Man Survives Lightning Strike and House Damage in Beckley
East Beckley resident Smokey, 75, survived a lightning strike that felled his cow Cherry and blasted his kitchen and bedroom interiors. The bolt damaged wiring, tore the porch roof, and hurled a set of keys across the room. Smokey remains at home, trusting in divine providence as repairs begin.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
East Beckley
Smokey
Thomas
McCutcheon and Drake
Field Day Saturday For VA Radio Club
Annual Field Day for the Veterans Administration Amateur Radio Club sets in at 6 p.m. Saturday for 24 hours at Grandview Amphitheater Beckley West Virginia. Three stations will broadcast under K8VLF-8 with antenna field setup Saturday morning. Members invite the public to visit and learn ham radio. Logs will be sent to the American Radio Relay League for National Field Day competition. Two 4-H members attend Boys Leadership Camp ending Friday at Clifftop. Flor ence Wiley attends conservation camp at Camp Caesar.
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Veterans Administration Amateur Radio Club
Grandview
Honey In the Rock
Beckley
West Virginia
American Radio Relay League
Clifftop
James Thompson
Kenneth Morris
Florence Wiley
Camp Caesar
Painter Hurt In Fall At Beckley Home
Elton Harris, 45, of Beckley, is in satisfactory condition at the Veterans Administration Hospital after injuries from a ladder fall while painting at a Graham Street residence. Beckley Rescue Squad responded at 2 p.m. Wednesday to the incident.
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Elton Harris
Beckley
Veterans Administration Hospital
Graham Street
Harris
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