Magna Carta and the making of English liberty in 1215
Don Oakley and John Lane trace life in medieval Europe a circumscribed era centered on the manor church and village. They note Crusades trade Venice and Córdoba the rise of universities the power of the church and scholastic thinkers. The Magna Carta is framed as a feudal milestone leading to habeas corpus jury trial taxation limits and parliament, setting a long path to liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Venice
Cordova
Spain
Salerno
Paris
Oxford
Albertus Magnus
Thomas Aquinas
John
England
Innocent II
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Multiple local service members completed training and assignments across the United States and overseas. 1st Lt Julian S Trail of Beckley earned dental surgery credentials at West Virginia University and finished Brooke Army Medical Center orientation. Pvt David F Bowers of MacArthur completed an Armor School radio course at Ft. Knox. Pvt William R Markham of Long Branch and Pvt Jerry L Pierce of Beckley finished basic training at Ft Jackson. Sgt Robert M Whisenant of Oceana serves with the First Division Eighth Cavalry in Korea. Pvt Boyd W Walls of Basin completed a general warehouse course at Ft Lee. Specialist Lonnie Vaughn Jr of Eccles won the carbine title in Hanau. Pvt David L Woodson of Milburn completed a Fifth Missile Battalion training cycle at Ft Bliss. Pfc Lesley W Bragg of Shady Spring promoted in Budingen. Two locals, Lloyd J Bennett of Shady Spring and Betty L Nickell of Mabscott, were selected for training at Sheppard AFB after Lackland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke Army Medical Center
St. Sam Houston
Tex
Julian S. Trail
Carolyn
Sherman C. Trail
West Virginia St
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
School of Dentistry
Omicron Kappa Epsilon
Armor School
Ft. Knox
David F. Bowers
Joe E. Bowers
MacArthur
Army
Fort
Quartermaster School
Ft. Lee
Pvt
Boyd W. Walls
Delmar Walls
Basin
Herndon High School
Ft. Bliss
David L. Woodson
Charles R. Woodson
Milburn
Collins High School
Budingen
Germany
83Rd Artillery
Lesley W. Bragg
C. Bragg
Shady Spring
Shady Spring High School
Sheppard Air Force Base
Lackland Afb
Lloyd J. Bennett
Air Force
Betty L. Nickell
Mabscott
Lee, Va
William On Noe
Bula E. Kincaid
Oak Hill
Avis
$394 Forfeited In Police Court
Bonds totaling $394 were forfeited by seven defendants in Beckley Police Court Thursday night led by Albert Ellis Beckley who forfeited $300 on charges of sale and possession of moonshine and lottery apparatus. Don J. Fink of Crab Orchard forfeited $20 on a charge of failure to have his vehicle under control. Mrs. Helen Phillips of Beckley forfeited a $5 fine on a dog violation. Claudette Coleman of Beckley forfeited a $15 bond on a charge of failure to have her vehicle under control. Three drunk forfeitures totaled $44. Fred Brown of Beckley paid a court cost of $2.50 when an assault warrant against him was withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Albert Ellis Beckley
Don J. Fink
Crab Orchard
Helen Phillips
Claudette Coleman
Master Calendar Goal Of Committee
A group met Thursday with Gene Morehouse of the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce to discuss a master calendar for community activities. Representatives from several women s clubs in the area plan another meeting soon to advance plans for a calendar listing all local activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Morehouse
Beckley-Raleigh County
Kuhn Voices Approval Of Homework At Meet
Glen Fork ANS guest speaker R E Kuhn Wyoming County Schools superintendent urged continued home work as a measure of responsibility. He cited California trends and urged increasing assignments from lower grades to high school. PTA actions included fund transfer, instrument sale, and tournament plans at Glen Fork Grade School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
ANS
Parent-Teacher Association
R. E. Kuhn
Wyoming County
Kuhn
California
Noah Dancy
Ravencliff
Sebastian Pizzino
Dianna Pizzino
Ralph Stewart
Treasury
Stewart
Heard
PTA
Glen Rogers High School
Sebastian
Bert Pizzino
Dennie Acord Jr
Lawrence Parnell
Hiram Acord
Paul Brooks
Grandparents jokes and Hollywood quirks mingle on Perry show
Earl Wilson Perry reports Alice Faye and Perry Como will become grandparents and joke about grandparent humor on Perry’s show April 11. Goodman Ace penned the bits. Alice guest stars, with Phil Harris later joining. Liz Taylor rumors, Cleopatra delays, and other showbiz notes cap a busy Hollywood week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alice Faye
Perry Como
Granman
Perry
Goodman Ace
Alice
Hollywood
Phil Harris
Como
Weekend Horoscope and Activity Outlook
A chatty weekend forecast highlights social activity with an exciting but not highly entertaining home scene. It notes progress through creativity and progressives, with Aries urged to help without grumbling and Taurus to stay calm amid tension. Gemini should avoid procrastination and finish tasks before partying. Cancer weighty words, Leo steady progress, and Virgo emphasizes sales calls.
Local Notes From Weirwood and Beckley Memorial
J D Janney returns home to Weirwood after treatment at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Mrs Margaret Glisson enters Beckley Memorial Hospital for treatment and observation. Edward Hamilton Wharton spent the weekend with his family here. he works for Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. Visiting Pax station Saturday were Mrs Norma Kile and Johnny Ray Mowell. Kile is the former Norma Mowell of Indianapolis where she and her husband are employed.
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Pax
Weirwood
Beckley Memorial Hospital
J. D. Janney
Margaret Glisson
Edward Hamilton Wharton
Wharton
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Frank Tyree Pax
Norma Kile
Johnny Ray Mowell
Kile
Norma Mowell
Indianapolis
Ind
Mrs Lacy Cole in Raleigh General after fall fracture
Mrs Lacy Cole a retired school teacher is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after suffering a fractured wrist in a fall in her kitchen Saturday.
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Coal City
RNS
Lacy Cole
Raleigh General Hospital
Doctor Answers Why Children Eat Odd Things and Blood Life
The doctor notes that a child may eat nonfood items as attention seeking or due to medical factors. if habitual or recent, ignore briefly or seek psychiatric referral. Red blood cells live about 120 days. the piece explains tagging with radioactivity and asks readers to calculate turnover. A high school student inquiry on low blood pressure is answered with reassurance and lifestyle tips. Trustee sale notice outlines sale of Lot 25, Hillcrest Park Addition, Beckley WV on April 2, 1962 at 10 a.m. at courthouse door, cash.
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Raleigh County
Marshall Christian
Warren A. Thornhill III
Charles T. Ross, Jr
O. L. Hedrick
Beckley
West Virginia
Hillcrest Park Addition
South Beckley Land Company
Warren A. Thornhill
Mount Hope Area News Roundup
Mt Hope area notes Mrs Dorothy Harrison budget officer visits Health and Safety U S Bureau of Mines Washington D C Gary R Kesler son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Kesler inducted March 12 and in basic training at Camp Gordon Ga James Westfield business visitor in Mount Hope area Mrs W R Park returns to Mount Hope Junior High teaching post after illness Mrs J B Helton Jr recovering at home after Raleigh General Hospital surgery Mrs P A Taggart home from Oak Hill Hospital improving Weekend visitors include Buster Kizer student at University of Tennessee Sammy Warwick student at Tennessee Tech and J C Painter student at Concord College Kilsyth
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Mount Hope
RNS
Dorothy Harrison
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
Gary R. Kesler
Dewey Kesler
United States Army
Camp Gordon
James Westfield
W. R. Park
Army Signs Eight Men Enlisted at Beckley Recruiting Station
Eight men enlisted in the Air Force at the Main Recruiting Station in Beckley on March 15 and 16. The group includes LARRY C. ASH, EARL K. DIEHL, MYLES E. SMITH, WENDELL F. McCALLISTER, DAVID A. BUTCHER, LARRY J. RICHARDS, ELMER A. BILLIPS, and DAVID P. MILLER. They were sent to Lackland AFB, Texas for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Beckley
Larry C. Ash
Eline Ash
St. Albans
Earl K. Diehl
Forrest K. Diehl
Myles E. Smith
Inez L. Durrance
St. Albands
Wendell F. McCallister
Ezra L. McCallister
Winfield
David A. Butcher
New Troopers Assigned To Duty In Princeton
State Police announces transfers to Princeton Detachment. Sgt. J L Adkins from South Charleston joins Company D at Beckley headquarters. Sgt. W L Pike from Clarksburg and Set R L Bonar from Moundsville move to Princeton area. Additional changes place W K MacMorrow in Co A, D F Mease to Turnpike Division, and W C Hersman to Co B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Adkins
South Charleston
Beckley
Princeton
D. W. Lilly
W. E. Burchett
W. L. Pike
Clarksburg
R. L. Bonar
Moundsville
Co. B
W. K. MacMorrow
Co. A. Shinnston
D. F. Mease
Williamson
Turnpike Division
Tpr
W. C. Hersman
Obituary Notices From Beckley and Nearby Areas
John Dell Stanley 78 of Beckley died March 21 at home. Funeral at Mt Tabor Baptist Church March 23. burial Mt Tabor Cemetery. Remains at Calfee Funeral Home until hour before funeral. William Henry Johnson 72 of Mt View died March 21 in hospital. Funeral at Rose Quesenberry Peace Chapel. burial Crews Cemetery in Nimitz. Remaining at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel until funeral. James Fountain 45 of Brooklyn NY, formerly Minden, to be buried Greentown Cemetery Fayette County. services March 24 at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor. Mrs Della Ramsey 68 of Coal City died March 20. services March 23 at Sophia Friendship Baptist Church. burial Hot Coal Cemetery. Williams Funeral Home to handle arrangements. Active pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Stanley
John Dell
J. D
Beckley
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
Albert Ostrander
Mt. Tabor
Calfee Funeral Home
Fountain Fountain
James
Brooklyn
New York
Minden
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
P. B. Jasper
Greentown
Fayette County
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Inc
Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Sonny Vance
Okey Wood
Doff Harvey
Robert Hatcher
Virgil Coy
Elmer Akers
Tony Romeo
Roy Sorstels
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Don Oakley
John Lane
Ft. Jackson 6
William R. Markham
Jerry L. Pierce
Markham Is
William P. Markham
Long Branch
Pierce
Korea
Eighth Cavalry
Robert M. Whisenant
H. W. Whisenant
Oceana
Ft. Devens
Mass
Oceana High School
Competi
Tion
Ordnance Battalion
Hanau
Lonnie Vaughn Jr
Eccles
Eccles Junior High School
W. R. Markham , J. L. Pierce
L. J. Bennett
B. L. Nickell
Fred Brown
Minnie Elliott
Hill St
Beckley Hospital
Bennett
Davie A. Bennett
Nickell
Russell W. H. Nickell
Earl Wilson
Elizabeth Taylor
Liz
Egypt
Cleopatra
Spyros Skouras
Am. Girl Watchers Society
Noella Adam
Sydney Chaplin
Strings
B'way
Bob Preston
Philly
Bob
Janet Leigh
Tony Curtis
Janet
Tony
Milton Berle
Ruth
Dick Rogers
Howard Teichmann
Toots Shor
Rory
James Thurber
John Galbreath
Columbus
Alan King
the Waldorf
A. K
Midnight Earl
Jonathan Winters
Jack Paar
Dick Haymes
Harwyn
Fran
James Gillon
Sheldon J. Kravitz
Lucille Rogers
Voisin
Pat Boone
Seven Arts Productions
Danny Thomas
St. Jude
Sal Mineo
Mike
Corinne Calver
London
Warner Bros
Harold Lloyd
Dr. Peggy
Lee Remick
Don ‘Sherman
Jan Murray
Earl
Rip Taylor
U.S
Channel 5
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Field Enterprises, Inc
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dr. Hyman
Mt. Hope
Our Door
Chess W. Williams
Mankin Ave
Pegey L. Williams
Temple St
Hinton
Beth Klaus
Earl Adkins
Jiffy Car Wash
Second St
Dial
W. Va
Johnson
Ramsey
Williams Funeral Home
Dial Floral CO
City Ave
Funeral Home Radio
Douglas Bryant
Jack McGuigan
Johnstown Rd
Swebb & Neal
Vance Drive
R. H. Neal
Mer
U.S. Royal
U.S. Rubber
U.s.royal
Tire Sales, Inc
Fayette & Church Streets
David Creager
U. S. Royals
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