Beauty Shop Opens In New Beckley Building
Eve Breck reports a formal opening for YOUR BEAUTY Shop at City Avenue and James Street in Beckley. The shop features birch paneling, pink decor, air conditioning, updated equipment and ample parking, relocating from 345 1/2 City Ave. Manager Beulah Thompson oversees two operators as Mrs. Miser, owner, and her husband have long operated Dias Floral. Included are notes on staff changes, local expansion, and a Montgomery Ward visitors tour of West Virginia facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Your Beauty Shop
Beckley
City Avenue
James Street
Josephine Miser
City Ave
Beulah Thompson
Miser
Sam G. Miser
Dias Floral
Miss Brenda Elkins Joins Damon's Hair Fashions Staff
Miss Brenda Elkins joins Damon’s Hair Fashions at 234 N Eisenhower Dr after earning a Charles J Kutill Memorial Scholarship worth 150 dollars. The award marks one of three nationwide scholarships based on February tests. she graduates March 30 from Little French Beauty Academy Bluefield and previously attended Woodrow Wilson High School class of 1961. Her parents are Virgil and Mrs Elkins of 201 N Vance Dr. she is active in the Double L Sub Debs and Methodist Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Elkins
Damon‘s
Hair Fashions
N. Eisenhower Drive
Charles J. Kutill
The
Realistic Co
United States
Miss Elkins
Little French Beauty Academy
Bluefield
Damon
Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagle
Methodist Temple
Virgil Elkins
N. Vance Drive
VFW Protest Over Hungary UN Seat Move
The Veterans of Foreign Wars urged against normalizing ties with Hungary and opposed reports that the United States might drop its opposition to allowing the Hungarian regime a United Nations seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
United States
Hungary
U.S
United Nations
Navy High School Airman Recruit Program Details
High school graduates are eligible for enlistment in the Navy High School Airman Recruit program. Chief G. S. Beane announces there are opportunities on aircraft carriers and naval air stations both domestic and abroad. The program offers training in aviation specialties with some positions involving actual flight duties. Requirements include a diploma, age 17 to 30, physical and mental exams, and parental consent if under 18. Visit Beckley Navy Recruiting Station or call 252-1241 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Naval Air Stations
United States
G. S. Beane
Navy
Beckley
Beane
CP Building
East Main Street
GOP Rally at Raleigh County Courthouse Friday Night
The Republican rally is set for 7 30 p m Friday in the circuit courtroom of the Raleigh County Courthouse. Voters will hear mayoral and council candidates discuss issues before the May city election. Truman L Sayre, GOP executive committee chairman, is expected to moderate.
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Truman L. Sayre
GOP
Raleigh County
Macinar Chief to Visit Beckley for New Pad Plant
Paul A. Gaston, president of Macinar, Inc., is slated to inspect Beckley plans for a new steel wool soap pad plant to be built beside Beckley Manufacturing Co in Ragland. The facility will hire 45 workers per shift with $190,000 in Area Development Administration financing plus $35,000 locally raised and $205,000 from other investors. A. David Abrams notes Gaston’s expected site visit and project details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Gaston
Macinar, Inc
Washington, D. C
Beckley
Beckley Manufacturing Co
Ragland
Area Development Administration
West Virginia Industrial Development Authority
A. David Abrams
Raleigh County Development Association
Gaston
Fourteen Seek Work at Beckley Employment Office
Fourteen applicants filed for work at the Beckley Employment Security area. The list includes a stenographer, office clerk, telephone operator, maid, day worker, practical nurse, shoe repair helper, shirt press operator, auto mechanic helper, service station attendant, dry cleaner, upholsterer apprentice, salesman, dump truck driver, and bulldozer operator. Three openings are available out of state for electronics engineer, industrial engineer, and mechanical engineer.
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Beckley of~ of Employment Security Fuad
Three Permits Issued By City Hall For Local Work
W. M. Neal of 1718 S Fayette St obtained a permit to add a porch at an estimated cost of 1500 dollars with a 10 dollar permit fee. Home Modernization Co on Elkins Street was granted a permit to demolish a building with a 5 dollar fee. Cole Signs Inc secured a permit to hang a sign with a 5 dollar fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Neal
S. Fayette St
City Hall
Home Moderization Co
Elkins Street
Cole Signs Inc
Sam Thompson to Undergo Surgery at Beckley Hospital
Sam Thompson of 109 Park Street and owner of Quality Lumber Co. was scheduled for surgery today at Beckley Hospital. He has been a patient there for the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Thompson
Park St
Quality Lumber Co
Beckley Hospital
Navy crew joins Bermuda Atlantic recovery for Cooper mission
Robert E. Brown and a crew of 15 ships patrolled six zones around Bermuda and the Atlantic as the USS Wasp led the primary recovery force for Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper in his 22 orbit Earth flight. The force included destroyers, minesweepers, a fleet oiler, and Air Force support with a world spanning communications link to Cape Canaveral and the Pacific recovery fleet. Specialist Warren R. Hart, son of Mrs Beulah M. Hart, Kilsyth, served with Army Air Force Strike Command at Yakima Firing Center, a 21 year old communications specialist who joined in 1961 after basic at Ft Jackson and stationed overseas that year.
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Wasp
Atlantic
Leroy Gordon Cooper
Earth
Robert E. Brown
Sven Brown
Sophia
Bermuda
Canary Islands
Air Force
Atlantic Force
Pacific Recovery Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Shot
C. R. Ware
Harwood
Corry
M. C. Fox
Davis
Hyman
Beatty
Compton
Gainard
Adroit
Stalwart
Opportune
Boston
Mass
Army Air Force Strike Command
Yakima Firing Center
Wash
Warren R. Hart
Beulah M. Hart
Kilsyth
Hart
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Mount Hope High School
Sgt Chester Hargrove Jr Wins Expert Infantry Badge
Sgt Chester Hargrove Jr of Ft Hood Texas son of Mrs Louise Hargrove Beckley WV won the Expert Infantry Badge as forward observer in the 37th Armor mortar platoon He is the only man in the 2nd Armored Division not in an infantry unit to win the EIB and is a Stratton High School graduate who entered the Army in 1959 and reenlisted in 1962. Also listed is Sgt Donald L Cooper from Blakely Ga a USAREUR marksman in Grafenwehr Germany with plans to join all Army trials at Fort Benning and Camp Perry. The report notes 586th Signal Company participation at Exercise Coulee Crest at Fort Irwin California.
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Chesterfield Hargrove Jr
Louise Hargrove
Barber Ave
Beckley
Hargrove
Ft. Hood
Tex
2Nd Armored Division
EIB
37Th Armor
Stratton High School
Ft. Benning
Ausburg
Germany
U. S. Army
Europe
Usareur
Grafenwehr
Donald L. Cooper
Omac
Blakely
Camp Perry
Ohio
National Rifle Association
Cooper
48Th Infantry
2Nd Armored Rifle Battalion
Elza Cooper
Gauley Bridge
Ansted High School
Lazenby becomes flight surgeon after aviation medicine course
Army Capt. George W. Lazenby III, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lazenby of Beckley, completed a 24 week aviation medicine course at the Naval School of Aviation Medicine Pensacola and was designated a flight surgeon. He is a Davidson College and Duke Medical School graduate who entered service in 1961. Airman Sheridan W. Kittle of Beckley, reassigned to Greenville AFB, Mississippi, for training as a U.S. Air Force medical service specialist, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kittle and attended Woodrow Wilson High School after basic at Lackland AFB, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Eller
Beckley Life Underwriters
Life Underwriters Training Council
MacArthur
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Wicklie
United States Army
Wickline
A. J. Craddock
Allen G. Smith
Fayetteville
W. H. Wickline
Army
George W. Lazenby III
George Lazenby
Foster Ave
Beckley
Naval School of Aviation Medicine
Pensacola
Fla
Davidson College
Duke University
School of Medicine
Lazenby
Greenville Afb
Miss
U.S. Air Force Medical Service
Sheridan W. Kittle
Kttle
Lewis Kittle
Monroe Ave
Lackland Afb
Tex
Marine Pfc Raymond Brown Graduates at Memphis School
Marine Private First Class Raymond F. Brown, son of Mrs. Lorena Brown of Beckley, graduated from the Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee.
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Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis, Tenn
Raymond F. Brown
Lorena Brown
Beckley
Personnel Note on USS Lake Champlain Overhaul
John W. Rogers Jr. visits aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain during a lengthy overhaul in Boston Massachusetts while his parents reside on Route 9 in Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Champlain
Boston
Mass
John W. Rogers Jr
Rt. 9
Beaver
Airman Miller Graduates NCO Preparatory School
Airman C. Denzil W. Miller of Beckley completed the Non commissioned Officer Preparatory School at Lockbourne AFB Ohio. He is an airborne electronic equipment specialist with the 376th Armament and Electronic Maintenance Squadron and is the son of Mrs Naomi Hughes of Crab Orchard. He is a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and married to Margaret Bland of Crab Orchard.
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Lockbourne Afb
Ohio
C. Denzil W. Miller
Beckley
Miller
376Th
Lockbourne
Naomi Hughes
Crab Orchard
Woodrow Wilson High School
Margaret Bland
False Teeth That Loosen Need Not Embarrass
Many denture wearers fear plate slippage. Sprinkle FASTEETH alkaline powder on plates to hold them firmer and improve comfort. It helps control odor and breath and is available at drug counters everywhere.
Social Security Benefit Rules Explained by Beckley Office
The Beckley District Office explains how Social Security benefits are calculated from average monthly earnings. It outlines counting years after 1950, selecting high earning years, averaging, and dividing by 12. Examples show monthly benefits at earnings levels of 67 or less, 150, and 300, with the note that maximum benefits depend on the average earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
The
Social Security Administration
Dwight B. Billings
Two Big Rattlers Killed At Stover
Mrs. Lavoy Hedrick, Shumate School principal, reports two large rattlesnakes killed by James Roach near Stover during spring showers. One snake was yellow and 39 inches long, the other black and 37 inches. Students plan to preserve the snakes, and the two were reportedly together when killed.
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Stover
Lavoy Hedrick
Shumate School
James Roach
Local Selective Service Board 18 Closed May 24
The local board No. 18 will be closed Friday May 24 as staff attend the annual clerks conference in Charleston.
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Selective Service System
Charleston
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Eve Breck
M. E. Eller
People’s Life Insurance Co
Columbus
Eisenhower Drive
Emma D. Johns
Jane Lew
Lewis County
Kenneth
David
Robin
Miss Barbara
Central Avenue
Oak Hill
Montgomery Ward Co
George L. Piper
Montgomery Ward
Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Robert Wickline
Jessie’s Beauty Shop
Main St
Jessie Shop
Tommy
Gene Harvey
Charleston Beauty Academy
Long Airdox Company
Ned C. Rogers
Pineville
West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine
Blackwater Falls State Park
New
Navy Airman
Weasewar
Beckley, W'Va
Macinar
C. Hargrove
586Th Signal Company
Ft. Irwin
Calif
U. S
G. Lazenby
S. Kittle
Sherwin- Williams
Willia
Teale
Suernwin
Wilr
Scorch and
Bloc
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince St
America
Mobil
Rambler
Orry
Conn
N.J
Wisc
Barehart Rambler Company
Vatey Drive
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