Popcorn Art Display by Beckley Crafter at Festival
Ruby Meek of 129 East Main Street makes wall plaques from popcorn beans and dried edibles. Using muslin covered plywood she transfers drawings then seeds and colored popcorn create roosters and fruit scenes. She plans to exhibit at the Appalachian Art and Craft Festival at the Raleigh County Armory September 3-6 with her own booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teek Rice Register
Ruby Meek
East Main Street
Charleston
Raleigh County Armory
Reservations for Mark Twain High reunion near Raleigh County Armory
Reservations close Saturday for the Mark Twain High School all class reunion to be held at the Raleigh County Armory on Aug 28. About 544 have booked. events include registration at 6 am, a dinner with W Withrow the invocation, James B Deck will welcome, and Johnny Combs Band will provide dance music. Notable attendees include Senator Robert C Byrd among graduates listed along with numerous out of town reservations from Maryland Ohio and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain High School
Raleigh County Armory
W. Withrow
James B. Deck
Johnny Combs Band
Charleston
Robert C. Byrd
James A. Arney
Bristol
Jessie Quintana
Allen Park
Mich
Beckley
Lowell H. Reed
St. Clairsville
Ohio
John B. Cook
Ury
Casino Romeo
North Canton
Billy E. Profitt
Washington, D. C
Charles M. Deaner
Lynchburg
W. B. Crickmer
Pikeville
W. G. Changes, Jr
Jean Walker
Ralph Swim
Richlands
Sandra S. Worthington
Oxon Hill
Harold Blackburn
Sophia
Harold Pendry
Milford Lacy
Joe C Shelton
Arlington
Gene Placidi
E. R. Hughes
National Jaycee President To Speak Here This Week
James A. Skidmore, national Jaycee president from Brick Township New Jersey will headline a three day Jaycee convention in Beckley. Nearly 200 Jaycees from across West Virginia will attend the quarterly meeting at Beckley Hotel beginning Friday. The event includes a state executive board session at Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine with bid openings for 1966 junior golf and tennis tourneys and host cities for future meetings. A one hour Gospel Singers concert by the West Virginia State Penitentiary Jaycees at Moundsville is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
James A. Skidmore
Beckley Jaycees
Beckley Hotel
Brick Township
New Jersey
Skidmore
Buffalo
N. Y
Point Pleasant Jaycees
Jaycees
Beckley Exhibition
New River Park
Gospel Singers
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Jayce
Main Street
South Fayette Street
Lyle Weagel
el Chicoestaurant
Dean Gordon
National Jaycees
Bryce Kaiser
W. T. Piper
Piper Cub Airplanes
John Meadows
James Smith
Junior Chamber To Vote On LBJ Policies
Local Jaycees meet at 7 30 p m to debate a national Jaycee stand on President Johnson Viet Nam policy and the repeal of Article 14 B of the Taft Hartley Act. Debaters include Dan McClure Dr Robert Gardner opposing repeal and Douglas Ball Lyle Weagel supporting Viet Nam policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
National Organization of the Junior Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Dan McClure
Robert Gardner
John Meadows
Bill Barnard
West Virginia
Johson
Douglas Ball
Lyle Weagel
Bud Spears
Ken Chambers
Junior Chamber of Commerce
National
Jaycee Organization
Jaycee
Stratton
Beckley Jaycees
Beckley Police Cite Three People on Various Charges
The Beckley City Police cited three persons Tuesday night and today on different charges. C L Sturgill Jr 21 of Midway was cited at 1045 am for operating a motor vehicle with an expired state vehicle inspection sticker and will appear in court August 23. Fred Bryant of Beckley was arrested and jailed in Raleigh County on drunkenness and trespassing charges at 215 am today. Bill Nicely of Beckley was cited at 735 am today for running a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley City
C. L. Sturgill Jr
Midway
Fred Bryant
Beckley
Raleigh
Bill Nicely
Governor's fire policy tested as offcity alarm sounds
A lightning sparked blaze at Gov Hulett C Smith's home outside Beckley tested a city policy barring outside firefighters as volunteers and a state trooper helped fight the fire with a garden hose. Damage was minor but smoke lingered while the governor and Mrs Smith were away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
John W. Smith
Crestwood
Harper Road
Smith
W. F. Wiant
Charleston
Capitol
Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Memorial
Bradley Home Burns. Rev Doan's Bradley Residence Lost
Beaver Volunteer Fire Department reported that the home of Rev R H Doan in Bradley burned to the ground late Monday. The frame house was too far gone to save surrounding buildings. Mount Hope Fire Department arrived first and agreed it was beyond saving. The blaze likely started in the attic from faulty wiring. Rev Doan is a Baptist minister in Bradley and a state probation officer. he formerly served at Pinecrest Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Volunteer Fire Department
R. H Doan
Bradley
Mount Hope
Beaver
Doan
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Abundant Shrew Might Be Top Mammal in Eastern U.S.
A shrew species appears to be the most common mammal across the eastern third of the United States, based on recent observations and surveys. Researchers note its widespread presence and potential role in local ecosystems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
No Water Problems Forecast
The Glade Creek reservoir is at normal levels, higher than last summer. Wilmer A. Stanley of Beckley Water Company says the level is down about three feet, typical for this time of year, with September and October expected dry but not problematic. A 1 million gallon tank on Fitzpatrick Hill was completed to head off droughts after last year’s 13 foot drop. May and June 1964 drought blamed on low rainfall. May 1.71 and June 1.98 this year vs normal 3.66 and 4.40. July 1965 rainfall 3.03. August sums to date 1.03, near last year’s 1.91 and well below normal 2 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Gates
Appalachian Power Co
Glen Daniel
Park Avenue
Gates
Mabscott
Beaver
Lawrence Cavendish
North Valley Drive
Henry's
Beckley
Eugene Potter
Maxwell Hill Road
Raleigh General Hospital
Dorothy
Woodrow K. Aliff
George Mayhew
Cittsville
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Anita Mayhew
Mayhew
Potter
Glade Creek
Wilmer A. Stanley
Beckley Water Company
Stanley
Fitzpatrick Hill
County Cancer Drive Near 10 000 Goal
Raleigh County stands within 1 629 of a 10 000 goal with 8 371 raised in a report by the American Cancer Crusade. Other counties in the Raleigh Register area report 4 785 toward 6 000 and a separate county toward 5 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
American Cancer Crusade
Raleigh Register
Fayette
Correction: Wheley fines in Beckley Police Court
It was reported in Tuesday's Raleigh Register and Beckley Post Herald that Albert Wheley aged 68 of Virginia Street paid a fine for speeding in Beckley Police Court. The payment date was August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Albert Wheley
Virginia Street
Beckley
Speending
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
PFC Mickey V. Aliff of Beckley serves with the inter-American peace force in the Dominican Republic as a radio operator with the 82d Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg. He entered the Army in 1964 after graduating New Smyrna Beach High School in 1963. Airman Third Class Terry A. Weaver of Sophia is bound for Chanute AFB to train as a metals repair specialist after basic training at Lackland AFB. He is a 1965 Sophia High School graduate. Airman Third Class Bob C. Mason of Summerlee studies at Sheppard AFB as a transportation specialist, having finished Collins High School. Airman Third Class Tommy E. Hubbard of Hatcher completed basic training at Lackland AFB and will train at MacDill AFB as a construction specialist with TAC. Specialist Five James T. Alexander of Oak Hill is an aircraft mechanic with the 502d Aviation Battalion at Fort Hood after serving in Korea and graduating Collins High School in 1960. Second Lieutenant Donald V. Weir of Oceana, a ROTC graduate, commands the 2d Enlisted Student Battery at Fort Bliss, after qualifying as an Air Defense School instructor. He and wife Julie live at Fort Bliss after WVU graduation in 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey V. Aliff
Lanie Fletcher
Beckley
Dominican Republic
Aliff
82D Airborne Division
Organization of American States
Fort Bragg
N. C
Fort Knox
New Smyrna Beach
Terry A. Weaver
Sam J. Weaver
Sophia
Chanute Afb
Ill
Air Force
Weaver
Lackland Afb
Tex
Air Training Command
Sophia High School
Bob C. Mason
Summerlee
Sheppard Afb
U. S. Air Force
Mason
Collins High School
Oakill
Tommy E. Hubbard
Lenard G. Hubbard, Hatcher
Hubbard
MacDill Afb
Fla
Tactical Air Command
Oceana High School
James T. Alexander
William E. Alexander
Oak Hill
2D Armored Division
Fort Hood
Alexander
Korea
Donald V. Weir
Kathleen Cook
Oceana
Army Air Defense School
Fort Bliss
Air Defense
Weir
Army
Reserve Officers Training Corps
West Virginia University
Julie
Food Stamp Registration Dates Set in West Virginia Counties
West Virginia welfare officials announce food stamp registration dates for Raleigh and Fayette counties with 10,000 residents in each area to be affected. Registration spans Beaver Beckley Fayetteville Deepwater and Beckwith areas with ongoing enrollment through Sept 14 and a later Kanawha County start planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Department of Welfare Offfice
Charleston
Raleigh
Fayette Counties
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
South Kanawha St
Beaver
Beckley Area
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Area
Deepwater
Beckwith
Fayette and Raleigh
Boone County
Kanawha County
Byrd touts coal fly ash bricks as future booster
Sen Robert Byrd of West Virginia announced pilot plant work at West Virginia University Morgantown to convert coal fly ash into bricks. The project aims to cut fuel costs and disposal expenses, with a 1000 uncured bricks per hour capacity and 1000 cured bricks per day, funded by a 275000 appropriation and designed to attract commercial developers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
West Virginia University
Morgantown
West Virginia
Byrd
Wvu
Senate
Office of Coal Research
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Mark Twin
Shady Spring High School
Annewein Wieringa
Netherlands
Rotary International Studen
Annewien
Robert Amick
Rotary Club
Hilda Shrewsbury
Vady Sshs
A. W. Jackson
Woodrow Wilson High School
George Parker
Beckley Rotary Club
The
Appalachian Arts and Crafts
Phillip M. Browning
Kathleen Collins
Margaret Pettry
Miami
W. Va
Donald Cooper
Lanark
Homer Tennant
Tennant
Browning
Harry Collins
Mabe
Cooper
Collins
South Valley Drive
Central Avenue
Carres Garten
Drayton Plains
William G. Turner
Pike St
U.S
D-W.va
George Fumich
U.S. Office of Coal Research
Plains
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