MFHP Seeks Refund for Rural Health Demonstration
An on site visitation team of 13 OEO consultants arrived in Beckley to evaluate the Mountaineer Family Health Plan MFHP the nation s largest rural health demonstration project They will report findings and recommendations after meetings with MFHP leaders BARH and Raleigh County Health partners The program faces a 2 2 5 million refund request for the fiscal year and aims to extend health services to all Raleigh Countians through a near million annual budget The evaluation covers medical audit data collection community outreach social services and more with a final report to guide program improvements and potential expansion The visiting team includes officials from OEO and local health agencies and will result in an extensive summary of operations and weaknesses and strengths observed
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Beckley
Ashington
New York
North Carolina
OEO
Jack McVey
Mountaineer Family Health Plan
MFHP
United States
Raleigh County Community Health Project
Raleigh
E Winter
Forest Cornwell
Albert Kinstrey
Asa Barnes
David C. Schmauss
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Werner Laqueur
Thelma Wilson
Community development trip showcases Asheville programs
Beckley Area Rural Development Council members visited Asheville North Carolina to study its cooperative rural development model. The tour highlighted 115 communities with strong youth recreation libraries and beautification efforts led by local work groups. The report will be discussed at the next Beckley RDC meeting along with plans to boost local organizing across six area country life group programs.
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Beckley ‘Hee Rural Development Council
Asheville
N. C
Asheville Agricultural Development Council
Beckley Area
RDC
Floyd F. Rothlisberger
Rothlisberger
Beckley
North Carolina
West Virginia
Country Life Group
Trap Hill
Clayton-Griffiths Creek
Ballangee
Sand Gap
Wy Cae
Maxwell Hill
Prosperity
O’dell Jessup
Eugene Eager
Syd
Larey Minor Scott
Leslie Carter
Roscoe Plumley
YMCA Sponsors Swim Classes at Maxwell Hill Pool
The YMCA began a second two week swim session at Maxwell Hill Pool led by Bob Bolen and Rick Meyer with classes starting at 9 a.m. A senior lifesaving course runs at 8 a.m. and organizers seek 10 to 15 adults to enroll. Interested persons should be at the pool at 9 a.m. or contact the Y. Pool hours for YMCA members are Thursdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Guest passes are 50 cents for Y members.
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YMCA
Maxwell Hill Pool
Bob Bolen
Rick Meyer
Becksley
University of Kentucky
Bolen
Beckley Citizens Band elects England president for 1968-69
The Beckley Citizens Band Radio Club re elected Ted England as president for the 1968 69 term at a meet held Saturday evening at old Crow school. Other officers elected were Harold Blake vice president Mrs Raymond Kelly secretary Herman Davis treasurer and Billy Elkins sergeant at arms. Board of directors members named were Beverly Hume Paul Link Marvin Jones and Raymond Kelly.
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Beckley Citizens Band Radio Club
Ted England
Old Crow School
Harold Blake
Raymond Kelly
Herman Davis
Billy Elkins
Beverly Hume
Paul Link
Marvin Jones
RCCAA Holds Regular Meeting in Chester Workman Remarks
The Raleigh County Community Action Association will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in the courthouse. RCCAA president Chester Workman says reports will come from all project directors and the new board of directors about the Washington trip and future plans.
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Raleigh County Community Action Association
Rccaa) Inc
Chester Workman
RCCAA
Washington
Workman
Hospital awards honor incoming suggestions and staff
Inward suggestions from hospital staff were adopted by the administration. Cash awards and certificates of appreciation were presented to Elsa M. Kingdon X ray technician Loetta Richardson eligibility clerk Vel la Bennett and Byrle R. Currence nursing assistant.
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Pital
Elsa M. Kingdon
Loetta Richardson
Vella A. Bennett
Byrle R. Currence
When they first appeared artificial eyes held new vision
Early artificial eyes were believed to restore or grant wearers new sight, marking a milestone in medical prosthetics and eye care history.
Nine Raleigh County Divorces Granted This Week
Nine divorces were granted in Raleigh County within the past week. Each case awarded custody to the mothers, listing names such as Shelby Redden, Patricia Ann Hunter, Mary Rhodes Rowe, Carol Sue Cantley, Viesta Ann Jarrell, Lillian Bennett, Frances Permelia Cole, Shirley Ann Settle, and Barbara Plum Lewis, with custody varying from one to four children.
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Raleigh County
Shelby Redden
Billy Nelson Redden
Patricia Ann Hunter
Mary Rhodes Rowe
Minter James Rowe
Carol Sue Cantley
John Elmer Cantley
Viesta Ann Jarrell
James Thomas Jarrell III
Lillian C. Bennett
Glenn M. Bennett
Frances Permelia Cole
Lundy Cole
Permelia
Shirley Ann Settle
Howard C. Settle
Barbara Plum Lewis
Frank Lewis
Local canoe race yields four Blue Ribbon winners
Four Woodrow Wilson High School seniors from Oak Grove and Cabell Heights win blue ribbons in a weekend canoe race at Alderson. The winners are Darrell Moore Dan ny Burdette Larry Bur dette and Junior Graham.
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Alderson
Darrell Moore
Danny Burdette
Larry Burdette
Oak Grove
Junior Graham
Cabell Heights
Woodrow Wilson High School
Family mix of staff at Scott AFB Hospital
At Scott AFB Hospital a diverse nursing staff includes eight members from four families. Brothers Nyland and Carroll Israel work there alongside 1st Lts Dora and Sarah Harvey and 2nd Lts Sandra and Martha Howell. True twin 1st Lts Jan and Dan Lerhman are both hospital anesthetists and indistinguishable.
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Scott Afb, Ill
UPI
Scott Afb Hospital
Nyland
Carroll Israel
Dora
Sarah Harvey
Sandra
Martha Howell
Jan
Dan Lerhman
Deeds On File Real estate transfers recorded in county clerk
Real estate transfers show multiple deeds with buyers and sellers including J W Walters to Herman L Gwynn for 13500 a lot in Beckley Court and numerous small lot transfers in Raleigh Shady Spring and Shady Spring Districts plus private transfers among single families with no consideration for two tracts in Clear Fork District.
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J. W. Walters
Herman L. Gwynn
Beckley Court
H. Stansbury
J. W. W. Company
Raleigh
Julius Koper
Arbutus Koper
Virginia Koper Gorsky
Peter Gorsky
Sand Branch
Clear Fork
Walter James
Nell Virinia James
Richard C. Burs
Janice P. Burdiss
Dry Hill
Roy A. Cusmanhant
George C. Thomas
South Beckley
John Rubin Miller
Dorothy M. Bolen
Sullivan
Orville Ray
Frank Blackburn
Bessie Blackburn
Warren H. Blackburn
Grandview Road
Shady Spring
Beaver resident Robert C. Cole in Best Sports Stories anthology
Robert C. Cole, former Beaver resident and associate editor of the Lehigh Alumni Bulletin, has an article in the 24th annual Best Sports Stories (1968) from E. P. Dutton. Edited by Irving Marsha Edward Ehre, it collects pieces from national magazines and papers. Cole’s piece The Occasion in Philadelphia describes Willie Mays’s playing style in a Philadelphia game.
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Beaver
Robert C. Cole
E. P. Dutton and Co
F New York
Cole
Lehigh Alumni Bulletin
Irving Marsha
Edward Ehre
New York Herald Tribune Sports Department
Philadelphia
Winston-Salem PM. Co
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Lehigh University of Bethlehem
Honey in the Rock draws 353 viewers from 12 states
A Sunday showing of Honey in the Rock attracted 353 attendees from 12 states including Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia and West Virginia. A 3% student group from Ritchie County schools attended the event.
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Ritchie County
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia
West Virginia
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County Medical Society
Marecipants
Pathology
Sepa
Barh
Isadore Wein
Alene Blake
James Merritt
Raleigh County Mental Health Commission
Bernard Kluesner
Barh Pharmacy
Leslie Moore
Evelyn Scott
Allen Harrah
Charles Field
Lonnie Winston
Blanche Schrader
Margaret
Robert Anderson
Anna _ Lefler
Mary Lou Kelley
Morty Infeld
Forest A. Cornwell
Ing
The
Donald Madison
Community Health Services and Systems
James el
Gerald Sparer
Albert Kin
Arie Walker
Dean Walker
Frank Morris
George Dines
Mr. Arons
Alan Mayers
Ph. D
Gram
Howard Essl
Area Rural Development Council
Dr. In
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
THEM
Robert Wagner
Raquel Welch
Raleigh Drive
Citizens Band
England
Greenbrier Repertory Theatre
Caldwell
Lewisburg
W. VA
Veterans Administration
Mickis
Bolen New ‘Y
Chief
Beckley - Raleigh County
Bob Mickis
Daytona Beach
Fla
Holly Hill ‘High School
Peggy
Bobby Jr
Jody
Johnstown Road
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Vecellio and Grogan
George Williams College
Woodlawn Ave
Jean
Chad
Bobby
Bessie
Blackburn
Reginald Ray ‘Blackburn
Ruth Ann Blackburn
Bessie ‘Blackburn
William Frank Blackburn
Chloe Maxine Neely
Donald Kackson
Pine Creek
Besaco
Slab Fork
Jennette P. Meadows
Helen J. Meadows
Edith B.tackit
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associattes
Helen
Mike Nichols
Joseph E. Levine
Lawrence Turman
Mwce
Jane Fonda
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