New church youth officers installed at Sunday ceremony
The Christian Youth Fellowship at First Christian Church installed new officers for 1963 64 led by Sharon Sharp as president. Lloydette Humphrey became vice president and enlistment chairman Annabel Hollandsworth, study chairman Jed Griswold, and secretary Sandra Spielman were named. Treasur er Mary Ratcliffe, worship chairman Doug Tolbert, service chairman Jim Monk, and Everett (last name not shown) also featured in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Youth Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Sharon Sharp
Lloydette Humphrey
Annabel Hollandsworth
Jed Griswold
Sandra Speilman
Mary Ratcliffe
Doug Tolbert
Jim Monk
Everett
Colonaid relief for constipation advertised in press
Publicity text promotes COLONAID as a new bowel stimulant and bulking agent claiming to relieve constipation overnight with a unique colonic nerve stimulant. It promises gentle restoration of regularity and offers introductory 43 cent pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonaid
Plans Under Way To Clean Up Wildwood Cemetery
Frank Lemon a Wildwood Cemetery trustee leads a drive to restore the grounds by Memorial Day. The effort aims to fund weed clearing and mowing, with S Earl Snead and Robert Thomson Jr assisting. The fund will hire a worker to maintain the cemetery across from General Beckley’s residence in Wildwood. donors may contact the trustees at their listed homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lemon
Wildwood Cemetery
Lemon
S. Earl Snead and
Robert Thomson Jr
General Beckley
Wildwood
Valley Drive
Snead
S. Kanawha St
Thomson
Lee St
Canvass Drive To End Missed Streets By Foundation
Citizens Scholarship Foundation Inc conducts a door to door canvass ending today starting at 6 p.m. Efforts target streets skipped in the prior pass. The Key Club of Woodrow Wilson High School will cover all administrative costs so every donated cent supports the scholarship fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Scholarship Foundation Inc
Key Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
Burial Insurance Pays 1000 Cash Ad For Fort Worth Texas
An old line life insurance ad offers a $1000 burial policy for ages 40 to 90 with no medical exam and no agent calls. It invites readers to send name, address, and year of birth to Central Security Life Insurance Co. in Fort Worth Texas for free information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Security Life Insurance Co
Dept
West Rosedale
Fort Worth
Texas
Weeks Selected As Teacher Of Month In Farmington
Former Raleigh County native Oliver C Weeks has been named Teacher of the Month by the Farmington Education Association where he counsels at Farmington Junior High School. In a 27 year career he taught grades 1 through 12, served as assistant principal and principal, and worked in coal industry during WWII. He holds BA from Concord College and MA from Wayne State University, with study at Beckley College and Marshall University. He is nephew of J C Bailey and has four daughters, two nurses, one beautician, one teacher.
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Raleigh
Oliver C. Weeks
Farmington
Weeks
Beckley
Lillybrook Coal Co
Concord College
Wayne State University
Beckley College
Marshall University
J. C. Bailey
Clyde St
Local College In Scholarship Plans Of UMW
A $75,000 scholarship plan by District 29 United Mine Workers includes Beckley College Bluefield State and West Virginia Institute of Technology. George J. Titler met UMW reps at Keystone to set up a program giving $500 scholarships to eligible district miners' children at one of the three schools funded by local unions. If approved, members would be assessed $3 a month to raise $75,000 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
Beckley College
Bluefield State
West Virginia Institute of Technology
George J. Titler
UMW
Keystone
Tech
Post 70 Picks 2 For Boys State
Post 70 of the American Legion announced two 15 year old Stratton High School juniors selected for the 25th annual American Legion Mountaineer Boys State at Jacksons Mill June 5 to 15. Lloyd Boyden and Robert Webb Jr. will be sponsored by local firms and civic groups. A three man committee was named to organize a Post 70 team in the Warren Williams Baseball League starting June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton High School
American Legion
Jackson's Mill
Post 70
Lloyd Boyden
Edward Boyden
Hager
Robert Webb Jr
Robert Webb
Cannady St
Lloyd
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Robert
Civic Club
Warren Williams
Beckley
Leo Gilbert
Matthew Brown
Leonard Jackson
Young man sustains chest wound in accidental fall
London AP reports 18 year old John Beres ford was admitted to a hospital Saturday after tripping while cleaning his nails with a knife and falling on the blade. The chest wound was described as minor.
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London (Ap
John Beresford
Onion Vitamin Content Question Answer
The reply states no, onions are not high in vitamins.
Glen White, WV Once Buzzing Coal Town Embraces Slow Change
Glen White in West Virginia, once a booming coal town, has seen its mine close on May 31 1945 and population decline. The brick company offices remain, new post office and modern amenities follow, and the community retains a church, school, and baseball legacy while adapting to quieter times.
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Donnie Nickoll
Glen White
Old King
West Virginia
E. E. White
WWHS Honor Society Officers Named for 1963 64
Woodrow Wilson High School National Honor Society announces officers for the 1963 64 year with Ruann Ernest as president Jerry Handley as vice president Sharon Gorman as secretary Martin Yapp as treasurer and executive board members Ann Akers Betty Avis Mary Ratcliffe and Judith Williams. Officers will be installed at a social meeting on a to be announced date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Ruann Ernest
Jerry Handley
Sharon Gorman
Martin Yapp
Teasurer
Ann Akers
Betty Avis
Mary Ratcliffe
Judith Williams
Two Slides Cleared on County Routes in Raleigh County
Raleigh County State Road Supervisor Robert Sweeney reports two slides from the past weekend at Tams on state route 16 and on secondary route 1 at Colcord have been practically cleared by Sunday. Both spots will be completely open today. Sweeney notes Rural Acres Drive will be resurfaced soon with authorization from the State Road Commission in Charleston.
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Tams
Colcord
Raleigh
Robert Sweeney
Sweeney
Acres Drive
State Road Commission
Charleston
How Many Sinuses in the Human Skull
The human skull contains four paired sinuses or eight total. These are the maxillary, frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid groups, located within the facial bones and skull.
Harvey to Deliver Class Sermon at Trap Hill High School
Trap Hill High School seniors will hear Rev. Doff Harvey at Baccalaureate exercises on May 26 at 8 p.m. Harvey, pastor of Beech Run Missionary Baptist Church in Hinton, delivers the sermon. Commencement follows May 31 at 8 p.m. with address by James Stansbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trap Hill High School
Doff Harvey
Harvey
Beech Run Missionary
Raleigh County Board of Education
Delorise Athey
Larry Snuffer
Cecil Dee Birchfield
Nancy Sue Barber
David Birchfield
Brenda Carol Berry
Larry M. Birchfield
Brenda Kay Booth
Robert Lee Bolt
Wanda Oretha Bunch
Charles Larry Campbell
Scotty Ray Farr
Ruth Ann Daniel
Gary Ray Frye
Brenda Kay Dillon
Jess Marion Fuson, Jr
Carole Ann Farley
Steve Wood Gray
Wilda
Billie Jo Holcomb
Hershal Gwinn Harvey
Thomas
Raleigh Farmers Vote On Wheat Control Referendum
Raleigh County wheat growers from Beckley will ballot at the ASCS office on Prince Street as part of a national referendum on the Kennedy administration wheat control plan for 1964. The measure could cut plantings by 10 percent, set a two price support system, and tighten enforcement with a two thirds majority required for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Raleigh County
ASCS
Prince Street
Beckley
Franklin Lilly
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
National Farmers Union
National Farmers Organization
Refresher Course For Beckley Firemen Finished
A windup session of a first aid refresher course for Beckley firemen was held Friday night with Dr. D F Rasmussen of Beckley Memorial Hospital as guest speaker. The course, conducted Wednesday through Friday, covered symptoms of heart attack and was led by Archie Riner, Red Cross first aid chairman. Participants included Fire Chief Cecil L Conner and firefighters Alvin Marion Albert Allen Jr Clifford Maynard Leonard Lyons James McGinnis Allen Bonds Howard Dew Alvin Wood and Frank Ubeda Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
D. F. Rasmussen
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Dr. Rasmussen
Archie Riner
First Aid
American Red Cross
Cecil L. Conner
Alvin Marion
Albert Allen Jr
Clifford Maynard
Leonard Lyons
James McGinnis
Allen Bonds
Howard Dew
Alvin Wood
Frank Ubeda Jr
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APPLE
del Monte
Sap
Ells
Featuring
AMERE
Christian Youth Fellowship
Wildwood Addition
Alf Beckley
Beckey
Old Cemetery
Beckley Loan Co
Neville St
J. W. Walters
Mgr
OLD Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
J.O. Lively Manufacturing and Equipment Corporation
Lively
A. G. Bowles
Mining Institute
Hall
Company Club
Mae Duncan
Glen
Glen White Community
Glen White Missionary
E. B. Wray
RNS
Wwhs Honor Society
Singer Sewing Machine CQ
South Kanawha St
As Demain
MFG CO
Wayne Jenkins
Imogene Mullins
Ralph Marion King
Nora Ruth Peters
Gary Dwayne Lambert
Bonnie Lou Pettry
Ronald Edward Lubich
Linda Kaye Sadler
Vincent Edward Nicolau
Curtiss Snuffer
Juanita Walker
Ronald Johnston Terry
Linda Woolfolk
Wesley Trent
Earl Ann Workman
Raymond Trump
Clifford Wagner
Charles Preston Webb
Timothy Williams
Arthur Wills
Brenda Sue Bonds
Tommy Keith Acord
Avis
Elaine Bailey
Charles L. Agner
Audrey Ann Athey
Winifred
Blaine Bailey
Diana Carole Stewart
Robert Patton Barron
Patricia Susan Farmer
Reba Jean Burleson
Bobby Lee Cole
Betty Jo Clay
Jackie Cole
Mary Lou Cochran
Golden Fredis Cooper
Andrea Margaret Covey
A. J. Crump
Retha Sue Creech
Alice Faye Hendricks
Okey C. Harvey
Patricia Lee Herron
Larry Dale Honaker
Patty Jo Holt
George Clifford Hutchinston
Betty Lester
Freddie Jarrell
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