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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1961
Page
12
Peggy Kessinger profiles service members featured in domestic and overseas assignments. The column highlights civilian and military pursuits, postings, and public profiles, illustrating how soldiers and sailors balance duty with family life across various postings and events.
Serving in the South China Sea aboard the USS Lexington with the Seventh Fleet is W. H. Holliday aviation boatswain fuels airman son of Mr and Mrs Holliday 110 Mankin Ave The fleet is patrolling off the coast of Laos during flight training He entered the Navy in May 1959 Assigned to the 512th Bombardment Squadron Lockbourne Air Force Base Ohio is Capt Edgar V Lewis commander of a combat crew of the SAC He will pilot the six engine B 47 jet bomber He is a Byrd Prillerman High School graduate and Hampton Institute alumnus Married to Tommie Butler he lives at Lockbourne AFB Graduating from Aviation Familiarization School at the Memphis Naval Air Technical Training Center was Pfc Charles L Chapman Marine son of Clarence Chapman Route 1 Mount Hope Two area men completed recruit training at Parris Island and Camp Lejeune Pvt Richard L Carter Beaver and Pvt Franklin E Wilbur MacArthur
Aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea with the Seventh Fleet lists Arnold E. Workman aviation machinist mate third class and son of Mr and Mrs H R Workman Dorothy. Elmer K. Mills graduates Avionics Fundamentals School in Memphis Tennessee. Aboard radar destroyer USS Henry W Tucker Harold L Eller seaman son of Mr and Mrs D W Eller Midway. Pvt Kenneth M Smith completes training at Parris Island and Camp Lejeune. Airman Charles G Fredericks selected for aircraft and missile maintenance at Sheppard AFB Texas. Barney E Millsans serves with First Marine Brigade Kaneohe Bay Hawaii Marine Corps Air Station. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Millsans Helen.
U S Senator Robert C Byrd urged Labor Secretary Arthur J Goldberg to locate staff and facilities for anticipated new labor laws in West Virginia's low income areas. He named amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act the Area Redevelopment Act and the Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act as possible measures, stressing need for clerical staffing in depressed communities.
The Sophia Junior High Band of about 50 students from Sophia and Midway Elementary Schools will perform at the Midway Parent Teacher Association session tonight. Directed by Mrs. Duke Williams this will be the group’s first concert of the year.
New York report reveals the Bureau for Lengthening Outburners Al ready on Television approved expanding Gunsmoke to a full hour for 1962 63 with a balanced schedule. The plan includes The Best of Gunsmoke panel show a Western public affairs discussion and a future Gunsmoke episode followed by a documentary and action adventure sequence. Delegates also debated Frontier Moderator a public affairs Western hybrid starring Howard K. Smith, and agreed to double the research committee size for further talks at a Twin Falls Idaho meeting.
Mitchell of Canada says cop per group has turned a corner and that better times lie ahead for copper stocks in the near term as inventories rebuild and demand strengthens while supply tightens. A P and Co calls A and P undervalued with strong growth. Heublein favored on rising vodka demand. Trikon advised to hold with upside if it dips to 10 11.
The note advises punctuality and heavy effort during working hours while warning of possible enmity and sharp disagreements from impulsive actions. Forewarned, you may sidestep these issues though today’s decision could prove disadvantageous later. The piece then recalls six stainless steel bodied Fords shown nationwide as nearly indestructible.
Ocean Future reports an anticipated public disclosure of early results from a drug trial aimed at alleviating schizophrenia symptoms. Officials expect an initial treatment assessment before year end, signaling progress in managing the disorder.
Aries renew your energy by taking it easy as you can. Taurus let others do the talking and you’ll profit from their experiences. Gemini new approach to the job can enable you to get more done in a given time. Cancer don’t do anything that will upset your popularity or lower your prestige. Leo you’ll get out of today only what you put into it. Virgo troublesome situation clears up and treat yourself to an evening out. Libra don’t dilly dally about where to start pitch into the job and see it through. Scorpio the social side of life is much better aspected have a gay time. Sagittarius an optimistic outlook will work wonders and inspire confidence in others. Capricorn by-pass expensive amusements in favor of quiet pleasure in family circle. Aquarius excellent day for interviews regarding jobs it may be time for a change. Pisces elderly relatives need your assistance not money but personal effort.
Deeds on file list various real estate transfers recorded in Raleigh County with no or various monetary considerations. Names include Matilda Pettry, Eugenia Harbo, Agathna Parisi, Albert Wheley, Horace Stover, R. A. Foley, James W. Collins, David Ashworth, Obert Whitt, Oliver Mills, James Howard, The Raleigh County Bank, Margaret McLean, William Ormandy, Jack Mann, Robert Wooten, Luther Lilly, Carlo Bennett, Gaziano, Rosa Robert, Martha Rose, Edward Garten, Raleigh Hardware Co., Miles Adkins, Minnie Smith, Louise Cerrito, and others involving Beckley, Stanaford, Mabscott, and local districts.
Burglars stole between 300 and 500 dollars from the Ventura County animal shelter safe on Tuesday. Not a watchdog in the bunch, a sheriff's deputy said, noting the 100 dogs inside did not bark.
Dr Ramon Grenfell and colleagues report sustained blood pressure drops after sterile water injections matching a drug, challenging overmedication. UNC psychiatry finds sugar pills reduce anxiety more than tranquilizers in an 80-subject blind trial. Sugar pills outperformed pills for mood and alertness. Send 10 cents for Dr Hyman’s mental illness leaflet to The Raleigh Register.
In Raleigh County court a Chancery order orders sale of lands listed by description and owner names for the School Fund. The Defendants include Denver C. Blevins Beatrice Burton Cindy Dunford Mahsad etc and all unknown claimants must appear within one month after first publication. Clerk Harold Hanks. Solicitor Anthony Sparacino.
Dr John S Callaway of 110 King Street dies at 11 a.m. after a heart attack on Main Street. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church with Rev A H Wilson officiating. Interment in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorials to heart fund. Pallbearers named. New River Dental Society and Beckley Rotary Club as honorary pallbearers. Arrangements by Caffee Funeral Home.
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