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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1964
Page
7
Cher and Rex Crouch hold officer roles with Mrs Lenore McPherson as treasurer and Mrs Okley Harmon pictured as outgoing president. The scene captures the transition within the Band Mothers organization.
The Beckley WV Department of Mines announces plans to open 13 new mines potentially creating about 97 jobs. Readable entries include mine names such as Ruby No 3 in Fayette and Pocahontas with up to 30 employees, and owners or managers like James Tanner and F. F. Nutter.
Real estate deeds recorded by the county clerk show multiple transfers. McMillian Land and Finance Co to Royal and Sarah G Vaught for 5000 in Villamont Addition Slab Fork District. Mildred L Bridi et al to Muriel Copeland for 2000 at Lester Trap Hill District. Odessa Lewis to Virgil Math erly for 1500 in Lewis Addition Daniels Shady Spring District. Everette L and Alma M Bishop to McMillian Land and Finance Co for 100 in Villemont Addition Slab Fork District. Dorothy A and Arthur M Staple to Grace Walters for 375 at Eccles Trap Hill District. Dorothy A Staples to Grace Walters for 1125 at Eccles Trap Hill District. James R and Mary Sue Moore to Ollie M Moore for Stanford City Town District. No value listed for some entries. other names listed with addresses and districts.
The Grandview Chapter of the W Va Model A Ford Club met at Nellie Bragg’s home in Ansted Sunday with about 29 members and guests. Five Beckley cars rode via Hawks Nest to meet antique car owners from Ansted area. Bill Bair reported about 49 cars at the Spring Festival in Logan May 23. Carl H Tuckett of Ansted was welcomed as a new member. Beckley group returned via Babcock State Park. Next meeting is Saturday July 11 at 7:30 pm in the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co building on Valley Drive.
Applications for 36 positions have been received at the Em ployment Security Office including three sales clerks three general office clerks two janitors two motormen two truck drivers two dump truck drivers two carpenters two arc welders gas engine repairman pathological technician machinist helper delivery boy watchman maid assistant manager receptionist telephone solicitor stock boy service station attendant electrical repairman wireman pipe fitter welder combination electric bridge crane operator furniture finisher apprentice and cabinet maker.
Beckley presents an accounting of medical facilities to State Health Director N H Dyer to bolster Beckley Raleigh County's bid for a health center under the Appalachian plan. The report cites 1308 hospital beds across two for profit hospitals, veterans hospital, and Beckley Memorial, plus multiple clinics and 573 local medical staff.
Billy McNeil three year old son of Mr and Mrs Bill McNeil Crab Orchard joined Raleigh County Unit American Cancer Society volunteers on Beckley streets and in supermarkets collecting donations for the 1964 goal of five thousand dollars. The campaign continues until the goal is met, says president Mrs Natalie Austin.
The American Cancer Society Crusade in District 9, including Raleigh and Fayette counties, ranks among the top three districts with $25136 raised. District 10, including Wyoming County, reports $24099. District 9 directors are George Warren Hodel and Dr. W E Copenhaver. District 10 director is Mrs. P E Walker. Raleigh County pledges $5000 and has $3388 collected. Fayette County shows $3861 toward a $6000 goal. Wyoming County has $3514 collected from a $4300 pledge.
Joseph W Chapman 46 of Shady Spring was cited for failure to have his vehicle under control after a crash on U S 1921 near Ray's Bait and Tackle Shop at 7 05 p m A 1963 truck driven by Chapman collided with a 1959 car driven by Robert S Jones 29 of Box 97 Shady Spring causing about 300 in damage Jones and a passenger Sue H Lilly 68 of Crab Orchard reported neck injuries but were not hospitalized
A whimsical scene describes sleeping with a fishing line tied to a finger and dreaming of hooking a large fish, capturing a playful, dreamlike moment.
Washington DC leads among large U S centers with the highest share of households headed by college graduates, reflecting a strong metro profile of educated families and professional employment opportunities.
Robert R. McClung of Oak Hill was installed as president of the Appalachian Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers at its annual ladies night at the Glass House Restaurant. Other officers named include Elmo Hurst Beckley first vice president Cecil Graham Beckley second vice president Claude E. Phillips Mount Hope secretary treasurer L G Fitzgerald Mount Hope state director and Harold E. Crickmer Slab Fork plus John Hindsley and John Stratton Beckley as chapter directors. Outgoing president S. Austin Caperton Jr. Slab Fork also recognized. Sara Vealey of C P telephones spoke on The History of Famous Diamonds.
An Arment's cowbird with seal brown coat, unlike the usual all black, has been acquired by the Washington zoo. Not seen since 1866 and thought extinct, the specimen arrived in a shipment of miscellaneous birds from Colombia, South America.
France shipped more than 86 million dollars of essence essential oils and conditioned perfumery in 1963. The trade included major fragrance ingredients and finished scent products, reflecting strong export demand and established cosmetic industries.
A terse note describes herons in flight with necks drawn in and feet extended behind. It reads like a field observation noting typical wing posture and body alignment during ascent and travel. No additional context or names accompany the line.
Three Resaco men Clyde Lilly Cris Hall and Robert Hall were arrested on a charge of operating a moonshine still at Odd Satur day. Investigators seized a 55 gallon still seven and one half gallons of moonshine 75 gallons of mash and other distillery equipment. They were arraigned before U S Commissioner Paul J Fourney in Beckley released on bond and ordered to appear before the U S Grand Jury on July 29 at the Federal Court in Beckley.
Porter Lewis reports beans and strawberries arriving for Beckley Farmers Market today. A shipment of beans reached the market Monday and about 300 bushels, some sold direct, are being picked in Lincoln County and will arrive today between 3 and 6 p.m.
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