Senate Approves 25000 For Dam in Wyoming County
Senator Robert Byrd said the Senate approved a 25000 supplemental fund for the Justice Dam project in Wyoming County. The appropriation, part of a 1963 funding bill, advances to conference in the House and could enable completing the dam by 1964 or 1965, earlier than planned.
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Army Engineers
Justice Dam
Wyoming County
Robert C. Byrd
The
Register
Senate
Byrd
House
Seven Men Enlist In U S Air Force Here
Seven men enlisted at the Beckley Recruiting Station and were sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training. Names include Jon Wesley Paul of Whitehall Michigan, Clinton Ray Hall of Beckley, James Michael Doyle of Hinton, Roy Clarence Sanders Jr of Jaeger, and Norman Thomas Claypool son of Leonard Claypool.
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Air Force
Beckley
Lackland Afb
Tex
Jon Wesley Paul
Jack Paul
Whitehall
Mich
Clinton Ray Hall
Sammie Hall
James Michael Doyle
John Doyle
Hinton
Roy Clarence Sanders Jr
Jaeger
Norman Thomas Claypool
Leonard Claypool
Local Figures Mention Meadow Bridge and James Families
Meadow Bridge notes Kyle William Riddle Jr. and Colin Kelly James as listed individuals with parental lines. The piece also recalls the first transcontinental telegraph sent in 1861 during President Abraham Lincoln’s administration.
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Meadow Bridge
Kyle William Riddle Jr
Mary Shipley
Nitro
Colin Kelly James
Frank James
Chicago, Il
Abraham Lincoln
First Church Revival Opens With Evangelistic Evening
The First Church of the Nazarene began its spring revival Wednesday night with nightly services at 7 30 p m through May 12. Rev Russell Bowman of Columbus Ohio will lead, bringing years of pastoral ministry and focus on personal evangelism. Rev Carl W Gray and the church invite the public to attend as special music and singing are featured nightly.
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First
Church of the Nazarene
Russell Bowman
Columbus
Ohio
Bowman
Carl W. Gray
Cardinal McIntyre Late to Mass in Time Change Confusion
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre admitted he was up late and forgot daylight saving time as he addressed 600 members of a Catholic men's group in Los Angeles. The incident highlighted the common confusion caused by the time change.
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MASS
Lundale Farms Cow Sets High Milk and Butterfat Record
A registered Holstein cow from Lundale Farms Oak Hill Fayette County has set a notable production record verified by DHIA tester Jack Patton Beckley WV. At four years ten months old the cow yielded 15460 pounds of milk with 3.7 percent butterfat or 570 pounds in 300 days. Mature equivalent yields 15924 pounds milk and 587 pounds butterfat. The cow is artificially sired by Bear Rock Orms by Duke through ABC. Breeding service is provided by ABC technician Frank Dearing Prosperity WV.
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Lundale Farms
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Jack Patton
Dhia Tester
Beckley
West Virginia
Bear Rock Ormsby Duke
Mississippi Dem leader weighs stay away from 1964 convention
Gulfport Mississippi state Democratic party chairman Bidwell Adam said he favors skipping the 1964 national convention if conditions are hot. He urged not to attend unless planning to back the nominee, noting his split with the national party after federal troops enforced integration at the University of Mississippi.
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Democratic Party
Bidwell Adam
Mississippi
Adam
National Party
University of Mississippi
Beckley Musician Warren Richards Plans Live Album
Beckley native Warren Richards, son of J W Richards of Beckley, is set to record a live album at the Gay Nineties spot in Columbus with Rose Murphy signing him for a major label. Richards, a longtime Golden Horseshoe performer and musical director, has backed Francis Langford and Dagmar and toured the United States and Canada. He will record during a Horseshoe show and then head to Santa Barbara on June 10 to open there.
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Warren Richards
J. W. Richards
Johnstown Road
Beckley
Golden Horseshoe
Columbus
Ohio
The
Columbus Star
Rose Murphy
Warren
Richards
Frances Langford
Fran Warren
Dagmar
Dolly Morgan
Dolly
Mort Love
Horseshoe
Emmett
Jerry) Long
S. Kanawha St
Long
Dave Garroway
West Virginia
United States
Canada
Santa Barbara
Calif
Your Social Security for Teenagers and New Workers
This notice explains the importance of obtaining a social security account number for graduates entering the workforce. It covers how Social Security protects earnings and dependents, the need to file name changes, how to get a duplicate card if lost, and proper handling of two card copies for safekeeping.
ZIP Code Coming July 1 Wait Faster Mail Handling Beckley
Beckley will adopt the ZIP Code system on July 1 as part of a nationwide rollout. Postmaster A Fray Lilly and Postmaster General J Edward Day outlined five digit codes to speed deliveries, with Beckley assigned a three digit center code for routing and neighborhood identification. The plan targets large mailers and emphasizes use on return addresses to improve sorting nationwide.
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Post Office Department
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
J. Edward Day
Lilly
Beckley Sectional Center
Weather station at Raleigh County Airport to be dedicated May 11
Rapid progress on the Raleigh County weather station under construction at the Airport with meteorologist Lewis Hayes and four assistants. The group plans partial operation by the May 11 dedication, offering Beckley forecasts, daily local and terminal weather updates, hourly observations, six hourly synoptic data, and upcoming fire weather duties. Byrd to attend dedication as honored guest.
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Lewis Hayes
Raleigh County
Hayes
Herb Alley
Beckley
Raleigh
United States
West Virginia
United States Weather Bureau
Honolulu
Hawaii
Bampas
Jimmie Whittemore
New York City
Paul E. Corteau
Caribou
Maine
Richard B. Neave
Green Bay
Wis
Richard L. Urbanak
Sterling
Record of 101 take exams to beat old license deadline
Sgt. D. V. Lilly of the Beckley State Police reported a record turnout as 101 people took the old oral tests and 73 prospective drivers completed the road exam accompanied by troopers. The new system features a 12 question written test and a stricter road test.
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Sst
D. V. Lilly
Beckley Detachment
State Police
Lilly
Nixon to move to New York for career and candidacy
Walter Cronkite said Nixon will relocate to New York to pursue business and politics. He plans to join a New York law firm and establish a legal residence there to qualify as a presidential candidate from New York.
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NIXON
New York
UPI
Walter Cronkite
CBS News
Manning
Richard M. Nixon
Cronkite
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Swift
Krey
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