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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1960

Page

10

New Hospital Librarian Appointed at Beckley VA Hospital

Miss Alice Franklin, a Greenwood native, is the new librarian at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. She graduates include Mannington High School and a Salem College BA in education. Her career spans Romney High School, Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, and teaching on a Colorado Indian Reservation. She attended graduate work in library service and has worked in Washington DC, Parker Ariz, Ashland Ohio, and Cameron. She is an Episcopalian and says she has a built in hobby of reading.

Alice Franklin Greenwood Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Mannington High School Salem College Pittsburgh Priatean Colorado Parker, Ariz Ashland Ohio Cameron Department of Commerce Washington, D. C Romney High School Philadelphia, Pa Enoch Pratt Free Library Baltimore Beckley Episcopal Church

Veterans get two year extension on GI loan deadline

World War II and Korean veterans who have never used their GI loan eligibility can now apply for home or farm loans with a two year extension to July 25 1960. The law also extends the direct loan program for the same period and allows loans up to 13500 for rural areas without local funding.

Treasury Department Veterans Administration West Virginia Theeterans Administration Congressman Teague Texas House Veterans Affairs Committee Congress Teague

Marion Johnson Receives Worcester Poly Institute Certificate

Marion E. Johnson a mathematics and science teacher at Clear Fork High School in MacArthur completed a course at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Mass and was awarded a certificate for his work.

Clear Fork Marion E. Johnson MacArthur Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Mass

Ex Beckleyan's Effort Saves Government $6 Million

Maurice Tabor a former Beckley resident earns major credit for cutting government costs by sourcing 207 high power klystron tubes at $15,900 each and 334 more at $13,777, powering the Ballistic Missiles Early Warning System. His procurement reforms cut expenses and introduced competition, boosting efficiency at Dayton AF Depot.

Beckleyan Maurice Tabor Daytor Gentile AF Staton Air Force Dayton TABOR Bluefield Beckley Woodrow Wilson High School Marshall College Man Marsh Fork

Referral Selling Warned By Chamber Director

Floyd M. Sayre executive secretary of the Beck ley Chamber of Commerce warns county residents about referral selling a for nothing scam sweeping the nation. The plan entices a friend to arrange a home visit by a salesman who promises $100 for each qualified referral and $50 for every additional one. High pressure tactics push toward signing or buying a car at inflated prices while promising payments that never cover the cost. The scheme relies on endless referrals and ends with monthly payments. Authorities call it unsound and urge buying from reliable dealers to avoid entrapment.

Floyd M. Sayre Beckley Chamber of Commerce Sayre LAMP Industrial Electronics Corporation America Beckley Bluefield Princeton

Drunk Driving Fines Hit City Court Docket

Nine people faced bonds totaling 157.50 for drunkenness and related charges as City Police Court heard cases Thursday night. Several defendants including Don E. Booth and William G. Clark appeared on speeding, registration, and exposure counts with fines and jail time imposed.

William G. Clark Parkersburg Larry Calvin Pack Darwin Stover Scarbro Joseph Lee Hally Leroy Harvey Don E. Booth Huntington Booth West Virginia House of Delegates Beckley William Richard Bowrnes Stanaford Jack McMillion Raleigh Lawson Jess Lee McGowan

Beckley Fire Department Responds To Two Calls

Beckley firefighters doused a truck bed blaze at 2 p.m. caused by a local resident R. R. Vass with about 10 dollars in damage. At 6:35 p.m. they responded to an electrical line fire at 101 South Street with no reported damage.

Beckley Fire Department R. R. Vass Beckley Central Station South St

Notice of Motor Carrier Hearing in Kanawha Storage case

The Public Service Commission of West Virginia will hold a hearing on September 27, 1960 at 10:00 a.m. at the Capitol Charleston to approve the transfer of PSC M C Certificate No F-1163 to Kanawha Moving and Storage Company for various motor carrier authorizations across several counties and routes in West Virginia. Interested parties may protest by appearing to testify. Clarence J. Benson trustee in bankruptcy of Daniel B Kidd doing business as Kidd Transfer and Storage Company, St Albans, W Va.

M. C Capitol Charleston Public Service Commission of West Virginia Kanawha Moving and Storage Company P.S.C. M.C Jefferson Kanawha County Huntington Cabell County St. Albans Kanawha Putnam Lincoln Boone Raleigh Fayette Nicholas Clay Roane Jackson Cabin Creek

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