Beckley Council Set to Meet After Local Incident
Beckley city council schedules 7 30 p m meeting in the council chamber while noting a car mishap near Eccles Howerton involving Mayor Minter and his wife. The Howertons abandoned the vehicle after a warning of an approaching train amid no insurance on the car. Lieutenant William Murphy and twins Jeff and Jerry Hazzard enlist at the United States Army Station after gaining a deferment under the Armed Forces Reserve Act amended in 1955. The twins, sons of Mr and Mrs Roosevelt Hazzard, will report to Fort Jackson and then transfer to Ft Knox after completing local schooling and trade studies.
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Beckley City
Hicle
Howertons
Howerton
William Murphy
United States Army Station
Jeff
Jerry Hazzard
Roosevelt
Hazzard
Fort Jack
Officers Elected By DAV Group
New officers of the Beesley Chapter 18 Disabled American Veterans were chosen Thursday Eugene Cole was reelected commander for a second term Everett Royles was elected senior vice commander Joe Estep also named to a post in the local DAV leadership.
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Beesley
Eugene Cole
DAV
Everett Royles
Joe Estep
Miss Basketball of 1956 57 named at Richmond High
Merlene Plumley, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Plumley of Abraham, was crowned Miss Basketball of 1956 57 at Hlenemond High School Pluto. She is a Richmond High junior and a cheerleader, choir member, junior class officer, and secretary of The Richmond High Comet.
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Merlene Plumley
Hlenemond High
Pluto
Jesse Plumley
Abraham
D P.m
James Redden
Miss Plumley
Richmond High Comet
Richmond High Infants
Roscoe Plumey
Carolyn Kingsley
Eb.e. Kingsley
Patricia Ellison
Eda Ellison
Wilma Plumley
Delbert Plamley
Carol Richmond
Hobart Richmond
G. H. Graten
Richmond High School
Edu
Sophia High Captures Honors at Annual Science Show
Sophia High dominated the Fifth Annual Ra leish County Science Fair held at the Sophia High Auditorium. Winners across physical and biological science categories were announced by Fair Director James K. Lowry, with 21 exhibits from seven communities and Bluefield Region contestants set to advance to the National Science Fair in Los Angeles.
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Sophia High
Sophia High Shhoo
Raleish
lFair
Gophia High
Stoco
Wood
Row Wilson Hizh
Beds
Don Farley
Helen Smith
Leon Thompson
Stern
Scarlet McKinney
Dreama McVey
Copetition
James Robert Bragg
Shady, Springs
Pete Hornbeck
Robert Peak
Sophia
Bluefield
Leompete
Los Agneses
Calif
Bluefield State College
Wiley Services Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Elta McMillion Wiley 67 of Crab Orchard will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Church MacArthur with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. She died Sunday night after an extended illness in a local hospital. She was born October 28 1889 in Sandlick to Dudley and Sarah Brown McMillion. Her husband Charles C. Wiley died in August 1936. Survivors include a brother a son four daughters 90 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The body will be moved to her daughter’s home Tuesday morning and pallbearers are K R James Tivis Graybear Bill Dawson E B Freeland Nathan Burton and Jimmy Wickline.
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Elta McMillion Wiley
Crab Orchard
Bethel Church
MacArthur
D.W. French
Sunset Memorial Park
Mrs. Whitely
Ewart Ave
K. R. James
Tivis Graybear
Bill Dawson
Freeland
Nathan Burton
Jimmy Wickline
Shady Spring FFA Wins Parliamentary Procedure Contest
The Future Farmers of America team from Shady Spring High School placed first in a parliamentary procedure contest this week. Front row members Autrey Birch Lee Scott Zeke Wood James Robinson served with advisor.
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Future Farmers of America
Shady Spring High School
Autrey Birch
Lee Scott
Zeke Wood
James
Area Doctors to Attend Meeting at University
Visiting committee members from the West Virginia University School of Medicine and the State Medical Association will tour the Basic Sciences Building at the University Medical Center on April 13. Attending doctors include Dr. Ross P. Daniel of Beckley, Dr. Charles E. Watkins of Oak Hill, and Dr. F. J. Zaldos of Pineville.
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West Virginia University School of Medicine
State Medical Association
University Medical Center
Ross P. Daniel
Beckley
Haison
Charles E. Watkins
Qak Hill
F. J. Zaldos
Pineville
Medical Education
University to Open Bids for Teaching Hospital Plan
The article notes bids opening on April 10 for a 400 bed teaching hospital adjoining the Basic Sciences Building. Completion will allow a four year medical curriculum at the University. A group will tour the Medical Center April 15 followed by an informal discussion on development issues.
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Basic
Beckley Pilot Buzzes City to Wake Wife
An Air Force twin engine transport circled Beckley after midnight to wake Lt. J M Tomlinson and his wife at the airport. Police and airport staff learned the plane was safe after landing at Raleigh County Memorial Airport.
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Air Force
Beckley
Herbert Alley
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Alloy
Lockheed
Air Transport Command
Washington, D. C
Alley
Aloy
Beesley
Alloy 00 Thinking, As Several Beckleyans
Piedmont ‘Air
Theylines
Almet
Charleston
Ysl
Spanishburg Student Claims Grand Champion Ham Title
At Shady Spring High School Friday students from Shady Spring Stratton Trap Hill and Spanishburg entered hams bacons and eggs into the local Future Farmers show. Jimmy Wyatt and Keith Richmand of Spanishburg won purple ribbons including Wyatt as Grand Champion Ham and his egg exhibit named Grand Champion. Other blue and red ribbon winners include Jimmy Woods Franklin Bennett Junior Honaker Wade Waddell Ralph Meadows John Peters and Dennis Richmond.
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Southern Federation
Future Farmers of America
Shady Spring
Charleston
Stratton
Trap Hill
Spanishburg
Jimmy Wyatt
Keith Richmand
Wyatt
Jimmy Woods
Franklin Bennett
Junior Honaker
Wade Waddell
Ralph Meadows
John Peters
Frank Bennett
Jimmy Wood
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Alk. Minter
Eccles
Hlowerton
S.C
Transportation Corps
Ft. Knox
Kimball High School
Jimnes Ray Howerton
Arbuckle
Arbuckles
Froened Jeaning
EEE Esata
Nyse Cleaners, Inc
South Kanawha St
DAV Group
Miss Merlenfe Plumley
Jack Maynor
Paul Schwesig
South Aneal
Wiley Services
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency Incorporated
Watts
Virginia
Haseen
Beckleyans
Future Farmers of
Larry Marshall
Jerry Walkker
Thomas Lally
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Leroy Rinehart
Kenneth Rinehart
Jon
Jerry Walker
Keith Rich
Springford
John Petpee
Chad Coll
F.d.lc
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Philco
Pidge
HNCO
W. VA
Beckley Music
Valley Drive
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