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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1966

Page

3

Break-In Fails At Crab Orchard Hardware Store

An attempted break in at W. M. Horton's Hardware and Grocery in Crab Orchard failed Saturday night as intruders could not breach the back entrance due to extra locks installed inside. A store spokesman said glass was broken and a screen cut, but entry was prevented. Chief W A Teubert commended the police for pedestrian safety and urged drivers to slow in school zones as fall classes resume.

W. M. Horton’s Hardware and Grocery Crab Orchard W. A Bill) Teubert Beckley Teubert Lonnie Price Lincoln Beckley Junior High School Valley Drive

Spelling Lesson Sparks Mother's Letter to Susan Light

A mother questions a ninth grade spelling grade and the practice of writing misspelled words 50 times. The columnist hints the teacher should pronounce words and to keep discussions tactful, suggesting a calm talk at school to understand the method and goals.

Americans Not As Disunited As Critics Say

President Johnson contends his weekend tours across the country show Americans are not as divided over Viet Nam as critics claim. He cited Midwest upstate New York New England Idaho Colorado Oklahoma and plans to sample Ohio later, noting personal touch and public feedback as his measure.

San Antonio Tex UPI Johnson Viet Nam Midwest New York New England Idaho Colorado Oklahoma Lbj Ranch Ohio Washington West Virginia

Beckley Lions Sponsor Essay Contest Seeks Peace Plan

Beckley youth ages 14 to 22 may enter a world wide essay contest on peace with a chance to win $25,000 for education or career advancement. Local chairs Bill Sigmund and Hubert Jackson announce submissions by December 10 with winners revealed January 15, 1967.

Lions Beckley Ance Lions Club Lions Clubs Bill Sigmund Hubert Jackson Woodrow Wilson High School Chicago Beckley Lions Club Box

Adventurer Sets Sail To Trace Ship Routes

Francis Chichester sails from Plymouth Sound on a 28 500 mile round the world voyage to trace great clipper routes and fulfill a youth dream. He plans to celebrate his 65th birthday at sea and hopes to beat old clipper times in his 53 foot Ketch Gipsy Moth IV on the Australia leg. He waved farewell to his wife Sheila and son Giles who helped load provisions.

Plymouth England UPI Francis Chichester Chichester Plymouth Sound Sheila Giles

Thirteen States Represented At Sunday's Honey in the Rock

Thirteen states were represented by the 408 who attended Sunday night, bringing this season's total attendance to 24,392. States listed include Alabama California Connecticut Florida Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia.

Alabama California Connecticut Florida Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia

Wiiston Cops Coveted Trophy at Trap Hill Horse Show

Bobby Winston of Maple Fork won the W. I. Ira Cannaday Challenge Trophy at the Trap Hill District Fair horse show. Riding Ajax owned by John Roop, he scored 14 points to take first in Ring Spearing and placed in Key Hole Race Musical Chairs and Rescue Race among 14 classes with 75 horses and about 400 spectators. The trophy was donated by the Trap Hill Saddle Club and Lester Rural Development Association and presented by Fannie Cannaday.

Bobby Winston Maple Fork W. I. “Ira” Cannaday Trap Hill Country Life Group Fannie Cannaday Cannaday Trap Hill Saddle Club Lester Rural Development Association Trap Hill Winston Ajax John Roop Maxwell Hill

Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions

Real estate transfers filed by Homeseekers Land and Building Co to Sibbley and Betty F Weatherford for 250 dollars in Ridgelawn Sunset Memorial Park. Massey to Jarrell for 300 dollars on Marsh Fork of Coal River. Akers and Lawton to Blevins for 5000 dollars on Soak Creek Slab Fork District. Daniel to Orpha Daniel for Cove Creek Marsh Fork District with no value listed.

Homeseekers Land and Building Co Sibbley Betty F. Weatherford Ridgelawn Sunset Memorial Park James A Ivory May Massey Don B Daisy Jarrell Marsh Fork Coal River Sarah Elizabeth Akers Joseph E. Lawton Mary Vilena Blevins Soak Creek Slab Fork Thurman Liza Daniel Orpha Daniel Cove Creek

Beverly Kincaid Named Cheerleader At Concord

Beverly Kincaid of MacArthur becomes a Concord College cheerleader for 1966 67 as a junior majoring in physical education. A Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, she belongs to the Women’s Recreation Association and the girls basketball team and is a former Concord swim team member.

Beverly Kincaid Robert Kincaid MacArthur Concord College Kincaid Woodrow Wilson High School Women’s Recreation Association Concord

The Fans Tasticks at Palace Playhouse in town

Irwin Pearl as Hucklebee and Allan Ross as Bellamy star in The Fantasticks at Palace Playhouse produced by Jon Karl Baldwin and directed by Ewel Cornett. The 8:30 p.m. show tonight offers $2.50 tickets at local outlets with a predicted full house based on strong reviews.

Irwin Pearl Hucklebee Allan Ross Bellamy New York Jon Karl Baldwin Ewel Cornett Palace Playhouse Colony Drug Melody Shop Honey In the Rock

IRS official outlines PPBS impact on IRS operations

Deputy Commissioner William H. Smith outlined the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System as applied to all IRS operations. He described pilot programs for centralized telephone taxpay er assistance, a new method to select returns for audit, bulk shipment of forms, and steps to simplify forms and letters to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Internal Revenue Service William H. Smith Smith Tax Executives Institute Defense McNamara IRS Revenue Service

West Germany Budgets 1967 Key Revenue Fight Looms

Bonn reports the West German cabinet backs a 1967 budget of 18.5 billion dollars with a 7.2 percent rise over this year. Finance Minister Rolf Dahlgruen said the plan, after a 12 hour cabinet session, faces a bitter battle with state governments over revenue division and will be submitted to parliament at the start of October. Main increases target social welfare spending.

Bonn UPI Rolf Dahlgruen Dahlgruen

Emblem of 4-H Club with green four leaf clover

The green four leaf clover shows the 4-H Club emblem with each leaf bearing a white H for Head Heart Hands Health, symbolizing the club’s fourfold pledge.

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