Arauat Indian family quartet to perform at Memorial Baptist Church
The Arauat Indian family from the Dakota Badlands will perform a Monday 7 p.m. concert at Memorial Baptist Church 1405 S Kanawha Street. The group, a quartet of Vernon Melvin Raymond Kenneth and pianist Tommy Watwood, features Indian costumes and varied instruments. Reverend Jim Franklin invites the public to attend. Lodge schedules Blood Stone No 101 meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday at East Gulf lodge hall under Worshipful Master O. L. Lewis.
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Ariekara
Dakota Badlands
Memorial Baptisl Church
Kanawha Street
Dad
Mom
Vernon
Melvin
Raymond
Kenneth
Tommy Watwood
Jim Franklin
The
Blood Stone
East Gulf
O. L. Lewis
Hutchinson Named Beclley Boy State Delegate
Beckley Legion Post 32 will sponsor James Samuel Hutchinson of Woodrow Wilson High School as a delegate to Boys State in June 2026 at Jackson's Mill. Hutchinson, son of James W. and wife, carries a 3.33 average and ranks fifth in the junior class. He serves in Key Club, French Club and Future Teachers of America, is Eagle Scout with Troop Six, and studies piano. He plans to major in French and music at Marshall University.
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American Legion
Beckley
James Samuel Hutchinson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Jackson’s Mill
Hutchinson
James W. Hutchinson
Beckley Ave
Key Club
French Club
Future Teachers of America
First Baptist Church
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
WVHS
Marshall University of Concord College
Boys State
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Africa's Elephant Display Largest Ears Worldwide
The article notes that the African elephant possesses the largest ears of any living species, a distinctive feature highlighted as part of its anatomy and adaptation.
Restaurant Group Sets Region Meeting Here
Rudolph Fazzini of Clarksburg, newly elected president of the West Virginia State Restaurant Association, will speak at the Southern Regional Restaurant Association meeting at Town and Country Restaurant June 16. The state association executive board meets at 4 p.m. at 525 Maxwell Hill Road Beckley to discuss the state membership drive. McCollam, Pagoda manager, is the new treasurer, his wife Elaine sits on the board, and Betty Powers of Beckley is elected first vice president representing Interstate Hosts.
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West Virginia
Rudolph Fazzini
Clarksburg
Southern Regional Restaurant Association
State Association
Robert McCollam
Maxwell Hill Road
Beckley
McCollam
State
British Expert To Address WVU Mine Health Sessions
A British pneumoconiosis expert will join West Virginia University June 14 25 to bolster coal mine health and safety. Dr Henry Walton will share UK experiences and measures against the disease as WVU trains industry and government personnel on health safety laws and dust control. Representatives from unions and industry will discuss grievances compensation and equipment.
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West Virginia University
Joseph D. McClung
WVU
Henry Walton
McClung
Alford
Appalachian Laboratory For
WVU School of Mines
United Mine Workers Union
David G. Hanlon
DNR Fines Coal Co For Prospecting Without Permit
District IV of the Department of Natural Resources reports S and S Coal Co of Isaban forfeited 104 dollars for prospecting without a permit at Polo Creek on the Mingo McDowell line. Charles Icenhur named in charge. Edsel Tolliver 28 of Welch fined 54 dollars for littering Route 16 near McDowell line. Burgess charge withdrawn after paying 164 in costs. Additional 12 citations issued for conservation law violations with 24 dollar fines each to various individuals including Garman Grimmett John Johnson James Persinger Patsy Wendell Nellie Wulff Shirley Nutter Ott Adkins Donald Scott Alfred McKinney Nellie Sexton Luke Hampton and Odell Bennett.
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District IV
Department of Natural Resources
Beckley
S & S Coal Co
Isaban
Polo Creek
Mingo- McDowell County
Charles Icenhur
Edsel Tolliver
Route
McDowell County
Earl R. Burgess
Oak Hill
Garman W. Grimmett
Garman’s
Fayetteville
John A
Lookout
Ott Adkins
Key Rock
Key Rock Road
Donald Ray Scott
Lewisburg
Savanna Lane Road
Alfred H. McKinney
Indian Creek
Nellie E. Sexton
Athens
Brush Creek Falls
Speedway
Luke Hampton
Roderfield
Odell Bennett
Hinton
Pipestem Resort
Airport plans before EDA funding decisions at Raleigh County
Raleigh County Airport Authority and Beckley chamber officials discussed an EDA grant for airport construction. Plans for an industrial site on airport property, prepared by Appalachian Power, will be completed in a few weeks before the agency’s funding decision. The group plans to avoid Huntington for four to five weeks as they finalize the proposal.
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Economic Development Administration
EDA
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Airport Authority
Chamber
Huntington
Beckley
Meeting Postponed By Trap Hill District Group
Ivan Snuffer president of the Trap Hill District Community Action Association announces the postponement of the group meeting. The session is rescheduled for June 18 at the Lester Head Start Center due to a Head Start picnic conflict.
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Ivan Snuffer
Trap Hill District
Local Woman Receives UVA Master of Education
Barbara Melton Thios, daughter of Mr and Mrs H E Melton of Homewood Drive, earned a master of education in speech pathology from the University of Virginia Charlottesville in ceremonies June 6. Her husband Samuel J Thios pursues a PhD in psychology at UVA.
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Barbara Melton Thios
H. E. Melton
Homewood Drive
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Thios
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Samuel J
Beckley
Mae Thies
Lilly Street
Super Valu to Open Sprague Outlet in Towne & Country Center
Hopkins Minnesota based Super Valu Stores Inc plans a late summer opening of a Wilbur's Super Valu outlet at Sprague Towne & Country Shopping Center with Wilbur Stump of Dayton Ohio as manager. The store will feature a bakery and snack bar. The chain operates 1550 stores with 1970 sales of 832 million and assets of 990 million.
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Super Valu Stores Inc
Hopkins
Raleigh road projects bid opening includes 41.11 miles
Bids will be opened June 2 by the West Virginia Department of Highways for 16 resurfacing projects in Raleigh County totaling 41.11 miles of highway. Projects span Spruce Mountain Road to Pineville–Baileysville Road with multiple county routes and U.S. and state highways across Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties.
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Raleigh Road
Raleigh County
West Virginia Department of Highways
Spruce
Mountain Road
Clear Fork
Beckley-Charleston
W. Va
Affinity
Cabell-Wickham
Amigo-Egeria
Coal City
Rhodell- Amigo
Tank Branch
County
Beckley
U.S
C&o
Lake
Grandview
Airport
Piney Creek
Stamford
Deck
Dr. Crouch
Register
Fayette County
Oak Hill-Scarbro
Raleigh
Mount Hope
U.S. 21
W.va
Wyoming County
Pineville-Mullens
SandiGap and
Alpeca Camp
Wyco Hollow
Mullens-Beckley
Oceana-Pineville
Pineville
Baileysville
Louisville Professor to Play Preacher Anse Hatfield
Michael R. McCarty of Louisville will portray Preacher Anse Hatfield in the or a production of Hatfields and McCoys directed by Ewel Cornett. The Evansville native is an assistant professor of theatre arts at the University of Louisville and active in several theatre associations. The show will be staged in Cliffside Amphitheatre with performances starting June 19 and tickets available by phone or mail.
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Louisville
Preacher Anse Hatfield
Michael R. McCarty
Willy Preacher
Anse Hatfield
Hatfields and McCoys
Ewel Cornett
McCarty
Evansville
Ind
Indiana University
Michigan State
University of Louisville
Speech Association of America
American Education Theatre Association
Kentucky Theatre Association
Vicki
E. P. Christy
Stephen Foster
Michigan State Performing Arts Co
Woolf
Mike
Reader’s Digest
Presbyterian Life
Beckley
West Virginia
Veterans of 102nd Infantry to Gather at Southern States’ Reunion
Veterans of the 102nd Infantry Division known as The Ozark will meet July 19 to 25 in Miami Beach Florida for the 23rd National Southern States Reunion. The unit drew 290 West Virginia men in World War II.
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102Nd Infantry Division
Miami Beach
Fla
West Virginia
102Nd
Adair Elementary Expansion Aims At County Offices
Adair Elementary School receives a $100000 expansion to enlarge the building and house the Wake County Board of Education offices with Earl Riner supervising the maintenance department.
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Adair Elementary
Earl Riner
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Ruth) Brown
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