Dance Craze Robbie draws ex Countian Dick Blake fame
Ex Countian Dick Blake, now a performer and author, dominates a rising dance craze with the Robbie. The dance, pantomime in style, gains traction in New York and California as Blake tours discotheques and promotes his book Discotheque Dances and related products. Blake, 27, travels widely, coaches stars, and hosts a Cleveland dance school while appearing on television shows.
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Countian
Dick Blake
New Dance
Dave Garten
Robbie
Raleigh
New York
California
Blake
Ralph Blake
MacArthur
Robbie Rivers
Robbie Brooks
Blake Recording Co
Mike Douglas
Douglas
Phyllis Diller
Steve Rossi
Patrice Munsel
Marty Allen
Batusi
Jack E. Leonard
Batman
Wally Cox
Robin
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
al Rosen
Jim Brown
Gary Collins
Dick Schafrath
Sophia High School
Beckley College
Cleveland State College
Russell Blake
Helen
Local Vacation Bible School Programs Begin at Two Churches
Beaver First Baptist starts Vacation Bible School with daily 9 to 11 30 a m sessions through June 23 for all ages including four year olds. Delegated leaders include Rev E W Powers director Miss Penny Powers and teachers Patricia Lilly Charlie Moore Janie Taylor Geretha Wickline Eunice Collins Patty Taylor Sherman Akers Linda Shrewsberry Arland Griffith with Geretha and Sherry Wickline directing music and a closing June 26 commencement with a picnic. Beckley Presbyterian also hosts Vacation Bible School from 9 a m serving nursery through sixth grade under pastor Dr James W Witherspoon with a long list of volunteer teachers and assistants and refreshments provided by L L Withrow and J K Edmundson.
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Beaver
Charlie Moore
Janie Taylor
Geretha Wickline
Eunice Collins
Patty Taylor
Sherman Akers
Linda Shrewsberry
Arland Griffith
Geretha
Sherry Wickline
Beckley Presbyterian
Beckley Presbyterian Church
James Davis
Pam Thacker
Mary Cae Carr
Paul Hancock
Kenneth Stover
Wilmer Hagg Jr
Jack Fairchild
Charles E. Smith
Robert Kirkman
D. W. Matthews
Gordon Porterfield
Jean Porterfield
L. N. Fox
Lamar Thomas
David J. Askine
Ben H. Rice
W. E. Sutphin
W. F. Ellison
J. Callaway Brown
C. L. Wilson
L. L. Withrow
J. K. Edmundson
Susan Casali
Paulette Bond
Kathy Thacker
Judy Wagner
James W. Witherspoon
Court Meets Tuesday In Regular Raleigh Session
The Raleigh County Court will convene in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the courthouse. Secretary Elinor Hurt said only routine business is on the agenda.
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Raleigh
Court House
Elinor Hurt
Anti Rabies Clinics Scheduled In County
The Raleigh County Sheriff's Office released an Anti Rabies clinic schedule with shots at Beck ley Veterinary Hospital for 1.50 dollars. District by district openings span June 20 to June 28 with locations including Clear Creek Packsville Glen White Crab Orchard Glen Daniel Mabscott Piney View Lanark Slab Fork Midway Sophia Slab Fork Pemberton Coal City Epperley Lillybrook Fireco Jonben Whitby Beaver Shady Springs and Ghent.
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Raleigh County
Jarrell
Rock Creek
Rader
Arnett
Trap Hill
Bolt
Farmer's
Fairdale
Glen Daniel
Lester
Glen White
Old Company
Crab Orchard
MacArthur
Mabscott
Piney View
Bonham’s
Stanaford
Lanark
Skelton
Company Store
Bradley
Slab Fork
Midway
Sophia
Old Station
Tams
Ury
Helen
Amigo
Rhodell
Pemberton
Coal City
Keystone
Princewick
Epperley
Lillybrook
Fireco
Jonben
Shady Spring
Beaver
Daniels
Shady Springs
White Oak
Coolridge
Post Offee
Ghent
Jury Impaneled In SRC Land Seizure Case At Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road
A Circuit Court jury was impaneled to value property taken by the State Road Commission for Mabscott Crab Orchard Road construction. Buckland heirs own the land and a barber shop. SRC offered 2025 dollars for 1425 square feet and the building, while land appraisers set 5500 dollars. Commissioners named George L. Piper Grady Morgan Frank Barksdale and Douglas L. Bryant. Trial began after court permission dated October 20 1965. Jurors include Mrs. Harry Hambrook Mrs. W H Fox Jack Hylton Mrs. Donald A Lowe George C Elkins Nelson R Christian C W Godbey Donald Ray Bazzie Mrs. Perry Futterman Wilson Brogan and Mrs. Jack Lilly. SRC counsel W Robert Carr Princeton and defendents represented by Bowers File Hodson and Payne.
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State Road Commission
Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road
Willie F
Stella May Buckland
MacArthur
Buckland
SRC
Bucklands
George L. Piper
Grady Morgan
Frank Barksdale
Douglas L. Bryant
Circuit Court
Harry Hambrick
W. H. Fox
Jack Hylton
Donald A. Lowe
George C. Elkins
Nelson R. Christian
C. W. Godbey
Donald Ray Bazzie
Perry Futterman
Wilson Brogan
K. T. Ford
Jack Lilly
Sandy Haired Youth Identified As Thief in Beckley
A sandy haired youth entered Bill Richmonds Beckley home at 200 Hartley Ave while residents were away and stole loose change. A neighbor said the boy claimed to sell insect repellent and left with a box toward East Beckley after the Bell Telephone rang. Separate weekend reports list two billfold thefts at local venues and multiple drunken driving arrests, along with several traffic crashes and a license suspension. Police followed leads after a hit and run, arresting Isaac Green for leaving the scene and drunken driving. Other incidents involve arrests for intoxication, speeding fines, and a cruiser-linked collision at various Raleigh County locales.
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Bill Richmond
Hartley Ave
Richmonds
Richmond
East Beckley
Lana Holcombe
Dorcas Avenue
Melody Shop
Thelma Thompson
Isaac Green
South Fayette St
Beckley
Arthur Lee Jones
Jones
Green
Raleigh
Ernest K. Hamrick
Record Hop Set by Beckley YMCA for Juniors
Beckley Raleigh County YMCA announces a record hop for junior high students from 7 30 to 10 p m Tuesday. Executive secretary Harry Culp cites 35 cent non member charge with members admitted free. Attire urged: girls wear skirts and blouses boys wear slacks and sport shirts.
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Beckley - Raleigh County
YMCA
Harry Culp
Culp
Flag Day Observance Urges Beckley Citizens To Fly Flag
Flag Day will be observed nationwide Tuesday marking the 1777 adoption of the Stars and Stripes. Mrs R Francis Parker president of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 32 asks Beckley residents to display the flag at homes or businesses as a long running part of American Legion and Auxiliary Americanism programs for almost 50 years.
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R. Francis Parker
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 32
Beckley
American Legion
Miss Frye Graduates From Marion College
Miss Rebecca Frye of Shady Spring graduates from Marion College Marion Virginia in commencement exercises at Lincoln Memorial Gymnasium. The two year college for women is operated by the Lutheran Synod of Virginia offering liberal arts and pre professional courses. Daughter of Mrs. Ruth Frye she previously attended Shady Spring High School.
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Rebecca Frye
Shady Spring
Marion College
Marion
Lincoln Memorial
The
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Ruth Frye
Frye
Shady Spring High School
Chamber Of Commerce To Meet At Greenbrier
The 31st annual West Virginia Chamber of Commerce meeting will be Sept 1-3 at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. Beckley Raleigh County chamber says reservations are being received but attendance is not yet determined. Activities include registrations, nominations meetings, and standing committees on agriculture development education government and taxation highways industrial relations recreation and tourism social security and water resources. A joint general session with the West Virginia Bar Association is scheduled for Sept 2.
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West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Beckley - Raleigh
Robert Hamilton
West Virginia Bar Association
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Che Weee
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Bertha Turpin
Stamford
American Cancer Society
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Lewis J. Massey
Glen Fork
Frank Gilkerson
Paul Epperly
James Johnson
Samuel H. Osborne
Joe Rodriguez
Carlos Allen
Louis Gall
Indiana
Portland
Ind
Douglas E. Jones
Howard E. Whetsel
Robert Lee Franks
Ronnie Minor
Eccles
W. A
Gene) Burke
Allen Ave
Worley Road
Frankie Farmer
Bero Avenue
James H. Mann
Allen Avenue
Cool Ridge
Robert Lyle Arthur
Roosevelt Patterson
Bluefield
Patterson
Roger L. Bragg
Wilma B. Carroll
Excelsior
W. Va
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Paden City
William H. Berry
Hop
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New River Park
Linda Piziak
Stana
Pathfinders
Barbara Williams
Land's Hills Club of Prosperity
Ellen Gross
Shady Spring Travelers
Mountain State Life Insurance Co
Mountain State Life Insurance Company
West Washington Street
Charleston
West Virginia
A. T. Co
Chamber of Commerce
Irene B. Hutchinson
Beckley Ave
Liberty High School
Bethlehem, Pa
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
James W
Beckley Police Dept
Robert G
James S
Bank of Raleigh
Kanawha Streets
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
OUD
Pontiac Motor Division
Pontiac
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
Raleigh Heights
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