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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1966
Page
3
Article notes Piedmont Airlines discussing Boeing 737 jets and landing limits at Raleigh area airports. Officials cite runway length and altitude as barriers, estimating six months for FAA certification and noting current 5,000-foot runways at Beckley.
Sears Roebuck & Company signs a lease for an 8000 square foot masonry building at Town and Country Shopping Center at Valley Drive and South Kanawah Street on the old Fairgrounds site in Sprague. Construction starts before April 1 with occupancy expected this summer. other majors are negotiating for additional spaces nearby.
Cary Perdue of Appalachian Bible Institute refuses to say how the AG ruling will affect the local school. Assistant AG Claude Joyce notes accreditation standards for post high school training must be set by the Board of Education, excluding West Virginia University. The board seeks opinion on whether the ruling covers music Bible and business schools. The last Broadway musical 110 In the Shade performed by Woodrow High School Chorus will be shown at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium with rehearsals under Margaret Thorne and Paul Ragland, set in a drought stricken western state.
Three Raleigh County couples filed applications for marriage licenses at the County Clerk's office this week. The applicants are John Goodall, 81, Beckley, son of William and Martha Goodall, with Nellie Gladys Price, 71, Beckley, daughter of James and Elizabeth Clayburn. Brady Lane Jr., 21, Beckley, son of Brady and Lillian Lane, with Sandra Kaye Cook, 17, Pendleton, daughter of Joyce Phillip Delano Williams. and Madeline Yvonne Allen Watts, 24, Mt Hope, daughter of Leslie and Elizabeth Allen, with William Williams, 24, Mt Hope, son of William and Esta Williams.
Mrs. Nellie Puskas of the local Employment Security office lists registered workers for February 25 to March 4. The list includes loaders, hardware salespersons, counterpersons, nurse aides, dump truck drivers, construction equipment mechanics helpers, janitors, recreation establishment managers, stock clerks, salesclerks, routemen, waitresses, cooks, repairmen, cable drillers, order fillers, stenographers, sign designers, telephone solicitors, auto service station attendants, pinirl, rodmen, radio announcers, selling clerks, cashiers, and a dark room man.
A quirky UPI note reports the Broadway drama The Royal H of the Sun lacking its sun symbol Paul Libin stands in for the sun but the performance proceeds without it the details remain unclear and the report is incomplete
Charleston report says Judge John A. Field will decide within a week if Beckley lawyer Fletcher W. Mann will stand trial May 23 for income tax evasion. Mann’s doctor says cancer of the bladder makes trial dangerous, but the government disputes his claimed inability to stand trial. Mann allegedly failed to pay 20 905 dollars in taxes for 1958 to 1960.
A two car collision at the intersection of South Oakwood and Walker Aves at about 12 10 p m caused estimated damages of 75 dollars. Robert Buchanan of Beckley collided with Woodrow Lambert of Sophia. No injuries were reported. Wirt Goodloe of Stotesbury was booked for grand larceny after failing to pay bond. He appeared before Magistrate W A Burke with bond set at 1000 dollars. Several other local arrests and citations are noted, including Paul Gray for drunkenness and indecent exposure and Tom Bell for blocking a traffic lane. An additional crash on W Va 16 near Helen caused about 1000 dollars in damage. Maurice Herzbrun of Welch was injured slightly and Willard Tucker of Beckley drove the tractor trailer.
The Common Council of Beckley will convene in a single session at 7 30 p m to discuss city matters. Aimed at clarifying agenda items and making official decisions for the upcoming period.
A local bowling alley promotes extra income through part time lanes and snack sales. The piece notes flexible shifts, casual staff benefits, and community events drawing repeat players and families.
Beckley Raleigh County YMCA schedules its annual dinner for April 20 at 6 30 p m at the Methodist Temple. The 1966 budget of 25 595 was approved, with recognition planned for a volunteer contributor to youth work. The board also approved gym repairs costing 100 and bought an exercise machine to expand the women’s program. February attendance across 93 sessions reached 3 777.
A California narrator recounts astonishing Tibet experiences with lamas who claim past-life ties. He discusses reincarnation, mindpower awakening, and feats from youth prolongation to worldly success. The piece promotes a free 9,000-word Treatise from The Institute of Mental physics at Yucca Valley, urging prompt replies.
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