Beckley Jaycees Offer Polio Vaccinations in 3 Cities
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce members Jim Green and George D. George lead three clinic sites in Beckley Beaver and Sophia scheduled 10 a m to 4 p m Wednesday. Vaccinations cost 1 with gratis shots for those unable to pay. Doctors Kessel Richmond Smith Pomputius and Fox administer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Area
Beckley
Beaver
Beaver Lions’ Club
Sophia
Sophia Methodist
Clark Kessel
W. Fred Richmond
H. L. Kessel
C. A. Smith
W. F. Pomputius
Lewis Fox
Jaycee
Anthony T. DeMaiori
Scott Ballard
Green
George
Dillard Todd
John L. Jones
Doctor Recommends Four Polio Vaccine Injections
Dr S A Ford head of Raleigh County Health Department endorses a four shot polio schedule for Beckley area residents. First three doses are given a month apart with a booster seven to ten months after the third. The plan follows a mass effort by the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce to vaccinate the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Ford
Raleigh County
Beckley
Well Drained Monongahela Forest Area and Drainage
The Monongahela National Forest in eastern West Virginia spans 1,645,000 acres and drains more than two billion gallons of water daily, illustrating its vast size and hydrological impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia
Social Security Questions and Answers 1959 figures
A reader asks about guardianship related benefits and receiving checks in absence. As of December 1959, about 13.7 million people received monthly checks. About 10 million were retirees, 580,000 disabled, nearly 3 million survivors. December 1959 benefits totaled $845 million, with over 10 billion paid nationwide last year. The Old-Age and Survivors Trust holds $20.1 billion. Disability Trust balance noted as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Social Security Trust Fund
Social Security
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Dislability Insurance Trust Fund
Folk Festival Sparks Interest Across Regions
A two day event celebrating Mountain State culture aims to preserve heritage while boosting tourism money. The piece notes social security benefits and local payouts in 1959 and 1940, plus travel inquiries from Ohio and Connecticut residents, underscoring tourism as a viable business when attractions are offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Ear Conn
Cleveland
Second Congregational Church
Waterbury
Margaret W. Powers
G. T. Shackelford
John F. Walker
Rocky River
Ohio
Couple observes 61st anniversary at Veterans Hospital visit
Mr. and Mrs. Emil F. Prange celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary today at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. The couple, from Marietta Ohio, visit her husband monthly since his admission, accompanied by their daughter Mrs. Joseph Ross for a Father’s Day visit. The Pranges are parents to Nelson and another child. He worked as a chain-maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil F. Prange
Beckley
Marietta
Ohio
Dren
Nelson
Joseph Ross
Delegates to Be Named for GOP Convention in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Republicans plan mass meetings on July 7 to elect delegates and alternates for the Charleston convention set for August 6. Based on the 1956 governor vote, Raleigh County gets 32 representatives. 881 delegates statewide are expected. temporary chairmen and meeting sites for each district were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Executive Committee
Truman L. Sayre
Cecil Underwood
Raleigh County
Daniel L. Louchery
Sayre
Slab Fork
Shady Spring
Marsh Fork
Trap Hill
Richmond
Clear Fork
Town
Court House
C. W. James
Shady
Trap Hill — High School
Glen Daniel
Mount View High School
Edna Wills Mankin
Military personnel promotions and enrollments listed
Serving aboard USS Coral Sea after modernization Wong Willis son of Crab Orchard residents promoted to specialist four in Wiesbaden with 14th Ordnance Company. Everett Hagee of Oak Hill promoted. Duncan earns second good conduct medal by Seine France. Charles Runyons enlists after basic at Fort Dix. Two airmen Beckley and Scott assigned to Kessler AFB after Lackland training. Houseknecht and Scott pursue radio and radar maintenance and operations courses. Pfc Raymond Thompson with First Marine Brigade Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Seaman Robert Mom Mullens aboard USS Veler. details from the same naval and air force personnel listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Sea
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Bremerton
Wash
Wong — A Willis
Goff Willis
Crab Orchard
Barbara J. Woollett
Sutherlin, Ore
Wiesbaden
14Th Ordnance Company
Everett F. Hagee
David J. Hagee
Oak Hill
Hagee
Army
Fort Benning
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Seine
France
Edward E. Duncan
Mr. and
B. Duncan
Esther
First Marine Brigade
Kaneohe Bay
Hawaii
Pfc
Raymond E. Thompson
Ben Thompson
Colcord
Illegal Muffler Cited By Police
John C. Hobson of 327 Barber Ave Beckley was cited by City Police at 12 20 a m Sunday for operating a car with an improper muffler and making unnecessary noise He was ordered to appear in Police Court Thursday to answer to the charges Ronald D Utt and Danny Dean Barr of Sophia were released from jail at 12 05 a m Sunday after serving sentences on charges of possession of moonshine whisky They were jailed June 11 by State Police and on the following day pled guilty before Magistrate W A Burke and were remanded to jail when they could not pay the 100 fines and costs assessed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Hobson
Barber Ave
Beckley
West Virginia
Ronald D. Utt
Danny
Dean Barr
Sophia
W. A. Burke
Manning Accepted For Advanced Math
Dix E Manning an ee instructor at Shady Spring High School will join a National Science Foundation sponsored summer math institute at Pennsylvania State University from July 5 to August 12. Director William H Powers at University Park Pa notes Manning was highly recommended by principal John Saunders. Manning holds a BS from Concord College and an MA from West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring Hi School
Pennsylvania State University
National Science Foundation
William H. Powers
University Park
Manning
John Saunders
Concord College
West Virginia University
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jaycee Committee
Jim Green
Social Secur
Justin
America
Op- Sane
Barehart Rambler Company
Valley Drive
GOP
By Peggy Kessinger
Presque Isle
Maine
Charles D. Runyons
Kenneth L. Runyon
Loring Air Force Base
Kessler Air Force Base
Miss
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Henry Laes Beckley
L. Scott
Stamford
R. L. Scott
HH. Houseknecht
Sophia High School
Houseknecht
Daisy Houseknecht
City Ave
Woodrow Wilson High School
Scott
John M. Scott
Veler
Robert
Mom
Seaman
Mullens
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