Driving Course Offered For Raleigh Scouts Camp
Raleigh County Boy Scouts plan a summer camp driving course to earn a merit badge. Sgt O S Neely will provide Drive-O-Rator simulations and instructors, with $1 daily fee to offset costs. Registration closes March 15 for sessions June 25 to July 8 at the Scout Camp near Daniels on the C and O Dam Road.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh
Wilderness
West Virginia
Wallace Noble
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Sgt
O. S. Neely
Noble
N. Kanawha St
Polio Benefit Game Set By Club
The Ladies Club of Josephine plans a post to be played between club members and Stoco Junior High teachers for the New March of Dimes Campaign. Proceeds will go to the campaign with a charity drive to follow, including a cancer drive aiming for $200.
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Josephine
RNS
Ladies Club of
Stoco Junior High School
Woodrow Plymale
Red Cross
Harper Man Booked After Arlington Return
Harper Man Gene Autrey Byrd was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 6 20 p m Monday by State Police after being returned from Arlington Virginia The Raleigh Countian was indicted in January on a felonious assault charge.
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Gene Autrey Byrd
Harper
Raleigh
Arlington
Honey in the Rock draws 500 daily at Grand View Park
West Virginia Historical Drama Association plans an outdoor summer production of Honey in the Rock at Grand View State Park aiming for an audience of 500 per day. General Manager Kingdon Brown cites tourism potential and 87 500 summer visitors, with Parks Chief Kermit McKeever estimating 30 000 more than last year. Zane Knauss of Pittsburgh travels to Beckley for civic meetings on promotion and production details after a family bereavement delayed his schedule.
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West Virginia Historical Drama Association, Inc
Kingdon Brown
Grandview State Park
Kermit McKeever
Brown
Zane Knauss
Pittsburgh
Beckley
Cumberland
Regional Forensic Tourney Set Here
Regional Forensic Tourney to decide state qualifiers will be held at Beckley College on Thursday. Two contestants per event advance to Morgantown March 23-25, with Woodrow Wilson, Clear Fork, and Shady Spring competing in debating, extemporaneous speaking, oral interpretation and contemporary public address. Registration at 3:30 p.m., events run from 4 to 5:30 p.m., and the state tournament coincides with the drama festival.
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Morgantown
Beckley College
Woodrow Wilson High School
Julian Williams
Williams
Woodrow Wilson
Clear Fork
Shady Spring
Montgomery
Raleigh
Fayette
Webster
Nicholas
Topsy O'Dell
Civic Council Meeting Set Wednesday Night
Newark visitor Joe Louis Gilbert of Newark New Jersey visits his wife and parents in Harper Heights en route to Washington DC. Beckley Civic Council plans a 7 pm Wednesday meeting at the Beckley Memorial Hospital Chamber of Commerce office with Mrs W D Pullen of Harper Heights reported in satisfactory condition.
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Civic Council
Joe Louis Gilbert
Newark
N. J
G. C. Gilbert
Harper Heights
Washington, D. C
W. D. Pullen
Harper
Beckley
RCA
Memorial Building
Slack Joins McCall Coal as Sales and Field Rep
Eve Breck notes Slack, ex-Raleigh Coal and Coke sales chief and Royalty Smokeless Coal sup t, moves to John McCall Coal Co in Bluefield with duties as sales and field representative. Charles J. Preslar Jr named city editor at Beckley Post-Herald succeeding Larry Wickline. Preslar, UNC journalism grad and author of Catawba County, has NC roots and Northwestern master’s. SKY LANES bowling center planned for Hopkins Motor Co. building with 24 lanes, manager Harry Perkowski. opening slated for April with Brunswick automatic pin spotters and a snack bar. Appalachian Power expands Dusk-to-Dawn outdoor lighting to three lamp options. rates $3, $3.50, and $4 monthly, incl installation and maintenance. The Cast Land Co. formed by Ashworths and Kellman to operate in Shady Spring District. Civil Service exam for tax examiner opens with posts across multiple states. Cincinnati and Beckley listed among duty stations.
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Howard W. Slack
Royalty Smokeless Coal Co
John McCall Coal Co
Bluefield
McCall Concern
Royalty Concern
Raleigh Coal and Coke Co
Slack
Wright Rd
Raleigh Heights
Presbyterian Church
Raleigh County
New River State College
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Beckley
Montgomery
Charles J. Preslar JR
Hickory
N. C
Beckley Post-Herald
Larry Wickline
Sanford Herald
Sanford
N.C
University of North Carolina
Northwestern University
Evanstown
Preslar
Catawba County
North Carolina
W. C. McMahan
Aenger
Appalachian
Oras
Power Company
United States Civil Service Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Dayton
Cleveland
Akron
Defiance
Findlay
Lorain
Mansfield
Steubenville
Youngstown
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Ft. Wayne
Gary
Hammond
South Bend
Louisville
Covington
Lexington
Charleston
Clarksburg
Richmond
Alexandria
Newport News
Norfolk
Internal Revenue Code
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Swift Bidg
E. Ninth St
Maxwell Hill CL Group Prepares For Election
Maxwell Hill Country Life Group named a nominating committee at its February meeting to report a slate of officers for the coming year. Led by Tony Gonzalez, the committee includes Mrs. R. T. Artman, Mrs. Kenneth Keatley, and Mrs. Hubert Turner. Harry Headley presided. devotion led by Mrs. Turner. Secretary treasurer report given by Mrs. C. B. Treadway in absentia of Mrs. Clyde Williams. Discussions touched street signs on Tolley Drive and Rural Development Council changes to RDC reports and year-end deadlines.
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Tony Gonzalez
R. T. Artman
Kenneth Keatley
Hubert Turner
Harry Headley
C. B. Treadway
Clyde Williams
Tolley Drive
C. T. Shackleford
Rural Development Council
RDC
Ministers Plan Union Service On Good Friday
The Rev. Elmer S. Wilson of First Methodist Church will speak at a Good Friday service at Beckley Presbyterian Church from 12:05 to 12:30 p.m. March 31. The Beckley Area Ministerial Association held the announcement. The meeting featured the theme Establishing a New Church in Beckley by Rev. Charles L. Delaney Jr. of St. Luke Lutheran Church.
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Elmer S. Wilson
First Methodist Church
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Area
Robert Mathews
School Superintendent To Be Decided Tonight
Raleigh County Board of Education meets at 7 tonight to choose a new school superintendent and set salary. Notices issued by Board President Carl G. Jarrell follow an unscheduled Tuesday meeting that failed to appoint an administrative head.
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
Carl G. Jarrell
Basement Fire at Jefferson Street Home Causes Limited Damage
No damage was reported when a basement fire broke out at the home of Mr and Mrs R E Gilbert 108 Jefferson St Beckley Fire Department responded at 415 pm extinguishing the blaze. The cause remained undetermined.
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R. E. Gilbert
Jefferson St
Beckley Fire Department
Commodities Shifted to Friday Distribution at Sprague Warehouse
Commodities will be distributed at the Sprague Warehouse from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday instead of Thursday as previously announced. Everyone is asked to bring his own container.
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Sprague
Certificate of appreciation to Raleigh County Society leaders
K Douglas Bowers receives a certificate from Richard Seplowski, president of the Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, for ten years of service. Bowers, former RC society vice president and state trustees member, is now chair of the county society board. J E Williams, former RC society treasurer, is also cited for his work. both men retired last year.
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K. Douglas Bowers
Richard Seplowski
Raleigh County Society For Crippled Children
Bowers
RC Society
Form
State Board of Trustees
County Society Board of Trustees
J. E. Williams
Raleigh County CC Society
Ebenezer Baptists Plan Woman's Day
The Ebenezer Baptist Church on South Fayette Street will host its annual Woman's Day program on April 30 at 3 p m in the church fellowship hall. Featured speaker will be Mrs W Temple Ritchie of Huntington, who will challenge attendees to embrace Christian faith more fully.
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The
Ebenezer Baptist Church
South Fayette Street
W. Temple Ritchie
Huntington
Church Fellowship Hall
Hazel Garland
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