Ra leigh Vo Tech offers operator training for women
A new plan at Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center seeks 20 women aged 18 to 35 to train as electronic operators. Applicants must be processed through Beckley WV Employment Security Service before enrollment at the center. The program promises job opportunities upon completion.
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Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Beckley Office of
West Virginia Employment Security Service
Center For the Training, Ac
Military personnel and families listed in hometown column
Local families announce Army and Air Force moves and honors. Pfc Samuel M. Barton Jr. plans an 18 month tour near Manila after Army Security Agency School. Midshipman Glenn M. Hodge visits West Point. multiple airmen reassigned or promoted, including Burket, Harrison, Stover, Rogers, and Stone. Sgt Allen trains in Berlin with the 28th Infantry. Beckley Manufacturing Corp expands training for women and notes future hires.
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Barton
Army Security Agency
9Th Air Force Base
Manila
Phillipines
Army
University of Kentucky
Mullens High School
Concord College
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Glenn M. Hodge
E. L. Hodge
Rt. 1
Mount Hope
Armed Forces
Midshipman
Hodge
Mount Hope High School
Five men enlisted in Air Force from Beckley station
Five men were enlisted in the Air Force at the Recruiting Main Station Beckley and sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training. They are Ira Lindon Bradley son of Mr and Mrs William Bradley Liberty Dennis Raymond Blake son of Mr and Mrs Emanuel Blake Jr Bluefield Robert Jacob Green Jr parents live in Bluefield Henry Brown Jr parents live in Bluefield and George Edward Meadows Jr parents live in Bluefield.
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Air Force
Beckley
Lackland Afb
Tex
Ira Lindon Bradley
William Bradley
Liberty
Dennis Raymond Blake
Emanuel Blake Jr
Bluefield
Robert Jacob Green Jr
Henry Brown Jr
George Edward Meadows Jr
Now You Know By United Press International
The quagga once common in South Africa is extinct, Britannica reports. The zebra like animal has vanished, according to the encyclopedia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
South Africa
Britannica
PRR Stock Offer Expires Aug 15
The Pennsylvania Railroad will expire its stock swap offer on August 15 trading one PRR share for 23-8 Lehigh Valley shares. PRR owns over 92 percent of Lehigh Valley stock. the exchange was first offered in May 1962 for six months and extended. Lehigh Valley has about 117,178 shares outstanding as the NYSE and PBW exchanges delist LV.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
PRR
Lehigh Valley
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Philadelphia - Baltimore Washington Exchange
RDC Dinner Meet Set For June 27
The Rural Development Council dinner occurs June 27 at 6 30 p m at Maxwell Hill Community Center. Adonis S Hunt City National Bank Fairmont will speak, with awards for five Country Life Communities and seven farmers for Rural Development achievements. The event includes a Steamship Roast and printed RDC annuals for attendees. Invitations were mailed by RDC president E E Bibb Sr and manager C T Shackelford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Development Council
Maxwell Hill
Adonis S. Hunt
City National Bank
Fairmont
Hunt
Upper Monongahela Valley Association
Country Life
RDC
Maxwell Hill Country Life
E. E. Bibb, Sr
C. T. Shackelford
Home Extension Permit Granted to Charles R. Jones
Charles R. Jones of 312 G Street obtained a city permit Tuesday at City Hall to add an extension to his home at an estimated cost of $1,000. The permit cost $10.
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Charles R. Jones
G St
City Hall
Pot luck humor about stuffing and weight
A casual remark notes that overeating is avoided by luck rather than effort and that stuffing leads to no weight gain in a humorous tone. The line reflects a light social quip rather than a formal report.
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Vo-Tech
Ft. Devens
Mass
Pfc
Samuel M. Barton Jr
S. M. Barton
Barbara
Mullens
W. L. Burker
Greenville Afb
Miss
U.S. Air Force Medical Service
Walter L. Burket
Clair L. Burket
Summers St
Burket
Woodrow Wilson High School
Amarillo Afb
U. S. Air Force
Charles V. Harrison
Columbus Harris, Minen
Harris
Collins High School
Fayette County
Winton L. Stover
Scarbro
Chanute Afb
Ill
Stover
Barnie Stover
Pax High School
Shemya AF Station
Alaska
Jack D. Rogers
Ansted
Rogers
Alice Rogers
5073Rd Air Base
Ansted High School
Hunter Afb
28Th Infantry
1St Battle Group
Berlin
Sgt
Allen A
Cording
Jimmy Pennington
Pennington
Beckley Manufacturing Corp
Skelton
Samuel Caseino
Caseino
Harvey
Kenna Server
Bald Knob
Ft. Riley
Kan
van High School
61St Artillery
Okinawa
Pvt
Darrell L. Harold
Phyllis
Harold
Artillery
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Ft. Bliss
Soldier
Stoco High School
William T. Harold
Odd
8Th Infantry Division
Germany
Willis R. Stone
Ellis Stone
Stone
Ft. Belvoir
G. M. Hodge
C. V. Harris
W. L. Stover
Neville St
Beautiful
NORGE
Freezer
Sealy
Monarch
Neville Maytag & Furniture CO
Neville Street
West Virginia
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