Ohio Man Jailed For Drunken Driving In Beckley
Beckley Police logged a busy patrol with a drunken driving arrest of Aubrey L. Coleman of Cleveland, Ohio, who was fined 50 dollars and costs and had his license revoked for six months. A separate incident involved a rear end crash at First Avenue and Neville Street injuring property valued at 25 dollars.
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Beckley City
First Avenue
Neville Street
Frederick Howze
Washington Ave
William J. Hart
Bluefield
Hart
John W. Jones
Crab Orchard
Raleigh
Maben
Randall Z. Bower
Bernard Lee McGraw
Garnet Bolen
Freddie Ross Fagg
McClure St
Pete Anthony Pizzino
Elgie Lee Matthews
Stotesbury
Jackie Dale Willis
MacArthur
William G. McGennis
Valley Drive
James Franklin
Glen White
Gary Jones
Cool Ridge
John Schulte
Becksley
Aubrey L. Coleman
Cleveland
Ohio
Raleigh County
W. A
Gene) Burke
Terry L. Bryson
Burke
Beckley Fire Department
Gregory St
Stella Parker
Moundsville
Lawrence Richards
Isaac Flora Snuffer
Wirt Goodloe
James Evans
Beckley
Mann to Stand Trial in Tax Case for Beckley Attorney
Federal Judge Walter E Hoffman denied a request to delay the trial of Fletcher Mann a Beckley attorney charged with filing false and fraudulent federal income tax returns The trial was previously postponed due to illness after Mann underwent a VA hospital examination which concluded he could endure a trial up to three days Defense doctors disagreed Hoffman sits in for Judge John A Field Jr who recused himself because Mann had practiced in his court.
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Charleston
UPI
Walter E. Hoffman
Beckley
Fletcher Mann
Hoffman
Mann
Veterans Administration Hospital
John A. Field Jr
Visitor Charges Hostess In Suit
A Cranberry woman faces a $40,000 personal injury suit filed in Circuit Court by Laurie and John R. Cheesebrew. Garnetta Buckland is named defendant for alleged negligence in a darkened basement stairs area where a visitor fell, with $35,000 sought for the plaintiff and $5,000 for her husband. Floyd M. Sayre represents the plaintiffs.
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Garnetta Buckland
Laurie
John R. Cheesebrew
Cheesebrew
Kessel Elected Tennessee County Clerk in Knox County
Former Beckleyan Dwight Kessel will become Knox County Tennessee clerk on Sept 1 after defeating incumbent W W Luttrell by about 5000 votes. The Knoxville businessman, UT graduate and Navy veteran earned a $13000 annual post and is married to Gloria Grubb with two children.
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University of Tennessee
Kessel
Gloria Grubb
Knoxville
County Teachers At Concord Event
Raleigh County school officials plan to attend an area School for Leaders at Concord College hosted by the West Virginia Education Association. Delegates include Assistant Superintendent Mason Anderson, Woodrow Wilson High School teacher Lee Fuqua, County Classroom Teachers Association president Mrs. Margaret Covey, and county elementary supervisor Miss Mary Abbott. About 100 teachers are expected from eight counties including Fayette and Wyoming.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Education Association
Concord College
Mason Anderson
Lee Fuqua
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County Education Association
Margaret Covey
County Classroom Teachers Association
Mary Abbott
Fayette
Wyoming
Wes Thompson Takes Deputy Assessor Post at County
Wes Thompson, a Coal City native and veteran Raleigh County deputy sheriff, began duties as deputy assessor in the Raleigh County Assessor's Office at the County Courthouse on August 1. He served as a deputy for nine years and seven months.
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Raleigh County
Wes Thompson
Coal City
Airport Dump Open To Public Officials Announce Open Dump
Raleigh County Airport officials said the Old Penman Road trash dump remains open and cleaned. Charles S. Lewis Jr. announced continued access as a courtesy to Shady Spring District residents with modest fees for different vehicle classes. Plans for new T hangars progress amid policy decisions on leasing and location. Piedmont Airlines gains include a ramp area, storage space, and a transit line, plus an erected transit sign. Vest, an 18 year rider, plans a Canada trip next year averaging 6,000 miles per voyage.
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Raleigh County
Penman Road
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Authority
L. A. Wickline
Lewis
Shady Spring
Herb Alley
Paul Feigley
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
Vest
Canada
Clark and Hutchison to Return Monday
Two members of the Extension Service in Raleigh County are completing their master’s degrees at West Virginia University this week. Bill Clark, County 4-H Agent, and Oscar Hutchison, Director of the Beckley Area Appalachian Center, are expected to return to their jobs Monday. Clark spent the past year at the university and Hutchison studied during the summer months.
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Extension Service
Raleigh County
West Virginia University
Bill Clark
4-H
Oscar Hutchison
Beckley Area
Appalachian Center
Clark
Hutchinson
Three Couples File for Marriage Licenses at County Clerk
Three couples filed applications for marriage licenses at the county clerk's office. Harold Lloyd Cecil, 27, Beckley, son of Henry and Augusta Cecil, weds Mary Ann Stevens, 18, Beckley, daughter of Grace Stevens. James Forrest Freeman Jr., 26, Crab Orchard, son of James and Eva Freeman, with Myra Kay Varr, 18, Sophia, daughter of Orville and Georgia Barr. John Thomas Simms, 75, Beaver, and Lottie Prince, 47, Raleigh.
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Harold Lloyd Cecil
Beckley
Henry
Augusta Cecil
Mary Ann Stevens
Grace Stevens
James Forrest Freeman Jr
Crab Orchard
James
Eva Freeman
Myra Kay Varr
Sophia
Orville
Georgia Barr
John Thomas Simms
Beaver
Lottie Prince
Rayleigh
Seven Fatally Burned in Truck Gas Tanker Crash
Seven persons were burned to death and two others injured Friday when two trucks carrying Negro workers collided with a gas tanker near Makati, it was reported here Saturday.
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Johannesburg
UPI
Makati
Neighborhood Youth Corps Plan To Go Before Board
George Parker announces a Neighborhood Youth Corps program for 100 out of school enrollees to be reviewed by the Raleigh County Community Action Association board at 7 p m in the Courthouse. If approved it goes to the Labor Department for funding and placement in public offices Pinecrest Sanitarium and Veterans Administration Hospital jobs.
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Raleigh County
Tion Association
George Parker
Parker
Nyc
Raleigh
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Veterans Administration Hospital
County Gets 42507 For Books Materials
Raleigh County schools receive 42507 in Title II funds to buy library resources and instructional materials. James Lowry explains roughly 18400 for books 730 for periodicals 4933 for other printed materials and 17260 for audio visual aids. West Virginia nationally received 878800 under Title II with most spent on books films slides and maps in the first year of the program started after the 1965 act.
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Raleigh County
James Lowry
ESEA
West Virginia
Congress
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Whitey Haw
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Cindy Smith
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Washington
General Accounting Office
U.S. Army
Army
Wilbur P. Vest
Pittsburgh
Tracy Shannon
Mexico
West
San Diego
Cal
Acapulco
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Jones - Laughin Steel Corporation
Tulsa
Phoenix
Ite
Mccreery ST
Nancy Underwood
Cabell Heights
Mrs
Herbert Underwood
Oak Grove Christian Church
Bank of Raleigh
Bank of Raleigh Main
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Cincinnati
Piedmontland
Romita
HONDA
Silver Brand
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