Petit Jurors Named For September Court
Petit jurors for the August term of Circuit Court have been announced and are to report for duty Sept. 6. The list includes numerous Beckley and area residents such as Mrs. Herbert Alley, R. B. Armentrout, Phyllis Ditson, Levi Daniel, James Gilchrist Jr., Mrs. Esther Elam, and many others from Beckley Marlinton Prosperity Ghent Cool Ridge and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Herbert Alley
R. B. Armentrout
C. E. Beavers
Roy Brash
Goldie Brammer
Jie Beard
Toney Bava
Emil Cimala
L. B. Carper
Phyllis Ditson
Levi Daniel
Thomas A. Dickens
E. B. Eckle
P. B. Barwood
Robert
Beckley
Eugene Holt
Maxwell Hill
Emogene Ash
Clinton Bailey
Bolt
Andrew A. Akers
J. D. Ballew
Tom Craw
Beckley Raleigh Chamber Drives to 100 Members
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce reports 50 percent of its $7,000 goal after one week. Co-chairs Blaine Wright and James St. Clair lead follow-up efforts, with Robert Hamilton guiding the operation toward reaching 100 members. Health data show Raleigh County with 67 upper respiratory cases and 25 strep infections for the week ending July 23, plus measles and other illnesses in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley- Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hamilton
Chamber
Hamilton
Blaine Wright
James St. Clair
Raleith County
N.H. Dyer
Fayette County
YOC Receives 182 July Applications at Center
The Youth Opportunity Center logged 182 applications from youths aged 16 to 22 in July. Counselor services aided 62 people. 26 tested. 18 placed locally, two out of state. 11 referred to the Job Corps. Neal noted 157 referred to the Neighborhood Youth Corps and 95 placed in agricultural jobs outside West Virginia.
Ten Commandments count reaches 297 words
A source notes the total word count of the Ten Commandments as 297. The report highlights the length of the text and its significance for study and reference.
Lyons Serves City 35 Years
Capt Otis Lyons marked 35 years of service to Beckley with 25 years in city employment including police and street work. A 52 year old born Oswald May 7 1914 Lyons helped pioneer fireman rescue teams, led infantile paralysis campaigns, earned a Civil Defense diploma, and remains active in Kiwanis and cancer society groups. He lives with wife Patricia and three children at 128 South Heber Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Lyons
Beckley
Lyons
Oswald
W. M. Lyons
Stamford
Federal
Civil Defense Administration Training and Education Department
The
Kiwanis Club
Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
Patricia
South Heber St
Trap Hill Lions Postpone Bar B Que Event
Trap Hill Lions Club postpones the Chicken Bar B Q slated for 7 30 tonight due to two deaths in the Bolt community. Club president Jim Hall announced the postponement indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trap Hill
Trap Hill Lion’s ‘Club
Bolt
Jim Hall
Four-Story Parking Garage Nears Completion in Beckley
Payne Ul reports the 4-level, 402-car parking building at East Prince and East Main, costing 1.15 million dollars, is nearly done with top two levels ready for Back-to-school sales. Delays from 1965 caused by steel shipments and worker shortages, but completion expected by late fall. Financing via three Beckley banks and a Charleston bank, with revenue bonds planned for sale likely in late September to repay loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
East Prince
East Main Streets
Beckley Banks
Charleston Bank
Don’t Know Their Rights Veterans Losing $26 Million Annually
Washington A correspondent reports that about 100000 veterans widows and orphans lose roughly 26 million dollars yearly in disability and death pension benefits due to underutilization of the 1960 reform. The piece details six groups who benefit most from the shift and outlines how new limits and entitlements affect payments for aid and attendance housebound orphans widows and veterans with varying incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Washington
NEA
Korea
Viet Nam
Staying under the old pension plan may aid some veterans
Many pensioners should discuss options with a Veterans Administration representative or claims expert before switching to the 1960 pension law. The American Legion promotes the new system while highlighting risks for those adversely affected, and once the new system is chosen, the pension cannot revert to the old one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phans
Veterans Administration
American Legion
Ray Cromsey's New Book for Veterans Available
Readers invited to order Ray Cromsey's "What You've Got Coming In Benefits for U. S. Veterans" at one dollar per copy. Include mailing label details with name and address and ZIP code for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromsey
U. S
Beckley Youth Faces Nine BKE Charges
A 15-year-old Beckley youth was booked at the Raleigh County Jail on nine counts of breaking and entering. City Police arrested him Monday. Telmas Evans, a jail inmate who escaped May 4, was captured near Clear Creek by a county deputy and sentenced to six more months for the jail break. Evans fled by convincing another man to use the courthouse elevator for him while he visited the concession stand. He was missing for about three hours. Five Beckley residents were cited for letting dogs run loose. They are Helen Lawson, Virginia Barnett, E L Mohler, F W Lilly, and W H Bardin. William H. Breckenridge of the U S Army was arrested for trespassing and attempted breaking and entering. Franklin Howard Thompson was arrested for driving without an operator's license. Reginald R. Gibson and Wirt McGinnis were released to Lewistown, Pa., after transit detention at the Raleigh County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh
Clear Creek
Telmas Evans
W. A. Burke
Evans
Helen Lawson
Grove Ave
Virginia Barnett
Milam Ave
E. L. Mohler
F. W. Lilly
W. H. Bardin
North
Western Ave
William H. Breckenridge
U. S. Army
Franklin Howard Thompson
Reginald R. Gibson
Wirt McGinnis
Lewisburg
Raleigh County
Now You Know By United Press International
In each year since 1948 an average of one fifth of Americans has changed residence, according to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
PZC Plans On Site Meeting Over Rezoning Request
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission will hold an on the spot meeting at 7 p.m. today on the corner of Johnstown Road and Prince Street to hear residents' views on Archie Ellenbogen's rezoning request for a service station. No residents opposed the plan at the prior meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
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Petit Jurors
Alex Fralin
Stotesbury
Franklin Gravely
Coal Ridge
Anthony Garges
Skelton
Omer L. Acord
Arnett
H. E. Griffith
Earnest Hutchinson
Lester
Daniel Holliday
Dry Hill
Florence Hornsby
Fairdale
Rachel Henderson
Eccles
Charles E. Jarrell
Rock Creek
Jesse Lacy
Midway
J. W. Lilly
Ghent
E. C. Lester
Mt. View
Betty Meadows
Cool Ridge
Archie C. Meadows
Flat Top
Dewey McBridge
Dayton Peters
Montroal
Wil
Liam Snuffer
Glen Daniel
Harless Stover
Crab Orchard
Sharp Estep
Surveyor
Homer H. Thompson
Odd
Lola Vance
Daily Wood
Wright
YOC
E. M
Ned
Alta
Ashworth’s
Prince Street Beckley
W. Va
Dial
Veterans Benefits
Dept
Radio City
New York
Beckleyan
BKE
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