Dunbar PTA Meet Elects New President and Officers
Mrs. Clara Adams of Winding Gulf is elected president of the Dunbar Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association. The PTA also voted to serve hot lunch every Friday and elected officers including Marybelle Guerrant as vice president, Avaura Staples as secretary, Bernice Guerrant as assistant secretary, Bartine Adams as treasurer, and Idella Brown on the fundraising committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Adams
Winding Gulf
Dunbar Elementary School
PTA
Marybelle Guerrant
Avaura Staples
Bernice Guerrant
Barntine Adams
Idella Brown
Divorce Awarded in Raleigh Circuit Court
A decree signed in Raleigh County Circuit Court Thursday granted Cecil Howard Fink a divorce from Thelma Fink. The defendant's maiden name Thelma May Rowe was restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Cecil Howard Fink
Thelma Fink
Thelma May Rowe
New Midget Aid Developed For Confused Hearing
Beckley West Virginia special reports a tiny new hearing aid weighing under 1/3 ounce and smaller than a peanut. It helps people who hear fine but struggle with speech, especially when voices mumble or are not clear. Information is available free by writing Robert R. Elmore Room 303 Atlas Build or calling CL 36352.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
Robert R. Elmore
Atlas Build
Army Mothers visit Beckley V A hospital leaders
State officers of Army Mothers toured Beckley Veterans Admin Hospital on Tuesday. Jay Tanner administrative assistant and Edward McGinn acting hospital manager welcomed Mary E. Pernell state adjutant and national organizer and Mildred McAttee state commander both of Clarksburg. They discussed plans to attend the national convention at Fort Smith Arkansas from October 12 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
U. S. Army
Jay Tanner
Edward McGinn
Mary E. Pernell
Army Mothers
Mildred McAttee
Clarksburg
Beckley
Fort Smith, Ark
Nickie's Cabinet Shop Custom Built Furniture
Cabinet shop advertises custom kitchen cabinets and bedroom dining room furniture built to any style. Reasonable prices. Located at Valley Drive at Sprague, contact Nickie at CL 2-4631.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickie
Cabinet Shop
Valley Drive
Sprague
Explaining active service requirements for a veteran's pension
The veteran must have at least 90 days of active service including wartime service and must be discharged under other than dishonorable conditions. Exceptions to the 90 day rule exist and can be discussed at a local VA office. If using an original letter as the effective filing date, return the completed form within one year from the date it was sent.
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Thomas R. Smith
Meadow Bridge
Meredith Publishing Co
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Smith
Pi Alpha Psi
Meredith
Waverly Publishing Co
Waverly
Iowa
George Barbera
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Deal H. Tompkins
Charleston
Tompkins
Tom Wilkerson
Northwestern Mutual
Wilkerson
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Ill
United States Civil Service Commission
Department of the Army
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Post Office
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Finance Center
U. S. Army
U. S. Civil Service Region
Cincinnati 2
Ohio
Tommy Bell Buys Haga Sales In Oak Hill Firm
Haga Mercury Sales Inc of Oak Hill is now owned by Tom my Bell who plans to keep the firm name. He will continue selling Mercury and Comet cars and used cars with a service department and future plans for a body shop. Bell has ties to Grady Whitlock Ford and C. H. Summers Motor Sales, with roots in Fayetteville and Morris Harvey College.
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Haga Mercury Sales, Inc
Oak Hill
Tommy Bell
Bell
Grady Whitlock Ford
Charleston
C. H. Summers
Morris Harvey College
June Ann Knight
Spencer
Morris Harvey
Lochgelly
Fayetteville
Veteran Silas Sieber Celebrates 87th Birthday at Hospital
Silas Sieber, a Spanish-American War veteran hospitalized at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital, observes his third anniversary as a patient on Oct. 3. Born in Anderson County Tennessee, he worked 38 years as a coal miner, served in the Philippines, and has a family in Chicago and Beckley. He enjoys flowers in his room and recalls a past squirrel hunting record of 60. He describes lifelong Republican views and marks his birthday with cakes, trimmings, and a visit from grandson Eddie Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Sieber
Fayetteville
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Anderson County
Tenn
Jim Sieber
Sarah Sieber
George
Chicago
Ill
Marshall
Charleston
Corrine Sieber
Beckley
Cordelia Sieber
Sieber
Tennessee
Fayette County
Philippine Islands
Eddie Blake
Teen-Dems elect leaders form Raleigh County group
Buzzy Hambric of MacArthur won the Teen-Dems presidency with Beverly Waddell of Coal City as vice president Brenda Cable Coal City as secretary and Lana Houchins Beckley as treasurer Thirty seven youngsters attended the meeting at the Raleigh County Courthouse where Okey Mills and Cotton White urged action The first project is to clean up the Charm Shop store for use as headquarters with work to start Saturday at 10 a.m. Next meeting set for Oct 6 at 7 p.m. with district chairmen Carol Price Beckley Buddy Harvey Shady Spring Gloria Kinzer Slab Fork Sandy Thompson Clear Fork district chairman named
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzzy Hambric
MacArthur
Raleigh County
Beverly Waddell
Coal City
Brenda Cable
Lana Houchins
Beckley
Okey Mills
Democratic Executive Committee
Cotton White
State Young Democrats
Mills
White
Charm Shop
Carol Price
Buddy Harvey
Shady Spring
Gloria Kinzer
Slab Fork
Clear Fork
Sandy Thompson
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Dunbar Pta
Iceland
Eve Breck
Haga
Clyde Tolliver
Bluestone Boat and Motor Co., Inc
Hinton
Waukegan
Johnson Motors
Age
Soulsville
Earehart Rambler Co
Charles Earehart
Charles Jr
W. W
Bill
Howard
Andy
Cincinnati
Earehart
Rambler
Walter J. Dinwiddie
Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital
Clifton Forge
Greenbrier
E. Truman Wright
Dinwiddie
Bath
C&o Hospital
Navy
Seattle
Wash
University of Minnesota
Swedish Institute of Massage
Lucille Anderson
Marlinton
Walter James Jr
Lois June Underwood
Lucie Withrow
Charles St
Washington, D. C
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Woodrow Wilson High School
Miss Underwood
William C. Underwood
Miss Withrow
Carlos Withrow
Public Service Commission
Clear Fork Telephone Co
Ralph Dunbar
Charles €. Simpson
Simpson Amoco
Amoco
West Virginia
Atlanta
Roanoke
Florida
Kentucky
Indiana
U. S. Civil Service
U. S. Post Office
Kroger
Asie
Eive
William McKinley
Freddy’s Restaurant & Delicatessen
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