Grandview Beckley Welcomes All State Chorus Event
Beckley to host the 135 member Governor's Centennial All-State Chorus arriving Monday afternoon. Dignitaries greet them at the county line and Woodrow Wilson High School with a public 8:30 p.m. concert at Cliffside Amphitheatre. Hosts from churches and clubs arrange lodging and meals for the students.
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Beckley
Cliffside Amphitheatre
C. A
Slim’’ Thompson
Pineville
Woodrow Wilson High School
John C. Smith
Raleigh County Court
John C. Ward
Centennial Commission
Charles Hodel
William G. Snyder
Beckley-Raleigh County
Memorial Baptist Church
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church
First Methodist
St. Mary’s Methodist
Woman’s Club of
Norman Knapp
George Davis
C. R. James
Crab Orchard
Carl Umland
Joe Cook
Julian Williams
Conference News: Noted Speakers at National Senior High Event
Keynote speakers for the National Senior High Conference at the American Baptist Assembly Grounds Green Lake Wisconsin include Dr Joseph D Ban Biblical Commentator and Leonard J Kramer International Scene Commentator with E V Mathew as a guest. About 400 seniors attend under David M Evans of the American Baptist Convention Youth Work. Beckley First Baptist delegates Ellen Latt y Moore Bobby Shrewsbury Joyce Cooney and William F Patton attend as escorts. Conference theme Witness in a World of Crisis aims to clarify witness amid international tension.
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American Baptist Assembly
Green Lake
Wis
Joseph D. Ban
Division of Evangelism
Valley Forge
Leonard J. Kramer
Department of International Relations
National Council of Churches
E. V. Mathew
Ag Rister
Bangalore
India
David M. Evans
Department of Youth Work
American Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church of
Four men enlist in Air Force at Beckley station
Four men enlisted at the Recruiting Main Station Beckley and departed for basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. The recruits are Robert Gene Sheaves of Marion, Michael Frank Evans of Pittsburgh, Clifford Allen Bay of Marietta Ohio, and Carson Greene Jr. of Cleveland with Wanda Stover of Oak.
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Air Force
Beckley
Lackland Afb
Tex
Robert Gene Sheaves
Elmer Sheaves
Martin
Michael Frank Evans
Pennsboro
Clifford Allen Bay
Bernard Bay
Marietta
Ohio
Carson Greene Jr
Carson Greene
Cleveland
Wanda Stover
Oak
Wind ing Gulf District Baptist Singing Session Opens
The Wind ing Gulf District Baptist singing convention begins with Bible schools at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at New Salem Baptist Church. At 10:30 a.m. the convention is called to order with the song Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross. The Rev. Elmer Day gives the meditation and consecration. The annual sermon is by the Rev. Nelson Staples, followed by group singing. Dinner is served at 1 p.m. in the church dining room. The Youth Period runs at 3:15 p.m. under Mrs. Mary L. Torrain, then general singing. All ministers choirs and quartets are invited.
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Winding Gulf District Baptist Singing Convention
New Salem
Mary L. Torrain
Pi Ball In Operation At Weather Station
Lewis Hayes, meteorologist in charge at Raleigh County Airport, says weather balloons using helium are now released four times daily to measure wind velocity and direction at different sea levels. Balloons travel upward with measurements taken via a theodolite transit and trigonometry. The Weather Bureau began local operation May 15. One meteorological technician position remains open amid staffing difficulties. The current staff includes Richard Neave, Richard Urbanak, Paul Croteau, Jim Whittemore, and Hayes.
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Lewis Hayes
United States Weather Bureau
Raleigh County
Hayes
Paul Croteau
Jim Whittemore
Nineteen file applications at Beckley office
Nineteen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley Employment Security office Wednesday. They include two sales clerks, one cashier, two clerk typists, one babysitter, one seamstress, one silk finisher, one auto body repairman and one bulldozer operator, plus a service station attendant, one routeman, one truck driver, one stock boy.
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Beckley Employment Security Office
WVU Extension Plans Face Doubt Without Federal Aid
WVU President Dr. Paul A Miller outlined two regional development centers Beckley and Parkersburg as part of a broader extension strategy. He noted Area Redevelopment Administration funding is uncertain after Congress split on a larger spending bill, stressing this as a long term plan dependent on federal support. If Beckley secures a site on Pinecrest lands and funding, the extension could boost the local economy and attract federal mapping work like the Coast and Geodetic Survey, potentially housing 1600 federal employees.
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West Virginia
WVU
Paul A. Miller
West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents
Blackwater Falls State Park
Beckley
Parkersburg
Miller
Area Resources Development Center
Ohio Valley
John M. Gates
Beckley-Raleigh County
Federal
Washington
Honey in the Rock Praised by Central Indiana Boy Scout Band
The 124 member Central Indiana Boy Scout Band appeared in Beckley’s Centennial parade and gave a concert at Grandview State Park drawing 900 attendees. A telegram from Waynesville North Carolina sent to the drama office expressed appreciation for the moving performance and wished a full season, signed by Director Harvey Will.
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United States
Central Indiana Boy Scout Band
Honey
Norman Fagan
Grandview State Park
Harvey Will
Waynesville
N. C
Beckley Receives 4400 Flood Relief Grant From Federal Funds
Mayor Cecil L. Miller announced Beckley has received a 4400 federal grant for flood damage repair from the March deluge, about 75 percent of the 5900 total approved. The city’s early 15000 quick estimate was revised after a Charleston conference. Raleigh County Court and Board of Education are awaiting word on their larger flood relief applications for 28690 and 26457 respectively, filed June 7 and June 13. Clean-up continues as Norfolk and Western workers battle Slab Fork Creek flooding in Helen Tams Stotesbury area.
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Cecil L. Miller
Beckley
Charleston
William Matthews Jr
Raleigh
Raleigh County Board of Education
Matthews
Olney
Raleigh County
Norfolk and Western Railway
Slab Fork Creek
Helen-Tams-Stotesbury
Permits Available for Food Handlers in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Health Center announces that food handlers who completed the food handlers school and met all regulations including serology and X ray may pick up their permits Friday June 28 at the Health Center on Harper Road.
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Raleigh County Health Center
Harper Road
Rotary Installs New Officers at Beckley Club
James W. Ward was installed as president of the Beckley Rotary Club during Ladies Night at Black Knight Country Club. Other officers include W. C. McMahan as vice president T. R. Wilson as secretary S. Pugh as treasurer Millard Tyree as Sgt at Arms James Davis as assistant Sgt at Arms. Board directors include Rev Walter H. Griswold director of community service Dr Paul Loflin director of international service Robert Sayre director of club service and E.
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James W. Ward
Beckley Rotary Club
Black Knight Country Club
W. C. McMahan
T. R. Wilson
Cetahane
S. Pugh
Millard Tyree
James Davis
Walter H. Griswold
Paul
Commodity Dates Set for Distribution Points
The commodity warehouse announces distribution dates and hours for several points. Affinity and Stotesbury share July 1 from 9 a m to 3 p m. Marfork July 2, Stanaford July 2 and 3, Whitby July 8, Resaco July 8, Princewick July 9, all 9 a m to 3 p m. N Pugh directs vocational service with Leslie C Gates and W C McMahan. Dr J W Stokes district governor of Hinton installed officers. Gates introduced guests at dinner.
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Affinity
Stotesbury
Marfork
Stanaford
Whitby
Resaco
Princewick
N. Pugh
Leslie C. Gates
W. C. McMahan
J. W. Stokes
Hinton
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Reynolds
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