Two Wrecks and Crimes Report From Beckley Area
Two minor wrecks caused small damages at intersections in Beckley area with no injuries. A 1962 car driven by Yvonne Jenkins collided with a 1961 car driven by Louise Williams at Johnstown Road and East Prince Street, about 4:45 p.m., inflicting about 95 dollars in damage. no charges filed. A second crash involved a 1959 car driven by Robert Boyd and a 1950 car driven by Charles Woolridge, with roughly 90 dollars damage and no charges. A 1966 vehicle owned by Thomas Gray was stolen on Northwestern Ave in Crab Orchard then recovered minutes later on State Route 16. Police report burglaries at a residence and at Pack's Cut Rate, with losses around 600 dollars at the former and unspecified at the church. Several arrests and detentions for intoxication, assault, drunk driving, and other offences are noted.
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Johnstown Road
East Prince Street
Yvonne Marie Jenkins
Beaver
Louise Williams
Crab Orchard
Robert Boyd
Eccles
Charles S. Woolridge
Mount Hope
Thomas L. Gray
North
Western Ave
Gray Lumber Co
W. Va
Beckley
Warner Stanley
Austin Ave
Joseph Rickard
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Virginia St
Pack
South Fayette St
Earl Cooper
Odd
Raleigh
Roscoe M. Ferguson
East Beckley
Louise Thacker
Jon Karl Baldwin
W. R. Ballard
Willie Whitehead
William Anderson
Cleveland
Ohio
Paul Epperly
John Massey
Epperly
Billy Jean Jewell
W. A. Burke
Jewell
Labor Shortage Surplus Plague West Virginia Labor Shortage Surplus Plague
West Virginia faces a paradox of labor surplus and shortage under the Manpower Development Training Act. The program, funded by the federal government, has allocated 1.8 million dollars this year with potential for more from surplus funds. Training covers practical nursing, nurse assistants, medical secretaries, and related fields, with 2841 people completing 211 classes across 22 cities.
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Fanny Seiler
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Robert Burnside
Department of Employment Security
Burnside
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Beckley
Elkins
Grafton
Huntington
Logan
Martinsburg
Montgomery
Oak Hill
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Ronceverte
Welch
Weston
Williamson
Service-Pronto CEO Valued by Raleigh County Officials
City officials praised the quick service of the Office of Economic Opportunity after the school system mailed its federal grant application at 9 15 a m for 100 part time summer jobs under the Neighborhood Youth Corps A grant of 45000 was approved by Congressman John M Slack though the county sought 36000 Verlin Walker will direct the program which extends last year s effort and combines work with remedial education and training Priority for enrollment targets those most in need to earn wages and return to school in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Office of Economic Opportunity
Neighborhood Youth Corp
John M. Slack
Register
Verlin Walker
Travel Council Ups Membership In County Witherspoon St
Travel Council expands its reach in Raleigh County with Witherspoon Street paving by James C. Meador Concrete Contractors. The council reports 37 Raleigh County members and $1,377 raised toward an $8,000 regional goal, the highest county total so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travel Council
Ballengee Furniture Co
Mountainaire Travel Council
Raleigh County
MTC
Monroe County
Beckley Junior High Awards Honor Broad Range of Students
Outstanding Beckley Junior High students were honored in a Tuesday awards program at the school. Recipients spanned ENGLISH, SOCIAL SCIENCE, ALGEBRA, SCIENCE, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, HOME ECONOMICS, RAND, ACTIVITY, SCHOLARSHIP, CITIZENSHIP and more with multiple students named in each category including Ronald Boyden, Karen Albert, Patricia Kourey, David Johnson, Judy Short and Douglas Harvey among others. The ninth grade choir and school paper were also acknowledged with leadership roles and student council offices noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior High School
Ronald Boyden
Douglas Harvey
Robert Rhody
David Johnson
Karen Albert
Linda Tigert
Patricia Kourey
Carmen Acevedo
Louis Brigiulio
Rita McVey
Bill Burgess
Michael Luchini
Joe Candedo
Gary Chambers
Bernard Lee Crawford
Earl Quesenberry
Patricia Lacek
Judy Short
Teresa Hovanski
Rand — Noree Boyd
Tanish Roach
Patty Farmer
Mary Hurt
Richard Quesenberry
Karen Sue Albert
Patricia Farmer
Joseph Candedo
Sung Sook Park
Jo Ann Loflin
Pamela Williams
Toni Hurst
Spelling
David Francisco
Katrinia Bias
Women Voters To Meet In Raleigh County Unit
The Raleigh County unit of the West Virginia League of Women Voters will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the Appalachian Assembly Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia League of Women Voters
Appalachian Assembly Room
Apothecaries' Weight Converted in Ounces and Pounds
A historical note states twelve ounces equal one pound in apothecaries' weight. It emphasizes the apothecary system uses twelve-ounce pounds and outlines the basic conversion between ounces and pounds for medicinal measures.
Raleigh Grand Jury To Convene Monday
The Raleigh County Grand Jury will convene at 9 a.m. Monday to consider indictments for the June term of Criminal Court. About 100 indictments are expected to be presented for consideration by Prosecuting Attorney C. Berkley Lilly and his assistant Thomas Canterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Grand Jury
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Pros. Atty. C. Berkley Lilly
Thomas Canterbury
Greek fire's incendiary mix used by Byzantine Greeks
The ancient incendiary composition known as Greek fire burned on water and beneath it, a weapon attributed to the Byzantine Greeks for naval and land battles.
Sled Auto Collision Case Settled Out of Court
Circuit Court jurors were dismissed after Judge Norman Knapp announced the $150,000 personal injury suit of Frankie Lee Harmon against Henry C. Nichols Welch was settled late Tuesday. The sled-automobile collision occurred on Harper Road in 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Frankie Lee Harmon
Henry C. Nichols
Welch
Harper Road
Pate Attends Red Cross Aquatic School
Shady Spring youth Richard E. Pate left Tuesday to attend the American Red Cross Aquatic School in Richmond Virginia June 8 through 18. Sponsored by the Raleigh County Chapter, he is a Red Cross senior life saver and will become a water safety instructor. He graduated from Shady Spring High School Monday and will enter West Virginia University in the fall. Afterward he plans to teach a Red Cross swimming class at Lake Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Pate
American Red Cross
Camp Hanover
Richmond
Pate
Raleigh County
Red Cross
Shady Spring
West Virginia University
Lake Stephens
Luncheon Closes Nursing Class
The 19th Practical Nursing class at Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center wrapped four months of study with a luncheon. The group begins clinicals at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital on June 27, joined by director James D. Robinson, center secretaries, instructors, officers Susan Pettry president Peggy Peck secretary Nancy Smith treasurer Angie Smith reporter, and many fellow students including Nan Small Norma Braxton Brenda Lewis Sharon Carr Carolyn Adkins Donna Meadows Janice Day Marie Withrow Barbara Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
James D. Robinson
Lois Woolwine
Dorothy Kealing
Ida Carper
Imogene Hartson
Shirley Ellis
Alice Lewis
Jean
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Jim
Bill Kent
Witherspoon St
James C. Meador
Whitestick Road
BJHS
Patricia Casto
Melinda Hall
Mary Marcuzzi
Rene Brooks
Debbie Jones
Dotty Johnston
Nancy Tieche
Cathy Meyer
Mary Sinozich
Jane Moore
Patricia Stanley
Pamela Hambric
Beverly Kidd
Linda Sumner
Sharon Nikell
Deborah Keith
Linda Bays
Susan Davis
Vicky Lee Lilly
Sue McCoy
Sharon Stansbury
Sarah Cunningham
Christine Gallaher
Diana Miller
Janice Goddard
Jean Stinespring
Jewell Tolbert
Martha Underwood
James Knapp
Derek Cimala
Lex Breckenbridge
Bill Lilly
Robert Blankenship
Rondey Webb
Louis Briguglio
James Bryant
Robert Webb
Judy Johnson
Renee Brooks
Patty Beard
Rol Prather
Dixie Seaman
Kerry Pederson
Noree Boyd
Mary Marcuzzie
Jackie Klaus
Connie Harrison
Ellen Walker
Patty Toll
Patty Short
Karen Harris
Brenda Culp
Robert McMillian
Richard Collier
Pat Casto
Randey Webb
Go Sutphin
Elizabeth Hurd
William Kelly
Jo Ann Caffee
David Rumberg
Lonnie Joe Cole
Danny Stevenson
Vickie Aurednick
Nancy Hanoaker
Anne Smith
Deanna Johnston
Steven Rist
David Johnston
Susan Lilly
Lucreedia Collins
Deborah Ford
Dennis Hawks
Elizabeth Harris
Kathy Hartley
Wayne McNeish
Maria Lachini
Ricky Vaughn
Bob Kent
Graham Craughan
Philip Sotak
Donna Vines
Charles Merritt
Truman Sayre
Donna Richmond
Laura Roach
Robert Frilen
Raleigh Hardware Co
Mabscott, W. VA
Red Cross School
Neville ST
Fedeal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Beckley Devler
Robert R. F.lmore
Hearing Aid
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main St
Ford
Ford Division
Europe
America
Fairlane
Ford Dealers
Ford Sales
East River Drive
Alderson, West Virginia
Wyoming Auto Company
Mullins, West Virginia
Grady Whitlock
Cook Ford
State Highway
Oceane
Martin Ford Sales, Inc
W. Washington St
Lewisburg, W. V
Monroe Motor Sales
Union, West Virginia
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