Rush Motel Manager Describes Busy Day at Honey in the Rock
Bob Warren, manager of Honey in the Rock Motel, outlines a demanding schedule. He starts at 6 a.m. with wake calls and daily cash reporting, then 7 to 10 a.m. is peak rush. Maids arrive at 9 a.m. for room turnover, checkout by noon, deposits and shopping follow, pool checks and weekly health reports, evening switchboard activity from 7 to 9 p.m., and slow late night periods as customers finish their stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Zutaut
Bob Warren
Warren
Raleigh County Health Department
Honey In The Rock draws 338 at Thursday performance
Thirteen states plus the District of Columbia sent delegations to the Thursday performance of Honey In The Rock. Attendance reached 338 that day, bringing the season total to 11,999. Represented states included Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, with 45 Staats Hospital representatives in Charleston and 25 from Nitro Church of God attending.
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District of Columbia
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Staats Hospital
Charleston
The
Nitro Church of God
Beckley Jaycees Plan Ghost Town Annexation Discussion
Beckley Jaycees approve raising 3 million dollars to acquire land in an abandoned coal town and create a Ghost Town tourist attraction. Mayor John W. Smith and City Attorney E. M. Payne to be invited to the August 16 meeting to discuss annexation plans and funding methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
John W. Smith
E. M. Payne
Beckley Jaycees
Tuberculosis Testing Results for Raleigh County Clinic
In July, 27 of 30 X rays were negative. One X ray revealed pulmonary tuberculosis minimal inactive, another showed primary infection inactive, and one showed silicosis arrested. Two contacts and one ex patient were X rayed during the month.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
British suffragette blasts laws as biased against women
Mrs. Amy Bush told the 21st annual conference of the International Alliance of Women that Britain’s laws remain framed for men and still treat women as if they were children or imbeciles, a charge from the Wednesday speaker in London.
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London
UPI
Britain
Amy Bush
The
International Alliance of Women
Mod Costumes Highlight Busy How To Succeed Show
The West Wyoming Musical Comedy Guild and Virginia Historical Drama Assn present How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park August 12 and 13 at 8 30 p m. Tickets 350 and 250 reserved seating. Reservations by phone 253 8312 P O Box 1205 Beckley or Galperin s Music Co Charleston.
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Oming
Ginia
Assn
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview State Park
Showtime
Honey
Rock
P. O
Beckley
Galperin’s Music Co
Charleston
Beckley Lions to usher at Woodrow Wilson games this year
The Beckley Lions Club to serve as ushers again for the Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagle home games with W. E. Mitchell in charge. George Grubb resigns from the club due to retirement and plans to move to Charleston. A board meeting is set after next week's session per President Ken Wheeler.
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Beckley Lions Club
Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagle
W. E. Mitchell
George Grubb
Charleston
Ken Wheeler
Beckley Office Routine Described by Warren
Warren outlines his daily office routine including inventorying supplies, placing orders, handling correspondence, and confirming motel reservations. He notes the office closes at midnight and he resumes at 5 30 to begin another day in Beckley.
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Beckley
Warren
Complete Training Aims to Shrink NYC Program By Education
The Neighborhood Youth Corps in New York City seeks to close its out of school program by educating enrollees so they leave for jobs or college. Directed by Herbert Buckley the group has seven graduates and about 100 students preparing for the GED. Classes run at Teel School and NYC HQ with help from C. G. Peregoy.
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Neighborhood Youth Corps
Nyc
Herbert Buckley
C. G. Peregoy
Teel School
South Fayette Street
Buckley
Civil Service
Marshall University
Bluefield State College
First Beckley Corp Sued Over Sidewalk Injury
Effie E. Luck files a $25,000 damage suit in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office naming First Beckley Corp as defendant. She alleges a June 25 fall on a broken sidewalk in front of the McCreery and Fayette streets property caused severe and permanent injuries to her spine, arms, legs, and nervous system. Attorney Brown H. Payne represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Corporation
Raleigh County
Effie E. Luck
Luck
McCreery
Fayette Streets
Brown, H. Payne
Young NAACP Chapter to Meet at Welcome Church
A meeting of the Young People’s Chapter of the NAACP is set for Sunday at 4 p.m. at Welcome Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Naacp Meet
Young Peoples Chapter
The
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Welcome Baptist Church
Manchin Speaks at RCTAP Luncheon in Beckley
A. James Manchin, state director of the Farmers Home Administration and chairman of the state Technical Action Panel, spoke at a Raleigh County RCTAP luncheon held at the Beckley Hotel Ballroom. The event honored winners of a county junk car disposal drive linked to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's beautification project.
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Farmers Home Administration
A. James Manchin
Raleigh County
Beckley Hotel
RCTAP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Manchin
Holiday Death Off Palermo Beach Killing Two Belgians
Two Belgian tourists skindiving near Sferracavallo, Palermo were killed by an underwater explosion. Authorities say Sicilians fishing illegally with explosives triggered the blast.
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Palermo
Sicily
Sferracavallo
Real estate deeds filed for multiple parcels in Beckley area
Deeds on file record transfers in Raleigh County with numerous parties. Properties include Lot 7 Ford Truck Farms Marsh Fork District. Lot 1 and others in Lady Ann Addition and Roy Bailey Subdivision. two tracts on Soak Creek. Glen Morgan Addition. Knob Hill and Quesenberry Street parcels. Total amounts range up to $18,000 with several deeds noting no consideration.
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Patricia Ann
Lewis Wright
Kenneth Eugene
Freda Jean Persinger
Calvin O
Eunice Persinger
Violet Mae Persinger Wright
Ford Truck Farms
Marsh Fork
Violet Mae
Jack Wright
Patsy Ruth
John Henry Lucas
Mae Chilson
Chilson
Shady Spring
Blackburrn-Patteson Realty Company
Bill
Phyllis West
Lady Ann
Bradley
Roy Bailey
Nellie Ray
Thurman E
Margaret Ray
Soak Creek
Earl F
Pegsy A. Hedrick Ito
Douglas E
Shelia ‘Jo Gunnoe
Glen Morgan
Raleigh ‘Coal and Coke Company
Nick Fernandez Sabugo
Helen Fernandez Sabugo
Daniel Addition
Evelyn Bragg
Elizabeth Ann Bragg
Sand Lick
Ernest L
Jessie Jarrell
Bruce
Vivian Jarrell
Basil
Lois Basham
Theodore
Thelma Simpkins
Shady Heights
Albert
Katherine Wheley
QO. D
Irene Hall
John W. Eye Company
Oakwood Avenue
Beckley
Reunion for Snuffer Children at Oak Grove Center
A reunion of all children of Snuffer of Oak Grove will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Oak Grove Bell Heights Pleasant Hills Community Center.
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Paris
Charleston Light Opera Guild
West Wyc
George Wright
Glen Daniel
Trap Hill
Trap Hill High School
Wright
Lions
Ford
Grady Whitlock
Eisenhower
Beckley College
Shepherd College
Marshall
First Beckley Corp
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