Elks and Principals Sponsor Raleigh County Spelling Bee
Beckley Elks Lodge No 1452 joins Raleigh County Principals Association to sponsor a county spelling bee for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. Final rounds run May 8 with divisions at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. John W. Saunders to pronounce finals. judges from Raleigh County schools.
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Elks
Raleigh County
Beckley Elks Lodge No
Raleigh County Principals Association
Raleigh Register
Principals Association
Ray Hawley
Melissa Dickerson
Lincoln School
Principals’ Group
Elks Lodge
Ilies
John W. Saunders
Anderson
A. R. Tucker
Institute
Herman Sydenstricker
Crow School
RCPA
Dickerson
James Redden
Richmond
Bernard Mills
Trap Hill
Wayne Pettry
Town
T. H. Daniel
Marsh Fork
U. S&s
West Virginia business climate improves in January
January figures show bank debits rising 9.5 percent to 32.378 million statewide, with county and city totals across 12 counties up or down. Building permits and post office receipts also climb, led by Logan and Welch, while overall state business mirrors January 1964 levels after seasonal December decline.
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Beckley’s Bank
West Virginia Business Index
West Virginia
Boone County
Hinton
Logan
Marlinton
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Princeton
Summersville
Welch
Wyoming County
South Charleston
Richwood
Real Estate Deed Records from County Clerk
Deeds on file record transfers from D J Nestor to Carlos Lemon for $4500 in Town District. W J Simmons and Clara Simmons transfer to Richard Davis and Marian Davis for $4300 spanning Jumping Branch and Raleigh districts. Anthony Sparacino deputy commissioner sells delinquent lands to Neil Shumate for $90 in Trap Hill District. Permelia acquirement of forfeited lands for $62 in Lester town Trap Hill District. R H Kester transfers to Thomas Brittle for Beckley City Town District property for $8740.
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D. J
Lillie Nestor
Carlos W
Patsy Lemon
Clara L. Simmons
Richard and
Marian Davis
Jumping Branch
Summers County
Richmond
Raleigh
Anthony J. Sparacino
Neil Shumate
Trap Hill
Charlie and
Frances Permelia
Lester
R. H
Myrtle N. Kester
Thomas P. Brittle
Beckley
Police Court Bond Forfeitures Totals 784
A Beckley Police Court session yielded 284 in bond forfeitures. Eric L. Bozo 21 of Scarbro gave up a 21 bond for speeding. Samuel Dinsmore forfeited a traffic obstruction bond. Richard Gwinn 19 of Prosperity forfeited a 21 bond over unnecessary vehicle noise. Gary Combs forfeited a 16 bond for operating without a city license. Drunkenness charges brought 220 in bond forfeitures.
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Beckley
Eric L. Bozo
Scarbro
Samuel Dinsmore
Richard Gwinn
Prosperity
Gary Combs
Brookshire Leads Abundant Life Mission Services
Evangelist Joseph Brookshire of Lexington Kentucky leads the Abundant Life Mission at the Methodist Temple in a program of spiritual features ending with the 11 a.m. service Sunday. Young Adults are guests at 7 30 p.m. today with a home message and color slides of world travels. Local talent joins Saturday at 7 30 p.m. for a program featuring popular singers as Dr Reese Burns invites the public.
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Abundant Life
Methodist Temple
Joseph Brookshire
Lexington
Brookshire
Salvation Army Dinner Set With Speaker Lewis McManus
Principal speaker for the Sal vation Army annual appreciation dinner on March 22 is Lewis M. Mc Manus Raleigh County representative to the House of Delegates. The Beckley Hotel ballroom hosts the event with tickets distributed by service clubs and groups involved in the Bells ringers campaign. The theme centers on A Century of Service To God and Man and Forty Years of Service in our Community.
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Salvation Army
Lewis M. McManus
Raleigh
House of Delegates
Beckley Hotel
Painting Hobby Highlights Mrs. C. E. Tipper of Tams
Mrs. C E Tipper, a Tams resident, paints oil pictures for home decor and has shown work at Bluefield exhibits. A portrait of her daughter Annette at age three stands out among pieces. she began serious painting nine years ago, studied at Berea College, and joined Beckley Art Club. She once entered a modern piece at a White Sulphur Springs convention and earned a ribbon. She completed the Famous Artists Course and is married to a maintenance superintendent for Winding Gulf Coals Inc. at the Tams operation, with six children ages 2 to 16 including Annette, Karen, John, Jean, David, and Christy.
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Tams
Tipper
Beckley Art Club
Besoco
Pearl Lilly
Glen Rogers High School
Winding Gulf Coals Inc
University hosts three week economics workshop for educators
Morgantown WV June 14 to July 2 West Virginia University to run a summer economic education program for public school personnel. Workshop director Marvin Lee says the three week course aims to boost economic understanding in state schools with scholarships and graduate credit options. Topics span national income accounting public revenue system West Virginia economy coal industry conservation labor unions Social Security monetary systems Federal Reserve and international trade.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Marvin Lee
Lee
WVU
West Virginia
National Income Accounting
Public Revenue
U. S
Federal Reserve System
WVU College of Education
Welfare Office Release Report Raleigh County December 2011 totals
The Department of Welfare in Raleigh County assisted 1,992 cases in December, 19 fewer than November. Detailed county figures show minor month to month changes with counts for Old Age Assistance 532, Aid to the Blind 37, AFDC 605, Disabled 307, General Assistance 56, and Other 7, while surrounding counties list Boone 1,095 Fayette 2,252 Greenbrier 807 Logan 2,350 Mercer 2,115 Monroe 524 Nicholas 662 Pocahontas 346 Randolph 1,110 Summers 796 and Wyoming 1,107.
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Department of Welfare
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Boone
Fayette
Greenbrier
Logan
Mercer
Monroe
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Randolph
Summers
Wyoming
Three City Accidents Prompt Police Investigation
Beckley police investigated three two car crashes with no serious injuries. At Canaday and G Streets a 1956 panel truck and a 1960 car collided around 9:30 a.m., $300 damage, no charges. On North Kanawha Street a 1961 car struck a parked 1962 truck, causing about $1,000 damage and one minor injury. Ronald Mills, 19, faces drunken driving and leaving the scene charges. A third collision on South Kanawha Street involved a 1963 car rear ending a parked 1965 car, about $800 damage. Charles Ballard, 20, of Montreal, to appear in Beckley Police Court for failing to control.
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Beckley
Canaday
G. Streets
Robert Lee Clement
Patch Street
John E. Scales
Rice Street
Clement
North Kanawha Street
C. F. Hale
Ronald Mills
Crab Orchard
Mills
Raleigh
South Kanawha Street
Charles Ballard
Montreal
Lewis Via
Ballard
Local TB Association Names 2 New Directors
Miss Mary Louise Klaus and Miss Evelyn Crews were appointed to fill unexpired terms on the Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association board. Klaus, a guidance counselor with the Raleigh County Board of Education, fills the Boots Dilley vacancy after Dilley joined Alderson Broaddus College staff. Crews, a Bradley Elementary teacher, will fill the Dr. Charles Merritt vacancy due to his resignation for professional obligations.
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Mary Louise Klaus
Evelyn Crews
Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association
Odessa Lewis
Miss Klaus
Raleigh County Board of Education
Boots Dilley
Alderson Broaddus College
Philippi
Charles Merritt
Miss Crews
Bradley Elementary
Doctor's Mailbag on Cough Clues and Drug Dependence
The column discusses lung cancer prognosis after surgery and persistent coughs, noting poor outlook if cancer is discovered late and advising prevention through quitting smoking and early chest X rays. It explains peripheral neuropathies and their causes and cautions against stopping barbiturates like Nembutal without medical supervision.
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Basil Anderson
Mabscott School
Lewis McManus
Lodge
George Springer
Nicholas County
Beckley Lodge
Wan
Nouraoment Ward
Brent
Acrilan
Brent JR
Reese Burns
Christy Tipper
C. E. Tipper
Annette Tipper
Annette
C.E. Tipper
University For Economics
Welfare Office
Tbh Association
Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Wayne G. Brandstadt
Dr. Brandstadt
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