Beckley reports 7.3 million in city business for first quarter 1972
City treasurer Larry Stover announces Beckley posted 27,739,262.0 dollars in business in the first quarter ending March 31 1972. He notes reporting changes prevent year over year comparisons but says figures indicate no decline and possibly improvement. Breakdown lists downtown retail and service, wholesale, rents, and utilities among major categories.
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Beckley
Larry Stover
Stover
Apnet
Nnjeac
Manufactrine Stover
Reader Angina Advice From Dr Lamb On Age And Cures
Dr Lamb explains angina is a warning sign of arterial changes and that complete cures vary by patient. Weight loss and quitting tobacco can reduce episodes, while continuing symptoms require medical guidance and honesty with a doctor about age and health details.
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Lawrence Lamb
M. D
Dr. Lamb
Sanitary Board Reports Strong Finances Amid Upgrades
The City Sanitary Board announced June 15 cash balance of 15399.02 reflecting improved finances after prior plant and wage issues. Ed Meadows warned of heavy stormwater strains on pumps while the board eyed a capacitor purchase to save about 1335 yearly. E M Payne said sewer treatment talks with Raleigh County Airport Authority were nearing resolution for the industrial park project.
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City Recorder
Larry Franklin Stover
Hospital Corporation of America
Ramada Inn
Appalachian ‘Power Co
Sanitary ‘Board
Ed Meadows
E. M
Ned” Payne
Raleigh County Airport Authority
Airport Authority
Fine Arts Camp Slated At WVU For Young Musicians
Young musicians from 16 states Puerto Rico and Canada attend the Fine Arts Music Camp July 9 29 at the WVU Creative Arts Center. For grades 9 through 12 the camp covers band orchestra chorus plus piano opera theory history and conduct ing with various small ensembles. Tuition 155 includes room board coaching and recreation. private lessons optional 15. Directors include Donald Portnoy Joseph Golz and Charles Krusenstjerna. For info write Portnoy Morgantown West Virginia University.
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Puerto Rico
Canada
West Virginia University Creative Arts
WVU Division of Music
WVU
Towers
Donald Portnoy
University Community
Joseph Golz
University
University Opera Theatre
Charles Krusenstjerna
Creative — Arts
Center
West Virginia University
Morgantown
W. Va
Sophia VFW Officer Attending Convention
Reginald Udy of Sophia will represent West Virginia's 12th District as senior vice commander at the state VFW convention in Morgantown. Udy, a WWII veteran and Sophia Post 4326 commander, will discuss bills including Vietnam bonus funding, veteran care improvements, and pension changes. Guest E. D. Shacklett of Beckley VA Hospital will speak on proposed ICU and respiratory units, cafeteria relocation, and outpatient treatment plans.
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Udy
E. D. Shacklett
Beckley Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Beckley VA
Stai
Seven From Beckley Church Attend Adventists' Meeting
The Beckley Seventh Day Adventist Church led by Pastor Rev. Bob Forss will send seven delegates to the denomination’s July convention in Parkersburg. About 800 representatives from West Virginia and Ohio will attend with key speakers from the church’s global leadership and noted evangelists during a week of daily services and health programs led by the Kettering Medical Center team.
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Beckley Seventh Day Adventist Church
Ebert i Memorial Park
Parkersburg
Bob Forss
Beckley
Jennings Street
Paul Estep
Forrest Jackson
Jo Midkiff
James Wade
Elsie Williams
West Virginia
Ohio
United States
Canada
Brazil
Willis J. Hackett
Washington, D
Everett E. Duncan
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Faith For Today
Ihe
Robert H . Pierson
Washington
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Harold M. S. Richards Jr
Los Angeles
Lon
Voice of Prophecy
Kenneth H. Wood
the Review and Herald
Kettering, Ohio Medical Center
Johnny
Rose Stein
Boys State election recount reshapes mock government lineup
Mountaineer Boys State completes a recount of key races in Jackson's Mill. Steve Hill of Wheeling sworn in as governor by Judge Fred H. Caplan as the legislature prepares to convene. Resulting margins shift several seats on the Board of Public Works and Supreme Court among Federalists and Nationalists.
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Public Works
Mike Pearman
Huntington
Mike Watts
St. Albans
Pearman
Agriculture
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Harman
Weirton
Bob Heber
Grafton
Douglass
Senate
House of Delegates
Arch A. Moore Jr
Donald Copenhaver
Martinsburg
Boys State
Cabell Heights Women Plan Candy Demonstration at Ripley Fair
The ninth Mountain State Art and Craft Fair runs June 30 to July 4 at Cedar Lakes near Ripley. Mrs. Ernest B Royal and Mrs. Harold Blake of Cabell Heights will demonstrate candy making while Raleigh County craftsmen showcase carved wooden flowers hand dipped candles handwoven fabrics and more. The event features mountain music daily plus a f ith annual Antique Car Meet July 1 and Old Mountain Rifle Shoot with 100 exhibitors and 24 special exhibits. The Mountain Heritage Program directed by Dr. B. B. Maurer offers educational programs on religion music and language of mountain people.
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Cedar Lakes
Ripley
Raleigh County
Ernest B- Royal
Harold Blake
Cabell Heights
B. B. Maurer
Wrecks Cause 1625 Damage in Several Accidents
Four accidents Tuesday and Wednesday caused 1625 in vehicle damages and led to one arrest. Ray Morton Brewer, 33, of 107 Houston St., was charged with pulling into oncoming traffic at 10 55 a m Wednesday beside the Drive In Bakery corner of Valley Drive South and Third Avenue. His 1972 car struck Arlie Gene Wilson, 35, of Besoco, whose car sustained 150 in damages. Brewer’s car had no reported damage. Beckley state police logged 800 damage to a 1967 car driven by Davis Barnes Hall, 18, of Bradley after losing control and hitting a tree on Route 9 near Table Rock. Brake failure was blamed for a Sprague crash on W Va 16 at 1 15 p m Wednesday when a 1946 truck driven by John N Clement, 75, of Houchins Road failed, striking a stopped 1969 car driven by Dana Ray Dean, 16, of Prosperity, causing 150 and 75 in damages to the truck and Dean’s car respectively. A Soak Creek incident on W Va 16 at 5 50 am damaged a 1970 Jeep driven by Morrison Plumley and a 1966 compact car driven by Corbett D Holstein Jr., 2, of Chesapeake Ohio, with 250 and 200 in damages.
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Ray Morton Brewer
Houston St
Brewer
Valley Drive South
Third Avenue
Arlie Gene Wilson
Besoco
Wilson
Beckley
Davis Barnes Hall
Bradley
Hall
Table Rock
Sec. Rt
W. Va
Sprague
John N. Clement
Houchins Rd
Dana
Ray Dean
Chesapeake
Ohio
Holistein
Plumley
Holstein
Honey in the Rock Opens New Season at Grandview Park
Despite rain 266 people attended Wednesday’s performance of Honey in the Rock at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park. The Nicholas Youth Foundation registered 182 attendees as the repertory season continues with Hatfields McCoys following, running on alternate nights through September 3.
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Grandview State Park
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Nicholas Youth Foundation
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