Heart Seminar Set by WV Nurses and Heart Association
An all-day Heart Seminar will be held Saturday at the Methodist Temple. Joint sponsorship comes from District III of the Licensed Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia and the Raleigh County Division of the West Virginia Heart Association. Eight local doctors and two Registered Nurses will participate including Dr. Albert Kisten and Dr. Fred Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Temple
District III
Licensed
Practical Nurses Association of
West Virginia
Raleigh County
West Virginia Heart Association
Albert Kisten
Fred Richmond
Sheryl Winter
Richard Starr
Harold Warren
Walter Klingsmith
Rona Pitiotti
Burial Insurance Sold by Mail Ad
A mail order burial insurance offer targets ages 40 to 90 promising $1000 or more coverage. No medical exam, no agent calls, cancel anytime. Send name, address and birth year to Central Security Life Insurance Co Dept T-2068 1418 West Rosedale Fort Worth Texas for free information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Line
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Central Security Life Insurance Co
Dept
West Rosedale Fort Worth
Texas
Teubert Named Acting Chief of Beckley Police
Mayor John W. Smith confirmed Lt William A Teubert will head Beckley City Police until City Council appoints a successor to the late Police Chief H D Gibbs who died unexpectedly Friday. The mayor said Teubert was placed in charge as the highest ranking officer in the chain of command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Smith
William A. Teubert
Beckley City
Four Couples File For Marriage Licenses In Beckley Area
Four applications for marriage licenses were filed at the county clerk's office Saturday. The couples are Stephen Lowell Copeland 24 of Beckley and Vera Rose Plumley 21 of Shady Spring Larry Keith Francisco 25 of Beckley and Mildred Ann Bell 18 of Crab Orchard Robert Lee Pack 19 of Beckley and Sandra Kaye Meadows 16 of Sophia John Teel Walker 29 of Beckley and Helen Arizetta Smith 22 of Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Lowell Copeland
Beckley
Lowell and
Hilda Copeland
Vera Rose Plumley
Shady Spring
Lester and
Leona Plumley
Larry Keith Francisco
Edward
Orpha Francisco
Mildred Ann Bell
Crab Orchard
James
Ivelene Bell
Robert Lee Pack
Crase
Myrtle Pack
Sandra Kaye Meadows
Sophia
Merle Meadows
John Teel Walker
Lloyd
Sue Walker
Helen Arizetta Smith
Daniels
Charles
Jessie Smith
Social Security Seeks Space For Building In Beckley
The General Services Administration allocates 150000 for a Social Security Administration building in Beckley. GSA reps will visit Nov 30 and Dec 1. contact district manager Dwight Billings at 110 Howe St. They seek a 21500 sq ft site with 140 ft minimum, near downtown, accessible by car and public transit, with water and sewer. Land owners nearby may offer land or donate property. offer forms available at the local Social Security office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Services Administration
Social Security Administration
Beckley
GSA
Dwight Billings
Social Security
Howe St
Social Security Office
Country Life Group Plans Barbecue at Dry Hill Fairgrounds
The Dry Hill area Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Association will host a chicken barbecue at the fair grounds on Thursday from 5 to 8 pm. Tickets available from group members or Mrs. Herbert Atha. Proceeds fund replacing barns lost in last month’s fire at the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Hill
Prosperity Country Life Association
Fairgrounds
Herbert Atha
Cub Scouts Promote Twelve Members of Pack 6
Twelve members of Pack 6 at the First Baptist Church were pinned as Bobcats at a recent meeting. The group includes Danny Caffee William Sigmund Cappy Shingleton David Allen Tommy Allen Eirwin B Pendry Douglas Covey Thomas K Martin David R Souder Michael Bell Donald Vanater and George Saul. George Hall was introduced as the new Den Chief and received his Den Chief card. Rodney Pendry received a Silver Arrow award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts of the First Baptist Church
Danny Caffee
William Sigmund
Cappy Shingleton
David Allen
Tommy Allen
Eirwin B. Pendry
Douglas Covey
Thomas K. Martin
David R. Souder
Michael Bell
Donald Vanater
George Saul
George Hall
Den
Rodney Pendry
Beckley police arrest five traffic violators
Beckley Police detained Robert Bruce 35 of Henshaw after a 1961 car ran off South Kanawha Street striking a rock embankment near Black Knight Country Club. He suffered cuts and facial injuries and was listed in good condition at Beckley AR hospital. Police estimated $600 damage. Four other motorists faced eight charges including speeding drunken driving concealed weapon improper registration and driving without a license or registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bruce
Henshaw
South Kanawha Street
Black Knight Country Club
Bruce
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
James R. Meadows
Stotesbury
Archie R. Riley
Mabscott
Raeligh County
Beckley College Joins West Virginia CAUSE Campaign
Beckley College will participate in the fourth annual CAUSE drive to raise funds for scholarships and the National Defense Student Loan Fund. The initiative unites 20 WV private and public colleges and runs Wednesday and Thursday with a kickoff dinner at 6 p.m. in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
West Virginia
National Defense Student Loan Fund
College
Charleston
Mabscott Churches Hold Annual Thanksgiving Service
The Mabscott area churches Christian Methodist and Baptist hold the annual combined Thanksgiving Service starting November 25 at 7 15 p m Rev Gerald Morgan Calvary Baptist pastor gives devotional and Rev Orville Belcher Mabscott Methodist pastor delivers the sermon Music by Mabscott Christian Church choir Rev L A Garten is pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Churches
Mabscott
Gerald Morgan
Calvary Baptist Church
Orville Belcher
It's easy to see teen diary mistakes in hindsight
A reflective line warns girls that keeping a diary as teenagers invites retrospective judgment, suggesting caution about past self-awareness and the pitfalls of memory.
Armed Forces Enlist Twelve in Beckley and Lackland Training
Six Army enlistees and five Air Force recruits join at Beckley, with one Marine re-enlistee. Army men Larry Frazier, James Norvell, Thomas Carson, Eugene Staats Jr, David Mann, and William Vanhoy headed to Fort Knox for basic training. Air Force Granters Bobbie Vermillion, David Scarbro, Thomas Stallard, Barry Westmoreland, and Robert Childress to Lackland AFB. Orville Ramsey reenlists in the Marine Corps for two years and will report to Camp Lejeune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Air Force
Beckley
Marines
Prince Street
Larry Odell Frazier
Nitro
Odell Frazier
James William Norvell
Wilbur
Melba Norvell
Thomas David Carson
Hinton
Ronald
Lena Carson
Eugene Victor Staats Jr
Bancroft
Eugene
Anna Staats
Europe
David Glenn Mann
Charles
Mary Wyant
William Lemore Vanhoy
Alderson
Ada Vanhoy
Fort Knox
Bobbie Lee Vermillion
Kingsport
Tenn
Charlie
Lackland Afb
Tex
Orville James Ramsey
Ansted
Gertie Ramsey
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Ramsey
Lincoln PTA Meet Panels Youth Investment Topic
The Lincoln Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will meet at 7:30 p m Tuesday at the school. Panel members include Dr Harwood James Okey Patterson and Dr Glen Stewart discussing Youth Today s Investment Tomorrow s Dividends W R Straub serves as PTA president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Pta
Lincoln Elementary School
Harwood James
Okey Patterson
Glen Stewart
W. R. Straub
PTA
Poore Earns Yale Technical Institute Diploma in Blairsville
James H Poore of 1030 Woodlawn Ave has received a diploma from Yale Technical Institute Blairsville Pa He is a claim representative for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co located at 109 South Kanawha St Poore completed a three week advanced training course in auto damage estimating and repair techniques He is among 650 State Farm men to finish the course this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale Technical Institute
Blairsville
James H. Poore
Woodlawn Ave
Poore
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
South Kanawha St
State Farm
Istanbul Harbor Known as The Golden Horn
The ancient harbor of Istanbul, once Constantinople, is famously called The Golden Horn, a feature recognized in historical references for its strategic and scenic significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Instanbul
Constantinople
Golden Horn
School And You A New System By SUSAN LIGHT
A remedial English teacher working with high school students of low IQ and poor backgrounds achieves a 2 percent dropout rate, teaching in class with chalk and dictionary and minimal grading. She opposes textbooks and modern methods, trusting basic skills and disciplined learning. Letters about school problems can be sent to Susan Light for future columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Light
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Sacred Cows of Education
International casting star Strobel earns All American spot for international meet
Former Beckley resident Ann Strobel, now based in New Orleans, earned a five-man All American roster spot to compete in 1965 in Scarborough England. The Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and sister of Beckley Mayor John Wesley Smith has a storied record including national titles in dry fly and all fly accuracy and multiple world titles in shish and bait casting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Strobel
Beckley
U.S
Scarborough
England
Woodrow Wilson High School
Strobel
John Wesley Smith
New Orleans
W.J. Smith
McGinnis St
Smith
South Fayette St
Hulett C. Smith
St. Louis
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Aly
Barberton
Ohio
Ben Hardesty
Johnny Dieckman
Bryant Black
Bobby Hawkins
Rotterdam
Holland
Last Rites For Beckley Police Chief Gibbs Held
Beckley police chief H. D. Gibbs was honored in a 2 p.m. service attended by 28 state and 12 city policemen. Representatives from the Department of Public Safety and the Beckley Masonic Lodge, of which Gibbs was a member, participated in the rites at the Methodist Temple following his death after two heart attacks. Gibbs was 57.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
H. D. Gibbs
Gibbs
Department of Public Safety
Methodist Temple
Frightening View on Computers in War Says Bagrit
British automation expert Sir Leon Bagrit warned that computers in military strategy create a dangerous illusion of victory. He said anyone believing they have mastered winning a nuclear war through computer tricks is a foolish and dangerous man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Leon Bagrit
Minor Casualty At Civic Fallout Shelter
Lawrenceville I V UPI reports only one casualty after 34 civil defense officials emerge from a 26 hour stint in a fallout shelter Mrs Byrad Bridgett wife of the test director suffered a migraine as shelter temperatures reached 85 degrees lasting through the exposure period
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Lawrenceville, IV
UPI
Byrad Bridgett
Sophia Man Injured In Hunting Accident
A Sophia resident on a Virginia hunting trip was injured when the gun he was cleaning fired. The shot severed his middle finger and he drove partway to a hospital before an ambulance transported him to care. Relatives reported the incident, and the man remained under medical care as details were updated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Virginia
Carl Basham
Bass County
Clifton Forge
Basham
Glass House to Host Restaurant Meeting
The Southern Region Restaurant Association will screen Feel Free to Dine Out hosted by C E Hankinson of the Du Bois Company at the Beckley Glass House Restaurant. A cocktail hour from 5 30 to 6 30 p m precedes a buffet dinner 6 30 to 8 p m and a post dinner business session will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E. Hankinson
The
du Bois Company
Southern Region Restaurant Association
Beckley Glass House
Blue Cross Blue Shield to Seek Rate Increase in WV
WHEELING UP I local officials of Blue Cross Blue Shield plan to apply to the State Insurance Commission for a rate increase hearing. Secretary W E Morel of West Virginia Hospital Service cites rising hospital costs and older member load as key factors. Morel notes hospital costs rising 8 to 10 percent annually since 1952, with 55 000+ enrollees in six northern panhandle counties. He expects Medicare passage could ease some burden. He did not specify timing or the increase amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
UPI
Blue Cross- Blue Shield
State Insurance Commission
W. E. Morel
West Virginia Hospital Service
Morel
Panhandle
Firefighters contain woodlands blaze on Rhodes Street
The Beckley Fire Department reported an approximately one acre woodland fire on Rhodes Street that was extinguished Sunday. Rescue squads aided at 6:50 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Mary Davis, 55, of 105 Combs Street, who had trouble breathing and was taken by Melton Mortuary ambulance to Raleigh General Hospital after receiving oxygen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes Street
Beckley
Mary Davis
Combs St
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Danny Warren
County Heart Fund
Teubert
Lee Ee
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Country Life Group
Cub Scouts
Valley Bell Day
High Valley Bell
Valley Bell
Coourt
James E. Albright
Whitesville
Perry A. Lusk
Col
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