West Virginia sees rise in state employment growth
Andrew V. Ruckman told a Beckley meeting of the State Employment Security Personnel Association that 13 new industries have moved to West Virginia recently and more are considering a move. He praised the association for aiding industry relocation, including Kaiser Aluminum, and noted the state’s economy and jobs benefit from such moves. The gathering drew over 90 attendees for the dinner and more than 150 delegates for the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Andrew V. Ruckman
State Employment Security Personnel Association
Beckley
Ruckman
Buckman
Moose Lodge
Grandview State Park
Bluestone Dam
Two Men Enlist in Air Force from Beckley Office
Chilton H. Martin of Beaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Martin, reported to Sampson Air Force Base New York. Coy Jackson Wood of Princeton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wood, was sent to Bolling Air Force Base Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Beckley
Chilton H. Martin
John L. Martin
Beaver
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
Coy Jackson Wood
Elbert Wood
Princeton
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
Deeds on File: Raleigh County Real Estate Transfers
Record of real estate transactions in Raleigh County Clerk's office listing buyers, sellers, and lots with approximate prices. Includes McDaniel, Canady, Pilgrim Holiness Church trustees, Ross, McLean, Ormandy, Black Knight Country Club, Blevins, Belletto, Thompson, Ferrell, and Auer transfers across Town District, Mannix Addition, Glen Morgan Addition, Marsh Fork, and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady
Clara May Hatcher
Robert P. McDaniel
Crab Orchard
Eugene
Opal Canady
Claude
Zella Stone
Jessie
Lessie Neal
W. E. Sexton
Et al
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Charlest T. Ross Jr
Stanton Bonds
Mannix
Margaret McLean
Bernard and
Rufus Brown
Frank
Kathy Belletto
Marsh Fork
Southern West Virginia Land Co
George
Selma Thompson
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co
Daniel D. Ferrell
Nancy Auer
Dola Auer
Raleigh
Doctor at the R USSROUADS on ELIZABETH SEIFERT
Murphy and Fred, two doctors in the Valley, discuss a patient with suspected brain tumor who dies after a decolin test. Fred reveals a warning label on the drug and hints at professional tensions, while Katie observes and supports their dynamic.
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Ussrouads
Elizabeth Seifert
Murphy
Fred
St. Louis
Fritz
Huggins
Mayo’s
Tucson
Katie
Funderburk
Gottschalk
Decholin
Murphy Hudson
Byrd Prillerman Students Enter College Contest
Byrd Prillerman High School students from Amigo competed in a regional college contest at Bluefield State College with fourteen schools from Virginia and West Virginia participating in the tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd-Prillerman
Bluefield State College
Byrd-Prillerman High School
Amigo
Virginia
West Virginia
Beckley Junior High Vocalist Wins Contest
Beckley Junior High pupil Katybelle Pickett won first place in the third annual Raleigh County Talent Show at Stoco High School Tuesday. Carolyn James of Woodrow Wilson High School took second with a piano solo, while a Stoco High School girls vocal trio earned third. Honorable mention went to twelve individuals or groups including Bob Winston Mabscott and the Dixie Land Five Jazz Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katybelle Pickett
Beckley Junior High School
Raleigh County
Stoco High School
Carolyn James
Woodrow Wilson High School
Betty Pigg
Ruby Walker
Faye Perkins
Twila McVey
Bob Winston
Mabscott
Frank Cipolat
Beckley
Paul Hutchinson
Susan Lilly
Dixie Land Five
Richard Vecellio
Rickie Crews
Ronnie Crews
Danny McClure
Johnnie Kilpatrick
Jon Earl Baldwin
Ben Williams
Freddie Row
Beckley Police Probe Break-Ins
Beckley police investigate two weekend break ins at Beckley Newspapers Corp. and Jin Sings Laundry. The newspaper damaged back door and broken glass, possible theft under review. The laundry, once run by Charlie Jin Sing, was entered through a rear window and left by the front door. it has remained locked since last October after the unsolved murder inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Jin Sing
Beckley
Charlie Jin Sing
Enlistment Lifts Two Men at Beckley Friday
The Air Force welcomed two new enlistees at Beckley on Friday. They were James E. Hayzlett, son of Earl L. Hayzlett of Charleston, and James W. Erps, son of Kent Erps of Newhall. Both departed for Sampson Air Force Base in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Beckley
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
James E. Hayzlett
Earl L. Hayzlett
Charleston
James W. Erps
Kent Erps
Newhall
Stevens to Sing With Crew Chiefs at Beckley Memorial
Jack Stevens, a youthful vocalist, joins the Crew Chiefs in Beckley at the Memorial Building on May 24 for a show by the Air Force musical group. The Chiefs, famed worldwide, have performed for dignitaries and servicemen, and appeared on NBC Easy Listening. The article notes state and county snow and ice control expenses, totaling $121,863 for Raleigh, Fayette, and Wyoming Counties from July 1, 1954 to March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stevens
Crew Chiefs
Air Force
Memorial Building
Beckley
Stevens
White House
Eisenhower
Bob Hope
NBC
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
State Road Commission
Commerce Meeting At Beckley Hotel Thursday
The monthly meeting of the board of directors of the local Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Beckley Hotel Thursday at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Comerce
Beckley Hotel
Few Tuberculosis Exposures Found in County Health Survey
Forty eight Countians were X-rayed at the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association office last week. Twenty two of the tested individuals had recent contact with a person with tuberculosis. An additional fifty six contacts are scheduled for X-ray screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Raleigh County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Association
Permit Issued for Four Room Frame House
Emanuel A. Amato of 117 Allen Avenue received a building permit from the city recorder’s office on Wednesday for a four room frame house. Estimated construction cost is $4,500 with a $10 city fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel A. Amato
Allen Avenue
City Recorder's Office
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Arizona
Raleigh County Court
Amad
Witek
la Lew
Women's Improvement League
Morton-Reaves
Raleigh County Citizens Committee
Central Street Baptist Church
Hyden Smith
East Beckley
Magnolia Baptist Church
G. C. Gilbert
The
Missionary Society
John Thomas
Gladstone Cunningham
Lula Reed
Percy Johnson
Barbara
Huntington
Cunninghams
George Moore
Hinton
Edna Payne
Arbuckle
Piney View
Piney View Elementary School
Judith Greiner
Twila Whiting
W. E. Whiting
Crew
Commerce Meeting
Richmond
Eris
Richmond’s
Federal Power Commission
Jerome K. Kuykendall
Congress
Florida League OF Municipalities
American National Cattlemen's
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Grange
Jack E. Brantley
Quarrier Street
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