Home Plans Revised To Save Fuel
Homebuilders review basic house designs to meet new federal fuel conservation standards. HUD updates insulation rules to reduce heat loss while Levitt and Sons cites redesigns lowering glass area and tightening seals. Changes raise initial costs but aim for long term fuel savings.
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Lake Success
UPS
United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Russ Bodwell
Levitt and Sons
Bodwell
Retired Miners Honored After 50 Years In UMWA
Eleven long serving miners receive 50 year UMWA pins for careers spanning decades at Cranberry The New River Coal Co McAlpin Laurel Creek Hemlock and other mines in Illinois West Virginia and nearby areas with retirements through 1970 including W E Lunstrum Nathaniel Woody Corbit Shumate Bennie Houchins and others listed by ages and service years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umwa
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Cranberry
New River Coal Co
Nathaniel Woody
Beckley
McAlpin
Corbit Shumate
Stotesbury
Bennie Houchins
Simpkins
William Smith
Flour and vents reduce bursting in oven roasting bags
The guide warns oven bags can burst if not used with care. Add flour or seasoning to coat bag, vent with a fork, and use a deep pan. If fire starts, turn off oven and keep door shut. Industrialized housing is presented as a growing trend with prebuilt modules and quality control. Termite season alerts homeowners to avoid scams and verify firms with local extension offices.
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G. L. Biehn
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Biehn
Re i
West Virginia
Contracts Awarded For City Equipment
Beckley Fire Department receives 1000 feet of 2 1 2 inch 800 pound test hose from Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Division of American Biltrite Rubber Co at 1640 dollars with 2 percent discount for early payment and 20 day delivery. Timron & Co of Columbus Ohio wins paint striper bid for street department at 7490 dollars, undercutting Kelly Creswell Co of Xenia by 10 dollars. Chipper for code enforcement department pending. two bids received and specifications under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Roger W. Nowvoskie
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Division
American Biltrite Rubber Co
Nowvoskie
Council Finance
W. A
Bill” Wilbur
Timron & Co
Columbus
Ohio
Timron
Kelly Creswell Co
Xenia
Wilbur
Mr J Oliver Finds Way To Help Shrink Painful Swelling
Mr J Oliver reports relief from hemorrhoidal swelling after using Preparation H. Doctors tests suggest the product reduces inflammation and shrinks swollen tissues with prompt temporary relief from pain and itching. The ad emphasizes no other formula equals Preparation H.
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Mr. J. Oliver
Junction City
Kansas
Crab Orchard Cheerleaders Win Town District Tournament Trophy
Crab Orchard Elementary School cheerleaders won first place as best cheerleaders in the Town District Basketball Tournament which ended Thursday. The squad also earned top honors in two Trap Hill District Tournaments, while the Crab Orchard basketball team claimed a third place consolation trophy in the Town District contest.
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Crab Orchard
Pam _ Bassie
Malcolm Bassie
Kim Phipps
Elwood Phipps
Patty Deck
Gene Deck
Diane Canady
Lowell Canady
Tammy Brogan
William Brogan
Kim Brown
James Brown
Connie Halstead
Wallace Halstead
Trap Hill
Anxiety Neurosis and Neuroasthenia Explained by Dr. Lamb
Dr. Lamb states everyone has anxiety and defines anxiety neurosis as persistent anxiety that harms performance. Neuroasthenia involves fatigue and listlessness. Causes include prolonged stress. anemia may cause fatigue but is not the sole factor. Treatment centers on reassurance, discussion of life problems, and addressing underlying issues. severe cases merit psychiatric counseling.
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Lawrence Lamb
M. D
Dr. Lamb
Summers Raleigh County Wool Pool Seeks Consignments Now
E L Lowry announces Summers Raleigh County Wool Pool collecting 1972 consignments. Wool must be delivered for sealed bid sale via West Virginia Wool Marketing Association in May. Last year pooled wool earned 33.52 cents per pound after expenses. incentive payments depend on dollars received. Wool bags and twine available at Southern States Beckley or Hinton.
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E. L. Lowry
Raleigh County Wool Pool
Lowry
County Extension Office
West Virginia Wool ‘Marketing Association, Inc
Summers
Raleigh
Beckley
Hinton
Bonanza Star Lorne Greene Visits Beckley For Humphrey Rally
Television star Lorne Greene will appear in Beckley on Thursday at 1 15 p m in support of Hubert Humphrey on the City Finance Co lot Valley Drive North for 30 to 45 minutes. Susman says a low boy will be driven onto the lot for Greene to speak before traveling by motorcade to Bluefield Hin ton and Charleston with stops in Huntington and Fairlea for receptions and public appearances. He is due to fly into Huntington Wednesday and leave the state Friday.
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Bonanza
Lorne Green
Beckley
Alan Susman
Hubert Humphrey
City Finance Co
Valley Drive
Susman
Greene
Huntington
Bluefield
Hinton
Fairlea
M. T. Moss
Charleston
Bluefield Hosts 29th West Virginia State Commercial Contest
Bluefield State College will stage the 29th annual West Virginia State High School Commercial Contest starting at 8 30 a m Thursday. Students from Raleigh Clay Logan McDowell Mercer Mingo Summers Wood and Wyoming counties in West Virginia and Tazewell County Virginia will compete in book keeping shorthand and typing tests. First place winners in book keeping shorthand and typing II will receive scholarships.
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Bluefield State College
WestVirginia State High School
Raleigh, Clay
Two City Banks First To Answer Usury Suit
The Bank of Raleigh and the Raleigh County Bank are first to file answers in a $295 million class action accusing banks of usury. They challenge Kanawha Circuit Court jurisdiction, offer minimal judgments for any errors, and note a one year statute of limitations.
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Bank of Raleigh
Raleigh County Bank
Kanawha Circuit Court
Thebanks
Lightning Destroys Elmer McCoy Home in Pemberton
Fire Chief Baxter Houck said neighbors saw lightning strike the six room house owned by Dr. Ross P. Daniel of Beckley around 7 p.m. Sunday. By the time crews arrived the blaze had consumed the structure and some onlookers threw rocks, hindering firefighting efforts and risking arrests.
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Elmer McCoy
Pemberton
Sophia
Baxter Houck
Houck
Ross P. Daniel
Beckley
Auto Salesmen Earn Top Honors Ford's Top Hatter Award
Ford Division will honor Joseph E. and Joseph C. Holley of Grady Whitlock Ford Beckley at a Beverly Hills Supper Club banquet in Newport Kentucky April 2. About 525 of 27 000 Ford salesmen earned the Top Hatter Award for 1971 with 300 500 Club pins and Sales Awards to be handed out.
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Ford
Joseph E
Joseph C. Holley
Grady Whitlock Ford
Beckley
Beverly Hills
Newport
John C. O'Donnell
Cincinnati
O’donnell
O'Donnell
Hansel Fisher
Jim Hodges
Howard Miller
Jack Akers
Herbert Lane
Tom McKinney
I Osborne Janney
James Smith
Beckley Court Bonds Forfeited In Municipal Session
Beckley Beckley Municipal Court forfeited 442 in bonds for 11 defendants including Emmitt O. Rollyson Jr. William Cooney Patrick M. Jenkins Rita Lynn Whitlock Lemuel E. Duty Richard Capelliar John P. Black Linda Zebraski Roy Clemens and two men charged with intoxication forfeited 66 in bonds.
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Beckley Municipal Court
Emmitt O. Rollyson Jr
Crab
Orchard
William Cooney
Lemuel E. Duty
Piney View
Richard Capelliar
Summersville
John P. Black
Coal ‘City
Linda Zebraski
Beaver
Roy Clemens
Beckley
Democrats State Candidate Night in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Young Democrats announce a Meet Your Candidates night at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Town and Country Restaurant. Speakers include Mary Martha Merritt Donald Pitts Ted Stacy Lewis McManus and senators Alan Susman and Tracy Hylton with Susman not a candidate. Dinner is 3 25 reservations via Dell Courtney 253 3530. Nonmembers may attend and join. Oscar winner Jack Albertson signs for Irwin Allen’s Poseidon Adventure with Ernest Borgnine.
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Raleigh County
Almond
Dell Courtney
YDC
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Woodrow Wilson High School Conservation Club
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Charyl Givens
Pam
Id Ward
Kathe Harris
Joe Verdine
Wilma Yon
Raleigh County Extension Service
West Virginia University
Carolyn Wheatley
Marynell Godby Gilbert Barnette
Awe
Crab Orchard Cheerleaders
Raleigh-Summers Wool Pool
E-Lim
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Lilly
Beckley National Bank
Federal
Devault Insurance Corporation
Adtoo
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PLAZA
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Beckley Plaza
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Irwin Allen
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Warrenizing
Oak Hill
Prince & Neville
Harper Road
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