Community blood bank plan advances in Raleigh County meeting
Beckley officials hospital personnel and civic leaders agreed to push a community blood banking facility. Central Kentucky Blood Center representatives outlined benefits including a central inventory donor clubs and consultant services while estimated start up costs top thirty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Central Kentucky Blood Center
Lexington
Mountaineer Family Health Plan
Alberta Singley
Kentucky
Detzel
Lexington Group
Beckley
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Raleigh General Hospital
Kentucky Group
Central Kentucky Center
Medical Association
Singley
VA Hospitals To Open 27 Drug Treatment Centers
Dr. Henry Lee Butler announces plans for 27 new VA drug treatment centers within two months. Fourteen open next month in cities including Baltimore Boston Buffalo Syracuse Salem and Miami with thirteen more by October 1 in East Orange Philadelphia Atlanta New Orleans St. Louis Indianapolis Vancouver Brentwood Brooklyn North Little Rock Omaha Topeka and Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lee Butler
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Butler
Washington, D. C
New York City
Houston
Battle Creek
Mich
Sepul
Congress
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
N. Y
Syracuse
Salem
Calif
Brooklyn
North Little Rock
Ark
Omaha
Topeka
Kan
Denver
Beckleyan Heads Podiatry Society
Dr. John E. Cottrill, physician at Beckley Medical Arts Clinic, elected president of the West Virginia Podiatry Society at a Parkersburg meeting. A Cleveland Clinic transplant patient, he plans to return around July 12 and has held multiple honors including Intern of the Year 1967 and the Bergman Award. Other officers named were Dr. Roy Harmon and Dr. Malcolm P. Iams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Cottrill
Beckley Medical Arts Clinic
West Virginia Podiatry Society
Parkersburg
Cottrill
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland
Ohio
Clarksburg
Ohio College of Pediatric Medicine
Cleveland Clinics
Brecksville Veterans Administration Hospital
Six Raleigh youths attend Older 4H conference in West Virginia
Six area students from Woodrow Wilson High School and nearby communities travel to Jackson's Mill for the Older 4H Members' Conference. They join about 400 teens for workshops on music leadership discussion recreation senior lifesaving and a discussion on Aiken Drums theme offerings include speakers from ARC WVU Appalachian Center and local homemaker educator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson’s Mill
West Virginia
Phil Hutchison
Karen Lively
Woodrow Wilson High School
David Dodd
Stoco
Jennifer McGrady
Shady Spring
Gary Hartson
Chester Thompson
Woodrow Wilson
James Branscomb
Appalachian Regional Commission
Harold McNeill
WVU
Appalachian Center
Polly ‘Hanst
Oakland
John Rodgers
Extension Homemakers
Sterling Faucet Co
Harley Cutp
WVU +H
Jackson’s
Mill State
Road Worker Killed on I 79 Project Near Powell's Mountain
A construction worker Slavie Harlow of Summersville was fatally injured when earth moving equipment he operated rolled over the new road grade at Powell's Mountain on Interstate 79, sliding onto U S 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summersville
UPI
Powell’s Mountain
Here
Slavie Harlow
U.S. 19
Four Appalachian Corridor Bids Set for July and August Openings
West Virginia Department of Highways announces about 30 million dollars in highway work with four Appalachian Development Highway projects and two Corridor L contracts in Fayette and Raleigh counties. Other bids cover Danville Bridge on Corridor G in Boone County, Corridor E from Bruceton Mills to near Preston County Route 5, Highland Scenic Highway in Pocahontas County, and a late August bid for 8.84 miles of Corridor L in Raleigh and Fayette counties. All bids, except the Raleigh Fayette Corridor L, will open July 27. the L segment opens August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Department of Highways
Fayette
Raleigh
New River
Hico
Fayette County
Nicholas County
Raleigh County
Raleigh-Fayette
Boone County
Danville Bridge
Little Coal River
Preston County
W. Va
Bruceton Mills
Toa Point
Maryland
Pocahontas County
Williams River
Public Lands
Monongahela National Forest
Department
Federal Highway Administration
U. S. Forest Service
Kick The Habit 3 Quit Smoking Plan From Raleigh County
A third installment from the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association promotes Kick The Habit Month starting July 1. It guides readers to list reasons, set a quitting day, stock sipping and snacking items, drink 6-8 glasses of water daily, choose sugarless gum, and consider decaf drinks to ease nicotine cravings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Tuberculosis ,and Respiratory Disease Association
Doctor E B Wray ReElected By AAGP For Continued Family Practice
Beckley physician Dr. E B Wray has been re elected to the American Academy of General Practice after completing 150 hours of postgraduate study in three years. The AAGP, based in Kansas City, is a leading national medical group emphasizing continuing education for family doctors. Dr. Wray has practiced in Beckley since 1948 at 415 North Oakwood Ave after medical training at West Virginia University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Bassett Wray
Beckley
American Academy of General Practice
National Association of Family Doctors
Wray
Academy
Kansas City
National Medical Association
View
North Oakwood Ave
West Virginia University
Strong winds, hail hit Southern West Virginia Monday
A severe late day storm in Southern West Virginia brought winds up to 46 mph at Raleigh County Airport and hail in Sweeneyburg and Grandview Road areas. Minor farm and power outages were reported as outages and wind damage affected the Shady Spring Pluto region and Bolt-Glen Daniel area. Temperatures were in the mid 80s with more storms expected as air mass remains moist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Raleigh County
Roy Simpson
Weather Bureau
Sweeneyburg
Grandview Road
Scott
Table Rock
West
Grandview
Grandview State Park
Power Company
Shady Spring
Pluto
Bolt- Glen Daniel
Appalachian Power Co
Telephone Company
C & P Beckley
Robert D E. Cunningham
Cunningham
Simpson
Bluestone
Alderson
Rainelle
Dry Creek
Sutton
Logan
Beckley Receives 24044 Grant for Crime Fight
The Governor's Committee on Crime awards 35 grants totaling 185,994 to state counties and cities. Beckley gets 24044. Kanawha County leads with 40083. Other funds support drug education, inmate coursework at Bethany College, WVU probation and parole counseling, and forestry camp counseling services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Charleston
UPI
Harold Neely
Elkins
Huntington
Moundsville
Marlinton
Wheeling
Williamstown
Cabell
Calhoun
Harrison
Hancock
Jackson
Kanawha
McDowell
Nicholas
Ohio
Preston
Randolph
Taylor
Wood
Boards of Education
Department of Public Safety
Three Wrecks Leave City Roads Damaged No Injuries Reported
City Police investigated three two car crashes Monday with no injuries and one charge. Mary Staten 52 Allen Avenue and Thomas Wooten 40 Allen Avenue were involved at Johnstown Road and Garfield Street with $1400 damage. Richard Wyant 25 Foote Street and James Legg 17 Clyde Street collided near Main and Kanawha Streets causing $300 total damage. Gilmore Bowman 92 Beckley and Scott Vandall 56 Beckley collided at F and Fayette Streets with Bowman charged for failing to control and license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown Road
Garfield Street
Mary P. Staten
Allen Avenue
Thomas R. Wooten
Staten
Wooten
Richard Arthur Wyant
Foote Street
Main
Kanawha
James Nicholas Legg
Clyde Street
Legg
Fayette Streets
Gilmore G. Bowman
Beckley
Scott Vandall
Bowman
Bowman Auto
No Registration Violations Reported In Local Police
State Police jailed Lloyd A. Surbough 25 of Pisney View at 12 15 today on charges of no operator license and no registration. City Police cited Madeline Ward 26 of 304 Rural Acres Drive at 10 p m Monday for improper registration and she is ordered to appear in Municipal Court on July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd A. Surbough
Pisney View
He H
Madeline Carol Ward
Rural Acres Drive
Drunken Driving Arrests and Citations Reported by City Police
City police jailed Calvin Ed Hash, 25, of Parsons at 4:25 a.m. for drunken driving and obstructing an officer. Franklin D. Murdock, 27, of Meadow Bridge, was cited for speeding 60 mph in a 40 mph zone and must appear in Municipal Court on July 8. Bobby McKeever paid a $10 fine for parking on private property and is ordered to appear in Beckley Municipal Court on July 8. A 1968 model car owned by Earl Godbey of Mabscott was involved in a fire incident at 1518 Harper Rd. Rescue workers aided Mrs. Helen Joe, 70, who had breathing difficulties. Fire department investigated a smoke report at Montgomery Ward on Neville St, finding steam from an air conditioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Ed Hash
Parsons
Franklin D. Murdock
Meadow Bridge
Bobby McKeever
Harper Rd
Beckley Municipal Court
Earl Godbey
Mabscott I
Morris Ave
Helen Joe
Montgomery Ward
Neville St
Weather Summary for Airport and River Regions
Conditions show an 24 hour period ending 10 a.m. with a high of 75 and a low of 60. Precipitation totals .26 inches. Wind southeast at 14 mph. Barometer 30.24 and rising. Sunset 8:50 p.m. Sunrise 6:05 a.m. Greenbrier River normal and clear. Lake normal and cloudy with 4 gates open. Peak current high 104 in Phoenix and low 30 in Redmond. Extended forecast hot and humid with scattered thundershowers. highs in the low to mid 90s and lows in the low to mid 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbrier
Hinton
Phoenix
Ariz
Redmond
Ore
Mount Aie
Post Office Opens Saturday for Social Security Checks
The Beckley Post Office and the Postal Substation in East Beckley will be open Saturday from 9 to 10 a m for the distribution of social security checks only. Regular home delivery of social security checks will resume, and only recipients with post office boxes should come to the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
East Beckley
Record coal loads set at Norfolk and Western mines
Roanoke Virginia report shows 7538 coal hoppers loaded on June 25 at N and W served mines totaling about 377000 tons of coal. The figure tops the prior high of 7467 loads recorded on November 30, 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Thelma Lilly Arrested for Petit Larceny in Beckley
Thelma Mae Lilly aged 27 of 102 A Street was arrested by City Police at 3 05 p m Monday on a charge of petit larceny. Beckley Municipal Court set a date for July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Mae Lilly
A. Street
Beckley Municipal Court
First Aid Crew Responds to Bathfall At Woodlawn Ave
At 5 15 p m Monday Mrs J P Bonner 80 fell in a bathtub at 523 Woodlawn Ave She was transported to Beckley Hospital by Raleigh Ambulance Beckley Fire Department answered a call at 6 20 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Ave
J. P. Bonner
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh Ambulance
Beckley
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John Polyesko
H. Resinger
Alberta
MFHP
Rich Detzel
Beckleyan
Podiatry Society
AAGP
E. B. Wray
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Syracuse Memorial Hospital
Koppers Coal Co
Powellton
Koppers
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
A. G. Bowles
Glen White
Stotesbury
Bethany College
Department of Public Institutions
P.O
Beckley National Bank
FDIC
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
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