Volunteers Ready To Assist Older Americans In Raleigh County
Project FIND volunteers coordinated by the Raleigh County Red Cross will aid older residents in applying for Federal Food Assistance. Mrs. Katherine Finley of Charleston will lead the follow-up program with 12 trained volunteers assisting applicants in preparing forms and acting as proxies for homebound individuals. Eligibility hinges on income assets and family size, with goals to complete canvass by Nov 15 and file a consolidated national report by Dec 15.
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Robert Thomson Jr
Grams
Raleigh
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Katherine Finley
Charleston
Arthur Flem
Mine
White
AC House Conference On Aging
I'Tion
U.S. Department
Agriculture
Office of ‘of Social Security
The
Thomson
Col. Thomson
Department of Public Assistance
Lteers
Colonel Thomson
Raleigh County
American National Red Cross
George M. Parker
Beckley
Project Find
W. R. Henkle
Waldo J. Jackson
J. W. Foster
Slab Fork
Mahlon
Walker
Mabscott
Earl
Segle
Shady Spring
Paul D. McGraw
Bolt
Chester
4-H Officers Elected in Raleigh County Group
Gary Hartson of Beckley was elected president of the Raleigh County Pinwearers Association for older H ers who earned their pins. Other officers are Phil Hutchison Beckley vice president Sara Godbey Harper secretary and Deatra Smith Daniels treasurer. Miss Marcy Cassity serves as advisor.
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Gary Hartson
Beckley
Raleigh County Pinwearers Association
Phil Hutchison
Sara Godbey
Harper
Deatra Smith
Daniels
Marcy Cassity
Sophia Loren Expecting Child Late Year
Friends announce Sophia Loren is expecting a baby, due end of December or early January. Loren will stay in Geneva until birth, marking her second child.
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Geneva
UPD
Sophia Loren
Friends
Sophia
In Memoriam of 20-Year U S Bureau Health Safety Instructor
Raymond Stiles Jr. completed 20 years of government service at the U S Bureau of Raymond Stiles Jr. and received recognition at a Monday ceremony. A former industrial arts teacher in Baltimore and Morehead City, he later joined the Bureau of Mines and taught at Beckley Academy since January. He earned a 1949 BS from Hampton Institute where he starred as All Conference End. He served in the U S Army in Africa and Italy from 1943 to 1946, earning a meritorious service award. His wife is a Fireco Elementary teacher. they reside at 654 S Fayette St with three children and attend Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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U. S. Bureau
Raymond Stiles Jr
Stiles
Baltimore
Morehead City
N. C
Bureau of Mines
Postal Service
Beckley
Hampton Institute
U. S. Army
Africa
Italy
Fireco
S. Fayette St
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Beckley Court Forfeits Bonds On Speeding And Other Charges
Five defendants forfeited $30.50 bonds each on speeding charges in Beckley Municipal Court. Others forfeited bonds for expired registration, leaving keys in a car, petit larceny, brandishing a weapon, failure to control, hazardous driving, improper registration, and intoxication. Six more faces tied to intoxication fines totaling $213.
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Beckley Municipal Court
Thelma Robinette
Mary K. Marino
Booth Ave
Richard Cappellari
Summersville
Larry D. Persinger
Skelton
Patricia ‘Hayes
Hunter St
Kenneth Royce Thurman
Hinton
Randy Lee Snodgrass
Ronnie Alan Ayers
Mount Hope
Avis Tincham
Matthew D. Young
Temple St
Beverly Ann Dunlap
Hunters St
Charles Dunlap
William Shrewsbury
Beckley Kiwanis Travelogue Series Set By Incoming Leader
Beckley Kiwanis Club announces travelogue season with John Darling as travelogue chair. Films narrated by visiting photographers will run Thursday evenings at Park Junior High School, featuring Russia and Its People, Down the Mississippi, Taiwan Hong Kong and Singapore, South Sea Isles, This is Egypt, and The European Alps. Season tickets cost 6 dollars via club members or mail to Beckley Kiwanis Club Box 753 Beckley WV 25801.
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Robert Cunningham
Beckley Kiwanis Club
John Darling
Beckley
Park Junior High School
Russia
Mississippi
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Singapore
South Sea Isles
Egypt
European Alps
W. Va
Bids Sought For General Election Ballots in Raleigh County
Raleigh County seeks bids for printing counting and wrapping 45 337 official ballots and 840 sample ballots for the November 7 general election. Also 1 600 official ballots per district and 1 600 retained for emergency use, plus 500 sample ballots. Deliver by 9 am October 30, absentee ballots by October 5. Bids due 10 am Friday in the Circuit Clerk's office.
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Raleigh County
C. Harold Hanks
Circuit Clerk’s
Inflation in Cars Warns of Low Tire Pressure Across Nation
The National Automobile Club reports that 3 of every 10 cars in the United States carry one or more seriously underinflated tires. The finding highlights potential safety and fuel efficiency concerns amid broad driver neglect and aging tires.
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United States
The
National Automobile Club
Four new teachers join Clear Fork schools staff
Four N first year teachers join the Clear Fork Elementary and High School faculty at Colcord. Robert Richmond of Glen Morgan teaches general mathematics. Alice Henderson of Beckley begins as remedial reading instructor after WVU degree. Jacqueline Akers of Ameagle and Charles Hawley of Beckley also join the staff.
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Beckley
Clear Fork
Colcord
Robert Richmond
Glen Morgan
Alice Henderson
Jacqueline Akers
Ameagle
Charles Hawley
Richmond
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Henderson
West Virginia University
Akers
Beckley College
Morris Harvey College
Emergency Plan For Raleigh Being Studied At Workshop
A series of workshops began Monday at the Beckley Post Office building to develop a coordinated county emergency plan. Civil Defense director Bill Straub and WVU CD instructor Wayne Cox led sessions with agencies including the Department of Natural Resources, ASCS, Beckley State Police, Welfare, and Webb and Neal Funeral Home. Participants will earn three hours of non degree credit at WVU.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Post Office
County Civil Defense
Srgalization
Bill Straub
Wayne Cox
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Cox
Secretary of Defense
State Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Department of Natural Resources
Agricultural [Stabilization Conservation Service
ASCS
Beckley State Police Detachment
Department of Welfare
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
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Tracy Hylton
Senator Hylton
America
Sen. Tracy
W. Hylton
West Virginia State Senate
John Hedrick
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria, Ul
Sophia Expecting
U. S. Bureau of Mines Academy
Bureau
Academy
James Krese
Fred Dixon
Claude Phillips
BOM
Kiwanians
Darling
Beckley District Social Security Office
North Kanawha St
Phyllis
Alan
Kiwanis
Beckley Plaza
Hawley
Beckley Junior
Valley Drives
Central Ave
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