Sewer Line Discussion On Council Agenda
Sophia town council meets at 7 p m at Town Hall to hear residents on extending and installing sewer lines to Soak Creek area homes. Mrs Sam Phyllis Roberts begins a two year term as town recorder after a June election tie delayed the post and a July 8 installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soak Creek
Sophia
J. Raymond Polk
Sam
Phyllis) Roberts
Polk
Roberts
W. L. Williamson
Progressive Party
Disabled Miners and Widows Hold State Meet in Mullens
A special meeting of the Disabled Miners and Widows of Southern West Virginia will be held at Mullens High School at 4 p.m. Saturday. President Robert Payne and vice president Lucian Conn will discuss hospital cards and pensions for disabled miners and widows, with Dr. I. E. Buff of Charleston assisting those denied Black Lung benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Mullens High School
Robert Payne
Lucian Conn
I. E. Buff
Charleston
Weather details and river conditions for regional area
Weather shows high 104 at Needles California and low 36 at Eagle River. Airport reading notes 65 at 3 pm and 64 at 7:30 am with N winds 6 mph and pressure 30.22 rising. Greenbrier river level near normal and cloudy, Lake normal and clear with 4 gates open, new gauge at Hinton 2.9 ft. Extended forecast calls for fair conditions Saturday through Monday with highs in the 80s and night temps upper 50s to lower 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
Needles
Calif
Eagle Rivers
Scherer Named Partner In Beckley Law Firm
Beckley firm Bowers File Hodson and Payne names John Payne Scherer a partner after a long career there since 1966. He earned his law degree in 1966, taught at Hampden Sydney College, and belongs to multiple bar associations. The family includes Eleanor Scherer, Sharon Grant, and their son John Payne Scherer II living at 521 Teel Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scherer
Beckley Law
Beckley Law Firm
Bowers, File, Hodson and Payne
John Payne Scherer
Luther L. Scherer
West Virginia University College of Law
Law Review
Phi Delta Phi
Hampden- Sydney College
Lambda Chi Alpha
Woodrow Wilson High School
American Bar Association
West Virginia
Raleigh County
State Supreme Court of Appeals
United States District Court For the
Southern District
Eleanor Payne Scherer
Beckley
Sharon Grant
Huntington
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Day School
John Payne Scherer II
Teel Road
Four New Men Assigned To AFEE Beckley Center
Four new personnel join the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station in Beckley. Lt. Thomas Morehouse from Fairfax Virginia serves as testing officer after Ft. Benning assignment. S Sgt Jack Bivins from Atlanta serves as station NCO with Vietnam tours and Korea duty. S Set Vaughn from Memphis is medical NCO with 16 years service and tours in Korea Vietnam Germany and Japan. S Spec Fred Chucci from Monongah is moral waiver and statistics clerk with prior duty at Ft. Knox and Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station
Beckley
Thomas Morehouse
Jack Bivins
S. Set
Estle Vaughn
Spec
Fred Chucci
Morehouse
Fairfax
Ft. Benning
Virginia Military Institute
Kathy
Austin Avenue
Bivins
Atlanta
Vietnam
South Pacific
Japan
Third U. S. Army
Korea
Betty
South Heber St
Set
Vaughn
Ft. Sam
Houston
Tex
Ft. Belvoir
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Schaub
Germany
Memphis
Sophia
Chucci
Monongah
Ft. Knox
Volunteer Canvassers Begin Drive For Child Care Center Pledges
Beckley community launches a $100000 drive for a third unit at the Beckley Child Care Center. Volunteers aim to contact donors in 2 3 days after a pledge of $34025 and a major bequest promise. Donations are tax deductible and can be made over three years with securities transfers encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Child Care Center
Virgil Cook
B. B. Richmond
Beckley
R. Moorman Parker
Parker
Beckley Kiwanis Club
1912 Ltd reunion marks 23rd annual gathering in Beckley
1912, Ltd., a birth year club for women born in 1912, holds its 23rd annual reunion in Beckley hosted by Ted Stover and his wife Lucille. The group, with members across the United States and several countries, funds an Oklahoma Indian girl and preserves a long-running newsletter edited by Geneva Kendall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Inlinois
Mishawaka
Ind
LaPorte
1912, Ltd
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Scotland
England
Canada
New Zealand
Ted Stover
Rural Acres Drive
Stover
Geneva Kendall
LaGrange
Ill
Ted
Lucille) Stover
Melissa Stiles
Manassas
Real estate deeds filed in county clerk records
Deeds on file show transfers including Patrick H Wade Jr to Robert N Burns for 1500 dollars, Lot 12, Section 40 McCreery Court Addition, and multiple other transfers. Listings include Craft Builders Inc to Bobby G Hawley for 19500 dollars, Ewart Heights additions, and Rolling Wood Acres property sales among many between individuals and firms with various prices and lot designations.
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Patrick H. Wade Jr
Robert N. Burns
McCreery Court
Mamie Thornton
Alfred Melcher
Raleigh Court
Jennie Campagna
Iganazio Campagna
Hedrick-Walker-Carter
Craft Builders, Inc
Bobby G. Hawley
Ewart Heights
Emmett M. Wilson
James Lilly, Inc
Ronald and Pebble Stone
Lilly Hills
Georgia
Charles Brewer
James A. League
Surveyor Creek
Trap Hill
Rose Ozvart
Frankie Ozvart
MacArthur
Wolfram F. Gottschalk
Steve F. Passal
Flat Top Lake
Park
Shady Spring
Ming Hwa Sun
Sook Kyung Sun
Albert J
Ann Dye
Maxwell Hill
C. L
Avnell Fink
Richard and
Jane Lucas
Maplewood
R F. Gridlin
Bus Electric Co. Inc
Ellison Addition
Wanda Phillips
Elmer and
Dora S. Redden
Cabelt Hills
Clerk Fred Stacy Eyes 1972 Sheriff Race in Raleigh County
County Clerk Fred T. Stacy announces consideration of running for sheriff in Raleigh County in 1972. He cites need for mental health facilities, notes past Army service leading 45 MPs, and outlines plans to target drug pushers, improve animal control, courthouse security, and deputy training under Civil Service reforms. He supports nonjail handling for some youths and tax office reforms to reduce in-person visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Fred T. Stacy
C. Harold Hanks
Stacy
Department of Welfare
Civil Service Commission
Tax Department
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Office
Ipay
Beckley Pool Fund Near 60K As Drive Extends
Beclky officials report pool fund at 57 1969 with several new gifts including 100 from Wilkes Insurance 25 from Dr and Mrs C A Stevenson and 12 from Hartley Avenue lemonade stand. The campaign led by Tony Gonzalez and Frank Rodriguez aims to 80 000 to pair with federal funds for an Olympic size pool at Beckley City Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rodriguez
Beckley
City Hall
Wilkes ‘Insurance Co
C. A. Stevenson
Charles Williamson
John W. Eye Co
Sherle J. Winter
Elizabeth Baptist Church
MacAlpin
Hartley Ave
A. P
Tony” Gonzalez
Rodriguez
Beckly City Park
Beckley City Hall
County Armory
WWNR
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West Virginia University
WVU
Oscar Hutchison
Hutchison
AFEE
M. Sgt
S. Sgt
Fred Chucct
Secs
Mount Hope Road
United Methodist Church
Con
Cook
United Methodist Temple Administrative Board
Gene Riffe
Sutphin-Riffe Insurance Agency
Sayre
John Lee Eye
Camter
Kiwanis Cleb
W. A. James Tif
Virgil Conk
R. Meerman Parker
Lelia Uhl
Avilla
Lorena Flanigan
Connersville
Mary Jenkins
Avondale
Julia Haupt
la Grange
Irene Sue Brown
Coshocton
Ohio
White Cloud
Minn
Munden
Kans
Finley
Beckley Recorder
Larry F. Stover
Bill Grafton
West Virginia University Extension Forester
Lysia Eshelman
Zeilenople
Ellen Jensen
Fern Moser
Stilwell
Geneva Reddall
Army
Rigawey
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