Preservation Library Keeps Beckley Papers for Posterity
The Raleigh Register reports National Newspaper Week highlights Beckley Newspaper Corporation’s library system. Librarian Mrs. Amick manages 5x7 index cards, Recordak microfilm, and vault-backed master negatives in Cleveland. The collection includes notable files on presidents, civil rights, civic groups, and local history, with ready access for editors and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recordak
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Raleigh Index
Beckley Messenger
Raleigh Herald
Beckley Evening Post
Micro Photo Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
Micro Photo Library
Robert L
Dorothy) Amick
United States
Woman's Club of
Beckley
U Thant
Beckley Newspaper Corporation
Garden Club
Encyclopaedia Britannica
West Virginia
West
Virginia
Amick
Georgia
Edward Jay MacFarland
MacFarland
C. J
Evelyn) McQuade
Graham Breck
BNC
Education push reshapes high school graduates future
In Regional Action, Southern Regional Education Board officials urge more education after high school. Community colleges are presented as two year institutions offering occupational and liberal arts training to meet rising, shifting job requirements. Experts warn against overlapping services and call for 25-30 mile student access with shared state and local financing and possible federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Regional Action
Southern Regional Education Board
Andrew D. Holt
University of Tennessee
B. Lamar Johnson
University of California At
Los Angeles
Norman C. Harris
University of Michigan
Maurice F. Seay
Michigan State University
Joseph Fordyce
Center Florida Junior College
Lee G. Henderson
Florida State Department of Education
S. V. Martorana
University of the State of New York
Johnson
Area
Community College
Harris
Henderson
Beckleyan Outlines Gulf Woman's Club on Development
John Gates of the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce spoke to the Gulf Women's Club of Sophia on economic development. He urged organizing a broad group, conducting a comprehensive survey, analyzing results, and taking positive action to market the town to industry while selling development to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gates
Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Women’s Club
Sophia
Gates
Combined Lines Set Up Starts Today Rail Merger Becomes Reality
The Norfolk and Western Railway completes a historic merger creating a 7,800 mile 14 state system serving the Atlantic Coast and Missouri River. The consolidation unites five former lines including Nickel Plate Wabash Columbus-Sandusky Akron Canton Youngstown and Pittsburgh and West Virginia with ICC approval. New system headquarters will be Roanoke and integration spans Omaha Kansas City St. Louis Chicago Detroit Cleveland Buffalo Pittsburgh and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Columbus
Ohio
Atlantic Coast
Missouri River
Nickel Plate
Wabash
Columbus - Sandusky
Pennsylvania
Akron, Canton and
Youngstown
Pittsburgh and
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
ICC
Uct
Pioneer
Petersburg
Virginian Railway
Violations Lead to Fines in Area Hunting and Litter Cases
Six violators were arrested in various counties for hunting without a license, carrying uncased guns, and illegal shooting during closed seasons. William Knighton and James Armentrout, both of Covington, were fined 60 dollars plus costs in Monroe County. Ernest Barton of Ramsay, Harold Jones of Oak Hill, Luther Miller of Minden, and Elizabeth McCutcheon of Richwood faced fines ranging from 20 to 60 dollars and costs for offenses including loaded guns in cars, uncased weapons, road littering, and dumping near private property. Magistrates ruled in each case. officials included Capt. Raymond Eye and local sheriffs. The passage notes a broader national rail plan context.
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District TV Department of Natural Resources
Raymond Eye
William E. Knighton
James K. Armentrout
Covington
Monroe County
Gerald Crosier
Herbert Guerin
Ernest G. Barton
Elizabeth McCutcheon
Regional 4-H Meet Set for Saturday in Beckley
Leaders from seven counties gather at Beckley Junior High Saturday at 9 a.m. for the Regional 4-H Leaders Conference. C. P. Dorsey and Oscar Hutchison open with a talk titled Doors of Tomorrow. Counties include Raleigh Fayette Boone Greenbrier Mercer Monroe Summers. Afternoon sessions cover New Projects National Awards Program officers and community youth leadership. Sears Roebuck funds lunch. the Rev Garren Howington will close with Spiritual Doorways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Junior High School
West Virginia University
C. P. Dorsey
Dorsey
Oscar Hutchison
Area Appalachian Center
William G. Clark
Raleigh
Fayette
Boone
Greenbrier
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Sears Roebuck Company
First Methodist Church
Garren Howington
Grace Gospel Church
Beaver
Sophia Troop 472 aids Cancer Society with white goods
Sophia Girl Scout Troop 472 collected 250 white goods for the American Cancer Society. Mrs. K. K. Keatley, service chairman of the Can cer Society board, spoke to the troop and led the girls in making bed pads. Top collectors were Debbie Romeo and Sally Hatfield. Patty Rookie Reactivated New York Jets activate Bill Pashe to start vs Houston Oilers after Starks injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
American Cancer Society
K. K. Keatley
The
Cancer Society
Debbie Romeo
Sally Hatfield
Patty
NEW York
UPI
Bill Pashe
NFL
New York Giants
New York Jets
Houston Oilers
Marshall Starks
Oakland
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W. Va
Register
Beckley Newspaper Corp
Dorothy Amick
Harold Scarbro
the Register
Robert L. Amick
Left
Darrell Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Rams
W. Neville
S&h Green
People's Credit Store
Prince St
Beckleyan
Gulf Woman’s Club
Herman H. Pevier
Perler
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Bellevue
Omaha
Kansas City
Sophia Girl Scouts Aid Cancer Society
Stone
Jeannie Wickline
Phyllis Rose
Nash Campbell
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