Beaver Youth Shot After Dispute Over Girls at Pond
Stephen Howard Lilly, 18, of Beaver, is in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg after a 4 p.m. Tuesday shooting at Sandy's Pond during a dispute over girls swimming. State Police report no arrests yet. In a separate case, Detective Bill Cole stopped a car for defective equipment and found 13 dime bags of marijuana worth 130. Mann, held on a 5,000 bond, did not answer questions. Assisting were Sgt. Larry Stafford and Pcs Lewis Roles and Godfrey Pryor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Howard Lilly
Beaver
Raleigh General Hospital
Sandy’s Pond
Lilly
Bill Cole
Mann
Cole
Lorena Wallace
Larry Stafford
Lewis Roles
Godfrey Pryor
Marvin Mann Held On Possession Charges In City Jail
Marvin Mann age 21 of 100 Patch Street was jailed at 4 45 p m Thursday by City Police on charges of possession and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Mann
Patch Street
Buckland Named Assistant Vice President at NCNB
L Glenn Buckland of Greensboro elected assistant vice president of North Carolina National Bank effective July 1. A 1968 recruit, he serves as consumer credit officer at the BankAmericaid Center in Greensboro and is a 1958 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate. Buckland, a Beckley native, served four years in the U S Air Force after graduation.
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L. Glenn Buckland
Greensboro
N. C
Beckley
North Carolina National Bank
BankAmericaid Center
Bank
Buckland
Woodrow Wilson High School
U. S. Air Force
W.H. Buckland
Alamance
NCNB
Southeast
North Carolina
Ncnb Corp
Rowland Mine names two new Rowland Mine appointments
P H Weber announces Eugene Hay as project engineer and Orville J Persinger as general foreman. Hay, educated in South Dakota, holds a mining engineering degree and is an Army Reserve lieutenant. Persinger brings 33 years in coal mining with past roles at Central Appalachian Coal Ranger Fuel and New River in Beckley. He and wife Victoria will stay in Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Weber
Rowland Coal Co
Eugene Hay
Orville J. Persinger
Hay
Big Stone City
S. D
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City
Rowland
Persinger
Consol
Central Appalachian Coal Co
Ranger Fuel Co
New River Co
Beckley
Victoria
Bradley
West Virginia Extended Forecast and Local Conditions
Weather details show 24 hour airport period ending 10 am with high 80 and low 64, calm wind, precipitation .21 inches, sunrise 6 07 am sunset 8 50 pm. River conditions Greenbrier normal and clear Lake normal and clear. new gauge at Hinton reads 3.2 gates open. Today's extremes: Blythe California 109 high, Flagstaff Arizona 39 low. Extended West Virginia outlook Sunday fair, Monday and Tuesday mostly cloudy with possible showers and thundershowers. highs in 80s, lows in 60s, 50s in higher elevations.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Calif
Flagstaff
Ariz
West Virginia
Three Women Arrested For Shoplifting At Hill's Department Store
City Police arrested Josephine Shelton Debra Shelton and Margie Brooks all Keystone residents for shoplifting at Hill's Department Store Shelton at 8 p m Thursday. The trio paid an $81 fine to the city and were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill’s Department
Shelton
Josephine Shelton
Debra Shelton
Margie Brooks
Keystone
Juvenile Held On Breaking and Entering Charges
An 11 year old Beckley youth was arrested by City Police at 10 00 a m on two counts of breaking and entering. The juvenile is ordered to appear before Judge Harry McCreery this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Harry McCreery
Virginia Beach man jailed for revoked license
State Police jailed Leslie Ray Lilly of Virginia Beach Virginia at 3 20 p m Thursday for driving while his license was revoked He appeared befiore and was fined 5 and remanded to jail to serve a 48 hour sentence William D Shrewsbury was jailed at 11 40 a m Thursday by Navy Military Police for being absent without official leave.
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Leslie Ray
Lilly
Virginia Beach
Lorena Wallace
William D. Shrewsbury
Navy
First Aid Responds to Illness and Hospitalized Elderly Woman
Rescue squad aided Minnie Temple at 810 Ferrell Street at 8 55 a m and she remained at home. Beckley Fire Department tackled a garbage truck blaze at 510 Sylvia Street at 3 50 a m. Mrs Ber die S James 93 was taken to Raleigh General Hospital from 609 Russell Street after breathing difficulties and listed in fair condition.
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Ferrell Street
Minnie Temple
Beckley Fire Department
Sylvia Street
Chester Boyden
Russell Street
Berdie S. James
Raleigh General Hospital
Amublance
Dean's List Honor For Judith Johnson At WVU Nursing
Judith Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ornie L Johnson 301 Crescent Road Beckley is named to the dean's list for the second semester at West Virginia University's School of Nursing Morgantown Students must hold at least a 33 grade point average to qualify for the dean's list
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Johnson
Ornie L. Johnson
Crescent Road
Beckley
West Virginia University
School of Nursing
Morgattown
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program training and observers
A program directed by the Department of Pediatrics and School of Nursing Continuing Education trains pediatric nurse practitioners. The initiative, funded by the Regional Medical Program, includes a four month training period followed by a six month internship and involves observers such as Sylvia Coleman, Mary Lou Kelley, and Mary C. Baker. The specially trained nurse will perform routine exams and minor illness care under physician supervision to free pediatricians for seriously ill children and expand care to more people.
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Jeff
Sylvia Coleman
Mary Lou Kelley
Beckley
Mary C. Baker
Morgantown
Department of Pediatrics
School of Nursing Continuing Education
Firs
West Virginia University Medical Center
Barbara Jones
School of Medicine
Betty Mae Harman
Charleston
Kick The Habit-5 Suits Filed In Raleigh County Court
This notice combines public health guidance for Kick The Habit Month with four civil suits filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court. It lists James H. Wood versus Ronald Lee Meador and Lewis Farley over a collision and Ben's Army Store rent suit by First Beckley Corp. Beckley Loan Co. sues Ralph and Barbara Zeigler on a promissory note.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Council
Raleigh
James H. Wood
Ronald Lee Meador
Lewis Farley
Odd
Rhodell
Benjamin E. Lewis
Ben’s Army Store
First Beckley Corp
Neville Street
Lewis
Beckley Loan Co
Ralph and
Barbara Zeigler
Daniels
Sophia installs James R Polk as mayor and town recorder
James R Polk remains town recorder while a tie vote between W L Williamson and Mrs Sam Roberts delays a mayoral election decision. The first council meeting had four of five members present and approved demolishing the closed Sophia trash dump site. Next council session set for August 5 at 7 p.m.
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Sophia
ANS
James R. Polk
W. L. Williamson
Sam Roberts
Polk
Roberts
Jpast
Thomas Gillispie
Progressive
Donald Stone
Citizen’s
Mike Sutyak
Dudley Lovell
William Benfield
Air Travel Declines At County Airport
Piedmont Airlines at Raleigh County Memorial Airport reports six month passenger boards down by 161 from last year. By June 30 1970 total users reached 4 361 versus 4 200 at year end 1971. Last month 884 boardings, down from 1 055 a year earlier. June 1970 was a record month.
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Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial
Cecil Sayre
Piedmont
Undertow Drowns Two Cabell Youths
Barboursville police reported two Cabell County youths drowned Thursday night in the Mud River while swimming with friends. David L. Jude, 18, of Huntington and Ricky Lee Ward, 17, of Kenova identified by witnesses as victims. Barboursville Fire Department conducted dragging operations along the river.
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Barboursville
UPI
Mud River
Cabell County
David L. Jude
Huntington
Ricky Lee Ward
Kenova
Two-Car Crash on Church and South Fayette Streets
A two car collision reported at 8 50 p m Thursday at Church and South Fayette streets involved Jerry E Edmonds 27 of 603 Elizabeth Ave and Homer Lee Martin 70 of 343 North Vance Drive both with green signals per police. Damages were 350 and 175 with no injuries or charges.
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Church
South Fayette Streets
Jerry E. Edmonds
Elizabeth Ave
Homer Lee Martin
North Vance Drive
Edmonds Auto
Martin
Bluestone Council Secures $5000 Planning Grant for West Virginia District
The Bluestone Planning and Development Council Beckley applies for a 5000 grant from the Economic Development Administration to support administration costs for creating a five county economic development district in Fayette Mercer Monroe Raleigh and Summers counties. The district aims to pool resources to spur job creation and growth under the Public Works and Economic Development Act.
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West Virginia
Robert A. Podesta
Commerce
Bluestone Planning and Development Council, Inc
Beckley
Economic Development Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Public Works and Economic Development Act
Fayette
Mercer
Monroe
Raleigh
Summers
Southern
EDA
Bluestone
County Health Reports Flu and Related Illness Counts
Raleigh County logged 94 influenza cases for the week ending June 26 per the West Virginia Department of Health morbidity report. Animal bites numbered 7, diarrheal disease 25, measles 4, and strep infections 5. Fayette County reported 10 influenza cases and 5 animal bites. Wyoming County counted 53 influenza cases, 4 diarrheal diseases, and 1 hepatitis case.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Eight Couples File For Marriage Licenses In Raleigh County
Eight couples filed applications for marriage licenses at the Raleigh County clerk’s office. Names include James Bland and Emma Jean Daily, Carl Watson Chandler and Isabelle Caldwell, Eugene Green and Susie Stover, and others with residence details listed.
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Raleigh County
James Bland
Sunrise Ave
Emma Jean Daily
Carl Watson Chandler
Bluefield
Isabelle Mae Caldwell
Woodlawn Ave
Basil
Eugene Green
Barrett
Susie Belle Stover
Clear Creek
Harry Green
Orgus
Della Mae Farmer
Crab Orchard
Leonard
July County Court Meeting Postponed
The Raleigh County Court postponed its first July meeting from July 13 to July 15. Court President Walter James will attend a West Virginia County Officials Association meeting in Wheeling on July 12-13 as a board member.
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Raleigh
Walter James
Wheeling
James
West Virginia County Officials Association
Dear Dr. Lamb Tale of a nurse seeking help for Talwin and diet pill dependence
A 24 year old nurse describes two years of drug use starting with diet pills and progressing to Talwin with withdrawal difficulties and self injection. The doctor advises recognition of dependence, recommends psychiatric help, and suggests university hospital psychiatry as a pathway to treatment.
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Dr. Lamb
Talwin
University Hospital
County, State, City Offices Close July 5
Raleigh County courthouse will be closed Monday for Independence Day, with other government offices at federal, state, and municipal levels following suit. Banks, liquor stores and many shops will also close, while shopping centers generally remain open. Courthouse offices will close Saturday as part of a trial two month schedule. Postal services will run on a holiday schedule Monday.
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Raleigh County
Bluefield State names honor and dean’s list students
Eight on honor list include three Raleigh County students Karman Laverne Liu Robert Joe McCall and Thomas G. Ward and four Wyoming County students Ernest W. Facello Rodney W. Hamilton Chessie M. McPeake and Tommy F. Pendry. Pamela A. Miles of Fayette County also recognized on dean’s list.
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Raleigh County
Fayette
Wyoming County
Bluefield State College
Karman Laverne Liu
Robert Joe McCall
Thomas G. Ward
Pamela A. Miles
Fayette County
Ernest W. Facello
Rodney W. Hamilton
Chessie M. McPeake
Tommy F. Pendry
Livestock Sales Totals for New River Market
Wednesday's livestock sales at New River Livestock Market totaled 11 995.65 dollars with 209 head from 80 consignors to 90 buyers. Prices ranged from butcher cows 22 to 23 dollars per hundredweight to hogs and horses among varied categories.
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New River
Minor Scott
Scott
Hatfields and McCoys Draw 380 Viewers From 16 States
380 attendees from 16 states watched Thursday night’s performance of Watfields and McCoys at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park despite rain. Running totals show Honey in the Rock at 1 942 and Hatfields and McCoys at 4 191 audiences.
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Okinawa
Rock
Hatfields and McCoys
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview State Park
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