ABI Drive Under Way For Appalachian Bible Institute Move
About 8 000 pamphlets outline ABI history and will be handed out in Beckley Mount Hope Oak Hill area as part of relocation efforts. A 30 member fund raising team will seek donations from various business fields to secure 63 000 for 95 acres near Bradley four buildings. Eleven pages list the 30 volunteers to raise funds including Edward Sharp John Smith Floyd M Sayre L M Halloran J G Anderson and others with roles in auto retail council grocery and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Bible Institute
Beckley-Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Whitesville
Pettus
Sylvester
Bradley
ABI
Edward Sharp
John Smith
Floyd M. Sayre
Leslie R. Carter
J. S. Larrick
E. E. Bibb
Randey Webb
Amos Quesenberry
John W. Eye
John Y. Morgan
George B. Chambers
Ben Guy
Hulett C. Smith
M. W. Powers
D. C. Means
R. H. McGee
Don Houchins
Harry Lewin
Joe H. Winner
Pat H. Wheeler
J. E. Shrewsbury
Stuart Waugh
Chris Sarandon
Air Guard Squadron Seeks New Members in Beckley
The 130th Airborne Material Assembly Squadron of the West Virginia Air National Guard is recruiting. Capt William P Hall invites veterans and non veterans to join, with a squadron rep in Beckley on Mondays Wednesdays and Tuesdays until an air guard phone is installed at Memorial Airport. The unit drills monthly in Charleston and Sundays after two days of drills. Open roles include warehouse and records clerks, munitions and personnel specialists, navigators, radar operators, airborne radio operators, and radar observer trainees. The 130th can manage about 700 tons of specialized cargo monthly for aerial delivery.
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130Th Airborne Material Assembly
Beckley
West Virginia
Hall
Charleston
130Th
Beckley Council urged to curb Halloween vandalism amid repairs
Beckley Recreation Board asks City Council for stern measures to curb vandalism during Halloween. Proposals include hiring auxiliary police and stricter curfew enforcement, noting the current curfew covers under 16 despite most vandalism by older individuals. The board also plans renovations to the Beckley Recreation Building and seeks funds to support the Warren Williams and Babe Ruth baseball leagues, including field work near Woodrow Wilson High School. A December meeting is set to avoid conflicting with Jimmy Dickens appearance.
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Beckley
Beckley Recreation
Warren Williams Junior Baseball League
Babe Ruth League
Warren Williams League
Irving Goldstein
James Webb
Woodrow Wilson High School
Jimmy Dickens
Marines to Demonstrate American Flag Display at School
Two members of the local Marine recruiting station M. Sgt. John Brizendine and S. Sgt. Lonnie Nutter will speak and demonstrate flag display and respect at Kegley School Wednesday. The event ties to National Education Week and highlights education’s importance for American youths and continuation of studies while young.
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John Brizendine
Lonnie Nutter
Kegley School
America
Ra leigh County TB Association reports October X Rays
No active tuberculosis cases found among 53 X rays in October by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Forty negative, five inactive, two show silicosis, one silicosis suspect, four with other defects. Nine X rays for contacts, two for ex patients. Office also prepares for Christmas TB Seals fundraiser.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Military Knowledge Raised by 3 Way Plan
Captain Barkley outlines a threefold approach to elevate reserve military knowledge through resident courses at Army service schools USAR schools and the Army Extension program. While resident courses offer up to four months away from civilian work the majority cannot attend. At MacCorkle Avenue South Charleston USAR school there are openings for 25 informal enrollment officers.
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Joseph H. Barkley
Army Reserve Unit
Army
United States Army Reserve Schools
Command and General Staff College
USAR
MacCorkle Ave
South Charleston
Wyatt R. Wood
Three Groups Cooperate To Aid Needy Children
Raleigh County groups unite to aid underprivileged children. Junior Chamber of Commerce and WJLS collect used toys for Beckley Fire Department repairs, to be distributed at Christmas in Mac's Toy Fund. Jaycees host toy drives and Salvation Army fund-raising booths, with proceeds supporting local charities and a college basketball game fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Mac
Jaycees
Salvation Army
Beckley College
Morris Harvey College
Beckley
Bill Wilbur
Mabscott
Calloway Heights
Sprague
Harper Road
Beaver-Raleigh
Joe Ressa
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Three Counties Receive $670,000 From State Auditor
Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties will split 670000 in public utility property tax receipts for the first half of the year. Fayette leads with 310000, followed by Wyoming 200000 and Raleigh 160000. Municipalities Beckley 7000 Oak Hill 3000 Mount Hope 600 Fayetteville 500 Mullens 5000 Pineville 2000. Programs with Army Reserve staff conduct 24 inactive duty sessions and a 15 day active duty phase yearly. Extension courses provide professional military education for reservists unable to attend resident instruction.
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Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
State Auditor’s Office
Beckley
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Fayetteville
Mullens
Pineville
Army Reserve
USAR
New Source for Books Close as Your Library
Raleigh Countians gain access to thousands of books via inter library loan and reference services. Beckley can borrow from public libraries in West Virginia and across the United States with postage as the only cost. The West Virginia Library Commission lists Beckley among 42 participating cities. Several hundred children’s volumes borrowed from the State Library Commission are now available at Beckley’s Memorial Library and may remain in use indefinitely unless another library requests a specific title.
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Raleigh
Inter-Library Loans and Reference Service
Memorial Library
United States
Beckley
Cecil Graham
West Virginia Library Commission
Graham
State Library Commission
Raleigh County
One Day Left To Get Permits
Beckley drivers must buy city licenses to avoid a 5 to 25 dollar fine. A 2 dollar license deadline is Wednesday, with about half of drivers still unlicensed. Licenses available 9 am to 5 pm in the City Recorder's Office and after 5 pm at the Police Department. City police will set up roadblocks after Wednesday to check compliance.
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Beckley
City Recorder’s
Raleigh County Agricultural Council to elect officers
Officers for the Raleigh County Agricultural Council will be elected on December 5 with nominations from the floor. Positions include president vice president and secretary treasurer. The council also approved plans to launch a grass seed planting project at the Raleigh County H Camp.
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Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Raleigh County
Mount Tabor Meet Sounds On Tomatoes Strawberries Sheep
A Rural Development Council and Agricultural Extension Service team will speak at the Mount Tabor Country Life meeting tonight at 7 30 p m in Mount Tabor Grade School. They will cover financing growing harvesting and marketing of tomatoes strawberries and sheep.
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Rural Development Council
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Mount Tabor
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Air Guard Squadron
Colgate
Sheraton
Astor Hotel
Times Square
Chessie Theatre
Gala Hotiday
New York
Prince
George Washington
Don Bender
Chessie
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Housekeeping
Faye Lusk
Lusk
Ansted
Fayette County
Democratic Executive Committee
Beckley Fire Department
Philco
Philco 21” TV
Beckley Music BS and Electric Co
S. Fayette ST
Mt. Tabor
Raleigh County Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Denier
Penney's
Japan
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