Volunteers To Be Honored At Beckley VA Awards Night
Volunteers at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital will be honored at the Annual Awards Night Monday. Two sisters and other volunteers from Red Cross and American Legion Auxiliary are pictured with veterans as arts and crafts programs aid rehabilitation. The Monday program includes invocation, business meeting, ceremonies, hospital director welcome, and certificate presentation with photography by Jack T. Lilly.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
O. M. Jones
Red Cross
W. R. Maddy
American Legion Auxiliary
Hinton
W. F. Acord
William Hall
Hos
Mary McVicker
The
Salvation Army
James Tanner
D. R. Pisegna
R. C. Jones
Veterans Administration
Kathryn Kerrigan
Cate
James W. Tanner
Jack T. Lilly
Raleigh County teachers install new officers 1963 64
Mrs Hazel Davenport presided as Raleigh County Education Association and Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association installed officers for 1963 64 at Beckley Hotel. ACEA officers are Paul Vennari Aubrey W Jackson Nancy Thorne and Eric Williams CTA officers Wanda Simpkins Jo Ann Sweeney Ava Cook and Doris Maynor. Retirement pins awarded to Tena White Martha Lilly and Willia P Elkins. The Greenbriers performed and sang Moriah after the banquet.
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Raleigh County Education Association
Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association
Beckley Hotel
Paul Vennari
Beckley Junior High School
ACEA
Aubrey W. Jackson
Shady Spring High School
Nancy Thorne
Eric Williams
Mount Tabor
CTA
Wanda Simpkins
Crescent Elementary School
Jo Ann Sweeney
Lester Elementary School
Ava Cook
Shady Spring
Doris Maynor
Sophia Elementary
Raleigh County
Tena White
Lower White Oak
White
Artie
Martha Lilly
Mabscott
Lilly
Willia P. Elkins
Crab Orchard
Hazel Davenport
John W. Saunders
Greenbriers
Concord College
Moriah
New York
Ted Mack
Princeton
West Virginia festival features local bands and schools
The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission notes a festival lineup including Woodrow Wilson, Mark Twain, Sophis, Trap Hill, Stoco and Strat among other local bands and groups performing at the event.
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West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission
Woodrow Wilson
Mark Twain
Sophis
Trap Hill
Stoco
Stratton
Percy Jackson Loses a $5,000 Bank Note Quest
Kansas City police report that Percy Jackson, 72, pursued a rare $5,000 bill to impress friends. He had converted most of his life savings into the note a month ago and now says the cash is missing after filing the loss.
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Kansas City
Percy Jackson
Percy
Senate approves bill banning cat abandonment in California
The Senate in Sacramento passed a bill making it illegal to abandon a cat. A roll call response of meow was interpreted as aye, reflecting the unusual debate outcome and signaling support for the measure.
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Sacramento
Calif
Senate
Family plans and historic note on gas origin
The piece suggests a relaxed weekend with family time and mentions a past Belgi an alchemist Jan Van Helmont heating coal releasing a vapor called geest or shost spirit. It notes film stars paying taxes abroad and the possibility of returning to Hollywood for work.
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Jan van Helmont
Geest
Hollywood
Europe
Aries to Pisces daily horoscope for 1963
Daily zodiac readings advise personal and financial actions, urging practical steps and self awareness. The forecast notes favorable investments, energy boosts, and social guidance, with reminders to avoid overspending and to seek cooperation.
Vets Benefit Total Reaches $46 562 85 For Area
Basil R. Sweeney says Raleigh and Fayette counties received 46 562 85 for veterans and dependents for one year from April awards. The Beckley field office handled 426 contacts in April with 387 telephone calls 437 outgoing letters and 170 forms completed. An office staff operates weekly at Beckley Memorial Building while Sweeney conducts itinerant visits to assist veterans and survivors.
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Fayette
Basil R. Sweeney
Beckley Field
Department of Veterans Affairs
Sweeney
Beckley
Memorial Building
New Queen Portrait to Headline Royal Academy Show
A newly commissioned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Terence Cuneo will be displayed at the Royal Academy summer show opening Saturday. The painting features the Queen on the police horse Imperial rehearsing for the trooping of the colors at Buckingham Palace.
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London
UPI
Royal Academy
Imperial
Buckingham Palace
Terence Cuneo
Seals Nose Valued At 2 80 Each For Fishermen
In Boston England a bounty system pays fishermen 2.80 dollars for a seal nose. Each nostril proof must be produced as evidence before the fisherman collects the payment.
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Boston
England
The Doctor Says Osteoporosis No Joke And No Killer
Osteoporosis results from torn down bone outpacing rebuild, common in women 50 to 65 and men over 65. Causes include menopause, aging, calcium intake, steroids, disuse. Early stages show few symptoms but vertebral collapse can occur. movement aids bone formation and recovery.
Why a Teen Should Skip TV on School Nights
A 13-year-old asks Kathy about watching TV on school nights. The columnist cites willpower, parental limits, and consistent homework routines as key reasons, noting teachers and college advisers stress structured time for studies and extra reading.
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Kathy
Final Visit By Col Martineau To Beckley Recruiting Office
Colonel Fred J. Martineau commander of the Second Army Recruit District visited Beckley for a final consultation with 2nd Lt James H. Bryant officer in charge and with 2nd Lt William R. Bonneau executive officer. He departs June 6 for Germany to lead the Publications Center in Hollescht and will farewell 14 other recruiting stations in the Second Army District.
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Fred J. Martineau
Second Army Recruit District
George G. Meade
Beckley
James H. Bryant
U.S. Army
William R. Bonneau
Col
Martineau
States
Germany
Hollescht
Second Army District
Casual stalls and casualtties on roadways noted
The report observes a close relationship between casual stalls and casualtties along roadways. It highlights potential safety and maintenance concerns as informal stops proliferate and traffic flow is affected. Authorities consider interventions to curb unsafe informal activity.
Recruiters Exceed Quotas In Air Force Section
The Detachment 202 of the United States Air Force Recruiting Service covering West Virginia, Kentucky, and parts of Virginia and Ohio posted a twelve month recruiting outcome for nurses and lawyers. Nurses: 16 of 19 quota. Lawyers: 2 of 2. Sector A overachieved with 12 nurse applications from a 7 nurse quota. Beckley Station submitted five nurse apps. Sector C submitted only one of six nurse slots. The May Air Force Times reports analysts noting the Air Force’s success in recruiting lawyers and nurses compared with the Army and Navy and detailing plans to fund law school for officers to bolster retention.
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United States Air Force Recruiting Service
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Ohio
Beckley Air Force
Beckley
Hugh S. Weeks
William Renkovish
Air Force Times
Air Force
Army
Navy
Adm
William R. Smedberg III
Naval
Defense Department
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Swindon boy fails sword swallower test
George Kitching, 10, who aspired to be a sword-swallower, gulped a three inch pen knife during a test in Swindon England. The knife was closed and doctors said nature will take its course as he recovers.
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Swindon
England
UPI
George Kitching
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