Salute To Industry speaker Collison to keynote barbecue
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce will host an outdoor barbecue at 6:30 p.m. at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center as part of Salute to Industry Week. West Virginia Commerce Commissioner Rod er M. Collison will give the main address on Industrial Appreciation. The event features the Honey in the Rock chorus and a Bits and Pieces Revisited presentation, plus plaques to regional businesses and individuals.
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Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Roder M. Collison
West Virginia
Collison
Cliffside Amphitheatre
John Gates
John Wesley Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Gates
Alan Susman
Southern W. Va
Perry Futterman
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Charles Holland
Beckley Hospital
A. M. Tieche
Beckley Medical Arts, Inc
Fred Richmond
Pine Lodge
Jean M. Carter
R. N
East Beckley
R. L. Harris
Raleigh General Hospital
R. G. Broaddus
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marvin Wales
J. O. Lively, Corp
J. O. Lively
Mineral Mills, Inc
Milam Milich
Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
Appalachian Bible Institute
Lester E. Pipkin
N & W Railway Company
William Hunton
C & O Railway Company
G. McIntyre
C & P Telephone Company
Clyde P. Castilow
United Fuel Gas Company
S. W. Woodyard
Raleigh County School Plan Cleared for Federal Aid
Sen. Byrd announced the U S Office of Education found Raleigh County Board of Education in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and eligible for federal assistance. Final approval rests with the U S Commissioner of Education, expected within days.
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U. S. Office of Education
Raleigh County
Byrd
Raleigh
West Virginia
Office of Education
Market hours extended to 8 30 p m announced by manager
Porter Lewis market manager announces the Farmer's Market will stay open until 8 30 p m today, extending hours to accommodate shoppers.
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Porter Lewis
Barbecue Is Tonight Register Asks Release Of Evidence
Beckley council members discussed releasing evidence connected to the C Ray Furrow murder case involving Gladys Carter Treadway who died June 23 after a grand jury indicted her. Police chief Teubert previously called the case closed and refused to release information citing her family and name.
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Register
Ray Furrow
Council Banks
Beckley
Chuck Parsons
Gladys Carter Treadway
Council
Police Department
C. Ray Furrow
Treadway
Raleigh County
Fletcher Carter
Farrow
W. A. Teubert
Teubert
Meadows
Monday mishap damages meters and cars in Beckley
Mrs Helen Smiley 60 of Perdue Street crashed after a stuck gas pedal damaging two meters, a post and another vehicle. Police estimate damages around 600 with a note of Mrs Treadway’s innocence. City council moved to readvertise protest hearings for Worley Road and Witherspoon Street upon requests from residents and to pursue street paving, while debates over curfews and street upkeep continue.
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Ing Meters
Helen Smiley
Perdue
Meters
Post
Treadway
Worley Road
Witherspoon Street
Robert Elmore
Worley Rd
Oppie L. Hedrick
Glen Daniel Voters to Decide on Phone Plan Change
Glen Daniel customers of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co will vote on connecting to the Beckley Exchange. Letters mailed explain two plans: no change or elimination of Beckley long distance charges with rate increases by line type and business PBX trunks, all subject to Public Service Commission approval.
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Glen Daniel
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Beckley Exchange
Glen Daniel Exchange
Beckley
Robert E. Cunningham
Cunningham
Public Service Commission
Army Engineers Train At Camp Prince Under Byrd Plan
Sen Robert Byrd announced that US Army Combat Engineer Command will assign units to Camp Prince for a summer training period. Advance units arrive August 19 and the camp will be used through mid September. Units will build bridges and water rafts, with 100th Float Bridge Company and 91st Engineer Combat Battalion returning from Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
United States Army Combat Engineer Command
Camp Prince
Byrd
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
South Viet Nam
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
100Th
91St Engineer Combat Battalion
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
New River
West Virginia
Frederick Clark
Camp Meeting Slated at Mt Tabor Freewill Baptist
An old fashioned camp meeting will be conducted August 27 at the Freewill Baptist Headquarters Building at Mt Tabor. Services start 9 30 a m and run through the evening with guest speakers Rev Carl Vallance Huntington and Rev Winston Sweeney Kingsport Tenn In charge of arrangements are Rev G E Huffman Rev Harold Underwood and Rev W R Golden.
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Freewill Baptist
Mt. Tabor
Carl Vallance
Huntington
Winston Sweeney
Kingsport
Tenn
Rev
G. E. Huffman
Harold Underwood
W. R. Golden
Kindness Rewarded At Hillcrest Hospital In Leicester
Mrs Biance Sannazzari a Hillcrest Hospital cleaner in Leicester has been given 106 pounds by former patient Miss Jane Chapman as thanks for kindness in offering a glass of water when asked.
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Leicester
England
UPI
Biance Sannazzari
Hillcrest Hospital
Jane Chapman
Salary Boost Approved by School Board to Reopen Fairview
The Raleigh County Board of Education approved a principal salary upgrade to match high school standards and voted to reopen Fairview Elementary for 1965-66 after a community petition noted 20 children in the area. The board will study enrollment at Fairview and Fairdale to assess a potential three-room, three-teacher setup and consider consolidating with Fairdale if enrollment supports it.
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Beckley
Ray Dowdy
International Association of Firefighters
John W. Smith
Central Elementary School
City Atty. E. M
Ned) Payne
Fairview
Raleigh County Board of Education
Alvin Farmer
Fairdale
Sherman C. Trail
Raleigh County Court House
Crew Coal Co
Slab Fork Coal Co
Tams
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Shady Spring High School
Federal Gambling Trial Nears End as Defense Rest
In Federal Court here, defense attorney William Al Gearhart rests without calling witnesses in the gambling case tied to the Colonial Club at White Sulphur Springs. FBI expert Bruce Fisher testified two slot machines yielded 8,000 possible outcomes with payoffs of 1,410. jurors to hear final arguments after a recess ordered by Judge Thomas J. Michie.
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William “al” Gearhart
Jerome Katz
Gearhart
White Sulphur Springs
Thomas J. Michie
Charlottesville
United States
Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
Bruce P. Fisher
FBI
West Virginia
Fisher
Michie
Katz
Raleigh County Bar Association Dinner Honoring Judges
The Raleigh County Bar Association will host a 6 pm dinner at the Black Knight Country Club to honor Federal Judge John A. Field Jr. of the U S Southern District Court and visiting Judge Thomas J. Michie assisting with federal trials in the area.
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Raleigh County Bar Association
Black Knight Country Club
John A. Field Jr
U. S. Southern District Court
Thomas J. Michie
Arab project begins Jordan River diversion work
Jerusalem diplomats say Leba non has started the first stage of an Arab effort to divert Jordan River waters to counter an Israeli plan to use the waters. The situation reflects competing regional water strategies and diplomatic tensions.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Lebanon
Jordan River
Harris to Instruct at Raleigh County Science Camp
John Robert Harris, longtime staffer at the National Youth Camp at Greenbank, will serve as a math instructor at the Raleigh County Science Camp. A Glenville State College graduate, Harris has directed camps in Georgia and currently teaches math and science in Kanawha County School System. Campers arrive at the county 4-H Camp on Sunday at 7 p.m. for the opening.
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John Robert Harris
Greenbank
Raleigh County
Harris
Glenville State College
Georgia
Kanawha
Meeting Set On Retardation At Beckley College
A public meeting on Mental Retardation will convene at 10 a.m. Saturday in Room 5 at Beckley College. William Binderman, regional chairman, announced that ten regional public meetings will follow to assess needs for working with mentally retarded persons. Data gathered will inform the West Virginia Commission of the Mentally Retarded as it develops the State Plan for care. Local citizen input is encouraged to shape federal and state planning efforts.
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Beckley College
William Binderman
Smith
West Virginia Commission of the
Binderman
Police Beat: Car Strikes Man on Raleigh Hill
John Lancaster, 55, of Beckley, listed in fair condition at Appalachian Regional Hospital after a car struck him on Raleigh Hill while he posted roadside advertisements. Mary Jane Phillips, 17, also of Beckley, was not injured and not charged. Police said Lancaster was knocked under a parked truck. injuries include fractured bones in the neck and right leg, chest contusions, and arm lacerations. The accident occurred at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday.
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John Lancaster
Beckley
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Raleigh Hill
Lanchester
Mary Jane Phillips
Raleigh
Sherriff
Joe Rodriguez
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
Tommy Creek
Rodriguez
Judson J. Sheppard
Thomas G. Hammett
St. Marys
W. Va
Walter L. Sturgill
Oak Hill
John Robert Ditty
Wellsburg
Ralph E Butler
Mullens
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