Carrier Wins Swiss Trip In Wyoming County Contest
Franklin Clay of Oceana won a two week all expense paid trip to Switzerland for leading in the circulation contest by The Raleigh Register and Beckley Post-Herald. He and nine other top carriers will meet in New York on November 14 and fly to Europe via Swissair. Calvin Morgan placed second and Roger Burns third.
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Franklin Clay
Oceana
Switzerland
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Family Weekly
New York
Europe
Swissair
Franklin
Travis E. Clay
D. B. Roush
Beckley
Post-Herald
Calvin Morgan
Oren Morgan
Marlinton
Roger Burns
Local Union to Issue Commodities at Stanaford Hall
Stanaford Local Union plans a commodity distribution from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Stanaford Vion Hall. Oather Gill reports the event.
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Stanaford
Stanaford Vion Hall
Oather Gill
Woe Is He! Oklahoma man wrecks car by bad luck
Don C. Welch fixed a flat on a car and after crossing a railroad track a hole in the oil pan ruined the engine. While pushing the auto with his second car the throttle linkage came loose twice.
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Norman
Okla
Don C. Welch
People In New Jobs And Appointments In Beckley Area
Dr H Darrel Darby a Huntington foot specialist opens a Beckley office at 114 12 Main St He is a Mid Atlantic Podiatry Association VP and WV foot specialists past president elected to the American Foot Health Foundation board in New York Dr Darby will be in Beckley each Wednesday Shirley Anne Greco joins Veterans Administration Hospital nursing staff She is a St Marys Hospital School of Nursing August graduate and a Woodrow Wilson High School alumna Joseph M Capin becomes Eli Lilly and Co salesman in Beckley covering southern West Virginia counties He previously worked in Indianapolis earning a BS in pharmacy from Butler University and is a registered pharmacist residing at 512 N Oakwood Ave.
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H. Darrel Darby
Huntington
Beckley
Main St
Sears
American Foot Health Foundation
American Podiatry Association
New York
Shirley Anne Greco
Frank Greco
Burgess Sr
Veterans Administration Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing
Woodrow Wilson High School
the Bells
Miss Greco
James Cumbo
Mabscott
Joseph M. Capin
Eli Lilly and Co
West Virginia
Capin
Lilly
Indianapolis
Butler University
Indiana
N. Oakwood Avenue
Slab Fork Coal Co Directors Meet at Greenbrier
The regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of Slab Fork Coal Co will be held Saturday at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. Eleven members expected to attend include S Austin Caperton James F B Peyton Thomas B Jackson S Austin Caperton Jr E D Knight Jr James F Brown W Gaston Caperton Jr Dr Gary Hogg A J Walker H D Butterworth and Elmer Wier hake.
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Slab Fork Coal Co
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
S. Austin Caperton
James F. B. Peyton
Thomas B. Jackson
S$. Austin Caperton Jr
E. D. Knight Jr
James F. Brown
W. Gaston Caperton Jr
Gary Hogg
A. J. Walker
H. D. Butterworth
Elmer Wierhake
West Virginia Osteopathic Society
Eva Teter Hammer
J. M. Laing
Ward Perrin
Martin C. Beilke
Chicago College
Board of Trustees
Perrin
Beilke
Beckley Police Arrest Four In Whisky Raids
Beckley police conducted three whisky raids, arresting Carylan Wright 37 and Sonny Smith at the VFW Club on South Fayette Street for possession and sale of tax paid whisky. Andrew Minter 61 was taken at 624 Whitestick for sale and possession. Sarah N. Jones 75 was arrested at 107 Hunter Street for sale of tax paid whisky. Bonds set for hearings.
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Beckley
VFW
South Fayette Street
Carylan Wright
Sonny Smith
Wright
Smith
Andrew Minter
Whitestick St
Hunter St
Sarah N. Jones
Moore and others Charged in Monday Arrest Roundup
State Police jailed Ballard Moore, Skelton, at 9:45 p m on a peace warrant and assault and battery. G T Lowe Colcord held at 3:50 p m on a rape charge. Jerry Texas Rice MacArthur taken for speeding at 2:15 p m to appear in Police Court. Robert L Gravely Mabscott jailed at 4 p m for absence without leave. A warrant for assault and battery against Jesse Cook Cabell withdrawn in magistrate hearing at 6:15 p m.
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Ballard Moore
Skelton
G. T. Lowe
Colcord
H. Burgess
Jerry Texas Rice
MacArthur
Robert L. Gravely
Mabscott
Jesse Cook
Cabell
W. A. Burke
Lt Says I Don’t Agree With You at AFIT
At Wright Patterson Air Force Base the Air Force Institute of Technology hosts officers of all ranks in advanced training. In class debates, a lieutenant can challenge a colonel with no rank standing in the discussion. An instructor notes strong disagreements and rank does not enter the conversation.
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Dayton, Ohio
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Beckley Pathologist Testifies On Ukraine Mass Graves
Dr. Ivan M. Malinin a Beckley pathologist testified before the House Committee about mass graves near Vinnitsa Ukraine in 1943 He described autopsies on about 1000 bodies and said some graves date from Khrushchev era in Ukraine The session covered famine purges and Terror in the region and was released by the committee.
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Ivan M. Malinin
Beckley
House Committee
Khrushchev
Malinin
Ukraine
Soviet Union
The
United States
Beckley Hospital
Vinnitsa
Richard Arens
NKVD
Arens
Communist Party In
Dr. Mailinin
Lockett Shot. Woman Charged With Malicious Wounding
Eddie Lockett of Beckley remains in poor condition at Beckley Hospital after a Sunday shooting on the left side above the heart. Police say a woman struck him with a .38 slug, the bullet exiting his back. Ida Gilbert of Beckley, charged with malicious wounding, faces trial next Monday at 3 before Magistrate Cotton White after posting bond for detention.
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Eddie Lockett
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Lockett
Raleigh
Cotton White
Ida Gilbert Beckley
Walker Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Bea trice H. Walker age 43 of 412 Maplewood Lane are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at St Luke Holiness Church with Elder Robert Newsome and Elder W. W. Neal officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died in a local hospital Sunday morning. Survivors include her husband William Walker mother Mrs. Florence Teal Beckley one brother James Bostick Chicago Ill three sisters Mrs. Evelyn Greain Norfolk Mrs. Lilly Mae Chandler Chicago IL and Mrs. Lawrence McDowell Pittsburgh PA. The body remains at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor until the funeral hour.
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Beatrice H. Walker
Maplewood Lane
St. Luke Holiness Church
Robert Newsome
W. W. Neal
Greenwood Memorial Park
District Conference Set In Summersville
The Beckley District Conference of the Methodist Church meets at Summersville Methodist Church on Friday October 16 1959. Rev Jennings H Fast presides with sessions from 10:20 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring reports on missions evangelism WSCS lay work youth ministry and ministerial qualifications.
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Beckley District
The
Methodist Church
Summersville Methodist Church
Jennings H. Fast
Beckley
J. E. Perkins
Secretary of Missions
J. B. F. Yoak Jr
Samuel B. Sink
St. Albans
J. B. Dryfield
Evangelism
WSCS
D. C. Lynn
Woman's
Officer loses badge during Nogales visit
A Tucson police Counter Intelligence Comms officer asked Nogales police for help after losing his badge while visiting the city, prompting an investigation into the missing credential.
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Nogales, Ariz. (Ap
Tucson
Counter Intelligence
Nogales
WV Public Schools Face Teacher Shortage
West Virginia public schools educate 464,597 children and need about 18,000 teachers to meet demand. The figures highlight a staffing gap impacting classrooms and student learning nationwide within the state.
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West Virginia
West Virginia School Plants Worth 276 Million
The state reports school plant assets valued at 276 million dollars reflecting investment in facilities. School administrators note continued emphasis on infrastructure and modernization amid budget constraints.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Turnpike to mark fifth anniversary
The West Virginia Turnpike will celebrate five years of operation along the Charleston to Princeton route on November 8. Officials expect the 10 millionth vehicle to use the toll road next month.
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West Virginia Turnpike
Charleston- Princeton
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