Goodwill District Employs 35,000 Hours From Donations
Handicapped workers in the West Virginia District of Goodwill Industries received 35,000 hours of employment in the six months ended June 30. About 6,500 usable household articles from area donors enabled the work. Goodwill Industries is a nonprofit focused on employment training and rehabilitation through refurbishing donated items.
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West Virginia
Goodwill Industries
Vernon L. Schwaninger
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Thurman Cleared of $1,562 Debt to Raleigh County
Thurman says a state tax auditor error overstated his unpaid balance to Raleigh County. The Sunday report listed $1,562.26 as owed, but he asserts the correct total is $258 after settlements on his magistrate terms. He notes auditors previously charged per case, not per offender, and claims his account is fully settled.
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T. N. Thurman
Thurman
State Tax Department
10 VD Cases Listed In County
Raleigh County reports week ending July 9 shows 10 gonorrhea cases, plus one animal bite, one infectious hepatitis, and one streptococcal infection. Fayette County records one tuberculosis and one syphilis, while Wyoming County contributed no report. A man recalls buying a chrome bicycle for 80 dollars last summer, had it stolen last fall, and hopes for brighter 16 years ahead with fewer disturbances.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Health Department
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Raleigh County Horse Show Ends With Big Attendance
About 3,000 spectators at Bradley show grounds watched 75 horses compete in 12 classes on the show’s final day. Winners included Fay Florence on Royal Rhythm, Norris Dishon on Eight Ball, Susie Tannehill on Tiny Baby, and Keith Cooper on Cap Wilson among many others across jumping, gaited, walking, and English classes. The two day event was co sponsored by the Raleigh County Horseman's Association and the Bradley Lions Club in Beckley West Virginia.
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Raleigh County
Bradley Show Grounds
Raleigh County Horseman's Association
Bradley Lions Club
Western Parade
Fay Florence
Parkersburg
Royal Rhythm
O. B. Harris
Beckley
John A. Weiss
Mount Hope
Rhythm Step
Jimmy Ray Smith
Norris Dishon
Draper
Dishon
Robert Wylie
Mullens
Suzie Tannehill
Charleston
Equitation
Dianna Green
J. M. McKenzie
Peterstown
Midnight Luster
Clyde Inscore
Lida McCowan
Kingwood
Sky Rocket
Jim Tanner
Rock Springs
Ga., On “Praedo’s Red Ace,”’ and R. L. Cook
Matewan
Keith Cooper
Clarksburg
Cap Wilson
Sammy Bair
Nell’s Choice
Tiny Baby
Clipper Rinker
Grafton
Susie Dean
Lady Barrymore
Becky __ Shank
Carol Trefz
Weston
Rex
John Carden
Lil McClung
Mabel Chapman
Ida Kay Amon
Dixie Duke
Jean Demien
Captain Gave
War
Nancy Paige
Hank W. Ubbing
Bridgeport
Allen
Duck River Son
C. L. Brown
Jessie Belle
West Virginia
West Virginia Association
Nell’s
Clip
Billy Parker
Princeton
Gold Dust
J. K. Whitlock
Golden King
Alfred Landers
Little Trogan
C. H. Carper
Athens
Co-Co
Raleigh County Horseman's Assn
A. S. Bair
Frankie Hale
Billy B
Sally Hogg
Bob-O-Link
Bonnie Boggs
Jackie
Linda Ballard
Stamaford
Cocoa
Marsha Wooton
Frank Pierce
Bill Ormandy
Dry Hill
Dallas Lanham
Rapheal Craft
Clint
Gary Floyd
William Ormandy
Fernin Rose Shrewsbury
Glenna Stover
Prosperity
Phin Horton Jr
Winston- Salem
N. C
Jack R. Saunders
Hurricane
L. A. Landers
King Rebel
Commodities to be distributed at Esau Cook home
Distribution of commodities at the Esau Cook residence in Slab Fork from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Eligible residents should bring containers to carry items.
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Esau Cook
Slab ‘Fork
Bradley Driver Jailed After Morning Wreck
Charles D. Daniel Bradley was released from Raleigh County Jail at 1:45 a.m. Sunday and ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court on a driving while drunk charge after his vehicle struck a parked car on South Oakwood Avenue. Damages to both cars were estimated at 500 dollars. APPEARING in Police Court next Monday night is Alton Della Workman, 22, Shady Spring, arrested Sunday at 10:20 p.m. on speeding and noisy, improper muffler charges.
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Charles D. Daniel, Bradley
Raleigh County
Beckley
South Oakwood Avenue
Betty Moore
Alton Della Workman
Shady Spring
Bonds Forfeited In Police Court In Beckley
Bonds totaling 163.50 were forfeited by defendants in Beckley Police Court Thursday night. Go cart speeder William S Wilkinson 19 forfeited a 20 bond for driving without registration and speeding. Roosevelt Robinson forfeited a 20 bond for speeding. Three persons forfeited 30 for driving without a city operator s license: Sandy Costello Cecil Campbell and Robert S Huffman. Anne S Todd forfeited a 5 bond for permitting a dog to run loose. Five persons charged with drunkenness forfeited bonds totaling 88.50.
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Beckley
William S. Wilkinson
Woodlawn Ave
Wilkinson
Roosevelt Robinson
I St
Sandy Costello
Ellison Ave
Cecil Campbell
East Beckley
Robert S. Huffman
North Kanawha Street
Anne S. Todd
Graham St
Davis Stuart Picnic Planned Wednesday
The Davis Stuart picnic, a joint effort of Beckley Presbyterian Church men and women, will be held Wednesday at the Lewisburg orphanage. Church members supply the supper for the children and staff. food for the school should be brought to the church kitchen by 10 a.m. Transportation requests can be made to Mrs. B. L. Clay or Miss Kate Johnson.
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Davis Stuart
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Lewisburg
B. L. Clay
Kate Johnson
Beckley native Charles L. Smith earns BA in religion
Charles L. Smith, former Beckley resident, recently graduated from Anderson College in Indiana with a bachelor of arts in religion after four years of study. A Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, he served three years in the Air Force and married Delia Beckweth in Roswell, New Mexico. They have two daughters and he plans to pursue a master's in sociology at Ball State Teachers College while continuing postal work. He belonged to the Church of God in Beckley and is the son of Bernice Smith of Forest Hill, with sister Mrs. Joe H. Winner of Beckley.
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Charles L. Smith
Beckley
Anderson College
Anderson
Ind
Smith
Woodrow Wilson High School
Air Force
Roswell
N. M
Delia Beckweth
Clovis
N.M
Lynette
Charlene
Postal Department
Ball State Teachers College
Muncie
Church of God
Bernice Smith
Forest Hill
Joe H. Winner
Shoplifter Fined and Jailed in Beckley Case
Evelyn Ophelia Parker of Beckley was fined 25 dollars and given 10 days in Raleigh County Jail by Magistrate Cotton White for shoplifting at Kroger on Valley Drive. She was arrested by City Police with three packages of cigarettes and a thermos cap in possession.
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Evelyn Ophelia Parker
Beckley
Raleigh
Cotton White
Kroger Co
Valley Drive
Frederick C. Johnson
Sutton
Lester Sweeny
Talcott
Huntington
U. S
Howard W. Marshall
Raleigh Motor Sales
Larry McCord
Fort Eustis
Police Cruiser Damaged in Beckley Collision
Beckley police cruiser sustained about 250 dollars in damage after a Sunday night crash on Vance Drive. Patrolman Steve Peelish, 26, was not reported injured. June Williams, 214 Clyde Street, charged with failing to control, ordered to appear in Police Court Thursday night. Williams said she looked down to reach money in her housecoat pocket, losing control and striking the cruiser after first hitting a wire fence and a culvert. Skid marks ran 168 feet to the impact, with a further 84 feet of travel before stopping. The two vehicles total damages estimated at 500 dollars.
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Beckley City
Vance Drive
Steve Peelish
June Williams
Clyde St
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Wylie Farms
Ira M. Smith
Mercer Springs Farm
Braids
Fine Harness Pony
Christie Smith
Rhodell
Rns
Lacy Meadows Jr
Tommy's Creek Hollow
Lacy Jr
Lacy A. Meadows
Raleigh Register
SE Dairy Foods
Opal Ripley Register
Clyde Enscore
R. L. Cook
Matwan
Jodie Cavendish
Elkview
Becky Shonk
Sammy Smith
Cody Lad
Parade Pony Stake
Marylyn Wallace
Buffalo
Red Wing
Brenda Wallace
Les Maddy
Fancy Paige
Gassaway
Mountain Air Drive
Glen Jean
Cordura
Gary Cooper
Rita Hayworth
John Saxon
Sandra Dee
Wyoming
Clark Gable
Carroll Baker
Lilli Palmer
Lee J. Cobb
Lord of All
AL Capone
Rod Steiger
Fay
Spain
Open Air Theatre
Stamford Rd
Walt Disney’s
Darby O'Gill and the
Little People” Technicolor
Albert Sharpe
Janet Munro
Rex Reason
Nan Leslie
Ruth
Samuel
Eel
Bradley
Carl Hornsby
Duncan-Catron Motor Co
Dr. In
FBI
Technicolor
James Stewart
Vera Miles
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