Christmas vacation length sparks calendar law debate
Raleigh County public schools will close for a full Christmas week under the new calendar law from the 1972 Legislature. Delegate Mary Martha Merritt notes broad support for the plan including September openings and early June closings while detailing specific noninstruction days and teacher work days.
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Eve Breck
Raleigh County
Mary Martha Merritt
Merritt
School For the Deaf and Blind
Romney
West Virginia Water Development Authority
West Virginia
Police Training Sessions Begin In City Next Month
The Governor's Commission on Crime sponsors a Beckley training session on May 2 at New River Park directed by Robert Holroyd with two four hour lectures on search and seizure. City and county officers are invited and several sessions follow at the Institute and for traffic supervision.
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Governor’s Commission On Crime, Delinquency and Corrections
Beckley
Tom Durrett
New River Park
Durrett
Robert Holroyd
Mercer County
Governor’s Commission
Walter Gilmore
John Miller
B. B. Segle
Charles McCormick
West Virginia State Police Training Academy
Institute
Tom Wooten
Steve Peelish
Larry Stafford
Robert Wood
Robert Morton
Tom ‘Wooton
a_ police agency
Governor’s Highway Safety Administration
Army Seeks Veterans For Modern Volunteer Force
The Army recruits men with prior military service as the all volunteer force nears June 1973. Former sergeants and E-3 classified men are sought, with a focus on MOS in combat arms and skilled roles. A special task force in St. Louis screens records for suitable ex-soldiers and offers reenlistment with a pay raise and new career field options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
J. C. Harry Biser
Biser
EEA
St. Louis
City Firemen Enrolled In WVII Course
Beckley WV 13 new firemen enrolled in a four day Fire Service Extension Course at West Virginia University Morgantown. Fire Chief Cecil Connor accompanies the group. Course covers breathing apparatus search and rescue and fire extinction techniques. Sessions run 8 to noon 1 to 5 with one 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday. Names: Michael Connor George William Jones Roger Crowder Charles Lilly Pass Tolliver James Roush Paul Bragg Kelly Thump Rodney Carney Roger Wood Ray Lambert Sam Croy Michael Atterson and Raymond Allen idr.
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Beckley
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Cecil Connor
Michael Connor
George William Jones
Roger Crowder
Charles Lilly
Pass Tolliver
James Roush
Paul Bragg
Kelly Thump
Rodney Carney
Roger Wood
Ray Lambert
Sam Croy
Michael Atterson
Raymond Allen
Free legal aid offered to Buffalo Creek flood victims
The West Virginia State Bar mobilizes volunteers for free legal services at Buffalo Creek Hollow. Executed by a governor appointed task force, lawyers are flown by National Guard and housed at the Daniel Boone Hotel as they provide nonfee assistance to flood victims.
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Charleston
West Virginia State Bar
Buffalo Creek
iForest J. Bowman
Bowman
Moore
Buffalo Creek Hollow
National Guard
Man
Daniel Boone
Ralph C. Dusi Jr
Fred L. Davis Jr
Funeral Services for Braxton James E. Beckley Reader
James E Braxton 55 of Beckley dies. Funeral 3 pm Tuesday at Central Baptist Church officiated by Revs I R Brown and Thomas Pryor. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ritchie Johnson Funeral Parlor Inc. Elbert Jackson Shrewsbury 72 of Odd dies. Funeral 1 pm Tuesday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Cecil Bolen. Burial Shrewsbury Cemetery Barker's Ridge. Arrangements by Rose Quesenberry Funeral Chapel.
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Braxton
James’ E
Beckley
Central Baptist Church
I. R. Brown
Thomas Pryor
Greenwood Memorial Park
Foy Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Shrewsbury
Elbert Jackson
Rose and Quesenberry Peace
Kanawha Street
Cecil Bolen
Shrewsbury Cemetery
Barker’s Ridge
Idaho's Grand Canyon: Hells Canyon Depths Astonish
Idaho's Snake River cuts through Hells Canyon, averaging 5,510 feet deep over 40 miles and reaching 7,900 feet at the deepest point. The canyon spans about 10 miles rim to rim at its widest, surpassing the Grand Canyon in depth.
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Idaho
Grand Canyon
Boise, Idaho
UPI
Snake River
Hells Canyon
Idaho Canyon
Rim
Thanks for kindness after death of William B Lambert
The Lambert family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during William B Lambert's death. They specifically thank the Rev. Dewey Wilson Williams Funeral Home of Sophia and everyone who sent flowers food or offered help. May God bless you. Wife sons and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam B. Lambert
Dewey Wilson
Williams
Sophia
Marvin T. Rasco
Richard Starr
BARH
Jack Tankersley
L. A Garten
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Mrs. Maude Rasco
Nell Ketty
E. Louise Pack
Wanted information leading to conviction for stealing newspapers
Information requested to identify thieves of Newsprunc le s newspapers. Call Robert L. Amick Beckley Newspapers. Phone 253-3221. Also many ads offering services and help all over Beckley area.
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Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Beckley Newspapers Corp
West Ne
Official Register
Charles MacDonald
Route 1
Beckley
Atttendant
Allen Avenue
J&f
Allied Exterminating Co., Inc
Iehodes Supply CO
Oak Hill
Wanted Dining Room Waitresses at Town & Country Drive In
Help wanted notice seeking dining room waitresses at Town & Country Drive In Restaurant. Applicants must be 18 or older, neat in appearance, and able to obtain a health card. No other details provided.
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Aenean
Care Beckley Newspapers Corp
Kanawha St. Curb
Rainbow Grill
Neville St
Beckley
Care
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Town & Country Drive In
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Delta
Attorney General
Raleigh
Senate
Connecticut
Anthony J. Sparacino
House
Pinecrest Hospital
Eagleton Center
Rutgers University
Pocono Manor Inn
The
Carnegie Corp
National Order of Women Legislators
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Ralph Jackson
Vance
Blue Ridge
Memorial Gardens
Dias Floral
City Avenue
Memoriam
Alza B. Matz
Harper Road
Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Post-Herald and Raleigh Register
Beckiey
W. Va
Mountain Top Drywall & Painting Co
E. Lowell Foley
Sam G. Foley
Call
Call Gene Crone
Roberts Loan CO
Wheeling, W. Na
People’s Finance Co
Prince ST
Andy
Rt 3
Turnpike
Mt. Tabor
Joseph
Frank
Tele-Tech
Radio
Oakwood Ave
Halstead
Wright’s
Crab Orchard
W Va
Prince St. Ph
TIMEX
Eric
Tri-State
Tri-State Exterminating Company
Tri-State Exterm. Co
Tri-State Corp
Raleigh Miracle
Crown Cleaners
Duraclean
E. Jessup CO
City Ave
William R. Manning
Myers Pumps
Glen Daniel
J. C. Shumate Drilling, Water and Industrial
Coal City
J. C
Jan Campbell Music Co
Dial
Abortion Assistance
Lilly’s Drug
Will J. Arnold Massey
Will Edward Lambert
Glen Morgan Trading Post
D.C
D. C
G.R. Nisbet
Guyan Machinery Company
Logan. W. Va
Newspapers Corp
Carolina
Abbas
Washington St. East
Shrader
Wchs Radio
Nu-Way Cleaners
Hinton
Twin Falls Lodge
Wyoming County
Finney
Bluefield
Princeton
H. I. Kale
Andrews
W. Lively
Eye
John L. Persinger
Pater
Yorkshire
St. Bernard
Edgar Eawbis
Huntington
AKC
Scott's Toy
ARC
Spies Radford Kennels
J. Giampalo
Grady Whitlock
Rose & Quesenberry
American Ambulance & Rescue Association
National Ambulance & Medical Service Association
W. Va. Ambulance Institute
Bnsert
Beckley Post-Herald
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