Coral Gables High School Grad Powell Heads to Miami University
Former Bradley resident Joseph Larry Powell, son of Joseph L. Powell and Georgia Canterbury Powell of Miami, graduated June 13 from Coral Gables High School with a business administration major. He attended Beckley Junior High and Woodrow Wilson High School, led Sigma Kappa Theta as senior year president, and will enroll at the University of Miami for the Fall term to pursue a certified public accountant certificate. Beckleyans at the graduation included his uncle J. L. Greer, his aunt, and cousin Tim.
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Bradley
Joseph Larry Powell
Joseph L
Georgia Canterbury Powell
Miami
Fla
Coral Gables High School
Beckley Junior
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sigma Kappa Theta
University of Miami
J. L. Greer
Tim
Eisenhower Drive
Thirteen Men Sign For Army Duty At Beckley Station
Twenty three men enlisted at Beckley Recruiting Station. Names include Roger Avery Wilkinson from Kimberly and Everett Brown of Chapmanville. They pledge assignments such as airborne, motor transportation, administration, metal working, and unassigned. The group will report to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for basic training.
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Army
Beckley
Roger Avery Wilkinson
Norman L. Wilkinson
Kimberly
Everett Sidney Brown
Virginia Steel
Chapmanville
Airborne
Douglas Carlyle Hatfield
Robert W. Hatfield
McCarr
Kenneth J. Crites
Harold Crites
Cowen
Motor Transportation
Théodore Edsel Duckworth
Roy E. Duckworth
Webster Springs
Jerry Donald Martin
Luther Martin
Jerry Wayne Dempsey
Clyde Lewis Dempsey
Fayetteville
Roger Thomas Damron
Walter T. Damron
Oak Hill
Europe
Michael Orville Watkins
Gilbert Orval Watkins
Charles Leo Bowen
Walter Bowen
Nolan
William Douglas Colston
Ben Colston
Jewell Ridge
Oscar Vandyke
Harlin Vandyke
Grundy
Billy David Emmert
Jacob Emmert
Elbert
Ross Anderson
Charles Anderson
Larry Don Merritt
Martha Burruss
Chantilly
Benny Joseph Estep
Earnest Estep
Tockland
Charles Ray Norris
George Norris
Midway
Charles Adrian Biggs Jr
Charles A. Biggs
Kopperston
Charles Leroy Hanshaw
Ronnie H. Shaffer
Elkview
Bernie Edward Stumbo
Trubie Stumbo
Man
Archie Lloyd Luther
Archie H. Luther
Chattaray
Walter Emmerson Akers
B. L. Akers
Summerlee
John Russell Blankenship
Silas Blankenship
Hunt
Roger Lee Stacey
Russell Stacey
Wyoming
Fort Jackson
S. C
New VA Service-Connection Protections Expanded in 1962
A new law protects service connected disability and death benefits for veterans and widows, effective Jan 1 1962, unless fraud is shown or military records prove lack of required service or proper discharge. The change also clarifies GI life policy proceeds are exempt from private debt claims and cannot be seized to pay debts.
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Sumner G. Whittier
Administrator of
Veterans Affairs
Whittier
Veterans Administration
Over 100 Four-Hers Attend County Camp
Raleigh County 4-H reports enrollment over 100 as the session for members 13 and older opened at Little Beaver Lake. Camp runs 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday with a fourfold program on citizenship and personal growth including vesper services each evening and activities in water safety archery conservation forestry athletics singing and crafts. A younger camp for ages nine to twelve starts next week with an application deadline Friday.
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Raleigh County
Clarence Wooden
Little Beaver Lake
Wooten
Mars diameter and Earth size comparison note
The diameter of Mars is about 4,140 miles, roughly half the size of Earth. This comparison highlights Mars as a smaller rocky planet with a significantly thinner diameter than our world.
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Mars
Earth
Two Drivers Appeal Police Court Verdicts
Two men from Beckley and Hatcher appealed their Beckley Police Court drunk driving verdicts to Raleigh County Criminal Court. Earl Austin Duncan and Wayne Steve Jones were found guilty after Breathalyzer tests indicated intoxication, with Judge Edward P. Stansbury upholding the Breathalyzer results. Seven others charged with drunkenness forfeited at fees, and Billy Maurice Bryant forfeited $20 on speeding.
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Beckley
Edward P. Stansbury
Raleigh County
Darlington
S. C
Three County Students Make Straight A Record
West Virginia University Morgantown lists 43 honor roll students for the second semester of 1959 60. Three Ra y e Countians are Harold B Cook Slab Fork William L Fourney Blue Jay and Phyllis Peregoy Beckley among the named scholars.
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West Virginia University
Morgantown
Harold B. Cook
Slab Fork
William L. Fourney
Blue Jay
Phyllis Peregoy
Beckley
Night Hours Set For License Plate Rush
Charleston AP reports extended hours at the Motor Vehicles Department to handle a late license plate rush for the new fiscal year. Vehicles Commissioner J Marshall Holcomb said the office will close Saturday July 2 but stay open 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. tonight through Friday to accommodate customers.
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Charleston
Motor Vehicles Department
J. Marshall Holcomb
Mabscott Driver Faces Hearing
A Mabscott man is set for 7 30 p m hearing before Mabscott Mayor James Sparacino on a charge of driving while drunk. Emerson Whiting posted a 106 50 bond for his court appearance. A 15 year old Crab Orchard youth was booked at Raleigh County Jail for breaking and entering and tampering with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway equipment. He was committed to the Raleigh County Jail on the authority of Judge Harry L McCreery. Vernon Thankson of Colcord jailed for a misdemeanor. Harold Hunter and Clarence Hamilton arraigned on moonshine and homebrew charges and waived preliminary hearing.
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Mabscott
James Sparacino
Emerson Whiting
Crab Orchard
Raleigh County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Harry L. McCreery
Vernon Thankson
Colcord
Harold Hunter
Clarence Hamilton
U. S
W. A. Riffe
Will
County Library Will Not Hike Book Fines
Raleigh County Library will keep overdue fines at two cents per day with four cents postage for mailed notices. State Library in Columbus raises overdue fines to five cents daily with a one dollar extra if not returned within three days after notice.
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Tucson
Ariz
Kate Boyle
Boston
Miss
Uniontown
Texas
New Mexico
County Library
Raleigh County Library
C. H. Graham
Columbus
Ohio
State Library
The
State Library Board
Graham
Building permit granted for extra room at 314 Broadway
Claudine Winston received a building permit on Monday to add an extra room at 314 Broadway St. A $10 fee was paid for the permit, with estimated project cost around $500.
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Claudine Winston
Broadway St
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