Major remodeling reshapes downtown outlets in 1965
Six Downtown Heber and Main Street establishments undergo major changes starting today. Georges Fashions moves to Rahall’s site to become part of Watkins Drug Stores, while The Vogue merges with The Hub under Sidney Fink. G C Murphy Co. Store will occupy space from Vogue and Hub, with plans for redesigned fixtures, air conditioning, and a new 67-seat restaurant. The Carolina Feed and Hardware Store expands one third, adding plumbing and painting supplies, seeds, sporting goods, feed, and fertilizer, plus an 8-foot loading dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Heber Street
Main Street
Rahall’s
Georges Fashions
Watkins Drug Store
West Virginia
Joseph Fourney
Vogue
Wonder’s Jewelry
G. C. Murphy Co
J W. Kern
Rahall’s Outlet
Rahall
Oak Hill IRS To Join With Beckley Office
The Oak Hill IRS will move from Merchants and Miners Bank to Beckley facilities. District supervisor D. E. Evans says Oak Hill staff will serve Fayette and Nicholas Counties but operate from Beckley. Three agents Bradford Smith Gene Carter and William Judy transfer from the audit and collection divisions. Beckley office, now remodeled, will host seven revenue agents and remain open Fridays for public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Internal Revenue Service
Merchants and Miners Bank
Beckley
Federal
D. E. Evans
Bluefield
Fayette
Nicholas
Bradford Smith
Gene Carter
William Judy
Grant For Study Of Muscular Disorders
William Binderman of the Raleigh County Mental Health Association notes a National Association for Mental Health grant driven report. Research on the brain and spinal cord chemical gamma-aminobutyric acid or GABA may someday aid muscular convulsive and some mental disorders. GABA helps regulate central nervous system functions and was first linked to the CNS in 1950 by Dr. Eugene Roberts at City of Hope Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Binderman
Raleigh County Mental Health Association
National Association For Mental Health
Eugene Roberts
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte
Calif
Humanities Arts Bill To Be Given Congress
Rep. Moorhead plans to introduce a bill for federal support of humanities and arts at Congress opening. He cites imbalance from science focus and proposes a National Humanities Foundation as cornerstone of the Great Society with initial $150,000 for year one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moorhead
White House
National Science Foundation
National Humanities Foundation
Goodyear booklet guides women in tire changing
A Goodyear published guide targets women with no man present, outlining step by step safety methods for changing a flat tire. It aims to boost confidence by detailing practical actions and reminders for common roadside emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
Hearing Begins For Nicholson In Twin's Death
Alhambra California UPI reports Timothy Nicholson 22 faces a preliminary hearing on charges he fatally shot his twin brother Todd. Bail set at 27 500 allowed travel outside California under court permission. The brothers shared a 1 million trust fund from their late father Edward Nicholson. Their family connections include the Pullman fortune and distant ties to the Cudahy meat packing clan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhambra
Calif
UPI
Timothy Nicholson
Todd
F. E. Butler
California
Temple City
Edward
Teddy) Nicholson
Pullman Railroad
Cudahy Meat Packing Family
Highway Construction To Provide More Jobs
The Labor Department predicts expanding highway construction will boost the economy with 6,500 additional on-site construction jobs annually for five years, reaching 250,000 by 1970. The federal aid to road building program is expected to cost $5.1 billion in five years, up $1 billion from the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Two-Car Collision on U.S. 1921 By-Pass Causes $700 Damage
State Police report a rear-end crash on U S 21 involving a 1959 model driven by Larry F. Pittman of Beckley and a 1955 model driven by John B. Huffman of Huffman Street. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Larry FE. Pittman
Beckley
U. S. 21
John B. Huffman
Huffman Street
Freewill Baptist Church Watch Night Service in Sophia
The Freewill Baptist Church of Sophia invites the public to a Watch Night Service starting at 8 p m on New Years Eve. Guest speakers are Rev Theodore Chic Carte of Mt Lookout and Rev Elden Pauley of Sprague with special singing throughout the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freewill Baptist Church of
Roll Back Communism With CARE Food Aid
A call to personal action suggests sending CARE food packages overseas to combat hunger, framing aid as a means to undermine communist influence by alleviating need. The message links charitable relief to political outcome, emphasizing hunger reduction as a counter to communism.
UPI Plans High Speed Typesetting With RCA 301 Computers
UPI will install two RCA 301 computer systems at its New York world headquarters in March to automate teletypesetter copy. The machines will hyphenate and justify major news, sports, and financial wires and feed directly into linecasting at newspapers via UPI’s private network. One computer handles hyphenation and justification, the other supports accounting and business-office tasks and serves as backup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
United Press International
General Business
Mims Thomason
RCA 301
Thomason
Total
Communications Department
C-E-I-R, Inc
RCA
Thomas
New York State to Finance Water Pollution Battle
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller announced a $1 billion bond issue to fund a comprehensive clean water program across New York. The plan targets lakes, rivers, and streams, with 30 percent federal, 30 percent state, and 40 percent local funding. If approved, construction costs through 1970 are estimated at $1.7 billion. Rockefeller urged pre-financing the federal share to accelerate work and urged federal changes to grant programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Considine
United Press International
Albany
N.Y
UPI
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Steel Market Busy Despite Labor Talks
The Cleveland report notes Steel magazine calling the current market the busiest in six years depending on progress in steel basic and USW negotiations. Week-long pre-holiday talks in Pittsburgh foster cautious optimism, with buyers stocking up as potential early year orders hinge on labor progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Steel Magazine
Basic Steel
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Steel
Pittsburgh
Airmen Rescued From China Sea After Jet Fire
Rescue ships saved three U S Navy airmen who parachuted from a burning A3D Skywarrior jet in the South China Sea about 200 miles west of Luzon. A merchant ship West River recovered one man and Chepachet recovered two. search continued for a fourth crewman.
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Manila
UPS
S. Navy
South China Sea
West River
Navy
Chepachet
U.S.S. Hancock
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Luzon Island
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Indochina Peninsula
Viet Nam
Banquet Set for Order of Arrow Lodge No 416
The Order of Arrow lodge 416 plans its annual banquet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Phil's Drive-In banquet room. New officers to be installed include Lodge Chief Ralph Amick and vice chiefs Larry Jessup Pat McGann. secretary Larry Townley treasurer Bill Elkin and lay advisor J W Dixon Jr. Aimed at planning projects for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Arrow
Lodge No. 416
Boy Scouts of America
Phil’s Drive- In
Ralph Amick
Larry Jessup
Pat McGann
Larry Townley
Bill Elkin
J. W. Dixon Jr
Beckley area voters vote on annexation in 1964 elections
Raleigh County voters cast ballots in three annexation elections in 1964 with Crescent Road area accepting Beckley’s invitation to merge. The eight areas showed mixed support, suburban turnout far higher than city turnout, and overall primary turnout about 53 percent. General election turnout reached 76.4 percent with Lyndon Johnson carrying Raleigh County.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Area
Beckley
Raleigh
Crescent Road Area
Raleigh Heights
Sprague
Calloway Heights
Whitestick
Pinecrest
Maxwell Hill
Homewood
Bhigen
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Dark Spots On The Face Not Health Threats
The columnist explains chloasma is common in women and not linked to liver disease or cancer. Sunlight worsens spots, so limit sun exposure.
Former Editor Honored By E&P
Randolph Norton former editor of The Raleigh Register is mentioned in the December 26 issue of Editor and Publisher. As director of public affairs for the Charlotte Observer his paper and the Charlotte Choral Society produced the Singing Christmas Tree a Yuletide program for Observer Charities Inc with 106 voices forming a tree. Ovens Auditorium hosted 2 500 attendees per show for three performances raising about 6 000. Norton notes the paper returned enough mail order coupons to fill the auditorium again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Randolph Norton
Charlotte
N.C
Observer Charities
Norton
Jail Releases Two, Commits 3 Sunday
The Raleigh County Jail reported two men committed and three released Sunday. Junior Howard Maryland was booked for driving at 4:10 p.m. Sun. Soanie R. Miller address unavailable charged with driving at 12:30 p.m. Sun. Pat Justice Beckley released at 8:55 a.m. after bond on a drunk driving charge. Larry Canady Crab Orchard released at 10:30 a.m. after bond on drunkenness and driving to the left of center line. Ralph N. Pack Beckley released at 1 p.m. after bond on a drunk driving charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Junior Howard
Maryland
Sun- Soanie R. Miller
Pat Justice
Beckley
Larry Canady
Crab Orchard
Ralph N. Pack
Nurse Promoted at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Norma J. VanReenan, RN, Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, named head nurse on the 4th floor effective today. Former AHN Pediatrics, she joined the hospital in 1956. Daughter of Clarence Kellison and spouse of Marlington, she is a Marlington High School and St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing graduate. Member of District 10 WV Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma J. VanReenan
Beckley Appalachian Retional Hospital
AHN
VanReenan
Clarence Kellison
6Th. Street
Marlington
Marlington High School
St. Francis Hosital School of Nursing
Chaveston
District 10
W. Va
Medical Authority Links Back Aches to Daily Frictions
A medical authority attributes chronic backaches in many women to the little frictions of everyday life, suggesting marital stress as a possible factor. The remark highlights gendered explanations for persistent pain and sparks debate over psychosomatic claims in medical discourse.
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IRS
Congress
Nicholson
Twin
San Luis Dam
N.Y. State
China Sea
Janet Henry
Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M. D
Dr. Brandstadt
E&p
Motorist
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Bair
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