Draft Notices Mailed To 20 Draft Eligibles
The local Selective Service Board No. 18 mailed orders to 20 men to report for induction into the Armed Forces at 9:30 a.m. on November 19. Names include David Leroy Garrett of Gary Indiana, Simmie David Canterbury of Coal City, Lawrence Cassell of Eunice, John Covert Feagans of Beckley, and others from Beckley, Coal City, Rhodell, and nearby towns.
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Selective Service Board No. 18
Armed Forces
David Leroy Garrett
Gary
Ind
Rhodell
Simmie David Canterbury
Coal City
Lawrence Cassell
Eunice
John Covert Feagans
Beckley
Howard Dale Phillips
Table Rock
Clyde Adkins
Abraham
Joe Louis Thomas
Greystone Park
N. J
Edwight
Earl Anderson
McAlpin
Delmar Johnson Milam
Ury
Charles Anderson Ayers
Fireco
Leonard Evans
Alfonzo Carey
Lanark
Ralph Bair
Daniels
Roger Lee Adkins
Shady Springs
Ronald Vance Rose
Tams
Franklin Eugene Woody
Jonben
James Reese Bair
Albert Lilly
Ghent
Bobby Wallington
First American Ocean Vessel The Virginia Launched in 1607
The Virginia, an open deck ship of 30 tons, is noted as the first American ocean going vessel launched in Maine in 1607.
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Maine
Sophia PTA Serving Committee Plans Ahead
The serving committee of the Sophia Parent Teacher Association met at Mrs. Fred Simpson's home on Tams Mountain. The schedule for the school year lists November and May refreshments from the treasury, December by PTA members, February by teachers, March by Homeroom Mothers. Members include Mrs. Fred Simpson chairing with Mrs. Arley Johnson, Mrs. George Wood, Mrs. Kenneth Stone, Mrs. Fred Lavis, Mrs. Sam Gillenwater, Mrs. Dan Pinson, and Mrs. John Gray.
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Sophia
RNS
Sophia Parent- Teacher Association
Fred Simpson
Tams Mountain
PTA
Treasury
Arley Johnson
George Wood
Kenneth Stone
Fred Lavis
Sam Gillenwater
Dan Pinson
John Gray
Planning Attendance At Ronceverte Meeting
Leata H. B. Thomas, Raleigh County agricultural agent, is among eight Southern West Virginia county agents planning to attend a poultry and livestock training school at Ronceverte Wednesday and Thursday. Agents from Mercer Pocahontas Greenbrier and Nicholas counties also will attend, Thomas said.
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H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Ronceverte
Mercer
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Thomas
Dining trip reveals mix up at Plaza Hotel
Eugene E. Walters of Bowling Green Ohio flew to Denver for National Jewish Hospital food industry dinner at the Plaza Hotel only to learn the venue is in New York City.
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Denver
Colo
Eugene E. Walters
Bowling Green
Ohio
National Jewish Hospital
Plaza Hotel
New York City
Benjamin Franklin, the only signer of four freedoms
Benjamin Franklin stands as the sole American signatory of four cornerstone documents of freedom. He contributed to the Declaration of Independence, forged the alliance with France, helped secure peace with Britain, and participated in drafting the Constitution, shaping the nation’s early path.
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Benjamin Franklin
France
Britain
United States
Internal Revenue Service
Parkersburg
Phillip L. Charles
Treasury
Washington
Charles
Man In Jail Forfeits Bonds
A Beckley man Richard L. Wiseman serving a 10 day Raleigh County Jail term forfeited 175 dollars in Beckley Police Court on charges of reckless driving failing to stop when signaled and speeding. Wiseman was sentenced by Magistrate Cotton White with 10 days in jail and fines totaling 60 dollars plus costs. State Police and Beckley officers chased Wiseman Sunday night on the 1921 By-Pass.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Richard L. Wiseman
Cotton White
Earl Ballengee
Leslie Cox
Wiseman
Ballengee
Fair Deal
Grady Whitlock Ford Co
White
James Cecil Miller
Crab Orchard
Andrew L. Lang
Last Board of Education Meeting and Chessie Calendar Debut
The board adjourned at 11 30 p m after a long session with quotable remarks about funding, discipline, and county problems alongside a feature on Chessie the kitten from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The 1959 Chessie calendar highlights the Greenbrier resort through a train window and notes a distribution of over a quarter million copies.
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Board of Education
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chessie
C&o
Jack Keay
New York
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Walter S. Jackson
Carnival Scheduled by Eccles Junior High PTA
A harvest carnival is set for Friday at 7 30 p m hosted by the Eccles Junior High Parent Teachers Association. Games and prizes will be offered with hot dogs and soft drinks for sale. Proceeds fund school equipment purchases. Dallas Hinkle serves as president inviting all attendees.
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Eccles Junior High Parent-Teachers Association
Dallas Hinkle
New Co D Head Recalls 1908 Summers County Murder
Capt. S C Ballard, new head of State Police Company D, recalls a 1908 Summers County murder that remained unsolved until 1940 when a then aged suspect was convicted of second degree murder. The tale involves a 15-year-old boy shot during dinner, a key anonymous tip, and Ballard’s long West Virginia service starting in Princeton in 1933.
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S. C. Ballard
Summers County
Murer
Hinton
Ballard
Beckley
Cash Hill
Cashiers Hill
Lerena
Lionel
Ohio
Thomas Reed
Monroe County
West Virginia
Princeton
Lewisburg
W. Zt DeMoss
Tractor growth on U S farms through mid fifties
At the start of World War II one percent million tractors operated on U S farms. By 1950 the number rose to more than three percent million and by the mid-1950s surpassed four percent million, reflecting rapid mechanization.
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U. S
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Raleigh Register
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