Engineers Hear Plant Manager at WV engineers chapter
Charles Bowling, plant manager of Semet Solvay Co. in Longacre, spoke to Appalachian chapter members about mining challenges and the future use of multiple seam coal mining in West Virginia. C. T. Shackelford announced 23 area high schools will pick outstanding math and science students for a National Engineer's Week dinner the week of February 22. John James of Beckley joined as a new member. VP Elmo Hurst led in McClung’s absence. Guests included Peter Ambrosiani of Beckley and James Shumate of Tralee.
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Charles Bowling
Semet Solvay Co
Longacre
Appalachian
West Virginia
Beckley
Elmo Hurst
Robert McClung
Peter Ambrosiani
James Shumate
Tralee
Damage Estimates Rise In Beckley Auto Crash Wave
Beckley police investigated three accidents on Monday involving seven cars with total damage around 1225 dollars. A Woodlawn Avenue crash damaged three cars including a 1953 Flint vehicle and two parked cars. A Prince Street two car collision led to a traffic violation charge and 200 dollars in damage. A North Kanawha Street crash caused 600 dollars damage, injuring a passenger. Arnett Moomaw faced drunken driving and related charges.
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Beckley City
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Rosetta
L. E. Flint
Park St
Woodlawn Avenue
Aga
W. Godbey
Flodella Carpenter
Sophia
Flint
Prince ‘Street
Margaret 8. Greco
Burgess St
Myra Cooper
Odd
Elva Moomaw
Raleigh General Hospital
Moomaw
Byrd outlines Morgantown National Training School for Boys progress
U S Senator Robert C Byrd reports site grading and drainage work at Morgantown for the 5 million National Training School for Boys. Construction aims to start in spring with a 22 month build and 400 youths to be treated with modern rehabilitation methods at West Virginia University nearby.
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Washington, D. C
Robert C. Byrd
DW. Va
Morgantown
U. S. Bureau of Prisons
Byrd
Bureau of Prisons
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate House
West Virginia University
Kimbrew Jailed After Hearing In Pittsburgh
William J. Kimbrew of Beckley was arraigned in Pittsburgh on interstate transportation of stolen American Express money orders. He could not post 5000 bond and was jailed in Allegheny County. FBI said he would be returned to Kentucky to face charges for transporting orders from Cincinnati to London on June 21 last year. A second man involved had been captured after their escape from Laurel County jail.
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William J. Kimbrew
Beckley
Pittsburgh
American Express
Kimbrew
U.S
Donnell Reed
Allegheny County
FBI
Pittsburg
Kentucky
Cincinnati
London
Now You Know By United Press International
Rats have killed more humans in the last thousand years than all wars, per Nature and Science Magazine. The claim, attributed to Na ture and Science Magazine, reflects a grim statistic cited in a UPI report.
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United Press International
Nature and Science Magazine
Christmas Gift Idea The Raleigh Register Subscription
A year long subscription to The Raleigh Register makes a lasting Christmas gift. Send the gift and a card will be mailed indicating the subscription was provided by you for a local or distant recipient.
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Raleigh Register
Register
Smith Outlines Task Force on Ethics in WV Government
Governor-elect Hulett C. Smith met with a 24 member Task Force on Conflict-of-Interest to study ethics codes for West Virginia. He urged examining existing laws, their implementation, and wording, aiming to present recommendations to the 1965 legislature before adjournment with a progress report by January 13.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
West Virginia to inaugurate Hulett Smith as 27th governor
Secretary of State Joe Burdett to oversee arrangements for the January 18 inauguration. Outgoing Governor W. W. Barron will serve as honorary chairman. Plans call for a likely outdoor ceremony on the Capitol steps with Burdett experienced in handling several inaugurations.
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Charleston
UPI
Joe Burdett
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
W.W. Barron
Burdett
Capitol
First of Many Pre Holiday Activities at Beckley Center
The Beckley Child Care Center hosts a Christmas party by the Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley as part of a series of pre holiday events. Rev. Virgil Cook notes many gifts of parties may be declined to avoid overstimulation. Plans include a Glen Jean Methodist Church Women’s Society party, a Jaycees Orphans’ Shopping Trip for ages seven to seventeen, an Elks Lodge party for local counties, and a Christmas Eve family devotion with carols and poems. A turkey dinner wraps the celebrations for the children.
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Beckley
Woman's Club of
Virgil Cook
Methodist Home
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Glen Jean Methodist Church
Beckley Jaycees
Jaycee Treasury
Elks Lodge
Raleigh
Wyoming
Fayette
Nicholas
One Case Dismissed 11 Forfeit Bonds On Traffic Violations
Beckley Police Court forfeited bonds total 1022 dollars in a Monday session presided by Judge George L. Ballard. Dismissed is a failure to have vehicle under control charge against Isabelle S. Tyree. Multiple defendants forfeited bonds on reckless driving speeding and related offenses with amounts ranging from 5 to 208.50 dollars.
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Beckley
George L. Ballard
Isabelle S. Tyree
Oak Hill
Robert L. Dials
Otsego
Richard Casey Beardsworth Jr
Waynesboro
Thomas Jones Jr
South Fayette St
Michael Durham
East Beckley
June Halstead
James Barton
Neville Street
Carl Wesley Lester
Whitestick Road
McNamara Faces Congressional Criticism Over Reserves Policy
Washington supporters of the recent Far East military survey defend the trip as highly useful while defense secretary McNamara attacks Congress for banning members from reserve units. Sen Ralph Yarborough and Rep Clark MacGregor call the policy move arbitrary and cite the Alaska training and Korea visits as valuable aspects of the mission.
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Texas Democrat
McNamara
Yarborough
Pacific
Congressional Group
Alaska
Korea
Hawaii
South Viet Nam
MacGregor
Congressional Reserve
28 Applicants Seek Employment Here
A week of applications filed with the Beckley office of Employment Security lists 28 positions. The postings include two concrete joint machine operators, two laborers, two shuttle car operators, two motormen, plus roles such as stock clerk, cashier, legal secretary, bellman, car washer, truck driver, electrician helper, and other trades.
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Beckley Office of Employment Security
Trc
Lilly Ice and Bottling Works sues Anchor Coal for $513.69
The Lilly Ice and Bottling Works filed suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court against N. Paul Cole, doing business as Anchor Coal Co., over a promissory note. Plaintiff's counsel is Thornhill, Thornhill and Kennedy.
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Lilly Ice and Bottling Works, Inc
Raleigh County
N. Paul Cole
Anchor Coal Co
Coal City
Council
Thornhill, Thornhill and Kennedy
Manufacturing in West Virginia Rises in 1963
West Virginia manufacturing value added climbed 47 percent in 1963 from 1958, reaching 1.8 billion dollars. The Commerce Department also reported total manufacturing employment at 119,000 in 1963, up from 118,000 in 1958.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Commerce Department
Department
Rating Bureau Inspects Beckley for Insurance Rating Change
City officials report an inspection by C. E. McGinley of the West Virginia Rating Bureau to qualify Beckley for a drop from Class 7 to Class 6. Beckley formed a fire prevention bureau, added a $35,000 aerial firetruck, and increased fire personnel as prerequisites. If approved, residents would pay 16 cents per hundred instead of 20. The mayor noted that findings will be released after compilation today.
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Beckley
C. E. McGinley
West Virginia
Parkinsonism and its treatment explored in medical report
Parkinsonism or the shaking palsy affects about 500000 in the United States. Causes include heredity and past encephalitis with onset typically between 45 and 60. Magnesium deficiency and enzyme issues may contribute. Treatments span medical and surgical, with drugs like trihex phenidyl Artane or Tremin often used and responses vary. Early tailored therapy aims to prevent muscle degeneration while advanced cases may pursue brain area destruction via freezing techniques pioneered by Dr. Irving Cooper with favorable but selective results.
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United States
Irving Cooper
New York
Chasing Train Sparks Drunken Driving Charge
Reno police charged 23 year old Nevey Evens with drunken and back less driving after witnesses reported seeing him drive along railroad tracks behind a freight train on Saturday.
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Reno
Nevey Evens
Dri
Almanac: December 15 highlights and history notes
The Almanac entry for Tuesday December 15 1964 notes the date day of year and planetary positions. It lists Edwin Blashfield born in 1848 and recalls historical events including the Bill of Rights going into effect in 1791 Alger Hiss indictment in 1948 and Iran earthquake in 1957. A thought from F Scott Fitzgerald closes the piece.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Edwin Blashfield
Virginia
Alger Hiss
State Department
Iran
Death notices and funeral announcements
J B Wilson age 73 of Crab Orchard funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Crab Orchard Baptist Church burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens arrangements by Caffee Funeral Home Rita Rhoda Plumley age 40 of Vine Grove Kentucky former Shady Spring body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel 19901 South Kanawha St funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday New Salem Baptist Church burial New Salem Cemetery Felix Spoltore age 70 of Prosperity funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel burial Prosperity Cemetery Emma Blanks age 68 Harlem Heights funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday Community Baptist Church Harlem Heights burial Greenwood Memorial Park body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Greentown.
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Wilson Wilson
J. B
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Shirley
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Caffee Funeral Home
Plumley Plumley
Rita Rhoda
Vine Grove
Kentucky
Shady Spring
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
South Kanawha St
New Salem Baptist Church
Earl Ward
New Salem
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Spoltore Spoltore
Felix
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Father Thomas Kerrigan
Prosperity Cemetery
Blanks Blanks
Emma
Harlem Heights
Community Baptist Church
David Powell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Greentown
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Mullens Mullens
Joe A
Sophia
Sophia Church of God
James E. Compton
Mills
Williams
Toy Lusk
Ronald Saunders
Burford Riggs
Harvey
Jerry Vaught
Harrison Mills
Williams Funeral Home
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Beckey Post-Heratd
Child Care Center Party
Cook
BlonDie
By Chi Young
G King Features Syndicate, Inc
Rating Bureau
Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Reg
Beckley Tire
Billy Joe
WWE
Billy
the Almanac
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Poinsettias
Cyclamen
Dias Floral
City Ave
Bank of Raleigh
F.D.I.C
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