Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Pvt Darrell Dunber of Route 1 Beckley completed a lineman's course at Army Southeastern Signal training Fort Knox Ky and is a 1964 Clear Fork High School graduate His unit visited ports in France Malta and Italy with more visits planned Meanwhile Battalion Landing Team 3 2 returns to Camp Lejeune North Carolina in March Airman Larry D Shiftlet of Beckley son of Mr and Mrs David C Shiftlet has been for something at Sheppard AFB Texas as a maintenance specialist
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Darrell
Lesley E. Dunber
Route 1
Beckley
Army Southeastern Signal Training
Fort Knox
Clear Fork High School
Italy
Camp Lejeune, N. C
Larry D. Shiftlet
David C. Shiflet
Pollution fines hit several firms and hunters cited
A series of penalties were handed down by officials. The Coal Company paid a $50 fine for pollution. Lawmen cited Captain Raymond V. Eye and others for a game law violation related to youths hunting on Sunday near Big Creek, Berwind. Additional fines included $25 for Gilber t Lumber Company and related parties for operating without a permit at Arista Mercer.
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Sam Muncy
Callie Ritchie
Big Creek
Berwind
Robert Honaker
Cucumbek
Jim Belcher
Princeton
Arista
Mercer County
Malcolm
Farley
Medicare Alert Funds Approved for Raleigh County
George M. Parker of the Raleigh County Community Action Association says a federal grant of 7827 dollars was approved by the Office of Economic Opportunity. The two month program will sign up eligible seniors for Medicare and Social Security benefits, with director W. C. Reid and others to staff the project. The deadline is March 31 or eligibility lapses for a year, Parker warns. Ernest Gedd will supervise the project and staff details are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Parker
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Office of Economic Tunity
Parker
Ash Vy
W.C. Reid
E. R. Hartsog
Hartsog
Raleigh County Board of Education
Meena Aie
Ernest G. Gedd
Marine Private Starr Jr Completes Eight Weeks Of Training
Marine Private Starr Jr son of Mr and Mrs George Starr completed eight weeks of recruit training under experienced drill instructors at Camp Lejeune N C He will continue with individual combat training and basic specialist training at the base and is assigned to Camp Lejeune for further schooling.
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T. Starr, Jr
George T
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Aining
Raleigh County Postal Workers Meet January 18
The Raleigh County Postal Workers hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Post Office Building. President J Alvin D Sweeney announces the session and agenda.
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Raleigh County Postal Workers
Post Office
J Alvin D. Sweeney
Accident Report Threat Overdue Notice From Wisconsin
DULUTH Minn UPI Earl Glass said it was like talking to a machine Four months ago he received letters from the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department reminding him he had not filed an accident report and warning him to prove financial responsibility After warnings he faced possible prosecution for failure to report Glass showed the letters to county officials and complained about having to walk to work in 30 below zero cold Insurance questions persisted Finally the state notified him his license suspension was being lifted and he could resume driving
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Duluth
Minn
UPI
Earl Glass
Glass
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
Wis
Wisconsin Department
Walterson
Wisconsin
of Glass
Robert Brown
Sheep Improvement Short Course Planned at WVU Evansdale Campus
The February 10 11 Sheep Improvement Short Course will be held on WVU Evansdale Campus with WVU experts and guest speakers from the U S Department of Agriculture. Sessions cover recent performance testing parasite control and lamb marketing with WVU professors and extension specialists guiding discussions. Attendees are urged to join any or all sessions. more information is available from Raleigh County Extension Office.
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Evansdale
West Virgnna University
Ben W. Wamsley
WVU Appalachian Center
Robert S. Dunbar
Wvu College of Agriculture and Forestry
M. R. McClung
WVU
A. L. Pope
Uni- Geor Sidwell Ia
U. S
Seriemieesville
Pope
Barr
Robert Maxwell
William Hall
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Maxwell
Hall
West Virginia
G. C. Anderson
Litton
Ore
Keith Inskeep
Anderson
McClung
Wamsley
Joseph C. Emch
WVU Pemeeese
WVU Galachian Center
Wamsrey
Raleigh County
Court House
Beckley Pastor Seeks Raleigh County School Board Seat
The Rev. Edward Abram filed candidacy for the Raleigh County Board of Education. He cites improving facilities, federal program issues, and serving Raleigh Countians as his main goals. Abram, a pastor and educator with degrees from West State College and study at Virginia Seminary, seeks the May 10 primary.
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Edward Abram
Democratic Club
Raleigh County
West State College
Virginia Seminary and
Lynchburg
Marshall University
Abram
First Baptist Church
London
Baptist Church
Stamford
Mount Zion
Farmer Will Not Run Again for Raleigh Court
H. George Farmer, longtime Raleigh County Court president and lifelong Democrat, says he will not seek re election. In a brief statement he cites his age, noting he is in his 14th year as court president and expressing deep appreciation to Raleigh County supporters.
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H. George Farmer
Raleighty Court
Bolt Farmer
Guthrie Seeks GOP Nomination for Third West Virginia District
Charleston businessman Mal Guthrie announced his bid for the Republican nomination to represent the Third West Virginia District in Congress. Guthrie, 54, former 1962 nominee, has held GOP roles and served as Raleigh County sheriff and court commissioner. Only one rival filed for the court seat, Minor Scott, with filing deadline near.
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Charleston
UPI
Mal Guthrie
Congress
W. Va
John Slack
D-W. Va
Guthrie
Republican Executive Committee
Republican National Conven
West Virginia
Concord College
University of Chicago
University of Nancy
France
Trap Hill
Raleigh County
Minor Scott
Table Rock
New River Livestock Market
Charles Burdiss
Slab Fork
Walter James
West Virginia League of Women Voters Plans Meeting
Members of the West Virginia League of Women Voters will meet in the Bank of Raleigh Civic Room at 7 30 p m Wednesday for the organizational meeting to determine if enough members have joined to form a Provisional League. Mrs Joseph MacCleod advisor says the group aims to qualify for provisional status.
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West Virginia League of Women Voters
Bank of Raleigh
Joseph MacCleod
League of Women Voters
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Barry
Sheppard Afb
Tex
Coal Company
Raymond V. Eye
District of the Department of C. M
Medicare
Ra- Alcoholism Information Center
AIC
Beckley National
Neville ST
Federal Reserve System
F.d.1.c
Dia
Raleigh Register
Suni
Bolt
Southern Soil Conservation District
New River Hereford Breeders Assn
County Farm Bureau
Raleigh
Ella Davis Laing
America
Sun
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