Oak Hill Expressway rights of way eye property acquisitions
Oak Hill SRC plans first phase of the Oak Hill Expressway requiring 16 parcels for a bridge over US Route 21 and a detour road. Owners on Main Street and Woodlawn Avenue are being contacted with full take offers. Additional nearby lands may be needed later as final plans are completed.
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Oak Hill
RNS
State Road Commission
Howard Kinzer
Kinzer
Main Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Minden Road
Essie and
A. P. Caldwell
Nellie L. Dickinson
Madelon J. Thompson
Hazel E. Perry
Ella Peters Scott
Mary H. Peters
Affa
Amy Mankin
W. E. Bundy
Louise Neal
Jr High Scientists Will Present Program
Beckley Junior High School plans a science program for parents and the public at a 7 30 p.m. Thursday PTA meeting led by ninth grade science instructor Mrs Janie Thorne. HER STUDENTS will run the program presenting The Store of Science In The Junior High School to show the school's science program is up to par. The Lowrys of Woodlawn Avenue own two pieces offered for acquisition by the property sale.
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Beckley Junior High School
Janie Thorne
Funeral services for Alice Martin in Lester
Funeral services for Alice Martin 42 of Lester will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Virgil Cook presiding. Burial follows in Webb Cemetery Maple Meadow. She died Monday at 6:30 a.m. after a three week illness. Born September 2 1918 she was a lifelong Lester resident. Survived by son Bobby Martin Monongahela PA three brothers Arthur James Woodrow all of Lester Chicago Ill and four sisters Etta Martin Duff Brown Arlie Henderson and Carl Sumner of Lester. Pallbearers listed. Body remains at funeral home.
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Alice Martin
Lester
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Virgil Cook
Webb Cemetery
Maple Meadow
She
George Wesley
Mary Webb Martin
Bobby Martin
Monongahela
Penn
Arthur Martin
James Martin
Woodrow
Chicago
Ill
Etta J. Martin
Baltimore
Duff Brown
Glen Daniel
Arlie Henderson
Eccles
Carl Sumner
Jack Worley
Jack Webb
Virgil Rakes
Marcellus Rinehart Funeral Rites Planned
Funeral services for Marcellus Buck Rinehart will be held at Fairview Methodist Church East Kingston conducted by Rev B L Moss and Rev Co D Walker with burial at Rinehart Cemetery Scarbro Route 1. He died in a Logan hospital at 4 30 a m Monday after injuries from an augur accident on a strip mining job January 25.
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Marcellus (Buck) Rinehart
Fairview Methodist Church
East Kingston
B. L. Moss
Huntington
Co. D. Walker
Kincaid
Rinehart
Scarbro
Logan
Tyree
Luther Rinehart
Route 1
Good Grooming Contest to Be Held Tonight
The Lad and Lassie 4H Club hosts a good grooming contest this evening at 6:30 in the Raleigh Coca Cola Bottling Co recreation room. Mrs. K. E. Boggs says the event includes features beyond the contest, such as a special safety film.
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Raleigh
Coca- Cola Bottling Co
S. Oakwood Ave
K. E. Boggs
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones romance tale
The royal romance between Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones unfolds amid public scrutiny. Townsend’s divorce, royal duty, and church constraints shaped their path, with Margaret seeking a firm partner while maintaining her fashion flair and social circle.
Four Leap Year Babies Born In Beckley Hospitals In 1964
Beckley Memorial Hospital and Raleigh General Hospital report four Leap Year births in 1964. Parents include James and Shady Spring, James and Piney View, Joe Cook Mullens, and Earland Toney. Weighs range from 6 pounds 3 ounces to 7 pounds 11.5 ounces. birthdays fall on Feb 29, sparking mixed views on the rarity.
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Beckley Hospitals
James Smith
Shady Spring
James Logan
Piney View
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Joe Cook
Mullens
Beckley Hospital
Earland Toney
Laren Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Guidance Counselors Attend Tricounty Meeting at Princeton High
Six guidance counselors from Raleigh County schools attend a tricounty guidance meeting at Princeton High School in Princeton. State official Harry R Hein plans to discuss marketing the program under the National Defense Education Act to teachers and in service training. The original Raleigh Mercer Wyoming county gathering expands to include southern West Virginia guests with many attendance requests. Raleigh County educators listed include Richard Mann, Shady Spring High School. Mrs Geraldine Mullins, Trap Hill. Mrs Frances Flpen, Stratton. Mrs Ruth Laren, Woodrow. Mrs Mary Miller, Byrd Prillerman, and county director Miss Mary Louise Klaus.
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Raleigh County
Princeton High School
Harry R. Hein
Raleigh
Mercer
Wyoming
West Virginia
Richard Mann
Shady Spring High School
Geraldine Mullins
Trap Hill
Frances Fiipen
Stratton
Ruth Laren
Woodrow
Mary Miller
Byrd Prillerman
Mary Louise Klaus
Beckley Center in New P.C. Mail Plan
The Charleston Post Office becomes the Beckley area bulk mail distribution center. Beckley postmaster A Fray Lilly says a truck leaves Charleston at 5 a.m. and arrives Beckley in 90 minutes, with return trips at 8 50 a.m. via multiple WV routes, delivering parcels four hours earlier from the east and one hour earlier from the west.
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Charleston
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Fayetteville
Gauley Bridge
Montgomery
Handley
East Bank
Pratt
Lilly
West Virginia Poll Confusion In Byrd Johnson Vote Tally
The article notes low participation in Byrd's poll among West Virginia Democratic leaders. Senator Ward Wylie says he did not receive or vote a ballot and would follow the people’s choice ahead of the national convention. Prosecuting Attorney Robert Bailey also says he did not vote, while others in Fayette and Summers counties show similar nonparticipation. Marshall G. West reportedly received a ballot but did not vote.
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Kennedy
Wyoming County
Byrd
Johnson
West Virginia
Ward Wylie
Mullens
Minaci
Wylie
John Kennedy
R. D. Bailey
Robert Bailey
Fayette
Summers County
Marshall G. West
House of Delegates
Charleston Attorney Admitted To Practice
Edward B. Simms of Charleston was admitted to practice before the Raleigh County Bar this morning. He is part of the firm Simms and Simms with wife Virginia S. Sims as partner. his father and brother Philip R. Simms, deputy commissioner of motor vehicles, were previously involved. Simms is a West Virginia University College of Law graduate.
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Edward B. Simms
Charleston
Raleigh County
Simms and Simms
Virginia S. Sims
Simms
Philip R. Simms
West Virginia University College of Law
Norman Knapp
Beckley
Miner Hart Injured At New River Coal Mine
Maxwell Wallace of Stanaford reports Stanaford miner Hart in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital with a back injury from a conveyor line accident at the New River Coal Co. mine in Stanaford around 7 p.m. Monday. He was trying to pull a pan from the conveyor.
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Stanaford
Hart
Maxwell Wallace
Beckley Hospital
New River Coal Co
PTA Meets Tonight at East Park Elementary
The East Park Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association will convene at 7:30 tonight at the school to discuss upcoming events and activities.
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PTA
East Park
Cranberry Trio Waives Hearing On B E Count
Three Cranberry men including a juvenile waived preliminary hearings on breaking and entering charges tied to the Tuddle House drive in near Cranberry. Ewing Acord and Redden posted bonds and face Raleigh County Grand Jury action.
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Cranberry
Raleigh County Juvenile Court
Harry L. McCreery
W. A. Burke
William Harlow Ewing
Kenneth Redden
Robert Dee Acord
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Tuddle House
Ewing
Acord
Redden
Beckley
Domonick Giompalo
Dry Hill
State Forestry
Giammalo Farm
Burke
Jimmy Dale Lewis
Grand
Prosperity Brothers
Giampalo
Chester Crosby
Ight Crosby
Thomas Vidovich
Beckley educator Peregoy honored for service to education
The Woman's Club education committee nominates Peregoy for an honor recognizing exceptional teaching work. A Mount Carmel native with degrees from Washington College West Virginia University and study at Johns Hopkins and Cincinnati, he led Raleigh County Red Cross and Recreation Board efforts and held Civilian Defense roles.
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Woman's Club
Beckley Ministerial Association
American Association of University Women
Business and Professional Woman's Club
League of Women Voters
Lions
Rotary
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Optimist
Kiwanis
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Peregoy
Mount Carmel
Washington College
West Virginia University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Cincinnati
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
City Recreation Board
Raleigh County Civilian Defense Council
Lions Club
Shrine
Moose and Elks Lodges
Protestant Union Hospital
Clarksburg
First Methodist Church
Eight Men Ordered To Military Service
Eight area men will report to the Army Recruiting Main Station at 9 a.m. next Monday under Selec tive Service Board No. 18. The six named are Tommy Joe Sweeney Beckley Claude Dalton Raleigh Sammie Junior Webb Edwight Dorsaux Tyrone Scott Beckley Dan Staunton Cole East Beckley Chester Franklin Flint Jr East Beckley Kenneth Ray Stone Sophia and Daniel Wyco Rhodell.
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Army
Selective Service Board No. 18
Tommy Joe Sweeney
Beckley
Claude Dalton
Raleigh
Sammie Junior Webb
Edwight
Dorsaux Tyrone Scott
Dan Staunton Cole
East Beckley
Chester Franklin Flint Jr
Kenneth Ray Stone
Sophia
Daniel Wyco
Rhodell
Shortening The News Highlights Trade With Russia
A 400 million dollar trade deal with the Russians is noted. Two mild Russian Finnish border quakes in February are cited as possible supports for rumors of a Soviet rocket base explosion. Pittsburgh patrolman James W. Riley returns to duty after a spinal meningitis incubation period ends. An autopsy is ordered for Chester B. Wallace in Wichita Falls after a bullet hole is found in his heart. A Birmingham laborer admits attacking Stephanie Biard who was beheaded in a YWCA hostel last December. George Rockridge pleads guilty to the bathtub murder of his wifeAlice Rockridge in Charleroi. State briefs cover West Virginia fire season rules and a stroke recovery for Bernard Sammons, plus a cautious business upturn after a steel strike settlement.
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Helsinki
James W. Riley
Pittsburgh
Chester B. Wallace
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wallace
Birmingham
England
Stephanie Biard
YWCA
M. J. Jarsdine
Patrick Byrne
George Rockridge
Charleroi
Rockridge
Alice
West Virginia
Bernard Sammons
State Senate
Cabell - Huntington Hospital
State Chamber of Commerce
Finance
Senate Filibuster Test in Night Quorum Call
Sen Spessard L Holland of Florida forced a 3 30 a m quorum call after an 80 minute pause for other business as a Senate filibuster test. The night rise, a time honored tactic, aimed to probe resolve while giving speakers a rest during a three hour session. Holland mocked the idea of a Republican civil rights bill gaining support in a strongly Democratic chamber.
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Senate
Spessard L. Holland
Dfla
Holland
Agadir Hit by Severe Earthquake and Aftermath
Morocco's port city of Agadir suffered massive damage as an earthquake shattered the old quarter and damaged new French built sections. About 5,000 Europeans lived there, with hotels and a dormitory collapsed or damaged. An international airlift by U S French and Moroccan forces evacuated the injured to Casablanca and other cities. King Mohammed V mobilized aid and flew to the scene with Crown Prince Hassan as ambassadors and relief funds began arriving.
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Tangier
Agadir
U. S
Casablanca
Atlantic
Mohammed V
Morocco
Doctor Improves After Treatment at Beckley Hospital
Dr. F. J. Moore of 210 S. Oakwood Ave. is reported in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital where he is receiving treatment.
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F. J. Moore
S. Oakwood Ave
Beckley Hospital
Bookmobile in Beckley to Stay Through Midweek
The Raleigh County Bookmobile will remain in Beckley today and Wednesday to keep mobile library records current.
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City
Raleigh County
Beckley
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1St Ave
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George VI
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Pope Piis XII
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Townsend
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Duke of Windsor
Wallis Simpson
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Roanoke
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