Anti Poverty Bill Topic Of Women Voters Meeting
The Kanawha County League of Women Voters heard Mrs. Charles W. Wilson discuss Human Resources as the yearly study item. She reviewed Civil Rights and Anti Poverty Bills passed by Congress and how local groups use them. Mrs. Howard J. Jackson offered reorganizing suggestions as the Beckley League reformed in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County Human Resources Committee
Beckley League
League of Women
Charles W. Wilson
Charleston
Dowdy to Speak at Trap Hill School Tonight
Dr Charles D Dowdy clinical psychologist of the Beckley Mental Health Center will address Trap Hill High School National Honor Society at 730 pm tonight Officers include Terry Worley president James Collins vice president Sharon Martin secretary Eugene Schuman treasurer Paul Snuffer historian Lonnie Barker sergeant at arms Linda Tolley student council representative Mrs H G Farmer is faculty sponsor of the group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Dowdy
Beckley Mental Health Center
Trap Hill
Betty Emery Crowned Carnival Queen At Sophia High
Betty Emery will be crowned Carnival Queen of 1965 at Sophia High School during the fall carnival Saturday night. Runner up Brenda Parker and attendants Lois Cooper Phyllis Cook Libby Young Lowry and Phyllis Kincaid join a gala coronation after the stag show.
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Sophia
RNS
Betty Emery
Sophia High School
Brenda Parker
Lois Cooper
Phyllis Cook
Libby Young
Lowry
Phyllis Kincai
Charlotte Daniel
Betty
T. W. Emery
Onward
Girls Athletic Association
Brenda
Lloyd Parker
Midway
Midway Church of God
Lois
Clifford B. Cooper Sr
Slab Fork
Oole Cook
Hotchkiss
Church of God At
Beckley Chamber Adds 2 New Members and Elects Directors
Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce announces two new members Beckley Telecable represented by Gary Dent and Eastern Gas and Fuel Company represented by E W Elliott. John Gates to chair a committee on Raleigh County Court budget actions as directors and reports are discussed.
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W. C. McMahan
Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Telecable
Gary Dent
Eastern Gas and Fuel Company
E. W. Elliott
McMahan
John Gates
Raleigh
Gene Morehouse
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Chamber
United States
West Virginia births fall and deaths rise in 1963
The 1963 Vital Statistics report shows West Virginia had 35 573 births and 19 405 deaths. Births reached 20.0 per 1000 population, with 51.6 percent male and 99.1 percent births attended by physicians. Deaths were the highest since 1936 at 19 405, with heart disease leading causes and infant deaths rising in some age groups.
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N. H. Dyer
Division of Vital Statistics
West Virginia
Dyer
United States
Raleigh
Wyoming
Conference Set At Pagoda Motel For Counselors
An all day career guidance conference for school personnel will be held Monday in the Civic Room at the Pagoda Motel. Sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Education and Raleigh County Schools, the program features Ruth Laren and Mary Louise Klaus as hosts with an agenda including talks by FE Berger Paul Brannon Dolph Camp and Harold Reed on career guidance roles and community resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagoda Motel
West Virginia Department of Education
Raleigh County
Ruth Laren
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mary Louise Klaus
George Auxt
FE. J. Berger
Chesapeake and Telephone Co
Beckley
Paul Brannon
Dolph Camp
U. S. Office of Education
Harold Reed
Camp
Loan Approved For White Oak Water System
The Farmers Home Administration approved a 35000 loan to the White Oak Development Association to install a rural water system serving about 48 families in the Beckley area. Project includes booster pump and 2.5 miles of distribution lines. officers include John R Griffith president Finley Basham vice president Wanda Mae Phlegar secretary treasurer. board members J L Whittington E R Rose Rexel Bennett. Engineers are Sates Engineering Co of Beckley. Time element not yet determined.
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Farmers Home Administration
White Oak Development Association
Beckley
John R Griffith
Finley Basham
Wanda Mae Phlegar
J. L. Whittington
E.R. Rose
Rexel Bennett
White Oak
Griffith
Sates Engineering Co
Beckley College Starts Microfilming 32 000 Records
Beckley College began microfilming about 32 000 student records dating to 1933. Reels are placed alphabetically in the college office with a second copy in a fire proof vault at Raleigh County Bank. Recordak Corporation handles the process and a micro film viewer aids transcripts. Jeanette Horton leads the project for the college.
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Beckley College
Raleigh County
State Department of Education
Recordak Corporation
Jeanette Horton
Cancer Research Grant Awarded to WVU Surgeon Fellow
Dr. Eugene S. LaPlante of West Virginia University Medical Center Morgantown has been awarded a Clinical Fellowship by the American Cancer Society for 1964 65. The fellowship carries a 3600 stipend for advanced cancer diagnosis and treatment training benefiting communities and residents across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene S. LaPlante
West Virginia University Medical Center
Morgantown
Yne Cancer Society
Bernard ‘Neem
West Virginia
Society
Medical
Dantel Eches
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Beckley League of Women Voters
Charleston League
Joseph B. MacCleod
Howard J. Jackson
State League
Mittee
Dr. Dowdy
Trap Hill School
Sophia Carnival
C. R. Young
Nina
Madison Lowry
Modern Woodmen of America
Baptist Youth Fellowship
the Friendship Baptist Church
Young People’s
Phyllis Kincaid
Rethel Kincaid
Freewill Baptist Church
Chamber
Morehouse
Bill Wilbur
Community Betterment Division
Crescent School
Hulett Smith
Mercantile Division
John Kern
Mercantile Board
Santa Claus
A. T. Ben
William G. Snyder
Home Insurance
James St. Clair
J. O. Lively Company
Alan Susman
City Finance
T. M. Waldron
First Assembly of God
Melvin Tolle
Alex George
John Hedrick
Charles Lewis Jr
Jerome van Meter
W. David Mullins
Robert Sayre
William Wilber
John W. Straton
W. C.mcmahan
CaMeas
Health Dept
James Sneed
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Blanton E. Russell
Sneed
Jack T. Lilly
Veterans Hospital
Kecouthgan
Grace Sneed
Randolph Sr
Marshall University
Carolyn Virgin
Penny
Kathy
Jimmy
Universal
Jeep
Shafer Essa & Jeep
Rupert, West Virginia
CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
Raleigh Register
W. Va
Acee Beckley College
Records
Neville ST
Beckley, W. VA
RISTY
America
Goodyear Dealers & Stores
Sprague
Calloway Heights
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