Vaccine Clinic Set For Raleigh County Sunday
Vaccination drive for Sabin oral polio vaccine moves to 20 Raleigh County locations including the Armory and county schools this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 80 000 doses were flown to Beckley after a diversion from Marietta Pennsylvania to Charleston and were kept frozen en route with police escort. Citizens are urged to bring immunization certificates for those under 21 and volunteers are sought to staff the clinics with requests to local doctors and nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Broughton Dairy Co
Robin Hood
Turnpike
Beckley
Piedmont Airlines
Marietta
Piedmont
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eastern
Charleston
Charles McCorkle
Wyeth Laboratories
West Virginia
Kanawha
Beckley Interchange
McCorkle
Raleigh County Medical Society
G. C. Hedrick Jr
John M. Daniel
Robert Thomson Jr
Juror must abstain from pre dinner drink during murder trial
Denver juror Joe Dewey told judge Robert P Fullerton he is not a habitual drunkard but a pre dinner drink relaxes him. The judge ruled he must abstain from his pre dinner highball while the district court jury hears the murder case citing potential public opinion concerns.
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Denver
UPI
Joe Dewey
Robert P. Fullerton
Dewey
Kennedy hopes De Gaulle visits United States someday
President Kennedy hopes Charles de Gaulle will visit the United States, though Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said no visit is planned now. He said Kennedy certainly hopes the French leader will pay a visit to the United States some time in the future.
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Washington
UPI
United States
France
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
America
Pierre Salinger
de Gaulle
Crow Post Office Closes After 75 Years of Service
Patrons in Crow lose local post office as postmaster Lena Richmond retires at 70 and the department closes the office. Mail service shifts to Beaver, with L. E. Green taking over records. Richmond, widow of Clyde Richmond, served since 1933 and laments the loss while noting her neighbors’ support.
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United States Post Office Department
Crow
Lena Richmond
Post Office Department
Beaver
Richmond
L. E. Green
Clyde Richmond
Chicago
Ill
Court Session Postponed for Memorial Day Holiday
City Police Court was not held Thursday night due to the Memorial Day holiday. The next regular session will be at 7 30 p.m. Monday.
Woman charged with embezzling 50000 at Culver City firm
Lois Betty Boundy a 50 year old longtime bookkeeper at Dakota Engineering Inc faced embezzlement charges for missing funds totaling 50000 since February. Auditors reported the shortage and police noted unusually large deposits up to 4000 and that she aided persons in financial need. Boundy was released on a writ returnable June 4.
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Culver City
Calif
UPID
Lois Betty Boundy
Dakota Engineering Inc
Girl Scouts Troop 144 Awards At Monday Night Meet
A Court of Awards was held Monday night by Girl Scout Troop 144 of the Methodist Temple. The program opened with a flag ceremony and a welcome speech, followed by piano solos, an acrobatic dance, a poetry contest, and a skit Liberty Bell. District chairman S. Wilbur Bays presented badges across many categories including second class, homemaking, games, reader, cook, musician, swimmer, group musician, adventurer, and health aid. In Ontario, Calif., George W. Lund, 45, was charged with cashing four unemployment checks totaling 98 dollars while jailed.
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The
Methodist Temple
Charles Bosley
Marsha Wolman
Sarah Cunningham
Susan Davis
Joyce Wilson
Debra Harvey
Christine Yapp
Ruth Ann Shafer
Pam Lovell
Diana Miller
Sandra Smith
Patsy Meeish
Susan Dew
S. Wilbur Bays
Alpine District
Mountain Laurel Girl Scout Council
Cathy Houchins
Patsy Mc
Linda Haga
Harriet Lively
Kathy Lowe
Christina Yapp
Norree Boyd
Cook
Linda Allen
Barbara Torrico
Harriett Lively
Ann McKnight
Lester School to Award Perfect Attendance Today
Perfect attendance awards will be presented at Lester Elementary School closing ceremonies to three students Philip Carter Wanda Anderson and Marcillous Clayton. Faithful attendance citations go to Cordelia Simms Sharon Turner Joseph Simmons Eugene Turner Brenda Martin Linda Martin Tony Cooper Michael Allen Arthur Moore Vernon Turner Calvin Cooper Gregory Cooper Carolyn Brown Pamela Brown.
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Lester Elementary School
E. H. Taylor
Philip Carter
Wanda Anderson
Marcillous Claytor
Cordelia Simms
Sharon Turner
Joseph Simmons
Eugene Turner
Brenda Martin
Linda Martin
Tony Cooper
Michael Allen
Arthur Moore
Vernon Turner
Calvin Cooper
Gregory Cooper
Carolyn Brown
Pamela Brown
Concord College to Graduate Seven Women Honor Students
Concord College will confer Bachelor of Science degrees on seven women in the upcoming ceremony. Mrs. Shirley H. Harper of Beckley, a dean’s list student and former Kappa Omicron Phi officer, will receive her degree in Home Economics. The group includes Ann Bearden Kyle, Nancy Hinchee, Mary Carolyn Cumby, Rita Mae Dillon, Sharton Ballard Morgan, and Louise Gail Reetor, all from southern West Virginia. Commencement festivities run Alumnae Day, a baccalaureate address by Dr Charles Malik, and a commencement speech by Brooks Hays, with public attendance invited.
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Concord College
Shirley H. Harper
Beckley
Concord
Beckley College
Harper
Kappa Omicron Phi
West Virginia
Mrs. Harper
Ann Bearden Kyle
Athens
Nancy Wren Hinchee
Bluefield
Mary Carolyn Cumby
Hinton
Rita
College Center
Charles Malik
United Nations General Assembly
Brooks Hays
John F. Kennedy
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Gemith
Clinth
John W. Eye Co
W. Neville St
Mutual OF
Omaha
Ray Barcel
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Nebraska
Just
Neville St. Beckley
Lewis Chevrolet
Girl Scouts
Ontario
George W. Lund
Herbert W. Swinney
Charlene Tyree
Loretta Simms
Carolyn Green
Albert Green
Anthony Knight
Verita Lewis
Larry Brown
Drema Green
Calvin Anderson
Science Club
Girl Scout Troop
First Row
Pat Marcum
Lester
Mae Dillon
Wayside
Shareton Ballard Morgan
Ronceverte
Louise Gail Reetor
Princeton
Mercury
Monterey
Oldsmobile
Lincoln-Mercury Sales, Inc
Oakwood Avenue
Beckley, W. Va
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