81 Year Old Reader Bookmobile Regular
The Raleigh County Bookmobile serves its loyal 81 year old Harper Heights customer Joseph B Boland who visits every two weeks. He selects special books from Beckley library, listing titles by Harry Golden and J Edgar Hoover and reads about economics politics and social issues while keeping active with gardening and walking.
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Pauline Haga
Raleigh County
Harper Heights
Joseph B. Boland
Eva Pugh
Beckley
Boland
America
Harry Golden
J. Edgar Hoover
Philadelphia
New York City
Chicago
McDonough Sworn In as West Virginia Resources Chief
Gov. Hulett Smith witnesses the swearing in of Robert McDonough of Huntington as the State Natural Resources director in the governor's reception room. Secretary of State Robert Bailey administers the oath and McDonough replaces Warden M. Lane. The ceremony also swore in six others to state boards and appointments including J. Holt Byrne and John Bronson to probation and parole, Jewell McClanahan Emmett Stine Joseph Blagg and Dr. James Hupp to the Employment Security Department board of review. A revival led by Rev. G M Blevins is planned at Mount Olive Regular Baptist Church in Coal City starting August 15. Special singing will be featured throughout. Field notes passenger losses were few last month and expects about 350 riders in August.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett Smith
Robert McDonough
Huntington
Robert Bailey
McDonough
Democratic National
Jewell McClanhan
Nitro
Emmett Stine
Whitesville
Boone County
Joseph Blagg
James Hupp
Employment Security Department
Board of Review
G. M. Blevins
Mount Olive Regular Baptist Church
Coal City
VISTA volunteers arrive to aid Raleigh County
Four VISTA workers arrive in Beckley to work with low income families in Clear Creek Marsh Fork Stotesbury Richmond and Trap Hill areas. They will stay 10 1 2 months under Berea College program aiding Appalachia poverty relief and motivation efforts.
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VISTA
Peace Corps
Beckley
Raleigh County
County Extension Service
Volunteers In Service To
America
Cherie Bradford
Cornwall
N. Y
Steve Miller
Monmouth
Ill
Bonnie Jones
Trenton
N. J
West Virginia
Ralph Mann
Union
Monroe County
Appalachia
Council of Southern Mountains
Berea College
Berea
Larry Cavendish
Clear Creek
Marsh Fork
Stotesbury
Richmond
Trap Hill
Precipitation Below Average During July
July rainfall at Raleigh County Airport ran 3.03 inches with 12 measurable days and 13 thunderstorm days. Temperatures reached 8 degrees high on the 9th and 24th, low of 48 on the 30th, and a 22 mph gale on the 22nd. August outlook calls for cooler than average temperatures and moderate precipitation.
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U. S
Raleigh County
C P Customers Seek Transfer To Sophia Exchange
Telephone customers in the Reseco area want to switch to the Sophia Exchange and pay higher rates per a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company survey. Results go to the state office in Charleston for study. Robert Cunningham Beckley area commercial manager announced Miss Irene Hamon as the new Beckley district traffic supervisor replacing F G Maust who stays with central office switching.
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Reseco
Sophia Exchange
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
State Office
Charleston
Robert Cunningham
Beckley Area
Irene Hamon
Beckley
Hamon
F. G. Maust
Airport business grows at Raleigh County Airport
Piedmont Airlines station manager Charles Field reports rising air traffic at Raleigh County Airport with passenger boardings at 75 in July, up from 344 in June. He notes July activity matches the best since 1956 when 391 were enplaned, and last year July saw 370 passengers.
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Raleigh County
Charles Field
Piedmont Airlines
Field
Coun
Four new mines opened in West Virginia
The West Virginia Department of Mines announced planned openings of four mines on Monday. Rader Eagle Coal Corp No 2 in Greenbrier County will employ 6 workers, owned by C A Paller of Lockwood. University Coal Co No 55 in Amigo will employ 4 workers, owned by Herbert McKinney. Jenkins Coal Co No 1 in Greenbrier County will employ 3 workers, owned by Allen Jenkins of Craigsville. Williams Coal Co No 1 in Greenbrier County will employ 4 workers, owned by Charles Williams of Craigsville.
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West Virginia Department of Mines
Rader Eagle Coal Corp
C. A. Paller
Lockwood
University Coal Co
Herbert McKinney
Amigo
Jenkins Coal Co
Greenbrier County
Allen Jenkins
Craigsville
Williams Coal Co
Charles Williams
Raleigh County Dairies Graded By Health Dept
Raleigh County Health Department reports for Dec 31 1964 to Jun 30 1965 list Grade A dairies in Raleigh County. Pasteurized: Broughton’s Dairy Charleston Fairmont Foods Bluefield Foremost Dairy Welch Greenbrier Dairy Pinecrest Dairy Beckley James Dairy Prosperity Mount Vernon’s Dairy Charleston Valley Bell Dairy Grade A Raw Milk Producer Distributor: Williams Dairy Beckley WV. Grade A means conformance to minimum safety standards and health officials urge consuming only Grade A milk from inspected dairies. Milk safety relies on pasteurization under proper conditions and consumer cooperation to choose approved dairies.
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Raleigh County Health Department
Raleigh County
W. B. Hume
Broughton’s Dairy
Charleston
West Virginia
Fairmont Foods
Bluefield
Virginia
Foremost Dairy
Welch
Greenbrier Dairy Products, Inc
Beckley
Pinecrest Dairy
James Dairy
Prosperity
W. Va
Mount Vernon's Dairy
Valley Bell Dairy
Williams Dairy
Hume
Health Department
United States Health Service
Bond Forfeitures Totals in Beckley Police Court
Twenty eight cases transferred, totaling 591 dollars in bond forfeitures. Offenders include Don Hardin and Levi Reid for speeding, James Howard for speeding and red light violation, Herman Price for tampering with an automobile, Patricia Sutton for blocking a driveway, and others with speeding charges plus a few costs and a drunkenness levy of 142 dollars.
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Beckley
Don Hardin
Levi M. Reid
William G. Clark
Larry F. Garten
Thomas A. Cook
Charles R. Witt
Ted D. Moye
Kenneth Dillon
Williaml. Brown
Talmadge J. Calloway
James P. Howard
Herman Price
Mary Ellen Hewitt
James McNeish
Thomas C. Teubert
Charles Pasley
Samuel Thies
Johnny A. Michael
Patricia Sutton
Charles Collins
Terry Family Featured Friday At Local Church
The Ebenezer Baptist Church junior ushers host a musical program at 7 30 p m Friday featuring the Terry family. June Terry Mosby contralto with 11 year old Michelle at piano. Lowell Terry tenor backed by mother Louise Monroe Terry. Florence Everhart chairs with advisors J M Jeffries Sr and F D Blaney. Rev. Corey Mitchell pastor.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church
Terry Family
June Terry Mosby
Michelle
Lowell Terry
Louise Monroe Terry
Florence Everhart
J. M. Jeffries Sr
F. D. Blaney
Corey ©. Mitchell
Police Chief criticizes courts and public attitude
Los Angeles Police Chief William H. Parker says courts have made it easier for criminals to escape punishment. He also laments a growing softening of public attitude toward criminal behavior linked to affluent, materialistic society.
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Washington
UPI
Los Angeles
William H. Parker
Vandals Target Geneva Memorial With Dye Bag
In Geneva Switzerland vandals hurled a plastic bag filled with dye at a memorial honoring Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. Unsure of casualties or full motive, police are investigating the incident as an act of vandalism at the site.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
Beckley City Finances to Be Printed by Census Bureau
The U S Department of Commerce Census Bureau began work on Beckley’s city financial figures. Field agent Robert Haines collects revenue and expenditure data from city sources for publication as a national comparison guide for similarly sized cities. Beckley population was 18 642 per the 1960 census, and the bureau will publish a growth index for planners and bond issues.
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U. S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau
Becley
Robert Haines
Government Division
Bureau
Haines
Beckley
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Medicare Benefits and Eligibility Rules Explained
John Troan Ner describes how Medicare eligibility works with Social Security credits. The piece explains quarters of coverage, fully insured status, age-based rules, and special provisions for retirees, widows, and disability. It previews upcoming details on filing for benefits.
Medicare Coverage Requirements Mentioned for Benefits
The note explains that to qualify for Medicare benefits mainly hospital and nursing home care under Social Security, a table of criteria and coverage levels must be met. It emphasizes the role of eligibility in receiving Medicare and related services.
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Tomers
Ray Wood
Grove Ave
Wood
County Board of Education
County
C&p
Raleigh County Dairies
Health Dept
Deface Memorial
U.S
Jacs
Main Street
John Troanner
United States
Kerr-Mills
Medicare and Social Security
Oak Hill
The
Opposite Baptist Church
Big Murph
W. Main ST
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