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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1965
Page
6
A Raleigh County official criticizes the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act for heavy federal control and strings attached. He urges allocating funds with local discretion, expanding Head Start, and broadening vocational training to reach more students, including those unlikely to attend college.
A reflective feature notes gratitude in daily life with anecdotes about a ruined Buick and a TV, a worker thankful for credit, and a woman naming Viet Nam as a sobering recall. It credits survival, family, and freedom as the year’s blessings amid common worries.
On Thanksgiving Day Mrs Lyndon B Johnson will speak on a city of Washington as a national model. Photographs capture filming moments as she discusses gratitude and the American character amid memories of power outages.
The Raleigh county board of education voted to approve an adult basic education program for the county funded by the Department of Welfare and State Board of Vocational Education. It covers a 240 hour term, runs two days a week, with about 350 adults enrolled and paid travel costs. Classes focus on reading writing arithmetic and basics tailored to each learner.
The Beckley community will kick off the Christmas season with a downtown parade Friday afternoon. More than 35 floats, an 8-member military honor guard, and Woodrow Wilson High School will appear, sponsored by the Beckley-Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and Petite Mademoiselle Club. The parade forms near Van Meter Stadium at 2 PM, moves at 2 55, and travels Third Avenue Neville and Main to South Kanawha Street Prince Valley Drive South back to WWHS.
Bobby graces the November 26th Family Weekly cover alongside popu lar young entertainers with long hair and unusual names. The article profiles Roger Miller, Petula Clark, the Animals, Bob Dylan, Sonny and Cher, and Lesley Gore, noting their wealth from record sales and their appeal to screaming youngsters and puzzled parents.
The Civil War saw Confederate forces invade Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio as part of northern campaigns, marking significant incursions into Union territory and shaping wartime strategy.
Deeds on file record of real estate transactions in the office of the clerk of the county court. H P and Dora Stone W M and Dorothy Bauguess to James Thelma Bonnie Brock and Gene Clay Acord Nancy Acord and Jome Milam Ivan Hagen Jack Acord Judy Acord Lettie Ester sens and Watson to Ida M ace P on W Va 3 at Arnett Clark Fork District for 400 Selda M Jarrell to William Pat Jarrell surface of Lot A of the Subdivision of Lots 17 and 28 Section 13 Ewart Addition to Beckley no value given Verne and Lula Dickens to Jack Honaker surface of property in Marsh Fork District
Charleston heard a Water Resources Board report from Chairman John Ailes as a subcommittee weighed executive and administrative reforms. The panel decided to maintain the two existing agencies rather than consolidate them, with Ailes warning the state cannot afford to weaken water resources and pollution control as the problem grows more critical.
Andrew Jackson became the first president to travel by railroad, covering 13 miles by rail from Ellicott’s Mills to Baltimore, Maryland.
Washington Pa Lt Joe Marin 24 son of state police sergeant has been recommended for the Medal of Honor for bravery during Chu Pong Mountain battle in South Vietnam. Returned from Vietnam he is hospitalized at Valley Forge Hospital after wounding neck and face. Washington military officials say the final decision could take months to review all facts and statements.
Beckley stores that usually close Wednesday noon will stay open today until 5 p.m. due to Thanksgiving. Liquor stores will be closed Thanksgiving but open Friday. The Courthouse and offices will be closed for Thanksgiving and open Friday. The Board of Education offices and schools will be closed Thursday through Saturday. The Raleigh Register will not publish that day. readers get the Post-Herald. The Welcome Baptist Church to hold a Thanksgiving service at 11 a.m. Thursday with dinner after. Beginning December 4 local stores stay open until 9 p.m. daily and 5 p.m. Dec 24. The Health Department clinic on Harper Road closes Thanksgiving. Next week’s schedule to be announced later.
Two default judgments totaling 2105 dollars were entered by the Clerk’s office in Glen’s case, Judge Norman Ena presiding. J. Gre co was ordered to recover a sum tied to a sale and delivery between September 1964 and 1965 when the defendant failed to answer. Beckley Coopers: Jessie A. James and William R. Clark Jr. were noted in a late 1963 1965 case for collection of an alleged debt.
New Delhi reports prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri told the upper house he agreed to meet Pakistan president Ayub Khan in Tashkent to discuss Kashmir. He warned a Kashmir-only agenda would fail and urged broader issues for better India Pakistan relations. He said a summit could be planned after consulting Kosygin and the United States.
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