School officials attend international pupil personnel convention
Verlin Walker and E. R. Hartson from Raleigh County schools travel to Toronto Ontario to join the 45th annual International Association of Pup il Personnel Workers convention. Hartson served as director for 15 years before being replaced this year by Walker, who accompanied him. The convention runs from Sunday until Thursday.
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Raleigh
International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers
Toronto
Ontario
Verlin Walker
E. R. Hartson
Walker
Insurance Agents Plan Raleigh County School Fire Hazard Inspections
About 50 insurance company representatives will inspect every Raleigh County school for fire hazards in a one day field tour. The Beckley Association of Insurance Agents sponsors the third annual program at no cost to the School Board. A final report with recommendations will go to the Board of Education, with a dinner at the Beckley Hotel Ballroom to conclude.
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
Raleigh County Board of Education
Beckley
W. E. Sutphin
Association
Chicago
Sutphin
Superintendent of Schools
Insurance Company
Florida Driver Jailed On Drunk Driving Charge
Forrest Sayre of Hia-Jeah Florida was arrested by Turnpike State Police Tuesday afternoon and jailed on a driving while intoxicated charge. He posted a $50 bond with Magistrate Cotton White early today. The Tolima volcano reaches 18 320 feet and lies in Colombia.
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Forrest Sayre Hammer
Hia- Jeah
Fla
Turnpike
Cotton White
Polio Clinic At Crab Orchard Reaches 250 Vaccinations
Approximately 250 residents of Crab Orchard have completed their Salk polio vaccine series after a clinic at New Crab Orchard Elementary School sponsored by the Home Room Mothers. About 500 shots were administered with about half booster doses. 7 cents fee waived for those unable to pay. Public health nurses Lilian Melton and Naomi Cole led the inoculations. another clinic is planned in 4 to 6 weeks.
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Crab Orchard
New Crab Orchard
Home Room
Haven Clay
Lillian Melton
Naomi Cole
Clay
Noel Meadows
Mason Beckett
J. H. Kirk
Basil Wilcox
Charles E Dunn Taken By Death
Charles Erskine Dunn aged 102 of 102 John St died this morning at home after a heart attack. Beckley Rescue Squad arrived at 10:15 a.m. and found him dead. Body at Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Erskine Dunn
John St
Beckley
Dunn
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Slab Fork Home Room Mothers Set Monthly Meet Date
The Slab Fork Home Room Mothers group fixed the third Tuesday each month for meetings at Slab Fork Elementary School. Edith Martin presided as president and led the group in the Lords Prayer. The Halloween Carnival on October 31 at the school was planned with games and activities to be provided. final carnival plans will be made at the PTA meeting Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slab Fork
Parent - Teacher Association
Tokyo City and its 828 square mile territory
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, spans a territory of 828 square miles. The brief note highlights Tokyo as the nation’s primary urban center with extensive municipal reach.
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Tokyo
Japan
Register appoints Peggy Kessinger as city editor
The Beckley newspaper shifts include Peggy Kessinger replacing Miss Wood as city editor after her Sunday departure to Dayton Ohio. Opal Ripley transfers from East Rainelle and Mrs Ted Peggy Kessinger brings regional news director experience.
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Drey Wood
Miss Wood
Dayton
Ohio
R. D. Wood
Ted
Peggy) Kessinger
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Opal Ripley
Beckley
East Rainelle
The
Register
Fayetteville
Area News Desk
Buckhannon
West Virginia Publishers Association
Associated Press
Methodist Temple
Beckley League of Women Voters
Beckley Woman’s Club
Kessinger
E. L. Ellison
Grace A. Ellison
Beckley Ave
Beckley College
West Virginia University
Morgantown
du Pont
Beckley Water Co
Anne
Teddy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tri-County
Ripley
Leivasy
Nicholas County
Goff O'Dell
Rainelle High School
West Virginia Water Service Co
Bendix Aviation Corp
Baltimore
Standard ‘Thompson Corp
Rainelle Methodist Church
Rodney R. Ripley
South Heber St
Jo Lilly
Oak Hill
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Graham
Eve) Breck
Roy Lee Harmon
Beckley P Z C OKs street widening and parking bylaw study
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission accepted a resolution to widen South Kanawha Street at Beckley Junior High by at least 30 feet to park buses off the street. It also proposed widening Church Street six feet each side and reclaiming the north side right of way at Prince Street North Kanawha. The panel will forward the measures to City Council and study an off street parking ordinance for new buildings.
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South Kanawha Street
Beckley Junior “High School
Beckley
Prince Street
Kanawha Street
East Prince Street
Whitestick Street
Ward
Beckley Streets
Garrett Childress
Roberts St
McLean
Childress
Harry Gilbert
American Oil Co
Oakwood Avenue
Prince and
Sisson Streets
Tthe
Christmas Seal Sale Preparations Begin in Raleigh County
First preparations for the annual Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association Christmas Seal Sale were made Saturday. Girl Scout Troop 75 packaged posters for elementary schools under Mrs. C. C. Lewis, with supervision by Mrs. B. K. Peter. Posters are to be colored by students and a contest will award prizes in grades one to four. Next week volunteers will stuff envelopes with seals for county distribution, with ten to twelve organizations providing workers.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Girl Scout Troop
Raleigh County
C. C. Lewis
B. K. Peter
Lewis
Two Naoma Men Charged In Armed Robbery
James Arthur Clay and Harley V. Cook were charged with armed robbery after allegedly beating an unidentified man at Pine Knob. They waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate L. G. Daniels and were jailed in Raleigh County Jail in lieu of $2,000 bonds.
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L. G. Daniels
Naoma
Raleigh County
James Arthur Clay
Harley V. Cook
Pine Knob
Wyco Local To Hear Problems Of Needy
Wyco Local No. 6110 will hold a special meeting Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Union Hall to consider helping families in need of food. Parents must attend and state their personal appeals and needs.
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Sophia
RNS
Wyco
Union Hall
O. C. Kester
City Council Deliberates On Building Permit Encroachment
Gilbert seeks permission to erect a structure near Cedar Street. Chairman Maxwell urges hiring an attorney to review applicable ordinances. City Attorney Sayre notes a five foot street setback as the main hurdle. John C. Ward presents an off street parking ordinance to be considered.
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Gilbert
Maxwell
Truman Sayre
Cedar Street
John C. Ward
Stinson Funeral Planned Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Altafair Augusta Stinson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. L. L. Lockhart officiating. Burial follows at 2:30 p.m. in Lockhart Cemetery near Honaker, Va. She died Tuesday night after a months long illness. Born in 1887 in Russell County, she was the daughter of George Mutter. Survivors: husband R. L. Stinson, stepson John H. Stinson of Beckley, stepdaughter Mrs. Marie McNeely of Fort Campbell, Ky., and four grandchildren.
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Altafair Augusta Stinson
Myers Avenue
Peace Chapel
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
L. L. Lockhart
Lockhart
Honaker
Russell County
George Mutter
R. L. Stinson
John H. Stinson
Beckley
Marie McNeely
Fort Campbell
Ghent Baptist League Grows Youth In Free Will Church
The Ghent Free Will Baptist Church shows 29 members but 93 enrolled in the Ghent Baptist League with 60 plus active. Officers include Phyllis Williams president Hilda Baldwin secretary Shelby Farley Mount View, Betty McBride treasurer Ghent. Ray Baldwin youth counselor Mount View. The present church, built in 1949 under Rev Royce French, sits on land donated by Boone Lilly. Pastor Rev Vernon Coots. Pianists include Mrs J G Byrd Bernice Epling and Miss Juanita Epling.
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Baptist League
Ghent Free Will Baptist Church
Phyllis Williams
Hilda Baldwin
Shelby Farley
Mount View
Betty McBride
Ghent
Ray Baldwin
Royce French
Boone Lilly
J. G. Byrd
Bernice Epling
Juanita Epling
Vernon Coots
Bradley
Sprague Serviceman Arrested For AWOL
Wayne Junior Boyd of Sprague was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 9 35 Tuesday night on a charge of being absent without leave from the U S Army. Deputies Jack Thomas and Fred Thorne made the arrest. Boyd was released this morning into military police custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Junior Boyd
Sprague
Raleigh
U. S. Army
Jack Thomas
Fred Thorne
Boyd
100 Kith and Kin Help Celebrant Turn 71 in Bloomfield
Ninety nine that is 100 members of the Conforti family joined Josephine Conforti for her 71st birthday in Bloomfield New Jersey. During the celebration Mrs John De Paul gave birth to Mrs Conforti's 14th great grandchild at Presbyterian Hospital.
Lesson In Manners In Clinton Tire Changing Lesson
Carl Sexton a Clinton driver educator took four students on a tire changing lesson through a residential area. A resident woman challenged that the boys should help the girl and not stand by, prompting a discussion on courtesy.
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Clinton, Mo
Carl Sexton
Clinton
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