County Faces Surge in Tuberculosis Cases This Year
Raleigh County sees a record rise in TB with 25 more cases than all of 1960 as of October 7 1961. Mrs C C Lewis executive director cites intensified case finding and two Public Health Service surveys financing a $12000 Christmas Seal drive up 2000 from last year. Funds already sent total 2641.10 though 1038 letters were returned this year versus 879 last year.
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Raleigh County
C.C. Lewis
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Public Health Service
Kanawha County
Lewis
Raleigh
Mrs McCulty Claytor Recovering After Surgery
Mrs McCulty Claytor of 1214 S Fayette Street is doing well in Raleigh General Hospital after undergoing surgery Thursday.
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McCulty Claytor
S. Fayette St
Raleigh General Hospital
Ex-Beckley Trooper McClain Resigns from State Police
State Police Trooper J L McClain formerly of the Beckley detachment resigns effective Dec 10. A 25 year old from St Albans, he served in Beckley nearly a year before transfer to Princeton. He resigns with Trooper William S Young of Clarksburg who was also stationed at Princeton after completing probationary periods on November 8.
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State Police
J. L. McClain
Beckley
E. C. Guthrie
Princeton
McClain
St. Albans
Tpr
William S. Young
Clarksburg
Guthrie
Department of Publicity
Resident Engineer May Be Named Tonight
The Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission is expected to name the resident engineer tonight. Matthew J. Stegner of Rochester, chief of the city planning division for Michael Baker J., Inc., contracted to do the city plan, appears as the candidate. Stegner noted four weeks ago that selection was delayed a month to screen six applicants. The engineer will work full time in Beckley for about one year, establishing an office in City Hall.
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Beckley
Planning and Zoning Commission
Cecil L. Miller
Matthew J. Stegner
Rochester
Michael Baker J., Inc
Stegner
City Hall
Broadway Play Auntie Mare to Entertain West Virginia Horsemen
At the Beckley Winn Hotel at 1 p.m. Sunday the West Virginia Horsemen will present Auntie Mare with Hal Laughlin as suitor Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside and Jan Laughlin as Auntie Mame. Eight-year-old Bill Brown will appear as the nephew. Trophies and ribbons will follow the banquet, and reservations are due by Wednesday with Mrs. L A Landers.
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West Virginia
Beckley-Winn
Hal Laughlin
Virginia
Herman Cantrell
Grandview State Park
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
Jan
Mame
Bill Brown
Ollie Brown
Wickham Avenue
L. A. Landers
Christmas Party Plans by Raleigh Sub-District MYF
Beckley Child Care Center guests will attend a Christmas party sponsored by the Raleigh Sub-District Methodist Youth Fellowship. Fifty eight members arranged plans at St. Marys Methodist Church with Dec 11 as tentative date. A vocation film and devotional opened the meeting led by Diane Adkins. Refreshments followed. MYF includes youth from thirteen churches.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Methodist Youth Fellowship
St. Mary's Methodist Church
St. Mary’s
Diane Adkins
Bald Knob Directors To Plan Fund Drive
Bald Knob Ski Slopes sponsors a fund drive planning meeting of the Bald Knob Board of Directors at 7 30 p m Wednesday. The gathering at 111 Main St will consider fundraising methods, part time manager hire, operating days per week and officer elections.
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Bald Knob
Main St
A. David Abrams
Newsboy First Victim Of Fall on Icy Street
A Raleigh Register report identifies 15 year old Jerry Dean Pannell as the first fall victim of the icy season. The Beckley junior high student from Sprague suffered a severe cut to his right wrist while delivering papers Monday evening and was treated at Beckley Memorial Hospital.
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Raleigh Register
Jerry Dean Pannell
Ora Nejias
Sprague
Beckley Junior High School
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Glade Creek Drive Begins Tonight Meeting Open to All
Distribution of receipt books for a fund drive by the Glade Pinch Creek Trout Association will be handled at a 7 30 p m meeting in the Raleigh County Courthouse. President Guy Rumberg announced the meeting is open and welcomes anyone interested.
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Glade Pinch Creek Trout Association
Raleigh County
Guy Rumberg
Raleigh County Armory manager studies Greensboro auditoria
Minter Learning Manager Dulles Minter will spend 10 days in Greensboro observing auditorium management. Courtesy of Bob Kent, famed Greensboro Coliseum Auditorium manager, the trip follows Kent’s prior roles at Fayette Memorial Auditorium and Charleston Civic Center. Minter left for the study tour Saturday, with Van Cliburn and an Eastern League hockey game booked for the weekend.
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Fayette Memorial Auditorium
Charleston Civic Center
Minter
van Cliburn
Beckley Couple Hurt In Wreck Near Marmet
Mr and Mrs James Gilchrist of 509 Orchard Ave suffered injuries when their car lost control on a wet highway near Marmet around 1030 am Sunday Both were treated at Charleston Memorial Hospital Gilchrist 35 had a severe nose cut while Mrs Gilchrist had a knee injury and cuts to her forehead and scalp Their two children Jimmie and Janie and a Marmet nephew Dana and two n[e]rves Donna and Darla Keeney were not injured
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James Gilchrist
Orchard Ave
Marmet
Gilchrist
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Jimmie
Janie
Dana
Donna
Darla Keeney
Beckley Business Development Corp Meets for Routine Matters
BBDC held a Monday meeting with only routine business discussed as President A David Abrams reported no official action from the executive session at the Bank of Raleigh. Local officials noted the session focused on ongoing development plans and member updates.
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Beckley Business Development Corp
A. David Abrams
Bank of Raleigh
Abrams
Suit Filed Over 1299 Dollar Note in Raleigh County
Ernest Walker of Table Rock is named defendant in a Raleigh County Circuit Clerk suit for 1299.31 dollars filed Monday. Plaintiff O Dell Jessup doing business as Merch ants Feed and Supply Co alleges the amount is due on a 30 day promissory note dated Sept 30.
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Ernest Walker
Table Rock
Raleigh County
O'Dell Jessup
Merchants Feed and Supply Co
Weekend conference in New York on 1961 crisis theme
A report from the Collegiate Council for the United Nations outlines a November weekend in New York attending the State visit by Prime Minister Nehru. About 1,300 students from 325 colleges in 43 states attended, with participants from West Virginia colleges including Rainelle’s John Mosley. Discussions covered disarmament, Berlin, China representation, UN expenses in the Congo, and Secretariat reform with views from Ireland, Nigeria, Ghana, the Philippines, Russia, and the United States.
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New York
Collegiate Council For the United Nations
Nehru
West Virginia
John Mosley
Rainelle
Yours Truly
Ireland
Nigeria
Ghana
The
Philipines
Russia
United States
United Nations
Berlin
China
Congo
Viktor A. Kuznetsov
Middle East
France
Kuznetsov
Commodities Ready For Distribution At Horton Building
Commodities will be distributed from 8 a m to 3 p m today and Wednesday at the Horton Building in Crab Orchard.
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Horton
Crab Orchard
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Seven-Up Bottling Company
Seven-Up Company
MYF
Glade Creek Drive
Vanity Fair
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Ura the Motel
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Oak Hill
U.S
Dulles
BBDC
Joseph S. Clark
Senate
Sunshine 4-H
Ers
Sunshine 4-H Club
Sophia Elementary School
Mary Workman
Brenda Richards
Donna Matherly
Vicky Underwood
Donna Black
Norma Perdue
Sandra Meadows
Ray Saunders
Becky Grose
Connie Sue Fox
Tayna Eddins
Roberta Peak
Appalachian
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