New City Hall Flag and Parking Items At City Council
Beckley city council met for 12 minutes to discuss replacing the City Hall flag after Councilman Ellison urged a new American flag. Mayor Smith noted a flag had been ordered and a finance bill awaiting Senate approval could fund a municipal parking lot. The panel also voted to curb parking on North Vance Drive and to study parking on South Kanawha near Richmond Cleaners, while authorizing bills for payment.
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Beckley City Hall
A. Ellison
John W. Smith
Kanawha Street
Smith
House of Delegates
Senate
Office of Economic Opportunity
Charles W.merritt
West Virginia
Teubert
South Kanawha Street
Richmond
Council
Gas Leak Hazard At Mabscott Controlled
A mechanical valve failure at Meadows Oil Plant in Mabscott released about 840 gallons of gasoline onto ground and into Whitestick Creek. Fire and police departments coordinated containment for about three hours, using ground chemicals and high pressure washing to mitigate risk. Authorities warned residents to avoid flames and smoking, and blocked area traffic during the hazard.
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Mabscott
Meadows Oil Co
Elk Refining Co. Company
Whitestick Creek
Frank Abeda Jr
Beckley Fire Department
Mabscott Fire and
Ubeda
Deeds On File Real Estate Transfers in Prosperity Beckley
Deeds on file record transfers in the county clerk’s office. Charles E and Joyce M Massie sell to Richard T Newsome property in Bamont Homes Addition Prosperity Town District for 150 dollars. Fred and Pearletha M Nagle Bryson sell to P C and Stella Johnson property in Wildwood Addition Beckley Town District for 8000 dollars. Hattie R Van Zandt sells to Mable M Rose and Joan L Rose care in Beckley City Town District for 5500 dollars. Clyde J and Violet M Bostick sell to Charles Houston Earehart Jr William Walter Earehart Sean Earehart and Harold A Earehart property on Valley Drive By-Pass Sprague Town District for 2300 dollars.
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Charles E
Joyce M. Massie
Richard T. Newsome
Bamont Homes
Clyde J
Violet M. Bostick
Charles Houston Earehart Jr
William Walter Earehart
Sean Earehart
Harold Andrew Earehart
Valley Drive
Sprague
Ten Men Enlist In U S Army At Beckley Recruiting
The following men have enlisted in the United States Army at the Beckley Recruiting Main Station. Thomas N Salisbury of Charleston John E Moye III of Bluefield Lewis Allen Shafer of Sandstone Fred Cecil Nemines of Tazewell VA Joseph L Kates of Charleston Paul A Browning of Matoaka Walter N Akers of Bluefield Paul Otis Harry Jr of Bluefield Dudley R Epling of Kopperston Floyd C Wheeler of Sprague.
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United States Army
Beckley
Thomas N. Salisbury
McCubbin Dr
Charleston
Emerson
Mildred Saiisbury
John E. Moye III
Mercer St
Bluefield
Sara Moye
Mr. Moye
Lewis Allen Shafer
Box 105
Sandstone
Harry and
Grace Shafer
Fred Cecil Nemines
Rt. 1
Taze
Post Office Destroyed in North Matewan Fire
A fire at the North Matewan post office destroyed the building before the Matewan Fire Department arrived. Postmistress Mrs. Walter Collins salvaged some mail and stamp supply but all records and personal equipment owned by Collins were destroyed.
Construction Firm Named in 20000 Suit for Blasting Damages
Mountain State Construction Company, Box 194, Spring Hill, named defendant in a suit filed this week by J Frank Hancock and Loretta Hancock seeking 20000 in damages for blasting damages to two parcels in Calloway Heights. Plaintiffs allege negligent blasting damaged structures, ruined farm buildings, destroyed posts and a septic tank, and disrupted water and bath facilities, with Mountain State beginning work May 1 1964. They seek a jury trial and 20000.
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Mountain State Construction Company
Spring Hill
J. Frank
Loretta Hancock
Calloway Heights
Hancock St
North Beckley
Mountain State
Paul J. Fourney
Joseph Luchini
City Finance
Bill
Norma L. Farley
George's Radio and Television Co., Inc
Washington, D. C
Seaboard Acceptance
Georgia Ave
Silver Springs
Seaboard
Edward P. Stansbury
Raleigh County Board to Hear Bids on New School Buses
A Raleigh County Board of Education special meeting is set for March 9 to hear a committee's report on bids for four school buses for the 1965-66 term. Bid totals for bodies and chassis from multiple firms are listed, with a public sale approved for the Old Mays Home log structure for $1,050.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Carl G. Jarrell
Paul Bonds Co
Sutton
Carpenter
R. S. Steiner Co
Huntington
Thomas
Baker Equipment Co
Charleston
Wayne
Central Body and Equipment Co
Clarksburg
Ward
General Truck Sales
Lewis Chevrolet, Inc
Chevrolet
Duncan-Catron Motors
Dodge
Mallimar Gmc
GMC
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
International Harvester
Grady Whitlock Ford
Ford
Mays
John W. Saunders
Beckley High School
Saunders
Raleigh County
Richmond Falls
Beatrice Munson
Beckley Junior High School
Carolyn Forrens
A. A. Lilly
Sylvia
Lilly
Robert Coburn
Virginia Williams
Princewick
Deanna Workman
Clear Fork High School
Judy McVey
Dewey H. Stewart
Nancy Clay
Bashia Hamilton
Maira Williams
Pilot mine safety drills praised by Bureau of Mines
The Bureau of Mines told Sen. Byrd that a weekly 15 to 20 minute safety drill conducted by coal mine foremen is effective and should be expanded to other states. The program began last June in West Virginia with unions and operators, aiming to reduce accidents from carelessness and showing a decrease in mine accidents.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Bureau of Mines
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Frank C. Memmett
Byrd
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mrs. H L Bragg Named Chairman For Art Shows
Mrs H L Bragg named general chairman for the Beckley Art Group's 19th annual spring exhibit. Lamral Thorne presided as the group met and accepted a Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley offer to sponsor the show at the Park Avenue clubhouse in May.
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Beckley
H. L. Bragg
Lamral Thorne
Thorne
Kay Thompson
Woman's Club of
Park Avenue
Archie Ellenbogen
James Wheeler
Bragg
Pearl Rohter
Herbert T. Olds
Concord College Art Department
Appalachian Building
Outbreak of Asian flu hits Warsaw with school closures
Warsaw reports about 90,000 people affected by a mild Asian flu outbreak. Authorities suspend hospital visits and close some schools as they monitor the situation and urge precautions.
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Warsaw
UPI
The Old Cynic on Honest Abe and Lincoln
The Old Cynic quips that modern phrases bend historic names. Honest Abe evokes a used car lot vibe while Lincoln suggests a bargain hunter branding.
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Abe
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W. A. Teubert
Vance Drive
Marshall Avenue
Eisenhower Drive
U.S. Army
London
Susan Hawthorne
New York Coliseum
Susan
Butler
Bureau of Mines
Moon
Wheeler
City Recreation Board
Grace Hewitt
Buford Hartsoe
Beckley National Bank
Ocha
Prince St
Jergens
Presl
KOTEX
Binh
General Electric
Skillet
Eze
Delsey
Apollo
Cal
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