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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1972

Page

15

Beatrice Foods Names James T. Hill Dairy District Manager

James T. Hill has been promoted from assistant manager to manager of Beatrice Foods Dairy district, overseeing plants in Durham North Carolina Roanoke and Radford Virginia Beckley and management services for Giant Food Dairy in Washington. Hill, Auburn University dairy science graduate, joined Beatrice Foods in 1959 in Gadsden Alabama and rose through Huntsville Alabama to plant superintendent in 1962 and Appalachian district assistant manager in 1971.

James T. Hill Beatrice Foods Beatrice Foods Co Greenbrier Dairy Co Beckley Don L. Grantham Hill Durham N. C Roanoke Radford Giant Food Dairy Washington, D. C Auburn University Gadsden, Ala Huntsville Ala Appalachian

Charleston Man Heads Two Gas Firms

John L. Thomas of Charleston, director of Columbia Gas System Inc., becomes director of its two distribution subsidiaries West Virginia Inc. and Columbia Gas of Kentucky Inc. He is president of Thomas Field & Co. Thomas joined The Columbia Gas System board on February 16. He also directs the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of West Virginia and served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1952 to 1954.

John L. Thomas Charleston Columbia Gas System Inc Distribution West Virginia Inc Columbia Gas of Kentucky Inc Thomas Thomas Field &Co Columbia Gas System Cheapeake and Potomac Telephone Co West Virginia House of Delegates

Freewill Baptists Plan State Meet and Elect Officers

The Freewill Baptist 12th quarterly session at Beckley headquarters drafted plans for the state conference set for June 9-10 and a June 3 Women’s Auxiliary meeting at Bethel. Officers and board members were retained or selected including Rev. F. C. Calhoun, Rev. Ronald Adkins, O. E. Martin, Leonard Hewlett, Dallas Adkins, Edgar Richards, and Mrs Frances Mullaney.

Beckley Conference of Freewill Baptists Mount Tabor Dallas Adkins Mullens Pierpont Freewill Baptist Church F. C. Calhoun Midway Bethel Freewill Baptist Church MacArthur Freewill Baptists Freewill Baptist Denomination Beckley Conference Freewill Baptist F. C.calhoun Bethel Freewill Baptist Ronald Adkins Freewill Baptist Church Sophia O. E. Martin Coal City Leonard Hewlett Lillybrook Freewill Baptist Pierpont Freewill Adkins Charles Halsey Frances Mullaney Charles Mullaney Vernon Phillips Ghent W. R. Gouldin Beckley A.E Gene) Snuffer Bradley

Weather details for a 24 hour period

Report shows high 76 at 4 30 pm and low 55 at 7 30 am with 58 at 10 am. Precipitation 0 1 inch, wind east at 7 mph, sea level pressure 30 02 inches and falling. Sunset 8 21 pm sunrise 6 20 am.

Diabetic Camp Dates Announced for Kno-Koma Session

Applications are being accepted for the 23rd annual summer camp at Camp Kno-Koma held at Camp Galahad in Kanawha County from July 23 to August 5. Diabetic children ages seven to 15 are eligible. information and forms available by writing Camp Kno-Koma, Box 25303, South Charleston, W V.

Kanawha County

Sophia Scouts Clean Up Town Hall Block in Crime Bust

Soph ia cub scouts from Pack 75 led a Saturday cleanup behind Sophia Town Hall and alerted the police to a breaking and entering. Police awarded a citation and local merchants donated treats while streets were swept.

Sophia Sophia Town Hall Bob Hunt Roland Hatfield Ammy Lozier

Raleigh County Historical Society to Host Lois McLean on Mother Jones

Mrs. William D. McLean will speak at the Raleigh County Historical Society May meeting on Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Woman's Clubhouse Park Avenue. She will discuss her research on labor heroine Mother Jones and early West Virginia labor history, arranged by vice president Louise Wilkes. Murray Shuff presides.

William D Lois) McLean Mother Jones Raleigh County Historical Society Woman’s Park Avenue McLean Llewellyn Louise)Wilkes Beckley Indiana West Virginia West, Virginia Murray Shuff

Protesters Arrested at Westover Base in Chicopee

About 60 antiwar demonstrators including women with children in arms were arrested when blocking workers from entering Westover Air Command base. They were arraigned in Chicopee District Court on breach of the peace disorderly conduct and prohibiting an employee from entering his place of employment. Over 400 have been arrested at Westover since demonstrations began April 21.

Chicopee Mass UPD Westover Strategic Air Command Base Chicopee District Court Westover

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