Swim Party Set at Concord College Saturday
In conjunction with the upcoming YMCA program a swimming party will be held at Concord College Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Those wishing to attend should telephone Fred Meyer or the Beckley Newspapers switchboard. A $15 pool fee will be pro rated among attendees and each participant must furnish their own transportation.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Concord College
Fred Meyer
Beckley Newspapers
Stratton PTA Reschedules Meeting To April 9
The Stratton High School Parent-Teacher Association has set a new meeting date for April 9 after canceling the Thursday session due to weather. Guest speaker Harris M. Rollings Jr., an assistant professor of business at Bluefield State College, is expected to attend.
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Stratton High School Parent-Teacher Association
Harris M. Rollings Jr
Bluefield State College
Proposed Judicial System Changes Outlined By Judge
Ra leigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp spoke at the Beckley League of Women Voters annual dinner outlining a reform plan for West Virginia's courts. He described eliminating the justices of the peace in favor of People s Courts with trained lawyers presiding only over cases above $1 000. He noted current partisan judge elections and possible non partisan selection studies. The Beckley League named delegates and observers for the state convention in Charleston next month and elected officers and directors for two year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Beckley League of Women Voters
Knapp
Supreme Court of Appeals
Circuit Courts
Justice of Peace
Peoples Courts
Peoples Court
League
Beckley Hotel
Walter G. Cooper
Arlena Miller
Nancy Thorne
Eunice Haddad
Mary Carpenter
Henrietta Kinzer
Marye Rhodes
Charleston
Alfreda Edgell
Cooper
C. J. Kleiman
John Earl Miller
Carpenter
Maude Geiger
Paul Reeder
Thomas Prince
Pat Wolander
Robert Miller
Miss Rhodes
Daniel Boone Hotel
Kinzer
Round-Up Set Sunday To Aid Flood Victims
The Beckley Citizens Radio Band Club will hold a Sunday round-up to collect clothing and bedding for flood victims in Raleigh and Wyoming counties. They will pick up from 1 to 5 p.m. with earlier arrangements possible, from four locations and with Boy Scout troops assisting. Affected churches are asked to help and donations can be arranged by calling four local sites. The next meeting is set for April 2 at Coal City TV.
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Beckley Citizens Radio Band Club
Raleigh
Wyoming
Salvation Army
England
Sprague Hill
Coal City
Mountaineer TV
Sophia
Beaver
Raleigh County
Bob Hatcher
Beckley Area
Boy Scout Troops
Coal City TV
Banquet for Parents of Christian Youth Fellowship Members
A banquet for the parents of Christian Youth Fellowship members will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Men's Classroom at the First Christian Church. All parents are urged to attend.
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Parents of Christian Youth Fellowship
First Christian Church
Keyette Clubs Hold Joint Meeting Here
Beckley Kiwanis member Charles Parsons spoke on civic work at a joint meeting of Shady Spring and Matoaka Keyette clubs held at El Chico. Attendees included 18 Matoaka and 14 Shady Spring girls. Appalachian Bible Institute trio provided entertainment. Virginia Seguine accompanied, with color slides of West Virginia and Alaska. Co sponsors were Mrs. Georgia Shrewshui and Mrs. Betty Yeck. Shady Spring sponsor was Mrs. J. M. Collins.
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Charles Parsons
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Shady Spring
Matoaka
West Virginia
Alaska
E. D. Armstrong
Beckley Khiwanis
Georgia Shrewshui
Betty Yeck
J. M. Collins
Crab Orchard Youth Offered Page Position in Congress
George James, a Woodrow Wilson High School junior from Crab Orchard, received a call from Congressman John M Slack offering a House of Representatives page position. If he accepts, he will attend the Library of Congress page school and earn a presidential diploma along with his high school diploma.
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United States
Woodrow Wilson
George James
Crab Orchard
John M. Slack
James
K. R. James
House of Representatives
Library of Congress
Board of Education
Slack
Washington
Bethel Free Will Baptist Church
MacArthur
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Duke
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Mary Kay
West Virginia University
Tommy
WWHS
Mountain slide swamps Secondary 30 in Statesbury area
Four trees tons of rock and mud and gallons of water poured from the mountainside onto Church Hill’s Secondary 30 on Wednesday afternoon creating the largest slide ever seen in the Statesbury area. Harvey Meadows escaped damage by backing his car. State Road Commission crews diverted traffic and grader operator David Redden called it as large as any slide he had witnessed.
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Church Hill
Statesbury
Harvey Meadows
State Road Commission
David Redden
Polio Clinic Plan Moves Ahead in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Medical Society unanimously backs a three phase oral Sabin polio clinic program targeting all 78 000 residents. Twenty clinics will run 12 hours on a Sunday, with a second six weeks later for vaccine No 2 and a third in early fall, aiming for mass immunization before and during the polio season.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Medical Society
Medical Society
Raleigh
Beckley Doctor Honored for 50 Years in Medicine
Dr Albert A Tieche Beckley physician and hospital administrator was honored by the Raleigh County Medical Society for 50 years of medical practice. Dr Pace WV Medical Society president presented a 50 year plaque at a father son and daughter dinner at the Black Knight County Club.
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Albert A. Tieche
Beckley
Raleigh County Medical Society
Black Knight County Club
Lawrence J. Pace
West Virginia Medical Society
Princeton
Raleigh County Society
Tieche
Medical College of Virginia
U.S. Marine and Public Health Hospital
Buffalo
N. Y
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Hospital
Huntington
Welch
West Virginia
J. H. McCulloch
Oak Hill
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Chicago
American Medical Assn
American College of Surgeons
International College of Surgeons
Southeastern Surgical Congress
Southern Medical Assn
World Medical Assn
American Assn. of Railroad Surgeons
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
American Academy of Hospital Administrators
Florence McCulloch
S. Oakwood Ave
Albert M. Tieche
Mrs
Hulett
Mary Alice)Smith
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Stratton Pta
Doug Price
Peoples Credit Store
Prince St
Beckley Hotel Terrace
Arlene Miller
John W. Eye CO
ALL New
W. Neville St
Roy Eugene Clay
Amigo
William Taylor
Arley Thompson
A. A. Tieche
Chrysler
America
tYour
Earehart
Plymouth
Second Street
Beckley, W. Va
Canterbury Motor Company
Mount Hope W. Va
O. R. Grimmett Motor Co., Inc
Main Street
Hinton
City Auto Service, Inc
Pineville, W. Va
Chrysler Division
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Greenbrier Motor Co., Inc
Fairlea
Lewisburg, W. Va
Chrysler Corporation
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