Gambling Trial Begins In Federal Court Here
The trial of Greenbrier County resident William A. Gearhart for illegal gambling activities at the Colonial Club in White Sulphur Springs opened in federal court before Judge Thomas Michie. Jury selection had not completed at press time with U.S. Attorneys Ferguson, King, and McMillan conducting the case. defense attorneys included Katz, Kanter, and Boiarsky. The February trial previously ended with a hung jury.
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Greenbrier County
Thomas Michie
Charlottesville
William A. Gearhart
Colonial Club
White Sulphur Springs
U.S
Milton J. Ferguson
Alfred N. King
Dougald McMillan
King
McMillan
Gearheart
Mark Twain Student At VPI Science Camp
Gary Fox of Mark Twain High School is among 95 youths at the third annual Secondary Science Training Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Under Professor Hugh Campbell he covers modern algebra probability statistics computer programming and sets relations and functions. A non jury case before Judge John A Field at Raleigh County today has been settled. Tuesday’s non jury cases at the County Courthouse begin at 10 a.m.
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Gary Fox
Mark Twain High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
National Science Foundation
Moses Fox
McAlpin
Hugh Campbell
Burial Insurance Sold by Mail Ad Claims Easy Life Cover
A Fort Worth Texas mail order offer promotes burial insurance for those aged 40 to 90s with no medical exam. It promises affordable lifetime coverage, unraised rates, and friendly service from Central Security Life Insurance Co. No agent visits. Send name, address, and year of birth to the listed Fort Worth address for information.
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OLD Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Central Security Life Insurance Co
Dept
West Rosedale
Fort Worth
Texas
Civil Service Exams Set in West Virginia
Examinations for professional Civil Service positions in West Virginia will be held August 21. Postmark deadlines by August 7 apply. Openings include Right of Ways Agents Appraisers Social Workers Multigraph Operators and Relocation and Property Management Technician among others. Agencies involved are Civil Service Mental Health Health Department Vocational Rehabilitation and local offices.
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West Virginia Civil Service System
W. B. van Horn
State Civil Service
West Virginia Department of Mental Health
State Health Department
State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
California Ave
Charleston
BYF Leads Raleigh Baptist closing service Tuesday
The Raleigh County Baptist Youth Fellowship will run the closing Evangelistic Service of the Raleigh Baptist Association at Crab Orchard Baptist Church at 7 30 p m Tuesday with Dr Alvin J Cook guest speaker His first Beckley area visit since resigning as pastor of First Baptist Church in 1961 after 18 years He and Mrs Cook attended BYF events with ushers piano organ duet by Ruth and Nancy Prewitt and counseling by Rev Ray Walls The Raleigh Baptist Association opened its 93rd annual session at 10 a m today with about 50 churches represented and Dr C S Donnelly as host pastor
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Raleigh County Baptist Youth Fellowship
Raleigh Baptist Association
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Trinity Theological Seminary
Clearwater
Fla
Cook
Beckley
First Baptist Church
BYF
Prewitt Twins
Ruth
Nancy
Ray Walls
Raleigh Baptist Assn
C. S. Donnelly
West Virginia FHA reports record year of loans
West Virginia lawmakers heard that the Farmers Home Administration recorded its biggest year in state history ending June 30. A. James Manchin cited loans totaling 9.08 million to 3,605 farm and rural families and 20 rural communities, plus 1.84 million in operating loans for 957 farms and 45 emergency loans for drought relief.
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Farm Home Administration
West Virginia
Washington
FHA
A. James Manchin
Congressional
Harley C. Staggers
Hulett C. Smith
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
James Kee
Ken Hechler
Farmers Home Administration
Senator Randolph
West
Manchin
Howard Bertach
Cooperative Economic Opportunity
Calhoun County
Soil and Water Association
Correction notice on Bar-Room show dates in Raleigh Raleigh
The Raleigh Register and Post-Herald clarifies that Ten Nights in a Bar-Room by West Virginia Showboat Rhododendron will be shown Monday, August 2, not tonight as Sunday edition claimed. It corrects the scheduling error and informs readers of the updated date.
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West Virginia
Raleigh Register and Post-Herald
Vandals Strike Calloway Heights Church in Basement
State police search for vandals who damaged Calloway Heights Community Church Sunday. Three colors of paint smeared inside the vestibule and four basement rooms, partially covering a Jesus portrait, after breaking a youth classroom window. Five trophies were also shattered, pastor Rev. Hayward Lough said.
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Calloway Heights
Hayward Lough
Jesus Christ
Lough
First glass known to ancient man identified
Obsidian, a black smooth volcanic mineral, is described as the first glass known to early humans. The note explains obsidian’s origin and its use as a material by ancient civilizations.
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Jerome Katz
Morris Kanter
Bluefield
Mose Boiarsky
Charlacton
Wilbur Bays
Virginia E. Brown
Charles Dillard
Paul R. Hutchinson
Naiswoon
Z. V. Hutchinson
Clay
Prince
Etta Tweedy
Stockbridge
Mass
Danny Lilly
Beckley College
Paul Lilly
Hartley Ave
Lacy Washington
Dollie Anderson
James W. Mahoney
Scarbro
Earnest Barley
Bradley
Ethel Barlow
Lucy Jackson
Edward Rexrode
David W. Sparks
Marlinton
Basel Blankenship
Ralph E. Jones
E. E. Eckle
Hinton
Lester W. Bradley
E. R. Crouse
Ethel Morrow
Dennis Shockey
Eldridge Shockey
Russel R. Vass Sr
Fayetteville
Leon Briggs
Walter James Brown
James H. Kessler
Floyd C. Pullen
Oak Hill
Ernest Folden
Montgomery
James E. Forbes
Smithers
Dollie Gabbert
Alley
Noel R. Gray
MacArthur
Willard J. Moore
Mount Hope
Sterling Morgan
Talcott
William Howard McDaniels
Danese
Eugene Rule
Gauley Bridge
G. A. Schoensee
Henry Smith
Lana
Mark Twain
VPI
John A. Field
Raleigh
Sunoco
Future Farmers of America
Shady Spring High School
FFA
Jackson's Mill
Scotty Richmond
Mike Mills
Mike Vines
J. T. Mitchell
Kenneth Scott
Robert Moorefield
Fred Okes
David Griffith
Autry Ritch
Fred Oakes
Scottie Richmond
Carson Meade
Shady
Robert Moorfield
Vandals Mar Church
Murphy
the Complete Variety Store
Wash & Wear
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G. C. Murphy CO
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