Engineers To Hear Coal River Flood Project Plans
A public hearing at Marsh Fork High School auditorium will be held by the U S Army Engineers Corps to review flood control studies for the Coal River and its tributaries. The 10 30 a m session on November 25 includes representatives from federal state county and municipal agencies with broader public input encouraged. The hearing follows a congressional mandate to assess Kanawha River area reports for possible flood improvements and the Byrd congressional office says small reservoirs may be favored in the Guyandotte River Basin and engineers are examining reservoir sites with a final recommendation due next spring.
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Marsh Fork High School
U. S. Army Engineers Corps
Coal River
H. J. Skidmore
Huntington
Kanawha River
Robert C. Byrd
D-Wva
Guyandotte River
Two Teens Stole Ice Cream Wagon In Dayton
In Dayton Ohio two 17 year old boys allegedly stole a chilled ice cream wagon on a warm afternoon. They admitted eating much of the ice cream and keeping the money collected, detectives said.
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Dayton, Ohio
Hackleman Reports on MOD Techniques Drive progress noted
J Kent Hackleman chairman of the 1959 Raleigh County March of Dimes drive announced a Washington meet ing update to county chairmen across the eastern United States. Mike Hyer Charleston state NF representative spoke at the Moose Lodge. Hackleman will organize county chairmen to support the 1959 drive.
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J. Kent Hackleman
Raleigh County
National Foundation
Washington, D. C
United States
Hackleman
Moose Lodge
Mike Hyer
State Foundation
Charleston
Washington
William D. Nace
Ministerial Group To Sponsor School
A United to Sone School sponsored by the Beckley Ministerial Association is set for Monday Wednesday and Friday next week and Oct 28 and 30 at the First Baptist Church from 7:30 to 8:40 p.m. Courses include Audio Visual Resources by Rev J B Dryfield Work of Junior Dept by Mrs M P Ott Ways of Teaching by Miss Joyce McGuire How to Read and Study the Bible by Rev C O Mitchell Personal Christian Living by Mrs George Bright Leadership Education in the Local Church by Rev S J Rowland and Music in Christian Education by William Critser.
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Beckley Ministerial Association
First Baptist Church
J. B. Dryfield
M. P. Ott
Joyce McGuire
C. O. Mitchell
George Bright
S. J. Rowland
William Critser
Revival Under Way at West Raleigh Church
A revival ongoing at West Raleigh Community Church features guest evangelist Rev. Samuel D. Smith of Bradley and Eccles Baptist Churches. The program began Monday and runs for two weeks with services daily at 7 p.m. led by Pastor Clyde W. Meador.
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West Raleigh
Samuel D. Smith, MacArthur
Bradley and
Eccles
Clyde W. Meador
Anniversary Service For Elder Tresenwriter Held
The Rev. W. J. Carter of North Beckley will lead a Wednesday service at 7 30 p m at the Church of the Living God East Park for the anniversary of Elder W H Tresenwriter local pastor.
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W. J. Carter
North Beckley
Church of the Living God
East Park
W. H. Tresenwriter
Be ckley Elks Lodge members named WV Elks state chairs
Named to committees Lawrence Pruett George Springer W R Fugitt and Bill Harmon all Beckley Elks named as chairmen of state committees. Pruett crippled children Springer youth activities Fugitt scholarship Harmon auditing. Other locals Gary Dent Ed Canterbury Ross Irle Ed Hedrick and Al Braun receive posts in crippled children youth activities ways and means state association and ritualistic duties.
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George Springer
W. R. Fugitt
Bill Harmon
Beckley Elks Lodge
West Virginia Elks Association
Pruett
Crippled Children
Springer
Fugitt
Harmon
Elks
Gary Dent
Ed Canterbury
Ross Irle
Ways and Means
Ed Hedrick
State Association
National Foundation
al Braun
Golddiggers Name Officers of Ghent 4-H Club
New officers of the Ghent Golddiggers 4-H Club are named with positions. Sandra Epling is president, Judy Farley is secretary, Randy Bowling is treasurer, Ida Sweeney is vice president, Paula Okes is reporter, Diane Applegate is song leader, and Joyce French is game leader with Mrs. Bere nice Adkins as club leader. The group includes members from Ghent and Flat Top.
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Ghent
Golddiggers 4-H Club
Joyce French
Daugh
Ter
Royce French
Ida Sweeney
John Sweeney
Randy Bowling
Joe Bowling
Judy Farley
Jack Farley
Sandra Epling
Andrew Epling
Paula Okes
Luther Okes
Diane Applegate
Roy Applegate
Berenice Adkins
More Doctors Schedule Talks Raleigh County Medical Society
A list of additional speaking engagements by Raleigh County Medical Society members was announced to back a $100,000 levy for a county health center. Speakers include Dr C A Smith Beaver and others with dates in October and November at various schools and towns, plus two physicians slated for Election Eve and two for November 3 at Daniels and East Park.
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Raleigh County Medical Society
The
Medical Society
Parent-Teachers Association
Raleigh County
C. A. Smith
Beaver
Perry Futterman
Stanaford
M. M. Ral
Richard A. Currie
Daniels
Winslow T. Tompkins
East Park
Noise complaint prompts mortician guest at Milwaukee tavern
At a Milwaukee brewery hospitality room a visitor filled a card asking if he disliked the tavern. The guest answered Yes, it’s too noisy. The card did not request names but did seek occupations and the mortician wrote that he works as a mortician.
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Milwaukee
Bermuda Birth of Treasury Secretary Thomas Tucker
Thomas Tudor Tucker, who served as U S Treasury Secretary from 1801 to 1823, was born in Bermuda, a fact noted in historical accounts of early American finance and governance.
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Thomas Tudor Tucker
U. S. Treasury
Bermuda
Rain test at Boston Esplanade concert charms 3000
In a dramatic open air Boston Esplanade concert on the Charles River, a torrential downpour drenched about 3,000 listeners who refused to leave. The conductor debated canceling but the audience stayed, and Brahms First Symphony was heard with an intensified, Wagnerian feel amid thunder.
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Boston
Esplanade
Charles River
Wasp Distracts Driver Fined After Car Collision
Marion Illinois AP reports McKinley McCuan ignored the road to swat a wasp and was fined by Justice of the Peace Elmer Farmer after his car collided with another. The piece also notes the Wright Brothers first flight in Kitty Hawk in 1903 and a monument marking the event on the sand.
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Marion, Ill
McKinley McCuan
Justice of the Peace
Elmer Farmer
Kitty Hawk
N.C
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