Basques hunted whales in the 12th and 13th centuries
The Basques hunted whales in the 12th and 13th centuries and a notable portion of France’s population lives in homes lacking running water.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1954
Page
8
County Pupils Eligible For Ford Industrial Arts Award Contest
Raleigh County high and junior high students may join Ford Motor Company’s annual industrial arts award contest with 45,000 dollars in prizes for 1954. Rule books go to 48,000 teachers. 1,500+ will receive cash, pins, and merite awards. Top 30 winners visit Detroit area with their teachers. entries span 14 divisions and are shown at Ford Rotunda Dearborn and Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Ford Motor Company
Competiton
Detroit
Ford Rotunda
Dearborn
Mich
Chicago
Post Korea Vets Realize Value Of GI Training
A Veterans Administration survey shows about 377000 post Korean War veterans used the 18 month Korean GI Bill. Of them nearly 192000 attended colleges, 117000 studied below college level, 69000 in trade and vocational programs, 23000 in grade schools and high schools, 19000 in business schools, and 5700 in correspondence courses. About 56000 trained on the job, two thirds in apprenticeship programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Veterans Administration
R. A. Barcel
Beckley VA
Sophia Scout Meeting In Sophia Section Scout Cabin
A meeting of Boy Scout alumni in the Sophia section is called for 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Scout cabin announced Saturday by James Lowry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Sophia
James Lowry
Veterans Insurance Advice For Korean GI Policyholders
Veterans Affairs Beckley office offers tips for new Korean GI term insured veterans. Key points urge paying premiums on time, avoid mailing cash, use checks or money orders, and ensure beneficiaries are on record. Post separation gives 120 days to apply and begin first premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration Office
Beckley
R. A. Barcel
Barcel
Veterans Administration
McCreery St
Deeds Recorded In Raleigh County Real Estate Transfers
Real estate deeds recorded in Raleigh County show trades among Holdren Christian Lilly Ashworth Thomley Tolbert Meadows Lovell Stone Forney Davis Bowling Lilly Epperly Rowland Beaver Coal Corp with parcels of land across Beckley Shady Springs Town District and March Fork District. Considerations range from no consideration to about 5 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
C. R
Anna Holdren
D. C
Maysel Christian
James Lilly, Inc
Sam and
Nellie Lilly
H. J. Lilly
Rhodell
Robert J. Ashworth
McMillian Land and Finance Co
Sophia
Beckley Area Rural Development Council
E. E. Bibb
Paul B. Earwood
Charles Hodel
New River Co
Stamford
Peter H
Ethel Thomley
Henry I. Jr
Betty Louise Kale
Park Heights
Laura B. Tolbert
Beckley Court
Ruth and
Irvin Forney
Lloyd
Ruby Stone
Henry
Winnie Bowling
A. L
Zuleima Davis
Ralé@igh-Sullivan Road
Shady Springs
C. Berkley Lilly
W. H. File Jr
B. B
Anna
Air Force seeks traveling teachers and principals for 1954 55
The United States Air Force is hiring for teaching and principal posts at overseas air bases in England France Tripoli French Morocco Newfoundland Iceland Japan the Philippine Islands and the Azores. Salaries run 4205 for teachers and 5060 for principals with possible overseas differentials and free living quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
England
France
Tripoli
French
Morocco
Newfoundland
Iceland
Japan
Philippine Islands
Azores
Burgesses sue Ballengee over furniture ownership in Raleigh suit
Mike and Leona Burgess of Beckley filed a $1,000 claim in Raleigh County Circuit Court on Thursday alleging ownership dispute over furniture. Defendant is Mrs. H. H. Ballengee of 201 S Hever Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Mike
Leona Burgess
Beckley
H. H. Ballengee
S. Hever St
Farm Residents Share in U S Population and Income
The article notes that people living on farms constitute about 15 percent of the U S population and account for roughly 5 percent of national income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S
Young Democratic Club Sets June 25 Rally
The Young Democratic Club of Raleigh County schedules June 25 for its Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner. No speaker has been chosen. A committee led by Mrs Jackie Withrow handles arrangements with members Joe Jones and John Boley. The programs and tickets are managed by Charles Jones Don Hodson C Berkley Lilly John Sikora and Boley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Democratic Club
Raleigh County
Jackie Withrow
Joe Jones
John Boley
Charles Jones
Don Hodson
C. Berkley Lilly
John Sikora
Boley
Red Cross Plans Home Program For Area GIs
Red Cross workers aim to make Beckley a home away from home for soldiers at Prince Army Engineer Post. A volunteer committee led by Mrs. Deane F. Brooke met Lt. Fred Klevesahl to discuss befriending camp troops, chaperoned events, and tours. Donations of a piano books lamps and a recreation room are under way with items still needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Beckley
Prince Army Engineer Post
Fred Klevesahl
Prince Army Post
WJLS
Jack Davis
Deane F. Brooke
Taste of Jail Changes Mind About Prison
Billy Harold Howerton, 22, of Piney View, was released from Raleigh County Jail by Judge Harry L. McCreery after initially asking to be sent to prison. He had appeared before Magistrate J. P. Meadows on March 12 seeking confinement for alleged grand larceny of a watch and money from his mother, Mrs. Gladys Howerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Billy Harold Howerton
Piney View
Harry L. McCreery
Howerton
J. P. Meadows
Gladys Howerton
Amigo Driver John Buford Tudor Injured In Crash
Amigo driver John Buford Tudor is recovering from injuries suffered early Saturday in an automobile accident. He was admitted to Beckley Hospital at 2 a.m. for treatment and released later in the day after his left ribs were treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buford Tudor
Amigo
Beckley Hospital
Long Island's East End as cattle range says National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society notes that until near the end of the 19th century the east end of Long Island New York served as cattle range with large herds and cowboys guarding them, reflecting a historic rural economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
N. Y
National Geographic Society
Salvation Army Fund Drive Planned for Beckley May 3
The Beckley Salvation Army kicks off an $8,250 fund drive on May 3 with two campaigns over about two weeks. Leslie R. Carter leads volunteer recruitment for four divisions while Capt. Robert H. Boyce oversees the effort to support the Citadel debt and annual work. Major Harry Ward and Col. Charles Dodd assist from Richmond.
NAM Adds Cleon Janos To Western PA Office
Pittsburg region NAM hires Cleon A. Janos of Charleston as program and publicity director for western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Former Morris Harvey College instructor and three-year deputy director of US Savings Bond Division in state. Also reports civil service exams for Navy contract specialist and farm credit examiner with varied pay scales and filing deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
National Association of Manufacturers
Cleon A. Janos
Charleston
Hervey H. Keller
Janos
Morris Harvey College
United States Savings Bond Division
NAM
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
United States Civil Service Commission
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Farm Credit
Farm Credit Administration
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Washington
D.C
Department Agriculture
Russell Feazell
Beckley Post Office
Civil Service Commission
D. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
FORD
Ford Industrial Arts
Post Korea
Luke
Physicians
THE
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company OF
Scout Meeting
el Insurance
U. S. Air Force
United States Air Force
Wyoming
Summers
Pocahontas
Nicholas
Monroe
Mercer
Greenbrier
Fayette
Boone
Logan
Kanawha County
Fayette County
Nash Motors
Nash
Canada
Ture
Metropolitan
Bair
Calvin Moore
C. J. Wauhop
C. F. Bloch
T. C. Moorefield
Arbuckle
Salvation Army
Drive
Leslie R
Boyce
Citadel
Carter
West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Secretary of the Treasury
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Washington 25
Brieu Rly
Beckley Area
BNC Printing
W. Prince St
Appalachian
Electric Power Company
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