Harvard Instructor Speaks at Joint New River Dental Meeting
Dr Walter C Guralnick of Harvard School of Dental Medicine addressed the annual joint meeting of the New River Dental Society Raleigh County Medical Society and New River Pharmaceutical Association at the Beckley Elks Club. He urged hospitals to include dental service in future total health care and called for a year of internship in dental training.
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Walter C. Guralnick
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
New River Pharmaceutical Association
Raleigh County Medical Society
New River Dental Society
Guralnick
Beckley Elks Club
Paul Loflin
Beckley
Denistry
Harvard Dental School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts
Glen Rogers
The
West Virginia Dental Society
Four Beckley Scouts honored with Silver Beaver Award
Colie Minter of Beckley joins three other Appalachian Council adults as Silver Beaver recipients for distinguished service to boyhood. E E Bibb presided in Bluefield as the four awards were presented, with ceremonies noted for secrecy prior to National Council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colie Minter, Beckley
Appalachian Boy Scout Council
Beckleyan
E. E. Bibb
Bluefield
Harley Dunn
Kimball
D. K. Shields
Kopperston
Sidney McDermont
War
Bibb
National Council
Appalachian Council
Minter
Rhodell
Beckley
Raleigh
Pettry Services Set On Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Marnerva Angeline Pettry 80 of Edwight will be at 2 30 p m Sunday at Shumate Branch Chapel Edwight with Rev Earn Belcher officiating burial will be in the family cemetery She died at her Edwight home Thursday night of a heart condition She was a Missionary Baptist Church member born November 17 1879 in Edwight Survived by husband Wilbur Pettry deceased three sons Roscoe King and Ray all of Edwight two daughters Mrs Virgie Clay of Naoma and Mrs Millie Bunch of Saxon one brother Henry Workman of Lorado one sister Celica Price of Terry and 19 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren Body moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the residence Saturday afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manerva Angeline Pettry
Edwight
Shumate
Earn Belcher
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Bonded man Charles Robertson freed from Raleigh jail
Charles Robertson, also known as Odd, was released from Raleigh County Jail on Thursday after posting bond on a breach of the peace charge. He had been jailed on October 6.
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Charles Robertson, Odd
Raleigh County
James Edward Treadway Fined For Vehicle Control Charge
James Edward Treadway of Fay eteville was fined ten dollars by Magistrate W. A. Burke on Thursday for failing to keep his motor vehicle under control.
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James Edward Treadway
Fayeteville
W. A. Burke
West Virginia Teacher of the Year Named for McCalls Project
Mrs. Hazel Davenport of Central Elementary School in Beckley is selected by the West Virginia State Board of Education to represent the state among 14 in McCalls national Teacher of the Year project. Adele Reed observes Davenport’s first grade class with plans to report to a national committee. Finalists will be named in a spring issue with travels to Washington D C and New York City for selected teachers. The effort honors exemplary teachers rather than creating a competition.
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Hazel Davenport
West Virginia
Beckley
MccCall's
Central Elementary
State Board of Education
McCall's
Adele Reed
McCall’s
Davenport
Business Industry Learning Linked To Good Lighting
Editor John Gates argues schoolrooms demand optimal illumination to prevent eye strain and fatigue. Citing a census and American Illuminating Engineering Society standards, he notes 30 to 100 foot candles for various tasks and highlights that natural light is often inadequate. Poor light impairs vision and learning.
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Americanlluminating Engineering Society
Roanoke
Proper Lighting and Glare Control in Classrooms
An engineer stresses shielding fixtures to curb direct glare and using blinds or baffles to cut window glare. The article notes two seeing tasks in class and that extra chalkboard lighting greatly improves copying time. It urges intelligent home lighting to prevent tired eyes and previews a future discussion on home lighting.
Beckley Man Succumbs At 49
John W. Hamilton 49 of 550 Broadway Beckley died early today after an extended illness in a local hospital. Survived by wife Otha Lee, son Lawrence, brother William Hines of Salem Virginia, sister Virginia Nelson of Radford Virginia. Funeral 1 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Henry DuBois. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to church one hour before services.
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John W. Hamilton
Broadway St
Beckley
Otha Lee Hamilton
Lawrence
William Hines
Salem
Virginia Nelson
Radford
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Durgan Singers to Perform at St James AME Church
The Durgan Singers will be featured in a musical program at 7 30 p m today at St James AME Church on Saunders Avenue. Trustees sponsor the event.
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Durgan
St. James Ame
Saunders Avenue
Baltimore Becomes Incorporated City in 1729
The historical note records Baltimore gaining municipal status as a city in the year 1729, marking its formal incorporation and governance structure as a city rather than a town. The entry highlights the early civic development of Maryland’s port.
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Baltimore
Special Services at Methodist Church on Mills Street
Services conducted at the Methodist Church on Mills Street Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 30 p m with Rev N C Lewis pastor in charge. Tuesday speaker Rev H E Davis will address the gathering with the congregation and choir. Wednesday the Durgan quartet will present a program for the Missionary Society and the public is invited.
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Methodist Church
Mills Street
N. C. Lewis
H. E., Davis
Durgan
Missionary Society
Mount Tabor Mounties 4-H Club Holds First Meeting
Twenty seven members attended the year’s first Mount Tabor Mounties 4-H Club gathering at Mrs. Helen Rohrer’s home. Members received membership cards and project books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Tabor Mounties
Helen Rohrer
Sayre Names Key GOP Leader in Raleigh County
Sayre, new chairman of the Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee, outlined policy goals and urged party unity. He succeeds J. T. Jarrell Jr., who resigned for business reasons and briefly became vice chairman. Sayre pledges honesty fairness and integrity and aims to rebuild the party for the 1960 elections.
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Beckley
Truman
Sayre
Raleigh County
Republican Executive Committee
Raleigh
J. T. Jarrell Jr
Jarrell
Thieves Hit Raleigh Hardware in Mabscott Break-In
State Police investigated a Thursday night break-in at Raleigh Hardware Co Mabscott. Tools including wrenches and drills valued at 125 dollars were stolen while no cash was taken from the cash register which had been opened. entry was gained by prying a garage door lock.
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Raleigh Hardware Co
Mabscott
Contributing Charged Mabscott Man Arrested for Delinquency
Lee McGowan of Mabscott was jailed at 1 40 p m Thursday on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was arrested by Boyd Hutchinson Mabscott police chief and Beckley City Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McGowan
Mabscott
Boyd Hutchinson
Beckley City
Roark Improves After Oct 5 Surgery
Ernest Roark of Ghent is reported improving at Raleigh General Hospital after surgery on October 5. Family says he may be able to return home in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Roark
Ghent
Raleigh General Hospital
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Harvard
Colie Minter
Kiwanis Club
Elks and Moose Lodges
Presbyterian Church
Pettry
Reed
Washington, D. C
New York City
John Gates
Appalachian Power Co
New Hope Baptist Church
Henry DuBois
Ashworth & Sparks
Prince ST
Sayre Takes
Gop Revis
Cecil Underwood
Beckley Rotary Club
Rotary
Etter
Neville St
Dial CL
Lady Sunbeam Razors
General Electric
Timex
Sunbeam
Fabulon
Johnstown Rd
Vance Drive
National Distillers Products Company
New York
Kentucky
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