Beckley Coal Bins Hold Steady Amid Longstrike
The Beckley area shows mixed coal supplies on day 39 of the national strike. Beckley hospitals, schools, hotels and offices report varying reserves and assurances to meet essential needs, while Raleigh County officials and businesses scramble to conserve fuel and secure ad hoc deliveries as state shortages loom. Major facilities cite limited storage and uncertain future supplies, with rail passenger service cut and a Charleston Duke Ellington refinery? The piece notes local figures like the Raleigh County Board of Education, Black Knight Industries, Beckley Hospital, and Mayor Grover Hedrick navigating a tight winter outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Black Knight Industries
Pinecrest
Raleigh
Raleigh County Board of Education
Woodrow Wilson High School
James B. Deck
Beckley Hospital
President Hotel
Raleigh County Court House
Huntington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Cabell County
Beckley Scouts Win Big At Fall Rally Honors
Beckley Troop 34 led Piney River District fall rally with firsts in flag relay chain gang and rescuer contest. More than 300 Scouts from 15 troops, 100s of parents, watched under Odi Casali. Awards listed by streamers blue red white. rabbi Norman Kahanowitch to lead opening temple service tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Piney River
Odi Casali
Appalachian Scout Council
Gus Walker
Appalachian Executive
Raleigh
Eccles
Johnstown Road
First Christian Church
Mt. Tabor
Sprague
Stanford
Methodist Temple
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church
MacArthur
Glen View
Norman Kahanowitch
Bethel Temple
Heber Union College
Cincinnati
Ohio
Alpeena
Mich
Rocky Mountain
N. C. Ardmore
Okla
Kelly Field
Texas
Bowman Field
Kahanowitch
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Oklahoma A & M
Hebrew Theological College
College of Jewish Studies
Temple
Junior Red Cross Drive Set Tuesday
Enrollment for the Junior Red Cross begins Tuesday in Raleigh County schools announced by executive secretary Mrs T C Moorefield. Children may register between November 1 and 15 through their classroom teacher. The American Junior Red Cross links schools with local national and international society through packing gift boxes for abroad, filling school chests, making soft toys and exchanges with groups overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Red Cross
Raleigh
T. C. Moorefield
Moorefield
American Junior Red Cross
Red Cross
American Red Cross
United States
Board of Education
Connie Hitchcock
Mildred Lively
Catherine Ross
Jean Rothlisberger
Mary Lou McLinnis
Charlotte Allen
Patty Lewis
Carol Fink
June Greer
Mary McCallister
Nedia Callahan
Betty Moore
Kyra Ellison
Doris Pennington
Elaine Thompson
Janet Gills
Sally Honaker
County School Drivers To Meet with Teachers
Raleigh County school bus drivers will meet Monday at Woodrow Wilson High School alongside the Raleigh County Teachers Association all day session. Safety will be the theme with Earl Boggs addressing transportation care of equipment and Sgt. W B Tyree demonstrating safety devices. The teachers’ session opens with an invocation by Rev. James W Witherspoon and features reports on a conservation camp and aids for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Teachers Association
C. D. Munson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Munson
Earl Boggs
Sgt
W. B. Tyree
West Virginia
Department of Pub Safety
James L. Hornbeck
James W. Witherspoon
Presbyterian Church
R. L. Reardon
Camp Caesar
James B. Deck
Association
Hornbeck
Miss Atheline Rogers
Beckley College Delegation To Attend Federation Sessions
Beckley College selects Joe Cameron and Ralph Porterfield to represent the Beckley Student Council at the West Virginia State College Federation meeting this weekend at Davis and Elkins College Elkins. The newly formed council also considers amendments to its constitution and names officers including Milton Gilley as president and Gwenn Whitt as secretary with Charles Ray as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cameron
Sophia
Ralph Porterfield
Oak Hill
Charles Ray
Beckley
West Virginia State College Federation
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
Milton Gilley
Daniels
Beckley College
Harold Lawrence
Elverton
Don Farley
Slab Fork
Gilley
Albert Barbera
Bradley
Pat McClusky
Gwenn Whitt
Virginia Mullins
Ray Dowdy
Ballard
Kenna Martin
Crab Orchard
Peggy Daniel
Paul Wassum
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Alice Stafford
Belle Plant
duPont Company
Charleston
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio
Charlottesville
Beth-el Temple
Rabbi Norman Kahanowitch
Troop
Coleman Choir
Siari Nai
A. S. Davenport
Beatrice Harvey
Reading
Greenbrier County
John Montgomery
Irma Powell
Old
Elsie Bowman
Atherine McKinney
Mercer County
Mary Scott
Concord College
Katherine Merry
Wooddell
Stacy Grosscup
Powelton
Guy BK. Rice
Allyn and Bacon Publishing Company
Pansy Riffe
New
Patterson Pe
Brooks Adair
Kroup
Ove
Hotpoint
Hotpoint Electric Ranges
Beckley Music
Colin McLuckey, Mer
S. Fayette St
Topsy O'Dell
Oscar Williams
O. A. Smith
Lincoln School
Ethel Keyser
Herbert Tay
Kanawha County
Alfred Hughes
Anna Brochick
West Virginia University Demonstration High School
Margaret Sullivan
Harry Watkins
Pauline Alderman
Boston Distiller, Inc
Boston, Mass
Lewis
Rollaway
Rocker
Do Beckley
Neville Stopp
Post Office
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