West Virginia explores tourism push in Centennial Year envelopes
Eve Breck profiles state beauty and bank driven promotions as Beckley National Bank leads a 2000 envelope initial shipment for a 25 000 order to lure visitors and officials. The set features scenic Harper s Ferry Hawk s Nest Grandview Greenbrier Capitol and more with color seals and a Charleston printer. Penney s Beckley store grants 1500 Christmas bonus to 45 50 associates. management excluded. Also notices on D C dinner for Peoples Life agent and Appalachian Power president change.
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West Virginia
Beckley National Bank
Elmer L. Davis
Harper’s Ferry
Mont Chateau
Morgantown
Hawk's Nest State Park
Greenbrier Hotel
White Sulphur Springs
Raleigh County
Grandview State Park
State Capitol
Davis
Centennial Committee
Grandview
Charleston
Tiny Tots Lead Parade for Sophia Toy Party Boost
Arrangements for Sophia Volunteer Fire Department parade and annual underprivileged children party are announced by general chair Dan Pinson. Three bands Byrd Prillerman Sophia and Sophia Junior High will play backed by school cheerleaders atop decorated cars. Tiny majorettes Diana Powers and Debra Powers perform a strutting routine leading the Sophia Cub Scouts. A parade road block 2 to 5 pm will be run by Albert Veneri with cheerleaders assisting. Volunteers are urged to help with toy painting and repairs for the Christmas Tree Party.
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Sophia Volunteer Fire Department
Dan Pinson
Byrd-Prillerman
Sophia
Diana Powers
Millard Powers
Debra Powers
Robon Powers
Sophia Cub Scouts
Den
Pinson
Woodrow Darnell
Roberta Spicer
Rex Crouch
Jack Weese
Ex-Beckleyan Keeps Busy Routing Thieves
Former Beckley resident Mark Miller now lives in Lyndon Kentucky and assists at the Louisville S S Kresge Co. store. Tuesday he phoned police after discovering employees bound in the bookkeeping area and helped arrest two gunmen as they fled with nearly $4,000. Later that day Miller and two coworkers stopped two other intruders from escaping with a cash register containing $25. the robbers dropped the register and fled.
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Miller
State Technologists Meet Here Saturday
The West Virginia State Society of American Medical Technologists will meet at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital at 7 p.m. Saturday. Ortho Futtro, a representative of the Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., will speak on newer developments in cross matching techniques. Officers will be elected for next year.
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West Virginia
Sporn to chair AEP System Development Committee
Power Service Corp. director Sporn retires at 65 and becomes chairman of the new AEP System Development Committee while remaining a director and member of the parent’s executive committee. He will advise and consult for AEP leaders under a 1959 agreement. Cook, former AEP executive, is named the fifth AEP president.
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Trc Power Service Corp
Sporn
AEP
Cook
The
Service Corporation
Food Lift Barrels Placed In Stores
Tickets for the Snow Ball Dance to aid Honey in the Rock go on sale at Beckley Banks, Beckley Winn Hotel, and local shops. Proceeds fund Salvation Army food drives with barrels placed in Smith's Grocery, Beckley Super Market, Acme, Kroger, A and P, L and B, Johnny Dollar, Atkinson’s, and S and S markets. Local groups including the Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley assist.
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Michael Guerino
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Beckley - Winn
Elks Club
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Beckley National Bank
Epic Drama
Beckley Newspapers
Prince St
Salvation Army
Smith’s
South Fayette Street
Beckley
Prince Street
Acme
Valley Drive
Kroger Co
A and P Tea Co
South Oakwood Avenue
Johnny Dollar
Atkinson
Johnstown Road
Beaver
Leslie Carter
Reid Davis
A. K. Minter
Beckley Jaycees
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Woman’s Club of
County GOEDP Plan Approved by Raleigh County
Government approval of the Raleigh County Overall Economic Development Plan is expected within 30 days. A. David Abrams of the Raleigh County Development Corporation says the plan is among the best submitted and now awaits Area Redevelopment Administration certification for federal aid.
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Raleigh County
A. David Abrams
Raleigh County Development Corporation
State Department of Commerce
Area’ Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Washington
William L. Batt Jr
Raleigh
Abrams
Washington Ara
Grandview State Park
Soloists Convention Set Here Two Days
The West Virginia Baptist Soloist Bureau convention will be hosted by Central Baptist Church on Friday and Saturday. A preliminary session starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday and main events begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. Rev. S. A. Abram Jr. will speak, with the theme Praise the Lord with Thy Song.
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New Era
Central Baptist Church
West Virginia Baptist Soloist Bureau Convention
S. A. Abram Jr
Commodities Ready at Free Will Baptist Church Coal City
Free Will Baptist Church in Coal City will distribute commodities from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Monday. Mrs. Joe Cuthbert, the agent, urged attendees to bring containers.
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Free Will Baptist Church
Coal City
Joe Cuthbert
Beckley Center Aims to Expand Industrial Development
The report discusses the IEAL Training Center and opportunities for industrial development beyond the Beckley Business Development Corp powers, outlining potential programs, collaborations, and future growth avenues for the regional initiative.
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Ieal
Beckley Business Development Corp
Curtain Callers stage set gives taste of Beckley play
The Curious Savage delighted near capacity audiences Thursday with set design by James Wheeler Al W Thorne and Danny Saks. Wheeler long active in Curtain Callers productions sat on the board and acted in titles such as Born Yesterday and Sabrina Fair. Thorne new to the group assisted Lincoln School PTA merriments. Saks, the group’s business manager and board member, helped Wheeler with staging and handled box office for Born Yesterday My Three Angels State of the Union My Name is Legion and Sabrina Fair. Mrs James Wheeler directs the show to be seen at 8 15 tonight and Saturday in Beckley. Fire Chief Cecil P Connor Mayor Cecil L Miller and forecaster Bill Winkert brief fire department staff who will run the station to provide temperatures and precipitation figures erected on Appalachian Power Co property off Howe Street.
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Legion
Sabrina Fair
Thorne
Lincoln School Parent- Teacher Association Minstrels
Saks
Beckley
Bill Winkert
Charleston Weather Bureau
Cecil P. Connor
Cecil L. Miller
Appalachian Power Co
Howe Street
Three Drivers Lose Licenses and Fines in Beckley Court
Beckley Police Court fined and suspended licenses for three drivers accused of drunk driving. Clyde Wade Walters of Arlington Virginia faced 108.45 dollars and six months license suspension. Herr H. Miller of Sprague paid 106.50 dollars with six months suspension. Charles J. Preslar Jr. of Beckley paid 106.50 dollars and received six months suspension.
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Clyde Wade Walters
Arlington
Herr H. Miller
Sprague
Charles J. Preslar Jr
James Earl Persinger
Blue Jay
William K. Ward Jr
Glen Morgan
William Allen Mann
Ghent
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