Ford to Speak at GOP State Convention in Clarksburg
Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan, eighth term, heads GOP Conference and serves on defense appropriations and foreign operations committees. Registration opens at 6 p.m. with a reception at 8 p.m. at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Saturday session begins 10 a.m. delegates may pick Supreme Court of Appeals candidate, electors vote, and platform adoption.
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GOP
Clarksburg
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Congress
Republican Conference
House of Representatives
Department of Defense
Committee For Foreign Operations
Johnson
Kennedy
Stonewall Jackson
Cecil H. Underwood
Cooper P. Benedict
Senate
Board of Public Works
United States Congress
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Auto Clubs Endorse Amendment in West Virginia
R W Boyles says five of nine automobile clubs in West Virginia have endorsed the $200 million road bond amendment with four more expected to decide within 30 days. Clubs in Clarksburg Fairmont Morgantown Wheeling and Weirton backed the proposal for the November ballot. The Southern West Virginia club will decide Sept 9, with earlier meetings at Bluefield Huntington and Parkersburg.
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Charleston
API
R. W. Boyles
Southern West Virginia Automobile Club
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Wheeling
Weirton
Boyles
West Virginia
Beckley
Bluefield
Huntington
Parkersburg
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Real estate deeds filed in the county clerk office list transfers between multiple buyers and sellers. Woodrow Hyton and Gladys Hyton to Quincy Thompson and Kathleen Thompson for Coal City Mitchells Ridge Slab Fork District for 700 dollars. Homeseekers Land and Building Co to Critt Phillips and Geraldine Phillips for Westview Sunset Memorial Park Town District for Paul Craig and Clarice Craighead to Charles Farruggio for Stone Coal Creek Rhodell Slab Fork District for 1000 dollars. New River Co to James Lilly for Little Whitestick Creek Sprague Hollow Town District for 5000 dollars. McMillan Land and Finance Co to Iline Robertson for McMillan Truck Farms Town District for 3900 dollars. Eleo Lumber Co to Milan Milich and Louise Milich for Dry Hill Subdivision Dry Hill Prosperity Road Town District for 2000 dollars. Easter Arthur to Rudolph Arthur and Peggy Arthur for Oakvale Addition Bradley Town District for 90 dollars.
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Woodrow
Gladys Hyton
Quincy D
Kathleen Thompson
Coal City
Mitchell's Ridge
Slab Fork
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Critt
Geraldine M. Phillips
Westview
Sunset Memorial Park
Paul and
Clarica Craighead
Charles
Dorothy Farruggio
Stone Coal Creek
Rhodell
New River Co
James D. Lilly
Little Whitestick Creek
Sprague Hollow
McMillan Land and Finance Co
Iline Robertson
McMillan
Easter Arthur
Rudolph D
Peggy J. Arthur
Oakvale
Bradley
Rush Roark Released Bond On Two Assault Charges
Shady Spring resident Rush Dean Roark waived to the Grand Jury and posted two $500 bonds to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez Thursday on charges of assault and illegal possession of a pistol. Roark was arrested Aug. 11 by state police for allegedly forcing Virginia Knapp from her home at gunpoint and beating her.
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Rush Dean Roark
Shady Spring
Joe Rodriguez
Roark
Virginia Knapp
James A. Honaker
Glen Daniel
Rodriguez
Laurel Keaton
Beckley
W. A. Burke
Leroy McClean
Ronda
N. C
Burke
Wilbert N. Lilly
Paul E. Thorne
Kilsyth
James F. Purse
Maple Heights
Ohio
Prke
Charles Reed
Terry
Raleigh County
Woodlawn Avenue
Russell McMillion
Reed
McMillion
Miners Plan Expanded Picket Lines Over Dismissals
Kanawha Miners plan wider picket action to press Carbon Fuel Co. to reinstate four discharged workers. The walkout began after complaints the company violated the UMW contract by underpaying cutters and pinners helpers near Winifrede, with United Mine Workers leaders split on the strike.
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Charleston
UPI
Carbon Fuel Co
Here
United Mine Workers District 17
R. R. Humphreys
UMW Local 2236
Ralph Miller
UMW
Miller
Humphreys
Humphrey
District 17
Winifrede
Senator Randolph shifts on Medicare bill support
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia informs President Johnson of his support for the Medicare bill. He notes prior opposition in 1962 when Medicare was attached to welfare legislation, explaining the vote aimed to avoid depriving about 12,000 needy West Virginia families of welfare checks. He also co sponsored the King Anderson Bill to aid citizens 65 and over with medical costs through Social Security.
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Washington
West Virginia
Don’t Grouse About The Shooting Mac
London UPI reports former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan joined guests at Lord Swinton’s York shire estate for opening day of the shooting season. Fog blanketed Moors as birds, eight inches up, refused to rise. After four hours of hunting, Maj David Jamieson’s shot produced the only grouse, smothered in his cap. Macmillan called it the worst opening day he could remember.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Lord Swinton
Yorkshire
Macmillan
Maj
David Jamieson
American Beauty Reaches Semifinals in Miss International 1965
In Long Beach, Linda Ann Taylor of San Diego advanced to the semifinals as one of 15 contestants selected from 36 entries. The group includes Misses Argentina Brazil Ceylon England Finland Germany Iceland Israel Japan Korea New Zealand Philippines Sweden and Venezuela, competing for Miss International Beauty 1965.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Linda Ann Taylor
San Diego
Argentina
Brazil
Ceylon
England
Finland
Germany
Iceland
Israel
Japan
Korea
New Zealand
Phillippines
Sweden
Venezuela
Veterans Administration hires many disabled workers
The Huntington VA regional office reports that over eight percent of VA's 170,000 employees have disabilities. Promotions and awards in 1963 show strong performance among disabled staff, with 1,413 grade promotions and 606 outstanding certificates. Administrators urge employers to value ability over disability.
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Veterans Administration
Patrick Beville
Huntington VA
John S. Gleason Jr
Committee On Employment of
Beville
Huntington
Gleason
Fourth of WVU Students Get Financial Aid
West Virginia University will award financial aid to more than a quarter of its new students, with about 250000 dollars in scholarships grants and grants-in-aid allotted to 550 of 8600 enrollees for the 1963 64 first semester. The term scholarship includes aid based on need and merit and not all aid is processed through one office. philanthropic foundations industrial groups and private donors fund most of the aid with some provisions implying a future donation obligation for recipients.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University
Neil Bolyard
Bolyard
City Files Liens For Sewer Bills In Beckley
City Council authorized liens to secure past due Sanitary Board charges against eight Beckley residents. liens recorded in Raleigh County courthouse list: Lonnie Ray $49.51, John J and Mattie Leftwich $62.07, James A and Viola Hatcher $34.62, William J and Rosemary Underwood $40.85, D J and Ruth Gunnoe $22.30, James B and Elizabeth B Hatcher $35.77, Sarah Calhoun $78.61, and Lessie Pearl Scott $39.57.
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Sanitary Board
Beckley
John Wesley Smith
Raleigh County
Lonnie Ray
Central Addition
John J
Mattie Leftwich
James A
Viola Hatcher
Calloway
William J
Rosemary Underwood
Park Heights
D. J
Ruth Gunnoe
Eleo
Oak Grove
James B
Elizabeth B. Hatcher
Hedrick Block
Hull
Whitestick
Sarah Calhoun
Villa Heights
Lessie Pearl Scott
Mid City
Forfeits Total 124 Dollars In Beckley Court
Six persons forfeited a total of 124.25 in Beckley Police Court. Delmar Ball 38 of Skelton paid 40 for loss of vehicle control and defective equipment. Douglas Cruise 17 of Coal City paid 20 for speeding. Paul Boyd 36 of 104 Bible Ave paid 5 for a loose dog. Clifton Grant 64 of 246 Smoot Ave paid 20 for failure to yield. Two persons paid 39.25 on drunkenness charges.
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Beckley
Delmar E. Ball
Skelton
Douglas W. Cruise
Coal City
Paul W. Boyd
Bible Ave
Clifton L. Grant
Smoot Ave
The Doctor Says Once Final Much Deafness Is Prevented
A health piece explains hearing loss affects about 17 million people and outlines causes such as otosclerosis infections and noise. It notes advances like antibiotics reducing infectious deafness and microsurgical treatment replacing the stapes offering hope to otosclerosis patients.
Shopping Center Construction Starts in Beckley
Work begins on a 150000 dollar Acme Supermarkets structure at Beckley’s planned metropolitan shopping center with a 76 by 110 foot Sperry and Hutchison green stamp outlet. Appalachian Company president Basile Meadows notes a 7.6 acre site on U S Route 21 will host 12 checkout counters and eventual 25 to 30 stores.
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United Nations
Abu Simbel
Aswan High Dam
Rameses II
Nefertari
Beckley
Metropolitan
Acme Supermarkets Inc
Sperry and Hutchison
Green Stamp
Basile N. Meadows
Appalachian Co
Beckley Acme
Appalachian
Skelton
Meadows
Beckley, Mount Hope Road
New River Co
Slab Fork Republicans Seek Rides to State Convention
Members of the Slab Fork Republican Women's Club seek transportation to the GOP State Convention in Clarksburg this Saturday. Contact Mrs. Guy Hunt or Mrs. Louise Murdock by this evening to offer rides or space. Other volunteers with available space are asked to inform them.
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Slab Fork
Republican Women’s Club
Clarksburg
Guy Hunt
Louise Murdock
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Rush Roark
Kanawha
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Mac
WVU
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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