Cub Scouts Hold Field Day at C&O Reservation
Six Cub Scouts from ten area packs competed in field day events at the Boy Scout Reservation on the C&O Road in Daniels Saturday. Winners in multiple events earned neckerchief slides and combs as the day closed with a chicken barbecue and watermelon at the pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C&o
Daniels
Jeff ‘Bartlett
Jimmy Mitchell
Jerry Reid
Jeff Bartlett
Jeff Fox
Roger Fisher
Kenny Almond
Jeffry Fox
Mike Davis
David Farley
Johnny Rakes
Ron Chapman
Mark Meadows
Randy Bennett
Jane Kuhn
Boyd Golsby
Mike Plumley
Guy Amato
Maxwell Hill Road
Boy Scout
Minter Reservation
Mental Health Association Explains Goals At Picnic
The Raleigh County Mental Health Association held its first picnic at Crab Orchard Churchlands on Pluto Road with about 100 guests. Ted Stacy cited ongoing goals to make a difference while noting myths about mental illness and the need for psychiatric care for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Mental Health ‘Association
Ted Stacy
Crab Orchard Churchlands
Pluto Road
Hill
Mab
White Oak
Denver Brown
Association
Stacy
United States
The
Raleigh County Association For Mental
Former U S Senator Ralph Smith Dies at 57
Former U S Senator Ralph T. Smith who once led the Illinois House died Sunday from an apparent heart attack at 57. Appointed by Gov. Ogilvie after Everett Dirksen’s death, he later lost his seat to Adlai Stevenson. Funeral services were planned for Wednesday. Survivors include his widow Mary a daughter Sharon Lynne a sister and a granddaughter.
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Alton
UPI
Ralph T. Smith
U.S
Illinois House of Representatives
Richard B. Ogilvie
Smith
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Adlai E. Stevenson
Aston
Mary
Sharon Lynne
Public Hearing Set For Bailey Dam Problems
A public meeting in Logan West Virginia on August 22 will address flooding along the Guyandotte River. Rep Ken Hechler says the session, with Citizens for Environmental Quality and a Norfolk and Western Railway representative, will explore delays in the R D Bailey Reservoir and consider flood prevention measures until completion. The dam and lake at Grandotte near Justice in Wyoming County were authorized in 1962 with completion pushed to 1976.
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Washington
UPI
Logan
W.va
Guyandotte River
Ken Hechler
D-W-Va
Hechler
Citizens For Environmental Quality
Logan County
R. D. Bailey Reservoir
Norfolk and Western Railway
R. D
Bailey
Grandotte
Justice
Wyoming County
Questions and Answers For Vets Digest
A veteran asks if VA insurance beneficiaries can be changed after marriage and divorce. the answer is yes with VA regulations allowing multiple changes. Another item notes GI Bill entitlement expiry for those released after Jan 31 1955, eight years or until May 31 1974 whichever comes later. The final item states lenders cannot raise interest on a GI home loan balance beyond the contract rate.
Young Republican Club Outing at Brown Hugo Payne Farm
The Young Republican Club of Raleigh County held an informal Saturday outing on Beckley attorney Brown Hugo Payne's farm adjacent to Fitzpatrick. The event featured an afternoon barbecue and a dance with members pictured discussing ways to recruit youth to the Republican party.
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Young Republican Club
Raleigh County
Beckley
Brown Hugo Payne
Fitzpatrick
Roy B. Dunn
Police Beat Beckley Hotel Clerk Shot In Robbery Attempt
A Beckley hotel clerk, Clarence Brown, 44, is listed in satisfactory condition after being shot in the back during a Sunday night robbery at the desk. Police report a Black suspect in his 20s fled the scene in a white 1965 or 1966 Oldsmobile with a second man. No theft reported.
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Beckley
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Clarence Brown
Sprague
McCreery Street
Milton Selects New Police Chief
Milton West Virginia selects Rick L. Kirby 26 to be police chief filling vacancy from the shooting death of Chief M R Lucas 37 who was killed Aug 5 while attempting to serve a warrant at a local residence.
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Milton
W.va
UPI
Cabell County
Rick L. Kirby
Kirby
M. R. Lucas
Water Ou zel Bird Nests Behind Waterfall
The water ouzel is a peculiar bird that forages and walks underwater. It nests on a ledge behind waterfalls and is notable for its scale like markings on its plumage.
Weather Summary For Airport And River Areas
Weather details cover the 24 hour period ending 10 a.m. with high 77 at 4 pm and low 58 at 5 30 am. Precipitation 9 inches. Wind gentle. Pressure 35 23 steady. Sunrise 6 40 am sunset 8 19 pm. Greenbrier river normal and clear. Lake normal and clear with 14 gates open. Hinton gauge 2 ft. Forecast Wednesday to Friday fair with showers Friday and a cooling trend. Highs in low to mid 80s, cooler in higher elevations. lows in low 60s to mid 50s. Today highs 106 at Philip South Carolina. low 35 at Mount Washington New Hampshire.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Student Pharmacists Finish Training at Beckley Hospital
Ronald Boyden of Beckley and Pamela Wood of Oak Hill complete 13 weeks as pharmacist externs at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital and return to West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. They join 12 college students in the Appalachian Regional Hospitals externship program to satisfy 52 weeks of practical training and license requirements. Under supervision, they engaged in compounding dispensing prescriptions drug information research and patient consultations.
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Ronald Boyden
Beckley
Pamela Wood
Oak Hill
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Boyden
Wood
Pharmaceuticals
Appalachian Regional Hospitals
R. Paul. Baumgartner Jr
Negro State College Achievement Society funds first scholarship
Johnny Johnson Jr. of Lanark, a Meharry Medical College student, receives a 1200 scholarship from the Nationwide Negro State College Achievement Society Fund. The fund, organized by Carl Barbour, relies on voluntary donations and a membership drive. A Stratton souvenir reunion book is also being prepared.
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Lanark
Meharry Medical School
Nashville
Stratton
Marshal
Carl Barbour
Beckley
Barbour
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Roger
Mike
Roger Fisher, Jeff Fox, and
E. M. Starr
Tom Hicks
Mental Health Association
David ‘Bennett
Pemberton Center
Ralph Smith
Bailey Dam
Oklahoma
Vention
McDonald
Carey
Charleston
Commission of Finance Administration
John
Gates
Pineville DR. IN
Hell
Harper Road
Wr Zebra Room
Beckley Hotel
Raleigh
Denver Hicks
Cool Ridge
Billy
Trail
Shady Spring
Robert Skaggs
Naoma
Justice of the Peace
L. G. Daniels
Curtis Nichols
Rhodell
Edward Bradley
Whitestick Street
Lorena Wallace
Stewart
Matheny
Joe Rodriguez
Mack Ray Mann Jr
Ghent
Hill’s
Darlane Lilly
Beckley City
Billy’ Dean Osborne
Westwood Dr
Municipal
Debra Lynn Brown
Itoo
Kanawha Street
Valley Drive
Betty L. Perry
Maxwell Hill Rd
Brown
Perry
H. J. Pool
Beckley Fire Department
Andone
W. E. Snuffer
Park St
Frankenmuth
Mich
Fred Corley
Kanawha ‘St
Frankenmuth’s
Germany
Guzenhausen
Eastwood
Joe Kidd
Iea
Philip
S.C
Mount Washington
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
Raleigh Drive
AVCO
Sim (Xk
RATEO
Ponderosa
Idaho
North Valley Drive
Hecks
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