Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Dergal Atkins, master chief signalman, plans to sail one more time before retiring in 1963. He will leave Beckley Navy Recruiting around Oct 1 for duty aboard USS Midway, after a long career including Pearl Harbor and Beirut crisis service. Two area men also serve aboard USS Long Beach in Norfolk: Jerry Akers and Edward Furrow.
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Dergal Atkins
Pacific
Norfolk
Atkins
Johnson City
Tenn
Healy
Williamson
Amphibious Squadron
Beirut
Lebanon
Welch
Beckley
Pearl Harbor
M. M. Atkins
Erwin
Navy
Long Beach
Jerry E. Akers
Seaman
Ralph Akers
Pembhorter
Marine Pie
Edward M. Furrow
Henry Furrow
Shady Spring
Soldiers in Armed Forces Parade Honored for Service
Sgt. Jackie Akers, 20, of Long Branch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Akers, Pax High School graduate, leads Company E, 101st Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division in the New York parade. Pvt. Franklin I. Sanger of Glen White assigned to Ft. Jackson training unit, and Pvt. Clyde L. Elder of Summersville completing an eight week automotive course at Ft. Knox, are noted among the division members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Armed Forces
Jackie Akers
Jack Akers
Long Branch
Pax High School
101St Infantry
Degar Atkins
D. Sanger
1St
U. S. Army Training Center, Infantry
Ft. Jackson, S. C
Pvt
Franklin I. Sanger
Carl Sanger
Glen White
Armor Center
Ft. Knox
Clyde L. Elder
Thomas V. Elder
Summerlee
Collins High School
Army
35 Men Sign For AF Duty At Beckley Station
Thirty five men enlisted in the Air Force at Beckley Recruiting Station. Names include James Michael Thomas Charleston Gladwell Gray Nitro Ira Richard Kaneke Charleston Paul R Walker Charleston Bryant Shrewsbury Herndon East Harry Raymond Jr Charleston James Eston Hinzman Parkersburg Woodrow Hughs Jr Maybeurg Allen Lee Richards Princeton Paul R Wolfe Osage Jimmy Dale Hogan Sprague Gilbert Lee Gearhart MacArthur John Lewis Blake Lewisburg James Ray Dalton Minden Paul Herman Lashley Beverly Ohio Larry J Rudolph Marietta Ohio Jarry Allen Jenks Premier Lionel Dale Wiekle Sarton David Wayne Ownby Charleston James Woody Morrison Jaeger Roger Wayne Fauber Bloomingrose Marvin Blake Wilson Jr Big Stone Gap Billy Malone Glade Spring Marion Frankie Hamilton Big Stone Gap Larry Wayne Waynes Saltville Melvin Eugene Dryden Norton Darryl Bruce McPheron Norton Gerald Lee Lemley Parkersburg Glen David Moore East Stone Gap Thomas Patrick Mitchell Webster Springs Edward Kedzerski Big Stone Gap Kenny Howard Berry Wise Edward Eugene Sheets Glad Spring Elbert Jerry Yates Elkhorn sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Beckley
James Michael Thomas
Herschel Thomas
Charleston
Gladwell Jeffrey Gray
W. F. Gladwell
Nitro
Ira Richard Kaneke
Ira Kemplin
Paul R. Walker
Paul Walker
Bryant Shrewsbury
Clownie Shrewsbury
Herndon
Everette Mitchell East
Edgar Hogan
Sprague
Gilbert Lee Gearhart
K. C. Gearhart
MacArthur
John Lewis Blake
Welton Blake
Lewisburg
James Ray Dalton
Charles Dalton
Minden
Paul Herman Lashley
Gertrude Lashley
Beverly
Ohio
Larry J. Rudolph
James Rudolph
Marietta
Jarry Allen Jenks
Haskell Jenks
Lionel Dale Weikle
Otho Weikle
Sarton
David Wayne Ownby
Willard Ownby
James Woody Morrison
Woodrow Morrison
Jaeger
Roger Wayne Fauber
Dennis Fauber
Bloomingrose
Marvin Blake Wilson Jr
Big Stone Gap
Billy Malone
Sheets
Glen Sheets
Glade Spring
Marion Frankie Hamilton
James Hamilton
Larry Wayne Waynes
William Haynes
Saltville
Melvin Eugene Dryden
Norton
Darryl
Bruce McPheron
Curtis McPheron
Gerald Lee Lemley
Grover Lemley
Parkersburg
Glen David Moore
Ewing Moore
East Stone Gap
Thomas Patrick Mitchell
Agatha Mitchell
Webster Springs
Edward Anthony Kedzerski
Edward Kedzerski
Kenny Howard Berry
James Berry
Wise
Edward Eugene Sheets
Glad Spring
Elbert Jerry Yates
Elbert Yates
Elkhorn
Lackland Afb
Texas
Manero Named Resident Pro on Ocean Liner Golf Cruise
Tony Manero, former U S Open golf champion, takes a six week South Seas cruise job as resident pro aboard an ocean liner. He will assist passengers with putting and driving during the voyage.
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San Francisco
UPI
Tony Manero
Manero
Peace Corps Placement Tests September 29 Nationwide
Peace Corps placement tests will be held Saturday September 29 at 8:30 a m in Civil Service Commission testing centers nationwide. Applicants may be considered for new Peace Corps projects in Asia Africa Latin America the West Indies and the South Sea Islands. The program covers teaching nursing engineering and more with no upper age limit. Married couples may apply if both qualify. Tests include a teaching track requiring a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a general track for other service roles. Space available testing is open to those who have not yet filed a Peace Corps questionnaire.
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Peace Corps
Civil Service Commission
Asia
Africa
Latin America
West Indies
South Sea Islands
Beckley Area
Federal Office
Federal St
Bluefield
Federal Building
Quarrier St
Charleston
Clarksburg
Huntington
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Science For You By Bob Brown Cork popping experiment
A simple home science activity uses water vinegar and baking soda wrapped in paper. When the paper is dropped into a corked bottle the vinegar and baking soda react to form carbon dioxide gas which builds pressure and pops the cork.
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Bob Brown
DAV Meeting Set for Thursday in Memorial Building
The Disabled American Veterans will convene in Room 10 of the Memorial Building at 8 p.m. Thursday. After the business session a pot luck supper will be hosted by the DAV Auxiliary Chapter 18 with Mrs. Pearl Fitzpatrick and other state officers attending. All eligible veterans are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Building
DAV
Pearl Fitzpatrick
Man's Capacity for Justice Shapes Democracy's Necessity
Quote reflects on how human virtue enables democracy and human vice compels its need. It underscores tension between ideals and realities in governance and civic participation. The line prompts reflection on ethical duties of citizens and leaders in a democratic society.
Pilate Portrayed in Passion Play at Memorial Building
Robert Patrick stars as Pontius Pilate in The Passion Play to be staged at the Memorial Building with two daily performances Sunday through Wednesday. The Raleigh County Speech and Hearing Clinic sponsors the event to depict the last seven days of Christ, with tickets from the Passion Play headquarters in the Bank of Raleigh Building. Students may be excused for a 3 p.m. matinee, with parental consent forms available at headquarters.
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Pontius Pilate
Palestine
Christ
Robert Patrick
Patrick
Raleigh County Society For Crippled Children and Adults Inc
Passion Play
Bank of Raleigh
Main Street
Sorority Council Aids Centennial Fund
Raleigh County receives a 25 dollar donation from Beta Sigma Phi via Council president Mrs George Cales to aid the Centennial Campaign for West Virginia’s 1963 state centennial. George B Chambers urges pledges over 12 months. half of each dollar funds the Centennial Commission and local celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beta Sigma Phi
George Cales
Beta Kappa Chapter
George B. Chambers
Raleigh
West Virginia
Centennial Commission
Doctor's Mailbag on Ringworm and Griseofulvin Use
Dr Hyman explains ringworm is a skin fungus not a worm. Griseofulvin, taken as a prescription tablet, treats infections though failures stem from misuse or reinfection. Maintain high blood levels, prevent re exposure, and send 10 cents for a weight leaflet to Raleigh Register Box 489 Dept B Radio City Station NY.
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Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Progress Against Firecrackers and Hydrogen Bombs Milestone
Over the past decade, restrictions on firecrackers have expanded while hydrogen bomb development has progressed scientifically and technically, marking a period of notable policy focus and strategic research activity.
Cancer Society Renews Grant to WV State Health Dept
The American Cancer Society renews its $4,600 annual grant to the State Health Department to maintain the central cancer registry. Dr. Robert J. Johnson notes the collaboration of volunteer and tax-supported agencies in the fight against cancer and says the registry centralizes hospital data for better patient follow up and a clearer view of progress in West Virginia where nearly 5,000 are affected annually.
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American Cancer Society
State Health Department
Robert J. Johnson
West Virginia
Division of Cancer Control
West
First illustration of a wooden Indian published in 1617
The sentence notes that the first illustration of a wooden Indian appeared in an English book in 1617, marking an early instance of such imagery in print.
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82Nd Airborne Division
Science
Mountain Air Drive
Glen Jean
Tiffany’s
Lint Louch Om tLe
Gig Young
Audrey Meadows
Martin West
Venetia Stevenson
Bill Williams
Columbia Pictur
Sik
Cc Dewan
I Alan Rei
Dr. In
Laurence Harvey
Capucine
Jane Fonda
Anne Baxter
Adult Entertainment
Debbie Reynolds
Tab Hunter
Pilate
Sorority Council Aids Centennial Fund
Chambers
W. W. Barron
Okey L. Patteson
Homer A. Holt
Cecil H. Underwood
Patteson
Raleigh County Bank
Harold Thomas Hyman
M.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Cancer Society
Pleasant Hills
Oak Grove
Old Eccles Road
Beckley Water CO
Les Vm
ONG
Williams
Knight Stevens
Peat
Ee Pe Se IV
Dandridge
Tawny
IREAL
Shrukken
Everglade
Batiste
B'S Oe
Ben Aa
Neville St., Beckley
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