West Virginians to Vote on Four Constitutional Amendments
Four amendments appear on November ballots. Amendment No 1 would allow constitutional changes proposed in special elections. Amendment No 2 would tax exempt household goods not used for profit. Amendment No 3, Better School Buildings, would authorize up to 200 million in state bonds for school construction and upgrades. Amendment No 4 is dropped. No 5 would permit matching funds from federal for local projects. Explanations prepared by Askel C Parsons.
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West
Askel C Parsons
West Virginia House of Delegates
Ata
Legislative Services
Joel F. Bedell II
Moore
Senate
Ania
Brothers Reunite After 61 Years In Beckley Flat
Italian brothers from Serrata and Reggio Calabria aged eighty and seventy six reunite after 61 years. Fred Costa, now retired miner, and his sibling Tony, living in Australia, plan visits to Florida and Rome while mirroring Italian in conversation. They have no children and long kept to their native language.
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Serrata
Italy
Provence
Reggio Calabria
Fred Costa
Neville St
Beckley
Fred
United States
Logan
Tony
Buenos Aires
Australia
Florida
Rome
ID Photos To Be Made At State Stores
Young purchasers at State Liquor Stores have a final opportunity today and Wednesday to have state alcohol control representatives take identification photos in Beckley. Club Inspector Tony Bava said photos will be taken at the East Beckley Liquor Store from noon to 8 p m each day. The cost is 1 dollar for photographs and ID cards, optional but helpful to avoid presenting three pieces of identification.
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State Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
Beckley
Tony Bava
Enforcement Division
East Beckley
Steam Locomotive Excursions Set Weekend Roanoke Bound
Roanoke Virginia hosts three steam locomotive excursions on August 26 and 27 with trips from Cincinnati to Roanoke and Roanoke to Glade Springs and Winston-Salem. Sponsoring groups include the Roanoke Chapter NRHS and Norfolk and Western Railway. tickets available in multiple cities and at Julien's Shoes Roanoke.
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Roanoke
Cincinnati
Norfolk and Western Railway
Williamson
Sardinia
Portsmouth
Ohio
Xenova
Glade Springs
Christainsburg
Pulaski
Winston-Salem
N. C
The
National Railway Historical Society
N&w
Southern Railway
NRHS
P. Q
Julien’s Shoes
Martinsville
Chamber of Commerce
Police Beat Two Jailed On Warrants
Beckley area police jailed three persons Monday on warrants and charges. Ralph Zeigler, 11:30 p.m., assault and battery warrant. Wilmer Athey, 6 p.m., peace warrant. Roger Litchfield, 12:30 p.m., AWOL from the Army. Two men released.
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Beckley
Ralph i Zeigler
Temple Street
Wilmer Athey
Glen Daniel
Raleigh
Roger Lee Litchfield
U.S. Army
Denver Hicks
Cool Ridge
Billy ‘Trail
Shady Spring
Hicks
Lorene Wallace
Trail
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Virginia University cadet Mark W. Tredway participates in AFROTC field training at Plattsburgh AFB New York as part of West Virginia University unit. Marine Sgt George H Chapman sails from Mount Hope for a six month Mediterranean MAU deployment. Navy Petty Officer J C Don C Grube, husband of Crab Orchard’s Jane Woodie, takes part in a Sixth Fleet operation aboard the USS John F Kennedy in the Mediterranean.
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Mark W. Tredway
Lacy W. Tredway
Allen Ave
Beckley
U. S. Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Afrotc
Plattsburgh Afb
N.Y
Tredway
West Virginia University
Woodrow Wilson High School
George H. Chapman
Pearl Chapman
Rt. 1, Mount Hope
Morehead City
N. C
Mediterranean
34Th ‘Marine Amphibious Unit
MAU
C. Grube
Jane E. Woodie
Crab Orchard
John F.kennedy
City Man Receives Meritorious Service Award
Aubrey O. Smith of 811 South Kanawha Street received the Meritorious Service Award at a ceremony for Local Board No. 18 in Monnday. Presiding were Maj. Gen. Jack Blair and Harold Brown. Smith, a field supervisor for southern West Virginia, served with Selective Service from 1940 to 1970 and received a medal, certificate, and a letter of commendation.
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Aubrey O. Smith
South Kanawha St
Selective Service
Monnday
West
Band Practice Begins At Stoco High School
Band practice started at Stoco High School this morning and will run daily from 8 a.m. until school opens. Sessions end at 2 30 p.m. Students should bring lunches. Miss Juanita Miller serves as temporary band director.
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Stoco High School
Juanita Miller
Jefferson Jackson Weekend Auctions in Charleston
The 800-pound bull leads a charity auction during the Democrats Jefferson Jackson Weekend in Charleston. Jay Rockefeller and Alan Susman forecast the bid while Gus Douglass presides as auctioneer after a spaghetti dinner Friday. Items include a diamond ring a mink stole binoculars engraved stationery and country hams. Rockefeller will keynote the Saturday convention and Robert Byrd speaks at the banquet.
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Charleston
Jay Rockefeller
Alan Susman
Susman
Commissioner of
Gus R. Douglass
Auc
Rockefeller
West Virginia
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Sullivan Residents Seek Road Help and Mine Protest
Sullivan residents form a community action group to press for road improvements and oppose a new strip mine permit by Sterling Smokeless Coal Co. They plan to petition the governor and highway department for road adoption, dredge Piney Creek Take-In Creek to reduce flooding, and address dust and road damage from heavy truck traffic.
Cast Members From Dramas To Present Program In Charleston
Twenty four cast members from West Virginia dramas Honey In The Rock and Hatfields McCoys will present a musical program in Charleston on August 21 at 8 pm at Wesley Methodist Church. Led by Charleston native Herb Smith the group includes drama singers technical crew and actors with highlights by Bill York Beth Hedrick Jere Lee Hodgin and Pat Kourey. The program blends opera oratorio and sacred music with numbers from the dramas and solo performances by Hedrick Mangham and Cum mings. A reception will follow and no admission but donations may be requested.
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West Virginia
Hatfields& McCoys
Charleston
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Wesley Methodist Church
Bigeley Avenue
Herb Smith
Bill York
John Morgan
Honey
Spirit Hatfield
Smith
Charleston Light Opera, Guild
West Virginia Opera Co
Beckley
Pat Kourey
Beth Hedrick
Bill Mangham
South Carolina
la Boheme
Like Mother Like Daughter in Sullivan West Virginia
Darlene Todd 12 writes to Governor Arch Moore urging action against Sterling Smokeless Coal Co. strip mining on Piney Creek above Sullivan. Her mother Halaine Todd chairs a community action group that voted to petition the state Department of Natural Resources to deny the permit to prevent potential flooding.
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Piney Creek
Sullivan
William Oxley
Duff
Todd
Arthur Martin
West Virginia
Department ‘of Natural Resources
Darlene Todd
James
Halaine Todd
Reorganized Community Action Group
Darlene
Department of Natural Resources
Sterling Smokeless Coal Co
Weather and river conditions with extended forecast
24 hour air data shows a high of 103 and a low of 25 set at Houston and Blythe. Rivers Greenbrier and Lake remain normal and clear. Extended forecast calls for scattered showers Thursday and Friday with cooler by Saturday. daytime highs in the lower to upper 80s and overnight lows upper 50s to lower 60s.
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Salam
Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
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Houston
Maine
Beckleyans To Attend Insurance Convention
Beckley representatives from Peoples Life Insurance Co. of Washington D C will join about 800 top producers at the company convention in Atlanta Ga from Wednesday to Saturday. Beckley office manager Fred Harless reports R L Gravely will receive a sales blazer for his achievements. Attending from Beckley are D W Peters W G Davis and S W Snuffer, all five local reps plus their wives, leaving Beckley by plane Wednesday morning.
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Beckley Representatives
Peoples Life Insurance Co
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
North Oakwood Avenue
Fred Harless
R. L. Gravely
Beckley
D. W. Peters
W. G. Davis
S. W. Snuffer
Army speeds up enlistment for prior service men
The Army now speeds eligibility and enlistment grade determinations for certain junior grade prior service men at Army Recruiting Main Stations nationwide. Local recruiter S. Sgt. Charles Knotts says the process drops processing time from weeks to hours, under the Prior Service Enlistment Option. Contact the Beckley station at 111 Prince St for full details.
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Army
United States Army
EEA
St. Louis
U. S
Charles Knotts
Knotts
Prince Ist
Beckley
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