Accidents investigated By Local Police Thursday
Beckley police report three accidents Thursday with injuries and property damage. A 1957 car driven by David A. Rowe failed brakes, hit a stone wall, injuring three and leading to a charge of failure to control. Two passengers were admitted for observation, while Rowe was treated and released. A second incident involved a 1960 sports car and a 1963 truck, no injuries, but one citation for failure to signal. Other actions include bad check, trespass, speeding fines, and licenses/inspection violations.
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John Tolbert
Vance Drive
Rowe
Raleigh General Hospital
Viola Moon
Mary Catherine Tyree
Glen White Road
Thomas Fisher
Stroudsburg
Gail Janet Gannon
Beckley College
Virgil Phipps
Crab Orchard
Phipps
Delano Moore
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Moore
H. B. Atkinson
Atkinson
George Wiley
Glen White
Wiley
Clara Wiley
Rodriguez
W.va
W. N. Scotfield Jr
F St
Jack J. Linsky
MacArthur
Engineers To Honor 3 Schools with 19 Outstanding Seniors
Victor Gibson of Stoco High School and Ronnie D Lilly of Shady Spring are among 19 seniors from Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties to be honored at a Monday dinner by the Appalachian Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers. Presented at El Chico, the event includes a faculty escort from each school.
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Victor Gibson
Stoco High School
Ronnie D. Lilly
Shady Spring
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Appalachian Chapter
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
el Chico
Ansted High School
Jackie Lee Johnson
W. M. Gibson
Princewick
Victor
Stoco
Marshall
West Virginia University
Coal City
Free Will Baptist Church
WVU
Ronnie
Oscar Lilly
Jackie
Jack E. Johnson
Ansted
Morgantown
The
Methodist Church
MYF
Armco picks three semi finalists for scholarships
A Marsh Fork High School senior ranked fifth in a class of 172 is among Armco Steel Corporation’s three Community Scholarship semi finalists. Others are Patrick L. Brown of Scott High and James R. Love of Van High School. Finalist will win a 2600 dollar Armco Foundation Scholarship for engineering or science.
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Marsh Fork High School
Armco Steel Corporation
Paul Maynard
Wallace Maynard
Eunice
Patrick L. Brown
Scott High
James R. Love
van High School
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N. J
H. W. Scott
Armco
Armco Foundation
Scott
Quill and Scroll
Paul
West Virginia University
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Governor Harrison forms women status commission
Richmond Virginia Governor Albertis S. Harrison announced a commission on the status of women on Wednesday. He remarked he hopes the agency will not cause even the slightest change in the female status, saying they already occupy the superior status.
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Richmond
UPI
Albertis S. Harrison
Texan Deputy Upholds British Justice in London Case
Deputy Con stable D. W. Smith serves a summons in Dallas on a Dallas woman sued by the High Court of Justice Queen's Bench Division London. The woman is accused of leaving a London inn without paying 270 pounds, about $756.
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Upholds
LAW Dallas
UPI
D. W. Smith
Smith
Dallas
High Court of Justice
Queen's Bench
London
England
District VEFW Meeting Set For 1:30 Sunday
The Tenth District of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a 1:30 p.m. Sunday meeting at Post 4500 in Hinton. Guest speaker will be James R. Fawcet, post-department commander of Post 4500, per John Taylor, district commander. Posts in Raleigh Summers Fayette Greenbrier and Monroe counties urged to send reps.
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VEFW
Tenth District
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hinton
James R. Fawcet
John Taylor
Taylor
Raleigh
Summers
Fayette
Greenbrier
Monroe County
Beckley Chamber Plans Annual Arts Fair at Armory
Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce proposes a late summer arts and crafts festival at the Raleigh County Armory. About 50 to 60 craftsmen will display wares, with admission charged and an estimated 10 000 to 15 000 attendees expected over three to four days. Event aims to boost tourism and local business profitability and needs regional support.
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Beckley- Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Clyde P. Castilow
Community Betterment Division
Raleigh County Armory
Castilow
Beckley
Raleigh
Gates
Raleigh County
Library Committee
Com
Air Guardsmen Leave Today For Canal Zone
The 130th Air Commando Group of the West Virginia Air National Guard based at Kanawha Airport Charleston will depart this evening for operation Highland Ling at Howard Air Force Base Canal Zone. About 150 men fly 17 hours aboard three C121 transports for two weeks of training to test readiness and mobility. Detachments include Beckley area members First Sgt Frank Dearing Prosperity M Sgt Okey Mills Raleigh County Sheriff T Sgt Johnny Hambric Beckley S Sgt George Wise Hinton and T Sgt Ivan Wilcox Mullens with others from Beckley Mullens and Daniels.
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Beckley
130Th Air Commando Group
West Virginia Air National Guard
Kanawha Airport
Charleston
Ralph Cowgill
130Th
Air Police
Air Force Southern Command
605Th Air Commando
5700Th Air Base
Howard
Albrook
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Central America
Peru
Ecuador
South America
Beckley Area
Frank Dearing
Prosperity
Mset
Okey Mills
Raleigh County
Johnny Hambric
S-Sget
George Wise
Hinton
Ivan Wilcox
Mullens
Bill Phillips
Daniels
Sherilf Hoskins
Joseph Johnson
John Wilcox
Carl Green
Louis Staton
Charles Thompson
Jimmy McVey
Seven Enlist In U S Army From Beckley Area
Seven men have enlisted in the U S Army according to Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station officials. The list includes Leonard Joseph Keith of Oak Hill in food service, John Christopher Leavitt of Ronceverte in airborne, Jackie Leo Ward of Hinton in electronic device repair school, Larry Gary Keffer of Fayetteville in food service, Daniel V. Mullins of Paynesville in U S Army Europe, Stevie Horton Jr. of Raven, Va in airborne, and William E. Hatfield of Charleston in U S Army Europe.
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U. S. Army
Army
Beckley
Leonard Joseph Keith
Sidney L. Keith
Oak Hill
Food Service
John Christopher Leavitt
John T. Leavitt
Ronceverte
Airborne
Jackie Leo Ward
Johnny F. Ward
Hinton
Electronic Device Repair School
Larry Gary Keffer
William A. Keffer
Fayetteville
Daniel V. Mullins
Andy Mullins
Paynesville
U. S. Army Europe
Stevie Horton Jr
Steve Horton
Raven
William E. Hatfield
Lewis Hatfield
Charleston
Europe
Tax discount offered on late 1964 taxes in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Sheriff Okey A. Mills announced a two and a half percent discount on the second half of 1964 personal and real estate taxes paid before February ends. He noted that those who did not pay the first half are being charged interest.
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Raleigh
Okey A. Mills
Mills
Changes Announced In Building Permits For Beckley
Beckley City Recorder Walter Humphrey will require blueprints or plans to be submitted with building or remodeling permit requests. Capt. Frank Ubeda of the Beckley Fire Department will inspect the plans for fire safety compliance before permits are issued. The changes were proposed by Capt. Ubeda to the city recorder.
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Beckley
Capt
Ubeda
City Recorder
Rev Lyon Attending Directors Conference
The Rev. Stanley A. Lyon of Beckley was among 43 delegates at the 20th annual Assemblies of God regional youth directors conference in Springfield Missouri. The four day event featured workshops conferences and study sessions shaping programs for the denomination 8400 churches in the United States. Lyon serves as youth director for the Appalachian District with Beckley offices.
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Stanley A. Lyon
Dexter Ave
Beckley
Assemblies of God
Springfield
Mr. Lyon
United States
Appalachian
Scouts Learn First Aid With American Red Cross Class
Cadet Girl Scout Troop 189 of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church takes Red Cross first aid lessons taught by instructor Richard R. Smith. The seven week course ends in early March with certificates to the girls. sisters of the church attend as helpers.
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Richard R. Smith
Smith
Vickie Aurednick
Elizabeth Bolton
Kathleen Bolton
Rosaleen Dancy
Renna Davidson
Karen Farris
Rita Gallagher
Valentine party held at church social hall attendance 26
Darnell serves as vice president as business members report on a Valentine party held Saturday night in the church social hall with 26 in attendance. Miss Ava Utt acts as adviser for the group.
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Fer Darnell
Ava Utt
Construction Volume Sets Record In 1964
The F W Dodge Company shows total 1964 construction contracts at 47.298 billion dollars, beating 1963 by four percent. Residential and nonresidential building totals 20.561 billion, nonresidential 15.495 billion, with streets and highways contributing about half of nonbuilding projects and a two percent rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Dodge Company
McGraw- Hill, Inc
Dodge
Squad Answers Call For 216 Sunrise Ave Fainting
Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad responded at 10 30 a m to 216 Sunrise Ave where Roy Lee Harmon former City Editor of The Register fainted. He received oxygen from firefighters and declined hospital admission though he planned to see a doctor later.
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Beckley Fire Department
Sunrise Ave
Roy Lee Harmon
the Register
Harmon
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