Democratic rally in Beckley features Secretary of State hopefuls
In Raleigh County the Citizens-For-Smith-For-Governor event drew two Democratic SOS candidates Joe Burdett and William E. Burdett Huntington shaking hands. Huntington vows a vigorous county by county campaign to win the nomination. Local figures R. D. Bailey and Hulett Smith attended, with Ned Ragland leading the rally committee and Rein Van der Zee from Hubert Humphrey’s staff present.
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Raleigh
Joe Burdett
William E. Burdett Huntington
West Virginia
State Police
Burdett
Citizens- For-Smith-For-Governor
Rein Vander Zee
U. S
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Joe L. Smith
Hulett C. Smith
Okey L. Mills
Raleigh County
Democratic Executive Committee
Natural Resources Group Set to Meet in Charleston
The joint legislative committee on natural resources will convene in the Senate Judiciary Room at the state capitol in Charleston on Monday March 28. Co chair Edmund D Wells of Mer cer notes the five House members to join. meeting runs through March 29. The panel of five senators and five delegates reviews conservation matters and the proposal to replace the Conservation Commission with a Department of Natural Resources. The group will report to the 1961 Legislature and the governor.
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Joint Legislative Committee On Natural Resources
Senate
State Capitol
Charleston
Edmund D. Wells
D-Mercer
House of Delegates
House
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
Department of Natural Resources
Amere PSC Disagree On Money Needed
Charleston AP The Public Service Commission continues the Amere Gas Utilities Co rate hearing to April 14 to allow evidence on local gas supply. The staff opposes Amere’s request for about 599 575 dollars yearly from 19 000 customers, proposing no more than 280 141 dollars. The dispute centers on rate of return methods and local gas pricing, with a separate 82 000 dollar request deferred to April 4. Higher current rates will remain in effect with potential refunds if allowed amounts are not finally approved.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Amere Gas Utilities Co
PSC
West Virginia
Amere
Amere’s
Sergeant-at-Arms Named by Kappa Alpha at Bethany College
Paul Chikos Jr. of 107 Locust St Beckley has been appointed sergeant-at-arms of the Beta Beta Chapter at Bethany College Bethany. Chikos a sophomore majors in chemistry.
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Paul Chikos Jr
Locust St
Beckley
Kappa Alpha Order
Bethany College
Bethany
Chikos
Beckley Churches to Sponsor Stuart Hamblen Rally
Stuart Hamblen author of It Is No Secret What God Can Do will appear at a rally in First Baptist Church Beckley on Saturday March 19 at 10 am. Tickets are distributed through Beckley area churches with Don Francis at The Methodist Temple handling extra requests. An offering will defray publicity and rally costs under Rev J B Dryfield and committee.
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Stuart Hamblen
Billy Graham
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Hollywoood
Alvin Cook
J. B. Dryfield
Beckley Area
Official Board Meets At Church Tonight
The Official Board holds a monthly meeting at First Methodist Church at 7 30 tonight. Trustees meet at 7 and the Finance Commission at 630. R L Davis, chairman, will conduct a brief session. All officials and commission chairmen should attend per Rev J B Dryfield.
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First Methodist Church
Finance Commission
R. L. Davis
J. B. Dryfield
St Johns No 1 Club Meeting Set In Raleigh
St Johns No 1 Club of Raleigh will convene at 6 p.m. Thursday at the home of Mrs. Marcella Holland located at 102 Smoot Street. The event invites members to discuss club activities and plans.
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St. John’s No
Raleigh
Marcella Holland
Smoot St
Clean-Up Dive To Be Organized At Meet Tonight
The Raleigh County clean-up campaign led by the Citizens Committee for the Improvement of Raleigh County will finalize its organization at a 7 30 p m meeting in the Raleigh County Courthouse. Seven district chairmen will be introduced and briefed on duties while Charles H odel and Mrs Walter Cooper outline aims and the district chairmen's responsibilities. A May 1 14 clean-up date is set with a preparatory workshop planned.
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Citizens Committee For the Improvement of
Raleigh County
W. B. Lilly
Charles Hodel
Walter Cooper
W. B. Hume
Top Square Dance Of The Season At Oak Hill Armory
The 8 to 11 p m Friday square dance features Les Gotcher of Glendale California billed as the nation s top square dance caller. He runs a Eureka Springs Arkansas resort for dancers in summer and works in Canada Honolulu and Venice Florida in winter. Dancers expected from Charleston Huntington St Albans Rainelle Fayetteville Mount Hope and nearby areas. Beckley Area Square Dance Association sponsors. spectators welcome.
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Oak Hill Armory
Les Gotcher
Glendale
Calif
Gotcher
Eureka Springs
Ark
Canada
Honolulu
Venice
Fla
Charleston
Huntington
St. Albans
Rainelle
Fayetteville
Mount Hope
Beckley Area Square Dance Association
Development Council Formed At University
West Virginia University announces the formation of a new 11 member Development Council to advise the university’s development program. Members include appointees from the University Board of Governors Alumni Association executive council the Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund and the WVU Foundation Inc with ex officio ties to President Stahr and Don Bond and an alternate from the foundation. The council will seek greater support from alumni friends business and industry foundations and philanthropies.
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Donovan H. Bond
University Board of Governors
Alumni Association Executive Council
Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund Trust Committee
West Virginia University Foundation Inc
Forrest H. Kirkpatrick
Wheeling Steel Co
A. C. Spurr
Wheeling
Bache & Co
Alumni Association
J. Ray Fredlock
Morgantown Pharmacist
David W. Jacobs
Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund
Gary Hogg
Lewisburg
Houston G. Young
Charleston
Foundations and Philanthropies
Fire Hydrant Cause For Beckleyan's Arrest
R. W. Highlander of 107 Fourth St Beckley will appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night to answer a charge of parking in front of a fire hydrant. He was arrested by City Police at 8 25 p.m. It is illegal to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
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R. W. Highlander
Fourth St. Beckley
Beckley
Steering Committee Named For Mountaineer Folk Festival
Mountaineer Folk Festival plans in Beckley July 89 advance with a workshop led by Dr. S A Ford health officer. The session will set the workshop date and feature a panel on conservation rural development sanitation and beautification. Exhibits and policy talks will shape the two day festival backed by ten local groups led by the Beckley Chamber of Commerce and Rural Development Council.
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Beckley
S. A. Ford
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
West
Arnett Man Awarded 970 For Injuries
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury awarded Omer Acord of Arnett 970.50 for injuries from a June 2 1959 accident. He claimed damages to a panel truck and lost carpentry wages. The defense blamed driver negligence and disputed speed.
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Raleigh
Omer Acord
Arnett
Joseph Luchini
Acord
Joseph Lewis Price
Jack Mann
Lachini
Price
Mann
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Bibb
Ned H. Ragland
Natural Resources Group
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Ravens-Metal
Ohio Valley
Ravens-Metal Products, Inc
Parkersburg, W. Va
LARK
U.S
Studebaker
Tarkly Studebaker
Ward-Evans Motor C9., Inc
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West Virginia University Development Council
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Beckleyan
Seagram-Distillers Company
WY. D
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Arnett Man
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