Father and Son Camp Set at New River Site
YMCA sponsors a free August 1 12 camping weekend for fathers and sons. The event, started in 1967, moves from Lake Stephens to land owned by Jack Ball two miles below the Hinton Bridge on New River. Participants bring tents cooking gear fishing equipment and food. Adults may sponsor an underprivileged boy by contacting the YMCA before Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Jack Ball
Hinton Bridge
New River
Lake Stephens
Maple Meadow Mine to Begin In Raleigh County
Cannelton Industries plans a $28 million maple meadow mine near Fairdale in Raleigh County with limited production in 1974. The project includes a 740 foot ventilation shaft and slope, a 24 foot shaft, a 14 foot drift, and a 1.25 million ton yearly output planned by July 1976 employing 450 workers. The Beckley seam coal will move via conveyor to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway through Maple Meadow Mining Co. and J. O. Lively Construction Co. handles the coal prep plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannelton. Industries Inc
Maple’ Meadow
Fairdale
Raleigh County
Cementation Co
Glen White
Cannelton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Maple Meadow Mining Co
Cannelion Industries Inc
Maple Meadow
Weather Details From Local Airport Report
Weather data covers 24 hours to 10 am with high at 3 pm and low at 7 am. Reports show calm to light north winds, no precipitation, barometric pressure 30.31 steady, and sunset at 8 24 p m. River gauges indicate Greenbrier and Lake levels with Hinton gauge at 2 9 ft. Extreme today lists Furnace Creek 120 and Pellston 35. Extended forecast: showers and thundershowers possible Saturday to Monday with daytime highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnace Creek
Pellston
Mich
Colorado Labor Council Balks at Meany Endorsement Demand
Colorado Labor Council president Herrick Roth says the state group will not back down from endorsing George McGovern without a meeting of the entire state. He noted the council may resist following AFL CIO Chief George Meany’s order against endorsing a presidential candidate this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
UPI
Colorado Labor Council
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Herrick
Roth
McGovern
Gun word traced to ancient mongoneél catapult
United Press International notes the term gun derives from mongoneél a large catapult used to hurl stones, illustrating linguistic origins of weapon names.
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United Press International
Record Low Set At Beckley Airport By Cool North Flow
Beckley woke to 7 am temperature of 47 degrees marking the day’s record low. A high pressure system centered over Indiana produced a northerly cool air flow sweeping the East, keeping temperatures several degrees below normal. A National Weather Service spokesman at Raleigh County Memorial Airport described the pattern.
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Beckley
National Weather Service
Raleigh County ‘Memorial
Indiana
Wyoming GOP Committeewoman Backs Hylton Nomination
Betty Phillips of Mullens, newly appointed ninth district committeewoman, favors Republican nomination for Tracy Hylton, a Democratic state senator and major strip mine operator. Raleigh County official Ward Stewart will wait to hear others’ views before committing.
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Bernard Aronson
Raleigh
Wyoming
Tracy Hylton
Clifford Betty
Phillips
Mullens
the Register
Ste
Ward
Stewart
Ravencliff
Wyoming County
Charleston
Howard
Bud
Spears
Hylton
Raleigh County
Ninth District Executive Committee
E Committee
del. Warren ‘McGraw
McGraw
Busy Schedule Listed For Y Day Camp Aug 21 25 Beckley
Applications are open for the Beckley Raleigh County YMCA day camp from August 21 to 25. The program runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for children aged 6 to 13 and includes field trips to Grandview State Park and local sites in Beckley. Activities cover first aid, safety, nature study, and a judo exhibition by the Chikara Judo Club of Beckley. Fees: 17.50 per child for Y members and 22.50 for nonmembers per week. two child families pay 27.50 for Y members and 35 for nonmembers. Additional child fee is 10. The August 14-18 session is closed.
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Beckley-Raleigh
YMCA
Grandview State Park
C&p Telephone Co
Beckley
Weather Bureau
Charleston
Club of
Police Beat Fayetteville Man Arrested In Motorcycle Theft
Fayetteville man James Byron Chennault and two Fayette County juveniles were arrested as police concluded an investigation into break ins at local motorcycle shops. Chennault faced counts of breaking and entering and grand larceny with bonds posted for multiple charges.
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Fayette
Woodrow Bennett
Fayetteville
Chennault
Joe Rodriguez
Beckley
Fayette County
Kermit Locke
Bates Union 76
Sidney J. Trump
Ghent
Erma Virginia Chapman
Daniels
Trump
U.S. 1921
Rodriguez
Raleigh
District 29 Nominates Boyle and Miller for UMW Posts
District 29 United Mine Workers locals report 33 nominations for W A Boyle and seven for Arnold Miller in the race for top union posts. Former VP George Titler holds four nominations, with Pankovich and Trbovich also backed by several locals. Yablonski’s 1969 tally is referenced as a benchmark in the ongoing nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine
UMW
Miller
Joseph “Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
Rupert
Boyle
Edmond
Mount Hope
Garden Ground
Helen
Titler
Special Program at Rhodesl First Baptist Church
A special program is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Rhodesl First Baptist Church. Rev Eric Tyree of Harper will deliver the address, with music by his choir accompanying the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodesl First Baptist Church
Eric Tyree
First Baptist Church
Harper
Family Health Plan Inc Sees $200 Damage in 2 AM Accident
A 2 am incident caused $200 damage to a vehicle operated by Oglesby. No injuries were reported.
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Family Health Plan, Inc
Oglesby
United Fund Names Minter President and Eller Campaign Chairman
Colie Minter of Beckley has become president of the United Fund of Raleigh County and will lead a drive to raise 95 000 for 11 agencies. Kenneth Eller of Consolidation Coal Co. is named campaign chairman and will oversee personnel and operations as the effort aims to reach every Raleigh County resident.
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E. C. Minter. Coal Co
Eller
Raleigh County
Minter
United Fund
Raleigh
Georgia Military Academy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Raleigh County Bank Board of Idirectors
Southern West Virginia Fellowship Home
Slab Fork
U.S. Army
Consol
Teel Road
Rotary
American’ Cancer Society
Beckley Investment Group
Southern West, Virginia Personnel Association
National Mine Rescue’ Association
Kanawha Valley Personnel Association
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Beckley-Raleigh’ County
Mason Evans
Riley St
Cementation Co. of America Inc
William Walker
Scotland
Work
Greenbrier
Mermal
Clear Lake
Hinton
Chilly
Wyoming Gop
Hylton Senate
Ninth District
del. Tom ‘Potter
R.kanawha
Republican State Executive Committee
Nel
A. Shady Springman
Terry Kelly
City
Thomas Brown
U. S. Army
Harold Shrewsbury
Allen Ave
Louis Lyons
George Young
Mills’ Ave
Denver Acord
Arnett
S. Sceary
Huntington
Dayton Canterbury
W. Va
Sprague
Riley
Canterbury
Tams
Michael L. Oglesby
Sec. Rt. 30
Sophia
Paul C. Mitchem
Temple St
Arnold Miller
Stephen Sondheim
George Forth
Harold Price
Music Theatre International
West 57Th St
New York
N.Y
Lewisburg
Underwood Estates
Colie
Kenneth Eller
Pizza-Mart
Oak Hill
Neville ST
Beckley Theatre
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