Order Placed For Party Toys At Beckley Fund
Toys for Mac s Memorial Toy Fund are on order for this season s Christmas party assisting Santa Claus for the 33rd consecutive year. The fund was started by the late Ted McDowell and continued by editor Eugene L Scott. James Kessinger of Beckley Water Co and Glenn Neal of WOAY TV aid editor Emile Hodel with plans. In 1961 more than 2000 children attended, each receiving a gift plus candy or fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Santa Claus
Ted McDowell
Beckley Post-Herald
Eugene L. Scott
James Kessinger
Beckley Water Co
Glenn Neal
Woay-Tv
Emile Hodel
Colgate promotes coach Dewey to head basketball
Colgate University promotes Robert Dewey from athletic staff to head basketball coach succeeding Howard Hartman who will devote full time to freshman football duties. Dewey, a Colgate graduate of 1945, has been with Colgate athletics since 1955.
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Colgate
Hamilton
N.Y
UPI
Robert Dewey
Colgate University
Howard Hartman
Dewey
New Telephone Pioneers members inducted in Beckley
George W. Joseph Jr. and Ben D. Shrewsbury were welcomed as new members by T. Walter Bennett and Mrs. Marie Blackburn at a Beckley luncheon. The organization supports community service and collects used eyeglasses for repair and distribution, with 157 Beckley District members among 1113 total active and retired in the state.
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The
Telephone Pioneers of America
George W. Joseph Jr
Ben D. Shrewsbury
T. Walter Bennett
West Virginia
Marie Blackburn
Beckley Council
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Beckley
Doctor's Mailbag on smoking risks and goof balls
A retired colonel asks if smoking can cause leg loss from thromboangiitis obliterans and the doctor confirms mortality risk. An elderly reader asks about goof balls or amphetamine tablets, explaining they are Benzedrine and should be prescribed, with dangers of abuse, hallucinations, reckless acts, and FDA crackdowns. The expert advises against use and urges reporting sources.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
U.S
Centennial Plans Aired A Dutch Dinner for West Virginia drive
A town meeting in Raleigh County promotes the West Virginia Centennial fund drive. Beckley civitan leaders outline plans including a Main Street book desk from Oct 1 for 30 days. The state commission endorses a 50 50 fund split benefiting county projects and a statewide program with goals to boost pride tourism and economic prospects.
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
Beckley-Winn
Beckley Civitans
Centennial Finance
George Lowry
Towns
George Garland
Main Street
Civitans
Richard Carpenter
Methodist Temple
George B. Chambers
West Virginia Centennial Commission
Commission
Real estate deeds filed in county clerk office
Deeds on file record transactions including Clinton J Bailey and Arizona Sarah Bailey to James Chilton and Alice Jeanie Daniel for property on Breckenridge Creek Trap Hill District valued at 1500 dollars. J H Lilly Land Co to Jim Levi for property in Epperly Winding Gulf Slab Fork District at 525 dollars. North American Coal and Dock Co to Glen J Sizemore for property in East Gulf Townsite Fork District at 750 dollars.
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Clinton J
Arizona
Sarah Bailey
James Chilton
Alice Jeanie Daniel
Breckenridge Creek
Trap Hill
J. H. Lilly Land Co
Jim Levi
Epperly Winding Gulf
Slab Fork
North American Coal and Dock Co
Glen J. Sizemore
East Gulf
Fork
Astro Guide Forecasts For Home And Work
Weathered outlook warns of stormy atmosphere at home and work with anxiety and sarcasm. Relationships especially engaged couples may strain. Caution against unconventional behavior and risky places as population and economy rise from 76 million in 1900 to 180 million in 1960 and a $80 billion to $500 billion output growth. Seattle World Fair may boost population and industry via tourism and postvisit relocation.
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U.S
Seattle
Aries to Pisces Daily Horoscope 1962 Field Enterprises
An astrological forecast for all signs notes an unusually fine day and cheerful energy for Taurus. Gemini mentions unexpected correspondence from an elder relative with possible money matters. Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces receive brief guidance on mood, action, and study. Field Enterprises, Inc. 1962.
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Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Belton Matthews Wedding In Garden Ceremony
Sandra Belton and P D Matthews exchanged vows in a garden ceremony at the South Fayette Street home of her parents Dr and Mrs Alphonso David Belton. The Rev Corey O Mitchell led the service at 1230 pm with music by Don Boyd and Mrs K N Brooks. The couple plan a honeymoon in Canada with Sandra a former Belton and Phillip Matthews Jr a Detroit native.
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Canada
Phillip Day Matthews
South Fayette Street
Alphonso David Belton
Matthews
Sandra Yvonne Belton
Thomas Taylor Matthews
Detroit
Mich
Corey O. Mitchell
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Don Boyd
K. N. Brooks
Patricia Sinkford
Bluefield
Frances Wright Sanders
Chicago
Ill
Julia Matthews
Thomas Taylor Matthews Jr
Welford Lewis
Leonard Morrison
Bryan Flippen
Herc
Kents Hill
Maine
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Boston Conservatory of Music
Palmer Memorial Preparatory
Oberlin senior to perform Charleston concert
Miss Monroe a senior at Oberlin College majoring in music education will fly to Charleston for a 3 p.m. concert open to the public and return the same day. Her program features five groups including classical operatic arias German art songs and Negro spirituals. piano accompaniment by Mrs Louise Terry of Beckley and past performances include the Honey in the Rock cast and a February Beckley concert.
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Ing
Charleston
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Miss Monroe
Louise Terry
Beckley
Salzburg
Austria
Frau Maria Schulz-Donburg
Beckleyan
Annetta Monroe
First Baptist Church
Lewis and Quesenberry Sts
Deacons Board
Becom
Two Receive Treatments at Beckley Hospital
Two youths were treated at Beckley Hospital Thursday evening. Bryan Ray Payne aged six, son of Mr and Mrs Orville Payne of Sophia, suffered injuries to his left elbow after being struck by a stick. William Reece Burns aged sixteen, son of Mr and Mrs William R Burns of South Kanawha Street, received care for a body rash after being bitten by an insect.
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Beckley Hospital
Bryan Ray Payne
Orville Payne
Sophia
William Reece Burns
William R. Burns
South Kanawha Street
Couple Returns From Canada At 422 S Fayette St
A local notice identifies a man from Sedalia North Carolina and John son C. Smith University Charlotte as a personal psychologist at the Armed Forces Examining Station and a sales representative for Speedway 79 Petroleum Corp. Upon their return they will reside at 422 S Fayette St.
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Sedalia
N. C
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte
Armed Forces
Speedway 79
Petroleum Corp
Canada
S. Fayette St
Home from hospital for Stotesbury Museum guide
Sam Leslie, caretaker and guide for the Stotesbury Museum, has returned home from the Veterans Administration Hospital Beckley after about five weeks as a patient. He remains under his doctor's care.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Sam Leslie
Stotesbury Museum
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M.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Field Enterprises, Inc
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P. D. Matthews
Beckley Choral Society
Howard Monroe
F St
Stratton High School
Monroe
Bonnie Shanklin
Krot
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W. Main ST
New York, N. Y
Appalachian
Roddy Kilowatt
Omen Power Company
Spenney
Penney’s
Tor
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Penney
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