relies on teamwork from grounds to laboratories. He praised Beckley’s unit as a superb job and emphasized the veteran is the central focus of a nationwide system of 173 hospitals.
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Veterans Administration
William Middleton
Washington, D. C
Tin Beckley
Beckley VA Hospital
Middleton
Beckley
Jon
Beckley VA
Pital
Atellite Hospital
United States
Renee Whmwege Vidals
Congress
Amphibious helicopter shows new salvage capability in tests
In San Diego tests with the U S Navy Amphibious Base a military helicopter demonstrated surface vessel salvage ability. The craft towed a 3 000 ton LST at five knots after immobilizing an LVT on the beach showing greater maneuverability under tow than under its own power.
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San Diego
U.S. Navy
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