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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
2
Police report a 1959 model trailer truck owned by Point Ex and driven by Mack Lew was hit on the right rear side. The truck side-swiped and pulled onto the sidewalk after attempting to strike a passing vehicle.
A deaf man showcases a compact transistor hearing aid improving clarity for users. Police report several minor accidents with modest damages, none injuries, across Beckley and Crab Orchard areas.
Judge Harry L McCreery in Raleigh County handed sentences to five plea guilty defendants in daytime burglary cases. Worley Jasper Adkins received one to ten years with two years probation and restitution. Rachel Martin drew six months in jail with a $50 fine. jail term suspended. Audrey White got one to ten years at Peace Springs reformatory, suspended to two years probation with costs.
West Virginia data show 1965 mineral output at an estimated 867.6 million dollars, the highest since 1957, with Raleigh County leading sandstone production and coal figures by county: Raleigh coal 7.66 million tons worth 42.78 million, 108 underground mines plus seven strip and seven augur mines. Fayette County produced 5.74 million tons of coal valued at 25.88 million with 148 underground mines eight strip and four augur mines. Wyoming County coal and gravel valued at 72.82 million with 13.48 million tons mined. State coal output in 1965 estimated at 150.2 million tons, nearly nine million more than 1964. Also honors to top math and science students from Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties at a banquet in El Chico Restaurant hosted by the Appalachian Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers.
Beckleyan C Amasa Stevenson Jr of 527 Lilly Dr is listed among Randolph Macon College Ashland Virginia dean's list recipients. The college in Ashland names 155 students to the Dean's List for academic distinction.
Beckley Fire Department elected Chester Clyburn to a four year term on the City of Beckley Firemen's Pension Board. He will replace Captain Frank Ubeda whose term expired February 14, according to Mayor John W. Smith.
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