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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1972
Page
3
Weather and river report with temperatures and conditions
The bulletin notes Greenbrier and Lake river conditions normal and clear. It records wind SW at 9 mph and a 1.3 gate net gauge at Hinton. An extended outlook calls for Wednesday through Friday cloudy with near seasonal temperatures and a chance of showers or thundershowers. Highs in the low to mid 80s, lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. High today 107 in Buckeye Arizona. Low today 30 in Concord New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbrier
Hinton
Buckeye
Ariz
Concord
N. H
Byrd Urges Beckley Public Housing Inclusion
U S Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia urged that Beckley be included in HUDs operation breakthrough program. He cited mounting Beckley Raleigh County housing needs and rapid regional growth, pressing for a housing program aligned with local economic development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Beckley
W. Va
HUD
George Romney
Byrd
Beckley-Raleigh County
Elementary Schools Close Year With Awards Ceremonies
Beaver Elementary announced Civitan Good Citizenship award to Terri Wills. Sophia Elementary held its 13th awards program at Sophia First Baptist Church awarding Wilbur Attilli and Angela Milano top citizenship honors. Mark Twain and Midway schools named multiple students for perfect attendance, best averages, and various character awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Tthe Civitan
Terri Wills
T. H. Wills
Sophia Elementary
Sophia First Baptist Church
Wilbur Attilli
Angela Milano
Mark Twain
George Milam
Jessie Millsaps
Darlene Donald
Annette Huffman
Joetta Hale
Midway
Jimmy Kincaid
Melissa Foley
Jeffrey Walker
Kenneth Lilly
Johnny ‘Taylor
Kay Payne
Mark Wills
Jeanie Shrewsbury
Debra Fortner
Jane Canterbury
Terry Wills
Sandra Smith
Kathy Meador
Tammy Redden
Anita Mann
Vickie Kerr
Barbara Findley
Gloria Wood
Mark Twain School
Helen Wall
Helen Blevins
Karla’ Tipper
Tina Haga
Timothy Burleson
Mickey Tank
YMCA Swimming Lessons Begin at Maxwell Hill Pool
YMCA offers swimming classes for three year olds beginners and those seeking senior lifesaving and CPR training at Maxwell Hill community pool. Two sessions run from today to June 23 and June 22 to July 11 guided by director Bob Bolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Maxwell Hill
Bob Bolen
Bible School Opens at Mabscott Church Tonight
Mabscott Christian Church begins Vacation Bible School with classes at 7 p.m. The theme is Fitting All of Life Together with Christ in the Center. Rev. L. A. Garten is the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott Christian Church
Christ
L. A. Garten
First Kites Appeared in the Orient 2,500 Years Ago
National Geographic says the first kites emerged in the Orient about two and a half millennia ago, marking an early stage in aerial craft and cultural invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
National Geographic
Former Beckleyan Earns Promotion at Aetna Life
James P. Hunter, previously of Beckley, is named general agent of Aetna Life and Casualty life general agency in Charleston. He joined Aetna in 1971 as a brokerage supervisor and will serve independent agents in the area on life health and group products along with Aetna Variable Annuity and the Aetna Fund. He is a past president and board member of the Charleston Life Underwriters Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
James P.hunter
Beckley
Aetna Life & Casualty
Life General Agency
Hunter
Aetna
Aetna Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company
Aetna Fund
Boundless Health Service Jobs Outlook From 1960s Roundup
Readers learn career possibilities in health care roles with issued job openings figures across chiropractors dentists dietitians dental hygienists dental assistants and more. The piece notes strong demand due to physician shortages growing medical work and hospital program expansion with Government Printing Office bulletins listed for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Hood
U. S. Labor Department
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Final Raleigh County Court session covers 8 drug cases
Presentments to the Raleigh County Criminal Court Grand Jury list eight drug related charges including heroin possession. The June term will be the final session for the 65 year old court as the Legislature discontinues it and moves cases to the Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Raleigh County
Circuit Court
Vernon Lee Crenshaw
Randy Lee Snodgrass
Edward Allen
Richard Keith Webb
Dale Vernon Simmons
Richard
Beckley Farmers Market Offers Strawberries and More
Beckley Farmers Market announces home grown strawberries from Hardy and Webster counties at 2.50 per gallon in two gallon containers. White corn meal priced at 1.25 for a 10 pound bag. Two varieties of sweet potato plants white and red marrow. Market hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Farmers Market
Edith Sanderson
Beckley- Mount Hope Road
Family Loses Home in Sunday Fire Near Taylor Street
Mr and Mrs Marshall Ward and their six children lost their four room house and all possessions in a Sunday fire of undetermined origin. Firemen from Beaver and Sophia responded at 5 pm after neighbors reported smoke. The Wards, subsisting on 76 dollars monthly from welfare, had moved from Logan after a prior fire. Damages were about 4000 dollars with heat damage to a neighboring house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Ward
Taylor St
Beaver
Sophia Fire
Sophia
Baxter Houck
Ward
Beckley
Logan
Houck
Fire probe into eight room Beckley home blaze on Valley Drive
Beckley fire chief said investigations continue into a late Sunday fire that damaged an eight room house at 1100 Valley Drive North owned by Byron Spaun of Beckley Mount Hope Road. The blaze started in a closet under stairs. no occupants were home. Passersby alerted an employee of Lacy's American Station. Fire crews noted this was their third call to the house in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Cecil, Conner
Valley Drive North
Byron Spaun
Mount Hope
Conner
John Peters
Lacy
Sunset to Sunrise at Sunrise Schedule Reveals Arts Center Events
The Sunrise Charleston center of arts and education at 746 and 755 Myrtle Road posted a weekly schedule for June 18. Planetarium shows “From Sunset to Sunrise” Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and “Summer Sky” on Tue Thu at 1:30 p.m. Exhibits include Woodland Indians and Civil War Heritage with multiple galleries and talks by J. L. Seyfried Richard Leet and Dan Edler. Roden Gallery hosts an exhibit and sale on Saturday 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Garden Center hosts a Rose Garden walk with Henry P. Musser Sunday 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Center of Arts Andeducation
Myrtle Road
Planetarium
Discovery Wall
Serpentorium
J. L. Seyfried
Richard Leet
Dan Edler
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