Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Peggy Kessinger reports on service members from Beckley and nearby areas. Clyde Ritter and Julius Trail are stationed in Spain and Virginia respectively, with recruits finishing at Parris Island and Great Lakes. Local graduates include Bertram Moore Jr and Joe Shelton Jr, plus Clyde French completing electronics training. Richard Caldwell, a 17 year old from Minden, finishes 82nd Airborne Jump School at Fort Bragg.
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the Great Lakes
Tll
Naval Center
Bertram L. Moore Jr
Mount Hope
Joe C. Shelton Jr
McAlpin
Moore
Bertram L. Moore
Shelton
McAllpin
Army Signal School
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Clyde M. French
William C. French
Central Ave
Beckley
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Woodrow Wilson High School
Salango Electric Service
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N. C
Richard L. Caldwell
Elmer Caldwell
Minden
Caldwell
Collins High School
Seven Killed In West Virginia Weekend Accidents
The Associated Press reports at least seven people died in West Virginia over the weekend in violent accidents. The fatalities include three teenagers and two young children among the seven. Causes ranged from car wrecks to a hunting shooting, with multiple victims in Charleston, Ripley, and Beckley.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Debra Kay Stone
Ripley
Road projects under way in Raleigh County
The State Road Commission reports road work in Raleigh County includes widening shoulders on 5.30 miles of the Price Hill Cirtsville road and 5.7 miles of the Maynor Cirtsville road. Motorists are urged to drive carefully past construction zones. In Marlinton the SRC builds abutments piers and storm sewers for a bridge with a temporary crossing, completion dated Nov 1. Barrett Kopperston road grading and drainage covers 3.6 miles to be finished by June 30, 1960. Thornwood Virginia State Line road in Pocahontas County receives seven miles of surface treatment with completion planned Nov 1.
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Raleigh County
Price Hill- Cirtsville
Maynor-Cirtsville
State Road Commission
SRC
Marlinton
Barrett - Kopperston
Thornwood - Virginia State Line
Pocahontas County
Gene Scott Enrolls At Washington Missionary College
Gene Scott son of Phillip Scott from Beaver enrolls at Washington Missionary College in Takoma Park Maryland a Seventh Day Adventist liberal arts college serving the middle eastern United States. The college is one of nine Adventist liberal arts schools offering degrees in 21 fields.
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Gene Scott
Phillip Scott
Beaver
Washington Missionary College
Takoma Park
United States
Jordan recognizes Lutheran church as non Muslim group
Jerusalem Jordan AP reports the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan with 1300 members has been granted state recognition as a non Mohammedan religious community. Other groups so recognized include the Anglican Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. About 12 percent of Jordan's population is Christian.
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Jerusalem, Jordan
Jordan
Minneapolis Parks Richly Sprawled Across Six Thousand Acres
Minneapolis features 152 landscaped parks spanning 6000 acres, highlighting a broad network of green spaces within the city. The extensive system benefits residents and visitors with varied recreational options and natural scenery.
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Minneapolis
Wesleyan to honor ex governor Patteson on Founders Day
West Virginia Wesleyan College will honor former governor Okey L. Patteson, a board member, with a citation for civil defense leadership at a Founders Day convocation in Atkinson Chapel. J Roy Price, alumnus and trustee, will speak. A luncheon follows in Jenkins Hall with Dr. T LeRoy Hooper addressing civil defense through Christian higher education. Five new trustees include Leaney Wilson Boley, A D Coppinger, Rev James Tilden Browning, M H Cummings Jr, and Mrs L Dale Simmons.
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West Virginia Wesleyan College
Okey L. Patteson
Patteson
Atkinson Chapel
Il A.m
J. Roy Price
Wesleyan
Office of Defense
Jenkins Hall
T. LeRoy Hooper
Fairmont
West Virginia
Two Sales Scheduled at Beckley Livestock Market Today
A feeder cattle sale will be staged alongside the regular Monday auction at Beckley Livestock Market. The auction began at 1 30 p.m. with the feeder cattle sale set to start at 7 p.m. this evening.
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Beckley Livestock Market
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Weist
Big Gun
Carol Brent Hose
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Margie Watson
MacArthur
Mattress
Claribel Samson
Stamaford
Laurine Robinson
Fayetteville
Dorcas Cochran
Lester
SALE
Wells Fargo
Western Town
Wells Fargo” Horse
By Peggy Kessinger
Rota
Spain
Clyde R. Ritter
J. J. Ritter
Coal City
Randolph
Norfolk, Va
Julius G. Trail Seaman
Teddy Trail
Pemberton
Parris Island, S.C
Marine Corps
Pvt
Donald R. Thompson
H. L. Thompson
Sophia
S.C
Edward J. Peyton
Wade H. Lowery
Fifth Training Regiment
Lowery
Ivan H. Lowery
Bellevue Lane
E.j.peyton
W.h.lowery
Randall Ray
Kentucky
Terry Wingfield
Scarbro
Fayette County
Frances Wright
Charleston
U. S. 60
St. Albans
William D. Waugh
Mar
Church Recognized
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