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A roundup of items includes the Republican National Convention with calls for peaceful protests and focus on civil rights issues, Motown moving its HQ to Los Angeles, Noel Redding suing Frank Zappa, Mother Goose ecology posters in North Miami Beach classrooms, and a Duane Allman anthology with a forthcoming September release.
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Miami
Motown
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
The
Temptations
Detroit
Los Angeles
Noel Redding
Hendrix
Frank Zappa
Redding
Zappa
Times
Malcolm & Hayes
Jeff Sparks
North Miami Beach
Spark
Miami Beach
Insurers Meet at Greenbrier for 73rd Annual State Meeting
The Southeastern Association of Independent Insurers will be represented by President Jack Feller of Mullens and Immediate Past President Doug Ball of Beckley at the 73rd annual state meeting at The Greenbrier in August 2023. Speakers include Alem L. LaBar of Billings Montana who will become president of the National Association of Insurance Agents in September and WV Insurance Commissioner Samuel H. Weese plus former Ohio Commissioner William R. Morris. New state officers will be installed at the end of the meeting.
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Southeastern Association of Independent Insurers
Jack Feller
Mullens
Doug ‘Ball
Beckley
Greenbrier
National Association of Insurance Agents
State Insurance Agents Group
James V.pallotta
Fairmont
West Virginia
Samuel H. Weese
Ohio
William R. Morris
Buckeye Union Insurance,Co
Columbus
New
Second Bluegrass Festival at Lake Stephens August
The second annual Mountains State Bluegrass Festival, hosted by the Going Brothers Melvin and Ray, will be held at Lake Stephens August 18 to 20. Scheduled acts include Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Don Reno and Bill Harrell and the Tennessee Cut-Ups, Jones Brothers, the Cabin Boys, and James Monroe and the Midnight Ramblers. An amateur Bluegrass Band Contest is Friday, entries due by 4 p.m. Friday. A live greased pig catch event is slated for Sunday afternoon.
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Going Brothers
Melvin and
Ray
Lake Stephens
Bill ‘Monroe
Bluegrass Boys
Jim
Jesse
Virginia Boys
Ralph Stanley
Clinch Mountain Boys
Don Reno
Bill Harrell
Tennessee Cut-Ups
Granddaughter Lisa Philpot Wins Time Art Prize
Lisa Philpot, granddaughter of Judge Harry A. McCreery, wins a Time magazine art prize in the Man Woman of the Year contest. Her drawing of Danny Thomas will appear in a full page ad alongside other Memphis area grade winners. Time sent a world globe prize and praised her artwork and subject choice.
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Mgazine
Lisa Philpot
Harry AL. McCreery
Hillpark
Danny Thomas
Time
Lisa
R. W.anderson
Memphis
O.E. Philpot
Memphis, Tenn
Beckleyans to Attend West Virginia Federation of the Blind Meet
Beckley volunteers B J Bulman and Alice Lane will attend the 19th annual West Virginia Federation of the Blind convention August 11 to 13 at the Up-Towner Motor Inn in Parkersburg. Gov candidates Rockefeller IV and Arch Moore will address the Saturday session. Del Billy Brown Burke will give the keynote at the banquet. John Nagle of the National Federation of the Blind will discuss pending legislation. Dr Robert Stillwell of WVU will demo the Opticon device to assist reading by touch.
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B. J. Bulman
Beckley
Department of Welfare
Alice
Lane
West Virginia
Federation of . the Blind
Federation of the Blind
Up-Towner Motor Inn
Parkersburg
John D
Jay
Rockefeller’ IV
Arch Moore
Del
Billy Brown
Burke
West Virginia House Finance Committee
John. Nagle
Washington
National Federation of the’ Blind
Robert Stillwell
West Virginia University Department of Languages
A Re
Raleigh County Girls Attend State 4-H Camp Anniversary
A Beckley delegation joins about 325 girls at the State 4-H Camp in Jackson's Mill for its 50th anniversary. Local campers include Paula Barnette and others from Beckley Sophia Shady Spring and Crab Orchard. Activities cover 13 classes from slimnastics to defensive driving with special sessions for eighth graders and assemblies led by community leaders and experts.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
Jackson’s ‘Mill
Paula
Debbie Barnette
Sherry Cadle
Nancy
Susan Jones
Kim Miller
Kathy Benfield
Tammy Eastridge
Robin Hatfield
Angela Milano
Sophia
Marilyn
Cameron
Ruth West
Shady Spring
Renee Noel
Stamaford
Anita Stephens
Glen Daniel
Jeanne Bailey
Crab Orchard
Beckleyan Appointed To New Post At University
Francis Leon Edwards II, son of Drs. Francis and Theresa Edwards, has been named the first systems analyst for West Virginia University's Dental School. A 1970 WVU computer science graduate, he previously served as a programmer analyst and will help implement a data management facility. Edwards, who lives in Morgantown with his wife Carol, began at WVU in 1968 after Woodrow Wilson High School.
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West Virginia University
Dental’ School
Francis Leon Edwards II
Francis and
Theresa ‘Edwards
S. Kanawha St
Dental School
Edwards
WVU
Board of Governor
Beckley
School of Dentistry
Morgantown
Carol Scharper
Tassitino Attending State Young Democrats Camp
Fred Tassitino 16 of 409 Temple St attends the State Young Democrats Youth Camp at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon. He will be a junior at Woodrow Wilson High School this fall and aims for hospital administration after graduation. He volunteers as an altar boy and participates in Catholic youth groups. The camp features speakers from federal and state offices including Secretary of State John D. Rockefeller IV and candidate Tom Winner.
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Fred Tassitino
Temple St
Young Democrats
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Woodrow Wilson High School
CCC
Tassitino
John D. Rockefeller IV
Tom Winner
Wheat Growth Zones Across Equator and Arctic Circle
The statement questions where wheat can grow best, comparing equatorial climates with Arctic Circle conditions to identify viable cultivation zones and the climatic limits for wheat production.
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Equator
Arctic
Forfeit Bonds In City Court Totals $1033
In Beckley Municipal Court twenty three persons forfeited bonds totaling $1033. Individuals include William E. Thompson Deborah Andrews Dana Ray Dean Sandra K. Chambers Robert Gene Morgan Pietro Tony Milano Donald Buckland Scotty R Farr Mike J Bostic Maryland H Green John David Moye Marvin L Washington Betty Lou Dalton Charlotte Edens Atlas Avon Perkey Richard Sepkowski Audrey Kenneth Farley Mark Edward Skewes Aline Baskin and four others charged with intoxication. Bond forfeits range from $10 to $230.50 with offenses including speeding reckless driving fighting and shoplifting.
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Beckley Municipal Court
William E. Thompson
Falls Church
Deborah Andrews
Woodlawn Ave
Dana Ray Dean
Prosperity
Scarbro
Robert. Gene Morgan
Sullivan
Pietro Tony Milano
Sophia
Donald Buckland
Scotty R. Farr
Lester
Mike J. Bostic
Laurel Tr
Maryland
H. Green
John David Moye
Marvin
L. Washington
S. Fayette St
Betty Lou Dalton
Crab
Orchard
Charlotte Edith Edens
Atlas Avon Perkey
Mullens
Richard Sepkowski
Audrey Kenneth Farley
Cool Ridge
Mark Edward
510
Lilly Drive
Aline Baskin
Stamaford
Beckley Common Council Meets Tonight in City Hall
The regularly scheduled Beckley Common Council meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. today in City Hall Council Chambers. Recorder-Treasurer Larry F. Stover says the agenda covers routine July activity reports and citizen input.
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Beckley
Lions Club appoints committees for new administration
Speckle Lions Club president Jim Underwood names committee heads at a 6 p.m. Elks Lodge meeting. Noel Christian leads administration, with chairmen for Program, Finance, Attendance, Membership, By-Laws, Publicity and more. Second VP Mollohan oversees activities committees, including sight conservation and education. Drake and Drake-related members noted among many names. Public notices include club board and special committees with numerous volunteers.
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The
Speckle
Lions Club
Jim Underwood
Elks Lodge
Noel Christian
Program
Conrad Stowers
J. S. Larrick
Joe Higgins
Joe Rodriguez
Walter Duncan
Kermit Locke
Bob McGinnis
Rondey Webb
Aubry Bragg
Cary Akers
C. G. Peregoy
Gene Riffe
Melvin Tolle
Bill G. Cadle
Roy McMillican
Bill Sigmund
Howard Mullahan
D. O. Means
James Drake
Cecil Cooke
Ray Sigmund
Fletcher Mann
D. W. Bryson
Bob Hart
Mollohan
Bill Earehart
B. M. Weaver
Cooke
Crewe Maples
H. E. Melton, Jr
Fred Clark
Lions Information
Akers
McGinnis
Higsins
A. R. Tucker
Peregoy
Boys and Girls Work
H.E. Jacobs
Basil Anderson
Westwood Holliday
Hubert Jackson
Charles C. Crawford
Cecil Graham
Y Bragg
Harry Comer
L. A
Frazier
James St. Clair
Cochairmen
Leslie Carter
Frank Rodriguez
William Sigmund
Tolle
Kenneth Wheeler
Aubrey Bragg
Maples
Howard Mollohan
Drake
Club
Webb
James Jarrett
James ‘Lowe
Harvey Pauley
Joe Rahall
Locke
Stowers and Webb
Ross Hutchens
Charles McDaniel
William A. Steffick
Bryson
Melton
Jose Campa
Oliver Peck
Robert Gardner
Christian
Roger Sharp
A. F. Matson
M. F. Barksdale
Sign
Robert Hart
Pedro Torrico
James Parker
John Mandeville
Higgins
Ten Applicants Seek Work Support in Beckley Office
The Beckley WV Department of Employment Security reports ten applications for work. Positions listed include masonry helper service station attendant kitchen helper blaster structural steel worker cook roofer arc welder general office clerk and dump truck driver.
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the. Beckley
West Virginia
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National ‘Automobile Club
Technion
Beckleyans
W. Va
Federation of the. Blind
Stillwell
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West Virginia Library Commission
West Virginia Department of Education
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
National Federation of the Blind
C. Edgar McDonald
West Virginia Federation
United States
Federation
Robert J. Hunt
Virginia Wesleyan College
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Marilyn Jarvis Eckert
West
Virginia University
Appalachian Center
Jeannie Sheets Carter
Ohio County
Herbert Richardson
West Virginia State Police
West Virginia Extension Women’s Association
Beckleyan
University
Woodrow, Wilson High School
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Fred X. Williams
Sophia Area
Paul H. Flanagan
Sophia Ph
Earth
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Harry. Biser
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Beckley Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Stephen Sondheim
George Forth
Harold Price
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