Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Harry W. Miller, Fayetteville parents, promoted to major Feb 11 at Aberdeen Proving Ground Md. Assigned as a supply and maintenance division chief. Entered Army January 1954. last stationed in Korea. Greenbrier Military School graduate 1948. WVU degree 1953. Pvt Thearn H Ellis Jr, Piney View parents, completed 12 week radio relay and carrier operation course Fort Gordon Ga Feb 19. 19-year-old entered Army Sep 1964. basic at Fort Knox Ky. 1963 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate. Dennis L Edwards, son of Harley B Edwards Pickens S C, promoted to staff sergeant at Misawa AB Japan. Electrician in unit supporting Pacific Air Forces. Pickens High School graduate. wife Judith daughter of Gilbert Meador Ghent. Mrs Charles A Vealey East Bank. Sgt Bernard Burton, 37, Matoaka, in two week field training near Grafenwhr Germany with 3d Armored Division. Training in weapons and tactics ends Feb 28. Regularly assigned to Co C 2nd Battalion 36th Infantry near Kirch Gens Germany. Entered Army December 1950. overseas since October 1963. Wife Ok Long living in Germany. Roy L Penturff Jr, Crab Orchard, promoted to airman first class at Loring AFB Maine. Air Policeman unit supports Strategic Air Command on alert. Sophia High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Miller
Fayetteville
U. S. Army Ordinance Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Miller
Army
Korea
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
West Virginia University
Pvt
Thearn H. Ellis Jr
Piney View
Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Ellis
Signal Corps
Fort Knox
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dennis L. Edwards
Harley B. Edwards
Pickens
S. C
U. S. Air Force
Misawa AB
Japan
Edwards
Pacific Air Forces
U. S
Pacific
Pickens High School
Judith
Gilbert G. Meador
Ghent
Bernard Burton
Harrison Burton
Matoaka
3D Armored Division
Grafenwhr
Germany
Burton
36Th Infantry
Kirch Gens
Ok Long
Roy L. Penturff Jr
Roy L. Penturff
Crab Orchard
Loring Afb
Maine
Penturff
Strategic Air Command
Sophia High Schhool
Airman Frazier graduates from NCO Preparatory School
Airman First Class Daniel E. Frazier son of the Rev and Mrs Steward H Frazier Sr Oak Hill has completed the U S Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory School at Randolph AFB Texas He trained in leadership and management and serves as a fuel specialist with an Air Training Command unit there His academic path includes Mount Hope High School graduation and aims to support training for airmen and officers in the space age force
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Frazier
Steward H. Frazier
Oak Hill
U. S. Air Force
Randolph Afb
Tex
Frazier
Air Training Command
ATC
Randolph
Mount Hope High School
Airman Darnell Jr. Promoted at Seymour Johnson AFB
Delmar T. Darnell Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Delmar T Darnell Sr of Sophia, has been promoted to airman second class in the U S Air Force at Seymour Johnson AFB North Carolina He is a material specialist in a unit supporting the Tactical Air Command mission providing fire support to U S Army forces and is associated with Sophia High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar T. Darnell Jr
Delmar T. Darnell Sr
Sophia
U. S. Air Force
Seymour Johnson Afb
N. C
Darnell
Tactical Air Command
Sophia High School
Seaman Recruit Meadows Completes Basic Training
Seaman Recruit Donald R. Meadows USN son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Meadows of McAlpin completed basic training February 19 at the Recruit Training Command Naval Training Center San Diego California The nine week program covered physical fitness basic military law drill naval customs etiquette swimming survival and wear and a
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Meadows
USN
Charles A. Meadows
McAlpin
Recruit Training Command
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Naval Service
Fireman Apprentice Johnson Helps Navy Amphibious Force Anniversary
Fireman Apprentice J R Johnson USN son of Fred Johnson Glen Daniel helped celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Navy Amphibious Force Feb 20 while serving aboard the attack cargo ship USS Mullen. The Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force comprises more than 60 ships and 20,000 men and maintains combat ready units in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and along the Atlantic Coast as a vital part of the Navy Marine Corps air ground amphibious team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Johnson
USN
Fred Johnson
Glen Daniel
Navy
Amphibious Force
Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force
Caribbean
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Navy Marine Corps
Beav er native promoted to airman first class in Air Force
Donald E. Bennett son of Mr and Mrs Nathan D Bennett Beaver has been promoted to airman first class at Reese AFB Texas He serves as a medical supply specialist with the 3500th US Air Force hospital at Reese His unit provides medical services supporting the Air Training Command mission training airmen and officers in diverse aerospace skills Shady Spring High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Bennett
Nathan D. Bennett
Beaver
U. S. Air Force
Reese Afb
Tex
Bennett
U. S. Air Force Hospital
Reese
Air Training Command
Shady Spring High School
Captain Vealey Finishes Tropical Survival Training
Captain Sherman L Vealey son of Mr and Mrs Holley F Hundley of Graydon completed jungle survival training at the US Air Forces Western Hemisphere Tropic Survival School at Albrook AFB Canal Zone He trained as a navigator and will return to his West Virginia Air National Guard unit in Charleston He attended West Virginia Institute of Technology and his wife Rosie is the daughter of the Hundleys The school supports the USAFSC mission of special training and military assistance in Latin American countries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman L. Vealey
Rosie
Holley F. Hundley
Graydon
U. S. Air Forces Athern Command
Usafsc
Albrook Afb
Canal Zone
Vealey
West Virginia Air National Guard
Charleston
Usafso Command
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Beckley airman promoted to airman first class at Carswell
Charles H Humphrey son of Mr and Mrs Charles B Humphrey 306 Teel Road Beckley has been promoted to airman first class in the U S Air Force at Carswell AFB Texas He serves as a weather equipment repairman in a unit supporting the Air Weather Service which runs a global weather data network aiding U S military and civilian flight activity His wife Monika Groening of Germany is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Humphrey
Charles B. Humphrey
Teel Road
Beckley
U. S
Carswell Afb
Tex
Humphrey
Air Weather Service
Woodrow Wilson High School
Monika Groening
Germany
Private Perkins completes artillery training at Fort Sill
Pvt. Richard D. Perkins of Beckley West Virginia completed advanced training as a cannoneer at the Army Artillery and Missile Center Fort Sill Oklahoma on February 12 He trained in preparation loading and firing field guns and howitzers Perkins entered the Army in July 1964 and finished basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky He attended Woodrow Wilson High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Perkins
Hayden W. Perkins
Beckley
Army Artillery and Missile Center
Fort Sill
Okla
Perkins
Army
Fort Knox
Woodrow Wilson High School
Fayetteville Private Completes 11-Week Radio Teletype Course
Pvt Marvin A Barrett son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Barrett of Fayetteville completed an 11 week radio teletype operation course at the Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Ga February 12 He received instruction on radio transmitting and receiving sets and teletypwriter equipment He joined the Army July 1964 completed basic training at Fort Polk La and was last assigned at Fort Jackson S C He attended Fayetteville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin A. Barrett
Charles E. Barrett
Fayetteville
Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Barrett
Army
Fort Polk
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fayetteville High School
Electronics Technician William G. Wisen participates in Operation Springboard
Sea man William G. Wisen USN son of Mr and Mrs William E Wisen of Mabscott is taking part in Operation Springboard in the Caribbean while serving at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico Operation Springboard trains Atlantic Fleet ships squadrons and other forces in anti submarine anti air and amphibious warfare drills in favorable Caribbean weather
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Wisen
USN
William E. Wisen
Mabscott
Caribbean
Naval Station
Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
Atlantic Fleet
Sailor Richard Williams Honors Vietnam Strike Service
Ship’s Serviceman First Class Richard P. Williams of Sprague served aboard the USS Hancock with the U S Seventh Fleet in the South China Sea during retaliatory air strikes on February 7 against North Vietnam. Navy aircraft from USS Ranger disrupted Dong Hoi targets about 100 miles north of the DMZ with reported heavy fires and damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Williams
USN
Lonnie W. Williams
Sprague
North Viet Nam
USS
Hancock
U. S. Seventh Fleet
South China Sea
Navy
Ranger
Coral Sea
Dong Hoi
South
North
Viet Nam
Navy Sailor Joins Operation Springboard in Caribbean
Boatswain's Mate Second Class Billie A. Lewis USN son of Mr and Mrs Allen Lewis of Princewick is participating in Operation Springboard in the Caribbean while serving at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie A. Lewis
USN
Allen Lewis
Princewick
Caribbean
Naval Station
Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
Airman Hatcher graduates from NCO Preparatory School
Airman First Class Donald L. Hatcher son of Mr and Mrs Roy E Hatcher Sophia has graduated from the U S Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory School at Westover AFB Massachusetts He is a food service specialist with a SAC unit at Westover His wife Mary daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Green of Tams
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Hatcher
Roy E. Hatcher
Sophia
U. S. Air Force
Westover Afb
Mass
Hatcher
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Westover
Sophia High School
Mary
Walter Green
Tams
Three kinds of North American bears cannot climb trees
A clumsy fact notes that three North American bear types including an Alaskan brown bear and a Kodiak cannot climb trees, highlighting surprising limits for large wild species.
Fine Hike Announced By City Police Chief
Be c key city police chief William A Teubert raises all fines except parking tickets by 1 to reflect living costs. Drunkenness and fighting fees up 2, each extra arrest 1. Aimed at modernization, the move affects general fines but not parking tickets. Police actions include arrests for concealed weapon and revoked license. The Raleigh County Science Fair opens at Sophia High School with students Ronnie Gunter and Barbara Hatcher exhibiting water wheel and skeletal bone carvings. The Appalachian Industrial Council for Education sponsors. 30 county schools expected to enter. Lawrence Pruett directs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Sophia High School
Ronnie Gunter
Maxwell Hill
Barbara Hatcher
Beaver Elementary
Ron
Teubert
Thomas Parrish
Brooks Street
Beckley
Thomas Jones Jr
Ulysses Gilchrist
Theme County
She
Carl Lilly
Beaver
Appalachian Industrial Council For Education
Lawrence Pruett
YMCA Clothing Shop Opens For Business
The Beckley Raleigh County YMCA Nearly New Shop opened at 1 p.m. and runs to 5 p.m. today with Tri-Hi-Y and the Woman's Club helping. Goods are properly sized and in good condition and receipts benefit the swimming pool fund. Hours are 1-5 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley - Raleigh County
Tri-Hi-Y Club
Woman's Club of
Beckley
YMCA
Nursing Home Named In Tax Recovery Suit
The Pine Lodge Nursing and Convalescent Home, Inc. faces a tax recovery suit in the Raleigh County circuit clerk's office filed by State Tax Commissioner G. Thomas Battle. The facility allegedly owes $2,549.39 for business and occupation taxes, with demand for judgment, interest, costs, and a statutory attorney's fee. Counsel for Battle is Assistant Attorney General James H. Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lodge Nursing and Convalescent Home, Inc
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office
G. Thomas Battle
Battle
Asst
James H. Coleman
Beckley Grants Butler Permit for Power Mist Car Wash
The City of Beckley approves Thom as P. Butler to build a car wash at 1802 South Kanawha Street named Beckley Power Mist Car Wash. Estimated cost is $6,000. Butler is also authorized to erect a sign on the premises.
Opinion Given In Ripley Overtime Suit
Federal Judge John A. Field awarded Opal Marie Ripley $4350 in unpaid overtime, liquidated damages, and $500 in attorneys fees in her Fair Labor Standards Act case against Beckley Newspapers Corp. Ripley sought $497 unpaid wages, $497 liquidated damages, and attorneys fees. Trial concluded with briefs filed for the judge’s study. Ripley was represented by Sayre and Sayre. Beckley Newspapers by Mann and Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Field
Opal Marie Ripley
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Ripley
Federal
Sayre
Mann and Mann
Nathaniel Crosby Shot At Home in Domestic Trouble
Nathaniel Crosby 721 F Lt. is in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a late Wednesday chest wound from a .22 caliber pistol. Police say his wife Frances Crosby admitted firing through a door as he forced entry amid reports of ongoing divorce talks. She posted $500 bond on a assault charge at arraignment before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Crosby
Raleigh General Hospital
Crosby
Frances
Crosbys
Joe Rodriguez
The Germ That Came In From the Cold
A TB outbreak at an industrial boys school prompts a full school test. Two lads show active TB while 25 others test positive. investigation links the spread to choir singing and shared activities. The case warns TB can spread by saliva and remain a present danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuberculosis Association
National Tuberculosis Association
Raleigh Co. Tuberculosis Health Assoc
Beckley
West Virginia
Maugham Fights For Life At 91 In France
W Somerset Maugham 91 and gravely ill with lung congestion at his villa on the French Riviera. Doctors moved him to the British American Hospital in Nice amid uncertainty over consciousness. Once active among guests and art, he now lies in a large bed surrounded by books and art as influenza and age weigh heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Jean-Cap-Ferrat
France
UPI
W. Somerset Maugham
Maugham
French Riviera
Nice
Alan Searle
Searle
Board Chairman Quits Curtis Publishing Co
Philadelphia UPI Mat thew J. Culligan, 45, resigned as Curtis Publishing Co board chairman and director after a 1964 net loss near 14 million. He had led attempts to salvage the firm, amid a palace revolt and multiple resignations. No immediate successor named. Revenue for 1964 was 139 million with 1963 at 152 million. recapitalization talks and debt issues noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Matthew J. Culligan
Curtis Publishing Co
The
Red
Culligan
Marvin D. Kantor
Clay Blair Jr
Curtis
John M. Clifford
Clifford
Saturday Evening Post
Scouts Complete First Aid Class at Helen Baptist Church
Thirty members of Boy Scout Troop 164 of the Helen Baptist Church finished a seven week first aid course. Instructor Bernice M. Booker from the Department of Federal Bureau of Mines led the training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Baptist Church
Bernice M. Booker
Department of Federal Bureau of Mines
Tony Lewis
Larry Clark
Ronnie Winston
Michael Angle
Paul Flanagan
Kenneth Greer
Charles Hensley
Wayne Meadows
Pat Meadows
David Maynard
Larry Maynard
Kerry Maynard
Gary Maynard
Raymond Ortiz
Colin Pritchett
Willard Prichett
Marshall Teaster
Paul Thomas
Michael Moran
Darrell Moody
Charles Lester
William Lester
Richard Greer
Dale Smith
David Thomas
Donald Gibson
Michael Graham
Ray Henderson
Sam Flanagan
J. P. Meadows
Arlie Taylor
Improper Use of the Star Spangled Banner Medley
A responsibility concern arises over incorporating the Star Spangled Banner into a medley of songs. Stakeholders call for respecting the anthem’s constitutional status and signaling appropriate reverence during public performances.
Scout Leaders Conference Set
Beckley Scout leaders plan to attend a T-Man Conference for Scout leaders at Ohio University in Athens Ohio. Expected attendees include Charlie Jackson Al Ellison Paul Perkins Robert Amick Ed Martin Carl Boyden and Sam Gillenwater. The event aims to improve recruiting and service to boys and fellowship among Scouters from a three state area. They depart Beckley at 5 am Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Charlie Jackson
Seneca
al Ellison
Paul Perkins
Robert L. Amick
Ed Martin
Carl Boyden
Sam Gillenwater
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Charles A. Vealey
East Bank
T. H. Ellis Jr
D. L. Edwards
Nie
Ronald B. Gunter
Dry Hill Road
Barbara
Beckley City
William A. Teubert
Beaver Science Fair
Rosyth
Scotland
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Britain
Canada
Netherlands
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
BNC
PTAA
Quits Curtis Publishing Co
Scout Leaders
Payne
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