Coal City Scout Troop 301 Outing at Indian Mills
Scout Troop 301 of Coal City spent a two day camping trip to Indian Mills hosted by Scout Master Jack Tankersley and assistants Rommie Thompson Gene Rubin and Darrell Thompson The outing included members Roger Bell Jimmy White Grayson Bell Matthew Bell Gregory Tankersley Gregory Hayes Alfred Lilly Ritchie Tankersley Jimmy Armstrong Stevie Ritter Michael Cassity Jimmy Crawford Ronnie Hylton Dennis Harvey David Hutchins Richard Murphy Eldridge Adkins Elmer Adkins Roger Worley Tommy Worley Gary Coulson Larry Dodd David Dodd Larry Brammer Stevie Carpenter Randy Venable Ricky Martin Randy Wykle and Bill Rubin This marked the troop s first summer outing The troop is sponsored by the Fellowship Class of Coal City Community Church Sunday School
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Rhodell
RNS
Coal City
Indian Mills
Jack Tankersley
Rommie Thompson
Gene Rubin
Darrell Thompson
Roger Bell
Jimmy White
Grayson Bell
Matthew Bell
Gregory Tankersley
Gregory Hayes
Alfred Lilly
Ritchie Tankersley
Jimmy Armstrong
Stevie Ritter
Michael Cassity
Jimmy Crawford
Ronnie Hylton
Dennis Harvey
David Hutchins
Richard Murphy
Eldridge
Adkins
Elmer Adkins
Roger Worley
Tommy Worley
Gary Coulson
Larry Dodd
David Dodd
Larry Brammer
Stevie Carpenter
Randy Venable
Ricky Martin
Randy Wykle
Bill Rubin
Coal City Community Church Sunday School
Chamber opens meetings to general membership and guests
Beck ley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce board will hold open meetings for members and invited guests each month with media access. Managing director Robert Hamilton says the general public may attend if they wish, and the directors meet on the third Thursday with varying times and venues. The August gathering occurs at Gandview State Park under the shelter followed by a performance of Honey in The Rock.
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Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Robert Hamilton
Chamber
Gandview State Park
Chamber Drives Ahead With Membership Push
Blaine Wright co chairs the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce drive, saying it is going good though new member figures are not yet tallied. James St Clair also co chairs. the drive targets about 100 members or 7000 dollars, with about 40 workers visiting prospects during the week.
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Beckley-Raleigh County
Filing Deadline Set For Students At Marshall University
Paul H. Collins, director of admissions at Marshall University, announces that new full term applicants must file credentials by August 15 for admission consideration. Freshmen must take the ACT on August 26. Orientation runs September 6–10 with classes starting September 12 at 8:00 a.m. Six summer orientation sessions are planned, with the fourth on July 28 and 29. The fall term ends January 21, 1967.
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Huntington
Paul H. Collins
Marshall University
Marshall
Local Corporations Chartered in State Also
The Secretary of State announces two local corporations formed. Mullens-Price Bus Lines Inc. is incorporated by Oscar J. Price Billy H. Price and A Bernard Price of Mullens with authorized stock 50000 and starting capital 48000. Beckley Green Acres Park Inc. is incorporated by J R Cochran and Elsie Cochran of Daniels and D R Massie and Ora Massie of Shady Springs with authorized stock 25000 and starting capital 1000.
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Secretary of State
Mullens
Price Bus Lines, Inc
Oscar J. Price
Billy H. Price
A. Bernard Price
Beckley
Green Acres Park Inc
J. R. Cochran
Elsie Cochran
Daniels
D. R. Massie
Ora Massie
Shady Springs
Raleigh County Draftees Report for Induction
Twenty two Raleigh County men reported to the local Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station for induction Monday on order issued by Local Draft Board No. 18. Those named are Donald L. Trent Darrell D. McBride Forney Shrewsbury Brady Turner Jr. Donald E. Honaker Billy W. Mackey Gilbert E. Goff Roger D. Lester David L. McMillion Nathan D. Claypool John R. Maye Earl C. Neely Barry W. Williams Loyd C. Lyons Dennis W. Turner Larry D. Trent Darrell Hall Norman L. Morris Alvin E. Read Jerry R. Tilley Gary P. Meadows and Roger D. Gillian.
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Raleigh County
Armed Forces
Donald L. Trent
Darrell D. McBride
Forney Shrewsbury
Brady Turner Jr
Donald E. Honaker
Billy W. Mackey
Gilbert E. Goff
Roger D. Lester
David L. McMillion
Nathan D. Claypool
John R. Maye
Earl C. Neely
Barry W. Williams
Loyd CO. Lyons
Dennis W. Turner
Larry D. Trent
Darrell Hall
Norman L. Morris
Alvin E. Read
Jerry R. Tilley
Gary P. Meadows
Roger D. Gillian
Workers to Meet
Junior Red Cross hospital workers at the Veterans Hospital and the Pine Lodge Nursing and Convalescent Home will meet to discuss volunteer activities and service arrangements.
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Red Cross
Veterans Hospital
Pine Lodge
Local soldiers aid bridge boat training at Camp Prince
Fort Belvoir youths PFC Earl Burton and Pvt. Charles Carr, both 20, of the 100th Float Bridge Co., work on repairing a 27-foot Bridge Erection Boat engine at Camp Prince on the New River. The unit, led by Capt. Richard W. Vreeland, arrived July 19 and will stay until Aug. 12, supported by Company C, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion under 1st Lt. John Sullivan.
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100Th Float Bridge Co
Fort Belvoir
Camp Prince
Earl Burton
Margaret Ford
Orchard Ave
Charles Carr
Lakie Shrewsbury
Shady Spring
New River
Richard W. Vreeland
Prince
Combat Engineer Battalion
John Sullivan
Curious Savage shines in Greenbrier tent theater audience
The Greenbrier Repertory Theatre staged The Curious Savage in a Caldwell tent July 23 to strong reception. Linda Sanz leads as Ethel with solid supporting work from Anthony Lang, Robert Wilson, and Lynn Webster. The cast delivers a touching finale as Ethel is released and reconciles with her family. Four more Savage performances follow, then Dracula opens next week.
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Greenbrier Repertory Theatre
Linda Sanz
Ethel
Titus
Senator
Anthony Lang
Samuel
Robert Wilson
Lilly Belle
Lynn Webster
Susan Clemons
Wilhelmina
Jane Whitehill
Jeffrey
Greenbrier Repertory Company
Dale Wilson
Festival Princesses See Honey Thursday at Black Walnut Festival
Eleven West Virginia counties are represented by festival princesses who will attend the evening performance of Honey in the Rock, the Civil War musical. They tour the Exhibition Coal Mine and Grandview State Park before being introduced at the amphitheatre prior to the 8:30 p.m. curtain. The nightly shows run through September 4, excluding Mondays.
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West Virginia
Exhibition
Grandview State Park
Jennifer Linn Yoke
Calhoun County
Charlotte Osborne
Clay County
Julia Ruth Marin
Gilmer County
Carol Lynn Kegley
Mason County
Mary Jo West
Pleasants County
Brada Estelle Spiker
Ritchie County
Susie Ray
Roane County
Marilyn Mendenhall
County
Jeannie Triplett
Jackson County
Sheryl Lynn Hanna
Wirt County
Jeannie Pahl
Wood County
Red Cross Urges All Workers to Attend Wednesday Meeting
A Red Cross spokesman urged all workers to attend a meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Bair Building. The call emphasizes collective participation in ongoing relief efforts.
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Bair Building
Red Cross
Kentucky Has 11 Major Lakes and Dozens More
Kentucky, though landlocked, features 11 major lakes and about 30 smaller ones, offering extensive inland water resources for recreation and drainage.
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Kentucky
Two Conservation Fines Paid for Pollution Violations
Captain Raymond V. Eye reported two conservation violations in District IV. Raleigh Empire Coal Corp. of Piney Creek and L. A. Simmons paid 200 dollars for operating a coal processing plant without a permit. Simmons was tried before Judge Harry McCreery. Other entries include fines for dumping trash, a damaged car window, speeding, assault and battery, breaking and entering, trespassing, revoked licenses, and a Beckley Fire Department first aid call.
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Raymond V. Eye
District IV
Department of Natural Resources
Raleigh Empire Coal Corp
Piney Creek
L. A. Simmons
Simmons
Harry McCreery
Robert Beverly
Scarbro
Martin Piotrowski
Oak Hill
David Lee Cook
Crescent Rd
Ralph Beckett
South Kanawha St
Sherman Marrow
Piney View
Raleigh County
Peared
Rodriguez
James Coats
Beckley
W. A
Gene) Burke
Jimmy Adkins
Mt. Ranier
Burke
Church St
Frank Adams
Raleigh General Hospital
Court Nets $692 Bond Forfeitures In Beckley Court
Beckley Municipal Court collected 692 in bond forfeitures on Monday with 89 from four counts of public intoxication. Dolinger of Crab Orchard forfeited 108 for drunk driving and license revoked six months. Additional forfeitures include drivers from Beckley Sophia Crab Orchard Coal City and other local areas for offenses such as driving without glasses license violations and reckless driving.
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Beckley
George E. Dolinger
Crab Orchard
James Frank Tyree
James H. Lilly
Sophia
Eugene Smith
Cool Ridge
Duff Huffman
Sidney Fink
James C. Quesenberry
Walker Treadway
Walter Shrewsbury
Sprague
Billy Gene Lilly
Shady Spring
Arland David Dix
Byron Spaun Jr
Frank Roger Rakes
Charles C. Dodd Jr
Daniels
Marvin M. Mann
Beckey
Trap Hill CLG to Meet at Trap Hill High School
The Trap Hill Country Life Group will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting today at Trap Hill High School announced Noel Mankin, President. Plans for the annual community fair August 11-13 will be set, with proceeds funding a community building and recreation area on 21 acres at Fairfield. All residents of Trap Hill District are members with no dues.
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Glen Daniel
RNS
Trap Hill Country Life Group
Trap Hill High School
Noel Mankin
Fairdale
Trap Hill
Rhodell Councilmen Fail To Convene
Rhodell town council did not hold its regular meeting as enough councilmen were absent. Citizens from Tommy Creek and Rhodell attended to hear possible discussion on a water rate hike.
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Rhodell
RNS
Lilly
Tommy Creek
Beckley City Council to Meet in Regular Session
Beckley Common Council will convene at 7 30 p m today at city hall for routine business only. Mayor John W Smith noted no major items are expected on the agenda.
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City of
Beckley
City Hall
John W. Smith
Communities Seek State Help After Creek Blockages
A large crowd at St Pauls Baptist Church Mead voted to circulate a petition urging West Virginia officials for financial and technical aid to clear creeks and ditches and to improve swampy roads. The Mead Killarney East Gulf group began a garbage removal program a week earlier, funded by a $17 bake sale, with community centers and libraries rent-free from local volunteers.
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Mead
Killarney
East Gulf
St. Paul’s Baptist Church
Allen Dailey
West Virginia
Joe Gerson
Detroit
Mich
John Redd
Bugne Doss
Jasper Damewood
Tumor Clinic Set For Wednesday At Beckley Hospital
The Raleigh County Cancer Association will hold a tumor clinic Wednesday at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital by appointments only. The next clinic is set for August 24. Appointments may be made through the Association office in Raleigh County Bank Building.
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Raleigh County Cancer Association
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Gaye Pilliteri
Pilliteri
Association
Raleigh County Bank
Insects Damage Beans In County
Raleigh County farmers face months of drought and worsening crop damage from insects. County Extension Agent Larry Cavendish cites bean mosaic virus spread by aphids, root borers, and Japanese beetles. He urges using manele malathion mathoxychlor, soil treatment with flordancer, and a mala thion spray to control pests.
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Raleigh
Larry Cavendish
Cavendish
Postmasters At Convention Elects Leaders At Wheeling
Eleven area postmasters joined about 300 colleagues for a three day convention in Wheeling. Gordon Spessard of Glen Jean was elected president and Beckley postmaster A Fray Lilly became vice president for first class postmasters. Attendees included Vivian Lucas Mabscott Helen Campbell Amigo Jamita Edwards Kingston Catherine Paris Cunard Gene Duncan Bradley Clyde Bostic Sprague Darrell Thompson Coal City and H J Burnette Daniels.
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Fleven
Wheeling
Gordon Spessard
Glen Jean
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Vivian Lucas
Mabscott
Helen Campbell
Amigo
Jamita Edwards
Kingston
Catherine Paris
Cunard
Gene Duncan
Bradley
Clyde Bostic
Sprague
Darrell Thompson
Coal City
H. J. Burnette
Daniels
School Change Seen at Raleigh County Board Meeting
The Raleigh County Board of Education is expected to approve several personnel changes at its regular session today at 7:30 p m in the Raleigh County Courthouse.
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Raleigh County
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DR. Pepper
Dot
Packette
Polka Dot Store
Jimmie Ray Homsbey
Robert Earnest Kincaid
Maple Fork
Joe Rodriguez
Curtis Hale
Robert W. Alford
Joseph C. Dance
Dance
Charles and Louise Dance
War Department
Signal Corp Stock Control Agency
Mildred Keyser
Ellen
Joe
Larry
CLG
Dantery Front
G. C. Murphy CO
Becley
Plymouth Belvedere
Plymouth
Barehart
Chrysler-Plymouth
North Valley
Chrysler Motors Corporation
City Auto Service, Inc
Pineville
W. Va
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