Technicalities Delay Ruling in Public Sewer Injunction
In Circuit Court a delay in a ruling on a North Beckley Public Service District sewer hook up injunction stems from technicalities. Judge Norman Knapp sets June 25 at 9 a.m. to hear legal points, with seven of nine residents represented and potential immunity questions for the Board of Education raised by Prof. Atty. C Berkley Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Beckley
Atty. C. Berkley Lilly
Board of
Eduation
Lilly
NBPSD
Robert E. Holroyd
Princeton
Mercer County
Seay
Abishi C. Cunningham
Welch
Willie
Evelyn Williams
Chester D
Emma Ruth Grubbs
Omer L
Christine L. Williams
Charles
Frances M. Sweeney
Harold Joe
Glenna Mae
Land-O'Hills Fund Raising Dance Slated
The Land-O'Hills Fire Department sponsors a street dance in front of the A-Mart Store at Acme Plaza Shopping Center Saturday. Beginning at 9 p.m. Tennessee Slim and the Maths Brothers with Ev erette Lindsey as caller perform square dance music. Richie and the Starters play rock and roll. Refreshments provided. Proceeds aid the station's construction and equipment purchases. A recent rum mage sale and horse show raised 300 dollars for the fund. The station board seeks 20,000 dollars to match a 20,000 dollar federal grant.
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Wland-O’hills Fire Department
A-Mart
Acme Plaza
Tennessee Slim
the Maths Brothers
Everette Lindsey
Richie
Fire Department
Prosperity Dry Hill Country Life Association
Suit Filed Against Local Funeral Home Over Ambulance Balance
Civil action filed by Hearse and Ambulance Sales Inc to collect 907.66 from Trent and Durgan Funeral Home for the remaining balance on a 1955 ambulance purchase. Plaintiff represented by Welch attorney Marshal G. Walls.
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Hearse and Ambulance Sales, Inc
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Defendents
Welch
Marshal G. Walls
Anti Pollution Grant For Coal Mine Gob Piles Demo
Washington report notes West Virginia Air Pollution Commission accepted a $69,900 federal grant for a demonstration program. The funds will study extinguishing fires in coal mine gob piles and assess control methods.
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Washington
API
West Virginia Air Pollution Commission
Police Beat: Car Thief, Copper Theft Probed
State Police investigate a copper theft at Eastern Associated Coal Corp in Helen with 1,000 pounds taken and two break ins at Sophia. A 1960 Dodge and a 1966 Opel were stolen from local lots. chases across Beckley area end with no arrest. An interstate crash near milepost 261-2 leads to charges against Wanda Weaver, while two men face shooting and disorderly conduct cases.
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Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Helen
Sophia
Phillips Motor Co
Iet
Ray
Beckley
Evan Rice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchard
North Carolina
West Virginia
Wanda V. Weaver
O’dell A. Wallington
Greensboro
N. C
Raleigh County
Jasper Wilson
Joe Jamison
Jamison
Wilson
Sprague
Acme Construction Company
Margaret Bryner
Otis Amick
Columbus
George Stevens
Stevens
James Johnson
Moose honor Hap Hambric receives Pilgrim Degree Merit
Hap Hambric of 809 North Oakwood Avenue was awarded the Pilgrim Degree of Merit by the Loyal Order of Moose at Mooseheart, joining about 150 members from the U S and Canada to receive the honor. The Moose convention opened there with the College of Regents awarded to Women of the Moose and commencement for Mooseheart High School. Moose dignitaries led by Supreme Governor Elmer E. Harter attended the event.
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Harry N
Hap) Hambric
North
Oakwood Avenue
Loyal Order of Moose
Mooseheart
Hambric
Beckley Moose Lodge
Moose
United States
Canada
Women of the Moose
College of Regents
Mooseheart Field House
Elmer E. Harter
Swimming safety tips for children and left handedness insights
Dr Wayne Brandstadt outlines safety basics for young swimmers including floating on the back, never swimming alone, learning lifesaving skills, and handling cramps. He notes cold water drains strength and advises gradual exposure. In a Q&A, guidance on left handedness suggests gentle encouragement without pressuring a child to switch, reflecting a shift away from bias.
Auto-Truck Collision Kills Woman and Injures Family
In Weston Mrs. De lores Thomas of Parkersburg, about 32, died after a car struck a coal truck driven by Ralph Fletcher of Jane Lew. Her husband and three children were injured. Michael, 7, had head surgery and was in fair condition along with Eugene Thomas and the others. The collision occurred when the Thomas car skidded on a curve. Fletcher was uninjured.
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Weston
API
Delores Thomas
Parkersburg
Michael
Eugene Thomas
Thomas
Ralph Fletcher
Jane Lew
West Virginia Camp Seeks 35 Boys for Forestry Training
Applications are being accepted for the annual West Virginia Forest Industries Boy's Camp sponsored by the West Virginia Forestries Committee and WVU Appalachian Center. The five day training at Camp Wood Greenbrier County runs August 7 to 13 for ages 16 to 19, with 35 slots. Submit by July 1 with parent signature and endorsements.
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West Virginia Forest Industries
West Virginia Forestries Committee
West Virginia University Appalachian Center
Camp Wood
Greenbrier
Lawrence Cavendish
Raleigh
Monongahela National Forest
Cavendish
Vo-Ag
Folk Singer Billy Edd Wheel er to Head Mountain State Fair
Nationally known folk singer Billy Edd Wheeler will headline the 4th Annual Mountain State Art and Craft Fair set June 30 to July 4 at Cedar Lakes near Ripley West Virginia. The event expects over 200 artists and craftspeople with attendance surpassing 25 000 in 1966 and 20 000 in 1965 from 22 states and 32 foreign countries.
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Ripley
Billy Edd Wheeler
Cedar Lakes
Billy Edd
Reverend Mr. Black
Little Brown Shack
Beckley Delayed Entry in Keep America Beautiful Contest
June 30 deadline looms for the 1966 Keep America Beautiful Awards with Beckley not yet entered. Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce official Robert Hamilton and a city hall kesman report no Beckley submission information. Awards honor citizen action improving litter prevention, cleanliness and beauty at city county and state levels.
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Keep America Beautiful
State Commerce Department
Beckley
Robert Hamilton
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
A Kesman
City Hall
Saidey
America
Keep America Beautiful, Inc
Commerce Department
Governor's Progress Corps
Beckley Man to be Installed VFW Commander
Beckley resident Emmett Williams 302 Park St will become commander elect of West Virginia VFW. Williams, an accountant with the State Road Commission, will be installed at the Parkersburg state convention where Sen. Robert Byrd will speak. The Viet Nam conflict plans to dominate sessions, with a Key Resolution urging full support for South Viet Nam. Williams’ wife Rebecca Williams also attends.
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Beckleyan
Emmett Williams
Park St
West Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars
Williams
State Road Commission
Charleston
VFW
Parkersburg
Robert C. Byrd
Sophia
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Rebecca Williams
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Two Morris Harvey students named to dean's list
Two Beckley residents earned spring semester dean's list honors at Morris Harvey College in Charleston. They are Mrs. Shelby J. Reece, a senior English major, and Alfred J. Walker, a junior business administration major. Reece is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stump of 119 1 2 Wilson Street, while Walker is the son of Mrs. A. J. Walker of 317 North Kanawha Street.
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Beckleyans
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Shelby J. Reece
Alfred J. Walker
Reece
W. S. Stump
Wilson St
Walker
A. J. Walker
N. Kanawha St
Extension staff to attend Textile Refresher meeting
Two Extension Service employees in Raleigh County will attend a Textile Refresher meeting at the Holiday Inn in Charleston on Thursday. Mrs. Mary Nell Godbey and Miss Lula Rogers will participate, joining professional home economists, teachers, extension agents, utility home economists and homemakers in the all day session.
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Raleigh County
Holiday Inn
Charleston
Mary Nell Godbey
Lula Rogers
Pennsylvanian Killed On West Virginia Constriction Job
Peter Petrosky of Industry Pennsylvania was fatally injured on Thursday when slipping from a conveyor belt setup on West Virginia Route 66 six miles south of Chester. He fell about 35 feet to his death during a construction job authorities said.
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Chester
UPI
Peter Petrosky
Industry
W. Va
Here
Petrosky
You're Kiddin 1946 Graduate Starts Banking Career
A Woodrow Wilson High School graduate from 1946 began working for Bank of Raleigh in 1959 and remains a teller in the present position.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Bank of Raleigh
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