Sixteen boys head to state 4-H camp at Jackson's Mill
Sixteen boys from Beckley and surrounding areas depart Monday for the weeklong state 4-H camp at Jackson's Mill. Gil Barnette, Raleigh County 4H agent, checks the campers' luggage as they load up. Campers named include Richard Cook Sprague Lee Godbey Emmett Burleson Lester Mark Davis Jeff Callaway James Workman Brian Lily Danny Pettry Jimmy Adamos Greg Robinson Jeff Noel Richard Jones Kent Hartson Chester Thompson Jarrell Leslo and Gary Stover.
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Beckley
Jackson’s Mill
Gil Barnette
Raleigh County
Richard Cook
Sprague
Lee Godbey
Harper
Emmett Burleson
Lester
Mark Davis
Jeff Callaway
Eccles
Imp
James Workman
Brian Lily
Danny Pettry
Jimmy Adamos
Greg Robinson
Shady Spring
Jeff Noel
Richard Jones
Kent Hartson
Chester Thompson
Jarrell Leslo
Cool Ridge
Gary Stover
Prosperity
Wood Wins His Wings at Craig Air Force Base
Second Lt. Stephen J. Wood and his wife Maryann receive silver wings after graduating from Air Force pilot training at Craig AFB Alabama. He will proceed to Castle AFB California for aircrew training before assignment to Altus AFB Oklahoma to fly the KC 135. Wood is a 1966 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate with a B S in mining engineering from Virginia Tech earned in 1971 through AFROTC.
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Stephen J. Wood
E. J. Wood
Bennett St. Oak Hill
Craig Air Force Base
Ala
U. S. Air Force
Castle Afb
Calif
Altus Afb
Okla
Wood
Woodrow Wilson High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Maryann
W. E. Young
Florence Drive
Charleston
Typographical Error Clarified on UMW District 29 Autonomy
Levi Daniel of Beckley notes a typographical error in Monday’s report about a Sophia High School rally. He says district officials would be empowered only to enforce terms of contracts negotiated by the international union, countering claims of separate district contracts by Titler and Pankovich.
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Wnion
UMW
Levi Daniel
Beckley
Sophia High School
Daniel
International Union
George Titler
Leonard Pankovich
Pool Opens Tomorrow Protests On City Fees At New River Park
Three Beckley Citizens Advisory Council members will face the Recreation Board Thursday to protest new pool fees set at one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children under twelve. Mayor John H. McCulloch backs open books and citizen access while cautioning against high charges that may deter attendance.
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Beckley
McCulloch
Public Service
PSC
Judge Weighing Bond in Mount Hope Bank Case
U S District Judge Dennis Knapp weighs a claim that the Bank of Mount Hope holds a 310 000 Liberty Loan Bond deposited for safekeeping in 1929. Evidence includes a 1929 receipt, a 1931 Humphrey signature, and a 1932 bank cashing in New York. Humphrey, aged 95, was absent. deposition testified. no jury due to his health.
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Bank of Mount Hope
U. S. District Court
Dennis Knapp
Knapp
J. T. Humphrey
Richmond
Bank of Mout‘ Hope
Beckley
Bumphrey
Federal Reserve Bank
J. H. Gray
New York
Humphrey
W. G. Potter
Donald D. Hodson
Forfeit Bonds Totaling 518 50 At Beckley Court
In Beckley municipal court session 16 defendants forfeited bonds totaling 518.50 to the city. Names include Terry Alan Jones Buster Smith J R Prince Jimmy D Ballew Yvonne Seay L F Caldwell Lonzo Lamar Ross Timothy Phillips Oliver Lee Bradley Billy W Kesler and five others charged with intoxication forfeited bonds totaling 184 to the city.
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City of
Beckley
Terry Alan Jones
Powerline Dr
Buster Smith
Mabscott
J. R. Prince
Jimmy D. Ballew
Yvonne Seay
G St
L. F. Caldwell
Grant St
Lonzo Lamar Ross
East Beckley
TimothyPhillips
Sullivan
Oliver Lee Bradley
Billy W. Kesler
Midway
Justice Charged With Murder After Killarney Shootout
Charles Justice, a 30 year old Killarney man, is charged with murder after a shootout with neighbor Paul Roscoe Rose, 48, at 8 p.m. in Raleigh County. Both men were reportedly intoxicated during the confrontation over Rose’s eviction. Justice, uninjured, was jailed and scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez.
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Killarney
Charles Justice
Raleigh
Paul Roscoe Rose
Justice
Rose
Joe Rodriguez
Youth Arrested After Shoplifting Charge in Beckley
A 15 year old Helen youth was arrested by Beckley police on shoplifting charges at Hills Department Store and released to his brother for Juvenile Court appearance. Four men were jailed in Raleigh County on various charges including weapons, intoxication, and trespass.
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Helen
Beckley City
Hills Department Store
Kermit Locke
Raleigh
Charles Curtis
Odd
Frankie Coleman
Fairdale
Bradley
Billy R. Richmond
Thomas L. McCoy
Jeffrey
Iity
Andrew Canaday
South Charleston
Joe Rodriguez
Mount Hope
Department of Welfare Workers
Man Pays $189 in Beckley Parking Fines for Impounded Car
Fayette man George L. Blanks paid the City of Beckley $189 to recover his 1967 model car impounded for more than 50 unpaid parking tickets. Police towed the vehicle to collect the fines. Capt. Teubert said the amount is likely a Beckley record.
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Fayette
George L. Blanks
Beckley
William A. Teubert
Police Department
Final Lassie Contestants Announced at WWHS
The Woodrow Wilson High School Lassies announced the three last entrants for the Little Miss Lassie contest. Seventeen elementary girls compete. winner and runners up to be announced July 23.
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Woodrow Wilson High School Lassies
Joseph Fourney
Parkway Drive
St. Francis School
Beckey Sauffer
Lloyd Humphrey
Lawyer Sues Beckley Man Over Unpaid Legal Fees
Joseph Luchini a Beckley lawyer filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court a suit for 1000 dollars against Grady Whitlock of Beckley claiming owed for services as Whitlock's attorney in a federal IRS case. Whitlock pleaded guilty to assaulting IRS agents during proceedings to sell his Flat Top Lake property in December 1970 and was fined 1000 dollars with a two year suspended sentence on June 15.
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Joseph Luchini
Raleigh
Grady Whitlock
Ace Erectors Inc Dissolved by Board Resolution
A certificate of dissolution filed by the secretary of state in Raleigh County completes Ace Erectors Inc dissolution effective June 7 by board resolution. The firm incorporated January 1968 with incorporators E W Frey D E Griffith and William A Frey of Beckley Route 3. All assets will be liquidated to pay debts with any remaining funds distributed to stockholders.
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Ace Erectors Inc
Secretary of State
Raleigh
E. W. Frey
D. E. Griffith
William A. Frey
Route 3
Beckley
West Virginia University Nursing Dean's List Honorees
Three area students from Beaver Beckley and Mount Hope earned second semester dean's list honors in WVU School of Nursing for achieving at least a 3.3 GPA. Named are Kathy Lynn Hopkins Judith Johnson and Victoria Romage.
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School of Nursing
West Virginia University
Kathy Lynn Hopkins
Willard Hopkins
Beaver
Judith Johnson
Ornie Johnson
Crescent Rd
Beckley
Victoria Romage
Victor Romage
Mount Hope
Slab Fork District Meeting Rescheduled to July 28
District President Alfred Guerrani announced the Slab Fork District Community Action Association will hold its regular meeting on July 28 at Meade Community Church at 7 p.m. Door prizes and refreshments will liven the event.
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Slab Fork
Guest Preacher to Speak at Midway Primitive Baptist Church
Elder Teddy Ball of McCarr Kentucky will be the guest speaker at Midway Primitive Baptist Church at 7 30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a m Sunday. Host minister is Elder Dallas Stover.
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Teddy Ball
McCarr, Ky
Midway Primitive Baptist Church
Dallas Stover
Music Center Relocates To Larger Fayette Street Quarters
Hatcher’s Music Center moves from 120 to 110 South Fayette Street on Wednesday announced by manager Charles Rusty Hatcher. The Beckley Dance Theatre School previously occupied the new space and moved to Prince Street. The store, originally an Oak Hill extension, specializes in band instruments, amplifiers, strings, pianos, organs, and sheet music with repair service available. Barbara and Warren Hatcher of Oak Hill own the business. staff includes Carolyn Basham of Oak Hill.
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Hatcher’s Music Center
South Fayette St
Charles
Rusty
Hatcher
Beckley Dance Theatre School
Prince Street
Hatcher /Music Center
Oak Hill
Warren Hatcher
Beckley
Carolyn Basham
1972 National Youth Science Camp Closes
The 10th annual National Youth Science Camp near Thornwood Pocahontas County wrapped up after three weeks. About 100 top US high school seniors studied science and enjoyed outdoor activities then toured Washington DC area science sites. West Virginia funded two seniors from each state and awarded world ambassador status to each delegate.
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Thornwood
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
Monongahela National Forest
Mark Blevins
Daniels
Blevins
Arnold Blevins
West Virginia University
Chicago
White House
Goddard Space Flight Center
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Naval Research Labs
Washington, D. C
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
John Gates
Beckley
W. Va
Department of Finance and Administration
Arch A. Moore Jr
Gates
State Senate
Hans McCourt
Webster
Sen
Louise Leonard
Jefferson
Kanawha County
Drama Board Sets July Meeting at Grandview Park
The West Virginia Historical Drama Association will hold its regular board meeting July 25 at Grandview State Park Cliffside Amphitheatre. Larry Augustine says the board will meet to boost involvement with the plays and increase meeting frequency. Okey Patteson says a picnic supper at 6 p.m. precedes the 8:30 p.m. performance of Hatfields and McCoys, inviting members to bring families.
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The
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Grandview State Park
Cliffside
Larry Augustine
Drama Association
Okey Patteson
Beckley Major Completes AF Staff College
Air Force Major James P. Scarff Jr. son of Beckley residents completed the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk Virginia after a five month program. Scarff a Vietnam tour veteran holds the Distinguished Flying Cross four Air Medals Bronze Star and two Air Force Commendation Medals. He is a 1952 Charleston High School graduate with a WVU BS in Management earned in 1957.
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Air Force
James P. Scarff Jr
James P. Scarff
N. Eisenhower Drive
Beckley
Armed Forces Staff College
Norfolk
Department of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Scarff
Charleston High School
West Virginia University
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Phi Sigma Kappa
Vietnam
Susanne
Carroll D. Price
Wagner Road
Morgantown
Disabled Miners And Widows Meet Sunday In West Virginia
The Disabled Miners and Widows of southern West Virginia will meet Sunday at 3 p m at its new headquarters at Black Eagle on Route 16 in Wyoming County. Robert Payne of Itmann, the president, says the headquarters is the former Church of God of Prophecy. A gospel singing group from Logan County will provide entertainment.
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West Virginia
Black Eagle
Rt. 16
Wyoming County
Robert Payne
Itmann
Church of ‘God of Prophecy
Logan County
Weather Details and River Conditions Report
Weather figures include 24 hour airport data with high 81 at 2 10 pm and low 6 10 am 6. River readings show Greenbrier and Lake normal and clear with 3 8 gates open and a new gauge at Hinton. Extended forecast calls for warm humid days with showers or thundershowers and highs in the low 80s and mid 60s at night.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Daggett
Calif
Butte
Mont
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