Students head to Massachusetts for summer farm work
About 200 Raleigh and Wyoming county high school students join Shade Tobacco Growers Association and West Virginia Employment Security for a summer program in Amherst Massachusetts. They stay on UMass campus with supervision, 16 and 17 year olds pick tobacco while girls sew leaves. Pays minimum 85 cents per hour for up to 48 hours weekly plus transportation and activities. Travel to church Sundays provided. This is the fourth year for Wyoming and second for Raleigh County. Thirty two Raleigh students and seven supervisors departed last Friday. Wyoming will send 9 boys Wednesday and 75 girls July 6.
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Raleigh
Wyoming
Shade Tobacco Growers Agricultural Association, Inc
Beckley
W. Va
Department of Employment Security
Amherst
Mass
University of Massachusetts
New England
B. P. Earley
Farm Placement Service
Wyoming County
Raleigh County
Glenna Hedrick
Employment Security Office
Veterans Groups Press Pension Proposals Before House Panel
Representatives from five veterans organizations testified on pension measures before the House Veterans Affairs Committee. The American Legion backed HR 1927. VFW favored two bills for WWI veterans and amended Public Law 86-211. DAV sought service-connected priority. AMVETS raised objections to current law. WWI group urged HR 2332 for a liberal WWI pension. VA opposed liberalization, while urging full committee to consider reforms and address urgent needs for needy veterans.
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DAV
Amvets
Horace Kornegay
Veterans Administration
Veterans Organizations
Veterans Affairs Committee
Revival at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church opens Monday
The Bethel Freewill Baptist Church at MacArthur will host a revival beginning Monday with evangelist Rev. Billy Samma, Charles ton. Services are set for 7 p m nightly and pastor Rev. F C Calhoun urges singers and the public to attend.
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Bethel Freewill Baptist Church
MacArthur
Billy Samma
Charleston
F. C. Calhoun
Saskatoon Sought as Capital of Temperance Colony
Saskatoon in Saskatchewan province was proposed as the capital site for a temperance colony, signaling a plan to establish a reform minded settlement with governance and social structure centered on abstinence. The proposal frames the city as a hub for moral governance and organized societal reform.
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Saskatoon
Canada
Saskatchewan Province
First Recording By The Murphy Trio Is On Sale
The Murphy Trio a gospel group from the area signed with Salem Recording Co. Their debut release I Found What I Was Searching For on Sugarloaf Publishing is selling well with about 500 records moved in two weeks. Members Clyde Murphy Juanita Murphy and Wanda Hite along with agent Don McGraw led to the contract and plans for more records expected in July. The trio has roots in church services radio ministries and has performed across Virginia and West Virginia. They host Shut in Time on WOAY Oak Hill at 2 PM Saturdays led by Rev. Wesley Grose.
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Pansy Whittaker
Murphy Trio
Clyde Murphy
Juanita
Richodell
Paul
Wanda) Hite
Sophia
Salem Recording Co
Salem
Murphy
Sugarloaf Publishing Co
Don McGraw
McGraw
Cleve Young
Pineville
Princeton
Narrows
Radford
Roanoke
WOAY
Oak Hill
Wesley Grose
Crab Orchard
Murphys
Larry
U. S. Air Force
Otis Afb, Mass
Linda
Stone and Copartment
Mullens
Janet
Stoco High School
Pittsburg Consolidated Coa! Co
Itmann
Hite
Tim
Duayne
Sophia High School
Soak Creek
Canterbury Admitted To Law Practice Here
John Richard Canterbury son of Mrs Mae Chilson Canterbury and the late A K Canterbury was admitted to practice law in West Virginia in Raleigh County Circuit Court. He earned a law degree from Washington and Lee College last February and will join the U S Army as a second lieutenant and serve as judge advocate. Canterbury a WVU graduate and ROTC member is currently a clerk for Federal Court Judge Ted Calkin in Lexington Virginia and will attend Army officer training at Fort Benning and the Judge Advocate General School in Charlottesville. He married Susan Jambe of Huntington and they reside in Lexington with their four children.
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John Richard
Dick) Canterbury
Mae Chilson
Canterbury
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
A. K. (Bish) Canterbury
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Washington and Lee College
U. S. Army
Ernest Chilson
Casa Loma
United Mine Workers, District 29
Ted Calkon
Lexington
West Virginia University
Woodrow Wilson High School
Susan Jambe
Huntington
Moving Dunes In Gobi Deserts On Fast Tracks
Sand dunes in central Asia's Gobi Desert have been observed migrating up to 65 feet in a single day driven by exceptionally strong winds. This rapid movement shows how wind erosion shapes desert landscapes and can alter local topography quickly.
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Central Asia
Gobi Desert
Beckley VFW Members Get State Posts
Beckley VFW members John Taylor and Emmett W Williams Jr of Lew Sheffler Post 4469 were elected to state posts at the Huntington convention. Taylor was installed as 10th District Commander and Williams became junior vice commander. Paul Thompson accompanied them as 10th district service officer. Speakers included candidates Cecil H Underwood and Hulett C Smith.
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John Taylor
Emmett W. Williams Jr
Lew Sheffler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Huntington
Taylor
Williams
Paul Thompson
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
Coal Marsh Men Select Officers
FAIRDALE RNS The Coal Marsh Baptist Church Men's Fellowship elected officers at a Friday session held at Rev M H Dinsmore's home Paul Patton was named president Omer Bailey vice president Wayne Eubank secretary treasurer The group plans monthly meetings rotating Sunday devotionals with refreshments after discussions Attendees included Kelsey Canterbury Wayne Bailey Ford Dalton Freddy Bonham and others July's meeting will be at the Bonham home
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Freddy Bonham
Arrangements Incomplete For Michigan Man Killed On Turnpike
A Maine man who died instantly on the turnpike will have arrangements completed at Van Strien Alman Funeral Home in Grand Rapids Michigan. The 20 year old will be transferred from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home for services there.
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Maine, Michigan
Keyser Bryant
van Strien-Alman
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bear Cub Size Compared To Newborn Porcupine
A newborn bear cub remains smaller than a newborn porcupine despite its adult size. The comparison notes the relative birth weights and early growth difference between the two species.
Federal Paperwork Burden Aims At Independent Businesses
The National Federation of Independent Business conducts a survey on federal and state paperwork burdens. Data from 19 681 respondents shows 13 937 want tax report reductions, 13 766 seek fewer census reports, and 10 747 call for Labor Department relief. The committee waits on final results next month to assess duplications and hours spent on reports.
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National Federation of Independent Business
C. Wilson Harder
Federation
Arnold Olsen
Committee On Post Office and Civil Service
George Burger, Sr
Washington
Department of Labor
Olsen
Harder
Well Child Headache Answers and Related Pediatric Questions
A pediatric Q and A covers frequent headaches in an 11 year old, non migraine causes, and need for examination. It discusses cortisone side effects in a 2 year old, gamma globulin deficiency in boys with infections, and safety of breastfeeding for asthmatic mothers.
West Virginia Dominates Southern Conference Across Sports
West Virginia University hits multiple conference titles with long streaks in football basketball and baseball. The Mountaineers recently extended a seven year winning run in football, a six year run atop the conference basketball standings, and a four year lead in baseball.
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West Virginia University
Mountaineers
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