Air Force General speaks at Armed Forces Day in Beckley
Brig. Gen. Albert G. Hewitt urges recognition of service members and defense unity during an Armed Forces Day assembly in Beckley. He warns that Soviet expansion and nuclear capability threaten freedom, calling for strong economy and military strength to protect liberty. Born in Canada, Hewitt details a long Air Force career and lists his decorations.
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Air Force General
Armed Forces
Beckley
Albert G. Hewitt
Armed Forces Day
Land and Sea Services
Air Force
Leon
Hewitt
Soviet Union
Gowen Field
Idaho
Eighth Air Force Service Command
Europe
44Th Air Depot Group
European
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Washington, D. C
Armed Forces Day Assembly
Albert G. Hewett
Elmer Davis
Piney River Scout Roundtable Thursday At Appalachian Hall
Piney River District Roundtable will convene at Appalachian auditorium Beckley at 7 30 p m Thursday. Last minute details for the upcoming camporee at the 4 H Club site near Little Beaver Lake will be settled, with the event scheduled Friday and Saturday May 27 28, Lance Powers says.
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Piney River
Appalachian Auditorium
Beckley
Little Beaver Lake
Lance Powers
Bluefield State College President Addresses Alumni
Dr. Stephen J. Wright, president, will speak to the Alumni Association on May 30 at 8 p.m. Alumni business sessions precede the evening event and a closing session will follow. Summer school opens June 13 for nine weeks with a six week limited course period available.
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Stephen J. Wright
Bluefield State College
Beckley Woman's Club Workers Donate Time to VAVS
The Beckley Woman's Club led West Virginia in Veterans Adminis tration Voluntary Service efforts, with 645 hours donated by club members plus support from eight districts. Chairmen include Mrs John R Davis of Weston and Mrs Wilson Norman of Clarksburg.
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Beckley Woman's Club
Veterans Administration
VAVS
General Federation of Woman’s Clubs
John R. Davis
Weston
Wilson Norman
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Beckley VA Hospital
Capital
A. D. Cooke
T. G. McDowell
Beckley Club
Piedmont Airlines Wins Permanent Certificate
President Eisenhower signed into law a bill granting Piedmont Airlines a permanent operating certificate covering 50 percent of its system. Piedmont, which began on a temporary basis in February 1948, has led local service with a strong safety record and expanding routes to seven states and 48 cities from bases in Norfolk Newbourne Knoxville Louisville Cincinnati and Columbus.
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Piedmont Airlines
Memorial Airport
Eisenhower
W. D. Gunn
Piedmont
Civil Aeronautics Administration Board
Civil Aeronautics Board
Norfolk
Newbourne
S. C
Knoxville
Night on the Town Gala for WWHS Graduates
Woodrow Wilson High School seniors and guests will celebrate with a Thursday night to Friday dawn festival after the graduation. Parents run the events with a chow line at the Elks Club, a Moose Club ball with music, a theater showing, and an early breakfast at Eatwell Cafe. Chaperoned all night, the program mirrors Beckley’s model now expanding nationwide.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Japan Club
Beckley Elks Club
Ladies of the Elks
WWHS
Beckley Moose Club
Jan Campbell
Don
Betty Boyd
The
Moose
Mocee Club
Beckley Theatre
C. D. Crawford
Eatwell Cafe
Chris Sarandon
Cleon Sarandon
RMI Graduation Epic Drama Group Sets City Park Site
Eleven students will graduate in exercises at Raleigh Mining Institute Elementary School Tuesday at 8 p.m. Valedictorian is Jimmie Rivers and salutatorian Mary Mays. The Beckley Epic Drama Association plans a West Virginia history dramatization next summer with Prof. Hunter writing the play, cost projected at 150000 dollars, stock at 25 dollars a share. Site options included New River Park and near Raleigh County Memorial Airport with Beckley Recreation Board to decide on outdoor epic venue.
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Raleigh Mining Institute
E. W. Powers
Beckley Recreation Board
New River Park
Kermit Hunter
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Robert L. Smith
Beckley Epic Drama Site
Frank H. Halstead
William N. Shanklin
Charles Hodel
Beckley Epic Drama Association
West Virginia
Hunter
Beckley
Dry Hill Road
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Grandview State Park
Mary Meadows Appointed Raleigh Circuit Court Reporter
Mary Catherine Meadows of Beckley has been named official reporter for the Raleigh County Circuit Court, succeeding Irma Huttner. The appointment was announced Friday. A five member committee will study the land for a new Raleigh County Board of Education school, after the board secured a court right of entry. Committee members are Basil Meador, A David Abrams, Bill Houchins, J A Blackburn, and W R Fugitt.
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Mary Catherine Meadows
Beckley
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Irma Huttner
Raleigh County Board of Education
Basil Meador
A. David Abrams
Bill Houchins
J. A. Blackburn
W. R. Fugitt
Beckley Jaycees Win Five Awards at State Meeting
Beckley Jaycees earned five awards at the State Jaycee Convention in Huntington including public health, sports activities, inter-club relations, best profit-making program, and Christmas activities. The division two group entered eight projects with local members listed among attendees.
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Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Huntington
Jaycees
Beckley Jaycees
Melvin Tolle
Alvin Rohrer
Warner Stanley
Lonnie Sweeney
Carl Rexrode
Hulett C. Smith
Melba Adams
Grover St. Clair
Fred Stanley
John Hammer
Bill Barrett
Good Samaritans Accused Of Robbery In Beckley
Two Beckley men Alexander Covington and Thomas Parrish were arrested after allegedly offering to park a Stover resident’s car then robbing J O McGraw of about 400 dollars and a pen set. McGraw, who had been drinking, woke up disoriented in Beckley with missing money. Warrants for robbery issued. hearings set later this week.
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Beckleyans
Stover
Good Samaritans
J. O. McGraw
McGraw
South Fayette St
Alexander Covington
Thomas Parrish
Beckley
J. E. Mays
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George C. Porter
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Charles RE. Jones
Twree
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Joe Farris
Harold A. Hedrick
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Shumate
H. Wayne Mason
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Hyden Smith
E. J. Smith
Paul J. Fourney
John T Morgan
Board of Ballot Commissioners
John T. Morgan
Woman’s Club
Ft. Jackson
D. C
Jennings L. Canterbury
William L. Canterbury Jr
Price Hill
Price Hill Elementary School
Gloria Jean McCrimmon
Synesti Annita Moore
Beckley Industrial Saving & Loan CO
Bair
Beckley, W. Va
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Stag Dist. CO
Frankfort, KY
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Charleston
State Capitol
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RMI
City Park
Mary Meadows
Atwater
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Lewis Chevrolet Co., Inc
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