Two Huntington Escapees Captured by Beckley Police
Two escapees from Huntington State Hospital were apprehended by Beckley City Police while walking along West Virginia Route 16. The 26 year old Beckley man and the 33 year old Kimball man were lodged. Tom Plumley of 1412 South Kanawha Street was arrested at 12 45 p m on a felonious assault warrant and Marvin A Eversole of 205 James Street was jailed at 12 35 a m on nonsupport.
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Huntington State Hospital
Beckley City
W. Va
Beckley
Kimball
F Tom Plumley
South
Kanawha St
Fant
Plumley
Joe Rodriguez
Marvin A. Eversole
James St
Beckley area arrests and vehicle crashes report
Jailed on warrant cases include Robert Calloway 18 Beckley Route 2 for assault and William Adkins 1 55 p m for AWOL from the Army. Ronnie Coleman 22 Kilsyth and James Davis 29 Mabscott cited for license and red light violations with June 14 court date. A three car crash on Valley Drive caused 425 dollars damage involving Belcher Simmons and Tyler. A 17 year old Andrew Cooper faces reckless driving after a single car crash on Sullivan Road with 400 dollars damage. Fire department contained gasoline leak at Municipal Parking Lot. Daniel Price injured in a street fight. no arrests. Canterbury Drive two car crash caused 600 dollars damage. Stotesbury report records 100 dollars damage to a vehicle on Sec 30. State Police noted Larry Hicks 28 MacArthur swerved and struck Priscilla Acord’s 1959 auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Davis
Mabscott
Coleman
Davis
Beckley
Andrew Wilson Cooper
Odd
Sullivan Road
Cooper
F Street
Daniel Price
Price
Stotesbury
Larry Robert Hicks
MacArthur
Hicks
Priscilla Ellen Acord
McAlpin
Warrant Dismissed and Local Court Briefs
A peace warrant against James Wagner of Rhodell was dismissed in a hearing before Slab Fork District Magistrate J. K. Cole. Wagner was arrested Saturday by Slab Fork District Constable E. J. Shafer. A Narrows man John Robert Thompson waived grand jury action and was released on $500 bond on a grand larceny charge during an appearance before Towns District Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. Thompson, arrested May 30, is charged with taking a 1964 model auto owned by Mar Dodge of Detroit, Michigan. Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad responded to 100 Ringleben St. at 9:55 p.m. Monday for John Hairston, 61, who had trouble breathing. May 2 arrest on intoxication and resisting arrest resulted in release after posting $77 bond to Magistrate Rodriguez. Raymond Roberts, 19, of 1 South Charleston, charged May 29 with drunken driving, released after posting $67.50 bond to Magistrate Rodriguez. Michael M. Bolen, Blue Jay, released after posting bond to Shady Spring District Magistrate Welton C. Lilly on a drunken driving charge after being arrested May 28. Basem Sylvester Key, 46, of Robbinsville, North Carolina, arrested May 21 on a drunken driving charge, forfeited $113 bond to the city. Wayne Gilbert Martin, 21, of Crab Orchard, charged May 31 with reckless driving and speeding, released after posting $500 bond to Magistrate Rodriguez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wagner
Rhodell
Slab Fork
J. K. Cole
Wagner
E. J. Shafer
John Robert Thompson
Joe Rodriguez
Thompson
Mar! Dodge
Detroit
Mich
Beckley
Raymond Roberts
South Carleston
Magistate |Rodriguez
Blue Jay
Michael M.bolen
Shady Spring
Welton C. Lilly
Bolen
Wayne Gilbert Martin
ABI Receives $2500 Grant for Bible College Scholarships
Dr. Lester E. Pipkin announces Appalachian Bible Institute will use a $2,500 gift from the Dorsa B. and Edna R. Lykins Foundation of Winchester, Kentucky to fund student aid and scholarships. The donation aims to enable training for Christian service that might otherwise be denied. The article notes taxonomy of chestnut varieties briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABI
Lester E. Pipkin
Appalachian Be Institute
Dorsa B. and
Edna R. Lykins Foundation
Winchester
Bible College
Bradley
Pipkin
Shrewsbury Remanded After Driving Charge
Lewis D. Shrewsbury age 19 of Ury was remanded to jail in lieu of a 63.50 fine and costs during a hearing before Magistrate Rodriguez. His operator's license was revoked. Reports also name Donnie Fox of Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis D. Shrewsbury
Ury
Rodriguez
Shrewsbury
Donnie Fox
Sophia
Commencement Set for Trap Hill High June 10 1971
Trap Hill High School announces the 1971 graduation with Miss Retha Richardson valedictorian and Phillip Worley salutatorian. The address by Richardson will be We Reach the Goal and the ceremony occurs June 10 at 8 p.m. The program includes diplomas by James F. Hawley and prayers by Debbie Stafford, with band performances and junior escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surveyor
ANS
Retha Richardson
Bee Richardson
Maple Meadow
Trap Hill High School
Phillip Worley
Dexter Worley
Bolt
Debbie Stafford
Robert Stafford
Lester
Richardon
National Honor Society
Trap Hill Trappers
Elks
Phillip
Elk’s
Debbie
Naber
Richardson
George D. Covey
A. Mac Carpenter
Board of Education
James F. Hawley
Sherman Trail
Raleigh County Schools
Regina Lucas
Jack Stewart
Karen Graves
Marian Covey
Faron Lincas
Rita Mae Acord
Anita Lilly
Cathy Farley
Valinda Workman
Cynthia Lomax
Blasting at Strip Site Kills Fish Allege Area Anglers
Area fishermen say Hawley Coal stripping on Hurricane Branch caused fish die off for the second time in weeks. Water samples will be analyzed in Charleston within 24 to 48 hours to determine impact. Hawley operations under White Ridge Coal Co. contract. blast near Glade Creek may affect Beckley Water Co. dam.
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Hawley Coal’ Mining Corp
Hurricane Branch
Charleston
Department of Natural Resources Conservation
Keith Taylor
Taylor
Hawley
White Ridge Coal Co
Hurricane
Conley iCarlton
Beckley Water ‘Co
Glade Creek
Lam
Wilmer Stanley
Loyice
Water ‘Company
Stanley
Glade
Water Company
Guy Rumberg
Raleigh Heights
Monday Music Club Hears Talk On Outdoor Dramas
Beckley promoter Chuck Goddard spoke at the Monday Music Club about Hatfields and McCoys and Honey in the Rock at Grandview State Park. He praised Ewel Cornett’s music and noted the shows’ cliffside staging, training for performers, and summer schedule with alternating nightly performances beginning June 19. Reservations: 253 8313 or Box 1205 Beckley WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Goddard
Beckley’s Repertory Theatre
Hatfields &McCoys
Monday Music Club
Jack Sadler
Woodlawn Ave
Goddard
Grandview State Park
Ewel Cornett
Cornett
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Hatfields & McCoys
Beckley
W. Va
Weather Details and Extended West Virginia Outlook
24 hour period shows high 84 at 4 30 pm low 62 at 4 15 am 7 am 11 0 am readings and wind 10 mph. River Greenbrier normal lake gates open gauge 66 73 at 10 mph 8 45 pm 6 02 am clear. Extended outlook cooler less humid Thursday considerable cloudiness chance of showers Friday Saturday with highs in 70s to near 80s and cooler conditions overall.
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Condi
Greenbrier
Cotulla
Tex
R Ore
West Virginia
Sateiay
American lacquer the poison sumac tree described
The latex of Rhus vernix known as American lacquer emits a fragrance like old China. This slender tree grows in wooded swamps from Maine to Texas across the United States.
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Maine
Texas
Reading Course Offered on WSWP TV
A 30 lesson refresher course in reading for high school completion is telecast on WSWP TV Channel 9 Grandview Beckley beginning today. Alternate programs of Read Your Way Up air at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for 15 weeks. Interested individuals may contact Jarrel Hartson at the Adult Basic Education Center Route 1 Box 2 Beckley West Virginia 25801 for a workbook.
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Wswp-Tv
Grandview
Beckley
Jarrel Hartson
Adult Basic Education Center
Box
W. Va
Marriage Permits James
Several couples from West Virginia towns receive marriage licenses. James Ashley and Vicki Partin of Rock Hill and Bradley, along with Walter Adams and Leola Jolly of Eccles, are among those listed in the permit notices.
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James
Michael Ashley
Rock Hill
S. C
James C
Dorothy Adkins Ashley
Vicki Lynne Partin
Bradley
Herbert L
Norma Evans Partin Jr
Radford College Spring Commencement Honors Beckley Graduate
Radford College held spring quarter exercises Saturday in Radford. Cynthia Ann Smith of Beckley earned a degree, daughter of Mr and Mrs C Verl Smith of 606 Highland Drive.
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Radford
Radford College
Son Born to Larry Stover in Beckley
Beckley city official Larry F. Stover and wife Mary Martha welcomed their first child at 8:12 am Monday. The five pound seven ounce son is named Eric Hutchinson Stover. Mrs. Stover is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Larry F. Stover
Mary Martha
Eric Hutchinson Stover
Stover
Paul R. Hutchinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Huntington
Alah County
Sheriff's Deputies
Robert L. Calloway
Route 2
William, F. Adkins
U. S. Army
Ronnie Ray Coleman
Kilsyth
Valley Drive
Thomas R. Belcher
Oak Hill
Joseph E. Simmons
Darrell C.tyler
Belcher
Simmons
Tyler
Canterbury Drive
Rural Acres Drive
William K. Fortner
Beaver
Frelom L. Layne
Layne
Fortner
Basem Sylvester Key
Robbinville
N. C
Tramway
Hinton
Athens
Trap Hill
Nicolau, Retha Richardson
Bradley Acord
Cynthia Allen
Keith Ayers
Dennis Birchfield
Regina McGrady Birchfield
Walter Braff
Johnna Kay Brooks
Meta Jo Brooks
Linda Brown
Teresa Brown
Carolyn Campbell
Earl Canterbury
Rosetta Carter
Diana Clark
Lessie Durham Clark
Ricky Clark
Harlima Claytor
Frank Cochran
Roger Coleman
Richard Cook
Melvan Copeland
Shirlda Coulter
Jerry Daniels
Shirlene Daniels
Cheryl Davis
Anita Dickens
Judy Dillon
Retta
James Pannell
Gary Pauley
Ray Pauley
Jackie Richmond
Linda Shannon
Fred Simms
Gary Snuffer
Martha Snuffer
Rodney Soulsby
Sam Stanley
Pete Stone
Roger Stover
Patsy Taylor
Shelia Wade
Debbie Wade
Nancy Webb
Harvella
York
Linton
Beckley National Bank
WSWP
Frank J. Larese
Larese
Lee’s Inc
Oak Hal
Walter Herbert Adams
Eccles
Alexander
Jenny Gray Adams
Quemiller
Leola Brown
Johnson
Jeanette Tabb Jolly
Jackie Darrell Browning
Lof Montcoal
Esco
Ruby Estes
Burnside Browning
Wanda Lee Faulk
Naoma
Cecil and
Vivetta Wratchford Faulk
Duane Wilbert Farley
Sullivan
Gene
Beatrice Redden
Larry Stovers
Neville & Mother
Killeen’s Restaurant
Jones Ave
Oak Hill, W. Va
Bob and
Barbara Killeen
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