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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1964
Page
8
A winter storm left Stubby near frozen with missing comb toes and lice. Stanley Blaylock saved the fowl and cared for it in the garage until it recovered. Now Stubby enjoys plumage, weight and a close place in the household as a beloved pet.
The Beckley area Southern Cooperative annual meeting is set for 7 p m Thursday at the Raleigh County 4 H camp in Beaver. Board and committee elections, reports, and local operations talks will be featured with slides from patron farms and overall Southern States operations for the year ending July 31.
Charleston attorney William M. Woodroe was named chairman of the Democratic general election campaign speakers bureau in West Virginia. Woodroe, 58, is president of the Charleston area Chamber of Commerce and a long time local lawyer, aiming to coordinate schedules and avoid overlap among candidates and speakers.
Faustino Martir Villagaray of Lima Peru visited Beckley Exhibition Mine boosting foreign visitors to eighteen countries this year and total attendance past 7,500. Villagaray studies civil engineering at Johns Hopkins University and plans to return to Peru after his studies. He said he was seeing a coal mine for the first time and noted Peru’s gold and copper mines.
Wesley Lynch, WVU Extension leader, is named overseas agricultural and land settlement advisor to Peace Corps volunteers in Tanganyika. He will depart with the group in September after orientation and Swahili training, stationed in Morogoro or Dar es Salaam to aid land development and farmer resettlement, as WVU expands East Africa programs with Kenya and Uganda. Lynch, a WVU retiree from 4 H and Extension roles, brings a background in ag education and military service, with Mrs. Lynch and their two children joining him.
Charleston dispatch reports a 12 week strike by United Auto Workers at FMC Corp South Charleston ordnance plant could end today with a union meeting at Municipal Auditorium to vote on a contract. The pact details remain undisclosed until after the vote. Governor Barron praised the agreement as reasonable and fair to both sides.
Deeds on file record real estate transfers in the clerk of county court office. Effie Stover Denval Lee Stover and Margaret E Stover to Beckley Homes Corporation for land at Prosperity Town District for 9000 dollars. Phillip G and Martha D White to Maurice Selden for land at Beckley Court Addition Town District for 7000 dollars. Hershel D and Beverley A Hite to Richard E and Janice Sue Keesee for land in Helen Slab Fork District for 1650 dollars. Kirby Lumber Company to Lloyd Ellison for land at Kirby Town Shady Spring District for 700 dollars.
The Beckley Rural Development Council will hold its 15th annual meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center. Leaders from five Country Life Communities and farmers will receive poultry and dairy awards recognizing achievement and promoting local agriculture. Oscar Hutchison of WVU will speak on Appalachian Center plans and RDC relations. RDC commission chairs and members include O Dell Jessup J S Larrick Eugene Eager Albert Beaty W M Shanklin and Earl P Cochran.
On July 7 1964 President Johnson signed two laws aiding NSLI policyholders. TDIP offers $10 monthly per $1000 for six months total disability before age 65, purchasable from Jan 1 1965 with health evidence. Premiums slight. RH policyholders excluded. The second law waives premiums from age 60 to 65 at no extra cost, with deductions from surpluses. Information available at WV VA offices.
John C. Beckley a Bremerton Navy chief petty officer and descendant of Beckley’s founder traveled with his wife and three children from Brementon Washington for a transcontinental tour. The family toured briefly and bought a copy of Beckley U S A from Harlow Warren. The Beckleys plan to retire soon after 24 years of service. they traveled by station wagon starting July 7 with camping briefly.
FBI figures show total serious crimes rising 10 percent in 1963 from 1962, driven by property crimes led by thefts and burglaries. Violent crimes also increased, with aggravated assault up six percent and rape and murder each up one percent. Arrest rates climbed, especially in suburbs, while youth arrests under 18 rose 11 percent. The data also notes geographic uniformity across regions and a population-crime growth gap.
In Q and A form Dr Wayne Brandstadt explains how to locate abdominal pain without pressing hard and lists possible ulcer, heartburn, gallbladder, pancreatitis or colitis causes. He defines a floating kidney as movable but usually harmless and notes infectious mononucleosis stems from a virus, spreads by close contact, and may include a rash, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes.
Horoscope notes for Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo highlight travel honesty listening learning and self belief. The text pairs zodiac dates with brief guidance stressing restraint speech focus teamwork and personal growth.
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