Seven area crashes produce charges and over four thousand in damages
Seven area traffic accidents Wednesday led to charges against three men and more than 4000 dollars in vehicle damages. One man, Herman Harrison, was injured in a one car wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike near Milepost 41.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Herman Harrison
Harrison
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
James K. Sizemore
Sophia
Bernard L. Cline
Raleigh and Fayette Roads Due For SDH Improvements
Bids on road improvement contracts in Raleigh and Fayette counties totaled 8.5 million opened in Charleston Tuesday. The largest item is a low bid of 3,436,245 for electrical work on the East River Mountain Tunnel under construction on Interstate 77 with Walter Truland Corp. of Arlington, Va. as apparent low bidder. Paving Inc. of Hillsboro bid 174,153 for skid resistant surface on multiple routes from Beckley to Mount Hope and Princeton. In Fayette County, State Construction Inc. of Huntington bid 93,753 for skid resistant surface on U.S. 60 between Kanawha County line and Boomer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Fayette
Charleston
State Department of Highways
East River Mountain
West Virginia-Virginia
Walter Truland Corp
Arlinton
Ralph Burns Paving Inc
Hillsboro
U.S. 21
Beckley
Mount Hope
U. S. 19
Princeton
Fayette County
State Construction Inc
Huntington
U.S. 60
Kanawha County
Boomer
SDH
Second Watershed Planning Party Urged for West Virginia
West Virginia Senator Robert C Byrd has urged U S Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz to deploy a second watershed planning party to West Virginia. The telegram asks funds and personnel for Piney Creek in Raleigh County Buffalo Creek and Howard Creek in Greenbrier County to prevent floods and economic losses. Byrd cites authority over personnel ceilings and federal funding for Soil Conservation Service programs.
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U.S
Earl Butz
West Virginia
Piney Creek
Raleigh
Buffalo Creek
Howard Creek
Greenbrier
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Soil Conservation Service
Deeds Filed For Several Transfers In Town District and Marsh Fork
Deeds on file show multiple real estate transfers: Ivan and Willis Hendrick with Laura Hendrick to Matt and Auguena Crook for 25000 on Lot 9 Dinkler Addition. Lomax to Roy and Helen Halvey for 600 on Lots 5 and 6 Bee Branch Truck Farms Marsh Fork. Lilly to J L and Della Whittington for 2000 on Lot 127 Mannix Addition. Riffe to Raymond and Diena Hopkins for 14900 in Town District. Howerton to Carlos and Nancy Howerton in a family conveyance.
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Ivan
Willis Hendrick
Laura Ester Hendrick
Matt Crook Jr
Auguena Crook
Dinkler
Robert Lomax
Evelyn F. Lomax
Roy W. Halvey
Helen M. Halvey
Mannix Addition
John Robert Riffe
Shirley Jean Riffe
Raymond E. Hopkins
Diena L. Hopkins
Estil Coolige Howerton
Nevella Howerton
Carlos Howerton
Nancy Howerton
Lake Stephens Reports 1971 Net Income of 10864.04
Lake Stephens posted a 1971 net income of 10 864.04 on a Lake facilities statement filed by County Court President Walter James. SIMPKINS and Associates prepared quarterly reports with summer statements. official notes show main income from camping and bathhouse fees among others. Officers record partial 1972 deficit for four months, while assets adjust and the Lake Stephens Tourist Development Authority lists its members.
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Lake Stephens
Walter James
Simpkins and Associates
Carrol D. Simpkins
Charles T. Burdiss
Fred Stacy
Camping
James
Stephens
Methodist Youth Program Draws 74 Registrants at Temple
The Kaleidoscope youth program at United Methodist Temple opened with 74 children and junior high students registering on Wednesday. It runs Wednesdays 9 a.m. to noon through Aug 16 with teachers and volunteers guiding crafts drama and banner making actions and a magic show finale led by Bill Young and aides.
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United Methodist’ Temple
Margaret Dyer
Daniel Warren
Mary Barnard
Jeanette Harper
Linda Gills
Betty French
Juanita Earehart
Hazel ‘Dyer
Lee David
C.glenn Eastwood
Dan Hord
J.C. Huffman
Nell Lazenby
Carroll Miller
Cheri Moore
Edith Rochi
Ethel Shrewsberry
Alex Thompson
Harriett Ritenour
Bill Young
Young
Barbara Vass
Mike Harding
DebbieEarehart
Chief Orders Free Play Pinball Machines Removed
West Virginia police and county officials moved to seize and remove multi coin free play pinball machines after the Supreme Court ruled such devices illegal. Police and prosecutors warned business owners to remove machines immediately with hearings set for next week. Marion County reports include arrests and confiscations tied to the crackdown.
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Beckley
Tom Durrett
West Virginia Supreme Court
West Virginia
Durrett
Wilson
Marion
State Supreme Court
Marion County
Supreme Court
Frank C. Mascara
Copter Crash Kills 3 Newsmen and Pilot in Pa
A helicopter crash at Capital City Airport in Harrisburg killed television newsmen Del Vaughn of CBS News New York Sid Brenner and Louis Clark of WCAU Philadelphia and pilot Samuel Sedio of Newtown. The Bell Jet Ranger was rented from T H Cosgrove of Blue Bell.
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Harrisburg
UPD
Capital
del Vaughn
CBS News
New York
Sid Brenner
Louis Clark
Wcau-Tv
Philadelphia
Samuel Sedio
Newtown
T. H. Cosgrove
Blue Bell
Raleigh Board Hires Summer Janitors for Schools
Raleigh County Board of Education approved summer janitors with hourly wages of 1.72 and overtime after 40 hours. The list includes numerous names assigned to elementary and junior high sites with varied weekly hours across Beaver, Beckley, Shady Spring, and other districts, plus several at the Raleigh County Vocational-Technical Center and Woodrow Wilson High School.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Robert Lilly
Beaver
W. H. Richmond
Beaver- Blue Jay
Steve Colvin
Central
Beckley Junior High
Berkley H. Pannell
Institute
Emmett McKinney
Lester
Buster Smith
Henry Pettry
Mabscott
James L. McCreary
Maxwell Hill
Raymond Canterbury
Mount View
Lorene Farley
Odd
Carlos Pettry
Pettus
Eva
Waddell
Stoco
Robert Worley
Trap Hill
Ivy Wright
Park Junior High
Billy G. Richmond
Howard Redden
Raleigh ‘County
Beckleyan Director Suspended Over Reporting Lapse
Lionel Herrald of Beckley and his assistant Robert Sines, both of the West Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission Stores Division, were suspended for three days by Commissioner J Richard Bamber after they failed to report their whereabouts on Monday morning. The move comes amid a warehouse relocation in Charleston and ongoing weekend flooding issues affecting the agency.
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Lionel
Herrald of
Beckley
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Robert Sines
J. Richard Bamber
Barber
Herrald and
Sines
ABC
Charleston
Herrald
Runcible Spoon Described as Fork with Odd Prongs
A runcible spoon is described as a fork with two broad prongs and one curving sharp-edged prong. This unusual utensil blends features from both forks and spoons in a single design.
MonaDEX Diet Tablet Promises Fat Loss
An advertises a weight loss tablet named MonaDEX claiming to curb appetite without dangerous drugs or strenuous exercise. The offer includes a money back guarantee and pricing of $3 for 20 days or $5 for a larger supply from Thompson Drug Store and Crab Orchard mail orders with 25¢ tax/postage.
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Thompson Drug Store
Crab Orchard
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Bec
Beckley Lions Club
Joe Rodriguez
Jim Underwood
Kley Lions
The
Elks Club
Jim Drake
Bill Cadle
Howard Mollohan
Roy D. Millican
Ray Sigmund
Ficers
Paul Burdette
Noel Chistian
Sid Larrick
Conrad Stowers
D. W. Bryson
W. W. Earehart
Rollingwood Acres
S P.m
Sommers
Maxwell Hall Road
Sizemore
Midway
Robert L. Tingler
Valley Drive
Neville Street
Tingler
Dea C. Vandall
Cline
Rodney E. O’dell
Mankin Ave
Odell
Weagel
Randy E. Brooks
MacArthur
Prince Street
First Avenue
Brooks
Delvin D. Elwell
Hinton
Elwell
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Norman K. Cummings
Morgantown
Nancy Mae Reynolds
Coal City
Reynolds
Skelton
Raleigh and
Fayette Roads
Arch A. Moore Jr
Methodist
Justice of the Peace
Mascara
Monongalia County
Atty. Davis Nixon
Board
Valley Bell Cottage
Valley Bell Buttermilk
Florida
Gal
Jug
van Camp Pork & Beans
American Beauty
Tetley Tea
DUKES
Birds Eye
Armour Star
Morton
LUX Beauty Soap
Reen
Sa Ae
S&h
King
Oscar Mayer
Armour Star Franks
Beckleyan
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