Raleigh County to Advertise Bonds for New Schools
Raleigh County Board of Education approves architects to design new county schools and improvements from the Oct. 22 bond issue. Gates Engineering Co. and Lubin McGaudy win a project for a new high school and Trap Hill addition. other firms named for Shady Spring Mabscott Ghent Crescent and Stratton renovations. Bonds of 5.469 million to be sold after Feb. 1, 1964 at up to 3.5 percent interest.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
Shady Spring
Donald Stark
Mount Hope
Emery Mick
Charleston
Mabscott
Lester
Saunders
Stratton High School
Teria
Marsh Fork
Coal City
Sophia High
Ghent
Crescent
Roanoke
Virgil A
Sarrett
WWHS
C. G. Peregoy
Shady Spring High School
Aubrey Jackson
James K. Lowry
Norfolk
Needy Lilly family receives aid from local underwriters
Ed Richmond of the Beckley Life Underwriters reported generous help for the John W Lilly family of Sprague. Donations of food clothing and money have flowed in through the Life Underwriters committee, with continued appeals for undergarments furniture and utilities to restore shelter heat and basic needs for nine children and four adults.
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Eve Breck
Ed Richmond
Beckley Life Underwriters
John W. Lilly
Sprague
Life Underwriters
Richmond
State Penitentiary
State Industrial School
Pruntytown
THE
Presbyterian Church
Brooks Adair School
Power Co
Alex Childress
Tolley Drive
Lacy Lilly
Sunrise Avenue
M. W. Powers
Neville St
Jim Brightwell
Hal Scott
South Kanawha Street
Robert Boblett
Prosperity
A. L. Miller
Hume Court
Vernon Holland
Mabscott
Elmer Hutchinson
Harper Rd
Crook
Valley Bell Dairy
Lilly
Department of Public Assistance
Layland
Beckley
Life Underwriters Committee
Salvation Army
Woodlawn Ave
White Christmas delights Beckley shoppers amid heavy snow
In Beckley on Christmas Eve residents weighed in on the season s first major snowstorm the heaviest of the year exceeding 11 inches since October 19 1961. Roads slowed and travel snarled as locals dig out while noting snow adds to the holiday mood with mixed sentiments from several residents including Lloyd Graham Arthur Herron Vance Lewis Dwight Lewis and a unnamed caller.
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BOB Stewart Register
Register
Beckley
Dwight Lewis
Stanaford
Eleven Seek Jobs At Employment Security Office
Eleven applications for eleven positions were received by the Employment Security Office. The openings include three bricklayers a well drill operator a truck driver a painter a welder a maintenance man a machine man an usher and a referee at the roller rink.
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Employment Security Office
Poisonous mammals include platypus and shrew
The Australian platypus and the North American short-tailed shrew are the only poisonous mammals. Males of the platypus bear a poisonous spur on the hind leg while the shrew stores cobra-like toxin in its salivary glands.
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North America
Christmas Spirit At Capitol In Charleston
Christmas spirit fills the State House in Charleston as the switchboard echoes Merry Christmas State Capitol. Decorations brighten corridors with trees and gifts under desks and filing cabinets. All offices close Christmas and New Year’s Day while skeleton crews operate Thursday through Saturday after the holidays.
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State House
Charleston
State Capitol
Program Presented By Homemakers Af Shady
The Shady Spring Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America presented The Gift of Love. Participants included Brenda Adkins Mary Bowling Barbara Maxey Cosby Bowling Linda Smith Carolyn Bair Betty Delph and Arlena Plumley. Ardith Waddle told a story Christmas Eve Visitor. Members shared gifts and a Christmas buffet. The group plans caroling hospital visits, shut in gifts, a rummage sale for the Shady Spring Scholarship Fund.
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Shady Spring
The
Future Homemakers of America
Brenda Adkins
Mary Bowling
Barbara Maxey
Cosby Bowling
Linda Smith
Carolyn Bair
Betty Delph
Arlena Plumley
Ardith Waddell
Susanna Johnson
Mary Lou Meadows
A. W. Bonds
Shady Spring Scholarship Fund
Lafayette Granted American Citizenship For Self And Heirs
Revolutionary era hero Lafayette was granted American citizenship for himself and his descendants in recognition of his service. The move affirmed his status and provided a legal pathway for future generations linked to his legacy.
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Lafayette
Traffic Case Appealed In Beckley Court
Four people were tried in Police Court on intoxication charges, four forfeited a total of 81.75 dollars. Donald Metcalf of East Beckley was found guilty of drunken driving and fined 105 dollars by Judge C. Berkley Lilly. Metcalf appealed. Orville May of Beckley forfeited a 10 dollar bond on running a red light. Chris Hatcher of Beckley forfeited a 30 dollar bond for trespassing. Dean Meadows of S. Kanawha Street forfeited a 15 dollar bond for having no city operator's license.
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Donald Metcalf
East Beckley
C. Berkley Lilly
Metcalf
Orville May
Beckley
Chris Hatcher
Hatcher
Liquor Stores To Be Closed On Wednesday
State liquor stores on Prince Street and in East Beckley will close at 8 p m today and reopen at noon Thursday under the holiday schedule of the State Liquor Commission. The New Year holiday schedule mirrors stores statewide. All Statehouse offices close for the two holidays and reopen with skeleton crews on the days after Christmas and New Year’s Day.
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Prince Street
East Beckley
State Liquor Commission
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Hospital
West Virginia
Elkins
West Virginia Penitentiary
Drunk Driver William Lacek Bonded Out After Arrest
Raleigh man William G. Lacek was placed in Raleigh County Jail at 2 30 a m Tuesday and bonded out. Police records show O B Kirby paid a $5 fine for blocking a fire hydrant.
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Raleigh
William G. Lacek
O. B. Kirby
Special Christmas Dinners Planned for Patients and Prisoners
Christmas menus are arranged for Beckley Hospitals and Raleigh County Jail inmates with turkey, ham, stuffing, pies, and beverages among extensive multi-site plans. Hospitals include Pinecrest Sanitarium and Beckley Memorial, with varied menus and holiday treats. religious services accompany meals, and Santa visits are scheduled at multiple facilities. The note closes with a mention of local wildlife, noting the dickcissel as a popular bird name.
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Beckley Hospitals
Raleigh County
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Weston State Hospital
State Mental Health Department
Huntington State Hospital
Trinity Episcopal Church
Santa Claus
Denmar State Hospital
Santa
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
Denmar
The Doctors Mailbag Christmas Spirit and Health Tips
Dr Wayne Brandstadt discusses keeping Christmas spirit year round to ease nerves and promote health. He notes its calming effect on modern stress and avoidance of drugs. The column answers reader questions on activated charcoal uses, burning urination, dyskinesia, and monosodium glutamate in frozen foods with brief medical guidance.
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Federal Food and Drug Administration
Sheriff Receives Praise From Trailways Tour Groups
Raleigh County Sheriff C A Slim Thompson is thanked by Pacific Trailways Bend Oregon for aiding New England Tour through Beckley last October. Deputy Jack Thomas is commended as a capable greeter and guide for ten bus loads, with meals arranged and escorted into and out of town. The letter notes the department's public relations effort left a positive impression in Beckley West Virginia.
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Raleigh
C. A
Slim) Thompson
Pacific Trailways
Bend
Oregon
New England
Beckley
Jack Thomas
Thompson
West Virginia
Maurice H. Hoover
First Distillery In State To Open Soon
State Liquor Commissioner Clarence Elmore announced a license issued for the John Brown Distillery Co. near Charles Town Jefferson County, effective January 1. The plant, a rectification operation at first, will employ seven workers and plans to eventually bottle its own liquor as it expands its gin and vodka production with principals Jerome Radosh and Peter Chakmakian.
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Charleston
UPI
Clarence Elmore
Charles Town
Jefferson County
Elmore
John Brown Distillery Co
Supernova documented by 1054 Chinese observers
In 1054 Chinese astronomers recorded a daytime bright star that shone for months then faded, describing a rare celestial event. The object was a supernova, an exploding star whose brightness can rival hundreds of millions of suns.
Old St Nick Keeps Busy At Christmas Parties
Santa Claus visits children and families of the United Mine Workers of America District 50 Local 14511 at a Christmas party. He hands out treats, with leftovers donated to the Salvation Army.
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Old St. Nick
Santa Claus
Chil
Dren
United Mine Workers of America
Salvation Army
Tsavo National Park Lions and Elephants Thrive in Vast Kenyan Reserve
Tsavo, one of the world is largest national parks, sits in Kenya East Africa. It spans about 8000 square miles of bush and plains where elephants thrive in large herds and lions, though once abundant, are now less common.
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Tsavo
Kenya
East Africa
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Beckley Salvation Army
Alfred Mitchem
Lions Club
Mary MecVicker
Kiwanis Club
County School Board
Carolyn Bostic
Betty McKnight
Eunice Nichols
Lloyd Graham
Crab Orseer
Arthur Her
Ron, Glen Daniels
Christ
Vance Lewis
Prince St
Graham
Capitol
Homemakers
Af Shady
LACEK
Gratton Underwood
Jim Wiseman
Pect
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
Beckley Post Office
J. W. Sarver
State
Dickcissel
United States
Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Keith
Sugar Shack
Glen Morgan
Pulaski, Va
Flynns Recreation Center
S. Fayette St
Umwa
Music By the
Owl's Club
Summerlee Rd
Oak Hill
Mullens
Marlon Brando
Sandra Church
Dr. In
Jerry Lewis
Jackie Gleason
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