Harmon Speaks To Kiwanis Club
Roy Lee Harmon a West Virginia poet and public relations official spoke to the Kiwanis Club at Town and Country Drive Inn. He was introduced by Eugene Eager and read poems about West Virginia. The event highlighted a joint Kiwanis meeting with 15 reservations and upcoming district events led by Governor Hugh Myers.
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Roy Lee Harmon
Department of Natural Resources
Kiwanis Club
Town and Country Drive Inn
Harmon
Eugene Eager
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Fred W. Myers Jr
Fred Myers
Glenn W. Stewart
Camp Art Lough
Hugh Myers
Philippi
Kenneth Wheeler
Lawrence Wiseman
Essie Bailey
Princeton
Portland
Ore
Parking Lot Rear End Collision Report
Pee Beckley Police investigated a parking lot crash on First Avenue at 1 46 p m involving a 1960 model car driven by Tommy Cheek of 707 1 2 S Oakwood Ave striking a 1965 model car driven by Jewel Minton of Shady Spring causing $175 in damages No injuries Two Raleigh County men Bobby Winston Maple Fork received a trophy at the Trap Hill District Fair Horse Show Injuries in separate mine accidents hospital stay reports unavailable for two workers at Slab Fork and O R Coal Co
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Beckley
First Avenue
Lision
Tommy Cheek
S. Oakwood Ave
Jewel Minton
Shady Spring
Norman Edmonds
Gregory St
Fred Howard Plumley
Mabscott
Bobby Winston
Maple Fork
W. S. Cannaday
Trap Hill
Fannie Cannaday
Ira’’ Cannaday
Lester Area Rural Development Association
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Virgil C. Quesenberry
Bud
Slab Fork Coal Co
Charles Ashton Harris
E. Prince St
O and R Coal Co
Food Stamp Distribution Schedule Announced for Raleigh County
James B. Kincer announces county wide food coupon issuance. Central Office Beckley Sept 15 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. excluding weekends. Sophia itinerant office Sept 1 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shady Spring Sept 2 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Glen Daniel Sept 6 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pettus itinerant moved to Pettus Elementary School 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept 7.
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James B. Kincer
Raleigh County
Beckley
Sophia
Shady Spring
Glen Daniel
Pettus
Pettus Baptist Church
Burglary Mobiles a Safe That Was Open
An unobservant burglar in San Angelo Texas drilled into an empty safe Monday night, failing to notice a sign above declaring the safe open at all times. No one was hurt and the burglar left without items. local police filed no immediate arrests.
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San Angelo, Tex
UPI
Newlywed couple suffer burglary at Pleas ant Hills home
Mr and Mrs Bud Johns two months into marriage report a burglary at their newly rented trailer in Pleasan t Hills. A thief stole two radios a bathrobe jewelry and emptied the refrigerator. State police are investigating.
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Pleasant Hills
Bud Johns
Hereford Association Dinner Speaker Set for Sept 9
Keith Quillen, secretary of the West Virginia Hereford Association, will be guest speaker at a New River Hereford Association dinner Sept 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Beckley Farmers Market ahead of the 19th annual Hereford show Sept 10 and sale at 1:30 p.m. Eight area consignors including J. Carl Bunch and Cottle Brothers are listed for the sale.
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Quillen Keith
West Virginia Hereford Association
New River Hereford Association
Beckley
J. Carl Bunch
Cottle Brothers
Summersville
H. G. Farmer
James J. Hall
Paul McGraw
Bolt
Charles Neal
Ansted
Minor Scott
Table Rock
Richard V. Snuffer
Surveyor
Association
A.W
Ham) Hamilton
Lewisburg
Larry Cavendish
Jim Hall
Youths Win Ribbons At State Fair Show
Several Raleigh County youths earned 4-H ribbons at the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg last week. Recipients include Mary Gravely and Donna Lilly for 4-H hobbies blue. Barbara Dearing for dogs blue. Rodney Stover watt fun blue. Philip Hutchison electronics III blue. Oscar Hutchison West Virginia trees blue. David Covey Bachelor clothing blue. Charles Acord and Michael Wood sewing I blue. Sara God bey Beatrice Halstead Jackie Harrah Jo Ann Handforth red. Patty Blevins Mary Alice Ross sewing II red. Willa Acord Jo Ann Handforth Sewing III blue. Pam Bolen Betty Mercer Sewing III red. Dawn Lamb Virginia James red. Jo Ann Handforth sewing IV red. Debbie Stover pack and snack blue. Nancy Jones Leina Stover pack a lunch blue. Susan McVey Melissa Susan blue. Susan McVey.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Lewisburg
Mary Gravely
Donna Lilly
Barbara Dearing
Watt
Rodney Stover
Philip Hutchison
Electronics III
Oscar Hutchison
David Covey
Bachelor
Charles Acord
Michael Wood
Sara Godbey
Beatrice Halstead
Jackie Harrah
Jo Ann Handforth
Patty Blevins
Mary Alice Ross
Willa Acord
Pam Bolen
Betty Mercer
Dawn Lamb
Virginia James
Debbie Stover
Nancy Jones
Leina Stover
Susan McVey
Local officials and academic leaders pictured at WVU event
The scene includes editor Leighton Watson head of the Office of Communications and Visual Aids, Oscar Hutchison director of the Beckley Area Appalachian Center, and Dr. Carroll Bennett associate professor of pedodontics at the West Virginia University Dental School, speaking during the afternoon session.
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Leighton Watson
Center
Office of Communications and Visual Aids
Oscar Hutchison
Beckley Area
Appalachian Center
Carroll Bennett
Dental School of
West Virginia University
Travelogue Highlight For Raleigh Library Friends Meeting
The annual meeting of the Friends of the Raleigh County Public Library features Travelogue presented by Mrs. Grover C Hedrick Jr on the mezzanine floor at 7 30 p m Thursday. Mrs C Richard Daniel the president will lead a brief business session and new officers will be elected.
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Friends of the
Raleigh County Public Library
Grover C Hedrick Jr
Raleigh County Library
C. Rich
Ard Daniel
Get Out The Copper Ma Its Apple Butter Time
The Trap Hill Home Demonstration Club will make apple butter at Mrs Richard Snuffer home on Wednesday The product will be sold at the Appalachian Art and Craft Festival beginning Friday through Labor Day at the Raleigh County Armory The Raleigh County Farm Womens Council sponsors the project with the Trap Hill Club as a member Anyone wishing to help may join The schedule starts at 10 am per club president Mrs Edward Soulsby
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Trap Hill Home
Richard Snuffer
Raleigh County Armory
Raleigh County Farm Womens Council
Trap Hill
Wards To Honor Veteran Workers
Montgomery Ward and Co. to honor Edyth Lundstrum and Al O'Brien for 25 years of service with a smorgasbord at the Elks Lodge at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Lundstrum, a fashion department saleswoman since 1943, is a First Christian Church member and mother of a son with one grandchild. O'Brien, long-time employee now furniture department manager, began in Clearmont NH and has worked in MA and Long Island and Beckley. He and his wife have two sons and attend St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.
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Montgomery Ward and Co
W. E
Edyth) Lundstrum
al O’brien
Elks Lodge
O’brien
Montgomery Ward
Clearmont
N. H
Massachusetts
Long Island
Beckley
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Crab Orchard Man Celebrates 92nd Birthday
Crab Orchard resident David W. Miller, aged 92, celebrated his birthday in Raleigh County after moving from Speedwell Furnace Virginia 69 years ago. A retired mine foreman and deacon, he has five living generations including 15 grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren. The note also mentions Henry Earl Bragg, last seen in July 1963, with the family seeking help from The Register and readers for information.
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David W. Miller
Speedwell Furnace
Raleigh County
Miller
Williby and
Rachael Ward Miller
Minnie Honaker
Arnett
Mildred Harris
White Oak
Eau Gallie
Fla
Edith Thomas
Calvary Baptist Church of
Crab Orchard
The
Kinsonville Baptist Church
Adkinsonville
East Beckley
Florida
James Canaday
Henry Earl Bragg
Register
Bragg
Ida Bragg
Beckley
Beaver
Canaday
Holiday Safety And Traffic Dangers Highlighted
The piece urges careful planning for holidays to avoid miscue and highlights a high toll from weekend traffic fatalities. It cites 30,000 annual deaths, notes driver errors like speeding and drunk driving, and stresses personal responsibility to follow signals, limit speed, and stay sober. It also warns of seasonal dangers like venomous snakes at picnics and asks readers for examples of holiday accidents.
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You
Countians Buy Savings Bonds Totaling $93,051
Raleigh Countians purchased $91,551 Series E Savings Bonds and $1,500 Series H bonds for a total of $93,051 during July. Fayette County's figures showed a total of $98,372 bonds purchased with $90,872 going for Series E bonds and $7,500 for Series H bonds. A total of $37,981 was spent for bonds in Wyoming County with $32,481 for Series E and $5,500 for Series H bonds.
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Raleigh
Fayette County
Wyoming County
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