Bicycle Safety Program Teaches Right Way Saturday
Beckley Woman's Club launches a city wide bicycle safety program with the Police Department and Board of Education to train riders in skills and traffic rules. Ten prize winners will be recognized. license issuance requires completion of the course and tests at Beckley Junior High School.
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Beckley
Woman’s Club of
Police Department
Board of Education
Woman’s Club
Johnson and Johnson
Woman's Club
Beckley Junior High School
Institute Elementary
Sprague
Crescent
Piney Oaks
Morton Reaves
East Beckley
Lincoln
East Park
Central
St. Francis de Sales
Sylvia
Duke Williams
Juniors named for Government Day at Charleston
Woodrow Wilson High School juniors Barbara Gwynn and Pack Hindsley will represent WWHS at Know Your State Government Day in Charleston. More than 400 high school juniors from across West Virginia attend the 11th annual event, with state officials in attendance at the Civic Center. Governor W. W. Barron will address the afternoon session, and a panel of state officials will be questioned by students during the opening session.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Charleston
Barbara Gwynn
Pack Hindsley
West Virginia
West Virginia Education Association
Civic Center
Kenneth Legg
Professional Services
W. W. Barron
Executive Branch of
State Government
Board of Public Works
Iva Brammell
Logan
WVEA
Bonnie Barbakow
Princeton High School
American Legion
Joe F. Burdett
Denzil Gainer
John H. Kelly
C. Donald Robertson
John T. Johnson
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Barbara
R. V. Gwynn
Maxwell Hill Rd
National Honor Society
Senate
Thespian Society
West Virginia School of Technology
Montgomery
Ann Ratcliffe
Ralph McDaniel
Ronald Lively
Susan Burleson
Flicka Daniel
Frank Vass
Julianna
Local Girl in ETSC Band Represents State at Concert
Miss Anna Dean Williams daughter of Mrs. Oscar Williams of 214 Reservoir Road will appear with the East Tennessee State College band at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Music Building Johnson City Tennessee. She is the only West Virginia girl in the ETSC band according to the college.
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Flying Eagle Band
Eagle Dispatch
Dramatics Club
Methodist Temple
Youth Fellowship
Pack
John Hindsley
Ewart Avenue
Raleigh County
Anna Dean Williams
Oscar Williams
Reservoir Road
East Tennessee State College
Johnson City
Tenn
Miss Williams
West Virginia
ETSC
the College Reports
Flu Like Diseases Top County Report
Raleigh County health department reports to the state for a two week period ending Saturday showing influenza like diseases leading with 16 cases. A broken arm by Department Secretary Miss Mildred Miller delayed the report. Other contagious diseases listed include mumps 10 chicken pox 4 German measles 2 streptococcal infections 4 shigellosis 1 and infectious hepatitis 2.
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Raleigh County
Health Department
Mildred Miller
City Demos To Attend State Party Dinner
United States Senator Estes Kefauver will be the speaker for a Democratic fund raising dinner in Charleston at 6 30 p m Saturday. Proceeds from the 25 per plate event will be used to pay off debts from the 1960 general campaign. Beckley attendees include Mr and Mrs Cotton White Mr and Mrs Okey A Mills and Mr and Mrs Hulett C Smith.
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United States
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Charleston
Civic Center
Cotton White
Franklin Pierce and the 1854 Republican Party Organizing
Franklin Pierce was the U S president when the Republican Party was organized on February 28 1854. The statement notes the historical tie between Pierce's presidency and the party's founding date.
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Franklin Pierce
United States
Republican Party
Fourth Tri-State MS Clinic Set
The Tri-State Area Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society sponsors the fourth clinic at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington. Free to MS patients from West Virginia and neighboring Kentucky and Ohio counties, it runs 9 a.m. An orderly will assist wheelchair users. notify by Box 1712 Huntington or JA 39640.
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Tri-State
National
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Huntington
St. Mary's Hospital
First Ave
Promissory Note Suits Filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Two suits were filed seeking recovery of promissory notes in Raleigh County Circuit Court. C. O. Griffith sues Robert and Blanch Vines of Ghent for 1,168 dollars due on a note dated October 6, 1960. The Bank of Raleigh sues Lee Maynor of Clear Creek for 150 dollars on a note dated November 13, 1960.
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Raleigh County
C. O. Griffith
Robert
Blanch Vines
Ghent
Bank of Raleigh
Lee Maynor
Clear Creek
Stolen 1957 Model Car Found In Beaver Area
A 1957 model car stolen from S. M. Bragg in Beaver Sunday night was found abandoned at Hinton Monday night by State Police. The vehicle, reported stolen at 6 a.m. Monday, was fingerprinted to check for clues left by the thief or thieves.
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S. M. Bragg
Beaver
Hinton
Newspaper display ads top choice for car dealers says Illinois study
A University of Illinois survey found new car dealers ranking newspaper display advertising as the No 1 medium and 85 percent of dealers rating newspapers most effective for money spent.
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University of Illinois
Former Army Officer To Discuss Alcoholism Stumbling Block
Robert Thomson Jr. will speak at the Second Mission Study titled The Stumbling Block at First Methodist Church. The retired Army colonel will describe alcohol victims’ experiences from his service. Circle No. 2 hints at the dinner, with Mrs. Harley Christian as hostess.
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Robert Thomson Jr
Lee, Sr
First Methodist Church
Thomson
Circle No. 2
Harley Christian
Curtain Callers Sign Contract For Palace
The Curtain Callers Inc will lease the old Palace Theater for two years with a renewal option. Wipperman Construction Co plans remodeling including a redwood front, new front and back, and stage expansion. 400 of 600 seats will be kept, and the theater will feature a redesigned box office and improved backstage facilities.
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Palace
Curtain Callers Inc
C and P Amusement Company
Old Palace
Beckley Theatrical Group
Wipperman Construction Co
W. W. McKinney
Emperor Leun Ho Bans Playing Cards in 1120
A historical note claims Emperor Leun-Ho prohibited the use of devised playing cards in 1120. The reform was motivated by amusement of his wives and reflects court restrictions on gaming during the era.
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Leun-Ho
Weights and measures celebrate 162nd anniversary in West Virginia
Randall Honaker inspects scales in Beckley Kroger with Produce Manager Tom Brown to mark the 162nd anniversary of Congress approving the first weights and measures law on March 2, 1799. The inspector reported about 615 scales in Raleigh and Wyoming Counties and outlined enforcement actions, including testing 597 scales and approving 537 gasoline pumps in the past year.
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Randale Honaker
Beckley Kroger Co
Tom Brown
Raleigh
Wyoming
Honaker
State Weights and Measures Department
State Department of Weights and Measures
Helen PTA Founder's Day honors past presidents
The Helen Parent-Teacher Association paid tribute to its past presidents at a Founder's Day program. The third and fourth grade room earned the banner for most parents present at the fourth consecutive meeting. A pot luck supper will be served at the March meeting.
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Helen Parent-Teacher Association
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Peeries Eee
Lonnie Price
Price
Williams
National Safety Council
Roland Staten
Woman‘s Club of
Sylvia Elementary School
Roland
Cecil L. Miller
C. A. Smith
The
WWHS
City Demos
R. L. Davis
Roy L. Herndon
Jack Holcomb
Herbert Hoover
Paul Hinzman
Sanga
Bologna
Purity Maid Bread
Jack Frost
Pillsbury
Borden’s Milk
City Park
Family Weekly
Eppy
Valley Drive
Krogers
Eppy’s
Eppy's
B. C. Stanback
Helen Pta
Dr. Caldwell
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