Trump Heads PTA at Maple Meadow Meeting
Randall Trump was elected president of the Maple Meadow Parent-Teacher Association on Tuesday. Officers include Mrs. I. H. Toler Jr. as vice president and Mrs. Alma Bailey as secretary-treasurer. The group voted to continue the hot lunch program and to hold a box supper event. Future meetings are set for the first Friday of each month at 7 p.m.
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Randall Trump
Maple Meadow
Parent-Teacher Association
I. H. Toler Jr
Alma Bailey
Crow Resident Fined for Assault and Battery
Crow resident James Plumley pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Magistrate J E Mays. He was fined five dollars and costs and jailed at Raleigh County Jail briefly. A related non support charge was dismissed after his wife failed to appear. warrants had been issued by his wife.
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James Plumley
Crow
J. E. Mays
Plumley
Raleigh
Mays
Memorial Day Births in Eagle City Family Page
U8 John Krause reports his mother sister daughter grandson and great grandson all born May 30 in Eagle City Oklahoma in a family notices column highlighting generations tied to a single date.
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Eagle City
Okla
John Krause
Raleigh flight school student solo marks start of state tour
Beckley pilot Jack Barzarre became the first Raleigh County Flight School student to solo in the Cessna 175 at Raleigh County Memorial Airport. The first annual West Virginia air tour will feature 44 planes and route 11 cities, with flyovers at four others, starting Sept. 26 from Huntington Tri-State Airport. Kenneth Alley and others also soloed at Raleigh County Memorial, while veterans Nancy Thorne and Lyle Johnson recount WWII flights with the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
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Dallas Roothe
Jack Barzarre
Beckley
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Memorial
Lair
Huntington Tri-State
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Kenneth Alley
Sophia
The
West Virginia Aeronautical Society
Nancy Thorne
Lyle Johnson
Woman's Air Force Service
Pilate
Thorne
Johnson
Captain Whittaker
Winding Gulf
Beckley- Mount Hope
Candles Light Election Night at Beckley Precinct
Elkins Street precinct in Beckley faced a candlelit tally as the election board counted votes after dark due to a vacant building and cut power. A League member refused a candidate card within a 60 foot boundary, prompting a brief marital rebuke for the late homeward return.
Four Immunization Clinics Set for Next Week
Raleigh County Health Department schedules four immunization clinics for next week. The Rhodell school opens Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Other stops include Clear Creek Church, Artie, and the Presbyterian Home School with times listed.
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Raleigh County Health Department
Wasp
Clear Creek Church
Artie
Presbyterian Home School
Regional Jaycee Meeting Slated In City Sunday
W. E. Suthphin of Beckley will direct Region Six Jaycee meeting in Beckley Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Richmond Recreation Room. About 40 JCs from Welch, Beckley, Princeton and Bluefield will attend with Frank Fischer, L. E. Molander, William Richardson and Willian Greathouse among others. Topics include responsibilities of chapters, national programs, development, membership and leadership. Arrangements by Bob Gallagher and Joe Perdue of Beckley Jaycee chapter.
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State
Spencer
Jaycee
Bob Gallagher
Joe Perdue
Beckley Jaycee! Chapter
Bridge for a Bridge: Grant Wood's Paris Painting Deal
When painter Grant Wood sought dental work with no cash, he offered a Paris bridge painting in partial payment to Dr. B H McKeeby, who agreed. The dentist later modeled the farmer in Wood's famed American Gothic.
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Paris
Wood
Dr. McKeeby
Grant
Fire tower on Flat Top Huff's Knob draws many visitors
The Flat Top fire tower, over a hundred feet tall, sits atop Huff's Knob offering a wide view of the East River Mountain range and several landmarks. Visitors include out of state and state tourists who climb the tower for sightseeing. during a recent search for a missing C 45 aircraft several people used binoculars from the tower to aid the search.
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Huff's Knob
East River Mountain Range
Athens
Glen Rogers
Camp Creek State Forest
Bluestone Gorge
Hinton
Flat Top Lake
Beckley
Glenn Lyon Power Plant
Narrows
Regional Meet Of 4-H Leaders Set In October
A regional 4-H Club Leaders Conference will be held at Camp Summers Summers County on October 3 and 4. Raleigh County 4-H agent Clarence Wooten said leaders, assistants and counselors from eight counties will attend to train project leaders. The program opens with a banquet at 7 p.m. October 3 and attendees should contact Wooten.
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Camp Summers
Summers County
Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Summers
Fayette
Greenbrier
Monroe
Nicholas
Pocahontas
McDowell Counties
Wooten
Civil Service Openings In Washington DC Police Dept
The United States Civil Service Commission announces openings on the Metropolitan Police Department Washington DC with a $4300 yearly salary. Qualification includes a written test sound physical condition and ages 21 to 31. Full details available at Beckley Post Office or the Civil Service Commission Washington. Harold M. Korn licensed as resident insurance agent for annuities in West Virginia. Korn is district manager of Prudential Insurance Co. of America. Henry Dellamea Beckley to operate new drive in restaurant on Valley Drive. permit issued for $32000 construction. A fire hazard building at City Ave and North Oakwood Ave occupied by American Glass and Mirror Co will be torn down. owner W G Stevens plans a multi story replacement. Peter Ellenbogen, June graduate of RPI, to supervise as first independent commercial lodge at Bald Knob Ski Slope. lodge will include lounge, ski shop, cafe, first aid, office. Orchard named distributor for Valeo aluminum windows by Southern Sash Sales & Supply Co. Edgar R Parsons Beckley Motor Co. director of District 9 Raleigh-Wyoming Automobile Dealers Association of West Virginia.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Metropolitan Police Department
Washington
D.C
Beckley Post Office
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Harold M. Korn
Harvey St
West Virginia
C. Judson Pearson
Korn
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Henry Dellamea
Beckley
Valley Drive
City Recorder's Office
J. M. McCarus
Albert Wheley
iCity
Peter Ellenbogen
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Bald Knob
I T
Ellenbogen
Elco Lumber “Co
Beckley Motor Co
Edgar R
Russ) Parsons
Raleigh - Wyoming Automobile Dealers Association
Parsons
Opposite Twins On Oahu Politically Alike In Looks
Robert Gales and Edward Johnston, chairs of the Hawaii Democratic and Republican parties on Oahu, share four-year ages, Illinois origins, and Hawaii arrivals as servicemen. The two insurance salesmen from the same neighborhood once worked at the same desk, served on the Junior Chamber of Commerce board, and both entered local politics in 1954. Each admires the other’s sincerity but believes the other belongs to the opposite party.
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Honolulu
Robert Gales
Oahu County
Edward Johnston
Illinois
Hawaii
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Balloons Bring $100 Prank To Arkansas Store In Jolly Scare
In SEARCY Arkansas Jack Roberson faced puzzled customers as balloons tied with notes promised a hundred dollars. Several visitors from Beebe and Concord traveled to join the gag, later learned to be a store anniversary promotion.
Prize Gasoline Door Prize Goes to Local Station
At a Nogales dance a 10 gallon gasoline door prize was awarded to a local gas station operator. The event featured a competition involving the Gray Lumber Co. Crabtor's brand.
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Nogales, Ariz
Competi- Gray Lumber Co
Crabtor
Ill J. Al Bird Hospitalized In Raleigh General
Ex-Beckley resident 89 year old J. Al Bird of St. Petersburg Florida is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital where he has been under observation and treatment for ten days. He became ill while visiting his brother and sister in law H G Bird of Vale Street. He is active in the local Masonic organization.
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J. al Bird
St. Petersburg
Fla
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Bird
H. G. Bird
Vale St
Men Ordered Into Court For Speeding Arrest
Dennis Williams of Mount Hope and Robert L. Callahan of Narrows Virginia were ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court next Thursday to answer speeding charges after their arrest at Nate Thursday.
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Dennis Williams
Mount Hope
Robert L. Callahan
Narrows
Beckley
Nate
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