First Store In Plaza Center At Sprague Slated Aug 24
The Town and Country Plaza Shopping Center at Sprague will open its first store August 24, with four leased tenants under construction. Sears Roebuck Co will occupy about 8,500 square feet, while A and P Cohen’s Drug and W T Grant Co along with Cohen’s Drug are under completion. The Main Street store will close August 23 and reopen the next day in a new location under manager Lloyd Sweeney. Other: A P space 14,175 sq ft Grant’s 47,940 sq ft Cohen’s 6,344 sq ft. Beckley Garbage Disposal adopts E Z Pack containers. La Verne’s Beauty Salon opens in Glen Daniel with Mrs Laverne R Nunn owner. G C Murphy reports six-month net earnings of 52,428,000 with 4.2 percent sales rise but costs up from minimum wage. Zurich report notes Lenin era cafe miniskirt ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Gauldin
Town and Country Plaza
Sprague
Sears and Roebuck Co
Lloyd Sweeney
Main Street
Sweeney
Cohen’s Drug
J. Howard Bayliss
Plaza Construction Co
A&p
Cohen’s
Local Woman Co-Author Of Newly Written Book
Mrs Barbara Black Staton is named co author with Bob Brown for a spring new book. She has assisted Brown for nine years and co authored the syndicated Science For You column carried in Beckley Post Herald and about 100 other newspapers. The Statons live in Coal City.
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Bob Brown
Barbara Black Staton
Brown
Beckley Post Herald
Doctor's Tips for Beating Summer Heat
The Doctor's Mailbag advises light loose clothing and shade to stay cool. Close windows at night to trap cool air, adjust calories and ensure protein, avoid excessive iced drinks, hydrate with fluids, and increase salt modestly. Exercise moderately with frequent short rests. swimming recommended as best summer sport.
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Jose
Band Practice Starts at Sophia High School
Band practice began today for the beginners junior and senior bands at Sophia High School. Director Mrs Buke Williams said members should report to the school at 8 00 a.m. each day.
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Sophia High School
Buke Williams
East German arrest three West Germans over border smuggling attempt
East German authorities say three West Germans were arrested on charges of trying to smuggle a refugee to the West in a truck at the Marienborn border checkpoint. The East German ADN report confirms the failed escape at the border crossing.
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Berlin
UPI
ADN
Marienborn
31 Seek Work in Beckley Job Applications
Thirty one job applications were filed with the Beckley office of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security during the three day period ending Thursday. Applicants sought positions including sales clerk waitresses truck operator post office clerk stock boy and several others such as salesman personnel interviewer dry wall finisher library assistant and nurse aide.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Sheriff Buford Pusser’s Wife Shot in Ambush
In Selmer Tennessee on a rural New Hope Road ambush, Pau line Pusser, 33, wife of Sheriff Buford Pusser, was killed during a disturbance call while the sheriff was wounded in the chin. Investigators found 14 rounds from a carbine. the couple were en route in a radio car. Pusser was hospitalized in Memphis in fair condition. he could not identify the assailant. Ben Pusser, the sheriff’s uncle, said threats have long aimed at him and his family.
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New Hope Road
Mississippi
Warren Jones
Tennessee Bureau of Criminal Identification
Pusser
Memphis
Here
Ben Pusser
State
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Captain Jesse A. Lewis Sr, son of Mrs. Dora M. Lewis of Mullens, grad uated from the Air University Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB Alabama. He is reassigned to Hill AFB Utah as an electronics guidance and control engineer for the Air Force Logistics Command. Pfc Larry D. Honaker of Glen Daniel, a 1963 Army recruit and Trap Hill High School graduate, joined 109th Quartermaster Company in Vietnam near Cam Ranh Bay. Pvt William R. Cook of Beckley completed a Ft Ord cooking course and trained in food service for Army mess halls. Fireman Norman R. Farley USN, Shady Spring, took part in amphibious exercise Golden Slipper off southern California aboard USS Estes near Camp Pendleton. The Estes is homeported in San Diego.
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Jesse A. Lewis
Dora M. Lewis
Maple Ave
Mullens
Air University
Maxwell Afb
Ala
Lewis
Hill. Afb
Utah
Air Force
USAF
Mullens High School
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Virginia’ Poolytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
University of Southern So
University of Uta
Margaret
Agnes C. Wingfield
Washington St
Alexandria, Va
Larry D. Honaker
George J. Honaker
Glen Daniel
109Th ‘Quartermaster Company
Vietnam
Pvt Honaker
Cam Ranh Bay
Ft Bragg
William R. Cook
Cart W. Cook
Lir. Lovell
St., Beckley
Ft. Ord
Calif
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Cook
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Norman R. Farley
USN
German Farley Jr
Shady Spring
California
USS
Estes
Marine Corps Reserve
Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps
Lsan Diego
Peace Corps Testing For Area Residents Slated Saturday
Testing for area residents interested in serving with the Peace Corps will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m in Room B 204 Federal Building 500 Quarrier St Charleston The test measures general aptitude and language learning ability no preparation required non competitive applicant cannot pass or fail applicants must complete and present an application to the tester before the test Applications available from any local office.
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Peace Corps
Federal
Quarrier St
Charleston
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Plaza
Grant’s
Cohen
Bayliss
Beckley Garbage Disposal
South Fayette St
Junior
J Flynn
Beckley Disposal
Flynn
la Verne’s
Beauty Sajlon
Daniel
Ross P. Daniel
Nun
Chicago Beauty Academy
Chicago
Ill
G. C. Murphy Company
Zurich
Switzerlad
Odeon
V.I. Lenin
Town and Coun
Plaza’ Shopping
Posal
Junior Flynn
Beckley Garbage Disosal
Ette St
Fairdale
John Hadari
John’s
Hadari
Joe
Czechoslovakia
la Verne
Ruth Mas
Sey
Haid
Laverne Nunn
Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
By Leonard Gauldin
Trap ‘Hill High School
Evans Products Co
Gagetown
Mich
Cohen Drug Store
Prescription
Neville ST
Beckley, W. WA
Athhve
Unumeuel AS
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