Byrd Delays Book Opening At Appalachian Art Festival
Senator Robert Byrd postponed his Raleigh County Armory opening visit to the Appalachian Art and Craft Festival. James E. Stewart demonstrates wood sculpture while John Saunders, festival sponsor, watches. Exhibits run 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday with large crowds expected.
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Senat
Robert C. Byrd
James E. Stewart
Danville
Appalachian Art and Craft Festival
John Saunders
The
Beckley- Raleigh County Chamber of
Senator Byrd
Raleigh County Armory
Stival
Police Beat Hotel Clerk Shot Dying from Robbery
Clarence Brown 44 of Calloway Heights died from a back gunshot wound suffered during an Aug 13 attempted robbery at Beckley Hotel where he was night clerk. Police say the suspect, described as a Black man in his 20s, fled in a white 1965 66 Oldsmobile with a second man. Investigation ongoing. first degree murder charges possible.
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Clarence Brown
Calloway Heights
Beckley Hotel
Brown
Tom Durrett
McCreery Street
City
250 Jaycees Expected At Outdoor Drama
The West Virginia Historical Drama Association promotes tonight’s Honey In The Rock performance at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park for about 250 Jaycees from across the Mountain State as Beckley hosts a three day State Jaycees conference. Also attending are Jaycees and wives visiting the Appalachian Art Crafts Festival at the Raleigh County Armory. Two AWOL Army members were jailed and released to military police. a trespass suspect posted bond. A rescue squad treated 87 year old Joe Ross after a fall at the President Hotel.
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Beckley
Larry Davis
Sprague
Raleigh
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview ‘State Park
Mountain
Harry E. Giroud
The
Drama Association
Beckley Jaycees
State Jay‘cees
State Jaycees
Ramada Inn
Giroud
Larry D. Augustine
Drama “Association
Rock
West Virginia
Raleigh County Armory
U. S. Army
Clarence Kirk
Vernel Davis
Bertha Bradley
Joe Rodriguez
Moorefield
U. S
Hendricks
Woodcick
Lumber Jack
Parsons
Emory Crites
J. Ross Mateer
Braxton County
Sut
Jersey City
Wachtel
United States
Hatfields & McCoys
Augustine
Grandview State Park
Hechler Praises Appalachian Art Festival Drama
Rep Ken Hechler of West Virginia praised the Appalachian Art and Craft Festival as an inspiration and opportunity for exhibitors and the public. He attended the opening and watched Hatfields & McCoys and called the outdoor drama thoroughly enjoyable. Hechler urged that the festival adds to Raleigh County’s prominence with thousands visiting.
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Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
Hechler
Beckley
Raleigh County
So You Want To Be. Opportunities Vary Widely In Service Occupations
A snapshot of service job prospects from the U S Labor Department outlines openings and growth trends through 1980. Professions cited include barbers bartenders hotel staff cooks cosmetologists firefighters guards police officers practical nurses waiters waitresses models and more.
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Ernie, Hood
U. SS. Labor Department
U. S. Government Printing Office
Ashington
D. C
Beckley College
FBI
Beckley Junior High School
Avaly
Air Travel Terprise Association
Park Ave
New York
West Virginia festival season kicks off late August
The West Virginia Sports Festival at Oak Hill and the Nicholas County Fair at Summersville commence the week of August 28. Activities include autocross tennis street dances sidewalk sales and more with contacts Fred Neudeck and Paul Hamilton for schedules. Other events feature Barbour County Street Fair Barbour County and the West Virginia Water Festival at Hinton plus rodeos and the Braxton County Homecoming.
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West Virginia
Oak Hill
Nicholas County
Summersville
Fred Neudeck
U. S. 19
Paul Hamilton
Barbour County
Philippi
Barbour County Court House
K. Phillips
Hinton
Bluestone Lake
New River
Bluestone Dam
Charles Bare
Fairmont
Jack W. Bunner
Fisher
Hendricks
Q and A on VA benefits for veterans and families
Reader questions about Veterans Administration benefits cover pension and Social Security, GI Bill tutoring aid, reinstatement of compensation after remarriage, dividends from VA insurance, allowances for stepchildren, dividends on life policies, education program eligibility, and GI home loan eligibility for widows. Answers reference income limits, program rules, and required documents.
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Veterans Administration
Weather and river outlook with selective airport data
Weather details show highs in the 80s and 108 in Buckeye Arizona with lows near 33 at Laramie Wyoming. River gauges at Greenbrier Lake and Hinton indicate normal conditions and low water levels. Extended outlook calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday with warm humid days and upper 50s to mid 60s nights. Tel Aviv reports Israel may press the United States to cut trade with the Soviet Union over a head tax on emigrants.
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Buckeye
Ariz
Laramie
Wyo
Tel Aviv
UPI
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Death notices and funeral details from multiple families
Obituaries list includes Robert D. Cuthbert 10 of Coal City with 2 p.m. Saturday service at Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home and Sunset Memorial Park burial. George W. Jr. Williams 55 of 534 Orchard Avenue to be laid to rest at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with Rose and Quesenberry chapel services. Fred D. McDaniel 67 Flat Top to be buried Sunset Memorial Park after 2:30 p.m. Saturday service at Rose & Quesenberry Peace Chapel. Norma Jean Zemerick 32 of 313 Rural Acres Drive to be buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after 3 p.m. Sunday Cranberry Freewill Baptist services. William E. Parker 58 of Sophia to have 1 p.m. Friday service at Fred X. Williams Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial, Sophia.
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Cuthbert
Robert D
Coal City
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Park
Williams
George W. Jr
Orchard Avenue
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Kanawha Street
Kenneth Swank
Blue Ridge
Memorial Gardens
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
McDaniel McDaniel
Fred D
Flat Top
South
Jerry Kruchkow
Zemerick Zemerick
Norma Jean
Rural Acres Drive
Cranberry Freewill Baptist
Ernest Barley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Parker Parker
William E
Sophia
Fred X. Williams
Ronald Atkins
Sunset Memorial
Morris Harvey Sets Extension Classes
The first session of Morris Harvey College extension classes at Beckley will be held the week of August 28 to September 1. All classes begin at 6:30 a.m.
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Morris Harvey College
Beckley
Course Schedule Fragments Include Multiple Subjects
The text lists varied classes by day with course codes such as Art 221 English 300 Sociology 341 and Math 271 272 and Education 201 303 alongside Health and Geography. It appears as a fragmented school timetable noting days and subjects without complete structure.
Psychiatrist Appointed FMRS Executive Director
Dr. Andrew Wachtel, a former New Jersey resident, is named executive director of the Fayette Monroe Raleigh Summers Mental Health Council. The Beckley based council aims to establish 24 hour in patient care and emergency services across Beckley and outlying counties, collaborating with schools churches and health agencies.
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New Jersey
Andrew Wachtel
Fayette, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers
Beckley
Fayette
Monroe
Summers
Wachtel
Greenville College
Greenville
Ill
Baylor Medical School
Houston
Tex
Baylor University Veterans Administration Hospital
Huntington
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Bids Sought for Raleigh County Dump Closure Project
The Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council invites sealed bids to close and reclaim 31 open dump sites in Raleigh County. Bids due by 2 pm EDT August 29 1972 at Bluefield office. Specifications available from Environmental Health Program office. Bidders must show insurance and workman’s comp proof and prove ability to perform. The council may reject all bids.
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Southern
W. Va
Court grants Kyriakidis move out in divorce case
Ungodly Salonika Greece. A court allowed Aristoteles Kyriakidis 48 to move out of his home during divorce proceedings with wife Chryssonia 38. Kyriakidis said in three years of marriage his wife never took a bath.
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Salonika
Greece
UPI
Aristoteles Kyriaskidis
Chryssonia
Kyriakidis
Dias Floral Flower Service Ad With Customer Testimonial
Florists promote services with customer praise for Dias Floral at 345 City Avenue phone 253-4561. Ad invites customers to establish an account and notes flowers can be telegraphed anywhere and offers free parking.
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Gene Crone
W. Lively
Prince ST. PH
Noel Riffe
Andy’s Lock Shoprt
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Marcel Terry
Scott Ave
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Pruntytown
Larry Shrewsbury
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12Th Street
Carl Haeberle
Barometric Pressu ‘Tising
Memoriam
Minnie C. Lilly
Carl Lilly
Walter Lilly
Wiley Lilly
Dale
Pearl) Cole
Clarence
Grace) ‘Terry
Jessie
Ruby) Farrow
Alfred
Virginia) Gilliam
Mt. Tabor
Arper Heights
Robert L. Amick
Peculey
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E. Lowell Foley
Sam G. Foley
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Scott
Morris Harvey
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