Hospital Joins in Job Safety Week Observance
The Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital joins national Job Safety Week, reflecting a history of safety awards including 1954 and a planned 1965 recognition. Federal agencies like the VA Hospital follow the American Management Association's Ten Commandments of Safety for Supervisors to prevent accidents and protect workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Veterans Administration
Eisenhower
Federal Safety Council
American Management Association
W. F. Kazlnsky
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
H. V. Higley
New Revised Postage Stamps of the U S S Edition
Stamp collectors can obtain the revised edition of Postage Stamps of the U S S, announced by A Fray Lilly Beckley postmaster. It covers stamps from 1847 to 1955 with plate numbers quantities and a complete index. Price 75 cents, mail orders to the Superintendent of Documents Washington DC with payment.
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U. S&s
A. Fray Lilly
Beckley
U. S
Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Deeds on File in Raleigh County Clerk's Office
Real estate deeds recorded in Raleigh County Court Clerk’s office list transfers including Howard Scott to Harry Triggs and William Daniel to Jessica Hodges for river and creek land with values around $1,000 each. Multiple lots and additions in Beckley and Crab Orchard tied to various buyers propose sums near $1,000 to $2,000.
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Raleigh County Court
Howard
Frances Scott
Harry
Nora Triggs
Shady Spring
William and
Elva Daniel
Jessie J. Hodges
Marsh Fork
Big Coal River
J. H. Lilly Land Co
Nathaniel R. Braxton
Beckley Court
Louise
Charles Earehart Jr
G. E
Ruth Heatherly
McCreery Court
Beckley
Hiring C of C Director To be Discussed Today
Beckley Chamber of Commerce plans a luncheon meeting to decide on hiring a new managing director and whether to hire an engineering firm for a municipal survey. President T. R. Wilson Jr. will seek board guidance and may appoint a selection committee if a manager is approved. The community development committee, led by D. O. Means and E. G. Larrick, will present survey options and cost estimates from U.S. firms.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
T. R. Wilson Jr
Chamber
D. O. Means
E. G. Larrick
Beckley
United States
Field Executive Guest At Cub Scout Dinner
Rex Johnson, a Boy Scout field executive, was the guest speaker at Cub Scout Den 6 spaghetti dinner at Maxwell Hill Elementary School. He spoke on the benefits of Cubbing for boys as six Cubs from Den 6 sang scouting songs. The group included Bruce Benedict, Gary Miller, Curtis Miller, Bobby Shrewsbury, Benny Fitzgerald, and Mitchell Wauhop.
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Rex Johnson
Boy Scout
Cub Scout den 6
Maxwell Hill
Johnson
Den 6
Bruce Benedict
Gary Miller
Curtis Miller
Bobby Shrewsbury
Benny Fitzgerald
Mitchell Wauhop
Property Transfers in Beckley and Waters of Soak Creek
B L and Nannie Bish sell lot 1 in Pinecrest Addition to Beckley to Goldie Ivan for about 1500. Wayne and Irene Farley transfer land on waters of Soak Creek to Hayford and Martha McKinney for about 2500.
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Clonnie
Martha Cantley
William and Opal Bradford
Rock Creek
B. L
Nannie Bish
Goldie Ivan
Pinecrest
Beckley
Wayne
Irene Farley
Hayford
Martha McKinney
Soak Creek
County Library Buys 119 Books
The Raleigh County Public Library ordered 119 books in the last two months. The fiction list includes Bill of Particulars, Jubilee, Island Players, The Quiet American, Executive Suite, Dead Storage, and many more by noted authors. General-interest titles cover biographies, history, and reference works.
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Raleigh County
Kamala Markandaya
Barry Cord
Gunsmoke
Lloyd Kevin
Warren Howard
Jeanne Bowman
Charlie
Alex Atkinson
Charlotte and
Dr. James
Guy McCrone
Ward Taylor
Beloved
Vina Delmar
Whit Masterson
Rex Stout
Yd J. M. Scott
Dice of God
Hoffman Birney
Wilson Tucker
Blue Jay Cave
Elizabeth Seifert
Erle Stanley Gardner
Wi Ow
Pearl Buck
Douglas Fairbairn
Curry Holden
Audrey E. Lipdop
H. E. Bates
Sam Astrachan
Willi Heinrich
Ravell
Toledo
Lion Euestwange
James Baldwin
Garden Encyclopedia
E. L. Seymourn
Helen Keller
van Wyck Brooks
Red
Hell
Harold Rigney
Victor J. Daniloy
Co. i Cameron, M. D
Pharaoh
Leonard Cottrell
Max Miller
Beckley
Abraham I. Shmedling
Manuel Pickus
Summers County
James H. Miller
Countess Margaret Cass
Nancy Hanks
Augusta Stevenson
Betsy Ross
Ann Weil
Gladys Malvern
Amelia E. Walden
R. Frank Jr
Judson
Mary Landis
Valentine
Wilma P. Hays
Frank Crisp
Stratton
Schleman
Joun_ Lanistaff
King Arthur and His
Barbara L. Picard
Bruce A. Findlay
Bill
May N. Wallace
Serapina
Anne H. White
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CUR & T
Piney View
Linda Clifford
Pauline Bragg
Linda
Luther Clifford
Pauline
Robert Bragg
Paul Vennari
House of Delegates
J. W
H. B. Walters
Carli
Naomi McKinney
Crab Orchard Heights
Princess Nunn
Walter Farrow
Chilson
Shady Springs
C of C
County
Penney
Smart Penney
Big Penney
Pullman
Wardrobe
Penney’s Cotton
Plisse
Penney's
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