Navy Family Returns From Spain After Learning Customs
Marye Rhodes reports on Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Ware and daughters Jerri Rae and Susan returning to the U S after 40 months in Rota Spain. The piece details Spain's diet dress daily life work hours schooling and social customs including weddings, bullfights and Christmas customs.
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Marye Rhodes
Rota
Spain
Ray A. Ware
Jerri Rae
Susan
Ware
Jeraldine
Jerry” Lilly
Lionell Lilly
MacArthur
Woodrow Wilson High School
Norman B. Ware
Gulfport
Miss
United States Navy
Gerez
Beckley
Paris
Ray W. Ware
Jerry Rae
Navy
Jerri Rae Ware
Jerri
Counties Named Orange in the United States
The United States contains seven counties named Orange and one each named Cherry Peach and Citrus. This unusual county naming distribution highlights the prevalence of the color based county names across multiple states.
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United States
Orange
Cherry
Citrus
Two-Car Crash Causes $75 Damages At Intersection
State Police report a two car wreck at the airport road and Beaver intersection at 4 40 p m Saturday. Denver R Brown 51 White Oak struck Stanton Hall 50 Charleston as Hall tried to turn onto the airport road. No charges were filed.
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Airport Road
Beaver
Denver R. Brown
White Oak
Stanton Hall
Charleston
Airport
Shipbuilders Use Sidewise Launches on Limited Waterways
Shipbuilders on lakes and streams commonly launch vessels sideways due to restricted water space. This method reduces water clearance needs and helps prevent collisions in narrow channels.
Raleigh Leads Area In School Drop Outs
Raleigh County shows higher high school dropout rates than Fayette and Wyoming in last year’s survey by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce subcommittee. Charleston Chamber director John J. Callahan announced dropouts from 9th to 12th grade and noted 78.9 percent unemployment among Raleigh County residents without high school diplomas, with overall labor force unemployment at 20.5 percent. Fayette reported 17.7 percent and Wyoming 10.0 percent dropout rates.
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Oor
Raleigh County
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Greenbrier
John J. Callahan
Charleston
Chamber
Fayette County
Wyoming County
AF Signs Nine Enlistees at Beckley Recruiting Station
Nine men enlisted in the Air Force at Beckley Recruiting Station. Names include Joseph Blaine Snyder Richard Harris Dan Sorrell David Wilson Leo Flowers Omar Witt Douglas Bailey and Terrence Duffy. They were sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training.
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Air Force
Beckley
Joseph Blaine Snyder
Tony Snyder
Bichard
Elmo Glen Cash Jr
Elmo Cash
Bristol
Tenn
James Richard Harris
Everette Harris
Honaker
Daniel Joe Sorrell
Woody Sorrell
David Carl Wilson
Carl Wilson
Belpre
Ohio
Leo Allen Flowers
Barthman Flowers
Omar Ray Witt
Evan Witt
St. Charles
Douglas MacArthur Bailey
Claude Bailey
Dry Branch
Terrence Duffy
Duffy
Dunbar
Lackland Afb
Texas
Commodities to Be Distributed at Stamford Union Hall
Commodities will be distributed at the Stamford Union Hall Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cather Gills will act as the distributing agent.
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Stamford Union Hall
Cather Gills
Concord College grants 110 bachelor degrees this summer
Fourteen area residents are among the 110 graduates from Concord College, led by cum laude recipient Mrs. Mary Ann Lagos of Beckley. The largest group, nine, earned bachelor of science in education. Local grads include Lola Wood Maynor, Patricia Brooks McNeish, Rede Merle Meadows, Juanita Alley Larry, and many others. No formal exercises this summer. graduates may join May exercises next year if they choose.
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Concord College
Mary Ann Lagos
Beckley
Lola Wood Maynor
Midway
Patricia Brooks McNeish
Rede
John Lagos
Oak Hill
Charles McAlpine
Princewick
Bryson Admitted in Raleigh General for Observation
C A Bryson of Beaver is listed in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after admission on Wednesday for observation and treatment.
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C. A. Bryson
Beaver
Raleigh General Hospital
Minister Outshined by Bride's Guard of Honor Prank
In Bournemouth England Rev James Bale stepped aside as bride Eileen Hart 22 walked out with her football player husband David King after a church ceremony. Seven of the bride’s friends stripped to one piece bathing suits to form a guard of honor.
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Bournemouth
England
UPI
James Bale
Aqua
Eileen Hart
David King
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Santa Claus
Springfield
Raleigh
SEALY
Ceil Chapman
Rae
John Callaway
Welch
Eva. Giammerino
Frank Harison Jr
Herndon
Retta Holbrook
Bradshaw
Maria Lowe
Lara McKinney
Basin
Josephine Midkiff
Edyth Ross
Pineville
Gerald Stover
Mount Hope
Blanche Thorpe
Patricia Trail
Betty Sue Wheeler
Coal Mountain
Cora Miller
Clarica R. Craghead
Oma Cole Via
Crab Orchard
Penneys
Milliken
Penney
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