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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1960

Page

10

Assembly Features Flower Show Theme For Harper Heights

The eighth grade at Harper Heights Elementary presented an assembly Friday morning themed Impressions From A Flower Show. Exhibits included After the Pep Meeting, Horticulture, Spiritual Beauty, Fruits Of The Earth, Indian Summer, Travelogue, with students Lois Manns Sharon Irvin Cynthia Adams Margie Coleman Jerome Moore Phyllis Lawson. Guests included William C. Reid T V Hutchison and B B Chambers. Demonstrations on fall arrangements were shown by students and by Mrs Hutchison and Mrs Chambers.

Harper Heights Lois Manns Sharon Irvin Floretta Johnson Cynthia Adams Margie Coleman Jerome Moore Phyllis Lawson Hazel Garland William

West Virginia Baptists Set 96th Convention in Huntington

First Baptist Beckley and Raleigh Association members plan to attend the 96th West Virginia Baptist Convention in Huntington October 13 to 16 at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. Officers include Anderson president Rowe Keeney Coughenour Figgatt Tolbert. Noted speakers will headline a three day program beginning with Women's Day Thursday and ending Sunday afternoon.

First Baptist Church Beckley Raleigh Baptist Association West Virginia Baptist Convention Huntington Alvin J. Cook Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Harry B. Rowe Alderson LeRoy M. Keeney St. Albans Mary Coughenour Romney Clarence Figgatt F. M. Tolbert Vienna Stanley J. Stuber National Council of American Baptist Women

St. Francis PTA To Convene Tonight At School Cafeteria

James C Higgins program chairman outlines the year ahead at the first St. Francis de Sales School PTA meeting at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria New officers will lead the session Vincent Gallagher chairs the membership drive faculty members will be introduced and a social hour will follow the business meeting Homeroom mothers of the seventh grade will host the event.

James C. Higgins Parent-Teacher Association of St. Francis de Sales School Vincent Gallagher

Martin Orlando billboard recruiting engineers off Florida highways

The Martin Co missile component plant in Orlando uses large highway billboards to recruit engineers. The message promises 52 weeks of Florida living and points to a distant employment office, highlighting a novel approach to attract technical talent.

Orlando, Fla Martin Co Orlando Florida Martin Martin Orlando

WWII servicemen listed from West Virginia areas

A tally of local men serving in the armed forces includes Billy W. Wright aboard USS Parrot as engineman third class and sons of West Virginia families aboard USS Spiegel County USS Nitro and other ships. It notes deployments in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, a six week disbursing course completion at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and Airman David A. Brackman training at Lackland Air Force Base along with Collins High School graduate ties.

USS Parrot Billy W. Wright Ray W. Wright Mount Hope

Army air base trainees and deployed soldiers named

Attending a technical training course at Amarillo Air Force Base Texas was Airman Nolan P. Smithers son of Mr and Mrs Charles Smithers Brooklyn a Fayetteville High School graduate Assigned to the 237th Engineer Battalion in Germany is Pvt Robert N Blankenship son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Blankenship New Richmond A combat engineer specialist in Company C in Heilbronn he entered the Army last August and received basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina The 24 year old soldier is a 1953 graduate of Pineville High School Arriving in Korea to serve with the First Cavalry Division was Cpl Robert Davis 21 whose wife Neida lives in Whitesville

Fort Benjamin Harrison Ind Pfe Clarence S. Blake Shelby Sanford St Oak Hill Collins High School Audrey Blake Lackland Air Force Base Tex David A. Brackman Arnold A. Brackman Lochgelly Collins High Amarillo Air Force Base Nolan P. Smithers Charles Smithers Brooklyn Fayetteville High School Germany Pvt Robert N. Blankenship Nelson Blankenship New Richmond Heilbronn Army Fort Jackson S. C Pineville High School Korea First Cavalry Division Cpl Robert Davis Neida Whitesville

1960 Amendments expand Social Security protections

The 1960 amendments broaden and simplify the Social Security Act, extending coverage, raising benefits, and adding disability eligibility for severely disabled workers under age 50 and their dependents. Disabled payments begin in November 1960 with checks issued in early December.

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