Beckley Business Gains Echo State Index June Report
The June West Virginia Business Index shows Beckley led local gains in bank debits up 9.5 percent from June 1965 to 1966, totaling 41.197 million. Statewide indicators mostly rose, with gains in gross sales tax, auto sales, and power production, while building permits and post office receipts varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia
Grafton
Romney
Charleston
Post-Herald
Bluefield
Boone County
Ted
Lewisburg
Logan
Marlinton
Montgomery
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Princeton
Summersville
Wyoming County
Hinton
Richwood
Curtain Callers Name Schulte Committee Head
The Curtain Callers elected Clement Schulte as chairman of the committee for the 1966 67 season. Officers include Dr Edwin Warfield vice president Mrs Annabelle Frilen recording secretary Mrs Anne Sprague corresponding secretary and William Stratton treasurer. A special session Aug 11 at 7 30 p m at The Playhouse will announce ticket sale details and the membership drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Schulte
Harry Patterson
Patterson
Edwin Warfield
Annabelle Frilen
Anne Sprague
William Stratton
Ballard Water Works Receives FHA Grant
The Ballard Water Works Association of Monroe County received a $40,000 Farmers Home Administration loan and a $30,000 grant to fund a rural water system. The funds will finance about three miles of distribution lines, wells, a pumping station, and a storage tank. Gov. Hulett C. Smith and FHA state director A. James Manchin announced the aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Ballard Water Works Association
Monroe County
Farmers Home Administration
Hulett C. Smith
FHA
A. James Manchin
Izaak Walton League Hosts Governor Smith at Grandview Amphitheatre
Grover C. Little Jr. of Kenova will preside as master of ceremonies for a Raleigh County Izaak Walton League event honoring Governor Hulett C. Smith at Grandview amphitheatre next Sunday night. The program features the play Honey In The Rock at 8:30, a poem by Roy Lee Harmon, and two Joe Moss paintings. A certificate of commendation will be given by Jack Pedro. The league backs Smith in curbing strip mining and stream pollution in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover C. Little, Jr
Kenova
Izaak Walton Leagues
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Raleigh County
League
Grandview Amphitheatre
Roy Lee Harmon
Joe Moss
Governor Smith
Jack Pedro
Izaak Walton League
Smith
Life Insurance Mortgages in West Virginia Reach 203 Million
Life insurance companies held 203,066,000 in West Virginia mortgages at end of 1965, up 3 percent from 1964. Residential and commercial loans totaled 201,440,000, with 1,626,000 in farm mortgages. FHA and VA insured loans comprised notable portions, across 17,920 mortgages statewide.
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West Virginia
Institute of Life Insurance
The
Life Companies
California
Texas
New York
Illinois
Ohio
Canada
Puerto Rico
U. S
Appeal Denied in Murder Conviction of Vonda Mullenax
Kingwood API Pres ton County Judge Melvin Snyder overruled a motion to set aside the first degree murder verdict for Vonda Jean Mullenax of Terra Alta. Convicted July 19 for the death of her husband Ray Mullenax, prosecutors said she poisoned him, strangled him, and burned the body. Defense plans to appeal to the State Supreme Court. Snyder ordered confinement in the State Prison for Women at Peace Springs, with parole eligibility after 10 years if mercy is recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
API
Preston County
Melvin Snyder
Vonda Jean Mullenax
Mullenax
Terra Alta
Ray Mullenax
State Supreme Court
Snyder
Peace Springs
Mercy
Military Men In The Seaman Orville L Cole USN Home From Viet Nam
Seaman Orville L Cole USN son of Mrs Bessie Cole Roscoe has returned to Alabama California after 264 days of operations off Viet Nam aboard the USS Hancock. Hancock as part of the US Seventh Fleet conducted 14900 aircraft launches and over 11000 strike sorties with more than 16 million pounds of ordnance delivered. The ship logged 75000 miles travel with most time in the South China Sea combat zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville L. Cole
USN
Bessie Cole
Resoco
Alameda
Vietnam
USS
Hancock
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Comes
South China A
Wriston Completes Artillery Training at Fort Sill
Private Lundy A Wriston aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Lundy P Wriston of Beckley has completed eight weeks of advanced artillery training at the Army Artillery and Missile School Fort Sill Oklahoma He trained as a cannoner in field artillery including maintenance and firing of artillery guns howitzers and heavy machineguns instruction covered ammunition handling and communications
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lundy A. Wriston
Lundy P. Wriston
Beckley
Army Artillery and Missile School
Fort Sill
Oklo
Tax Questions and Answers on Dependents and Income
A reader asks if supporting a 65-year-old mother as a dependent adds a new exemption. The answer: one exemption for the qualifying dependent. age 65 does not add another exemption. Other Qs cover taxation of Social Security, pensions, and annuities, reporting methods, and foreign earned income. Also: sale of furniture profit taxable. military pay exclusions. and short versus long term capital losses.
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IRS
U. S
Viet Nam
Deeds On File Record of Local Real Estate Transfers
Real estate transactions recorded in the county clerk's office include Elizabeth Pettry et al selling property on the headwaters of Peach Tree in Marsh Fork District to Ranger Fuel Corp for 150 dollars. Hazel Manning and Nancy Meadows et al sell Crawford Street property in Beckley to Wilda Meadows with no value listed. Donzie Lilly and Alene Lilly sell Daniels Shady Spring District property to Harlie Alder man for 1000 dollars. Lucinda Goode sells Valley Home Addition Town District property to Charles and Scottie Shouse for 500 dollars. Maggie Eldridge sells Valley Home Addition Town District property to Charles and Scottie Shouse for 300 dollars. Gladys Ross sells property near Sandlick in Marsh Fork District to James M and Linda M Hendrix for 1500 dollars. Ivan D and Gaye M White sell Thornton Avenue Beckley property to Robert E and Gloria D Cadell for 9500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Pettry
Cather
Myrtle Pettry
Pearl Pettry
Ernie Walker
Imogene Pettry
Elmer Hawley
Ranger Fuel Corp
Peach Tree
Marsh Fork
Hazel M
Jack Manning
Nancy Jo Meadows
Margaret Alice Meadows
Wilda Meadows
Crawford Street
City of Beckley
Donzie C
Alene Lilly
Harlie L
Margaret S. Alderman
Daniels
Shady Spring
Lucinda Goode
Charles
Scottie Shouse
Valley Home Addition
Maggie Eldridge
Gladys Ross
James M
Linda M. Hendrix
Sandlick
Ivan D
Gaye M. Whitehead
Robert E. and
Gloria D. Cadel
Thornton Avenue
Same Old Team To Run Russia's Government
The Supreme Soviet re elected President Nikolai V. Podgorny and over four score cabinet ministers for four years in rapid acclamation votes. Premier Alexei Kosygin was re elected by acclamation as deputies adjourn after a two day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Supreme Soviet
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Krill Mazurov
Dmitri Polyansky
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rodion Malinovsky
Yekaterina Furtseva
Vladimir Semichastny
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W. VA
Borden’s
LYS
Schulte Committee
Little Theater Group
Ballard Water Works
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Kraft
Parkay
P.O
Chicago
Dry Hill
Donna Lilly
Carol West
Mary Renick
San
Dra Meter
Sue James
Kathy Humphrey
Joanne Handforth
Vonda Mullenax
Teek Rice
AIR Force
Amarillo Afb
Tex
Bobby E. Lewis
North Tazewell
Lacie J. Hale
Tazewell
Shirley M. Elswick Jr
Cabin Creek
Woodrow H. Sagraves
Gauley Bridge
Lackland Afb
Roy E. Nixon
Coeburn
Charles D. Lambert
Bristol
Gerald Dennis Green
Pineville
Samuel Clinton Spencer
Charles William Smith
Gary
Joe Junior Wilson
Raysal
Modern Mortgage Service Company
Main Street
Beckley Penette
Russia
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