Whereabouts Of Four Bolt Miners Sought
Beckley Fire Chief Cecil L. Connor urges property owners during Fire Prevention Week to locate and remove fire hazards such as a large trap behind a Main Street business to keep Beckley safer. Local 1132 Bolt searches for four former Bolt Mining Co. workers Herman Dillard William C. Jones Kennis S. Sellards Grayson Phillips to claim December wages. last addresses and contact details requested by Oct. 10 with United Mine Workers District 29.
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Beckley
Cecil L. Connor
Main Street
Bolt Mining Co
Bolt
L. D. Aliff
Herman Dillard
Liberty
William C. Jones
Omar
Kennis
S. Sellards
Fairdale
Grayson Phillips
Aliff
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
No la
California Grizzly Bear Once Roamed Mountains but Extinct
California's official animal the grizzly bear once roamed the mountains of the state and is now extinct. No surviving populations remain in the wild.
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California
Bell-ans Ad Promises Quick Breath and Stomach Relief
An old advertisement touts Bell-ans tablets as a safe remedy that neutralizes acidity and sweetens the mouth and stomach. It claims faster relief for bad breath and stomach discomfort with no harmful drugs and offers a liberal free sample by mailing to Bell-ans in Orangeburg New York.
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Bell-ans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Two Children Hurt From Falls At Home
Two youngsters were treated at Beckley Hospital Sunday for injuries from falls at their homes. Myra Lee Brown, 3, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Brown of Sophia, sustained a head injury. Brenda Lee Wooten, 4, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tivis Wooten of Route 2 Beckley, sustained an injury to her left shoulder.
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Beckley Hospital
Myra Lee Brown
John Brown
Sophia
Brenda Lee Wooten
Tivis Wooten
Route 2
Beckley
The Well Child Newborns First Week Most Dangerous
An essay by Dr Wayne Brandstadt notes the first week of life as the most dangerous period for newborns. It outlines causes like prematurity bone development defects and birth injuries, discusses Rh incompatibility treatment via transfusions, and emphasizes prompt hospital investigations to reduce infant death rates.
Stratton PTA Meeting Focuses on Guidance Program
Stratton High School guidance department progress to be discussed at Tuesday 7 p m PTA meeting led by counselor Mrs Corey Mitchell. Now in third year, the SHS guidance program aims to inform parents, especially seniors, on vital student progress and welfare.
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Stratton High School
Parent- Teacher Association
Corey Mitchell
SHS
Look to the wealth of West Virginia centennial pledge
In the upper left corner executive director Carl R Sullivan urges West Virginians to embrace the centennial as a timely gift and to look to the state’s wealth of heritage resources and potential. He links hope, economic tides, and public support to a bold, collective celebration of the hundredth birthday.
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Sullivan
Telephone Company
West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc
Charleston
W. Va
Centennial
West Virginia
West
Disaster drill at Beckley Memorial Hospital proceeds smoothly
A planned disaster drill at Beckley Memorial Hospital simulated a 3 pm car and bus crash with 15 injured taking 15 minutes to reach care. Staff sorted patients by injury severity, tagged each with care needs, and coordinated physicians and aides for rapid treatment during a 40 minute drill ending with a real faint victim.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Clara Burdiss
Sadie Houck
Clyde Thompson
Elizabeth Fink
Walter Klingensmith
Jack Vermeeren
Barbara Johnson
Men Report For Induction At Beckley Recruiting Station
Seven men were to report for induction into the United States Armed Forces today at the U S Army Recruiting Main Station 332 Prince St Beckley by order of Selective Service Board 18. They are Harold Eugene Ross Joe Burnside George Arthur Griffith Ernest Lee Fekete Roy Harding Jr Eldridge Handley Jr and Charles Earley Hutchinson all transferred from local boards in Wilmington Chicago Pittsburgh.
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United States
U. S. Army
Prince St
Beckley
Selective Service Board
Harold Eugene Ross
Joe Burnside
George Arthur Griffith
Ernest Lee Fekete
Roy Harding Jr
Wilmington
Del
Eldridge Handley Jr
Chicago
Ill
Charles Earley Hutchinson
Pittsburgh
Underwater Birds Walk Beneath Waters in Search of Food
Dippers or water ouzels can walk along the bottom while wings stay partly open feeding on aquatic insects. The remarkable ability allows them to forage underwater in streams and shallow waters.
Eighteen Raleigh Countians Join WV Baptist Convention
Eighteen Raleigh County residents plan to attend Charleston based 97th annual West Virginia Baptist Convention at Calvary Baptist Church. Attendees include Rev. and Mrs. Waldo Jackson and several other ministers and lay members. Speakers include Dr. E B Willingham Governor Barron and college presidents. An executive board meeting precedes the ministers and laymen’s dinner with sessions starting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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West Virginia Baptist Convention
Calvary Baptist Church
West Lee
Maryland Streets
Charleston
Raleigh County
Waldo Jackson
Daniel M. Dorsey
E. Earle Bibb
D. O. Means
Walter Mitchem
Pearl Burkett
A. F. Bryson
W. A. Argenbright
Earl Snider
James Bland
G. C. Porter
C. E. Walker
Jim Franklin
Earl Cochren
Dewey Wilson
Hilbert McClung
Shirley Donnelly
E. B. Willingham
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
W. W. Barron
John Shanklin
Edwin E. Steward
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Richard E. Shearer
Alderson-Broaddus College
Benjamin P. Browne
State Woman’s Mission Society
John W. Hereford
Huntington
Eight apply for jobs via Beckley employment office
Over the weekend eight persons sought work through the Beckley office of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security. Applicants included a sales clerk, a routeman, a transit man, a carpenter helper, a truck driver, a mine foreman, a bulldozer operator, and a janitor.
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Beckley Office
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
PTA Meet Postponed at Mark Twain Schools
The Mark Twain High School and Elementary School PTA meeting is postponed due to illness of Principal Edward Birch. Acting principal Gladys Gwynn and PTA leaders D. C. Size more and Starlen Teaster cite Birch’s hospitalization at Beckley Hospital on Oct 3 for high blood pressure, with reports of improving condition.
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Mark Twain High School and
D. C. Sizemore
Gladys Gwynn
Starlen Teaster
PTA
Edward Birch
Beckley Hospital
Commodities distribution at Sprague church announced
Ora Mesias, agent, says commodities will be distributed at Sprague Freewill Baptist Church on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. People picking up for others should bring written permission.
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Sprague Freewill Baptist Church
Ora Mesias
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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