Mine Safety Programs Outlined By Bureau Official
U S Bureau of Mines deputy director Donald P. Schlick outlined two existing and two new safety programs for coal mines to 81 inspectors in Beckley. He noted roof falls as a leading killer and described enforcement, spot inspections, haulage safety, and an improved 72 hour reporting rule under the Williams Steiger Act to boost safety data and predict hazardous conditions.
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Bureau
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Donald P. Schlick
Beckley
Raleigh County
Schlick
BOM
Williams-Stieger
Health and Safety
Right
Benjamin L. Ht
Advisory Council Backs Parking Ban On Principal Beckley Streets
Beckley Advisory Council recommends restricting parking on main through streets between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. streets named include Beaver Avenue F and G streets Woodlawn Avenue Johnstown Road Scott Avenue and South Kanawha Street. Traffic survey planned for Maxwell Hill Teel Road area near apartment project.
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Woodlawn Avenue
Advisory Council
David E. Creager
iBeckley
Mount Hope Road
HCA Leases Humboldt Hospital During Construction
Hospital Corporation of America will lease and run St Marys Hospital in Humboldt Tennessee during the build of a new 65 bed facility. Nursicare Memphis will operate the adjacent 50 bed nursing home and owns the current hospital complex.
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Nashville, Tenn
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
St. Mary’s Hospital
Humboldt
Tenn
John A. Hill
Nursicare, Inc
Memphis
Nursicare
Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Harper Road
New York Stock Exchange
Alabama Identity as Heart of Dixie and Cotton State
Alabama is described as the Heart of Dixie and the Cotton State, reflecting regional nicknames tied to its historical associations with cotton farming and Southern pride. The labels appear in discussions of state identity and cultural heritage.
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Alabama
Heart of Dixie
Cotton State
Stoco Junior High Honors Top Students
Stoco Junior High lists top students with Wanda Greer and Rockie Walker winning I Dare You awards at the annual program. Seven eighth and ninth graders receive scholastic honors while multiple students gain Student Council and grade specific prizes across English, science, math, PE and home economics.
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Wanda Greer
Rockie Walker
Stoco Junior High School
Barry Compton
Teresa Guerrani
Kim Widick
Ray Adams
Larry Griffin
Michael Bradley
Regina Lusk
Cheryl Tankersley
Alvita Mitchell
Charles Adams
Danny Armstrong
Mark Black
Jimmy Bradley
Mona Horton
Brenda Miller
Sherry Elkins
Darlene Young
Charlene Young
Kevin Carpenter
Stacy Shrewsbury
Ronald Dailey
Robert Adams
Stacy
J Shrewsbury
Eddie Stanley
Marilyn Bar
Ber
Vannie Blevins
Mark Adams
Carl Lilly
Bob Gosnell
Dewanna Boschain
Charles Lilly
An ‘Darnell
Jackie Tanker
Wrecks injure two in Beckley traffic incidents
Police report three Beckley crashes Monday involving Henry Snodgrass 60 and David Weir 29 with damages totaling 500 and injuries to Wayne Childers 28. Weir cited for pulling into oncoming traffic. Louise Williams 46 charged for similar fault. Fred Hall 47 injured in a separate collision. Bailey 69 facing equipment charge.
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King Tut Drive-in
Beckley
Henry Snodgrass
Maplewood Lane
Vance Drive
Johnstown Road
David Weir
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Snodgrass
Weir
Wayne Childers
Groton
Conn
Louise Williams
Crab Orchard
Childers
Beckley Hospital
North Valley Drive
Eppy’s Drug
Maben
W. Va
South Oakwood Avenue
Fred Hall
John Bruhn
Newark
Del
Speed Bailey
Glen Rogers
Bailey
Hall
Hannah Awaiting Space At Institute
Raleigh County Sheriff’s Deputy Edmond Hannah, treated for paralysis after a rare virus while on duty at the Raleigh County Jail, has returned home May 26 after four months at Charleston General Hospital. A room at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center Institute is available for further therapy as his wife assists with continuing exercises using crutches braces and a wheelchair.
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Raleigh County
Edmond Hannah
Charleston General Hospital
West Virginia
Hannah
Charleston
Gospel Sing at Cliff Top Baptist Church on Airport Road
A gospel sing scheduled for 7 30 p m Saturday at Cliff Top Baptist Church on Airport Road features Ford Family Don Hunter Good News Quartet and Pack Trio with Rev Oliver Tedder as host pastor.
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Cliff Top Baptist Church
Airport Road
Ford Family
Don Hunter
Good News
Pack
Oliver Tedder
Drama Drive Reaches $10,000 Goal for Beckley Club
The Quota Club of Beckley reached its $10,000 membership drive goal for the West Virginia Historical Drama Association, boosting weekend memberships to 363 and contributing $10,040. Chairman Odessa Lewis urged continued soliciting to cover ongoing expenses for Hatfields and McCoys and Honey in the Rock rehearsals ahead of June 17 opening.
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Quota Club
Beckley
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Odessa Lewis
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview State Park
Association
Bank of Mount Hope, Sustaining
George Miller
Wilcox ‘Manufacturing Co. Inc
New VA Law Expands Medical Expense Exemption for Veterans
Public Law 92 198 enacted March 28 1972 liberalizes the exclusion of unusually high medical expenses from annual income for veterans widows and children on pension. Unreimbursed expenses over 5 percent of income count as unusual and may include premiums. Expenses are reported on a calendar year basis and may cover dependents in the household. Widows on death pension receive the same exclusion rules. MPs are advised to file itemized expense records with the VA for determination. Contact West Virginia Department offices for details.
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West Virginia Department
RCCAA Schedules Monthly General Meetings at Courthouse
The Raleigh County Community Action Association changes general membership meetings to the third Saturday each month at 1 pm at the Raleigh County Courthouse. Board meetings stay on the second Monday at 7 30 pm. This month the board meets June 12 and the general meeting is June 17.
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Raleigh County Community Act ‘Tion Association
RCCAA
Raleigh County
Allen ‘Dailey
Meade
Hutchinson Receives B A Degree at D and E College
Beckley graduate John Allen Hutchinson earned a B A in history and political science at Davis and Elkins College Elkins. One hundred fifty seniors received degrees during the June 4 commencement on the college campus.
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John Allen Hutchinson
Beckley
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
Contributions Sought for Grandview Cemetery Upkeep
Mrs. Wesley Carper of Route 9 Beaver solicits donations to fund Grandview Cemetery maintenance. Funds support grass mowing, road and fence repairs, keeping the grounds orderly.
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Grandview Cemetery
Wesley Carper
Route 9
Beaver
Carper
Creation of Man and Woman: Sistine Chapel Ceiling Masterpiece
The most famous painting in the Sistine Chapel is the central ceiling work titled Creation of Man and Woman. This renowned fresco showcases Michelangelo’s artistry and theological imagination in a pivotal biblical scene.
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Sistine Chapel
Drama Scores Dumped Then Recovered From Landfill
Over the weekend a box with all music scores for Hatfields and McCoys, opening the WV historical drama season at Grandview on June 17, was removed by garbage collectors. After a frantic search, the scores were found dumped at Lanark sanitary landfill. Music director Bob Elkins and assistant Curtis Jones recovered them after hours of digging and dodging a bulldozer.
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Hatfields & “McCoys
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Grandview
Drama Association
Lanark
Bob Elkins
Curtis Jones
History Repeats Itself In The Family Of Earl Gilbert
In 1961 Earl Gilbert former Beckley resident earned a B A from Davis and Elkins College while his daughter Shelba Jean earned a high school diploma. In 1963 he earned an M A from WVU as daughter Janet graduated Morgantown High School. This month he will receive a Doctor of Education from the University of Tennessee as Diana graduates Cleveland High School in Tennessee. Gilbert began higher education at 29 in Bluefield then attended Davis and Elkins and Salem College for teaching certification. He was principal of Ridgedale Elementary and pastor of the National Church of God while pursuing graduate work at WVU. After WVU he joined Lee College as associate professor of psychology and director of the student teaching program. Previously he led 11 churches and rose to the pulpit of the Logan Church of God. He has served as district overseer in West Virginia and Tennessee. He is married to Mable Gamble of Beckley.
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Earl Gilbert
Beckley
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
Shelba Jean
Gilbert
West Virginia University
Janet
Morgantown
University of Tennessee
Diana
Cleveland High School
Tennessee
Bluefield
Salem College
Salem
Ridgedale
National Church of God
WVU
Lee College
Church of God
Logan
West Virginia
Mable Gamble
Beckleyan Receives Virginia Tech Degree in History
Philip A. Shucet son of Nicholas G Shucet of Beckley graduated from Virginia Tech Blacksburg with a history major and minors in Russian and English. He earned the first non ROTC cadet award and served as scholastic officer on Regimental Special Staff and as associate defense attorney on the Cadet Honor Court. He is a 1968 Woodrow Wilson High School alumnus and belonged to Russian Club Young Republican Club American Slavic Studies group and Phi Alpha Theta.
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Philip A. Shucet
Nicholas G- Shucet
Jefferson St
Beckley
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets
Woodrow Wilson High School
Russian Club
Young Republican Club
American Association For the Advancement of Slavic Studies
Phi Alpha Theta
Weather Summary from Airport and River Readings
Conditions show a 24 hour period ending at 10 a.m. with high 76 at 3:10 p.m. and low 32 at 5:30 a.m. 10 a.m. reading 64. SW wind 8 mph. Pressure 30.07 steady. Greenbrier and Lake rivers normal and clear. New Gauge at Hinton 2.4 ft. Extremes: 105 in Blythe and Palm Springs, 38 in Greenville. Extended: sunny mild days, cool nights Thursday to Saturday with highs mid 70s to low 80s and lows in 50s. Chance of showers by Saturday, ending by evening.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Palm Springs
Calif
Greenville
Maine
New Hospital Appoints Carol Shaw Assistant Nutrition Director
Mrs. Carol Shaw of Webster Springs has been named assistant director of nutrition and dietary service at New Hospital, effective June 1. She holds a BS in home economics from West Virginia University and a master’s degree with internship from the University of Michigan, plus American Dietetic Association membership.
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Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Carol Shaw
Webster Springs
West Virginia University
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
American Dietary Association
Salt Lake City Original Name Great Salt Lake City
A historical note explains that Salt Lake City was originally named Great Salt Lake City before adopting its current title. The account highlights the city's early naming and subsequent standardization of its name.
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Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake City
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State Department of Education
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Albert Scott
McCulloch
Beaver Avenue
Stoco Junior High
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