Appalachian Power to Start $1 Million Construction Project
Appalachian Power Co announces a $1 million line and substation project to meet rising demand in Beckley and surrounding coal regions. Work begins Tuesday with a new Tams Mountain substation and a 15 mile 138 000 volt line tying into existing Kanawha River and Glen Lyn plant connections.
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Pauline Hag Register
Appalachian Power Co
Beckley
W. C. McMahan
Appalachian
Tethe
Tams Mountain
Slab Fork
Bradley
Meahan
Kanawha River
Glasgow
Glen Lyn
Sophia
Birth Records Reveal Varied Girl Names in 1965 Raleigh Count
Raleigh County birth certificates show diverse girl names with few duplicates while boys favored standard names. Popular boy choices include Jeffery, David, James, John, Roger, and Steven, with girls given examples like Dawn, Robin Dawn, Ginger Carole, Paula Kay, Christy Leigh, Vonda Kay, Tawna, Christal Maria, and unusual entries such as Towana Chandra Angela Bernadette Loveline Nora Yvette. Several babies were named for presidents, and others honored ancestors.
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Raleigh Couunty
Raleigh County
Jeffery
David
James
John
Rog
Ler
Steven
Ginger Carole
Paula Kay
Christy Leigh
Robin ‘Dawn
Angela Renee
Kimberly
Ferne
Alessa Jean
Misti Ann
Denise Michele
Vonda Kay
Tawna
Christal Maria
Dawn
Lisa
Vicky
Tina
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Benjamin Harrison
U. S
Jefferson Davis
Sean Vanessa
Letisha
Lucretia
B Towana
Chandra
Angela Bernadette
Loveline
Johnathan Brent
Alessa
Terence
Nora Yvette
Norman Medare
Five Grand Jurors Appointed for Low Case Docket
Five additional grand jurors were appointed today to handle a light docket for Prosecuting Attorney C. Berkley Lilly. The panel includes E. D. Arm, George Harvey, Earl Hall, Robert Thompson, and John Stratton with B. L. Dozier as foreman. Petit jurors report January 24 as the criminal court term docket is set for Wednesday.
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C. Berkley Lilly
E. D. Arm
George Harvey
Earl Hall
Robert Thompson
Irs
John Stratton
B. L. Dozier
Harry L.eee
Land Commissioners Appointed For Mabscott-Crab Ore Project
Five land commissioners named to oversee condemnation along the Mabscott Crab Ore route as the State Road Commission progresses four lane work. Appraisals set for March with ap technicians and observers listed for properties of Charles L. and Geneva Land and others. Meetings scheduled for March 2 and March 3 with appraisers including Lipscomb Sny der Melton Ivory and more.
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State Road Commission
William Klein
Lowery B. Jennings
M. L. Rimmer
C. R. Brown Jr
George Chambers
Edward T. Gilmer
Jack Beard
Ona
Preston Ingram
Gay
Sam Pilliteri
L. B. Carper
Holt Kester
Joe G. Lilly Jr
E.V. Bowman
BYF Rally Presents Silent Witness Film at First Baptist
The BYF rally at First Baptist Church features the color motion picture Silent Witness at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Shot at Warren Central High School, Indianapolis, the film centers on a teenager who breaks his promise to God and uses a teen cast to tell the story.
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First Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Indianapolis
Films, Inc
Muske- Mich
Bill
Nick
James Ken Anderson
Seventeen
Billy Zioli
America
Juveniles Jailed For Auto Theft
Juveniles from Beckley were jailed Sunday on auto larceny charges. A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were held, with booking times listed. John Dale Peake was cited in Beckley Police Court for an upcoming appearance. Fire department chief announced investigation results of a Hartley Avenue kitchen fire attributed to gasoline fumes and a gas range.
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Jack Richardson
Beckley
Raleigh
John Dale Peake
Mankin Ave
Heyn Bae
Frank Ubeda
Hartley Ave
Goa
Beulah Bennett
Ubeda
Bennett
Gulf
Tuberculosis Clinic Reports X-Ray Findings
The Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association clinic report shows 32 of 41 X-rays taken. Three cases of primary inactive infections were found, one active pulmonary case, and one silicosis case. Fourteen X-rays were performed for armed forces recruiting stations.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association Diagonistic Clinic Report
Zeeved
Saeedae
Red Cross Leadership Training in Charleston
A two day Red Cross leadership training course will convene in Charleston at the Kanawha Clay County Chapter conference room. T L Hooper Jr will lead the program on Red Cross in the Contemporary Community with 10 am to 4 pm sessions. Attending will be Col Robert Thomson Jr and Mrs T C Moorefield among others.
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Kanawha - Clay County
The
American Red Cross
Charleston
T. C. Moorefield
Red Cross
T. L. Hooper Jr
West Virginia
DeMar Erskin
Roanoke
Eastern Advisory Council
Robert Thomson, Jr
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Y Chapter
American Red Se Cpa Ice
Ertice
Paul Earwood
TB Association Drive Near Goal After March 31 1966
A total of $8,196.10 has been raised for the TB Association drive led by Mrs Frances Lowe. The year’s receipts show $8,701.35 in earlier totals and the projection targets a $3,803.90 shortfall. The drive is expected to continue until March 31, 1966.
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TB Association
Frances Lowe
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Ppalachian
McMahon
Island Creek Coal Co
Inland Steel Company
Wheelwright
Floyd
Pike and Knott
Kentucky
Price
Floyd County
Fred F. Harless Jr
Mount Hope
People Life Insurance Co
White Oak Country Club
Harless
Peoples Life Insurance Co
Staunton
T. J. Pachuta
S. M. Hatcher
Grady Whitlock Ford, Inc
Ford Motor Company
Atlanta Marketing Institute
School of Automotive Business Administration
se—_ Ford Motor Co
Norfolk and Western
United States
Lamberts Point
Norfolk
Tidewater
Robert L. Cook
John W. Smith
Ray Barcel
Mutual
United of Omaha
United’s
Advanced H & A
Williamsburg
Cook
Crescent Rd
Smith
Ln. Beckley
Palachian Power Co
Bew
Miner L. Hayrziett, Jr
Tams Moun
Nitre
Bank of Raleigh
F.d.1.c
A&p
AGP
A@P
Great Agp Tea CO
Charles L
Geneva Land
Keith Lipscomb
James D
Frank P
Sylvia M. Fleshman
W. T. Watts
William Snyder
Henry E. Melton
Lawrence and
C. A. Ivory
George L. Piper
C. D. Parsons
Roy D.millican
Charlies A. McDaniel
Scouts
Farmer
Jack O’neal
Douglas Bellamy
Albert Allen
BYF
Silent Witness
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