Raleigh county delegates race filled with many filings
Late filings at the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk office bring a field of 20 seeking House of Delegates posts and 12 for Board of Education. Beckley candidates include Paul Vennari, Penn Raines, Ted Stacy, and Clifford G rt. Cabell Heights. Also listed are runs for County Court, County Surveyor, constable posts, and justice of the peace from Beaver, Shady Spring, and other districts.
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Raleigh
House of Delegates
Board of Education
Paul Vennari
Penn Raines
Ted Stacy
Beckley
Clifford G.rt
William G. Elam
Beaver
George Q. Gunnoe
Main St
Fred Hammond
Rhodell
Everett M. Ayers
Coal City
Billy H. Sullivan
Sophia
Slab Fork
Joe Woicehovich
Lanark
Roy Harless
Roy W. McNeil
Daniels
Shady Spring
George
Honey) Catlett
Raines and Raines, Inc
Rural Acres Drive
Raines
Insurance Adjusters Association
Monroe County
Charleston
Six Per Cent of County Population Buy Stamps
Figures released by the West Virginia Department of Welfare for December show Raleigh County with 1,81 public assistance cases, as compared with 1,850 for November. Fayette County, Raleigh, and Wyoming counties list AFDC and aid figures, with changes from November. Also notes local political candidates Tolbert and Vennari, with biographical details and community roles.
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
West Virginia wrestles with enforcing steel stud tire law
West Virginia drivers and tire dealers hesitate over the new steel stud snow tread amid unclear legality and weak enforcement. Police officials say any law on the books could be enforced but practical issues persist while a bill legalizing the tires awaits the governor’s signature. Local shops report both selling and removing stud tires as confusion lingers.
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West Virginia
Register
John Q
T. D. Hercules
Company D
West Virginia State Police
A. C. Bartlett
McComas
Beckley
Consid
Whiskey term origins date to 13th century usage
The word whiskey entered common usage in the 13th century, reflecting early linguistic adoption in European languages. It shows the long history of distilled spirits and the evolution of naming conventions across regions.
Beckley Man Posts Bond On Drunk Driving Charge
Beckley police cited Robert Harbison for drunk driving at about 12 45 am. He posted bond to appear in Beckley Police Court today. Donald James Williams of Shady Spring was jailed on non support and drunkenness at 5 30 pm Sunday. A Mabscott fire caused $1500 damage from defective wiring. The Waltons now live in a trailer on their property. State Police logged two accidents causing about $750 property damage. One injury free collision near Stamford involved Joe Quesenberry and James Forren. another crash at Abraham caused about $250 damage. Two of three 17 year old juveniles charged with auto larceny were released on bond. Paul Shrewsberry remained jailed.
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Robert Harbison
Beckley
Donald James Williams
Shady Spring
Raleigh
Mabscott
Beckley Water Company
Arthur Walton
Richard Basham
Mabscott Fire Department
Basham
Waltons
Dallas
Joe N. Quesenberry
Lanark
James H. Forren
Piney View
U. S. 19
Stamford
Abraham
Ross Richmond
Ray Richmond
City Recreation Director In Deadly Turnpike Wreck
City recreation director Frank Rodriguez 37 is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after a head on collision on the West Virginia Turnpike near mile post 40 Sunday. Mrs. Mary O Daniel of South Point Ohio is injured and her husband Robert H O Daniel 49 died during emergency surgery. Police say the two cars collided head on as the O Daniels northbound 1963 model car neared Beckley. The weekend toll also lists Thomas J Cockrell 44 of Eleanor killed in a freak accident near Point Pleasant when he fell from a pickup and was hit by another car. Ronald F Winter 17 of Ripley died in a single car crash near Parkersburg attributed to excessive speed. Authorities continue to investigate.
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Beckley Hospital
West Virginia
Frank Rodriguez
Mary O’daniel
South Point
Ohio
Robert H. O’daniel
Rodriguez
The
Register
Mile Post 40
Beckley
O’daniel
Robert O. Daniel
Thomas J. Dockrell
Eleanor
Point Pleasant
Cockrell
U. S. 35
James W. Higginbotham
Grimm’s Landing
Ronald F. Winter
Ripley
Parkersburg
Winters
W. Va. 2
Senator urges leniency for German border escape case
Senator Milward L. Simpson of Wyoming urged the Defense Department to release two U S soldiers facing court martial for helping an East German couple flee to the West. They are charged with violating a regulation by providing East German refugees with U S military uniforms to fool Berlin Wall guards and Simpson asked pentagon to show leniency under military law.
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Washington
UPI
Milward L. Simpson
R-Wyo
Defense Department
U.S
Berlin Wall
Simpson
Pentagon
Blakely Trial Set For March
William T. Blakely of 217 Mercer St charged with arson. trial continued to the March term for a medical exam. Indicted by January Grand Jury over a fire at A-1 Body Shop beneath his laundromat at 903 W Neville St on Oct 31.
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William T. Blakely
Mercer St
Blakely
A-1
W. Neville St
Ben
Don Blankenship
Court of Origin
Scot Miller
Fred Bryant
Carolyn Silk Walker
Taylor Short
Carlie O. Crouse
Harry Dickens
Marvin Duncan
Earl Lacy Long
Harry L. McCreery
Criminal Court
Rallies Set in Hiroshima Nagasaki by Congress
The National Congress against Atomic and Hydrogen bombs votes to hold memorial rallies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemorating the 1945 atomic bombings.
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Tokyo
UPI
National Congress Against
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Raleigh Armory Board vacancy eyed by council
Mayor John W. Smith said the Raleigh County Armory Board vacancy left by G. C. Porter will be addressed at the next regular meeting on Tuesday. The board includes Carl Jarrell Virgil Surratt Charles Lewis M. F. Barksdale John McCulloch and Frank Rodriguez. Police Chief W A Teubert added only the monthly activity report will be presented for approval.
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John W. Smith
Raleigh County Armory Board
G. C. Porter
Armory
Board of Education
Carl Jarrell
Virgil Surratt
Charles Lewis
M. F. Barksdale
Beckley
John McCulloch
Frank Rodriguez
W. A. Teubert
Dry State Chief Lees Raids Jackson Country Club
In Jackson Mississippi UPI reports a dramatic raid as Chief Deputy Tom Shelton and deputies blast a storeroom door with a sledge at the Jackson Country Club seizing 100 cases of liquor and wine during a dry state ball. Governor Paul Johnson arrives after the raid amid cheers and protests.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Tom Shelton
Jackson Country Club
Paul Johnson
Union
Johnson
Mississippi
Prohibition Reform Move Backed by Referendum Call
He argued that despite a dry state many bootleg whiskeys were sold openly and suggested a statewide referendum. Voters would choose between legalization of liquor and strict enforcement of prohibition to resolve the issue.
Shriver Tours State Job Corps Centers in WV
Federal antipoverty director Sargent Shriver visited Women’s Job Corps centers in Charleston and Huntington before heading to Morgantown to address a West Virginia University banquet. He urged the girls to prove Job Corps’ value by sustained effort and suggested a year round contest to show who is best.
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Sargeant Shriver
Huntington
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Banqu
Shriver
West Virginia
Classroom Teachers Association
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Mickey) Cales
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Tyler County
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Harrison County
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