Veteran silhouette artist to exhibit at Beckley festival
Elizabeth P. Fickinger of Wheeling, nearly 40 years into her silhouette hobby, returns to Beckley for the Appalachian Art and Craft Festival August 24 through 27 at Raleigh County Armory. She creates freehand black paper silhouettes of people from infants to notable figures and uses scherenschnitte techniques in her craft.
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Elizabeth P. Fickinger
Beckley
Raleigh County Armory
Swat
India
West Virginia
Fickinger
Bill
South Carolina
State University
Wage-Hour Finds West Virginia Firms Shorted Workers
Investigations by the U S Labor Department show West Virginia employers underpaid nearly 2 million dollars over 12 months ending June 2. Raleigh County recorded 51 475 dollars in underpayments to 255 workers including overtime and minimum wages. Other counties report varied sums with Randolph, Fayette, and Boone among the top figures and more than 7 000 workers affected statewide.
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U. S. Department of Labor
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Fayette County
Randolph Chaney
Charles M. Angell
Department
Employment Standards Administration
Philadelphia
Angell
U. S
West Virginia Hwys Offers Relocation Aid for I-64 Area
The West Virginia Department of Highways will provide moving and replacement housing benefits to residents displaced by I-64 construction in Greenbrier County. Negotiations to acquire properties start Monday, with non discriminatory policy and guidance from the District Right of Way office in Lewisburg. Occupants should notify the SDH before moving to avoid loss or reduction of benefits.
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West Virginia Department of Highways
Right of Way
Burman T. Mitchell
SDH
Greenbrier
Sam Black Church
Department of Highways
Mitchell
District Right of Way
Lewisburg
West Virginia
Distrit
Local Government in Britain Spends Billions on Interest
Local government in Britain uses about 7 billion pounds annually with roughly 20 percent of spending devoted to interest on loans. Education receives the largest share of the remainder followed by police, roads, and sewage services.
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London
UPD
Britain
Water Floods Orchard Avenue Residents Face Pipe Solution
Heavy showers flood the 200 block of Orchard Avenue with water covering the street and pooling in front of Paul Problem’s home on Orchard Rond. City street commissioner D E Warden says residents should buy drain pipe the city will install. Bond notes little chance neighbors will help pay since he is the only heavily affected resident.
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Orchard Avenue
Paul
D. E. Warden
Bond
Hell's Kitchen Heat and a Rooftop Tragedy
In Hell's Kitchen New York a heat wave drives residents to distraction as three teenagers are killed in a rooftop shooting. Neighbors and locals such as Mario the shoeman and a Rosa's opene r tellers describe a dangerous street mood and a long history of hardship in the West Side district.
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Tom
New York
NEA
Madam Rosa’s
Mario
la Primadora
42Nd Street
Harlem
Hell’s Kitchen
Madam Rosas
Mario the
Shoeman
mid-Manhattan
West Side Sfries
Nicky Petrola
Willy
Puerto Rico
Trish
George Raft
Tony Curtis
West
9Th Avenue
Hell’s . Kitchen
Madam Rosa
Rosa
Hell
Worker Seeks 25000 In Suit Vs Company
Kenneth Asbury sues Laxare Inc. and professionals for injuries from unloading steel at Professional Park Beckley. He seeks a 25000 judgment with attorney Arch J. Alexander Jr. as his Montgomery County counsel.
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Laxare Inc
Professional Park
Beckley
Kenneth Asbury
Asbury
Montgomery
Arch. J. Alexander Jr
Robert P. Pulliam
343 ‘Westwood Dr
White Chevrolet Co
Webster Springs
Barbara K. White
Irwin A. McAdoo
Sophia
Johnstown
John W. Hall
Joan K. Todd
Green Acres
Fayetteville
Hall
Della K. Hall
Jackie C. Stover
Mary Ann Coals, Inc
Stover
United Mine Worker
Lewis Chevrolet Co
Henry Clark
Stanaford
Local union meeting urged by MW Local 7086 president
Ray McConnel, president of MW Local 7086, urges members to attend a local union meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Raleigh County Courthouse.
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Ray McConnel
Raleigh County
Tuberculin Tests Required for Raleigh County Teachers
Mobile X rays will be provided for four days starting Aug 29 in Beckley area to fulfill annual TB testing. Teachers missing Aug 28 deadline may present X ray proof to principals. Units will operate at Memorial Building and various locations including Coal City Crab Orchard and Beckley Plaza. State law may suspend teachers who do not test. students new to the county must also be tuberculin tested and first graders immunized for multiple diseases.
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Raleigh County
William Baker
Baker
Beckley
Memorial Building
Coal City
Tilson’s Market
Crab Orchard
Carolina Super Market
Hill’s Department
Beckley Plaza
Cancer Society Board Meeting Postponed to Aug 29
The Raleigh County unit of the American Cancer Society postpones its board of directors meeting from Aug 15 to Aug 29. The cookout will be at 6:30 p.m. at 1007 Dry Hill Road, the Tieche residence, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tieche. Spouses are invited.
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Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
Hélen Gagalis
Albert Tieche
Dry Hill Road
Suit II Settled in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Rosa Rizzi versus Arcadio M and Remedios B Alarcon of Beckley was dismissed as settled in a Raleigh County Circuit Court order. The suit and a counterclaim by defendants arose from alleged damage to Mrs. Rizzi's house during occupancy by the Alarcons.
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Rosa Rizzi
Arcadio M
Remedios B
Alarcon of
Beckley
Raleigh County
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West Virginia Art and Craft Guild
Herbert Buckley Jr
Boone
Fayette
Logan
Mercer
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Randolph
Summers
Wyoming
Interst High
Hell's Kitchen
Nicky
Petrola
Cts Cenwidaldt Cuenrica
Marion
Tom Tiede
Cancer Society
MR. Cash
Beckley National Bank
FDIC
First Avenue
West Virginia Department OF Highways Notice OF Relocation Assistance
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