Centennial Bargain Days Set by Beckley Chamber
Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce Retail Division unveiled Centennial Bargain Days for June 6 to 8. Merchants plan a public drawing using a cement mixer at the courthouse on the final day with 500 cash grand prize and 30 merchant donated prizes, no purchase required.
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West Virginia Retailers Association
Beckley- -Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
T. E. Simmons
W.J. Grant Co
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Joseph Bissett
Vogue and Hub
Gene Morehouse
WJLS
Tony Gonzalez
WWNER
John Kern
Lump sum Social Security death payment steps
Guidance for executors or burial expense payers to file for lump sum death benefits at the Beckley Social Security office 110 Howe St. If burial costs not yet paid the responsible party should apply. Also notes on earnings reports and baby sitting credits for Social Security.
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Social Security Office
Howe St
Beckley
Truck Driver Killed Near Charleston Home
Robert L. Huffman aged 22 of Charleston was killed when his dump truck slid down a 40 foot embankment along a rural road near Berry Hills Country Club. The wreckage and body were found about two hours after the crash by a passerby. Investigators cited the brother’s account that the steering arm had come loose previously and may have caused the second failure.
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Charleston
UPI
Robert L. Huffman
Berry Hills Country Club
Huffman
Volunteer Firemen Save Edwight Mill blaze
Edwight mill shed fire at J P Hamer Lumber Co near Edwight was quickly fought by Whitesville volunteers after a fast call. Superintendent James Moorehead praised the response. About $45000 of lumber, plus shed and machinery, were destroyed. the motor likely started the blaze. the mill, employing about 50, was not damaged.
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J. P. Hamer Lumber Company
Edwight
Whitesville
James Moorehead
Moorehead
Search For Missing Airplane Continues
West Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol pressed on with a search for a private plane missing on a Marion Indiana to Franklin Virginia flight. The craft with three Virginia men last communicated Monday and no trace was found along the planned route or alternate line from Pt. Pleasant through Marlinton to the Virginia border and White Sulphur Springs.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Civil Air Patrol
Virginia
Marion
Ind
Franklin
Indiana
CAP
Ohio
Pt. Pleasant
Marlinton
Pocahontas County
Beckley
Virginia Border
White Sulphur Springs
Thomson to Attend 1963 Red Cross National Convention
Col. Robert Thomson Jr chairing Raleigh County Red Cross chapter will attend the 38th national convention in Philadelphia from Sunday to Thursday. The event marks the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross movement with about 4,000 delegates. Central theme is the centennial year 1963 with World Red Cross Day on May 8. Ten board governors will be elected. resolutions and officers for 1964 will be chosen.
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Robert Thomson Jr
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Philadelphia
Red Cross
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Henri Dunant
Solferino
Italy
Board of Governors
Committee
Veterans Affairs Q A on reemployment and funeral pay
authoritative VA answers for former servicemen and families cover reemployment duties after recall, veteran's preference for Civil Service, and who receives the $250 funeral payment. Key points include reporting to state employment offices within 31 days, 5 and 10 point preferences for peacetime veterans with qualifying service, and the funeral payment going to the undertaker if unpaid or to the filer of burial expenses.
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Veterans Administration
Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Veterans
Department of Labor
Korea
Civil Service
Beer License Violations Lead to Suspensions in West Virginia
State Beer Commissioner Grover T. Davis suspended the licenses of the Tunnell Inn in Dingess Mingo County for 30 days and the Fairfax Inn in Reedsville Preston County for 20 days. Melody Lane in Burk er Hill Berkeley County received 30 days probation for selling beer after hours.
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Charleston
UPI
Grover T. Davis
Davis
Dingess
Mingo County
Fairfax Inn
Reedsville
Preston County
Melody Lane
Bunker Hill
Berkeley County
Sign replace to guide to nation’s first coal town museum
A new sign is needed to direct tourists to the nation’s first coal town museum at Stotesbury. Residents say the old sign was placed poorly about 500 feet off Route 16 on Secondary Route 30 with an arrow to heaven. The Gulf Woman’s Club of Sophia will plant flowers around the new sign as a Raleigh County beautification project.
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Stotesbury
Route
The
Gulf Woman’s Club
Sophia
Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Tams
Debt ceiling rise eyed as House votes loom
Washington notes say administration teams up for House approval to lift the national debt limit from 303.6 billion to 309 billion by July, with a 307 billion cap through June. If blocked, bills could go unpaid. Other items include a $15 million push for federal aid in schools and tighter farm import controls led by Senator Carlson. Boeing chief testifies urging a TFX contest with General Dynamics, though no challenge expected due to existing GD contract.
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Washington
UPI
House
Treasury
Education Congress
Adam C. Powell
Dn.y
House Education and Labor Committee
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Connecticut
Frank Carlson
Secretary of Agriculture
Carlson
Boeing Co
Senate
General Dynamics
BOAC Plans Fleet Cut and Staff Reductions
BOAC will reduce its jet airliner fleet and trim staff as routes shrink with newly independent nations creating their own airlines. Sir Basil Smallpiece, managing director, cited shrinking routes as the reason for the cutback.
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BOAC
London
UPI
British Overseas Airways Corp
Basil Smallpiece
Horton to Speak at Richmond High 27th Graduation
Beckley College administrator Green B. Horton will deliver the commencement address at Richmond High School's 27th annual graduation ceremonies. The event is scheduled for 8 p.m. May 30. Horton serves as director of student activities and chairs the Department of Business and Veterans Coordinator duties.
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Green B. Horton
Beckley College
Department of Business
Richmond High School
Udall Plans Tough Action After Mine Disasters
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall announced a meeting with coal state representatives to discuss disaster prevention. He follows a presidential directive to probe the Carmichaels Pennsylvania explosion killing 37 miners and the Dola West Virginia blast that killed 22 miners, aiming for stricter enforcement and potential new mine safety laws.
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Washington
UPI
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Carmichaels
Dola
W.va
Princess Alexandra wedding cost cited by PM in Commons
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the House of Commons that Princess Alexandra's Westminster Abbey wedding last week cost the British government 1850 dollars. He said most of the expense went to decorations along The Mall for the wedding procession route. The figure was given in response to a question from Labour MP Richard Marsh.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Alexandra
Westminster ‘Abbey
Macmillan
House of Commons
Labor
Richard Marsh
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Thomson
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Robert Thomson
Paare
Coal Museum
G. M. Powers
Horton
Interior Department
Valley Drive
Krogers
EPPY
Ree AS
Tamarps
George Bernard Shaw
N.P.H. U
McKesson Bexel
Sale
Mount Hope
Uper
Dorothy Perkins
Appalachian Power Plan
Valley
Neville St. Beckley
Diamond
Diamond Factory
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