Regional Health Workshop Heads to Beckley Next Week
Dr S A Ford Raleigh County health officer will moderate a regional health education workshop October 22 in the Raleigh County Health Department offices from 830 am to 530 pm The session gathers W Beverly Hume Eloise T Long C A McCellan Paul R Copeland Charles W Merritt and Elinor Hurt as panel members with N Allen Dyer keynote speaker This regional series includes Huntington Clarksburg Wheeling and Martinsburg aiming to foster closer ties and detailed health education among lay and professional workers, school and community representatives.
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S. A. Ford
Raleigh County
West Virginia State Department of Health
Raleigh County Health Department
W. Beverly Hume
Eloise T. Long
Department of Public Assistance
C. A. McCellan
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Paul R. Copeland
Veterans Administration Hospital
Charles
David L. Griffith
State Health Department
Bureau of Health Education
D. J. Wetherholt
Department
Bald Knob slopes eyed as West Virginia tourist draw
John S. McKay president of Bald Knob Ski Slopes, Inc. reported at the Appalachian Chapter meeting that the Bald Knob slopes near readiness by December 15, with instruction for beginners and no jumps for pleasure skiing. The group, about 25 attendees, also organized officer nominations and student awards for area engineers.
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Bald Knob
John S. McKay
McKay
Felix Fisher
A. L. Walker
L. G. Fitzgerald
Paul Feigley
C. C. Corker
C. R. Bourland
C. T. Shackelford
Mason Wood
John Hindsley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Chester A. Arrents
West Virginia University
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Ivan Shumate
Mount Hope
Services Friday For Paul H Mills
Final rites for Paul Hamsborough Mills 46 Sophia will be at 2 p m Friday in Williams and Craven Funeral Home Chapel. He died at 1 30 am Tuesday at home of heart attack. Born Feb 19 1912 Front Royal Va he was World War II veteran and a welder. Survivors include wife Sylvia Franklin Mills stepson Sidney Franklin two brothers Leonard and Ed Front Royal and sister Mrs Lewis Anderson Charles Town. Burial in American Legion Cemetery Beck ey. Pallbearers Woodsie Lovell Joe Goodman Hobart Jones Joe Carnahan Joe Gray John Milano.
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Paul Hamsborough Mills
Sophia
Williams and Craven Funeral Home
Mills
Henry
Roberta Morgan Mills
Front Royal
Sylvia Franklin Mills
Sidney Franklin
Leonard
Lewis Anderson
Charles Town
Williams and Craven
American Legion
Beckey
Woodsie Lovell
Joe Goodman
Hobart Jones
Joe Carnahan
Joe Gray
John Milano
Piney Oaks Carnival Scheduled Friday At Elementary School
A Halloween carnival at Piney Oaks Elementary Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. features a side show with comedians saxophone soloists and chorus girls. Prizes will be awarded for best or ugliest costumes and the Piney Oaks King and Queen will be crowned.
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Piney Oaks
Beckley Woman's Brother Succumbs
W. Lindsay Burk, 77, of Hinton, died at 4 45 p m Tuesday in a Hinton hospital after a five year illness. Burke was the father of Mrs J A Thompson Beckley. The body is at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Hinton pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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W. Lindsay Burk
Hinton
Burke
J. A. Thompson
Beckley
Ronald Meadows
Lewis Funeral for Mrs Gaye Lewis Held Friday
Graveside services for Mrs. Gaye Lewis of Cincinnati Ohio will be at 2 a.m. Friday at Phillips Cemetery Cool Ridge conducted by Rev. Garland Howington. The 48 year old former Beaver resident died Tuesday in a Cincinnati hospital the body to lie in state at Caffee Funeral Home. Also noted Dan Follis Michigan State junior end from Grosse Pointe Mich holds the state high school record with eight consecutive extra points in a 1954 game against Port Huron.
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Gaye Lewis
Cincinnati
Garland Howington
Phillips Cemetery
Cool Ridge
Lewis
Beaver
Cincinnati, O
Caffee Funeral Home
Dan Follis
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Port Huron
Underwood To Speak At Thursday Rally
Governor Cecil Underwood will address a Republican rally at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Raleigh County Courthouse. The event, hosted by the Young Republican Club, features state candidates and county officials with precinct captains urged to bring both party members and two Democrats. Accompanying the governor is Harold E. Neely, Public Institutions Commissioner.
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Cecil Underwood
Raleigh
The
Young Republican Club
Public Institutions
Harold E. Neely
Hinton
Stay Back from Texas hosts cotton vacation family visit
The R E Dwights formerly of El Dorado Farm Sullivan Road returned to Texas for a cotton pickin vacation. Dwight runs a chicken farm while Sue 12 visits Institute Elementary School and the family mingles with relatives. Mayor A K Minter remains missing after a gravel crew sighting and police search.
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Texas
R. E. Dwights
el Dorado Farm
Sullivan Road
Dwight
Sue
Institute
Sumnerwood
Concord College Names Four Judges for Homecoming Float Display
The Concord College Student Government Association named four judges for the homecoming float display this Saturday. Judges are President Virgil H. Stewart, Mrs. Dana S. Evans, Charles T. Henderson, and J. Therin Rogers. Floats will be judged on originality appearance and quality of work. The Concord Commanders will provide music for a homecoming dance after the football game with West Liberty College. Syracuse University set a new season ticket football record this fall at 5090.
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Concord College Student Government Association
Virgil H. Stewart
Dana S. Evans
Charles T. Henderson
J. Therin Rogers
Concord Commanders
West Liberty College
Beckley Hotel offers weekend bow hunter package
Beckley area archers can hunt deer from Oct 1 during a two and a half month season with the Beckley Hotel weekend package. The all inclusive plan includes Robin Hood style meals, hotel travel to hunting areas, and experienced guides. Similar packages exist for gun hunters targeting other seasonal game.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Fifteen Men Enlist In U S Army From Beckley Area
Fifteen men enlisted in the United States Army at Beckley main recruiting station between Thursday and Monday and were sent to various bases for basic training. Names and homes include Samuel Cannaday Jr Wilcoe Wallace Mitchell Charleston Bob Bradshaw Pine Creek Edward Dickerson Charleston James Estep Quick Robert Berry Beckley Thomas Dorsey Nitro J E Lewallen New Richmond Dennis Chastain Rainelle James Wynn Bluefield Vernon Edens Charleston Bobby Farthing Bluefield Lawrence Miller Crites Jimmie Abbott Henlawson Ross Tucker Crab Orchard Keith Hensley Seth Steve Smith Shady Springs Jerry Childress Coal Forks John Hawkins Mount Hope Wayne Boyd Beaver Wilbert Davis Itmann.
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United States Army
Beckley Main
Fort Jackson
S.C
Samuel T. Cannaday Jr
Samuel T. Cannaday
Wilcoe
Wallace E. Mitchell
Lucille M. Mitchell
Charleston
Bob A. Bradshaw
George W. Bradshaw
Pine Creek
Fort Leonard Wood
Edward J. Dickerson
Fort Knox
James 8. Estep
Quick
Robert L. Berry
Eugene V. Berry
Beckley
Thomas D. Dorsey
Delano M. Dorsey
Nitro
J. E. Lewallen
Mike Lewallen
New Richmond
Dennis J. Chastain
Rainelle
James R. Wynn
Clarence R. Wynn
Bluefield
Vernon K. Edens
Olgar Edens
Bobby W Farthing
Jack M. Farthing
Fort Dix
N. J
Lawrence FE. Miller
Crites
Fort Meade
Buster Cook
Joe Cook
Jaeger
Jimmie L. Abbott
Henlawson
Ross R. Tucker
Crab Orchard
Keith W Hensley
Charlie W. Hensley
Seth
Steve W. Smith
William M. Smith
Shady Springs
Jerry L. Childress
Coal Forks
John E. Hawkins
Willa J. Omechinski
Mount Hope
Wayne J. Boyd
Mae A. Boyd
Beaver
Wilbert Davis
Eddie Davis
Itmann
Councilmen Asked To Work Out Sidewalk Problems
A city council committee was appointed to work with the school board to address sidewalks on Mercer Street after a resident urged protection for children. The council also discussed road changes near Woodrow Wilson High School and parking restrictions on Crawford Street and Forrest Street. Planning and Zoning items were approved, and a 153-foot Garden Terrace paving extension was authorized at $376.
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Noel Christian
H. P. Meadows
G. C. Porter
A. K. Minter
Mercer Street
Charles T. Ross Jr
Mercer St
Clarence Bibb
Ross
Cross St
Mercer
College Avenue
Minter
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. F. Jackson
Johnstown
Christian
Hargrove
Lincoln
Crawford St
Crawford
Johnstown Road
Emmet Jasper
McKinney Street
Jasper
Planning and
Walter H. Walker
Miller St
Forrest Street
M. E. Tyree
Tyree
Otis Lyons
Mool St
Lyons
Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
A. W. Duprie
Beckley
Huntington
Garden Terrace
Man Who Broke Guard Sentenced Eight Months
Beckley resident George Mock, found guilty by Magistrate W A Burke, received eight months in Raleigh County Jail for breaking and entering. Mock led Officer Edwin Easley on a long foot chase after breaking away at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, and later offered to reveal where he hid money taken from Blossom Dairy Co. He was tracked and captured on Fairlawn Avenue while awaiting a police cruiser.
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Beckley
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
George Mock
Mock
Edwin Easley
Blossom Dairy Co
Easley
Fairlawn Avenue
Beauty salons gain men customers after barber prices rise
In Dyersville Iowa beauty shops report more male clients as barbers raise hair cut prices to 1.50 dollars. Women typically pay 1.00 dollar at beauty shops, prompting the shift. The trend notes a price-driven change in grooming preferences.
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Dyersville
Iowa
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Paul H. Mills
Dwights
Ruth
Robie
A K. Minter
Lonnie Price
Pern
Sunny
Syracuse University
U. S. Army
All America
Kentucky
Ancient Age Dist. Co
Frankfort
Behe
Chevrolet
America
Fisher
Ness
Chevy
Lewis Chevrolet Company, Inc
Neville Street
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