Gold Rush Camp Roundup At Camp Wilderness
Wallace Noble county scout executive says Raleigh County Boy Scouts and friends will end camping season with a three day western roundup at Camp Wilderness October 7 to 9. Activities include a gold rush and campfire, with guests Matt Dillon Chester and Geronimo portrayed by locals, and a 75 cent participant fee to cover prizes and meals.
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Boy Scouts
Camp Wilderness
Raleigh County
Wallace Noble
C&o Dam Road
Daniels
Noble
Wilderness
Matt Dillon
Chester
Dee
Geronimo
Guy Amato
Diggin
Bar Association Opposed to Raleigh Directory Split
The Raleigh County Bar Association voted unanimously to condemn Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co for dividing the 1961 directory into Beckley Mullens areas and to refuse Yellow Pages listings in the Mullens directory. The plan, announced by Fred Filler, creates two separate books with toll changes planned for June 1961 and unchanged Beckley rates.
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Raleigh County Bar Association
Mullens
Chesapeake and Potomac Co
Beckley
Raleigh County
Bar Association
Fred Filler
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Flat Top
Sophia
Glen Daniel
Resoco
Pineville
Oceana
Marines Sign Nine For Duty At Beckley Recruiting
Nine men enlisted in the Marine Corps at the Beckley Recruiting Station last week. They are George Thomas Lowe Jr of Colcord, James Darrell Fraley of Ghent, Earl Leroy Whitlock of Beckley, George Edward Reed of Beckley, William Vince Seco of Mary Hill, Clendon Lewis McMillion Jr of Nettie, Harry Clifton Harvey of Beckley, William Franklin Rose of Beckley, and Gerald Dewey Belcher of Pineville. They will train at Paris Island South Carolina.
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Marine Corps
Beckley
George Thomas Lowe Jr
George T. Lowe
Colcord
James Darrell Fraley
Eugene Fraley
Ghent
Earl Leroy Whitlock
Katie Coles
George Edward Reed
Lamentha Reed
William Vince Seco
William Seco
Maryhill
Clendon Lewis McMillion Jr
Clendon L. McMillion
Nettie
Harry Clifton Harvey
Eugene Russell Harvey
William Franklin Rose
Eugene R. Harvey
Gerald Dewey Belcher
Pineville
Paris Island
S. C
Cabell Man Jailed For Petit Larceny
Homer Clyburn of Cabell was jailed at 9 30 p m Sunday on a charge of petit larceny. He was arrested by deputy sheriffs.
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Homer Clyburn
Cabell
Greyhound 10 Percent Savings On Round Trip Tickets
Greyhound Lines offers a 10 percent discount on round trip fares. Travelers save up to 50 percent versus driving, based on out of pocket costs excluding tolls and parking. The return leg can be used within six months. unused tickets are refundable by Greyhound at any future date.
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Greyhound Lines
Greyhound
Evangelistic Crusade Opens at First Assembly of God
The Singing Davis Party of Pana ma City Florida will start an evangelistic crusade at the First Assembly of God Church 114 Valley Drive at 7 30 p m Wednesday Evangelist J B Davis pastor of a large Assembly of God church in Pana ma City has radio and television experience and authored Personal Soul Winning The first three services will stress personal evangelism using his book The LeFevre Trio will join for a Sunday night musical program The Sunday service time is 7 p m instead of 7 30 p m per Rev T M Waldron.
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Singing Davis
Panama City
Fla
First Assembly of God Church
Valley Drive
J. B. Davis
Assembly of God
West Florida
Assemblies of God
T. M. Waldron
Greyhound Drivers Rigidly Trained
Greyhound Bus Lines credits its excellent safety record to a structured driver training program. Drivers undergo physical and psychological testing and complete a rigorous initial course before assignment, with ongoing refresher training after deployment.
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Greyhound
Greyhound Bus Lines
Regular Scheduled Greyhounds Carry Package Express
Manufacturers and distributors have discovered the answer to many of their shipping problems in Greyhound Package Express. Offering 24-hour-a-day seven-day-a-week service with no delays by weekends or holidays. Greyhound Package Express ship ments go wherever Greyhound buses go to every major city and more than 25,000 towns and villages throughout the country. Same-day delivery is usual up to 300 miles and next-morning arrivals are almost a certainty to distances from 600 to 750 miles.
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Greyhound Package Express
Greyhound
Rented Greyhound Buses Available For Group Travel
The same Greyhound buses used nationwide are available for charter by clubs student groups teams and organizations. Groups can choose routes make stops and be picked up and delivered to their destination. Greyhound assists with hotel reservations and highlights its strong safety record for parents and school officials.
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Greyhound
Eighteen Men Sign For AF Duty At Beckley Station
Eighteen men enlisted in the Air Force at Beckley Recruit ing Station last week. Names include Charles Leroy Jones Mullens Frank Davis Shrader Jr Narrows Va Clarence Edward Crabtree Hensley Alfred Peery Altizer Wallscreek Samuel Keith Wheeler Narrows Va Robert Cicero Carr III Mullens Ura Ray Webb Eck man Homer Edward Cook Princeton Leonard Leo Haid Charleston Philip Allen Hayes Blooming Rose Richard Clark Clendenin Nitro Jerry Frederick Hively Charleston Craig Lee Marlowe Sutton Richard Edward Tolle Charleston John Douglas Prentice Bishop Va Kenna Victor Smith Rockview John Wesley Gentry Kimball George Oscar Blevins Superior Lackland Tex Sherman Johnson Neel Bluefield re enlisted station Lowry Colo. The name Canada is believed derived from Kanatta meaning a collection of huts.
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Air Force
Beckley
Charles Leroy Jones
Lawrence E. Jones
Mullens
Frank Davis Shrader Jr
F. D. Shrader
Narrows
Clarence Edward Crabtree
G. F. Crabtree
Hensley
Alfred Peery Altizer
Richard C. Altizer
Wallscreek
Samuel Keith Wheeler
Samuel J. Wheeler
Robert Cicero Carr III
Robert Carr II
Ura Ray Webb
Ura V. Webb
Eckman
Homer Edward Cook
Joseph Cook
Princeton
Leonard Leo Haid
Charles L. Haid
Charleston
Philip Allen Hayes
Fred Prentice
Bishop
Kenna Victor Smith
Calvin O Smith
Rockview
John Wesley Gentry
Henry Gentry
Kimball
George Oscar Blevins
Robert E. Blevins Jr
Superior
Lackland
Tex
Sherman Johnson Neel
Raburn Neel
Bluefield
Lowry, Colo
Deadline Oct 15 for Jobs Abroad Teaching Seminars
Oct 15 is the deadline for teachers to apply for grants to teach abroad during 1961 62 or to join summer seminars in foreign countries. About 7 000 people from more than 9 nations participate yearly in exchanges under Fulbright and Smith Mundt Acts. Grants cover one year and include a maintenance allowance, with specific seminars for language teachers in Columbia France and Germany and classics in Italy and history in Brazil and India. Applications require U S citizenship bachelor’s degree and at least three years teaching, no associate professors.
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United States
Department of Education
Department of State
U. S. Office of Education
Columbia
France
Germany
Italy
Brazil
India
Office of Education
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Washington
D. C
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Luxemborr
Bolivia
Burma
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Ten enlistments in the U S Army from Beckley and Charleston
Ten men enlisted in the Army with assignments to airborne and combat engineer roles. Names include Donald Roy Lilly, Bennie Joe Crotty, Richard Burton Silcox, John Todd Broyles, and Joseph William Jordan III. Group one heads to Fort Knox for basic training, group two to Fort McClellan for basic.
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Army
Beckley
Tames
Oney Bewer
Hazel B. Brewer
Lippert Apt
Charleston
Airborne
Donald Roy Lilly
Lounda Lee Lilly
Nimitz
Wanie Randall Bradford
Helen Frances Mullens
Pennsylvania Ave
Bennie Joe Crotty
James Kermit Crotty
Peterstown
Richard Burton Silcox
William Silcox
Richlands
John Todd Broyles
Lippert St
Joseph William Jordan III
J. W. Jordan II
Mary St
Fort Knox
Bertha Fay Miller
Elsie Smith
Jolo
Nada
Beckleyan Attends Assembly In Hinton
The three day assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hinton closed with D. J. Thomas delivering Safeguard Your Thinking Ability. James C. Hutchens attended, noting two regular training classes. Sixteen participants symbolized dedication by water immersion during a Saturday program.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
Hinton
D. J. Thomas
New York
James C. Hutchens
Beckley
Thomas
Beckley Presbyterians Attend Fall Rally at Welch
Beckley Presbyterians plan to attend the Bluestone Presbytery Fall Rally at First Presbyterian Church in Welch at 6 tonight. Ivan B. Stafford of Morris Harvey College will be principal speaker. He is a North Carolina native with a long Presbyterian background and will discuss "Meet Your Brother" and "Understanding the Bible."
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Lees-McRae College
Morris Harvey
Presbyterian Church
Grosamore Presbyterian Church
Holston
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