DAV Luncheon Held in Clarksburg Attended by Local Chapter
Four members of Beckley Chapter No 18 DAV attended a luncheon at 2 p m Sunday in Clarksburg. Attendees were Mr and Mrs Edward Cook Mac Arthur and Mr and Mrs Miles Crook of Jumping Branch. Miles Crook serves as state hospital chairman for the DAV at Beckley VA Hospital.
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Beckley Chapter No. 18
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Clarksburg
Edward Cook
MacArthur
Miles Crook
State Hospital
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Centennial Group Discusses Contract in Commission Meeting
West Virginia Centennial Commission chairman Charles Hodel announces a Charleston meeting to discuss a contract with Alfred Stern, a consultant, who has led planning and outlined tentative plans for the Centennial celebration. The session will cover a Blue Book print run, a home restoration talk by Kermit McKeever, broadcaster presentations, advisory additions, a Commemorative Medal proposal, and financing with possible federal participation while local committees are appointed.
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Charles Hodel
West Virginia
Kermit McKeever
Anna Jarvis
West Virginia Broadcasters
Mel Burka
Frank M. Heaster
Morgantown
Police sweep locates missing boy and five other youths
About 30 policemen scoured areas after a 5 year old vanished from his Milwaukee home. They found the boy and five additional youths not previously reported missing and returned all to their homes. Afghanistan is bordered by USSR Iran and Pakistan.
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Milwaknee
Afghanistan
Ussr
Iran
Pakistan
Driver Cited After Wreck Near The Wheel Route 21
Vincent R. Bragg of Shady Spring was charged with reckless driving after a two car crash at 12 35 a m Sunday on Route 21 near The Wheel. Edward L Massey of Oak Will drove the other car. Damages were about 280 dollars.
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Vincent R. Bragg
Shady Spring
Bragg
Edward L. Massey
Oak Will
Robert L. Odham
iMidway
Lloyd Ellison
Sulphia
Lillybrook
Midway Man Fined by Mabscott Mayor
Jasper Farmer of Midway was released from Raleigh County Jail after paying a 21.50 fine to Mabscott Mayor on a charge of operating a vehicle with improper registration. Leroy Fruit of Beckley paid 17 in fines and costs after a muffler violation. Clarence Wallis of Beckley was ordered to appear for speeding. Edward F. Goans of Basin posted 78 bond for a Police Court hearing and was released.
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Jasper Farmer
Midway
Raleigh
Mabscott
Farmer
Leroy Fruit
Beckley
J. E. Mays
Clarence Wallis
City Pollice
Edward F. Goans
Basin
Weekend Accidents Kill Five in West Virginia
The Associated Press reports five deaths over the weekend in West Virginia. Arthur Hodge, 37, of Kermit dies from truck crash injuries in Williamson after his vehicle plunged off an embankment near Crum. James R. Jones, 55, of Parkersburg and Mary Alice Trautman, 59, of Belpre, Ohio, perish in an overturned car found in Tygart Creek south of Parkersburg. Richard Evans, 11, dies from couch fire injuries in Omar. his parents suffer extensive burns. James Duffey, 54, of Montgomery Heights drowns after being thrown from a motorboat on the Kanawha River.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Arthur Hodge
Kermit
Wayne County
Williamson
Crum
Wood County
James R. Jones
Parkersburg
Mary Alice Trautman
Belpre
Ohio
Tygart Creek
Never too late to plan GI insurance and mail changes
Veterans urged to convert GI life to permanent plans to lock in stable premiums as they age. Advice includes having VA premiums deducted from compensation or retirement pay and using temporary address changes so checks follow while away. Notify VA regional office of dates away to avoid missed communications.
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National Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Local Farmers Home Administration meeting in Weston
Three local men attended a Weston meeting of the Farmers Home Administration. Frank Patton, Beckley county FFA supervisor, John J. Flanagan, Rural Development Program area agent, and O C Hutchison, Beckley, discussed past and future services to farm families in designated pilot counties of West Virginia. The seven counties include Fayette, Raleigh, Summers in the south and Lewis, Gilmer, Braxton, Upshur in the center. They reviewed progress in rural development through all agency avenues.
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Farmers Home Administration
Weston
Frank Patton
FFA
Beckley
John J. Flanagan
Rural Development Program
O. C. Hutchison
U.S. Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
Fayette
Raleigh
Lewis, Gilmer, Braxton
Upshur
Disease cases reported in West Virginia counties
Raleigh County reported fourteen new disease cases for the week ending June 13 according to a Department of Health Disease Control bulletin. Meningitis two cases, whooping cough two, measles ten. Fayette County two tuberculosis. Wyoming County one tuberculosis.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Thieves Take Safe From Beckley Store
Reported by Gene Atkinson the owner, a safe weighing 500 to 600 pounds and about $800 was stolen from Atkinson Shopping Center Inc. at 719 Johnsontown Road after intruders smashed a rear window and used a store cart to wheel the safe away. Police were notified at 11:05 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkinson Shopping Center Inc
Johnsontown Road
Gene Atkinson
Chance toowning the boss role rises for former apprentices
C C Keyes of the U S Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training cites a Labor Department study showing nearly 30 percent of 1950 apprentices became supervisors foremen or started their own businesses within six years. Carpenters led with about one in eight becoming contractors and roughly a quarter advancing to supervisory roles. The trend spans building trades though other crafts show fewer self employment moves.
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C. C. Keyes
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
U. S. Department of Labor
Labor Department
Keyes
Postal Receipts Rise Across West Virginia in 1958
A West Virginia Chamber of Commerce report shows a statewide 8.9 percent gain in post office receipts for 1958, reaching $273,521 up from $251,259 in 1957. Richwood led with a 30 percent jump to $38,892, while Logan, Montgomery and Princeton also posted increases in the year.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Logan
Montgomery
Princeton
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Centennial Group
New River
WOAY
General Electric
RCA
Detroit
Rowe Furniture
Berkline
Beckley Sa
NEW River Supply CO
Oak Hill
Bair
Bell-Ans
BELL
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Orangeburg
N. Y
Midway Man
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Richard Joseph Evans
Omar
Richard Evans
James Thomas Duffey
Montgomery Heights
Kanawha River
Amoco
Amoco-Gas
American Oil Company
First Assembly
Valley Drive
LE Fevre
Atlanta, GA
Evan G. James Cain
T. M. Waldron
WWNR
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