Cranberry Glades Tour Set Saturday
The first annual Cranberry Glades Tour will be held Saturday June 26 with the Department of Natural Resources and the U S Forest Service. The showy orchid bloom will be highlighted as participants meet at Cranberry Mountain Visitor Center 11 a m to 12 noon for a noon picnic. The 160 acre bog features alder thickets mosses and lichens and rare cranberry varieties. The two hour tour also covers Falls of Hills Creek and the Scenic Highway.
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Department of Natural Resources
Ira S. Latimer Jr
U. S. Forest Service
Assembly Point
Cranberry Mountain
Monongahela National Forest
Route 39
Mill Point
Falls of Hills Creek
Film to be shown at Beckley Parents Without Partners meeting
Clyde Barker of Appalachian Power Co will present a film titled Wild West Virginia at the Beckley chapter meeting. The event starts at 7 30 p m Friday in the Raleigh County Bank penthouse. The note also explains the origin of The Blue Boy portrait title.
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West Virginia
Clyde Barker
Appalachian Power Co
Beckley
Parents Without Partners
Raleigh County Bank
Cynthia
UE Miller Utt
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
West County
Herbert Stamsbury
Darlene Pixar
James Dixon
CIR Court OF Wired
Est
Virginia
Comle
Herbert Stansbury
Dial
Beckley Newspapers Corp
West Virginia Legislative Handbook
Manuel and Official Register
Iano
Campbell Music CO
W.ess
Prince
Vera Rose Beauty Shop
Eee Street
Smoke Them At A Distance Cigar Smoking Data Is Not All In
Dear Dr. Lamb discusses cigar and pipe smoking, noting cigars may pollute indoor air and are less linked to lung disease if not inhaled. Jet travel and mobile society are mentioned as factors in disease spread, followed by a reader's question on a toddler's bowel movements and dietary tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
New York City
San Francisco
New York
Role Of Man In Solon's Speech To Lions
Beckley Lions Club celebrated 40th anniversary with Rep. Harley O. Staggers addressing the dinner at Black Knight Country Club. Staggers urged return to eternal truths, personal responsibility, and community involvement to heal national turmoil and strengthen the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Role of
Man
Solon
Lions
Beckley Lions Club
Harley O. Staggers
Black Knight Country Club
Staggers
D-W.va
Congress
Rondey Webb
Beckley
Marriage Permits List From Beckley Area Officers
Marriage permits issued for 11 couples including Jack W Ballengee Jr and Vicki Miller in Beckley with both 18, and Debra West 17 with Millard Ferguson 21 in Bradley, plus several other couples from Mabscott East Gulf MacArthur Beckley and Virginia and Artie area communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack W. Ballengee Jr
Beckley
Jack W
Sarah Frances Allen Ballengee
Vicki Lynn Miller
Glen White
Alonzo
Yersie Vernice Hatfield Miller
Millard A. Ferguson
Bradley
Billy A
Isabelle Armstrong Ferguson
Debra Sue West
MacArthur
Fred C
Claralee Shockley West
Kenneth R. Hollins
Grover and
Anna Smith Hollins
Mary E. McQuade
Harold T
Beatrice Doud Hewitt
Carlin Jack Keith
Carlie
Ivory Nell Maxey Keith
Jessie Fay Daniels
Mabscott
Jesse Carl
Estella Addison Daniels
Lionel Derek Leftwich
John and
Mattie Moore Leftwich
Sandra Kay Anderson
Ted Lee
Barbara Toney Anderson
Jimmie Allen Milam
Sophia
George Allen
Betty Jo Thompson Milam
Robin Ann Wood
East Gulf
James Lawrence
Shelma Pearl Roark Wood
Glen Willis Prater
George
Pauline Graham Prater
Joan Judy
Owen Davis
Rosetella Baxter
Judy
Steven Gary Sherburne
New Port News
Charles W
Olive E. Burguson
Kelley Sherburne
Myra Lynn Lively
Artie
Joe Eddie
Rhelda Stover Lively
Roby Gale Tedder
Spanishburg
John Wesley
Margaret Cline Tedder
Donna Faye Prince
Local women complete 84 hour sewing course
Twelve women received certificates for completing an 84 hour sewing course at Teel Adult Basic Education Center. Instructor Mrs. Ashley Eary noted basics taught included basting alterations and machine use as students made dresses pant suits and shirts. Participants included Mrs. June Moore Mrs. Letha A. Nichols Vernon Wilson and others.
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Teel
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Ashley Eary
June Moore
Letha A. Nichols
Vernon Wilson
Anna Mae Almone
Della Bowling
Jo Calloway
Lacy Stover
Mae Renfro
Sarah Scott
Minor Scott
W. H. Underwood
Bobby Legg
Explosives Used to Fell Durable Australian Hardwood Trees
In a rain washed southwestern corner of Australia foresters topple enduring hardwood trees using controlled explosives. The technique highlights the trees durability and the challenging conditions faced by logging crews in remote terrain.
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Australia
Dr Powell Toth Named Acting Director at Kanawha Valley Center
Dr Powell E Toth associate professor of educational administration has been appointed acting director of the Division of Human Resources and Humanistic Studies at West Virginia University Kanawha Valley Graduate Center effective July 1 He previously led the division informally since last July and is a 37 year old Dayton Ohio native with degrees from Miami University and Ohio State University He is married with three children and active in Phi Delta Kappa the American Association of School Administrators the Lions Club and the United Methodist Church.
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Powell E. Toth
West Virginia _University-Kanawha Valley Graduate Center
Arthur N. Hofstetter
Toth
Hofstetter
Dayton
Ohio
Dr.Toth
Vandalia High School
Miami University
Oxford
Redskins
Miami
Ohio State University
Vandalia Jaycees
Southwestern Buckeye League
Ohio State University Alumni Association
Vandailia High
OSU
Kanawha Valley Graduate Center
Daryl Butterbaugh
Scott
Depot
Putnam County
Phi Delta Kappa
The
American Association of School Administrators
Lions Club
United Methodist Church
Kanawha Valley
Glassblowing Set for Cedar Lakes Exhibit at Mountain Fair
Two Pilgrim Glass Corp. artisans from Ceredo will operate a continuous glassblowing display at the Mountain State Art and Craft Fair. The exhibit includes a portable kiln and sale items. The fair runs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 3 to July 4 at Cedar Lakes, Jackson County.
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Ripley
Mountain State
Pilgrim Glass Corp
Ceredo
K. Carl Little
Pilgrim
West Virginia
Cedar. ‘Lakes Fairground
Strip Miners Open Meeting
The West Virginia Surface Mine and Reclamation Association opens its three day summer meeting in White Sulphur Springs. A panel will discuss implementing new strip mine laws with Natural Resources Director Ira S. Latimer, Deputy Attorney General Frank Ellison, and Princeton contractor John C. Anderson. A technical session features Maj. John R. Hill Jr. and William Hyanan of the National Coal Association.
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UPS
West Virginia Surface Mine and Reclamation Association
Natural Resources
Ira S. Latimer
Frank Ellison
Princeton
John C. Anderson
Inight
U.S. Army District
John R. Hill Jr
Huntington
National Coal Association
William Hynan
Washington
New YM's Train Recruits For Young Marines In Beckley
Young Marines will start training Saturday from 3 to 7 PM at the Memorial Building Beckley for youths aged eight to seventeen. Registration is open that day and a tag day will raise funds for their Camp Lejeune trip in North Carolina.
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Young’ S Marines
Memorial Building
Beckley
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Sponge An\\dimal Skeleton Revealed In Simple Fact
The sponge is an animal. What we use as a sponge is the skeleton of that animal, a fact often overlooked in everyday talk.
Free engine Tokyo upi offers junked steam locomotive giveaway
The Japanese National Railways announced a steam locomotive is being given away at no cost. The sole available scrapping facility is overcrowded and must shed locomotives by gifting one to a taker who can remove it.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japanese National Railways
Th Railway
Obituary notices from West Virginia multiple families
Funeral details for Danny H Pittman Dennis Floyd Radford Lugene Murphy Mary Ann Redden Buzz Harvey with burial plans at Sunset Memorial Park Greenwood Memorial Park Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens and memorial verse to a George Lister. Listings include ages locations and funeral homes Melton Fred X Williams Webb Neal Sophia Beckley and Harper Heights references.
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Pittman Pittman
Danny H
Sprague
Melton Mortuary
Sunset Memorial Park
Radford Radford
Dennis Floyd
Helen
Fred X. Williams
Sophia
Dewey Wilson
Sophia W. Va
Murphy Murphy
Lugene
Los Angeles
California
Harper Heights
Emanuel Tabernacle Holiness Church
H. A. Robinson
William Irvin
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie & Sonnacs Funeral Parlor, Inc
Redden Redden
Mary Ann
Donald
Brenda Dove Redden
Beckley
Gordon R. Rosas
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Harvey Harvey
Buzz
Princewick
Beecher Garretson
Cleve Young
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
W. Va
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Cranberry Glades
Thomas Gainsborough
Valley
South Corner
Central Avenue
DR. Powell
Dr. Toth
Kanawha Grad Center
Dennis Eugene Utt
Pinintutst
Cynthia Suez Miller Utt
Appa
Thia Sue Miller Utt
State of West V.ia
Ald L. Pitts
Blaincuiff
P. O. Box
East Beckley Station
Darlene Dixon
Donald L. Pitts
Wis Er
Harold Hanks Crerth
Cedar Lakes
Strip Miners Open
Ym’s
City Avenue
George Jene
Denise
James Lister
Hester Cemeteries
Tank Hill
Fayetteville
Barh
Valise
Ike Nance
Fayettevile
Lookout
ASEEY
Tien
Harper E. Rewa
Paso
Robertson
Fra
Cas
D. G. Walker
Lester
L. E. Richardson
Ars
Joe Linville
E. Lowell Foley
Sam G
Sam G. Foley
Call Gene E Crone
Andy
Carl
Waco
Parks TV & Appliance
Prince St. Hd
Ee Eeepcene
STEAD
Wright’s
Orchard
IMEX
Erics J
Neville &J
J. C. Shumate
City
Raleigh
Jan Campbell
Music Co
Didi
Care Beckley Newspapers Corp
Valley Dr
Boxton Care
Women's Army Corps
Prinos Street
Eisenhower Drive
Gilbert Bond
Millers Falls
Onionskin
Beckley Newspapers
Ation
Prince SA
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