First Driver Of Year Named By Raleigh Bus Group
Fifty eight Raleigh County school bus drivers were honored at a banquet at El Chico. William J. Workman received the Driver of the Year trophy. runners up were David E. Godbey and W. A. Callahan. National Safety Council awards were presented to 34 drivers and related personnel. J. W. Thurman led ceremonies. Roy Walters praised the county’s bus program. DINNER for about 120 followed.
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Raleigh County
el Chico
William J. Workman
David E. Godbey
Rt. 1
Mount Hope
W. A
Bill) Callahan
Beckley
National Safety Council
Angelo Albanese
Oscar Bowling
William W. Brown
Winston Brown
David Clower
Billy H. Cook
Harvey H. Covey
Wilford Daniel Jr
John D. Fink
Joseph L. Farrow
Boston V. Greene
Leonard C. Hewlett
Fred G. Honker
James R. Honaker
Charles L. Howell
Oral J. Honaker
Hiram Meadows Jr
Gene L. Mills
Hubert R. Moses
George W. Mooney
James A. Pack
Carlos R. Poff
Ellis C. Price
Gene Reed
Amos G. Reed
Emmett C. Rollyson
Arthur Sarrett
Ambers L. Shelor
Billy R. Short
Glenn W. Shumate
Henry L. Smiley
Richard V. Snuffer
Thornton C. Spradling
Donally S. Stover
Hubert A. Stover
Newton S. Stover
Claude L. Sumner
Cecil F. Swaney
Basil R. Sweeney
Edra G. Sweeney
James W. Thurman
Robert T. Tolliver
Everett E. Underwood
Jack C. Underwood Jr
Alvie W. Walker
Harley C. Walker
Lewis A. Walker
Maurice C. Walker
R. E. Walker
James H. White
Philip G. White
Burnley H. Williams
Virgil R. Wood
J. W. Thurman
Roy W. Walters
Charleston
Walters
West Virginia
H. L. Smiley
Shafer
Raleigh County School Bus Drivers Association
Let One Contractor Take Care Of All Your Building Needs
Local contractor advertises complete building services for new homes renovations basements porches roofing and siding with the slogan no job too large or too small seeking wide household demand and repeat business.
BNC Carrier Boys Win Free Rides At Carnival
Beckley News Paper Corp offers two new route signups a night of rides at Thomas Joyland Shows Sprague carnival grounds. Robert Amick says boys depart noon today to qualify for prize with 6:30 p m departure from Prince Street offices and 9 p m carnival exit. Each winner receives a book granting seven free rides along with a chaperone per ten boys.
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Sprague Carnival
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Carrier
Robert Amick
BNC
Prince St
Amick
League Would Abolish School Finance Board
The Beckley League of Women Voters backs eliminating the Board of School Finance and transferring duties to the State Board of Education. The move reflected in Strayer and Lindman surveys in West Virginia school reports and approved at Beckley’s Tuesday meeting. The group set schedule for unit meetings and a board of directors' gathering at Mrs. Joseph X. Fazio’s home. Mrs. A. Tellar now chairs the national Foreign Policy item.
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Board of School Finance
State Board of Education
Strayer
Lindman
West Virginia
Beckley League
Joseph X. Fazio
Travelers Lane
A. Tellar
National Item
Foreign Policy
Still Time To Be Counted In Beckley Census
Floyd M. Sayre Jr. of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce urges anyone who suspects they were not counted by the Census Bureau to contact the enumerator promptly. Mrs. Jack Mann notes about 100 more Beckley residents were added to the preliminary Beckley figure. Call Christy Martin at 107 Grove Ave CL3-5773 or the Chamber at CL3-4117 if you doubt you were counted.
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Floyd M. Sayre Jr
Beckley
Two-Car Collision Causes $350 Damages at Beckley Post Office
A two car collision on Monday at 1 p m in front of the Beckley Post Office on Woodlawn Avenue caused an estimated $350 in damages. Drivers were Mrs Bernard Evans Dickenson of 900 Northwestern Ave and Miss Phillis Jean Zingo of Blue Jay. No injuries occurred and neither driver was charged.
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Beckley
Woodlawn Avenue
Bernard Evans Dickenson
Northwestern Ave
Philiss Jean Zingo
Blue Jay
Beckleyans to Attend Baptist Convention in Rochester
Three Beckley residents Dr. Alvin J. Cook Mrs. W A Argenbright and his wife will attend the American Baptist Convention meeting in Rochester New York from June 27. The 53rd annual gathering will feature speeches by Dr Paul Blanshard and Dr Herbert Gezork plus a procession of college and seminary presidents and university pastors. Representatives from over 700 West Virginia Baptist churches are expected.
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Beckleyans
American Baptist Convention
Rochester
N. Y
Alvin J. Cook
W. A. Argenbright
United States
Paul Blanshard
Christian Higher Education Challenge
West Virginia Baptist Convention
War Memorial Auditorium
Discussion Groups Forming at Raleigh County Library
Members of the newly organized Friends of Raleigh County Library may enroll at the first meeting in the library at 7:30 p m today. Sessions will cover Religions of the World Ancient Civilizations and Shakespeare led by W L Duxbury Howard W Slack and Mrs J E McKenzie. Charter memberships close after the meeting about 130 have joined. Plans include a teen reading discussion Summer Reading for Children. Mrs Arnold C Burke and Mrs Dorothy Amick are interested in starting it. Meantime dues are 1.
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Friends of Raleigh County Library
W. L. Duxbury
Howard W. Slack
J. E. McKenzie
Arnold C. Burke
Dorothy Amick
Friends of the Library
E. D. Armstrong
Council To Rule On Zoning Issue Tonight
An application by Mrs. J. C. Prince of South Vance Drive seeks modification and exception to zoning rules for part of her property, to be discussed at the Becksley City Council meeting tonight.
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J. C. Prince
South Vance Drive
Becksley
Sophia Elementary Teacher Becomes Raleigh County Teachers Leader
Mrs. Nelle Keffer, eighth grade teacher at Sophia Elementary, was elected president of the Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association at a Beckley Junior High meeting on Monday. Herbert E. Jacobs, previously in high science in Orlando, was named president. Eula Cawley of Sylvia School became secretary, and Rachel Wil of Crescent School was chosen treasurer.
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Nelle Keffer
Sophia Elementary School
Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association
Beckley Junior High School
Orlan E
Mullens Man Promoted To District Manager
William P. Ross Jr. promoted to district manager by S. W. Woodyard. He will coordinate with 12 local managers to direct service programs for 19,000 customers. Ross, born at Flat Top, a Shady Spring High School and Beckley College graduate, started as a laborer in 1940.
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William P. Ross Jr
Beckley
S. W. Woodyard
Ross
Flat Top
Shady Spring
Beckley College
Moose disease tied to liver fluke in North Iowa
Conservation officials report a parasite called liver fluke may be the illness affecting moose in north Iowa. A veterinary medical experiment shows a 20 percent treatment success for the disease, which is common to deer, cattle and sheep in the area.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Northia
Mayor Miller Praises Salvation Army's Work
Beckley mayor Cecil L. Miller commends the Salvation Army for years of relief and youth services in Beckley. He urges citizens to support the annual drive to assist those in need and to show care for the community.
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Miller
Salvation Army
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Shady Grove Church Hosts Guest Speakers at Service
The 11 a.m. service at Shady Grove Baptist Church will feature guest speaker Ruth E. Price, president of both the Mount Olive Woman's District Convention and the Woman's State Missionary and Educational Convention. The Hilltop Club sponsors the program with guests Patsey Hudson N C Lewis June Carter Ottie Jones the East Park Mission Chorus and the New Hope Choir assisting.
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Shady Grove Baptist Church
Ruth E. Price
Mount Olive
Woman's State Missionary and
Hilltop Club
Patsey Hudson
N .C. Lewis
June Carter
Ottie Jones
East Park
Dry Hill Driver Fined and Jailed by Magistrate Burke
Telmasne 22 and gs Hill were fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 20 days in the county jail after a Monday morning arrest by city police. Evans faced charges of driving while drunk driving without a state license and improper registration. John B. Wilson Lester pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined five dollars and costs, jailed earlier by a deputy sheriff. The arrest warrant was obtained by Savannah Wilson and Glen White.
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Gs Hill
Pale ‘County
Ree, &Fore
W.W. Burke
Evans
John
Wilson
Lester
Trate Burke
Savannah Wilson
Glen White
Closing Program At East Beckley Elementary School
The closing program at East Beckley Elementary School will be at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Teachers present a pageant I Hear America Singing. Awards will be given by PTA president Mrs A Durgan. The Civitan award will also be presented. Wednesday morning the annual Sieaie will be held for children under PTA sponsorship.
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East Beckley
Wedness
America
A. Durgan
Parent- Teacher Association
Civitan
Sieaie
P.T.A
State Flower Now Blooming At Grandview Park
Rhododendron the West Virginia state flower is blooming at Grandview State Park. A one acre plot is fully covered with the blossoms and officials estimate about 100000 blooms will be on display for the next ten days.
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West Virginia
Grandview State Park
State Flower and Conservation Commission
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