Williams Returns To Sophia Mortuary After Embalming Degree
Ben F Williams of Sophia returns to Williams Funeral Home after graduating from Cincinnati College of Embalming Sept 22. He worked at the firm for three years, two as an apprentice, and is a nephew of owner Fred Williams. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and Beckley College and served in the Marine Corps. He belongs to WV Funeral Directors Assn and other groups.
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Ben F. Williams
Sophia
Williams Funeral
Cincinnati College of Embalming
Cincinnati College
Willams
Fred X. Williams
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Marine Corps
Japan
Okinawa
Williams
West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
Third Marine Division Association
The
Elks Club
Williams Funeral Home
Pineville Sports Center opens with gear and services
The 1961 Pineville shop on Main Street debuts as a sports center offering hunting and fishing gear, bicycles, and seasonal game sets. It also provides hunting and fishing licenses at the store and is neighbored by a TV repair shop run by Hud son Pendry, with clerk Mrs. Lucille Sizemore.
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Main Street
Pineville
Thompson
Hudson Pendry
Lucille Sizemore
Mount Tabor 4-H Elects New Officers For Year
Mount Tabor 4-H club Mounties held a first full meeting at Mount Tabor School to elect officers and a leader. Helen Borrer of Beckley named leader. Officers include Vickie Alderman president Deira Mathena vice president Kitty Kasuba secretary Eugene Hinte treasurer Alice Stanley reporter Harbara Gillum historian Sammy Shrewsberry William Sturgill game leaders Stella Thompson Judy Cox song leaders Raymond Sausser Jerry Staney telephone committee Daymond Snusser health committee.
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Mount Tabor Mounties
Mt. Tabor
Helen Borrer
Beckley
Vickie Alderman
Deira Mathena
Kitty Kasuba
Eugene Hinte
Alice Stanley
Harbara Gillum
Sammy Shrewsberry
William Sturgill
Stella Thompson
Judy Cox
Raymond Sausser
Jerry Staney
Daymond Snusser
Goodwill Details Hiring Handicapped Workers Programs
Goodwill Industries on South Fayette Street Beckley West Virginia outlines three ways it can assist physically handicapped job seekers. Executive Director Vernon L Schwaninger explains during National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. Programs include referring trained individuals to employers, providing training and work experiences, and offering sheltered employment. Workshops cover repairs and reconditioning of clothing and household items with activities such as cleaning pressing woodworking appliance repair and office and sales work.
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Goodwill Industries
South Fayette Street
Beckley
West Virginia
Vernon L. Schwaninger
E. L. James
Goodwill
Schwaninger
Macinar Plans in Beckley Stall as Capital Hurdle Lingers
Macinar Inc on potential Beckley plant stalls amid a $100000 working capital gap. President Paul Gaston says chances dim unless an outside buyer acquires the steel wool soap pad phase or funds are secured. A Baltimore weather equipment maker also toured National Mine Service quarters as a potential relocation site.
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Beckley
Paul Gaston
Washington, D.C
Macinar
Macinar Inc
Beckley Business Development Corp
BBDC
Gaston
National Mine Service
Mabscott
Baltimore
Twenty five file for work at Beckley Employment Office
Fifteen seek jobs at Beckley office with positions including a waitress clerk typist stenographer maid sales clerks cashiers machine presser salesman auto washer truck driver helpers diesel mechanic service station attendants practical nurse electrical appliance repairman truck drivers and five construction laborers. Out of area openings include civil engineer secretary and television service repairman.
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Beckley
Beckleyan Replaced On State Council
Gov. W. W. Barron named Robert F. Thompson of Wheeling and Robert A. Fanning of Welch to the advisory council of the State Employment Security Department. They replace Donald A. Hayhurst of Morgantown and H. Ward Cooper. Jewell F. McClanahan of Nitro was re appointed to the Employment Security Board of Review and Bertram C. Payne of Charleston was named to the State Real Estate Commission.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Robert F. Thompson
Wheeling
Robert A. Fanning
Welch
W. W. Barron
State Employment Security Department
Donald A. Hayhurst
Morgantown
H. Ward Cooper
Beckley Jewell F. McClanahan
Nitro
Employment Security Board of Review
Bertram C. Payne
State Real Estate Commission
Barbara Wood Treated After School Gym Injury
Barbara Wood a 15 year old Mabscott resident daughter of Woodrow Wood was treated at Beckley Hospital Monday for injuries to her right ankle sustained during gym practice at school.
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Barbara Wood
Woodrow Wood
Mabscott
Beckley Hospital
Man Declines To Name People Referred To It
A spokesman declined to identify individuals mentioned in connection with the matter, saying names cannot be disclosed. The remark came amid inquiries about possible witnesses and involved parties.
Hillbillies of West Virginia and their enduring spirit
A reflective profile extols West Virginia hillbillies as independent, tenacious, and faithful. It argues the term’s defiance strengthens regional identity, highlights the state’s mountains, roads, and tourist potential, and cites Webster’s definition while urging pride, self-respect, and investment in local culture and infrastructure.
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Webster
West Virginia
Nahally
George Washington
West
Augusta
Washington
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Eve Breck
Leslie C. Gates
Gates Engineering Co
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
West Virginia University
Gates
C. H. Graham
John W. Straton
University City
Graham
WVSPE
Straton
WVU
WVU Engineering Center
Evansdale
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Oscar C. Thorpe
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Amere Gas
Columbia Gas System
Columbia Gas Construction
Center St
First Christian Church
Infantry
Thorpe
Blanche Gilmore
Edward William States
Norfolk
Ellison Ave
Margaret Cook
Cook’s Salon
Main St
Roanoke
National
Hair Stylists and Cosmetologists Association
William Klein
Beckley Life Underwriters
Columbus
Ohio
National Council of Life Underwriters Associations
Life Underwriters
Klein
George’s
Heber Street
W. M. Horton
Crab Orchard
Kay Phillips
Laren Avenue
Cee George
George’s Fashions
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. Telephone Co
Fred Filler
Horton
J. W. Thompson
Ville’s
ASTRO
Tremont Hotel
Boston
Aries
Yauaus
Shan
Leo
Aida
Scorpio
Sacitearius I
Capricorn
Aquarius
Field Enterprises. the
Don Darlington
Darlington
Edward L. Richmond
American Institute of Mining Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Reese E. Mallette
Maryland Ave
Mallette
iGates Engineering Co
Southern
Appalachian
Birmingham
Malllettes
Purity Baking CO
Oakwood Avenue
Pershing Street
Randolph Street
John C. Shumate
Gibson Appliances
Jamaica
Panama
Tropic Ports
E. S. Halstead
Halstead Refrigeration Co
Gladys Carney
Hallie Maddow
John W. Eye Radio Sales
Braniff Airlines
Royal Carrbbean
Montiego Bay
el Panama
Hylton
Panama Canal
United States
Halstead
Gibson Concern
Hawaiii
Gibson
Mount Tabor
Beckleyan
State Council
Hart
Hillbilly
Faith
Mountain
Chesapeake and Potomac
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