Clear Fork Bus Safety Practice Leads Students Training
High School students led by Betty Fisher Bonnie Mollohan Peggy Stanley Kenneth Ferrell and Alford Stover the bus driver participated in practice sessions at Clear Fork. Principal H Sb Knapp announced all bus riders took part including a safety lecture from the driver and principal. The best rear emergency door evacuation time was one minute for 60 students with help from drivers Donally Stover Sheldon Stover and Burnley Williams.
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Betty Fisher
Bonnie Mollohan
Peggy Stanley
Kenneth Ferrell
Alford Stover
H. Sb. Knapp
Clear Fork
Stover
Donally Stover
Sheldon Stover
Burnley Williams
Wreck Damages Cars Collide Near Oasis
State Police report a Sunday evening crash in front of the Oasis near Bradley. Two drivers, Henry Sanford Hawks and Lionel Max Travis, suffered minor injuries. Travis cut lip. No charges filed. investigation ongoing.
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Oasis
Bradley
Henry Sanford Hawks
Mabscott
Lionel Max Travis
Sophia
Travis
Teachers Hear Merits Of New Legislation
The Raleigh County Education Association met at Beckley Junior High School to hear about the National Defense Education Act and the Mason Bill. NEA official Dorothy Brooksby cited millions in NDEA equipment for science and language programs and explained tax relief for educators as provided by the Mason Bill. Kenneth Legg of WVEA highlighted $10,000 liability insurance, a low interest loan program, and the Charleston headquarters project funded by a $2 member assessment increased to $4.
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Raleigh County Education Association
Beckley
NDEA
Dorothy Brooksby
National Education Association
Brooksby
NEA
U. S
Kenneth Legg
West Virginia Education Association
Legg
WVEA
West Virginia
Charleston
United Efforts
Break-in Reported at Park Drug Store
Break-in at Park Drug Store on Johnstown Road occurred Wednesday night. Entry gained through a side window. thieves took $75 in silver.
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Park Drug Store
Johnstown Road
Beckley VA Amateur Radio Club active with hospital link
Ivan Thompson leads Beckley VA Amateur Radio Club in talks with Los Angeles station, cooperating with Beckley VA Hospital. Meetings 7 pm second Tuesday monthly at hospital with 7 45 pm business sessions. Equipment includes Hallicrafters TX and SX101A receiver. Harold Dew teaches theory. officers Joe Smith Jr Frank Perry Ralph Meadows. Hospital aims to use station for Civil Defense and emergencies. Open to anyone interested in amateur radio.
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Ivan Thompson
Beckley VA
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Helvey
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Harold Dew
Theory Club
Joe L. Smith Jr
Frank Perry
Ralph Meadows
State and Local Educators Discuss NDEA Funds Meeting
State Department of Education science specialist Lee Wickline and math specialist Harry Phillips meet Raleigh County educators at 10 30 a m in the Board of Education office to discuss National Defense Education Act funds. The group will plan advanced physics chemistry and math for gifted students and later share insights with Beckley Shady Spring and Woodrow Wilson faculty.
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State Department of Education
Raleigh County
Lee E. ‘Wickline
Harry Phillips
Virgil A.sarrett
Board of Education
Sarrett
Douglas Schwank
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lanier Ratcliffe
Woodrow Wilson
Kenneth C. Gross
Frances Cooke
Shady Spring High
Ida Pitotti
Beckley Junior High
Edythe Clay
Orchard Man Fined On 3 Counts
A Crab Orchard man, Jesse Glen Willis, pleaded guilty to three charges in Beckley Police Court, blocking a driveway, sidewalk, and traffic. He was fined $15 after leniency recommended by Police Chief Tyree. Three others forfeited bonds totaling $131: Joseph Bailes, Clyde Turner, and an additional drunken driving case with varying bond amounts.
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Beckley
Edward P. Stansbury
Jesse Glen Willis
M. E. Tyree
Joseph M. Bailes
Clyde Turner
Austin Ave
GOP Candidate Denies Knowledge Of Ad Stirring Local Clamor
Frank R. Pierce of Shady Spring denounces a circulated political notice linking his divorce to his party, saying his ex-wife authored it without his knowledge. J. T. Jarrell Jr. condemns the act as internal Democratic smear, asserting no personal ties to Pierce or his former wife.
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J. T. Jarrell Jr
Frank R. Pierce
Shady Spring
Sheriff
Pierce
Democrats
Jarrell
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Mrs. Pierce
Frank Pierce
Raleigh County
Byrd Praised by WV Library Group for Support
West Virginia Library Association commends U S Senator Robert C Byrd for aiding the extension of the federal library services act. A resolution adopted at its 45th annual Wheeling convention October 21 22 notes the act's extension through June 30 1966 and lauds Byrds enthusiastic support and bipartisan backing from both West Virginia senators.
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U. S
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia Library Association
Virginia B. Gibson
The
Library Association
Byrd
Wheeling
West Virginia
Church To Be Rebuilt At Eccles After Fire
The Shady Grove Baptist Church at Eccles destroyed by fire Friday will be rebuilt. Other area churches were asked to contribute to a fund for reconstruction as authorities estimate the fire loss.
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Shady Grove
Eccles
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