Trap Hill District Fair Earns Four Community Service Awards
The Trap Hill District Fair closed with high notes, awarding four residents for outstanding community service. Winners included W F Trail Lester August Pierson Robert Worley and Robert Clark of Surveyor. Proceeds fund a new Community Recreation Building on a 21 acre tract.
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Trap Hill
W. F. Trail
Lester
August Pierson
Robert Worley
Robert Clark
Surveyor
Thomas K. Worley
Grace
Personal Articles Floater Protects Valuables Across Families
Insurance offers a personal articles floater to cover individually listed items such as a camera fur coat stamp collection violin or painting within a single policy applicable to family members or solo owners. Costs have dropped recently for cameras silverware and musical instruments and local agents can explain coverage.
Watts Insurance Agency Listing in Beckley West Virginia
R D Watts Insurance Agency located in the Insurance Atlas Building over Thompson Drug on Main Street Beckley West Virginia provides phone contact 2537354 for policy services and inquiries.
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Insurance Atlas
Thompson Drug Main
Beckley
W. Va
Trap Hill District Horse Show Winners Highlight Local Riders
The event held Saturday crowned champions across ten classes. Notable names include Paul Roop with Red Baron in Gymkhana, Larry Moore with Fudge in multiple events, and Bonnie Moore with Lady Be Good in English pleasure, among others from Beckley Mabscott Bolt and surrounding areas. The W. I. Canaday Challenge trophy went to Paul Roop for most Gymkhana points, marking the second consecutive Roop-owned winner.
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Trap Hill
Western Pleasure
Ida Kay Amon
Blue Circle Ranch
Bradley
King’s Lady Jo
Larry Moore
Moore Stables
Bert’s
Trigger
Carl Acord
Bolt
Midnight
John Paul Snuffer
Surveyor
Cocoa
Keyhole
Fudge
Leslie Daniels
Miss Ka‘tie
Darrell Payne
Glen Daniel
Tennessee
Fred
Bobby Winston
Maple Fork
Ajax
English Pleasure
Bonnie Moore
Lady Be Good
John Hedrick
Ansted
Counterpoint
Kathy Comer
Prosperity
Kathy
Velvet Man
Kay
Golden Stonewall
Ring Spearing
Paul Roop
Red Baron
Bill Sisk
Mabscott
Texas Sue
Bob Winston
MapleFork
Barrell
Short Fuse
Egg
Spoon
Roger Darnell
Winding Gulf
Joey
Jesse Poe
Stephenson
Thunder
Lee Deluca
Daniels
Cisco
Monte Roger
Mark Nunn
Fairdale
Little Joe
Deloras Harper
Lester
Flicka
Chuck Grubb
Beckley
Rusty
Rod Baron
Katie
Pat Rose
Missy
Marvin Farr
Honeycomb
Rocky
Jessee Poe
Bob Wriston
Jim Rose
Red” End
Paul Roops
Roop
Police Beat Two Local Men Jailed on Bad Check Charges
Beckley police reports list multiple arrests and detentions. Jimmy Dale Lester faced driving noise charges. Lesley Blankenship cited for speeding with Aug. 21 court date. James Odham, Laura McGowan, Eugene Richards, Emory Douglas, Earl Lewis, Paul Lilly and James Lester among others jailed or released on bond after drunken driving, assault, or bad check warrants. An accident at Valley Drive North and Prince Street caused $90 in damages with no injuries. Two teens, Alvin Foley and Jimmy Dunford, injured in a motorcycle loss of control. both treated and listed in good condition.
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Beckley City
Jimmy Dale Lester
Daniels
Lesley Blankenship
Raleigh Countty
James Odham
Midway
Laura McGowan
Mabscott
Eugene Richards
Glen White
Emory Douglas
Mills St
Joe Rodriguez
Beckley
Earl Lewis
American Finance Corp
Paul Lilly
Holley St
American Glass and Mirror
Meadows Lumber Co
N. P. Gouge
S ‘and § Grocery
Lambert’s
Gulf ‘Station
Henry Roles
Dew Autio Service
James Lester
Mount Hope
Raleigh
Carlos Brown
Torena Wallace
Eugene Griffith
Cool Ridge
Bond
Rodriguez
Valey Drive
Prince Street
Edith A. Kelley
Phillip VanDorsey
Locust St
VanDorsey
Kelley
Seven Couples Seek Permits To Wed In Raleigh County
Seven couples have applied for marriage licenses at the Raleigh County Clerk's office. Read lists include William Wesley Dickerson and Hallie Jean Bryant. Robert Nathaniel Green and Elsie Elizabeth Stewart. William Roland Cook and Mary Louise Garrison. Andrew Lewis Davis and Anna Mae Snuffer. Thomas Dean Thomas and Paulette Hannah. John Daniel Sessler and Margaret Alice Dinkler. Floyd Manuel Worley and Josephine Kay Meadows.
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Raleigh County
William Wesley Dickerson
Christiansburg
Boyd Albert
Donnie McKenzie Dickerson
Hallie Jean Bryant
Beckley
Kermit E
Lara Poff Bryant
Robert Nathaniel Green
Mt. View
Oswald B
Zelphia Richmond Green
Elsie Elizabeth Stewart
Stanaford
James H
Lucy Adkins Stewart
Abington
Jesse D
Helen Bourne Thomas
Paulette Hannah
Herbert Hannah
Bernice Freeman Hannah
John Daniel Sessler
Herbert
Nettie King Sessler
Margaret Allice Dinkler
Mabscott
James C
Frances Santrock Dinkjer
Floyd Manuel Worley
Glen Morgan
Lacy Worley
Stella Lilly Worley
Josephine Kay Meadows
Floyd
Marcella Redden Meadows
County Clerk Smitty Smith Attends Charleston Meeting
Raleigh County Clerk C. C. Smitty Smith attends a Charleston session with an interim legislative committee on election laws. Smith chairs the West Virginia County Clerks association.
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C. C. “Smitty” Smith
Raleigh
Charleston
Smith
West Virginia
Soviet Officer Claims 5000 Parachute Jumps World Record
Lt Col Ivan Savkim of Moscow, aged 54, reported a world record of 5000 parachute jumps over 32 years. Tass said he has logged 614 hours in the air and covered about 7800 miles, with more than 25 days airborne in total.
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Moscow
UPI
Ivan Savkim
Tass
I Savkim
Local cast shines in How to Succeed at Cliffside Amphitheatre
Backstage after Saturdays performance Mrs. Paul Hamilton of Charleston played Hedy LaRue and George A. Daugherty portrayed J B Biggley. The production by The West Virginia Historical Drama Association and Charleston Light Opera Guild drew 1 15 attendees over two nights from 20 states. Key performances included Louis Husson as J Pierpoint Finch Marilyn Fletcher Rosemary Joan Young Smitty and Gene Maust Fraomp. Honey in the Rock will resume nightly shows at 8 30 tonight through Sept 3.
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Cliffside Amphitheatre
Paul
Betty) Hamilton
Charleston
Hedy LaRue
George A. Daugherty
J. B. Biggley
Daugherty
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Charleston Light Opera Guild
Miss Hamilton
Louis Husson
J. Pierpoint Finch
Marilyn Fletcher
Rosemary
Joan Young
Smitty
Gene Maust
Fraomp
Guild
Beckley
Louis Gall Seeks State Democratic Office in Huntington
Louis A. Gall of Raleigh County seeks the vice presidency of the state Democratic organization at the annual state convention in Huntington August 24 26. A longtime Raleigh County Young Democrat Club president he left the post to study full time at Morris Harvey College. He serves as magistrate in Trap Hill District and works for the Raleigh County Board of Education plus holds director seats in local associations and fraternal bodies. Gall is married to Betty June Bolash.
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Louis A. Gall
Raleigh County
Young Democrat Club
Huntington
Gall
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Trap Hill
Raleigh County Board of Education
Upper Marsh Fork
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Maplelawn Crusty
A. E. Helm
R. C. Henderson
Bob Allen
T. K. Worley
Valentine McNeill
Charles Cook
George Wright
Bessie’ Daniel
Pamela Reeves
Childs Toy Store
Nicky
Kathy Daniel
Kathy Soulsby
Mary Ellen Daniel
Mitzi
Linda Randall
Danny Covey
Cindy Snuffer
Shelia Barber
Susan Dye
Kathy ‘Belcher
New River
R. D. Watts
Pamela Hartshorn
Bolton
White Star
Jamey Nunn
Stephanie Meadows
Billy Rose
Michele Rose
Hannibal
Lori Ellen Hervald
Buckshot
Alesia Grubb
Robin Payne l
Beckley Shopping Plaza
Skelton
Monthau
A-Marts
A-Mart
Night Caps
Bob
Fathers of Prosperity Cub
Dry Hill
James Facello
Daryl Painter
Ren
Alvin Foley
Jimmy Dunford
Rhodell
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Duford
Foley
Robert R. Elmore
I. Ad Callwaite Cas
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main Street
DIAL
Louis Gall
United Press International
Lions
Beaver Lions Club
Zina
French
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