Local Army Reserve Unit Heads to Two Weeks of Training
Members of the 492nd Replacement Detachment depart Beckley for two weeks at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach for annual active duty training. The 39-man unit will support a Command General Staff School and provide mess for about 150 officers, under Lt. Julian Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
492Nd
Wail Gepart
Virginia Beach
39Man Army Reserve Group
Beckiey Armory
Army Reserve
Command General Staff
Paul Janiszewski
Robert Leeber
1159Th Command General Staff School
Webster
N. Y
Julian Spencer
Douglas Cook
New Richmond
Virginia
Richmond
Indiantown Gap
Command General Staff College
Spencer
99Th U.S. Army Reserve Command
Pittsburgh
William E. Dixon
99Th
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
State Military Reservation
Beckley Armory
Julian K. Spencer
Patrick J. Cowles
Joseph P. Burner Jr
WW Class On European Tour Features Woodrow Wilson Students
Woodrow Wilson High School students and teacher join a Europe tour sponsored by the schools comparative cultures program. Participants include Don Stacy Larry Cicarelli Becky Sergent Shelby Roberts Cathy Ramey Packie Elliott Terry Caudell Steve Keyser Pam Martin and Miss Sue Ann Webb counselor. Group left Tuesday and will return Aug 7 with stops in Spain Rome Vatican City St Peters July 4 Salzburg Paris July 21 London July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Europe
Don Stacy
Larry Cicarelli
Becky Sergent
Shelby Roberts
Cathy Ramey
Packie Elliott
Terry Caudell
Steve Keyser
Pam Martin
Sue Ann Webb
Rome
Italy
Vatican City
St. Peter’s
Salzburg
Austria
Paris
France
London
England
Psychiatrists discuss Women's Lib impact on families
Family Weekly consulted psychiatrists who analyze how the emotionally charged Women’s Liberation movement shapes individual thinking and relationships. They examine effects on average American men and women and the potential shifts in marriage dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Weekly
All-American Fourth Picnic Menu from Family Weekly
Food editor Marilyn Hansen suggests a post parade picnic menu for Independence Day. The centerpiece is All-American Fried Chicken with Herbed Potato Salad, designed to satisfy hearty holiday appetites and feed a crowd with tested steps and recipe guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Hansen
Sophia High School Reunion Dinner and Picnic Planned
Douglas Basham and Neal Lacey lead as co chairs for the 1962 43 Sophia High School reunion set for Saturday at the school. Registration starts at 6 p m with over 100 reservations confirmed. A buffet dinner will be served by the True Blue Rebekah Lodge from 6 30 p m, followed by awards and Hallmarks entertainment from Beckley 9 p m to 1 a m in the school auditorium. Sunday features a family picnic at Tams Mountain Fire Tower at 2 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Basham
Neal Lacey
Sophia High School
Sammy
Darlene Carpenter) Lozier
James
Patty Eller
Woodie
Joel
Carol Kelly
Shumate
Linda Acord
Gray
Jack
Eleanor Hatcher
Weddle
Kenneth
Winifred 'Peak) Bower
Ruby ‘Duncan
True Blue Rebekah Lodge
Beckley
Tams Mountain
Bower
Frank Cook
Weather details and river gauges from regional airport report
Reports cover 24 hour conditions ending 10 a.m. with highs near 66 and low around 34, SW winds 8 mph, pressure 29.88 steady, and sunrise sunset times. River gauges show Greenbrier one foot above normal, Lake is muddy, Hinton gauge at 3.3 feet. Extended forecast calls for fair weather, showers late Sunday and Monday, daytime highs in the 80s and nighttime lows in the 60s. Also notes extremes: Needles 115 and Evanston 38. Singapore geography described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needles
Palm Springs
Calif
Evanston
Wyo
County reports 225000 in building permits issued countywide
The county clerk's office shows 225000 in construction permits for the month. Warren Lovell of Ghent and Johnny and Jacquetta Way of Charleston appear among residential projects, with multiple lots and developers named across Shady Spring, Midway, Coal City, Beckley, and surrounding areas. The article also notes Sergeant John H. Martin receiving the Meritorious Service Medal and details of his 31-year Air Force career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Lovell
Ghent
Shady Grove Farm
Shady Spring
Johnny and
Jacquetta Way
Capp Homes, Inc
Charleston
Green Valley Homesites
James David
Macie Faye Moseley
Charles Lambert
Midway
Sunny Acres
James P
Myrtle Farley
Roy McVey
J. H Phillips
Robert Phillips
Bradley
Eugene Howard Peters
Peters
Maxwell Hill
Basil J. Hughart
Virginia P. Hughart
Donnie J. Hughart
Coal City
Slab Fork
Billie B
Betty Buckland
Rt. 2
Beckley
Crab Orchard Heights
James T. Jr
Johnstown ‘Rd
Vera “Morgan
Oakley Heights
Vera Morgan
John H. Martin
J. T. Trail
Beaver
U. S. Air Force Food Service
Jewell. C. Maxwell
Elgin Air Force Base
Fla
Martin
U. S.air Force
Beckley Arson Charge Ties to Saunders Avenue Fire
Charles Scott was charged with arson after a Tuesday fire at 311 Saunders Ave owned by his wife Isabella. He appeared before Magistrate Lorena Wallace, waived to grand jury, and was released on his own recognizance due to medical care for facial and hand burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Scott
Saunders Ave
Scott
Isabella
Pinecrest Hospital
Lorena Wallace
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Evelyn Wrinkle
Price Hill
Matheny
Robert Lee Wrinkle
Wrinkle
Beckley Appalachian Regional
Beckley
W. T. Martin
Deegan St
Charles Jones
Elizabeth Evans
Joe Rodriguez
Jones
Rodriguez
Richard Steelman
Eighth St
Ruben Johnson
Rain Dampens Drama Attendance at Honey in the Rock
Attendance for Honey in the Rock fell on Wednesday as rain kept audiences away. 247 people attended, including 34 welfare group members and 46 senior citizens from Winfield, with 15 states represented. Total attendance for Honey and Hatfield and McCoys reaches 3,126. The shows run nightly except Mondays through Sept 3. Ticket information remains available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock
Department of Welfare
Winfield
Alabama
California
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Maryland
Minnesota
North Carolina
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Miners Question Leaders at Beckley Forum
About 25 District 29 coal miners met reform United Mine Workers candidates Arnold Miller and Mike Trbovich in Beckley to press for autonomy and legal help, with Miller pledging full international support for local problems and autonomy in every district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 29
United Mine Workers
Beckley
Arnold Miller
Black Lung Association
Miller
Mike Trbovich
Ed Wilson
Bolt
UMW
Wilson
Stotesbury
Autonomy
Bernard Shrewsbury
MacAlpin
Mike ‘Trbovich
Shrewsbury
Trbovich
Wheeling
Egypt’s President Nixic Fame Tied to Hashish Branding
In Cairo a humorous note notes President Nix on earns odd fame naming hashish brands after well known figures. The piece cites a pram labeled after narcotics smugglers and mentions a popular hash brand named Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
UPI
Nixon
Egypt
City meetings scheduled in Beckley for July
Beckley boards commissions and authorities, plus the Common Council, set meetings in July. Schedule includes Common Council July 1 and 25 at 7 30 p m Sanitary Board July 19 1 p m Recreation Board July 20 3 30 p m Mechanical Trades Board July 17 4 p m Citizens Advisory Committee July 10 7 30 p m Street and Traffic Control Commission July 18 7 30 p m Beckley Planning Commission July 5 4 30 p m all in City Hall Council Chambers Urban Renewal Authority July 18 at noon in El Toro Room Beckley Hotel Public Housing Authority July 17 at 4 p m in Urban Renewal and Housing offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Common Council
Sanitary Board
Recreation Board
Mechanical’ Trades” Board
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Beckley Planning
City Hall
Urban ‘Renewal Authority
el Toro
Beckley Hotel
Public Housing Authority
The
Urban Renewal and Housing Authority
Library Announces Holiday Schedule
Raleigh County Public Library closes Saturday while two bookmobiles run holiday routes. Bookmobile 2 stops at Mabscott Grade School at 9 15, Danny's Market at 10, Glen White Baptist Church at 10 55, Bond's Store Lester at 1, and other sites in Crab Orchard Slab Fork. Bookmobile 1 stops Meadows Store Prosperity at 9 10, Clear Fork High at 10 15, Patty Stockdale Dorothy at 11 05, Stickney Post Office at 2 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Public Library
Jay
Eva Pugh
Julian ‘Grubb
Mabscott
Danny’s Market
McArthur
Glen White Baptist Church
Crab Orchard
Thompson’s
Glen White
Bond’s
Lester
Cook’s
Hotchkiss
Company
Slab Fork
Bookmobile
Gail Watson
Larry Reynolds
Meadows
Prosperity
Clear Fork
Pettry’s
Patty Stockdale
Dorothy
Clay’s
Pettus
Packville
Penzoil
Stickney
Holiday Closings In Raleigh County For Fourth Of July
The Raleigh County courthouse Beckley City Hall and state and federal offices close Saturday Monday and Tuesday for Independence Day weekend. Banks liquor stores and the post office close Tuesday only while shopping centers supermarkets and discount stores stay open. The Raleigh County Library closes Saturday Monday and Tuesday though bookmobiles run Monday. The Raleigh County Health Center also closes Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley City
U. S. Post Office
Raleigh County Health Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul
D. Janiszewski
Albert E. Deligne Jr
James E. Bragg
Stanley Piziak
James W. Blankenship
David L. Cook
Lloyd W. Crook
Jeffrey §. Evans
Robert T. Leeber
Stanley G. Neumann
Billy W. Frasier
Roger L. Barnett
Gary B. Chilcot
Daniel W. Moore
Kenneth J Weaver
Douglas E. Cook
Dale
L. Crookshanks
Dusty J. Nelson
Jack G. Price
Stephen E. Price
James E. Akers
Homer D. Alderman
Kenneth J. Brooks
James W. Brown
Roy D. Cole
David A. Furrow
Billy C. Nicely
James R. Phillips
Larry W. Steffey
Richard S. Triggs
James E. Underwood
Ricky R. Green
Rocky D. Nelson
492Nd Replacement
Psychiatrists
Beckey Post-Herx
Raleigh
Sophia
Hinton
Singapore
Island of
Oakley
Heights
Town
Wilcox Development Corp
Richmond District
Thomas L
Greta M. Wood
Fori i
William L
Elva Daniel
Harold
Barbara ‘Mackey
Morgan Hills
Theodore and
Margaret Spade
Daniels
Big Beaver Road
Japan
Armed Services
Hennessy
Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Ives
Mount Hope
Roger
Jeffery Matheny
Arnett
Denver Acordi
Jackie Lafferty
Joe
Johnstown
Elgie Sylvester Thompson Jr
Myers Ave
Johnstown Road
J Model Car
Vance Drive
Thompson
Roxie Meadows
Beckley National Bank
FDIC
East Rainelle
Craig Road
Brotherhood
OF Railway Carmen
Camden Park
U.S
Huntington
Levi Daniel
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