Sophia Honor Society Plans Monthly Meetings and Awards
Sophia High School announces the National Honor Society will meet on the fourth Tuesday each month. Officers listed are Stella Cook president Linda Lambert vice president Eunice Haddad faculty adviser and Darlene Chambere lain secretary. Eleven senators are members. New members will join at semester end and medals will be awarded to a top student from grades nine through twelve on Awards Day.
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National Honor Society of Sophia High School
Eunice Haddad
Stella Cook
Linda Lambert
Darlene Chamberelain
The
Ganization
Agricultural Graders Needed for Fruit Veg Grain
The Agriculture Marketing Service seeks graders of fresh fruit vegetables and grain for field offices nationwide. Entrance salaries range from 4040 to 5985 yearly depending on commodity and grade. Appropriate experience or education required. Details in Civil Service Announcement No. 214B.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Announcement
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Graduating from recruit training at Great Lakes Naval Center was Bertram L. Moore Jr. of Mount Hope. Three area men serve on Iwo Jima: Airman 1 C Jack Burton of East Beckley, Airman 2C William M Rollins of Oak Hill, and Airman 3C Robert B Hamilton of Bradley. Burton is a seven year veteran in food service. Rollins recently served at Sheppard AFB Texas and is married to Bootsie Berezo of Mount Hope. Hamilton is a communications specialist who recently graduated at Sheppard. Lomax family ties, awards and posts feature in this military update from Beckley and surrounding areas.
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Great Lakes, Ill
Naval Center
Bertram L. Moore Jr
Bertram L. Moore
Mount Hope
Iwo Jima
Jack Burton
Willie Bureton
East Beckley
William M. Rollins
Adelene Rollins
Oak Hill
Robert B. Hamilton
Charles. Hamilton
Bradley
Burton
Food Service
Rollins
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
Bootsie Berezo
Hamilton
Air Force
Civil Service Examiner Details at Beckley Post Office
Lilly serves as examiner in charge for the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners located at Beckley Post Office or from the U S Civil Service Commission Washington 25 D C.
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Zane
Lilly
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Beckley Post Office
U.S
Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
Sophia Elementary Cheerleaders Lead This Season's Team
Six girls in white corduroy uniforms trim maroon will lead Sophia Elementary School's basketball cheers. Front row: Joan Kindricks Cynthia Reed Diane Calvert. Back row: Veronica Wolfe Nancy Eddins Sue Barr. All are eighth graders except Cynthia a seventh grader. Faculty advisor is Mrs. Nelle Keefer.
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Sophia Elementary School
Joan Kindricks
Leo Kindricks
Cynthia Reed
June Reed
Diane Calvert
H. M. Calvert
Veronica Wolfe
S. L. Wolfe
Nancy Ed
Quilting Party At Ghent Draws Busy Local Group
The Ladies Auxiliary of Ghent Free Will Baptist Church hosted a quilting party at Mrs. G W Canaday’s home in Ghent on Thursday. Attendees included Mrs. Grady Keaton Flat Top Mrs. Elmer Shrewsbury Cool Ridge Mrs. Ray Baldwin Mount View Mrs. Ed Ingale Mrs. Londa aboard U S amphibious force Sweeney and Mrs. Hiram Meadows Jr Ghent. Acting Cpl Roy L Causey son of Mr. and Mrs Steve Causey Sophia serves with Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
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Flat Top
Ghent Free Will
Ghent
Mediterranean
Cpl
Roy L. Causey
Steve Causey
Sophia
Bursa Center of Silk Manufacture Once Capital of Turkey
Bursa, a center of silk manufacture, was once the capital of Turkey.
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Bursa
Turkey
State Tax Facts by Carman on taxing services
State Tax Commissioner Donald C. Carman explains how the Consumers Sales Tax applies to services. He notes grave-digging work by a self employed provider falls under tax when billed to customers, and outlines reporting to the State Tax Department. The piece highlights that West Virginia taxes labor services and lists examples such as paper hanging and tree trimming.
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Donald C. Carman
Consumers Sales Division
State Tax Department
West Virginia
War Orphans Education Act Seen Underused by Veterans’ Families
Article argues many eligible children of veterans are unaware or misunderstand the War Orphans Education Act. It explains that eligibility does not require orphan status if a parent died from wartime service and that marriage or nontraditional training does not bar benefits. Institutional, vocational, and on the job training options are described, with emphasis on early special schooling for disabled youth.
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West Virginia
Home From Hospital Flat Top
Mrs. Paris Shrewsbury of Ghent is reported improving at her home after treatment for a heart condition at Beckley Hospital.
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Paris Shrewsbury
Ghent
Beckley Hospital
First Army Solo Flights at College Park in 1909
The first solo flights in United States Army planes occurred at College Park Maryland in 1909 with pilots airborne for 3 minutes 13 seconds each.
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United States Army
College Park
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