Stacy and Lilly outline contested West Virginia House bids
Stacy, Ra leigh County Democrat and 1956 nominee, seeks a $200 million road bond and tax measures while opposing liquor by the drink. Beckley attorney Lilly pursues Raleigh County House nomination with calls for adoption reform, tougher liquor laws, and higher Public Safety funding. He urges early Bolt-Kempeston and Maben to Mullens highway work and broader Workmen’s Compensation coverage.
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Ted Stacy
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Industrial Development Commission
Stacy
Grundy
Beckley
Alvin St
Stacy Insurance Agency
Virginia
Beckley College
Charles Berkley Lilly
Bolt - Kemperston
Mabenton Mullens
Child Welfare Division
Department of Public Assistance
Isner
Department of Public Safety
Lilly
Booth Ave
Beaver
Lookout High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
University of Richmond
U. S
Tri County Spelling Bees Set for Shady Spring Areas
Three Raleigh County districts schedule their part of the sixth annual Tri-County Spelling Bee co sponsored by The Register and the Elementary Principals Associations of Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming Counties. Shady Spring Marsh Fork and Slab Fork Bee dates span April with times at 7 p.m. or 7 30 p.m. Staging will occur at Beaver Lions Clubhouse and Sophia High School with judges and pronouncers named from Oak and Armco Steel personnel and local educators. Previous Town District Bees set for April 7-8 and Wyoming County District Bees on April 22.
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Raleigh County
Tri-County
The
Register
Elementary Principals Associations
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Shady Spring
Marsh Fork
Slab Fork
Willis Walker
Beaver Lions
Boots Dilley
John Saunders
Nellie Wood
Adeline Vecellio
Mentary
Dewey Bone Jr
Mabscott Post Office Project Bids Invited Again
Bids sought again for Mabscott post office site and building under Post Office Department plans. F. E. Simms accepts bids by April 30 for a 1960 square foot workspace, 247 square foot platform, and 9 630 square feet of surrounding area on Arthur Summerfield option land. The $3 600 site to be owned by the winning bidder with a 10 year lease and renewal options.
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Mabscott
Beckley
F. E. Simms
Charles
Post Office Department
Arthur Summerfield
Vo-Rehab Helps 47 Get Jobs In February
The Beckley District of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Division reports 47 handicapped individuals placed in jobs during February. District Supervisor Linn J. Hardman notes eight counties served and a total of 303 rehabilitations in eight months, with state totals rising in February.
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Vo-Rehab
Beckley
State
Linn J. Hardman
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoccing
McDowell
Summers
Mercer
Monroe
West
Byrd Prillerman Winners Lead School Spelling
Byrd Prillerman Elementary School tops Tri County spelling results with Patty Jo Donald named 56 Division Champion and Mary Frances Parris as runner up. Patty, 11, daughter of Howard Donald, is 4H Club president and flute player. Mary Frances, 10, daughter of Fitch Lee Parris, is a clarinetist and 4H songleader. Both pupils study under Marilyn W. Parrish.
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Byrd-Prillerman
Patty Jo Donald
Mary Frances Parris
Patty
Howard Donald
Mary Frances
Jolly Workers 4H Club
Fitch Lee Parris
Marilyn W. Parrish
Soldier Profiles Highlight Local Army and Marine Servicemen
Sgt Ronald E Duncan of the 327th Infantry at Fort Campbell Ky is the wire team chief and son of Earl and Glen Duncan. Pvt William J Tilley Jr completes missile training at Fort Sill Okla and is an 1959 Trap Hill High School graduate. Cpl Charles R Davis, due home on 20 day leave, is a Marine at Camp Pendleton after serving with the Ninth Marines in Alaska. Pvt Jimmy D Cook, 19, trains on radio teletypewriter at Fort Gordon after basic at Fort Jackson and Oceana High School graduate.
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01St Airborne Division
327Th Infantry
Fort Campbell, Ky
Ronald E. Duncan
Earl B. Duncan
Glen White
Army
Woodrow Wilson High School
Korea
Artillery and Missile Center
Fort Still
Okla
William J. Tilley Jr
Surveyor
Fort Jackson
S. C
Trap Hill High School
Cpl
Charles R. Davis
Roy Y. Davis
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Clarksville
Ninth Marines
Alaska
Oregon
Mark Twin High School
Marines
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Jimmy D. Cook
Rush Cook
Cyclone
Fort Jackson, S. C
Cook
Oceana High School
Fireman Apprentice Clayton C. Smith Jr. Aboard USS Wasp
Serving aboard the anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS Wasp operating out of Boston Massachusetts is Clayton C. Smith Jr. fireman apprentice son of Clayton C. Smith Route 2 Beckley in this Navy personnel notice.
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Wasp
Boston
Mass
Clayton C. Smith Jr
Clayton C. Smith
Beckley
Promoted Radioman Third Class David T. Rodes
David T. Rodes, son of Mr and Mrs D G Rodes of Beckley, promoted to radioman third class while serving on the radar picket escort destroyer USS Savage based at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
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David T. Rodes
D. G. Rodes
Orchard Ave
Beckley
Savage
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Course Cancelled for Gir Scout Leaders Training
A training course for area Girl Scout leaders scheduled for Saturday in Montreal has been canceled.
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Montroal
Disability rule clarifications from Beckley SS District Office
Beckley Social Security District Office manager Stanley Earl explains that temporary disability does not qualify for benefits under current law. He outlines the definition of disability as lasting indefinitely or until death, including physical or mental conditions, and notes frozen records for those over 50 after six months. A worker must have five credits in the prior ten years and may contact the Beckley office for details.
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Stanley Earl
Beckley SS
Earl
Beckley
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C. R. Davis
J. D. Cook
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