Cool Ridge Woman to Graduate from University of Virginia Nursing School
Enette Griffith of Cool Ridge will be graduated from the University of Virginia School of Nursing in Charlottesville today. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dennis Griffith of Cool Ridge. A Shady Spring High School graduate in 1947, she attended Beckley College a year before training. The commencement is in Cabell Hall with a reception at the nursing home.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Enette Griffith
Cool Ridge
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Charlotteville
Shady Spring High School
Beckley College
Train‘jing
Cabel Hall
Local Bankers and business shifts noted in Beckley area
West Virginia Bankers Association secretary Audrey Kiffe announces Huse’s return from Wheeling after a bankers meeting. Frank Hostetler resigns as Winterville State Bank cashier to move to Charleston with a new west side bank under construction. Ted Mullins becomes cashier. Nina Ubbing joins Berkeley National Bank book keeping. The Drive-in on the 1921 By-Pass will be renamed Miles Mill under J. W. Miles. Rulan Phillips becomes Elks Club manager for Chesapeak and Potomac Telephone Company employees. Electronics courses led by F. A. Rutledge and C. A. Curry train BE. R. Meadows and Co. P. Vaylor Jr. from Beckley. classes run 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Audrey Kiffe
Frank Gans
West Virginia Bankers Association
Beckley National Bank
Huse
Wheeling
The
Hares "Bankers Organization
Frank Hostetler
Winterville State Bank
Charleston
Ted Mullins
Jeashier
J. W. Miles
Elks 'Club
Miles Mill
Rulan Phillips
Elks Club
Chesapeak
Potomac Telephone Company
F. A. Rutledge
C. A. Curry
Beckley
BE. R. Meadows
Co. P. Vaylor
Hospital to Assign Local Volunteers for Suitual Processing
Be clAey Veterans Administration Hospital prepares to deploy about 33 local volunteer workers for initial processing today. Dr George Blo says the plan aims to support patient care and administrative duties during a period of staffing strain.
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Hospital
Beckley
Soy VE Alg Eng
Sion Tha Rhe
Vetieans Administration
Hiss Tna
Katherine Cox
Wnhsing
Mildred Elkins
Recreation Service
Swanson
Tve
Former Beckleyan Dies in McDowell
Paciana Vera Davila 49, formerly of Beckley, died at 2 a.m. at Steven's Clinic Welch from a heart attack. Born May 19 1908 in Spain, he moved to Maitland McDowell County 14 years ago and was chief electrician for Kop pers Coal Co. He leaves wife Florence and son Paciano Jr. plus stepchildren and relatives. Funeral arrangements set for Beckley with service Sunday.
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Paciana Vera Davila
Beckley
Steven
Florence Davila
Paciano Vera, Jr
Maitland
Geneva
James
Cecil Lively
Toney
Vera Davila
Norfolk
Man
Uel
Frank
Joseph Rodriguez
Rafaela Rodriguez
Welch
Local Beckley Student Set for Alderson Broaddus Graduation
Beckley resident Miss Joyce Ann Linkous will receive a bachelor of science degree from Alderson Broaddus College at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Pineville’s Paul Edward Cook earns a bachelor of arts, with James Alderson McClung of Loanghout slated for a August BA. Navy enlistments in 1951 widen with unlimited Beckley quota through month end. Chief W. Bartlett urges waiting list men to report at the Beckley post office station for immediate dispatch.
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Joyce Ann Linkous
Beckley
Alderson- Broaddus College
Paul Edward Cook
Pineville
James Alderson McClung
Loanghout
U. S. Navy
W. 2. Bartlett
Navy
Bartlett
Raleigh County seeks 2.4 million for school bond issue
Mimeographed letters urge passage of Raleigh County's 2.4 million school bond. Election set for June 26 with 60 percent needed to approve. List covers 170 project items including new buildings and improvements for elementary and high schools across white and Negro communities.
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Raleigh
Margaret Sullivan
Vance Bland
Raleigh County’ Education Association
Raleigh County Teacher's, Association
Magistrate Fines Two $200 On Liquor Counts
Magistrate CT Buetes of Bre iphia fined two persons a total of 200 dollars and costs for liquor charges. The Spider Web was fined 100 dollars for sale possession of liquor and L E Crner received fines for sale of moonshine whiskey. Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Humphries will be held Saturday at Beckley Church of Christ at 2 pm. She died Wednesday in a Youngstown hospital after a heart attack. The Rev S Working will officiate with interment in Hill Top Cemetery.
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CT Buetes
Bre Iphia
Spider Web
L.eb Crner
Annapolis Graduate James E. McCormick Receives Commission
Annapolis Midshipman First Class James Edward McCormick of Beckley West Virginia has earned his diploma at the United States Naval Academy. He will receive a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U S Air Force. He ranked in the upper fourth of his class during the first three years and was admitted after a Congressional nomination.
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James Edward McCormick
French Street
Beckley
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
William E. §. McCormick
U.S. Air Force
Woodrow Wilson High School
McCormick
Academy
U.S. Navy
Murphy Store Workers Vote on Union Representation
Murphy store employees voted yes or no on being represented by the Retail Clerks International Association. The National Labor Relations Board will release results after review by its Cincinnati office. More than 130 workers are employed at the G. C. Murphy Company store.
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G. C. Murphy Company
National Labor Relations Board
Cincinnati
Retail Clerks International Association
American Federation of Labor
NLRB
Beckley
Woman Sues Over May Collision with Tractor-Trailer
Harper Heights resident Mrs. Sallie Pippens sues Case Driveaway Co and Gardner Lacy Lykins for 50000 after a May 15 crash on Harper Road. She alleges the tractor-trailer descended a hill at excessive speed, injuring her with two broken legs and chest injuries. Lykins was cited for reckless driving and fined $50 and costs.
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Harper Heights
Sa |Ling
Land
Harper Road
Sallie Pippens
Wamed Gardner Lacy Lykins
Case Driveaway
Pippens
Beckley
Lykins
He Lates
Cuile Hefos
Local Gideons Elect Officers for Beckley Camp
J. M. Collins named president of Beckley Gideon Camp succeeding Clark McDaniel at a dinner meeting in First Methodist Church. New officers include Roy Dickerson vice president Ira Whitlock Bible secretary and A L Rohrer chaplain. Auxiliary selects Mrs J M Collins president and others. Field day reports note talks by local station members and church representatives.
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J. M. Collins
Beckley Gideon Camp
Clark McDaniel
First Methodist Church
Roy Dickerson
Ira Whitlock
A. L. Rohrer
K. C. Stewart
F. L. Jones
Hinton
L. Rohrer
R. AL. Dickerson
Robert Dean
D. D. Totten
Dale Buckland
Bible class meets Whitesville at Aliff home
About eleven members and guests attended the Friday night Young Adult Sunday School class at Jarrolds Valley Church held in the Whitesville residence of Mr and Mrs Perry Aliff.
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Jarrolds Valley
Whitesville
Perry Aliff
Beckley Collisions Cause About $100 In Damages
Two Beckley traffic crashes on Ellison Avenue and Lazenby Road caused about $100 in damages. At 10 a.m. Bill Adkins 17 and Howard Lazenby 36, both of Beckley, collided when Adkins pulled from a parking space. About 3 p.m. a second crash on Lazenby Road involved Souder 47 and Clarence Hancock 36. Police filed two charges in each incident.
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Livu
Beckley
Ellison Avenue
Bill Adkins
Crow
Howard Lazenby
Adkins
Lazenby
Lazenby Road
Souder
Clarence Hancock
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