Five Year Expansion Adopted For Appalachian Scout Council
Governor Clarence W Meadows lauds Boy Scouts of America and announces a five year expansion plan for the Appalachian Council. The strategy targets Cubs 63 packs and 128 scout troops, with volunteer leaders rising to over 1,300 as funds and camping facilities expand across Raleigh Summers and Wyoming counties.
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Boy Scouts of America
Clarence W. Meadows
Appalachian Boy Scouts Council
Black Knight Country Club
Governor Meadows
Big World
Meadows
Appaleon Council
Howard B. Filmer
Forrest W. White
Cincinnati
National Council
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
White
Germany
Maly
Russia
J.B. Deck
Joe L. Smith, Jr
W. J Beavers
Charles W. Connor
FE. E. Bibb
Troop
Appalachian Council
Wentworth Williams
Tromp 65
Mr. Fillmer
Herold Eggle
Hinton
H. B. Fillmer
Appalachian Boy Scout Council
Raleigh, Summers
Countes
Ohio
The
Red Cross Home Service Aids 75 Service Members May
Home Service of the local American Red Cross assisted 75 service men and women in obtaining government allowance in May. In the same month 330 persons were helped at the office, 29 military inquiries were handled, 43 received financial assistance, and 37 veterans were aided with pensions, insurance, and other ex service papers. The office processed 197 telegrams and sent 360 letters, with 4 furlough extensions obtained and 32 people given information.Mrs. P. B. Barwood serves as secretary.
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Home Service
Red Cross
American Red Cross
P. B. Barwood
Earwood
Sophia Soldier Enlists As Medical Technician
Pvt. Russell W. Ryals of Sophia has reported to Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas for a medical technician course to train for attending bedridden convalescent or mental patients and assisting medical officers.
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Sophia
Russell W. Ryals
C. C. Ryals
Medical Department
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Ryals
No Hitching Posts As Sonora Fights Parking Meters
Sonora California stockmen oppose a proposed city parking meter ordinance that would ban hitching horses to meters. They claim the rule would legislate horses off the street and spark a backlash against urban parking plans.
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Sonora
Calif
Pardner
Park Cabins May Be Open In Fall
Parks Chief Watt Powell announced that cabins at state parks may be rented and occupied up to Thanksgiving and cooperative facilities will be kept beyond Labor Day if fall reservations justify the action. Charleston report.
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Charleston
Watt Powell
Trent Heads Delegation to NEA Convention
State School Superintendent W. W. Trent will lead a 21 member West Virginia education delegation to the National Education Association convention in Buffalo on July 16. SEA president Mae Newman of Huntington and executive secretary Phares E. Reeder will also join the delegation.
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Trent
Associated Press
Charleston
W. W. Trent
West Virginia
National Education Association
Buffalo
Mae Newman
Huntington
Phares E. Reeder
Besoco Church Group Raises $16 For Overseas Relief
The Ladies' Society of Christian Service at Besoco Methodist Church cleared $16 from a community dinner to aid overseas relief. President Mae Ferguson said the event avoided excess due to food shortages but aimed to help, with Mrs. Robert Stewart coordinating through the Methodist conference.
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Besoco Church Group
Register
Besoco
Ladies’ Society of Christian Service
Besoco Methodist Church
Robert Stewart
Methodist Conference
Mae Ferguson
Tibet
Asia
Godfrey to Lead CBS Major Bowes Amateurs Revival
CBS to revive Major Bowes talent show with Arthur Godfrey heading Godfrey's Talent Scouts. The program opens next Tuesday as a summer series, continuing the radio talent tradition that Bowes popularized. A stray historical note on Peter the Great appears at article end.
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Godfrey
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Beckley
W.va
Key Meadows
Baby’ Council
Ima
Tiene Ce Nae
Banque Palachian Council
Hree
Montague Milstead
George McCollam
Fred Bailes
Baby’ Scout Council
Gov Meadows
Boy Scout Movement
Jimmy Halstead
Frank Halstead
Eagle Scouts
Bill Street
G. L .Walker
Walter Sexton
Pauline Wilson
Joe Pompel
Virgie"Bolen
Rabbry Weston
Milton Orfield
Charles Swift
W. J.groseclose
E. R. Patterson
Albert Farris
Fer- Euson
NAVY
U. S. Navy
Star
Allstar
Kanan
Peter the Great
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