Beckley Paints New One Way Lines Citywide
Street crews began marking new one way lanes in Beckley with lines on Prince Neville South Kanawha Valley Drive and part of Main Street. Workers Bill Smith David Foster and Conley Hill assisted as the system took effect at 12 01 a m Sunday with signals and markers to follow.
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Beckley
Elmer Warden
Prince, Neville
South Kanawha
Valley Drive
Main Street
SRC
Bill Smith
David Foster
Conley Hill
State Road Commission
Beckley Council Targets Fireman Over Rent Violations
Beckley City Council demands Chester Clyburn cease renting Clyde Street property to college students without required supervision. Judge Norman Knapp ruled the practice violates city ordinance. Council set July 25 bids for traffic signals and discussed loading zones, parking meters, and annexations while appointing committees and planning a travel lane study.
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Beckley
Chester Clyburn
Clyburn
E. M. Payne
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Sayre
Payne
Elmer Boggess
Boggess
Prince Street
Mountaineer Family Health Plan Names Cornwell President
Dr Forest A Cornwell was chosen president of the Mountaineer Family Health Plan Inc at an organizational meeting. Chester Workman is vice president with A D Belton, Mrs Pauline Miller and Isadore Wein in key posts. The nonprofit serves the Raleigh County Community Action Association under the Comprehensive Health Plan. Board members include Dr Cornwell Workman Belton Mrs Miller Wein and others.
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Mountaineer Health Plan, Inc
Dr. Forest Cornwell
Forest A. Cornwell
Mountaineer Family Health Plan, Inc
Chester Workman
A. D. Belton
Pauline Miller
Isadore Wein
MFHP
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Office of Economic Opportunity
Cornwell
Workman
Belton
Miller
Wein
R. G. Broaddus
Rosa Harvey
Charles D. Holland
Paul H. Loflin
Charles W. Merritt
George A. Miller
M. M. Ralston
Evelyn iScott
Ruby Stepp
Sophia Town approves midnight loitering ban and trash franchise
The Sophia town council led by Mayor Robert Porter passes an ordinance banning loitering after midnight. Dixon Trash and Garbage Service wins the town garbage franchise at $2 per month with weekly residential pickups. The meeting considers hiring a night watchman and town attorney, improving the volunteer fire department, enforcing stray animal ordinances, and road and street light projects to be reviewed next month. The next meeting is set for August 1 at 7 pm.
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New Sophia
Robert Porter
Dixon Trash
Zoo Bird Escape Plots by Hungry Cranes
At the St Louis Zoo two cranes the demoiselle and crowned escaped over fences to roam the park in search of insects after rejecting zoo meals zoo officials report the birds appear to be at large in the surrounding grounds.
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ST. Louis
UPI
St. Louis Zoo
Lilly seeks high court halt to Maloney new trial
Raleigh County prosecutor Lilly will appeal to the state Supreme Court to block a new trial for Thomas Maloney. Circuit Judge Norman Knapp granted a writ of habeas corpus and a new murder trial for Maloney, who pleaded guilty in 1964 to the stomping death of Lee Smith. Maloney, 58, is held without bond pending appeal.
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State Supreme Court
Thomas Maloney
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Maloney
Skelton
Lilly
Mahoney
Circuit Court
Tom Canterbury
Lee Smith
Eccles
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Raleigh County Respiratory Cases Lead Week’s Health Report
Raleigh County logged 97 upper respiratory disease cases in the week ending July 1. Other conditions included 6 animal bites, 10 diarrheal diseases, 3 measles, 2 whooping cough, 4 streptococcal infections, 7 chickenpox, 2 mumps, 1 hepatitis, 1 tuberculosis, and 5 influenza-like illnesses. Wyoming County reported 2 animal bites.
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Raleigh
N. H. Dyer
Wyoming County
Group To Discuss Possibility Of Fair At Regular Meeting
The Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group will discuss the possibility of holding an annual fair and horse show at its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 p m Joseph H Jones president says current business will be discussed and all residents of both families urged to attend
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Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group l
Joseph H. Jones
John Saunders Named To Education Committee
John W. Saunders vice president of Beckley College has been appointed by Governor Hulett C. Smith as one of six state educational leaders to represent the education committee.
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John W. Saunders
Beckley College
Hulett C. Smith
City Mishap and Various Local Court Notices
A Beckley police report lists about 70 dollars damage from a church street auto collision at 11 50 am with drivers French Lucas 68 Beckley and William C Reid both named, no injuries or charges. Separate court actions include peace warrant arrests, a non support warrant, and fines for district violations along with eight natural resources fines in West Virginia. The Education Commission of the States appointment and purpose are noted, with next meeting planned for May 1968 in Miami Florida. Now you know.
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Church Street
Beckley
South Kanawha Street
French Lucas
William C. Reid
Church i St
Lucas
Reid
Charles Lee Kirk
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Steve S. Jones
Rodriguez
Raleigh
Joyce Fisher
Naoma
West Virginia
Everett Little
Gosport
Ind
Fayette County
Wesley Tincher
Chicago, Ill
Jerry L. Parker
Athens
Fayette
Greenbrier Forest
Education Commission of the States
William J. L. Wallace
Institute
West Virginia State College
Del
Kenneth Anvil
D.barbour
House of Delegates
C. H. McKown
D.wayne County
Senate Education Committee
Albert Anson Jr
South
Charleston
If. M. C. Corp
Robert H. Woonstreet
Wheeling
Diocese of
Saunders
Coordinating Agency
Miami
Fla
Denver
Colo
Festival Princesses Attend Honey In The Rock Event
CBS Television executive Robert S Tamolin Jr will attend the outdoor drama Honey In The Rock with 11 West Virginia festival princesses from 11 counties. The group will visit the governor at the State House on Friday after touring scenic spots. NYC workers will also attend the Civil War drama with Herbert Buckley directing.
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CBS Television Network
West Virginia
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Calhoun Co
Patricia Chapman
Ivydale
Clay Co
Beverly Canfield
Burnsville
Gilmer Co
Terri Keister
Glenwood
Mason Co
Marian Nicholas
St. Marys
Pleasants Co
Christine Hadley
Middlebourne
Tyler Co
Linda Hickle
Clover
Roane Co
Sandy Somerville
Elizabeth
Wirt Co
Charlotte Foster
Viena
Wood Co
Brenda Hurt
Ripley
Herbert Buckley
15 year old Beckley youth sentenced to Pruntytown
A 15 year old Beckley youth was sentenced to the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown until age 21 or release. Judge Harry L. McCreery presided as another defendant, an adult, pled guilty to a Maxwell Hill Elementary break in causing about 4000 dollars in damages. Pruntytown lies three miles west of Grafton.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Professionals move into new four physician two dentist park
The Professional Park building nears completion housing four physicians and two dentists. Dr Richard G Starr will head the corporation with Dr Harold Harvey and Dr I B Anderson among the physicians. Dr Theresa Amato Edwards and Dr Francis Edwards will operate as a local husband and wife dental team in the facility.
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Professional Park
Richard G. Starr
Harold Harvey
I. B. Anderson
Theresa Amato Eadwards
Francis Edwards
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McLean
Woodlawn Avenue
McLean Addition
Woodlawn
Jack Bennett
Joe Sydnor
West Virginia University
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Avrel Ellison
R. J. Lucas
Leslie Williams
Charles R. Jones
B. F. Lowe
W. C. McMahan
Robert P. McLean
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Ross Irle
J. S. Larrick
W. A. Wilber
Paul Loflin
T. M. Crews
Lovell Street
Raleigh County Health Center
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Lewis W. Dunn
Vine Street
Traffic Control Commission
John W. Smith
Traffic Commission
Forest Cornwell
Sophia
Maylor Porter
Donald Farey
Howard Walker
Clarence Cullis
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W. F. Tolliver
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