State Plans Beckley Traffic Study To Boost Capacity
The West Virginia State Department of Highways plans a TOPICS traffic study in Beckley, with a contract to be awarded within two months. The study, costing about 50000 dollars, will assess signals signs and flow, survey roads under city and SDH supervision, and may widen North Valley Drive to three or four lanes.
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Beckley
State Department of Highways
Robert Titus
Titus
Skelton
SDH Design Division
SDH
North Valley Drive
Deaf Communication Course Offered by WV Rehab
The West Virginia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation will sponsor a 13 week beginner's course in communicating with the deaf starting April 18 at Appalachian Bible Institute in Bradley. Instructors are James McGlasson and Nellie Humphrey with films, demonstrations, and finger spelling and sign language exercises. Sessions run weekly from 7 to 9 p m and are open to the public.
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West Virginia
James McGlasson
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Beckley
Nellie Humphrey
City Church Hosts Youth Meet Across States
Delegates from New York Arkansas Ohio and North Carolina join West Virginia participants in the Free and Independent Holiness Church youth convention at 1067th St East Park today through Sunday. Opening session 7 30 p m today with a noon Saturday choir rehearsal 1 30 p m business meeting worship 2 30 p m and 7 30 p m. Sunday sessions begin 11 30 a m worship 2 30 p m and 7 30 p m. Elder Leroy Stewart invites the public to attend each service.
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New York
Arkansas
Ohio
North Carolina
West Virginia
Free and Independent Holiness Church
East Park
Leroy Stewart
Local Vocational Teachers Attend West Virginia Conference
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center faculty join about 350 educators at Cedar Lakes Ripley for the West Virginia Vocational Association meeting. Highlights include talks by Dr. Neal Perkins and Fred Eberle, and involvement by DECA FBLA FFA and VOCA groups.
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Raleigh County
Neal Perkins
Bergen County Vocational Technical Schools
Hackensack
N. J
Fred W. Eberle
Eva Keyser to Present The Unknown Soldier at Unitarian Meeting
Miss Eva Keyser of Beckley will present the program The Unknown Soldier during a New River Unitarian Fellowship meeting at 11 a.m. on April 9 at 345 Prince Street. Hostess for the meeting is Mrs. Katie Diehl.
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Eva Keyser
Beckley
Unknown Soldier
New River Unitarian Fellowship
Prince St
Katie Diehl
Senate candidate to address engineers meeting
Warren McGraw, Democratic Senate hopeful for the Ninth District, will speak at the Appalachian Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers at Henry's Restaurant in Mullens. He backs strip mining abolition and is a Pineville lawyer campaigning from Beckley headquarters.
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Warren McGraw
Pineville
House of
Deldegates
State Senate
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Henry
McGraw
Tracy W. Hylton
Mullens
Cary
Pete” Akers
State Society
Appalachian Chapter
Greenbrier
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald
Raleigh
Wyoming
House of Delegates
Eagleton Institute
Rutgers ‘University
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest
Darrell
Julia McGraw
Peggy Shufflebarger
United Methodist Church of
Beckley
Alaska
South
Kanawha St
All Night Sing To Benefit Logan Disaster Victims
New Hope Baptist Church Beckley will host an all night singing and sermonette convention from 8 p.m. April 21 to 7 a.m. April 22 to raise funds for Buffalo Creek flood survivors. About 90 churches and ministers across multiple counties were invited along with district music conventions and a Raleigh Fayette Counties Mass Chorus.
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New Hope
Raleigh
Summers Counties
Guyan Valley
Flat Top
New Era
New River
Mt. Olivet
Quartet Convention
Raleigh - Fayette’ County
Mass Chorus
New Hope Baptist Church of
Whipple
First Baptist Church of
Harlem Heights
Second Baptist Church of
Fayetteville
Hilltop
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church of
Lanark
St. John Baptist Church of
Stotesbury
Silver Leaf
Eastern Star of
Beckley
Outdoor Drama Drive Sees 170 Members Donating
The West Virginia Historical Drama Association reports 170 members contributing 3600 to date, a 100 percent increase over last year. Proceeds fund Honey in the Rock and Hatfields and McCoys, with performances starting June 17 at Cliffside Amphitheatre, Grandview State Park near Beckley.
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West Virginia Historical Dramassociation
Larry Augustine
The
Drama Association
Quota Club
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview State Park
Beckley
Augustine
Cliffside
Hatfields & McCoys
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
West Virginia
Special Education Conference Slated at Marshall University
Two Fayette Street School faculty members will attend a special education conference at Marshall University April 27-29. Wayne Pettry says names are not yet available. The event will be open to county superintendents, the public, and area college personnel. The theme is Prevention Intervention and Amelioration. Participants include Dr. Daniel B. Taylor Dr. Gene Hensley Dr. Sam Kirk Dr. Robert T. Frossard and Dr. Robert B. Hayes.
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Fayette Street
Marshall University
Wayne Pettry
Raleigh County
Pettry
Daniel B. Taylor
Gene Hensley
Education Commission of the States
Denver
Colo
Sam Kirk
University of Arizona
Robert T. Frossard
Mid- Atlantic Center For Community Education
Robert B. Hayes
Marshall
Teacher College
Marines Enlistees Begin Basic Training at Parris Island
March enlistees to Marine Corps start basic training at Parris Island South Carolina. George Lee Flanagan David Ray Bleigh of Craigsville Philip Edward Jeffries of Fayetteville joined under buddy program. Other recruits include Darrell Ray Underwood Ansted Richard Dale Bowman Naoma Gary Eugene Wood Odd Steven Thomas Damon Minnehaha Michael Wayne Stewart Dry Creek and six more with delay program and various training dates.
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George Lee Flanagan
David Ray Bleigh
Craigsville
Philip Edward Jeffries
Fayetteville
Darrell Ray Underwood
Ansted
Richard Dale Bowman
Naoma
Gary Eugene Wood
Odd
Steven Thomas Damon
Minnehaha
Michael Wayne Stewart
Dry Creek
Watson Wayne Compton
Earl Junior Akers
Aviation
Bobby Dean ‘McDowell
St Francis Sets Registration Dates for First Graders
St Francis de Sales School will hold registration on Saturday and Sunday for first graders and new students. Enrollment is after Mass sessions on Saturday after 6 p.m. and on Sunday after 8 a.m. 10 a.m. and noon Mass. First graders must be six by Nov 1. Parents bring birth certificates baptismal certificates and health records.
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St. Francis de Sales School
Augustine
Forfeitures Totaled 1556.50 In Beckley Court
Beckeley Municipal Court forfeited bonds totaling 1556.50 for 19 defendants at Thursday session. Names include Thomas Mullins, Imogene Hartson, John Black, Audrey Dickerson, Larry Gross, Danny Hanks, Carl Plumley, Robert Randall, James Warren, Mrs. Fred Michael, Alfred Copeland, Randall Kerbawy, Joseph Chapman, Gary Lahman, and James Richmond among others. Three intoxication cases forfeited 99 on bonds.
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Beckley Municipal Court
Thomas Ray Mullins
Beckley
Imogene Hartson
W. Va. St
John Paul Black
Audrey L. Dickerson
Odd
Larry Gross
Daniels
Danny Lee Hanks
Lanark
Carl W. Plumley
S. Kanawha St
Robert Randall
James R. Warren
Mount Hope
Fred Michael
Alfred E. Copeland
Booth St
Randall Kerbawy
Joseph A. Chapman
Gary Milton Lahman
Glen White
James B. Richmond
Stamford
Real Estate Deeds Filed in County Clerk Office
Deeds on file record multiple transfers including Wilton Richardson to John Epperly for 400 dollars at Oak Grove Truck Farms Crab Orchard and Jimmy Beckett to Billy Collins for 26500 on Crab Orchard Heights Lots 62 and 63 plus transfers between family members and corrections at Stamford Coal City Prin ce wick and other local additions.
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Wilton Richardson
John R. Epperly
Oak Grove
Crab Orchard
Devona
Cora Bell Porterfield
Beckley
Fred T. Stacy
Cecil Toney
Stamford
Maude E
C. B. Vencill
Marvin
Carl
Wanda Waddell
Anderson
Thomas Warden
W. M. Jackson
Marshall Edward Jenkins
Coal City
Alabama's Rank and coastline Size Note
The record notes Alabama ranks 26th in area among 50 states and has 53 miles of coastline.
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Alabama
Coatsline
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Future Homemakers of America
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Tresa Sizemore
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Dwight Fowler
Fairmont State College
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Wiliam Hughes
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Scarbro
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M. C. Hairston
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Robert ‘Washington
Massie St
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