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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1965

Page

3

Sergeant joins Air Force unit with exemplary service record

The excerpt notes a sergeant in the Air Force Systems Command, overseeing research, development, production and procurement of missiles and aircraft. He attended Fayetteville High School and is married to Janice, daughter of F. W. Black of Conway, South Carolina.

Air Force Systems Command Air Force Fayetteville High School Janice F. W. Black Conway, S. C

Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas

PFC Ralph W. Waddell Jr 23 and Ensign Donald R Calfee son of Beckley residents are noted for Army Vietnam service and a Pacific search mission aboard USS Bennington Fourteen other named servicemen and two Navy recruits enter active duty at Great Lakes Naval Training Center detailing origins schools and relatives within a regional exposure piece.

Ralph W. Waddell Jr Joyce Crab Orchard U. S. Army Vietnam Waddell Army Fort Knox Fort Eustis Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley Donald R. Calfee Talmage D. Calfee Pacific Nha Trang Republic of Viet Nam Taiwan Bennington Paracel Islands Philippines Navy Edward C. Hatcher Jr Mabscott E. C. Hatcher Larry W Cool Clifftop Dorman H. Cool Great Lakes Naval Training Center Ill

Airman Worley Completes Basic Training at Lackland AFB

Airman Third Class Jaunetta M. Worley daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack T Worley Glen White has completed basic military training at Lackland AFB Texas and will start technical training as a U S Air Force medical services specialist She is a member of the Women in the Air Force and will study at Gunter AFB Alabama for a specialized course Worley is a Beckley graduate.

Jaunetta M. Worley Jack T. Worley Glen White Lackland Afb Tex U. S. Air Force Worley Women In the Air Force WAF Gunter Afb Ala Air Training Command Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley

Local enlistees and promotions listed in Army Air Force notes

Nolan Dinsmore from Trap Hill High School is in basic training at Lackland AFB Texas after an August 1965 enlistment. Specialist Four Charles Webb in Germany trained in air transport procedures with the 87th Infantry Division. David Cobb of Oak Hill receives a promotion to specialist four while with First Armored Division at Fort Hood. Michael L Loudermilk from Lewisburg is enlisting in the Air Force.

Nolan C. Dinsmore M. H. Dinsmore Lester Lackland Afb Tex Trap Hill High School Air Force Charles R. Webb Charles E. Webb Beckwith 8Th Infantry Division 87Th Infantry Germany Webb U. S. Air Force Baumholder Mullens High School David R. Cobb John A. Cobb Oak Hill 1St Armored Division Fort Hood Cobb 16Th Engineer Battalion Army Fort Gordon Collins High School West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery Michael L. Loudermilk Lewisburg Florence G

Steel Co files suit against Shu mate Construction Corp

Trojan Steel Co filed a $3,198.92 action in district court against Shu mate Construction Corp of 116 N Vance Drive for recovery of merchandise sold on open account. The suit is represented by the firm Bowers File Hodson and Payne.

Trojan Steel Co Shumate Construction Corp N. Vance Drive Bowers, File, Hodson and Payne

Beckley Students Scale Grandview Overlook For Fun

Six out of state Beckley College students from New Jersey Pennsylvania and Ohio descended the Grandview State Park overlook by rope seeking thrills. They described a rough climb to a river rapids swim then a misadventure finding a road to Prince and Beckley 12 and 24 miles away respectively. The group faced tired climbers torn clothes and a bruise from a falling rock during the four hour descent and subsequent hitchhiking ordeal.

Beckley College Beckley West Virginia New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Grandview State Park William Beck John McMillen John Masiank Bill Money Bill Bacharach John Frasier The Register Mooney

Deeds On File and Pinecrest Library Note

A sequence of real estate transfers in Beckley shows multiple lot and surface property deeds among individuals and businesses, including Snyder to Eleo Lumber Co and W J Driver as administrator, with values from 400 to 10 900 dollars. Pinecrest Sanitarium Library gains notice for its modernizing collection and 4 000 volumes, with librarian Bernice Shanks praised for 19 years of service. Additionally a long anecdotal college dorm journey details a series of hitchhiking misadventures ending with a police rescue.

James R Ellen L. Snyder Eleo Lumber Co Bowling Addition City of Beckley Metropolitan Life Insurance Co W. J. Driver Veterans Affairs Roosevelt Beckley Veterans’ Affairs Roy L. Jr Margie V. Grose Laing Bradley D. R Irma Dulaney Henry Helen Mathews North Sand Branch Walter R Edith Atha Dennis Price Sand Lick Creek Clear Fork Paul and Rosemary Price Log Branch Orville L Della F. Williams B. D Beatrice Cole Harper Park Addition Lottie Myrtle Cook Odessa Lewis Virgil Matherly Lewis Addition Daniels Shady Spring Pinecrest Sanitarium Bernice Shanks Pinecrest

Police Court Collects $491 in Monday Session

Beckley Police Court collected $491 in a Monday session. Clifton Mills of Sophia forfeited $210 bond on hazardous driving. Charles Keller of Beckley forfeited $21 on a speeding charge. Clay Walker of Mankin Avenue $26 on an assault charge. Daniel Dodson of Tams $21 for turning into oncoming traffic. James Moxley of 107 Hawthorne St. $36 for leaving the scene of an accident. Robert Lamb and Ida E. Biggs, both of Beckley, $42 each for operating a store without a city or state license. George J. Boggs of 404 Park St. $36 on hazardous driving. Joe Carris of Hatcher $21 for failure to have vehicle under control.

Beckley Clifton Mills Sophia Charles Keller Clay Walker Mankin Avenue Daniel Dodson Tams James Moxley Hawthorne St Robert Lamb Ida E. Biggs George J. Boggs Park St Joe Carris Hatcher

RDC Meeting Tonight In Memorial Building Room 10

Beckley area rural development council set a 7 30 p m session in Memorial Building Room 10. Commission chairmen will repeat the RDC meeting details with Floyd Rothlisberger as managing director confirming the schedule.

Commission Beckley Area Rural Development Council Floyd Rothlisberger RDC Memorial Building

Beckley College to issue student identification cards

Identification cards will be issued to Beckley College students bearing a photo, name, address, telephone number and other data. Cards are to be laminated in plastic, per college president D K Shroyer. Monday was spent taking individual pictures of every student at the South Kanawha Street campus.

Beckley College D. K. Shroyer South Kanawha Street

Delegates Named for Mental Health State Meeting

Two Raleigh County Association for Mental Health members will represent the group at a two day state association meeting in Charleston. Mrs. Frank West and Mrs. Sheri Winter will be among about 200 delegates attending from across the state. The session opens Friday with 1 PM registration at the Daniel Boone Hotel per executive director Miss Alice Scott Leslie.

Raleigh County Association For Mental Health State Association Charleston Frank West Westwood Drive Sheri Winter Woodlawn Ave Daniel Boone Hotel Alice Scott Leslie

Open House Set at Lincoln Elementary PTA Meeting

Lincoln Elementary School PTA schedules an open house at 7 30 p m for its first meeting of the term. Principal Melissa Dickerson says the event helps parents meet teachers with no business on the agenda and officers will be present for parent suggestions.

Lincoln Elementary School Melissa Dickerson PTA

36 Men Called By Local Draft Board For Induction

Local Draft Board No 18 announced a call for 36 men aged 20 to 21 from the county. Those summoned must report to the induction center on Prince Street for examination on October 11. The year’s total called rises to 251, compared with 81 in the same period of 1964.

Prince Beckley Grandview Joe Mike Here Fred Burdiss Fred Prince St

Murder Charges Placed Against Nicholas Man

SUMMERSVILLE. Emerson A. Neff, 55, of Pool, was charged with murder after a fatal Sunday night shooting of Louie G. Amick, 54, of Canvas, in Nicholas County. Police say the two men argued over blocking a road, exchanged gunfire with a .22 rifle, and Neff surrendered at the county jail shortly after.

Summersville UPI Emerson A. Neff Pool Nicholas County Louie G. Amick Canvas Neff

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