Mayor Requests Engineers Check Beckley Sewage System
Beckley officials led by Mayor John H. called on Holleys Kenney Schott Inc to perform a no cost extensive engineering review of the city’s secondary sewage treatment plant. The Sanitary Board discussed EPA funds delayed by Hurricane Agnes, interim financing costs, and planned sewer line work to serve the Harper Road area and new developments.
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Beckley
John. H.s
Sanitary Board
EB. McCulloch
Holleys
Holley Kenney Schott
Meadows
Kenney Schott Inc
Anito
Tice
Mabscott
Harper Road Reservation Street
Sunset Drive
Virginia Western i Inc
Rock
Raleigh General Hospital
Republic Investment
Virginia Western
Thesiues
Lowe Brothers Electric Co
Whitestick
Piney
Comet Electric
E. M. Payne
EPA
Payne
Iocal
Harper Road
Holiday Inn
Jon Karl Baldwin
Piney Plant
Baldwin
Bobby Short
Armory
Bibb Avenue
Santa Moves His Courthouse Santa to Beckley Mall
Santa Claus will relocate this year from the Courthouse lawn to Beckley Plaza Mall due to parking and attendance declines. Howard K. Manning says the courthouse site draws about 25 percent of past visitors and plans to be at the Mall and Beckley National Bank at specific hours today and Friday.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Howard K
Sarge” Manning
Main Street
Beckley Plaza
Manning
Chamber of Commerce
Courthouse
Beckley National Bank
GOP seeks help over Agnew campaign bar tab in Twin Falls
Twin Falls Idaho Republicans ask President Nixon campaign to cover a 600 dollar bar bill left after Spiro Agnew visit. Douglas Kramer treasurer instructed not to pay. He appealed to national party and Idaho committee for aid. A separate item notes Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Christmas program on Sunday at 6 pm directed by Judy Reed and Hazel Wood.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
UPD
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Douglas Kramer
GOP
Kramer
National Party
Idaho Committee
Light of the World
Bethel Freewill Baptist Church of
MacArthur
Judy Reed
Hazel Wood
Thelma Jean Akers
Valley Drive
Harrison Watkins Jr
130
St. St
Robert T. Kelly
Barboursville
Watkins Auto
Kelly
Watkins
Smoot Avenue
Bryant Admitted to Cardiac Unit at Beckley Hospital
Douglas T. Bryant, president of Keyser Bryant Funeral Home and Crematorium Inc., was listed in satisfactory condition today at Beckley Hospital. He was admitted to the coronary care unit on Monday.
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Beckley Hospital
Douglas T. Bryant
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home _ and Crematorium Inc
Johnstown Road
Volunteer Cookie Bake Time Sponsored by Lester Chapter
The Lester Chapter of the Raleigh County Civic League hosts a cookie bake from 6 to 9 p m Friday at the Lester Fire Department Building behind Town Hall. Co chairs Thomas Carter and Mrs Katie Carter expect about 275 children to receive gifts and enjoy refreshments.
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Salem
Pruntytown
Raleigh County Board of Education
Joe A. Jones
Leonard Q. Clay
Dianna Green
Sherry Mitchell
Yvette Allen
Regina Carter
Matrina Carter
Lester
Raleigh County Civic League
Lester Fire
Ment
Town Hall
Thomas Carter
Katie Carter
Police Beat Details Larceny at Beckley Exxon Station
Beckley police charged two Mount Hope men Thomas Underwood and Robert Underwood with grand larceny for stealing over 300 dollars from the By-Pass Exxon after closing. They allegedly broke a window to mimic break-in and appeared before Magistrate Rodriguez, waived to grand jury, posting 500 dollar bonds each.
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Beckley City
Mount Hope
Exxon
Sid Falin
Thomas Ray Underwood
Robert Edward Underwood
Joe Rodriguez
Beckley
Rural Equipment Co
Basham
White Oak
Beaver
Rodriguez
Weather Details Airport Conditions for 2 Hour Period
METAR style notes show 2 hour period starting 10 a m with 45 forecast high and 7 am 0S. Precipitation trace 0.6 inches. Wind SE 14 mph. Pressure 29.85 inches. River levels Greenbrier 1 ft above normal clear. Lake normal and cloudy. Hinton gauge 3.6 ft. California Thermal high 84 low Caribou Maine 14 below zero. Extended outlook Saturday through Monday rain chances daily with highs upper 40s and lows in low 40s.
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Eric
Hinton
Thermal
Calif
Caribou
Maine
Chamber Cites Woman's Club for Festival and Civic Work
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce passes a resolution praising the Woman's Club of Beckley for leading the annual Art and Craft Festival and supporting the chamber's banquet and membership drive. The club aided 1971 membership growth and the chamber has run the festival since 1965. The chamber's current membership is about 500, originally 161 in 1919.
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Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Beckley-Raleigh County
Fire Destroys Crab Orchard Family Home
A six room frame house owned by Leslie and Donna Hundley at Crab Orchard burned Tuesday. The family, including an 18 month old and a due child, lost housing and clothing and are staying with Mrs Corey. Neighbors may donate clothing sizes 12 for women 32 33 pants 15 ½ shirts and size 4 for the child or furnish furniture by calling 252 1130.
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Leslie
Donna Hundley
Crab Orchard
Hundley
Harper Road
Hundleys
Millie
Corey
Cheer Fund Sees Rising Donations For Salvation Army
Christmas Cheer Fund in Raleigh County climbs to 6662.81 with 337.78 added on Wednesday. Beckley Jaycees collect 155.71 downtown, while Salvation Army workers raise 38.68 at the Plaza 90.51 at Hills and 51.88 at Hecks. The annual drive funds Christmas food baskets for the needy.
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Saavation Army
Beckley Jaycees
Salvation Army
The
Hill’s
Heck’s
Raleigh County
Thefts Delay Diller Movie Shoot at LAX
Thieves stole Phyllis Diller's $500 makeup kit from a Western Airlines luggage rack at Los Angeles International Airport after a Las Vegas arrival. Police recovered the kit near the airport and arrested two men on grand theft suspicion.
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Los Angeles
Phyllis Dillet
Los Angeles International Airport
Western Airlines
Miss Diller
Las Vegas
Nev
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James Hartsog
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Hartson
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Sylvia
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Pettus
Eccles
Marsh Fork
Montgomery
Vike
Neville ST. Beckley
Neville Street
West Virginia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal. Reserve Systems
East Beckley
Elmer Meador
Kermit Locke
Mason J. Carroll
Keystone
Grove Ave
Welch
Estate Boys Industrial School
Neola
Elwood A. Gwinn
Pinecrest Hospital
Beckley Municipal Court
Lesa Rice
Clyde St
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Greenbrier
Chamber
Woman's Club
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