Former Beckleyan Joins NRA Museum Staff in D C
James R. Wilmoth, a Beckley native and former Beckleyan, has joined the National Rifle Association headquarters in Washington D C as Associate Curator of a new firearms museum. He trained as a gunsmith in Trinidad Colo and earned a B S in Industrial Arts from West Virginia Tech, with graduate work at UVA and Maryland. He taught in Fairfax County nine years and previously worked for Firearms International Corp. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benton M. Wilmoth, married to Ramona McGuire, with one child Martha Ann.
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University of Virginia
University of Maryland
Fairfax County
Virginia
NRA
Firearms International Corp
Washington, D.C
Benton M. Wilmoth
Shady Spring High School Near Completion
The new Shady Spring High School on a 27 acre Maplewood site near W Va 3 at Shady Spring will be ready when Raleigh County Schools open Aug 29. It features 24 classrooms and scientific labs with emergency stops, a greenhouse, and cabinets built by Raleigh County Vocational School under Roy Gwinn. Cost is 1.205 million including land and gear, with a 1.05 million bid. Built for 750 to 800 students, 550 expected this fall. grades 10 11 12 will attend. the old school becomes a junior.
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Shady Spring High School
Maplewood Truck Farms
W. Va
Shady Spring
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Raleigh County Vocational School
Roy Gwinn
Virgil Sarrett
Sarrett
Shady Spring Highee
Medical Society Sets Examinations For Head Start Children
Raleigh County Medical Society president Dr Richard G Starr announced that kindergarten physical examinations for the County Head Start program will be held at the Raleigh County Health Center on Saturday July 16 and Saturday July 23. Volunteer physicians from a long list aided by the Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley will staff in three sessions across the two days.
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Richard G. Starr
Raleigh County Medical Society
Raleigh County Health Center
Woman's Club of
Beckley
City OKs Appalachian lighting upgrade in Beckley
Beckley City Council approved Appalachian Power Co plan to upgrade several downtown and thoroughfare lights to mercury vapor style at an annual city cost of 5488.80. Streets affected include Harper Road North and South Kanawha South Fayette Street Third Avenue Second Street Johnstown Road and East Prince Street. Council also opened bids for a new street department dump truck with offers from Lewis Chevrolet Raleigh Motor Sales and Duncan Catron Motor Co. The council delayed reappointment of recreation board members and welcomed Paul Feigley as a new appointee. Parking on the east side of West Virginia Street was approved and a request for a walk light at Valley Drive and Neville Street was noted with SRC traffic control duties explained. Mayor to follow up with SRC on light timing concerns.
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Appalachian Power Co
Beckley
Harper Road
Kanawha
Fayette Street
Third Avenue
Second Street
Johnstown
East Prince Street
Lewis Chevrolet
Raleigh Motor
Duncan-Catron Motor Co
John W. Smith
Council
Omas Evans
John Ward
Paul Feigley
Ross Irle
West Virginia Street
Beaver Avenue
Grove Avenue
Thomas Durrett
R. L. Reardon
Virginia St
Valley Drive
Neville Street
Reardon
State Road Commission
Safety Division
Smith
SRC
Lawson Waives on B and E Charge at Beckley Store
Jerry Columbus Lawson of Mabscott waived to grand jury after arraignment before Town District Magistrate W A Burke on breaking and entering and carrying a concealed weapon. He was caught at Fama's Shoe Store at 327 Neville St at 1 30 a m Tuesday and a butcher knife was found on him. Remanded to Raleigh County Jail for failure to post 10 000 bond.
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Jerry Columbus Lawson
Mabscott
W. A
Gene) Burke
Beckley
Lawson
Fama
Neville St
Burke
Raleigh
Mildred Beatrice Potts
Oak Hill
Park St
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
U. S. 21
Bradley
Lee Caldwell
Phillip Duane Wilson
City Po
Raleigh County to Dedicate $2.25 Million Lake Center
Lake Stephens will be dedicated at 3 p m Sunday in Park Center Building with master of ceremonies Harold W Scott of Montreal and speakers U S Senator Robert Byrd and Angus Peyton of the State Commerce Department. The event honors Raleigh county volunteers from the Coal River Lake Association and lists names including J S Chapman Harry Anderson Fred Toothman Johnson Glen Daniel Terrell Todd Austin Caperton Jr A G Wilcox Sr R L Davis Sr H G Farmer Charles Burdiss Walter James Jerome Parker John Johnson Okey Mills Lawrence Berker Invocation will be by Rev Philip King outdoors if weather permits.
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Park Center Building
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Angus Peyton
State Department of Commerce
M. A
Ping) Johnson
Leigh Countians
Scott
Coal River Lake Assn
J. S. Chapman
Harry Anderson
Fred Toothman
Johnson
Glen Daniel
Terrell Todd
Austin Caperton Jr
A. G. Wilcox Sr
R. L. Davis Sr
H. G. Farmer
Charles Bu
School Board Votes To Consolidate 3 Schools
Raleigh County Board of Education approves consolidating Shumate Dillon Creek and Glen Daniel Elementary Schools in Trap Hill District but rescinds plans to add to Shumate until term end. Parents from the three areas petition to consolidate next year only while keeping three two room schools. The plan includes two new classrooms, indoor plumbing, central heating, a lagoon and a possible multi purpose room.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Shumate
Dillon Creek
Glen Daniel
Trap Hill
Webb Awarded 42500 in Florist Property Condemnation Suit
Rontley L. Webb, owner of Webb's Florist and Greenhouses in Crab Orchard, won a $42,500 verdict from a Circuit Court jury after about an hour of deliberation over land taken by the State Road Commission for the Mabscott Crab Orchard Road project. Webb sought $61,995, SRC had offered $21,550.
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Rontley L. Webb
Webb
State Road Commission
Mabscott-Crab Orchard
David T. Kennedy
SRC
W. A. Thornhill III
Kennedy
David Knight
Anthony J. Sparacino
Knights of Columbus Four Initiates at Beckley Meeting
The First Degree was exemplified for four candidates at a Tuesday night meeting of Father John Halpin Council No. 5657 Knights of Columbus. Receiving the degree were Dr. Ernesto P. Smith Dr. Petronio F. Zalamea Enrico Della Mea of Beckley and Tony Romeo of Sophia. Initiation was conducted under Past Grand Knight Dr. F. J. Zsoldos.
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Father John Halpin
Knights of Columbus
Ernesto P. Smith
Petronio F. Zalamea
Enrico Dellamea
Beckley
Tony Romeo
Sophia
F. J. Zsoldos
Longest Train Tunnel Cuts Beneath Lepontine Alps
The world's longest tunnel burrows 12.3 miles through the Lepontine Alps linking Italy and Switzerland, creating a historic transit corridor.
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Lepontine Alps
Italy
Switzerland
Area Students Named To Concord Dean's List
Eighteen area students earned a place on Concord College spring 1966 dean's list, requiring at least a 3.5 GPA. Five achieved a 4.0, including Jesse McElraith Calvert and Joel R. Thompson, with multiple others from Mount Hope, Beckley, Oak Hill, Pineville, Mullens, Crab Orchard, Midway and Simor. June graduates also listed.
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Concord College
James F. Davidson
Jesse McElraith Calvert
Anna McElraith
Sophia
Maryl M. Hall
M. M. Hall Sr
Beckley
Mark Edwin Long
Clarence E. Long
Pineville
Charles M. Mulkey
Zetta Mulkey
Wyoming
Joel R. Thompson
Vance T. Thompson
Mullens
Nancy Jean Booth
Mount Hope
Lois D. Clingenpeel
Oak Hill
Linda Diane Hall
Hatcher
Linda Cole Libber
Crab Orchard
John David
Four teens sought for summer farm work in Windsor
The Beckley Youth Opportunity Center on McCreery Street seeks four boys aged 14 to 17 to work the rest of the summer at Shade Tobacco Farm in Windsor, Connecticut. Transportation is provided and interested youths should contact Harry Brown of the YOC.
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Beckley
McCreery Street
Shade
Windsor
Conn
Harry Borwn
The
YOC
Modern Woodmen offer and contact in Beckley WV
A fragment advertises a $1000 policy with Modern Woodmen of America. It notes extra lence fits at no extra cost and lists Paul O Burdette as District Manager Route 2 Box 65 Beckley West Virginia with phone 252 2330. The ad references the Modern Woodmen Home Office in Rock Island Illinois.
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Paul O. Burdette
FIC
Beckley
West Virginia
Modern
Woodmen OF America
Rock Island, Ilineis
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Northwestern Ave
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Martha Ann
James Robert Wilmoth
New Shady Spring High School
David T. Kennedy, Jr
Raleigh County Bank
Okey L. Patteson
Thornhill, Thornhill and Kennedy
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
Richmond
United States Army
Mullohan Drive
Medical Society
Drs. I. Braxton Anderson
Philliam M. Clapton
Forest A. Cornwell
C. Richard Daniel
E. John Haddad
Arthur W. Haelig
John P. Heagarty
Grover C. Hedrick Jr
Werner A. Laqueur
Stephen T. J. Lee
F. Vivan Lilly
Harold B. Luscombe
Murrill M. Ralston
Clifford A. Stevenson
N. Fox
Worthy W. McKinney
William D. McLean
Owen C. Meadown Jr
Meredith Rohani
Clyde A. Smith
John W. Whitlock
James R. Yates
Nicholas D. Zambos
Drs
Asa Barnes
Preston C. Davis
Scott A. Ford
Perry Futterman
Walter P. Griffey
Albert D. Kistin
Jerry Kopelman
Wallace B. Lilly
Wade H. Bardin
Donald L. Rasmussen
Harold D. Warren
Thomas C. Wilson
Appalachian
B&e
Prince
Cole's
Mary Dickerson
Dickerson
Paterson
N.J
Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputies
Pack
Lewis Robert Simmons
Glen White
George A. Plantz
William T. Aliff
William Jack Frazier
Abilene
Texas
West Virginia Turnpike
Lake Stephens
Harold W. Scott
Montreal
Ae Pte Ag
Patty Parnes Pian
Mae
Main Street
Concord
Lodmell
Piney View
Donita Gay Neff
Midway
Edward T. Short
Clear Fork
Janis Margery Spade
Mt. Hope
Jerilynn L. Stover
Ernestine Carol Toler
Simor
Robert Lynn Walker
Jesse M. Calvert
Edward T. Shanks
Ernestine Thomas
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