Gall Resigns YDC Post and Club Chooses Carter as Replacement
Louis Gall Jr. of Glen Daniel resigns as Raleigh County Young Democrats Club president. Verdie Carter is appointed to fill the post at the Raleigh County Courthouse meeting. Carter has been serving as first vice president. The club plans its March dance with E. M. Buzzy Bowling named dance chairman, and the next meeting is set for Oct. 6.
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Louis Gall Jr
Glen Daniel
Raleigh County
Young Democrats Club
YDC
Verdie Carter
Gall
Morris Harvey College
E. M. “Buzzy” Bowling
Red Cross Aids 85 in Raleigh County August
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross assisted 85 servicemen veterans or families in August. Services included 62 telegrams 24 verifications 39 reports 5 government benefits 1 other benefits 9 counseling 18 information requests and 163 letters, per executive director Mrs. T C Moorefield.
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Raleigh
American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Veterans Administration
T. C. Moorefield
Parker resigns as RCCAA president amid funding ultimatum
George Parker steps down as director of the Raleigh County Community Action Association effective September 15. An evaluation faulted his leadership, and the Office of Economic Opportunity had pressured replacement by August 31, later extended to October 31 for independent review. Parker offered thanks and good will in his resignation letter.
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George Parker
RCCAA
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Parker
Chester Workman
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington
ACCAA
OEO
Late night Piedmont flights begin from Raleigh County Airport
Piedmont introduces a new series of overnight flights to test demand among military travelers from Raleigh County Airport. Flight 823 departs Washington at 10:45 p.m. to New Bern Jacksonville and Fayetteville Fort Bragg, continuing to Atlanta by 3:15 a.m. six days a week, with Saturday ending in Fayetteville.
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Raleigh County
Piedmont Traffic
C. G. Brown
Brown
Piedmont
Washington, D. C
New Bern-Jacksonville
N. CC
New Bern
Fayetteville-Fort Bragg
N. C
Atlanta
Fayetteville
Marine Corps
Camp LeJeune
Marine Air Station
Cherry Point
Flight 816
Flight 820
Washington National Airport
Traveling Motorists Get Free Coffee This Labor Day
Beckley Jaycees, Junior Woman's Club and the Jayders set up a coffee stop-over in front of the State Police barracks on the U.S. 19-21 by-pass. It opens at 5 p.m. today and runs until midnight, then noon to midnight Saturday and Sunday, and 10 a.m. to midnight Monday for Labor Day weekend.
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Beckley Jaycees
Junior Woman’s Club
Jayders
U. S
Survey finds most sewers and privies unapproved in Shady Spring
Beckley Raleigh County Health Board announced a district survey shows 126 unapproved privies and 58 sewers draining into streams, plus 334 unapproved septic tanks and 47 rat breeding sites. Results aim to spur funds for a public service district and direct taps to low-cost district lines.
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Shady Spring District
Beckley-Raleigh County
N. A. Dyer
Raleigh Board
Board of Health
Little Beaver Lake
Dyer
Three Airmen Found in Iceland Glacier After 14 Years
UPI reports three bodies of airmen recovered from a glacier in Iceland 14 years after a 1952 crash of a SA16 Arg Bird Arbatross. Remains of one of the five aboard were found May 20 at 5,200 feet, with three more bodies recovered Aug 20 and Aug 21. One crew member remains missing.
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Washington
UPI
Iceland
Air Force
U. S
Air Travel Slowed By Nationwide Strike At Raleigh Airport
Raleigh County Airport saw reduced August passenger boardings due to a nationwide airline strike. Conley Blevins of Piedmont Airlines cites 366 boardings in August vs 437 last year. Need for connections outside Piedmont’s franchise limited local travel, though traffic earlier year remained higher. Beckley saw 8600 pounds of air express, 2294 pounds of air mail, and 77 pounds of freight removed last month. About 360 passengers expected to fly this month.
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Raleigh County
Conley Blevins
Piedmont Airlines
Blevins
Piedmont
Air Express
Air Mail
Beckley
Trap Hill Lions Club Plans Outing
Trap Hill District Lions Club schedules a chicken bar-b-que and Ladies Night at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the farm pond of Charles McGraw in Bolt. Jim Hall, club president, invites Lions and their wives and expects guests from other clubs. Plates cost 1.50. contact Hall before Monday evening to attend.
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Trap Hill District
Lions Club
Charles McGraw
Bolt
Jim Hall
Lions Clubs
Hall
Border Shooting at Berlin Harbor Kills Man
A man, likely intoxicated, jumped from West Berlin into a harbor serving East and West Berlin. East German border guards immediately opened fire killing him, police report says.
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Berlin
UPI
East
West Berlin
East Berlin
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
TEER RICE reports on the U S Army television series THE BIG PICTURE expanding to color for its 66 67 season. The show airs on 300 plus stations and marks the 16th year of Army cinema coverage featuring missions unlimited the unique war the army in Taiwan not for conquest and more. Doctor Captain Jack D Williams recently began active duty with USAF Medical Service after completing aero space medical training and will be assigned to Etain AB France, with wife Mary daughter of Durham residents.
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U. S. Army
United States
Office of the Chief of Information
Army Pictorial Center
Missions Unlimited
United States Army
Free World
Jack D. Williams
Mercer Street
Beckley
U. S Air Force Medical Service
Sheppard Afb
Tex
Usaf Medical Service
Etain AB
France
U. S. Air Forces
Europe
Woodrow Wilson High School
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Phi Beta Kappa
Delta Phi Alpha
Phi Delta Theta
Mary
John C. Smith
Glendale Ave
Shortest Year 1752 Lasted 271 Days
The shortest year on record lasted 271 days, not 365. Before 1752 the year began on March 25, shifting to January 1 after the calendar reform.
Recent Enlistments Navy Marines Air Force Names
NAVY Dale Leslie Denyan of Beckley son of George L Denyan Roger Lee Samples of Fayetteville son of Mrs Ioie Edith Samples MARINES Ronald Douglas Holliday of Beckley son of Har old Callahan and Douglas Dale Shupe of Midway son of John G Shupe AIR FORCE Donald R Valentine of Oak Hill son of El bert E Valentine and Frank E Pennington of Beckley son of Fred L Pennington All Air Force enlistees will report to Lackland Air Force Base Tex for basic training.
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NAVY
Dale Leslie Denyan
Beckley
George L. Denyan
Roger Lee Samples
Fayetteville
Ioie Edith Samples
Ronald Douglas Holliday
Harold Callahan
Douglas Dale Shupe
Midway
John G. Shupe
AIR Force
Donald R. Valentine
Oak Hill
Elbert E. Valentine
Frank E. Pennington
Fred L. Pennington
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Taking the Ouch Out of Dentistry
Family Weekly explores painless dentistry and explains why patients say their dentists relieved pain. The piece notes advances in techniques and tools making visits smoother and less distressing for patients.
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Family Weekly
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