Five Area Scout Troops Attend Shanklin's Ferry Camp
Five Appalachian Council Boy Scout troops are at Shanklin's Ferry camp this week. Troop 115 from Hinton led by scoutmaster A. N. Gwinn includes David Gwinn and Billy Shorter. Troop 134 Beckley under Robert Agee Jr. lists Norman Shumate and Danny Williams among others. Troop 139 East Beckley sponsored by St Marys Methodist Church names Elza McCallister and Al Ellison. Troop 108 Beckley sponsored by Beckley Presbyterian Church lists Sam Caudill and Charles Watkins. Troop 97 Stickney sponsored by Stickney Community Church includes Eugene Sauls and J. E. Sauls Jr.
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Appalachian Council
Shanklin’s Ferry
Hinton
American Legion
A. N. Gwinn
David Gwinn
Billy Shorter
Dickie Fitzsimmons
Gary Ellison
Danny Ratliff
Beecher Butler
Joe Wade
Bobby Mann
Emmitt Farrow
Beckley
First Christian Church
Robert Agee Jr
Norman Shumate
Danny Williams
Elza McCallister
al Ellison
Dennie Baker
Charles Lockman
Ira Albritton Jr
John Beaver
Tommy Bennett
Jerry Rose
Joseph Hindsley
Jefferson Baker
Larry Ernst
Eugene Sauls
Harry Greiner
Gary Barker
Robert Peters
Charles Johnson
B. W. Humphrey
David Harless
Thomas Greiner
Roger Johnson
Chris Charles
J. E. Sauls Jr
Charles Beard
Joe Pettry
James Peters
Lester Man Killed In Affinity Mine
Jesse L. Cochran aged 48 from Lester died in a mining accident at about 11 p m Monday at the Affinity Mine operated by Lillybrook Coal Co The body is at Caffee Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements Officials had not been reachable for details of the incident
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Jesse L. Cochran
Lester
Affinity
Lillybrook Coal Co
Caffee
Robert Harmon 68 Dies After Heart Attack
Robert Waine Harmon aged 68 of 441 Bailey Ave. died at 9 45 a m today following a heart attack. His immediate family was out of town when the death occurred. The body is at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home.
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Robert Waine Harmon
Bailey Ave
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
SRC Plans to Relocate Road To Fitzpatrick
A State Road Commission survey crew completed preliminary work toward securing an option for a right of way on a route to Fitzpatrick. District engineer J C Long said the plan relocates a roughly half mile secondary road owned by Beaver Coal Co and several individuals. Entry is off Sullivan Road a quarter mile from the old Fitzpatrick road, with the new grade connecting to the old road about a half mile from Fitzpatrick settlement.
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State Road Commission
Fitzpatrick
Princeton
J. C. Long
Beaver Coal Co
Sullivan Road
Army Air Force Enlistments At Beckley Recruiting Station
Two enlistments were recorded at Beckley Army Air Force Recruiting Station on Monday. Marvin L. Stewart of Winding Gulf enlisted in the Air Force and was sent to Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio. Charles William Buskirk of Ramage was sent to Fort Jackson in South Carolina for Army training.
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Beckley Army Air Force
Marvin L. Stewart
John Stewart
Winding Gulf
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Charles William Buskirk
Joan Buskirk
Ramage
Ft. Jackson
S.C
School Costs in New York Exceed National Average
NEW YORK AP Schools in the New York area spend 400 a pupil, higher than the national average of 260. A Columbia University affiliate survey also shows many communities lagging the rise in living costs, allocating a smaller share of income to education than 15 years ago.
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New York
New York Area
Columbia University
Books Come Back in St Louis Fines Forgiven
The St. Louis Public Library held a no-fine, no-questions-asked overdue book return day. More than 1,700 books were returned, including one overdue for 33 years.
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ST. Louis
Town District Anti Rabies Clinics Set Thursday and Friday
Raleigh County Sheriff John C Ward announced two day anti rabies vaccination clinics for dogs in Town District covering partial areas this week with remaining districts scheduled next week. Clinics on Thursday run from 8:30 to 5:15 at various post offices and schools including Terry Post Office McCreery Post Office Piney View Vassa Store Stamford Post Office Skelton Post Office Cranberry Post Office Prosperity Elementary School. Friday schedules list Oswald tipple Price Hill Bradley Post Office Maple and other sites with hours from 8:30 to 1:30.
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Raleigh County
John C. Ward
Ward
Terry
Mce- Creery
Piney View
Vass
Stamford
Skelton
Cranberry
Prosperity Elementary School
Oswald
Store and post office visiting schedule for Fork and Sweeneysburg
Charley Fork and Bob Sweeney outline visiting times from 1 45 p m to 2 30 p m at Sweeney s store in Sweeneysburg then 2 45 p m to 4 15 p m at Harper Post Office. The schedule lists locations and time blocks for prospective callers or inspectors.
Jurors Report and Release Requests in Raleigh County Court
Fifty-six of 125 men summoned for jury duty appeared in Raleigh County Criminal Court at 9 a.m. Today after the docket was disposed of, 17 of the 56 reporting jurors asked Judge Harry L. McCreery to excuse them from further service.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Quiet, Please Disturbance Spurs Jailhouse Fiddle Session
In Liberty Kentucky Casey County jail many officers faced accusations of disturbing the peace after a night session of fiddling singing and yodeling. The next morning four prisoners complained the musicians interference with their rest.
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Liberty
Casey County
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Shanklin
Alfred Walker
Slab Fork
Bill Shannon
Adv
Oak Hill
Mt. Hope
Sophia
Robert Harmon
SRC
Army
Rambler
Ramey Nash
S. Oakwood Ave
A & W Motor Company, Inc
McRoss St Roinelle
Disneyland
Abc-Tv
Boy Scouts of America
Murphy’s
Women’s Electric
W. Main ST
Kyle
J. C. Penney
Brentwood
Penney's
Penney's Basement
Penney
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