Snake in Wichita Refrigerator Stuns Homemaker
Mrs. Margaret Mooney found a two foot snake in her refrigerator after returning from grocery shopping. She removed it using two large butcher knives and is left puzzled about how the reptile entered the appliance. The odd incident occurred Monday in Wichita. The Sunbeams and Girl Guards at Beckley Salvation Army celebrate the 47th anniversary with uniforms to school, favors for a Scarbro nursing home, and plans for a Mother and Daughter banquet. The week features events at New River Park, a Citadel banquet, a Raleigh County Health Center tour, and a Sunday Divine Service at 7 p.m. The Sunbeams are ages 6 to 10 and Girls Guards 10 to 18.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Margaret Mooney
Salvation Army of
United States
Beckley Salvation Army
Sunbeams
New River Park
Citadel
Raleigh County Health Center
Icelanders Grind Ring as Livestock Feed
Icelanders do not eat the ring meat for which the country is famed. They grind it into meal used as feed for livestock, reflecting a practice that contrasts with global perceptions of Icelandic delicacy.
Airplane Carries Quarter of Weight as Cargo
An efficient airplane transports cargo totaling about one quarter of its weight. The statement highlights the aircraft’s load efficiency and suggests favorable cargo capacity relative to overall mass.
Light Rains Help Drouth In Raleigh County
Light rains offer some relief to the severe drouth in Raleigh County but farm losses persist. H B Thomas, county agricultural agent, reports about a 50 percent loss on 50 acres of strawberries, equating to a $35,000 to $50,000 hit. Marketing foreseen 350,000 quarts would move through Beckley, Weston, and Parkersburg. now only about half may occur. Cattlemen face costly pasture shortages. overall crop impacts depend on further rainfall.
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John S. Phillips
Raleigh
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
Department of Agriculture
Beckley
Weston
Parkersburg
Mrs N M Austin To Be Honored At NRA Convention
Mrs Natalie M Austin manages West Virginia operations for Interstate Hosts Inc and will be among the NRA 400 honored at the National Restaurant Association Convention in Chicago next week. The 400 are top operators chosen for high standards and re evaluated periodically. Austin, also WV Restaurant Association president, leads a seminar on labor during Tuesday session.
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Natalie M. Austin
West Virginia
Interstate Hosts, Inc
National Restaurant Association
Chicgo
NRA
Austin
West Virginia Restaurant Association
Southern Region Association
Raleigh-Fayette Radio Group To Hold Meeting
Harold W. Blake announces a Raleigh Fayette Citizen Band Radio Club meeting at 8 p m Wednesday at 206 12 Valley Drive North. FCC forms for licenses and new club rules will be explained. members urged to bring blood types for the secretary's file. A July 21 picnic at Beckley 4 H Camp is planned. a Charleston C B round-up invitation is under review at the meeting.
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Raleigh-Fayette Radio Group
Harold W. Blake
Raleigh-Fayette Citizen Band Radio Club
Valley Drive
Federal Communication Commission
Blake
Beckley
Charleston
Shady Band Boosters Sponsor Smorgasbord Dinner
The Shady Spring High School band boosters club will sponsor a Smorgasbord dinner at the Beaver Lions Club buildings from 5 to 7 p m today to raise funds for future band trips. Food is donated by band parents and a booster meeting will follow to plan the annual senior banquet and parent participation.
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Shady Spring High School
Beaver Lions Club
Veteran of the Week James Musgrave Is Honored by VA Script
James E. Musgrave of Reedsville, a polio survivor who served with Navy intelligence in Africa, is featured in a Veterans Administration radio script. He uses leg braces and crutches, relies on a wheelchair for long distances, and, with his wife, runs a small printing business while awaiting new peacetime rehabilitation training. The Musgraves have five young sons. The script notes Congress has passed a new act expanding vocational rehab benefits in printing. The GI loan question notes guarantees up to 60 percent or a max 7500, with direct loan limits up to 15000.
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James E. Musgrave
Reedsville
West
Navy
Congress
Musgraves
How to get free veteran funeral flags
Free burial flags drape the casket during funeral services for veterans with wartime service or peacetime service for at least one enlistment, discharged under conditions not dishonorable or for disability incurred in duty. They are presented to the next of kin and may be obtained from VA offices, some post offices, or U S State Department offices overseas.
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U. S. State Department
VA offers free medical examinations for eligible veterans
Yes. A veteran discharged under other than dishonorable conditions may obtain a free physical examination if the exam is needed to apply for specific federal benefits. The VA provides medical exams to determine service connected conditions, for government life insurance purposes, and when applying for hospital or domiciliary care.
Women in a Tight Fitting Shoe Questioning Paths
A note on many women living in an environment so constrained it leaves them unsure of next steps. The metaphor suggests pressure from social norms or circumstances. It highlights confusion and a search for relief or new options.
West Virginia expands foreign language teaching prospects
The 1963 Legislature allows non citizens to teach modern languages in public schools. A certification program based on MLPT scores will hire teachers, with tests June 22 at Morris Harvey College, Marshall University, and West Virginia University in French German Spanish plus Russian and Italian. Provisional certificates possible for degree holders.
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West Virginia
Modern Language Association
Morris Harvey College
Marshall University
West Virginia University
George A. Fenley Jr
State Department of Education
Fenley
Talented Ladies Sign Contracts For Honey In The Rock
Donna Usher Cobb of West Virginia University to lead costumes. Susan Lynne Miller of Princeton to assist. Chris Sarandon Jr. returns to cast. Kanawha Players and WVU connections noted. Window cards in blue and gold announce performances at Grandview Amphitheatre nightly at 8 30 DST through September 1.
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West Virginia University
Donna Usher Cobb
Susan Lynne Miller
Princeton
Susan
Drama Association
Mary Scott
Chris Sarandon Jr
Beckley
Kanawha Players
Charleston
Miss Cobb
Edith Varney
University Players
Morgantown
Black Hills Playhouse
University of South Dakota
Secret Service
Nancy Twinkle
Mary Sunshine
Leah
WVU
Alpha Psi Omega Dramatics
Susan Miller
Marshall University
Princeton High School
Sarandon
Edgar Loesanor
News Reader
Life
New River
Studio Theatre
Grandview State Park
Recognition Assembly at WWHS and RC Voc Tech Center
The Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center will host the first of five aptitude tests for a three year electronics program from 9 am to 3 pm Wednesday. Applicants must be 15 and have completed ninth grade. Center director James D. Robinson hopes 50 students enroll. tests led by Mary Louise Klaus. Woodrow Wilson High School will hold a recognition assembly at 7:30 pm May 24, with medals and scholarships announced for academic achievement.
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Raleigh County Vacation Technical Center
Center
James D. Robinson
Robinson
Mary Louise Klaus
Raleigh
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International Commander Schirra gets pay for Sigma 7 flight
Commander Walter Schirra who completed almost six orbits around the earth in the Sigma 7 space capsule last October received a total naval pay of 35.31 dollars for his day s work, including 7.42 dollars in hazardous duty pay, according to on file facts.
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United Press International
Walter Schirra
Dinner honors three former McAlpin WSCS members
A 6 30 p m dinner at McAlpin Community Church honored Mrs Harry Jackson of Midway, Mrs Porter Hall of Beckley, and Mrs E R Hughes of Beckley. The three former WSCS members receive floral arrangements in their favorite colors for contributions to the society and community.
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Harry
Phyllis) Jackson
Midway
Porter
Rebecca) Hall
Beckley
E. R
Nianta) Hughes
McAlpin Community Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Jackson
Hall
Hughes
McAlpin
D. C. Sizemore
Winding Gulf Coals Inc
James Belcher
McAlphin
Clarence Meadows
John Shamblin
Gilbert Fox
Odell Testerman
G. P., Henderson
James Barnette
Varney Harmon
James Barnell
Rebecca Cunningham
Harry Meadows
China Taylor
Foncie Campbell
Vernon Riddle
Cleda Riddle
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Arrow Vodka
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Arrow Liqueurs Corp
Detroit
Cincinnati
C&o Ticket Office
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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AME
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Drouth
A. C. Poling
Thomas
Mrrs. N. M. Austin
Shady Band Boosters
Veterans Administration
Opal Ripley Register
West Virginia Employment Service
Luther E. Bledsoe
Fred S. Coffindaffer
Department of Education
Walter H. Jarecke
College of Education
Genevieve Starcher
Division of
West Virginia Department of Education
Cobb and Miller
Peter
Diary of
Anne Frank
Danna Usher Cobb
Christian Service Group
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