State Police Intensifying Drive To Halt Road Deaths
West Virginia troopers completed an advanced training course to become safety education officers. Four officers from Companies A through D will contact local groups and visit driver education classes to boost traffic safety awareness and address hazards.
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West Virginia
Elkins
Shinnston
Beckley
South Charleston
State Police Academy
Institute
J. T. Gribben
Company A
UPI
Iweek
J. N. White
W. E. Burchett
Burchett
West
Argo Singers Planned at Memorial Building Sunday
The Argo Singers of Chicago will perform Sunday at 3 p m in the Memorial Building under the Wiley Harmonizers, Central Baptist Church. Proceeds fund various church projects. Tickets available at Isom Grocery Washington Barber Shop and Flynn's Grocery.
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Argo Singers of
Chicago
Memorial Building
Wiley Harmonizers
Central Baptist Church
Isom Grocery
Washington Barber Shop
Flynn’s Grocery
Smokeless Coal Group Official Released After Illness
Hal Scott assistant secretary of the Smokeless Coal Operators Association was discharged from Beckley Hospital on Sunday after several days of treatment. He became ill while attending church services a week earlier.
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Hal Scott
Smokeless Coal Operators Association
Beckley Hospital
Anniversary Banquet Planned By Masons
A 50th anniversary banquet for Beckley Chapter No 38 Royal Arch Masons is set for 6 30 p m Saturday in the Masonic building with about 437 members and their wives invited. Secretary R L Amick says a brief program will follow including a style show of gowns from bygone years.
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Beckley
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic
R. L. Amick
Amick
Abrams Follows Smith In BBDC Leadership Change
Beckley based Beckley Business Development Corp will be headed by A. David Abrams after his election, with Justin R. Carr stepping into the vice president role vacated by Abrams. New executive committee members include Samuel Thomson, E. E. Bibb, and J. W. Walters. The group plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting on November 20 at the Bank of Raleigh.
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Glade Creek
Civitans
Abrams
Justin R. Carr
Bank of Raleigh
Services Set Tonight At East Park Church
The Rev. W. P. Strickland and Rhodell Baptist Church members will attend the Church of the Living God at East Park for a 7 oclock service tonight The Kyle Chapel chorus from Elbert will perform a musical program at 7 p m Saturday Eld er W A Tresenwriter pastor invites everyone to attend
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W. P. Strickland
Rhodell Baptist Church
Church of the Living God
East Park
Kyle Chapel
Elbert
W. A. Tresenwriter
Holiday Events Planned At VA Hospital
Veterans Day open house and Thanksgiving and Christmas observances were planned at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Committees and volunteers will run open house activities, with tours, exhibits, and holiday decorating. Local chapters and groups coordinate displays, menus, and gift shops for the season.
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VA Hospital
Veterans Administration Volunteer Service
VAVS
Marie Cascio
Margaret Hewlett
John Taylor
Lena Gray
Effie Meadows
Ruth Meadows
Kathryn Abbott
O. M. Jones
Audrey Baker
W. W. Honaker
Bessie Carroll
Millie Faini
Frieda Burns
Hershel Cox
J. B. Hutchinson
Vivian Cox
Matie Cascio
Shirley Wardensky
Mary D. Elkins
Nina Winter
Karen Elkins
Thomas Mannamay
Order of Rainbow
Dixie Bryson
Shady Spring High School
Civitan Club
Bureau For Mines
The
Telephone Company
State President Addresses City's Progressive Blind Meeting
The West Virginia Federation of the Blind heard Cerone speak at the First Christian Church lower auditorium, stressing unity and constructive criticism. He outlined federation goals, funding Christmas activities for patients, and distributing gifts via Lilly, with plans for lighting and carolers. The 1961 yearbook praised Cerone for his tireless work, and the federation noted legislative gains like Senate Bill No. 94 aiding blind voters with assistance.
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Sive Blind
Beckley
First Christian Church
Cerone
Federation
West Virginia School For the Blind
Romney
Wheeling
Lilly
Chris Cerone
Billie Joyce Thom
West Virginia Federation of the Blind
Smith
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Morgantown
West Virginia Federation
West Virginia
National Federation
Kay Howard
Dinner honors Raleigh County Vocational Center guests
Nearly 100 accept bids for a 6 p m VIP dinner at the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center. West Virginia officials and local leaders will attend, with Beckley Art Group loaning 19 works to decorate the center’s dining room. Governor Barron sends regrets.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Fred W. Eberle
Alton Pritt
J. Jackson Townsend
William Ritter
Hunsace
Roy
West Virginia Restaurant Association
Clem Jones
Huntington
Spruce
Robert B. Parker
Raleigh County Board of Education
Ex Rhodellian Injured In Ohio
Former Rhodell resident Mrs Stu Art Edwards once Revonda Mann is in critical condition in Columbus Ohio after a late Friday automobile crash. She suffered a fractured skull and serious spinal injuries while returning home from a garage repair trip to Rhodell to visit relatives. Relatives report another car struck her lane, demolishing her car. The Edwards family planned to visit her father William Edwards and brother in law Acey Fletcher of Rhodell. Their daughter Connie Edwards had lived with the Fletchers until about a year ago. Mrs Edwards parents Fletcher Mann and his wife, Rhodell residents, are now deceased.
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Rhodell
Riis
Stuart Edwards
Revonda Mann
Columbus
Ohio
William Edwards
Acey Fletcher
Connie Edwards
Fletchers
PTA Meets Tonight At East Park Elementary
Teachers will be available to show parents their children's rooms and discuss problems at a PTA meeting tonight at 7 p.m. East Park Elementary President Charles Bandy urges all parents to attend for American Education Week observance. Principal Mrs Mae Reid leads the school.
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East Park
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C. Ramsburg
W. Main ST
Argo
Masons
Guy Rumberg
Clyde Law
Civic Club
A. David Abrams
Raymond Eye
the Conservation Commission
A. G. Wilcox
Shady Spring
C. Neigh Lilly
J. H. McCul
Commerce
East Park Church
PSP
Appalachian
Appalachian Power Company
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Hinton
K. E. Kerrigan
N. S. Gunderson
C. N. Arthur
Frances Tighe
Peggy Williams
IVAVS
Richard Sepkowski
Beverly Harvey
B. F. Burleigh
June Shriver
Pansy Williams
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
American Red Cross
American Legion
Beckley Proper
Jack Lilly
Charles. Crawford
A. D. Cooke
W. W. Hontaker
Jewell Loma
Mary Helen Wooten
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Royal Neighbors of America
School For the Blind
Romaney
C. Chris Cerone
Billie Joyce
Tion
Robert Holdren
Beckley Group
Beckley Organization
Esso
Virginia
Rhodellian
PTA
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