Water and holiday care marked by community groups
Bottles from the Guyandotte River show clearer water when high as delegates and club members inspect samples. The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor continues its annual food gift program, delivering 100 parcels to families in Raleigh and Fayette County, aided by church and minister networks, plus a Christmas play about forgiveness and faith set to run at 7:30 p.m.
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Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
W. O. Ritchie
J. F. Johnson
Raleigh
Fayette County
Ritchie
Winona
April Inspection Trip Of Area Streams Set For Governor Barron
Governor Barron and state officials will tour coal facilities from Raleigh County along the Guyandotte to Mullens to examine stream pollution and pollution-control efforts. The visit, prompted by an earlier Wyoming County inspection, will highlight polluted streams at Bolt Mine Alpoca Semet Solay Trajee Barker's Creek and others, with plans to add filtration at Marianna and curb sludge via the Itmann and Maben sites. Lane urged stronger laws and broader citizen cooperation to speed cleanup while noting coal's economic role and the need for all resources to sustain the state.
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Pauline Davis
W. W. Barron
Raleigh
Guyandotte
Mullens
Warden Lane
Natural Resources Department
Wyoming
Paul England
Pineville
Bolt Mining
Alpoca
Semet Solay
Tra- Jee
Barker’s Creek
Slab Fork Coal Co
Bud
Ed Henry
State Water Resources
Henry
Tralee
Island Creek Coal Co
Marianna
Stonie Barker
J. O. Lively Construction Co
G. C. Porter
Phillips Coal Co
Baileysville
Lynco Creek
Crozier Coal and Land Co
Clearfork Creek
Matheny
Lane
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann
England
Guy Haines
Bluefield
Premier - Pocahontas
Herndon
Maben
W. W
Jackie’’ Withrow
Raleigh County
Bernie Wright
George Mullins
Charleston
Ivan Pizzino
Department of Natural Resources
Wyoming County
D. D. Elwell
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Bobby Adams
The
Mary Virginia Burnett Fined After Eccles Tavern Raid
Mary Virginia Burnett age 34 owner of the Silver Moon Tavern at Eccles paid $86 in fines before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez on charges of possession of tax paid whisky and possession of lottery tickets. She was arrested with Steve Palfy age 56 of Eccles during a raid on the tavern by Beckley State Police and Raleigh County Sheriff's office.
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Mary Virginia Burnett
Eccles
Joe Rodriguez
Steve Palfy
Beckley State Police
Raleigh County
Cheer Fund May Not Hit Goal in Beckley
Major Mary McVicker of the Beckley Salvation Army says the local Cheer Fund may miss its Christmas goal. Over 2,000 dollars remain to reach 6,200 needed for food baskets for Raleigh Countians. The Civitan club has 200 and the project totals 4,168.65 to date as Beckley Jaycees and Kiwanis staff the Christmas Cheer booth.
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Mary McVicker
Beckley Salvation Army
Civitans
Beckley Jaycees
Beckley Kiwanis
Salvation Army distributes baskets on South Fayette Street
Crowds gathered at the Salvation Army Citadel on South Fayette Street this morning as Major Mary McVickers announced 500 cards issued for baskets already prepared. Many who were late for cards were told to return at 2.
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Salvation Army Citadel
South Fayette Street
Mary McVickers
Mission Plans Distribution And Donation Drive
The Mountain State Mission will begin Saturday to distribute food clothing and toys to needy families in Raleigh Fayette and Summers counties. Rev Ralph Wells director of the mission says volunteers will collect items in the Beckley area and donations can be left at Bostic Auto Service Valley Drive for pickup by a mission vehicle. The fund drive is $200 short of last year. The mission, four years old, relies entirely on local contributions. Webb and Neal Funeral Home and J B Norfleet Richmond Va ambulance dealers donated an ambulance used to collect items during the Christmas campaign.
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Friendship Baptist Church of Sophia
Marie Hampton
Betty Emory
Tania Eddins
Donna Cochran
Steve Lowry
Carmen Stone
Nina Ruth Lowry
Madison Lowry Jr
Delores Teelaw
W. W. Withrow
Jimmy Akers
Norma Howard
Mountain State Mission
Bradley
Rafa Fayette
Summers Counties
Ralph Wells
Beckley
Bostic Auto Service
Valley Drive
Wells
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
J. B. Norfleet
Richmond, Va
Accident Victim Home From Hospital
David Lafferty twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs Roscoe Lafferty of Bradley was discharged from Raleigh General Hospital after treatment for injuries from a one car accident at Flat Top Saturday morning in which three other family members were hospitalized Evelyn Lafferty mother showed some improvement from head and internal injuries and had been unconscious since the accident Darrell Lafferty fourteen is in satisfactory condition and sister Mrs Margaret Davis is improving and in fair condition
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David Lafferty
Roscoe Lafferty
Bradley
Raleigh General Hospital
Flat Top
Evelyn Lafferty
Darrell Lafferty
Margaret Davis
Three Hurt In W. Va. Wreck Near Beckley
A one car crash on West Virginia Route 3 near Beckley injured three people who were treated at Raleigh General Hospital and later released. Driver Maurice Wayne Jarrett 22 of Crab Orchard wife Annabelle 17 and Barbara Meadows 16 of Mabscott sustained non serious injuries. The driver said the car went off the berm hit a ditch crossed the opposite lane and struck a utility pole. Estimated damage was 250 with no charges.
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W. Va
Beckley City
Raleigh General Hospital
Maurice Wayne Jarrett
Crab Ochard
Annabelle
Barbara Meadows
Mabscott
Eccles
Jarrett
Tourist spend ratio in country versus travel fare
It is estimated that the average tourist spends two dollars in the country he visits for every dollar he spends on travel fare.
32nd Toy Fund Party Biggest Ever in Raleigh County
The 32nd annual Mac's Memorial Toy Fund party in the Raleigh County Memorial Building was the largest in the fund's history with over 2,700 toys and about 2,650 bags of candy and fruit distributed. Co chairs E. J. Hodel and James B. Kessinger noted a late shortage of boys toys and the need for about $150 still to meet the $2,250 goal.
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Raleigh County Memorial Building
E. J. Hodel
James B. Kessinger
Kessinger
Seven Month Old Baby To Undergo Cancer Test In Beckley
Reggie Thompson, seven months old, is to receive a cancer test in Beckley after physicians in Cleveland diagnosed a growth under his eye as cancerous. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Posey Thompson care for him while Raleigh County Cancer Center director Mrs Sam Pilliteri has opened a fund to help cover potential operation costs. local contributions have reached $78 since the appeal began.
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Beckley
Cancer Center
Reggie Thompson
Posey Thompson
Thompsons
Cleveland
Ohio
Sam Pilliteri
Raleigh County
Board of Education Employees Take Holiday
The Raleigh County Board of Education offices closed at 4 p m for Christmas holidays. County Superintendent John W Saunders said staff enjoyed a party before leaving. The office will reopen Wednesday.
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Board of Education
Raleigh County Board of Education
John W.saunders
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