Union Rejects Beckley Mfg Contract After 13th Day Strike
Local 2011 members vote 190 to 116 against Beckley Manufacturing Company offers as 体系 strike enters its 13th day. Only 306 of 820 workers attended. Union official warns of company campaigns to bring back workers and possible threats. The rejected package included wage raises, guaranteed rates, new classifications, and fringe benefits across multiple groups with detailed past hours and scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Manufacturing Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
Thomas Willey
BMC
Willey
Shady Youth Wins Road-E-O at Shady Spring High
Danny Almond a senior at Shady Spring High School won top honors in the Safe Driving Road-e-o co sponsored by the Beckley Jaycees and Tim Yates Lincoln Mercury. Almond posted 286 points and helped SSHS win the team contest. Miss Karen Keaton 18 from Woodrow Wilson High took girls division with 211 points. State police judges were Trooper J R Dolan and Cpl H H Meador. Team members included John Massie Lester Halstead Roger Erwin Eddie Lilly and Almond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Almond
Shady Spring High School
Beckley Jaycees
Tim Yates
Lincoln Mercury
Almond
Karen Keaton
Woodrow Wilson High School
SSHS
West Virginia State Police
J. R. Dolan
Cpl. H. H. Meador
John Massie
Lester Halstead
Roger Erwin
Eddie Lilly
Sophia Lions To Install Officers June 15 At Tams Mountain
Sophia Lions Club final plans for installing officers were made at a Wednesday meeting led by past president W. W. Lawson in Carlile Moye's absence. Hampton Thomas and Pete Hornbeck were named food-chairmen for a June 15 family outing at the Tams Mountain fire tower, with Kermit Locke of Beckley to install the new officers. A Sophia delegation planned to attend the State Lions Convention in Fairmont this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
RNS
Sophia Lions Club
W. W. Lawson
Carlile Moye
Hampton Thomas
Pete Hornbeck
Tams Mountain
Kermit Locke
Beckley
Lions Club
Sophia Club
Fairmont
Cranberry Homeroom Mothers elect officers at year end
The Cranberry Homeroom Mothers Association met at Mrs. Lawrence Berker’s Lake Stephens home to close the school year. New officers elected were Mrs. John Cheetham president, Mrs. Ralph West vice president, Mrs. Joe Vira secretary, and Mrs. James Smith treasurer. The group will sponsor a June 6 Charleston tour for eighth graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Berker
Lake Stephens
Cranberry Homeroom Mothers Association
John Cheetham
Ralph West
Joe Vira
James Smith
Charleston
Students Turned Away At Draft Examination At CCNY
About 100 students scheduled for a draft deferment exam at the City College of New York were turned away due to a shortage of examination papers. A CCNY spokesman cited an error by Science Research Associates, the private firm administering the tests for the Selective Service System, after 300 students with SRA admission cards arrived while only 200 test sheets were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
City College of New York
CCNY
Science Research Associates
SRA
Selective Service
Stamp Drive Launches For Beckley Youth Center
The Beckley Christian Youth Center begins a stamp drive titled Give A Stamp To Help A Youth with a goal of 500 books to furnish the center. Chairwoman Mrs. Harry Neal leads a committee aided by Trudi Johnston from Raleigh and S and H Redemption Center manager Mrs. Clarice Bailey. Prizes will reward groups and individuals with the most books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Christian Youth Center
Harry Neal
Prosperity
Trudi Johnston
S and H Group
Raleigh
N. C
Neal
Johnston
Clarice Bailey
S and H Redemption Center
National Snapshot Labs, Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
Raleigh County
Henry's
Margaret
Frances Dinkler
Third Ave
S and H Redemption
Skelton
P. O
Beckley
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Union
Group 5A
Dottie Legg
Michael Bryant
Stanaford
Dottie
David Legg
Michael
Ed Bryant
Shady Youth
Neville ST
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lowe Bros
Norge
Johnstown Road
Raleigh Register
W. Va
Judy Butler
The
First Baptist Church of
Prosperity First Baptist Church
Margaret Toney
First Assembly of God
Webbs Florist & Greenhouses
A&p
ATT A
Great Atlantic & Pacific Teaco
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