Cub Scouts Field Day Winners At Danville Reservation
Six Cub Scouts from ten area packs competed at the Boy Scout Reservation on the C&O Road in Daniels. Events ran 1:30 to 3:30 with awards, neckerchief slides, and combs given to winners. A closing chicken barbecue followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C&o
Daniels
Jeff Bartlett
Jimmy Mitchell
Jerry Reid
Mike Plumley
Mike Davis
Roger Fisher
David Farley
Guy Amato
Maxwell Hill Road
Boy Scout
Minter
Mental Health Picnic Highlights Goals And Aid
The Mental Health Association hosted its first annual picnic at Crab Orchard Churchlands on Pluto Road where about 100 guests heard Ted Stacy outline ongoing efforts to improve mental health and combat stigma. The event included music by local groups and featured remarks from staff and attendees including Raleigh County Day Care Center children and Mrs Rita Hodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Health Association
Ted Stacy
Crab Orchard Churchlands
Pluto Road
Hill
Mabscott
Sprague
Ted. Stacy
Pemberton
Rita Hodge
Public Hearing Set For Bailey Dam Problems
In Logan West Virginia a public meeting is planned for August 22 to discuss flooding along the Guyandotte River. Rep. Ken Hechler announces the session with Citizens for Environmental Quality to address construction delays on the R. D. Bailey Reservoir and to consider alternative flood prevention steps until completion. The dam and lake on the Guyandotte near Justice are tied to a 1962 authorization with completion past 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
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 on VA benefits and GI Bill changes
The article answers common VA benefit questions. It states beneficiaries can be changed anytime, GI entitlement may last eight years or until May 31 1974 if released after Jan 31 1958, and lenders cannot raise interest rates above the original contract rate.
Former U S Senator Ralph Smith Dies at 57
Former U S Senator and former Illinois House Speaker Ralph T. Smith died Sunday in Alton Illinois at 57 from an apparent heart attack. Appointed by Gov Richard B Ogilvie to fill the Senate seat after Everett Dirksen's death he later lost the seat to Adlai E Stevenson III. He had practiced law in Alton since. Funeral services were set for Wednesday. Survivors include his widow Mary daughter Sharon Lynne a sister and a granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
UPI
Ralph T. Smith
U.S
Illinois
House ‘of Representatives
Richard B. Ogilvie
Smith
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Adlai E. Stevenson
Mary
Sharon Lynne
Young Republican Club Outing in Raleigh County Photo
The Young Republican Club of Raleigh County held an informal Saturday outing at Payne's farm near Fitzpatrick with an afternoon barbecue and a dance. Pictured are Roy B. Dunn and other members discussing ways to attract youth to the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 was shot in the back during a Sunday night robbery attempt and was listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Police reported the shooter fled in a white 1965 or 1966 Oldsmobile with a second man. no items were stolen. Continuous reports show multiple arrests and releases by Raleigh County authorities over the weekend, with several individuals cited for traffic, drunken driving, and other charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Clarence Brown
Sprague
McCreery Street
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
Joe Rodriguez
Elijah
Beckley Fire Department Responds to Morning Aid Call
Firemen were dispatched at 4 30 a m to 1333 Harper Road to aid H J Pool 93 who had fallen from bed. Over the weekend the department handled one first aid call and one fire call including a dryer fire at 108 Park St causing about 200 dollars damage. Oxygen given to Fred Corley 62 at 2214 S Kanawha St and he remained at home.
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Beckley Fire Department
Harper Road
H. J. Pool
W. E. Snuffer
Park St
Fred Corley
S. Kanawha ~St
Milton Selects New Police Chief
Milton West Virginia selects 26 year old Rick L. Kirby as police chief to fill the vacancy created by the death of Chief M. R. Lucas who was killed while attempting to serve a warrant on August 5. Kirby becomes one of the state's youngest chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
W.va
UPI
Cabell County
Rick L. Kirby
Kirby
M. R. Lucas
Water ouzel described as strange water-walking bird
A water ouzel is said to walk underwater and nest on a ledge behind a waterfall with scales on its beak. The claim mixes unusual behavior with vivid physical description in a single note.
Weather Details and River Conditions Summary
Airport conditions show a 24 hour period ending 10 am with a high of 77 at 4 pm and a low of 58 at 5 30 am. Calm wind, precipitation 0, barometer 30.23 steady, sunset 8 19 pm, sunrise 6 40 am. Greenbrier river normal and clear. Lake normal and clear with 14 gates open. Gauge near Hinton reads 2 ft. Extended forecast through Friday calls for fair with a chance of showers Friday and slight cooling. highs 80s to mid 70s in higher elevations, lows 50s to 60s in higher elevations. Today’s extremes: high 106 in Philip South Carolina. low 35 in Mount Washington New Hampshire.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Student Pharmacists Finish Training Externs complete 13 weeks at Beckley ARH
Ronald Boyden of Beckley and Pamela Wood of Oak Hill finish 13 weeks as pharmacist externs at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. They are among 12 students in a TM director arranged program to fulfill 52 weeks of practical training. Under supervision they practiced compounding dispensing drug information research and patient consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Boyden
Beckley
Pamela Wood
Oak Hill
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Beckley Appalachian
Boyden
Miss Wood
Appalachian
R. Paul Baumgartner Jr
Frankenmuth Rose Arbor Dedicated to German Sister City
The Frankenmuth Rose Arbor in Frankenmuth Michigan features 700 rose bushes across 66 varieties and honors Frankenmuth’s sister city Guzenhausen in Germany with the dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankenmuth
Mich
Germany
Guzenhausen
Lanark resident first recipient of Nationwide Fund scholarship
Lanark resident Johnny Johnson Jr. enrolled at Meharry Medical School Nashville is the fund's first recipient receiving $1 200 from Norman Kidd and John B Jones. Johnson is a 1963 Stratton graduate and 1969 Marshal alumnus with a master in biological sciences from the University of Cincinnati. The fund relies on voluntary donations and a membership drive. A Stratton souvenir reunion book is also being prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Meharry Medical School
Nashville
Tenn
Negro State College
Achievement Society Fund
Johnny “Johnson Jr
Center
Johnny Johnson
Norman Kidd
John B. Jones
Stratton High School
Johnson
Stratton
Marshal
Beckley
Barbour
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Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Pack
Kenny Almond
Roger and
Mike
Cub Scout
Jeff Fox
E. M. Starr
Tom Hicks
Mental Health Association
Association
David> Bennett
Pemberton ‘Center
Stacy
Raleigh, ‘County
White Oak
Denver Brown
United States
Bailey Dam
Oklahoma
Ralph Smith
McDonald
Carey
Charleston
Commission of Finance Administration
John Gates
Brown Hugo Payne
Pineville DR
Hell
Benquet
Beckley Hotel
Ghent
From
Hill’s
Darlane Lilly
Beckley City
Billy Dean Osborne
Westwood
Iunicipal
Debra ‘Lynn Brown
Kanawha Street
Valley
Deve
Betty L. Perry
Maxwell Hill’ Rd
Brown
Perry
Eastwood
Joe Kiddle
Philip
S. C
Mount Washington
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
Carl. Barbour
Raleigh Drive
AVCO
Like
Ponderosa
North Valley Drive
Hecks
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