Health survey in Richwood nears one-quarter completion
Public Health Service interview team has completed about 1,300 planned interviews in Richwood, with 300 finished and six of 14 workers from Mullens having prior experience. Lead by Mrs Isabelle Ann Rhodes, the project collects illness, accident, hospital use, and occupational history data from residents at 8 Oakford Ave. in Richwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood
Public Health Service
Stanley K. Bigman
Helen Nix
Oak Hill
Ruth Dick
Mullens
PHS
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beckley
Isabelle Ann Rhodes
Opinion Research Corp
Princeton
N. J
Coal
Bigman
Oakford Ave
West Virginia
Burial Insurance Sold by Mail Ad Offers $1000 Policies
An advertisement promises burial insurance by mail for those aged 40 to 90 with no medical exam. It emphasizes no burden on relatives, cancellation rights, and free information. Send name, address, and year of birth to Central Security Life Insurance Co. in Fort Worth Texas.
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OLD Line
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Central Security Life Insurance Co
West Rosedale Fort Worth 4
Texas
Schedule Announced For Local Candidate
Charleston The itinerary of Hullett Smith Democratic candidate for Governor for the week of September 27 to October 3, 1964 includes Marshall County on Monday, Tyler Pleasant and Lewis counties on Tuesday, Charleston and Wheeling on Wednesday, Marion County on Thursday, Randolph County on Friday, and Charleston and Fayette County on Saturday.
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Charleston
Hullett Smith
Marshall
Tyler
Pleasant
Lewis
Wheeling
Marion County
Randolph County
Fayette County
Collins Speaks At Church Dedication Sermon Delivered
Dr. Claude R. Collins administrative assistant to the West Virginia Methodist area gave the sermon at the Sophia Methodist Church dedication. Rev. Homer D. Stewart presented the church to the congregation as attendees joined a pot luck dinner after the ceremony.
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Collins
Claude R. Collins
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Sophia Methodist Church
Enduring Church
Homer D. Stewart
Horsemen to Meet in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Horseman's Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Coca Cola Building on Woodlawn Ave. The column includes a household tip about disposable diapers and a reader question about Perthes' disease in a 10-year-old boy, noting the condition's infancy and prognosis with casting and support.
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Raleigh County Horseman’s Association
Coca Cola
Woodlawn Ave
Perthes
Fund Raising Plan By Blind Group In Beckley
At a Saturday meeting of the Progressive Blind of Beckley held in the First Christian Church Ray Williams of Oak Hill was named to gather names and addresses of all blind persons in the county and invite them to join. The group planned a broom sale to raise funds with Henry Huffman making the brooms. A fellowship hour followed the business session and attendees included Mrs. Williams Frie da Williams Kelly Lily Skelton Ray Cales Nora Cales Mr Skidmore Raymond Griffith Lee Barnett and Kenneth Magnus. The next meeting is set for 2 pm October 24 at the First Christian Church.
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Beckley
First Christian Church
North Fayette St
Ray Williams
Oak Hill
Alice Lane
Cool Ridge
Henry Huffman
Mrs. Williams
Frieda Williams
Arnett
Kelly Lilly
Skelton
Ray
Nora Cales
Mr. Skidmore
Hinton
Raymond T. Griffith
Lee Barnett
Surveyor
Kenneth Magnus
Hulett Smith To Speak At Salem Meet
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hulett C. Smith and Republican Cecil H. Underwood top a list of speakers at Salem College third annual Political Science Conference at the Cecil H. Underwood Armory Salem Oct 14 Dr K Duane Hurley announced The program includes keynote by Dr Stewart H Smith and speeches by Dr Ernest E Church luncheon by Dr Church invocation by Dr Guy B Funderburk and MC C Samuel Kistler The afternoon session features gubernatorial candidates Smith and Underwood with Dr William Sandborn presiding and the Salem College band.
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Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood
Salem College
Salem
K. Duane Hurley
Stewart H. Smith
Marshall University
Ernest E. Church
Commission On Higher Education of
Melvin G. Nida
Ernest Osbourn
Three Day State NAACP Meeting Roasts Goldwater
At Stratton High School Beckley West Virginia NAACP official Gloster C Currant condemned Barry Goldwaters civil rights stance as crucial for Negro and poor people He urged voter registration before Oct 3 The three day state conference featured criticism of Goldwater and support for civil rights laws with references to Byrd Randolph and the Ford Foundation He noted a bombing incident near I S Sanders home and highlighted white backlash while stressing the need to register for the November election
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Beckley
Gloster B. Current
National Organization
Stratton High School
West Virginia
Current
Goldwater
Supreme Court
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Byrd
Harry
F.) Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Mississippi
Saturday Evening Post
South
Naacp of Phoenix
Ariz
NAACP
Ford Foundation
John Birch Society
Ku Klux Klan
GOP
Charles Evers
Medgar
Evers
I. S. Sanders
Sanders
City Hall
New York City
Concord College
Bernice Henry
Small Business Volunteers To Aid Local Firms
Former Beckley resident J Raymond DePaula of the U S Chamber of Commerce joins more than 1000 businessmen volunteering for the Small Business Administration program launching October 5. A kick off for retired executives will be at the Federal Building Charleston at 3 pm Monday October 5. Odus R Kincaid Acting Branch Manager of SBA Charleston notes the program targets firms with 25 employees or less and loans under SBA or EOA.
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Beckley
J. Raymond DePaula
Charleston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Administration
West Virginia
Federal
SBA
Odus R. Kincaid
Service Corps For
Kincaid
Foley
Harvey C. Krentzman
Association of Management Consultants, Inc
W. Va
New Federal Building
Nine Raleigh County Students Meet WV Officials on Clean-Up Plan
Nine Raleigh County students joined peers from all 55 counties in Charleston to work with Gov. Barron and WV Clean-up program leaders on a litter-prevention initiative as part of school activities. Selected for leadership and organizational experience, the group included David Testerman, Mark Twain, Randy Hazel, Ann Johnson, Sophia and Vicky Combs, and others from Marsh Fork and Clear Fork. The session featured displays of participants Basil Plumley, Roger Mooney, Lois Mann, Alan Skelton, and James Collins, with William C. Reid, assistant superintendent of schools, present.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Charleston
David Testerman
Mark Twain
Randy Hazel
Clear Fork
Ann Johnson
Sophia
Vicky Combs
Marsh Fork
Basil Plumley
Richmond
Roger Mooney
Stoco
Lois Mann
Stratton
Alan Skelton
Shady Spring
James Collins
Trap Hill
William C. Reid
Local government staff portrait and roles named
A captioned group photo shows W. Payne standing with workers and area supervisors. Seated from left are Mrs. Janice Davis for county offices and Mrs. June Campbell for state offices. Standing are W. C. Reid and Noel Christian associated with schools.
Third In A Series More Election Facts Presented
The Reg ister outlines West Virginia election law basics on appointing poll workers. Raleigh County Clerk C D Smitty Smith Jr pins Oct 6 as the appointment date. Elections use a three to two officer layout per precinct with board sizes based on voter counts and a maximum pay of 20 dollars per election.
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West Virginia
Register
Raleigh
C. D
Woman Stricken. Rescue Squad Responds at 336 Eisenhower Dr
Beckley Rescue Squad answered a Sunday call to 336 South Eisenhower Drive at 8 10 p m for Mrs Louise Hamrick 47. She was transported to Appalachian Regional Hospital where she is in satisfactory condition.
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Beckley
Eisenhower Drive
Louise Hamrick
Appalachian Regional Hospital
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Wayne Brandstadt
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Chicago
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Golden Heart
NORGE
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Johnstown Road
United States
William E. Miller
Johnson
Herbert A. Buckley
House of Delegates
C. Anderson Davis
Buckley
Davis
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