Admiral predicts all nuclear task force by 1960
Rear Admiral W K Romoser told Beckley civic clubs that by 1960 the U S Navy could field a mobile self supporting nuclear task force with carriers cruisers and submarines capable of Polaris missiles from subs, a strong ally front against Soviet Russia, and a unity of effort with allies to meet aggression.
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U.S
Anto
Beckley
W. K. Romoser
Amphibious Training Command
Atlanticleet
ADM
Romoser
Civtans
Kiwanis
Lions
Optimists
Baltimore
U.S. Naval Academy
Bluefield
Soviet Russia
Vernon Moye Listed In Good Condition At VA Hospital
Vernon Moye of Flat Top is listed in good condition at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital where he was admitted for treatment and observation on April 22.
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Vernon Moye
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Four Counties Represented At The Wednesday Event
Four counties in the region and other parts of the state were represented at the Wednesday gathering, showcasing turnout from multiple communities and local organizations.
Princeton Freshman Wein Accepted For Fall
Alan J. Wein of Beckley has been accepted as a freshman at Princeton University in New Jersey for the fall term. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F R Wein of 107 Queen Street and will graduate June 1 from Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg. An estimated 140 people attended the related You Auto Buy Now campaign night banquet featuring attendees from Beckley Ansted Mullens and Charleston among others.
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Alan J. Wein
John Cooper
Beckley
Joe Deligne
Ansted
Waller M. Duncan
M. T. Stover
Puzzled Vacation Clues Across a Frayed Puzzle Page
Fragments describe travel hints and crossword clues across Pendleton Oregon Atlantic City Biloxi Miami NY Thruway Florida Santa Fe Mackinac Island Russia and other places. Readers glimpse puzzles about whiskey souvenirs camping trips inlets and golfing vacations with partial terms and abbreviations.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Atlantic City
Biloxi
Miami
Colorful Valley
NY Thruway
Florida
Raton
Abbi
Santa Fe
Inlet
Mackinac Ford
Russia
Funeral for Mrs Beulah Vista Stover Slated
Funeral services are set for 2 p m Saturday at Peace Chapel Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Beckley for Mrs Beulah Vista Stover 38 of Beckley who died Thursday in her sister’s Calloway Heights home Burial will be in Blues Ridge Memorial Gardens She was born June 4 1918 in Stanaford daughter of Eugene and Mary Cawley She was a Church of God member Survivors include her husband French Stover one daughter Margaret Ann one brother Howard Cawley Ohio and two sisters Mrs Ayers and Mrs H B Blick Beckley The body will lie at the funeral home.
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Peace Chapel
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
S. Kanawha St
R. H. Dean
Blues Ridge Memorial Gardens
Stover
Beckley
Curtis Ayers
Calloway Heights
Stanaford
Eugene and
Mary Biggs Cawley
Church of God
French Stover
Margaret Ann Stover
Howard Cawley
Cleveland
Ohio
Hyo
Ayers
H. B. Blick
Cornerstone Service Set for Ebenezer Baptist Church
The cornerstone lay ceremony for the new Ebenezer Baptist Church building is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. Rev. Corey O. Mitchell will speak. Masonic Lodge representatives from across the state will conduct the ceremonies.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church
Corey 0. Mitchell
Masonic Ledge
Leasure Treated For Knife Wound
Clyde Leasure of East Park was taken to Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital by rescue squad at 2:49 p.m. Thursday for a knife wound under the arm. He was treated and released and will not prosecute. Bill Turner, also of East Park, cut him. police say alcohol was involved and the men argued on Whitestick Street.
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East Park
Beckley Veterans Administraation Hospital
Beckley Fire Department
Clyde Leasure
Bill Turner
Beckley
Whitestick Street
Peggy Cook to Lead Blue Jay Methodist Youth Group
Peggy Cook will assume the presidency of the Methodist Youth Fellowship at Blue Jay Methodist Church on June 1. Elected officers include Jo Ann Martin as vice president Barbara Stover as Christian Faith chairman Lynn Hart as Christian Citizenship chairman Carolyn Richmond as treasurer Edla Pettry as secretary Joyce Stover as Christian Witness chairman Connie Carter as Christian Outreach chairman and Margaret Elliott as Christian Fellowship chairman. The group will send four delegates to the Senior Methodist Youth Assembly at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon June 23-28 and another delegate to the Christ Methodist Church Youth Conference in Charleston June 12-14.
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Peggy Cook
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Blue Jay
Buckhannon
Christ Methodist Church
Charleston
Three Enlistees Begin Air Force Basic Training
Three men enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Wednesday at the Beckley recruiting station and were sent to Lackland AFB Texas for nine weeks of basic training. They are Carl D Wyatt Berwind Donald L Trnnzy Testa Michael T Jeffries Cleveland C Eldridge R Ingale Jr Beckley who reenlisted assigned to Lockbourne AFB Ohio Norville D Stover Alderson assigned to McGuire AFB New Jersey.
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U. S. Air Force
Beckley Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Carl D. Wyatt
Berwind
Donald L. Trnnzy
Testa
Michael T. Jeffries
Cleveland
C. Eldridge R. Ingale Jr
Beckley
Lockbourne AB
Ohio
Norville D. Stover
Alderson
McGuire Afb
N. J
Bond Forfeitures Total $259 in Beckley Court
Beckley Police Court forfeited $259 in bonds during Thursday night sessions. Ernest F. Tucker of Houston Street gave up a $1035 bond for driving while drunk with a six month license suspension. Roy E. Garten Jr. of Blount forfeited $50 on reckless driving after a Harper Road crash. Ira Lee Garten of Midway forfeited $20 for speeding. Five intoxication charges yielded $34 in bonds.
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Beckley
Ernest F. Tucker
Houston Street
Roy E. Garten Jr
Blount
Garten
Harper Road
Ira Lee Garten
Midway
Teenage fad explained by Buchtel girl in Akron
A Buchtel High School girl in Akron says her bare feet explain the latest teenage fad. She states her feet hurt as the reason for dancing in bare feet, reflecting the impulse behind the trend.
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Akron
Ohio
Buchtel
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