Lake Stephens sand washed into lake during storm
Raleigh County's Lake Stephens recreation complex faces problems from recent heavy rain as Ohio River sand washed into the lake. Superintendent Lawrence Berkel and crew pulled sand back to the beach and dug a ditch with an earth wall to prevent repeats. Swimmers were caught underpaying fees, prompting tighter checks and a storm fence. Plans include family memberships, a $5000 boating facility with seven docks, and improved launching pads for next season.
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Gypsie Dodson
Raleigh County
Lake Stephens
Lawrence W. Berker
Berkel
West Virginia sees 686 thousand autos in state by 1965
Colonel W. E. Burchett, West Virginia State Police, cites growth from 300 thousand in 1940 to 686 thousand in 1965, with 92 million national motor vehicles and 3.5 million miles of state streets. He warns autos cause deaths and injuries but urges individual responsibility and courteous driving to reduce crashes.
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Charleston
United States
West Virginia
W. E. Burchett
Burchett
Colonel Burchett
Soupy Sales to Visit Beckley WV Tonight
Soupy Sales, West Virginia born comedy star, will arrive by motorcade at the Beckley turnpike entrance at 7 30 pm as part of a West Virginia tour promoting his Birds Do Birds Do Not premiere. Ann Ford and Judy the chimpanzee accompany him, with a Town and Country Restaurant dinner following.
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Soupy Sales
Beckley
West Virginia
Turnpike
John W. Smith
Armory
Sales
Ann Ford
Judy
Town and Country
Huntington
Marshall University
Infections Decline in Raleigh and Nearby Counties
In Raleigh County streptococcal and upper respiratory infections continued to decline with 11 and 31 cases respectively for the period ending July 16. The State Health Department report also notes cases of animal ae, chickenpox seven and measles six, with Fayette County reporting one tuberculosis case and one salmonellosis case.
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Raleigh County
State Health Department
Fayette County
Attendance history across Beckley Lynchburg and BGBU
The record shows attendance at Beckley and Lynchburg College with two years at Bowling Green Business University and one year as elder and church treasurer at First Christian Church.
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Beckley
Lynchburg College
Bowling Green Business University
First Christian Church
Summer Orientation Proves Value To Parents
Incoming freshmen at West Virginia University and their parents find the Summer Orientation program educational and engaging. Through Aug 13 about 2,600 students and parents will visit, doubling 1965 turnout, with groups guided through WVU’s Twin Towers residency area and Evansdale campus. Parents explore campus, while students attend tests, meet advisers, and register for classes.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
WVU
David N. Hess
Twin Towers
Evansdale - Hilton
Evansdale
Nursing Home Names R. L. Harris President
East Beckley Nursing and Convalescent Home elected new officers and two new board members on Saturday. R L Harris was named president with Glen Boyden as vice president and Mrs Catherine Dixon as corresponding secretary. New board members include Mrs D C Harris and Rev H D Anderson.
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East Beckley
R. L. Harris
Harris
Glen Boyden
Catherine Dixon
M. K. Austin
A. D. Marks
D. C. Harris
H. D. Anderson
Senator Randolph Addresses West Virginia Postmasters
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia told postmasters in Wheeling that the nation's mail volume has risen by about six billion pieces in two and a half years. He said postal service changes are needed not for change alone but to adopt modern mail delivery methods to cope with the increased volume. He spoke before the West Virginia branch of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States.
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Wheeling
UPI
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Randolph
West Virginia
National Association of Postmasters of the United States
Kanawha County Man Gets One To Five Year Sentence
Herbert Lee Jr., 18, was given a one to five year prison term for the shotgun slaying of Willie James Coleman Jr., 27, in October. Lee pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after an argument at his home with Coleman who visited his estranged partner and their eight month old son.
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Charleston
UPI
Kanawha County
Herbert Lee Jr
Willie James Coleman Jr
Lee
Coleman
Grace
Suit Filed Against American Oil for $900000
George C. Turley has filed a $900,000 antitrust suit in U. S. District Court Charleston alleging American Oil Company forced him out of business by pressuring him to buy larger gasoline quantities and by advising him lower purchases would be charged under a price-setting plan.
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Charleston
API
George C. Turley
American Oil Company
U. S
Here
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