Doctor Warns on Preventable Infant Deaths and Disabilities
The American Academy of Pediatrics president warns accidents from infancy are a major threat to child life. A list follows of preventable prenatal and infantile risks, from Rh incompatibility and maternal infections to smoking, drugs, and household hazards, urging testing and cautious care. A leafletted call offers a Dr Hyman pamphlet for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Academy of Pediatrics
Director of Biostatistics For
Baltimore
Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Army Signs Four Men Enlisted at Beckley Station
Four men enlisted at Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Thursday. Royce Albert Pauley from Sumerco chose general supply, Emmitt Paul Drake from Manila joined military police, Dana Carl Murphy from Hallburg selected engineer equipment maintenance, and Will Anthony Prater from Keen Mountain is unassigned. They will report to Fort Benning for basic training. The piece notes national fire losses in the past decade exceed 11.7 billion dollars per National Fire Protection Association estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Royce Albert Pauley
Roscoe E. Pauley
Sumerco
Emmitt Paul Drake
Athol ‘Drake
Manila
Dana Carl Murphy
Oscar Murphy
Hallburg
Will Anthony Prater
William J. Prater
Keen Mountain
Fort Benning
Area Public Utility Assessments Increase
State Tax Department proposed 1961 utility valuations total 887.9 million dollars, up 19.95 million from 1960. Largest rise is Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co at 44.5 million. Norfolk and Western Railway tops Class III IV at 119.5 million, with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway at 117.5 million and other issuers including Appalachian Power Co and Monongahela Power Co increasing modestly. Protests against tentative totals may be filed with the Board of Public Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Department
Beckley
Tax Department
Board of Public Works
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Beckleyans
Telephone Company
Beckley Water Co
Nicholas, Fayette and Greenbrier Railroad
Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Hope Natural Gas Co
Tve
Norfolk and Western Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Appalachian Power Co
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongahela Power Co
Astrological forecast with brief Gemini Emerson note
The column urges prudent savings for a definite goal and notes intuition aiding persuasion. It recalls Ralph Waldo Emerson, born May 25, 1803, as a Gemini creative figure and hints at a future device that types dictation. Aries through Pisces daily hints follow with concise guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pastors Plan Youth Camp Promotion in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Baptist Ministerial Association met to plan sending church delegates to the West Virginia Baptist Camp at Cowen June 12 through 17. Pastors urged to submit prospective campers to Miss June Button Lowe by June 1 or sooner. A nominating committee for next year was named: Rev. Oliver Tedder, Rev. C. W. Jones, and Rev. Dewey Acord. The next meeting will be at Memorial Baptist Church Beckley after the third Sunday in June. About 20 attended and heard Rev. Jim Franklin of Beckley Memorial Baptist Church. presiding was Rev. Dewey A. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Baptist Ministerial Association
West Virginia
Cowen
Button” Lowe
Oliver Tedder
C. W. Jones
Dewey Acord
Home Prayer Band Meets In Lane Home
The Church of the Home Prayer Band gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Brady Lane’s residence near 19 21 By-Pass. Mrs. L. H. Akers led the devotional, and Mrs. James Mann sang a hymn. The next meeting is planned at Mrs. Earl Talbert’s Crab Orchard home at 1 p.m. Thursday. Members present included Mrs. W. B. Jones Mrs. Brady Persinger Mrs. Dale Bennett and Rev. Gladys Canady. The bald eagle has been part of the United States official seal since 1782.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Home Prayer Band
Brady Lane
L. H. Akers
James Mann
Earl Talbert
Crab Orchard
W. B. Jones
Brady Persinger
Dale Bennett
Gladys Canady
United States
Camp Kno Koma Forms Available for diabetic children
Applications for the 12th annual Camp Kno-Koma, the state’s only diabetic children’s summer camp, are out for West Virginia residents aged 7 to 15. Camp dates run July 23 to August 5, with medical supervision, insulin training, urine tests, and diet study. Write Camp Kno-Koma, 1115 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kno-Koma
West Virginia
Quarrier Street
Charleston
Sawmill Sale Basis For Lovell Wood Suit
A $700 suit was filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court naming Warren Lovell of Ghent as defendant. Elva C. Wood claims the amount is due for a sawmill sold on December 17, 1959 with payment set at five dollars per thousand feet of lumber cut per the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Warren Lovell
Ghent
Elva C. Wood
Lovell
Sign Permits Issued for Beckley Firms
Charleston and Beckley firms were issued permits by the City Recorder's office Monday to erect signs in Beckley. Cole Signs, Inc., was permitted to erect a sign on the roof of J. B. Holt Plumbing and Heating Co. Carey System, Inc., of Charleston, was permitted to erect signs on Marshall and Eisenhower Drive, Third Avenue and Second Street, and Prince Street and North Oakwood Avenue. George Webster of 207 7th St. was issued a remodeling permit to add a basement to his home at an estimated cost of $1,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Beckley
City Recorder’s Office
Cole Signs, Inc
J. B. Holt Plumbing and Heating Co
Valley Drive
Carey System, Inc
Marshall and Eisenhower ‘Drive
Third Avenue
Second Street
Prince Street
Oakwood Avenue
George Webster
7Th St
Bolivian Church Seeks 4000 More Priests
Archbishop Antezana y Rojas says Bolivia must recruit about 4000 additional priests to meet the churchs mission. The nation currently has roughly 600 priests across its parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
Antezana Y Rojas
Notice to Creditors Edward A Thomas estate Beckley WV
To the creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Edward A Thomas deceased all claims must be exhibited with vouchers verified to the undersigned at my office in Beckley West Virginia on or before December 1 1961 at 10 00 AM otherwise they may be excluded from all benefits of the estate All beneficiaries of the said estate are to be present on the day to protect their interests Given under my hand this the 99th day of May 1961 Roy A Cunningham Commissioner of Accounts Raleigh County West Virginia RR
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Thomas
Beckley
West
Virginia
Roy A. Cunningham
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Cemetery additions and local notices from Beckley papers
Mt Tabor Cemetery adds new plots available by calling CL 3 6480. Strayed roan yearling heifer at Cranberry reward call CL 3 6581 or CL 2 3743. Found Tuesday April 1 on Main Street glasses owner to identify and pay for ad. Also ads for repairs, buying plants and instruments and insurance notices from Beckley Newspapers with various contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Tabor Cemetery
Main Street
Ad. Beckley Newspapers
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Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
National Fire Protection Association
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
LIBRA
Scorpio
Aquarius
Pield Enterprises, Inc
Home Prayer Band
Lane Home
Dias Floral CO
City Ave
Oakwood
Lilly Lilly
Mary Etta
Coolridge
Ghent Freewill Baptist Church
Sammy Bell
Mitchell's Ridge Cemetery
Caffee Funeral Home
Mondorf Mondorf
Are
H. L
South
Kanawha Street
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Alvin J. Cook
J. B. F. Yoak, Jr
Sunset Mausoleum
Snead Snead
Linda Louise
Bradley
Melton
Church of God
Melton Mortuary
Jack McGuigan
Johnstown RD
Rose
Oec
Webb & Neal Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Vance Drive
R. H. Neal
Mgr. O F. Rorcade Orchoro Echa
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
W. VA
Red Cross
Life Guards
Wiseman Drug Store
Fayetteville
Paul Hicks
Camp
Fayetteville, W. Va
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard & Logan Dial Beckley CL
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Todd's
Beaver
Meadow Creek
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
Nashville
Tennessee
South Street
Gilda Firestone
W. R
Bill” Forbes
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Wrights Radio
Halstead
Guaranteed Radio & TV
Dial CL
Harper Road Radio & TV
Jennings Radio & TV
MacArthur
Y Sparks
Prince St
Yellow Cab
Lovitz
Ashworth Firestone
Prince St Ph
Sparks TV & Appliance CO
Neville St
John W. Eye Television
Dial
Willey Brothers
Hinton
Cole’s
Sunrise Ave
Harper Heights
W. O. Dunbar, Bradley
Jan Campbell Music Co
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Jim Green
Will Archie Lambert
Route 9
Will J. C. Spence
Twin Oaks Country Club
Sky Lanes
North Oakwood Avenue
CURB
My Brothers Drive Inn
Daniels
Dan
O'Neal
Rhodell
Town & Country Drive Inn
Cort Cosmetic
Tag Galyean
Louden Road
Sam G. Foley
Mr. Benedict
Mountainair Hotel
Mt. Hope
Virgil M Fairchild
South East
Earl Mahone
W.W. B. Jones
R. E. Bare
Call
Daestres
Burroughs Sensematic Bookkeeping
R. L. and
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Chihuahua
Spitz
Ranan & & Chihuahua
Benna Vista
Radford
H.prinrude
Sears Roebuck & CO
Royal Typewriter
Beckley Hardware & Supply Company
Best
S. Fayette
Kiser, Inc
Simplex GO Karts
West Bend Motors
Dowdy Sewing Center
S. Kanawha
Singer Sewing Machine
Grandview
Beaver Block Co
Prince St. Ph. CL
Dearing Bros
Remington
Rem-Riter
KLAUS
McCreery St
Gravely
J. L. Mills
KIRBY
Westinghouse
David Bradley
Pioneer
Avon Street
Foster’s
Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Lavinder’s of
Norge & Motorola
N. Kanawha St
Pial CL
Hobart
J. W. Huddle
Clyde Street
Day Appliances & TV
McCulloch Chain
Basham
White Oak Ph
Electrolux Corp
Homelite
Dearing Bros. Prosperity
Wilson's
South Kanawha St
Beckleyce & Feed CO
Prince _St
K. M. Walker
Jack’s Trading Post
Raleigh Rd
J. W. Worley
Rt. 9
Table Rock
BNC Printing
W. Prince Street
Beckley, W. Va
Gray Lumber Co
Beckley Ph
Formica
Harvey Cabinet Co
F.H.A
Nickie
Cabinet Shop
DEPT
F.d.1.c
American Glass & Mirror Co. Inc
Mt. Hope Rd
Specia Today
Price
Beckley Glass CO
Beckley, W VO
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