County Group To Attend State UN Conference
The West Virginia Association for the United Nations will hold its annual meeting in Bluefield April 28 29 with nine chapters expected to send delegates. Raleigh County delegates will be named soon. Ambassador Gunewardene of Ceylon will address a dinner April 28. Bluefield State College players will perform Shakespeare's Othello. Dr E J Scrafford dean and president of the Bluefield area chapter invites all interested to attend.
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West
Bluefield State College Players
E. J. Scrafford
Bluefield Area
Air Force attracts thirteen men to Beckley station
Thirteen enlistments at the Beckley Recruiting Station include Roland Lee Blecher and 12 others from Charleston Oak Hill St. Albans Dunbar and surrounding areas. They will report to Lackland Texas for basic training. Three men reenlisted including Malcomb Welch at Keesler Air Force Base and Harry Nelson and Donald Hannaman at Harlingen Air Force Base.
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Air Force
Beckley
Roland Lee Blecher
Geraldine Harris
Coopers
Albert William Brumback Jr
A. W. Brumback
Washington St
Charleston
George Arthur Shea
William M. Shea
Stratford Road
S. Charleston
Roderick Lenwood Lewis
John L. Lewis
Montgomery
Russel Allen Ranson
Julian C. Ranson
Mission Rd
Gerald Steven Smith
Roby G. Smith
Summerlee Ave
Oak Hill
William Earnest Black
Gid Black
Coal City
Larry Lake Hall
Herbert Hall
Newton
William Hugh Hill
Myrtle Hill
20Th St
Dunbar
Nancy Carol Turner
William K. Turner
Roosevelt Ave
St. Albans
Terry Lee Siers
Velma Creasy
Beards Fork
Russell Wesley Westfall
Goldie M. Westfall
Bernard Lee Bailey
Thomas R. Bailey
Harrison Ave
Lackland
Tex
Malcomb Ray Welch
John H. Welch
Whitman
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Harry Farley Nelson
Dollie Nelson
Ethel
Lockbourne
Ohio
Donald Keith Hannaman
Enith Davis
Copen
Harlingen Afb
Paralyzed Beckleyan Receives Balloon-Tire Wheelchair
Clarence Daniel 36, paralyzed since a 1951 gunshot wound to the spine, received a balloon-tired wheelchair from the Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc. He lives alone with his dog Jupiter, runs a home appliance repair shop, and drives a hand controlled car. Daniel, a Navy veteran who served in the South Pacific, says he is content when busy and has taught others to drive.
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Raleigh County Society For Crippled Children and Adults Inc
Clarence Daniel
West Virginia
Jupiter
Doctor presents sweat test to detect cystic fibrosis in newborns
Dr Harold Thomas Hyman explains a sweat test as a simple method to identify cystic fibrosis in newborns. The article outlines how the disease is inherited, how parents may be carriers, and the importance of early testing and treatment through specialized centers in Philadelphia and Bethesda.
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National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation
Walnut St
Philadelphia
National Institute For Metabolic Diseases
Bethesda 14
Paul di Sant’ Agnese
Poet Laureate Harmon Reappointed by West Virginia Governor
Roy Lee Harmon of Raleigh County is sworn in again as Poet Laureate in Gov. W. W. Barron’s office. Secretary of State Joe Burdette administers the oath before Harmon receives his commission while Governor Barron observes. Harmon has served as Poet Laureate across five prior administrations.
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Roy Lee Harmon
Raleigh Register
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Joe Burdette
Harmon
Barron
Ken Kurtz
Wsaz.tv
Area Students Earn Straight A Grades at Morris Harvey
Peggy C Tully of Oak Hill ranks among 19 Morris Harvey College students in Charleston with a 4 0 GPA in the fall semester carrying 16 hours. 169 students earned better than a B average with listed hours including Arnold Generiffe Crab Orchard Barbara Sue Thorne Beckley Peggy Jill Stover Beckley Charlotte Sue Bowman Prosperity Elizabeth Ann McGraw Beckley John Thomas Thies Beckley Charleston Ollie Jane Lafferty Ravencliff Ruth Lee Williams Beckley Hayward L Tenn ey Mabscott and Clarise Ann DeQuasie Oak Hill.
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Peggy C. Tully
Oak Hill
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Arnold Generiffe
Crab ‘Orchard
Barbara Sue Thorne
Beckley
Peggy Jill Stover
Charlotte Sue Bowman
Prosperity
Elizabeth Ann McGraw
John Thomas Thies
Ollie Jane Lafferty
Ravencliffe
Ruth Lee Williams
Hayward L. Tenney
Mabscott
Clarise Ann DeQuasie
One Man Fined Other Charges Dismissed
W T Harold Odd was fined five dollars and costs Monday by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez on a charge of breaking the peace. Two similar charges brought by the Harold and Lilly families at Odd were dismissed for lack of evidence. Charged in the warrants dismissed were James Lilly and Carrell Harold. Each obtained a warrant for the other on similar charges of breaking the peace. Lilly was also the complainant against W T Harold.
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W. T. Harold
Odd
Joe Rodriguez
Harold
Two Language Schools Added To State List
Two language institutes joined a state list for summer courses in modern foreign languages. Rivier College Nashua NH will train secondary French teachers, directed by Sister M St Louis De Gonzague. University of Arkansas will offer a summer institute for teachers of French and Spanish under Professor K Schwartz. Institutes include French Spanish Italian German Russian and modern Hebrew with grants from the National Defense Education Act.
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State Department of Education
George A. Fenley Jr
Rivier College of
Nashua
N. H
M. St. Louis de Gonzague
University of Arkansas
K. Schwartz
Insitute
Emory University
Atlanta
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Kent State University
Kent
Ohio
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
N. M
Pennsylvania State University
University Park
National Defense Education Act
Army Signs 13 Men Enlist at Beckley Recruiting Station
Thirteen men enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Wednesday and Thursday. Names include Larry Chester Smith of Widemouth selecting drafting and cartography and Richard Bruce Halloran of Talcott Europe, with several others listed as unassigned or assigned to combat engineering and airborne roles. They will be stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia for basic training.
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Beckley
Larry Chester Smith
Chester Smith
Widemouth
Richard Bruce Halloran
P. B. Halloran Jr
Talcott
Europe
Frank Lee Camp Jr
Frank Crump
Elk St
Charleston
Homer Donald Jarrell
Edith Emma Jarrell
Hinton
Harry Payne Mickens
A. R. Mickens
Fourth St
St. Albans
Donald Earl Vines
Otis Edward Vines
Odd
Ivan England
G. Hobart
England
East Gulf
Robert Douglas Blankenship
Alfred Blankenship
Saeger
David Howard Hill
State Dietetic Group Plans For Emergency
West Virginia Dietetic Association members met at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital to discuss feeding in emergencies on a three day basis. Regional chair Ann Louise File said plans will be developed further soon. Afterward the group toured the hospitals fallout shelter on display on the second floor under nursing education supervision. Attendees included Ethel Awalt Betty Jo Sullivan and Betty Bonds.
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West Virginia Dietetic Association
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Ann Louise File
Phyllis Trautmann
Ethel Awalt
VA Hospital
Betty Jo Sullivan
Concord College
Betty Bonds
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transfers
Real estate deeds recorded in the county clerk's office include transfers: German Christian Walker to Dola Auer for property near the Guyandotte River in Slab Fork District with no consideration. Pearl Hawley Horton to Noah Edward and Mandy Ellen Cochran for property at Lester in Trap Hill District for 4100 dollars. Huber Carper and Mamie Carper to Robert Vandall Jr. and Mildred Vandall for Piney View Farms Addition in Town District for 5400 dollars. Amos and Nellie Plumley and others to Lena Bell Plumley on waters of Bills Branch in Richmond District for no consideration. Clementina Albanese and others to Josephine Nardin near Lester in Trap Hill District for 500 dollars. Margaret McLean to Frank J. and Irene Zsoldos for property in the McLean Addition to Beckley in Town District for 5000 dollars. Jand Irene Zsoldos to beehver? for 2000 dollars in the McLean Addition to Beckley. Homeseekers Land and Building Co. to John I. and Marie P. Akers in Mount View Truck Farms in Shady Spring District for 800 dollars. Anthony Giampalo and others to Donald C. and Ruby P. Moye in the McCreery Court Addition to Beckley in Town District for 1000 dollars. Juanita M. and W. D. Snuffer to Maurice H. and Elsie M. Smith in the Hedrick Walker Carter Addition to Beckley in Town District for 3200 dollars. John F. and Mable H. Wooten to W. M. Taylor in the Lillybrook Land Co. Addition to Crab Orchard for 5500 dollars.
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Christian Walker
Dola Auer
Guyandotte River
Slab Fork
Pearl Hawley Horton
Noah Edward
Mandy Ellen Cochran
Lester
Trap Hill
Huber Carper
Mamie Carper
Robert Vandall Jr
Mildred Vandall
Piney View Farms
Amos and
Nellie Plumley
Lena Bell Plumley
Bills Branch
Richmond
Clementina Albanese
Josephine Nardin
Margaret McLean
Frank J
Irene Zsoldos
McLean
Beckley
Frank J. Jand
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
John I
Marie P. Akers
Mount View
Maurice H
Elsie M. Smith
Hedrick-Walker- Carter
John F
Mable H. Wooten
W. M. Taylor
Lillybrook Land Co
Crab Orchard
Guy Amato Elected Scout Commissioner in Appalachian Council
Beckley resident Guy Amato was elected Monday night as Boy Scout Commissioner for the Appalachian Council, BSA, at a Bluefield dinner meeting. He will resign Raleigh District post to visit all districts and aid chairmen under a proposed council realignment dividing nine counties into four districts with Raleigh and Summers counties combined in District 3.
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Beckley
Guy Amato
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Bluefield
Amato
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Richard Mellon
Cincinnati
Ohio
BSA
Earle Bibb
al Ellison
Wallace Noble
Robert L. Amick
Francis Edwards
C. A. McDaniel
Clar
Ence Hanson
Charles Bosley
Lewis Jones
Summers County
W. Va
Land Bluefield
Mercer
Tazewell
Cub
Sophia Cubs Receive Badges at Scout Meeting
Cub Scouts of Pack 175 in Sophia earned badges during Friday night activities in the Scout cabin. Ted Crouch led the session with den mothers Mrs. William Benfield Mrs. Woodrow Darnell Den 3 and Mrs. Jack Weese Mrs. Dan Pinson Den 4 and Mrs. Dale McKinney Mrs Rex Crouch Den 5. Den 4 received the honor banner as multiple scouts earned Bobcat Golden Arrow Wolf and Bear badges. Wallace Noble and district advisors attended, with Rex Crouch and Fred Simpson leading the leadership. Dozens of Den 3 4 and 5 members participated in games and songs before refreshments.
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Sophia
Ted Crouch
Den
William Benfield
Woodrow Darnell
Jack Weese
Dan Pinson
Dale McKinney
Rex Crouch
Den 5
Michael Cello
Golden Arrow
Donald Cello
Michael Crouch
Silver Arrow
Terry Simpson
Jenny Powers
Wolf
John Collins
Bear
Den 4
Freddy Whitt
David Black
Paul Riggs
Fred Simpson
Wallace Noble
Sam Kirby
Den 3
Danny Benfield
Benfield
Michael Darnell
Alan Woody
Travis Woody
Michael Spicer
Robert Spicer
Kevin and
Debby
John Conklin
Carrie Farley
Delbert Farley
Terry Weese
Vicki
Kenny Powers
Millard Powers
David Collins
Michael Kirby
Sam Kirby Jr
Danny Pinson
Red Cross Fund Drive Gathers in Raleigh County
Raleigh County American Red Cross presses forward with its current fund drive. Irene Bailey reports Beckley hotel headquarters. Arnett area raised 16.52 dollars led by Wannie Brown with Denver McCormick and Claude Jarrell as co workers. Mead community and Dry Creek area collected 6.15 dollars under Robert L. Davis and Janis Lusk.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Irene Bailey
Beckley Hotel
Bailey
Arnett
Wannie Brown
Denver McCormick
Claude E. Jarrell
Mead
Robert L. Davis
Dry Creek
Janis Lusk
Peace Corps Forms Available Locally
Implementing the Peace Corps program, a limited number of questionnaires will be distributed from the Beckley post office, according to Postmaster Fray Lilly. They will be given applications or may be obtained by writing to the Peace Corps in Washington 25, D. C.
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Peace Corps
Beckley
Fray Lilly
Washington 25
D. C
New 1961 Plates Linked to Red Theme in Wyoming
In Sundance Wyoming the 1961 automobile license plates feature a red background with white letters and numerals. The Sundance Times ran the headline New 1961 Plates in the Red Like Everything Else, reflecting the bold color choice for state plates.
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Sundance
Wyo
Wyoming
Sundance Times
Roof Fall Fatalities Discussed For Council
Leighton Farley of Beckley spoke at a Holmes Safety Association meeting in the courthouse on roof fall fatalities. The United Mine Workers of America District 29 representative noted lower accident rates among council mines. A February report shows 109,284 man hours with seven lost time accidents and no fatalities. tonnage 143,342 and a frequency rate of 64.4.
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Leighton Farley
Sophia
Beckley
Holmes Safety Association
Farley
United Mine Workers of America
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