West Virginia Moon painter Moss displays art at club
West Virginia University art instructor Joe Moss, winner of the 1963 Centennial Award in Art for his painting West Virginia Moon, has been in Beckley for three weeks teaching classes. He presents 12 acrylic works depicting stones trees lights water and flowers. The display will stay until his return to Morgantown at the start of the week.
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Black Knight Country Club
West Virginia University
Joe Moss
Moss
West Virginia Moon
Beckley
Morgantown
Second Appalachian Art Craft Festival announced in Beckley
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce announces the second Appalachian Art and Craft Festival set for September 2 to 5 at the Raleigh County Armory. Over 150 artists will exhibit with glass blowing quilting wood carving dulcimer making and more. Admission is 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for children with demonstrations exhibits concerts and social events included.
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Raleigh County
Frankie Wheeler
Beckley
John M. Gates
Gates
Beckley-Raleigh County
Appalachian Art and Craft Festival
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
McCreery St
Joe Moss
West Virginia Moon
Language choice in high school French or Spanish
Dear Mrs Light advises French over Spanish for future university needs due to French and German being more widely required for graduate work. The answer notes Spanish remains popular for business, but French sustains college language requirements and graduate school compatibility.
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Susan Light
Letters to Susan Light Collected by Paper Column
Readers are invited to send school problems to Susan Light in care of this newspaper. The columnist cannot reply individually but will address letters of general interest in the column.
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Susan Light
Sing Fest Set At Glen White
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church hosts a gospel sing fest Friday at 7 p m featuring The Celestials a Los Angeles quartet led by Ron Wilson with alto Lola Mae Kelly tenor Jimmie Gage bass Joe Cheeney and pianist. Rev Ralph Poole invites all to attend.
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Glen White
RNS
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
The
Celestials
Los Angeles
Ron Wilson
Dewey Wilson
Sophia
Wilson
Joe Cheeney
Lola Mae Kelly
Ralph Poole
FBI Chief condemns God Is Dead movement like shock
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover denounces the God is Dead idea as shocking in a Fourth of July message for the Law Enforcement Bulletin. He urges Americans to profess faith in the living God and to stand as patriots defending the nation’s spiritual heritage and the memory of the men of 76.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Buletin
Hoover
Bongo Player Jack Costanzo Divorced in Los Angeles
Los Angeles divorce proceedings end with Jack Costanzo and his wife Jodi. she testified he would not even kiss her. The case highlights marital breakdown and testimony given in the Kiss-Kiss club scene in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Jack Costanzo
Jodi
Snuffer Sentenced 1 to 10 Years In State Penitentiary
Isaac Snuffer, 23, pled nolo contendere to breaking and entering a concession stand and theft of $592.20 at Crab Orchard. He received 1 to 10 years. probation denied due to a drunk charge during the case. Judge Harry L. McCreery cited confinement in the county jail as the reason.
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Isaac Flora Snuffer
Snuffer
The
Mutual Development Co
Crab Orchard
Kermit A. Locke
Harry L. McCreery
Guily
George Ayers
Ayers
Brown H. Payne
Everett Lilly Jr
McCreery
Lilly
Center Playgrounds Open From 10 To 5 Week of July 4
The East Beckley Progress Center on G Street and the Piney Oaks and F Street playgrounds will be open for recreation arts and crafts under Appalachian Volunteers from 10 a m to 5 p m during the week of July 4. Six Appalachian Volunteers have arrived in Beckley to assist with the summer programs.
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East Beckley
G Street
Piney Oaks
F Street
Beckley
Beckley Social Security Office Closed Saturday Holiday
The Beckley social security district office will not be open to the public on Saturday July 2 and Monday Independence Day. After the 11 month med icare enrollment program with special hours, employees will get a normal weekend and holiday break.
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Beckley Social Security
Passaic High School Graduate Sharon Guy Honored
High School Graduate Mrs. Patrick Sharon Guy daughter of Mrs. Virginia Plumley of Stanaford in Passaic New Jersey earned an outstanding student award and a twentieth century bookkeeping award in June. She formerly lived in Stanaford and transferred from Woodrow Wilson High School.
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Patrick
Sharon) Guy
Virginia Plumley
Stanaford
Passaic High School
Passaic
N. J
20Th Century Bookkeeping
Guy
Woodrow Wilson High School
YOC Secures Summer Jobs for 601 Area Youths
The Beckley Youth Opportunity Center screened and referred 42 youths to SRC and the Department of Natural Resources for summer work, placing 340 total in SRC roles across five counties and 86 with the Natural Resources Department. YOC notes broad state park and fire control work plus 125 local jobs for ages 16 to 21. additional placements include Ford Motor Company in Michigan and Job Corps, with 514 work applications processed and 66 tested.
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Beckley Youth Opportunity Center
YOC
State Road Commission
SRC
Department of Natural Resources
Raleigh County
Summers County
Wyoming
Fayette
Boone
State Department of Natural Resources
Raleigh
Phillip D. Dodson
Ford Motor Company
Michigan
New
Police Beat: Michigan Couple Arrested on Driving Charges
Two area men and a Michigan couple appeared before Beckley Magistrate W. A. Burke Thursday. Charles K. Stafford of Oceana was arrested by State Police on U.S. 3 for driving too fast for the conditions and was fined $13. Arrested at Artie, Willie Dun-
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Michigan
Beckley
W. A
Gene) Burke
Charles K. Stafford
Oceana
W.va
Stafford
Artie
Willie Dun
Can
James
Catherine Donellow
Pontiac
Mich
Donellow
Burke
Larry Earl Carrier
South Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike
Donald B. Warren
Cleveland
Tenn
Carrier
Warren
James Ivan Pridemore
Retreat
Pridamore
Joe Rodriguez
George E. Dolinger
Crab Orchard
Leroy E. King
Bradley
Raleigh
Edith Maddox
Sam Berilla
Harry M. Gipson
Terry
Henry D. Burrell
Eccles
Ohio
Clayton Plumley
George Dolander
Ray Peters
The Well Child Skate Boarding Safety Notice
Wayne G Brandstadt MD warns parents about skateboard hazards and safety tips including choosing flat, paved dead end streets for practice. He notes downhill speeds lack brakes and momentum can cause serious falls, urging supervision and rule adherence. The piece also includes Q and A on encephalitis bullosa and thumb sucking, plus local crime and police activity notes.
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Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Beckley Loan Co. Sues Wood and Cook Couples
Finance firm Beckley Loan Company files two civil suits in the circuit clerk's office seeking payment of promissory note balances. James E. Wood and Patricia Wood of Glen White allegedly owe 500.48 dollars plus interest, while Betty Cook and Sit Cook of Naome owe 873.64 dollars plus interest. Attorneys are Edward P. Stansbury for the plaintiffs.
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Beckley Loan Co
Circuit Clerk’s Office
M. W. Powers
H. B. Powers
N. B. Walters
S. J. Ward
Beckley Loan Company
James E
Patricia Wood
Glen White
Sit
Betty Cook
Naome
the Woods
the Cooks
Edward P. Stansbury
Burchett Urges Safety On July Fourth Roads
Charleston based UPI reports State Police Supt W E Burchett urged motorists to accept responsibility to drive safely to avert a predicted six deaths on state roads during the Fourth of July weekend. He forecast the toll would rise 10 percent from last year’s figure and 25 percent above a typical summer weekend. Five persons were killed last year during the holiday period.
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Charleston
UPI
W. E. Burchett
Burchett
Safety laziness in mining work raises injury risk
The talk warns all miners about safety laziness the urge to cut corners. It lists common shortcuts from loading machines to eye protection and trip lights and stresses that repeated shortcuts become habits shaping one’s future.
Piedmont Plans to Acquire Boeing 737-200 Jetliners
Piedmont Airlines announced at a Winston-Salem stockholders meeting an amended order for six Boeing 737-200 jets, increasing capacity to 90 passengers with five abreast seating and 36 inch pitch. The deal, including parts and a flight simulator, totals about 26.7 million dollars and delivery remains set for mid March 1968.
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Piedmont Airlines
Airlines
Winston-Salem
N. C
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Piedmont
C. G. Brown Jr
T. H. Davis
Welfare Cases Continue Drop in West Virginia May Report
May welfare statistics from the West Virginia Department of Welfare show declines in Raleigh County and across the state. Raleigh County had 1,837 assisted cases, down 11 from April, with total state cases at 43,953, down 3,505 from May 1965 and 5,718 from May 1964. Total payments fell by 181,231.06 dollars from last year.
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
Fayette
Wyoming
Coal Gasification Contract Signed
Washington announces a 153000 dollar contract with the Franklin Institute for coal gasification work under the Office of Coal Research. Interi or Secretary Udall and Senators Randolph and Byrd said the two-phase, 30 month project starts with a coal particle behavior study, followed by building and testing a 100 pound per hour unit and evaluating commercial use.
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Washington
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
Office of Coal Research
Interior
Stewart J. Udall
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
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Wayne Brandstadt
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