Stratton Masonry Graduates Find Vocational Training Profitable
Floyd Harvey of Stamford and Reginald Coleman of East Beckley, Stratton High School graduates, earned masonry certificates and now profitably use their skills. Dr Eva Teter Hammer of Beaver moved an old house, had it brick veneer, and hired Harvey and Coleman on Stephens’ recommendation, signaling strong future work for vocational training in high schools.
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Corgy O. Mitchell Register
Floyd Harvey
Stamford
Reginald Coleman
Gregory St
East Beckley
Stratton High School
Eva Teter Hammer
U.S. Rt
Beaver
Youth NAACP Chapter Elects New Leader
The Raleigh County NAACP Youth Chapter elected Mose Spradley of Beckley as temporary president in Sunday session replacing John Flynn who entered military service. Spradley serves until officers are elected next month as a membership drive by Miss Mae Lois Hairston progresses with planned church visits by group members.
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Young People’s Chapter
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mose Spradley
Beckley
Spradley
John Flynn
Mae Lois Hairston
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Pansie Wood and others to Hubert F Farley for 3500 on property near Devil's Fork Slab Fork District. Hazel F and Lonnie E Abbott to Henry and Ethel E Goss for 1000 in Eccles Trap Hill District. Black Knight Country Club Inc to Harold K Dodson for 1200 in Glen Morgan Addition Town District. G L and Agnes Campbell to Reno C and George A Hughes for 2500 in Crab Orchard Town District. Roscoe W and Ola L Calhoun to Regenal F and Lee Scott and others for 3300 in Crab Orchard Town District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansie Wood
Hubert F. Farley
Devil's Fork
Slab Fork
Hazel F
Lonnie E. Abbott
Henry
Ethel E. Goss
Eccles
Trap Hill
Black Knight Country Club, Inc
Harold K. Dodson
Glen Morgan Addition
G. L
Agnes Campbell
Reno C
George A. Hughes
Crab Orchard
Roscoe W
Ola L. Calhoun
Regenal F
Lee Scott
Army Enlists Local Men for Army Careers at Beckley Station
A list of area men enlisting at the Beckley recruiting station shows their names and assigned branches including medical care, airborne, automotive maintenance, communications, field radio repair, construction equipment operation, and military police. The group was sent to Fort Jackson reception for processing.
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Army
Beckley
Keeps Valentine Forrest
Henry Forrest
McGravis
Willard M. Smith
Bert Smith Jr
Marlinton
Army Air Defense Command
Samuel Oolly Shaffer Jr
S. O Shaffer
Elk View
Airborne
Barnard A. Price
Roy T. Price
Evans
Europe
Alvin Monroe Mutter
Lidia Mae Mutter
Cedar Bluff
Rt Lee Lanham
Chris Lanham
Valley Fork
Charles William Cassell
Otley N. Cassell
Cass
Kenneth Franklin Dishman
Turtle Creek
Daniel Orville Basham
T. G. Basham
Slab Fork
Paul William Hicks
Lincoln Under Fire At Fort Stevens
During the Civil War President Lincoln was briefly under direct fire at Fort Stevens near Washington. On July 12, 1864 Confederate bullets killed a nearby soldier as the president watched the action.
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Abraham Lincoln
Fort Stevens
Washington
Doctor answers on drug side effects and health Q A column
A medical Q A column discusses hair loss linked to a new angina drug and other health queries. Topics include a substitute for diabetes insipidus injections, tapeworm and alcohol, retirement leaflets, and finger surgery for hearing with mixed evidence from Archives of Otolaryngology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otolaryngology
Sylvia PTA to Hear CD Director Tonight
Paul J. Fourney, Raleigh County civil defense director, will guest speak at Sylvia Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Pta
Paul J. Fourney
Raleigh County Civil Defense
Sylvia Elementary School
New River Unitarian Fellowship Names New Officers
Two new officers were named at a New River Unitarian Fellowship meeting Sunday. R N Noyes of Oak Hill was elected chairman succeeding Dr Edward Schnieder who resigned to move to Bryan Ohio. John Hodel of Beckley was named vice chairman succeeding Cliff Tobey of Princeton who moved to New York City. The theme for Sunday morning’s discussion was The American Press and Morality led by Hodel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River Unitarian Fellowship
R. N. Noyes
Oak Hill
Edward Schnieder
Bryan
Ohio
John Hodel
Beckley
Cliff Tobey
Princeton
New York City
American Press and Morality
Hodel
West Virginia Ushers Convention at New Hope Baptist Church
About sixty members and guests attended the West Virginia Ushers Convention at New Hope Baptist Church on Saturday. Rev. J. L. Bly of East Beckley spoke at the morning session and Mrs. J. J. Howard of Bluefield led the afternoon service featuring business and instruction periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
New Hope Baptist Church
J. L. Bly
East Beckley
J. J. Howard
Bluefield
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Stratton Masonry
James E. Stephens
Stratton
Stephens
Harvey
Coleman
Dr. Hammer
Hammer
Tle
Floyd
Reginald
Moon Glo Motel
Harvey and
Youth Naacp Chapter
Advang
Buick
WGA
Buick Inc
First Avenue
Harold Thomas Hyman M.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Alcoholics Anonymous
Dr. Hyman
Morrer
Cassine
Montgomery Ward
Sys
Wey
Arrow Liqueurs Corp
Detroit
Mich
Unitarians
Sra
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