WV crafts program trains Stotesbury workers in molds
West Virginia Department of Commerce crafts specialist Don Page arrived in Stotesbury to lead training classes in making coal miner figurine molds. The project aims to create a craft center and potential full time work, with figures produced for a Washington DC delegation and gift gifts to officials and coal interests.
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Stotesbury
Don Page
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
American Coal Association
Hulett C. Smith
Page
Sam Leslie
The
West Virginia Department of Com
Coal Town Museum
City Beckley Business Up Ten Percent in 1964
Gross sales tax figures show Beckley business rose about 10 percent in 1964, totaling 63.95 million across nine categories. Retail trade led gains with 33.45 million, while manufacturing rose by 593 thousand and services fell by 170 thousand. State and city tax structures influenced revenue, with 206 thousand added via gross sales tax in fiscal 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
John Wesley Smith
Smith
Beckley Chamber Earns National Accreditation
The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce received national accreditation at a Beckley Hotel luncheon, presented by J Frank Melton of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. State Commerce Commissioner Roder Collison praised the achievement as a first in the state and among 47 chambers nationwide.
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Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
J. Frank Melton
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Beckley Hotel
Roder Collison
State Department of Commerce
Melton
Beckley
Beckley- Raleigh County
National Chamber
Beckley-Raleigh County
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Beckley Police Investigating B and E and Accidents
A single vehicle crash on Maxwell Hill Road at 5 40 p m caused about 1900 in damage and minor injuries to four passengers The 1963 pickup driven by a 15 year old Maxwell Hill youth ran out of control and struck a utility pole Four other male youths were in the cab No charges yet pending investigation A two car crash on S Kanawha St at 1015 p m the day prior led to one person jailed William Huffman 22 Gassaway confined to Raleigh Jail for drunken driving after his 1960 car collided with a 1961 car driven by Thomas Cochran 21 of 105 Vale St Damage was estimated at another police action officers said Two men were arrested at 11 a m Thursday on drunkenness and petit larceny charges from a complaint by Dr D M Hoke who said Murray asked for drugs He reported his office at North Heber Street entered The two bottles of synthetic drugs were taken Police lodged Murray and accomplice O Dell Carter In Raleigh County Jail Kenneth Pruett Bluefield was booked at 930 p m on reckless driving Earl Weidensall Fort Knox Ky released to Military Police at 130 p m Thursday Phil Thompson 48 Beckley cited at 1015 a m for a red light violation
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Maxwell Hill Road
Maxwell Hill
S. Kanawha St
Beckley City
William Huffman
Gassaway
Raleigh
Thomas Cochran
Vale St
Beckley
D. M. Hoke
Jack Murray
Dr. Hoke
Murray
Hoke
North Heber Street
O'Dell Carter
Raleigh County
Kenneth Pruett
Bluefield
Earl Weidensall
Ft. Knox
Phil Thompson
SINGERS TO MEET AT ZION CHURCH IN RALEIGH COUNTY
The Raleigh County Shape Note Singers will meet at 7 30 p m Saturday at the Zion Primitive Baptist Church 19 21 By Pass This marks the first community sing at Zion Church C O Kidd will be in charge of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Zion Primitive Baptist Church
Zion Church
C. O. Kidd
Mabscott City Council approves new City Hall site
Mabscott City Council announced that payment completed and deed received for the property hosting Mabscott's new City Hall during the Thursday meeting. The session covered road repairs, relocation of street lights near Mabscott Elementary and Old Eccles Road, ditch movement on Slope Hill, and rebuilding the Walker Avenue Old Soak Road intersection to curb car dragging. The council set tax levy timetable with draft by March 28 and levy approval by April 20, with a pre-levy council meet planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
Mabscott Town
Eccles Road
Old Soak Road
Old Eccles Road
Slope Hill
Walker Avenue
Lucky Tooth
BAY CITY Michigan UP I last spring John McKay and Lewis Seward both eight bumped heads at school and John lost most of a front tooth. He could not put it under his pillow for the Good Fairy because it was lost. Last week Lewis bumped his head on a desk corner and swelling sent him to the doctor. X rays showed John s tooth embedded under Lewis scalp. The tooth was removed after a 25 minute operation.
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Bay City
Mich
UPI
John McKay
Lewis Seward
John
Lewis
Viet Nam topic of ladies group at Glen White Church
Mrs. Paul Hamblin spoke to the Ladies Aid Society describing Vietnam life in Saigon where her husband Lt. Col. Paul Hamblin remains. She taught conversational English, shared Vietnamese articles including wooden shoes, and Mrs. Alice Maschall presented a gift of appreciation.
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Paul
Sylvia) Hamblin
United States
Viet Nam
Ladies Aid Society
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
Saigon
Paul Hamblin
Alice Maschall
Morris Harvey Plans Academic Counseling Sessions
Morris Harvey College will hold academic counseling sessions at Beckley Junior High School on April 1 and May 3 for extension class seekers. A Pineville High School session is set for April 21. The college’s summer term runs six weeks from June 7 to July 16 and five weeks from July 19 to August 20, with pre registration May 2 to 22 and on site registration June 7 to 8.
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Morris Harvey College
Beckley Junior High School
Pineville High School
Cool Ridge groups plan meetings and sing at churches
The Cool Ridge Rural Development Association will meet at 7 30 p m Saturday in the basement of the New Haven Baptist Church at Cool Ridge. All interested persons and members are urged to attend. An all night sing will be conducted beginning at 7 p m Saturday at the East Gulf Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev L V Basham pastor invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cool Ridge Rural Development Association
New Haven Baptist Church
Cool Ridge
East Gulf Freewill Baptist Church
L. V. Basham
Knapp Signs 39 Orders In Circuit Court Cases
Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp signed 39 orders including 15 divorces 10 recoveries 11 dismissals one continuance and two name changes. Mercer County attorney David M Katz gained admission to practice in the circuit court. Divorces list multiple couples with custody awards and name restorations where noted.
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Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Mercer County
David M. Katz
Albermaine St
Bluefield
Virgie Mae Thomas
Noel Allison
Jack) Thomas
Bonnie S. Rose
Robert M. Rose
Alice Cora Westmoreland
Haskel William Westmoreland
Barbara Jean Underwood
Speed Underwood Jr
Danford Shelton Powell
John Robert Powell Jr
Janice Owens
Joseph Owens
Doris Frances Lilly
Richard Lee Lilly
Albert Ray Hodges
Josephine Marie Hodges
Josephine Marie Upchurch
Ennis E. Daniel
Nina Daniel
Defendant
Nina Dieckman
Frances Ann Palermo
Frank David Palermo
Plaintiff
Frances Ann Forsyth
Raleigh County court disposes numerous custody and debt cases
Custody awards granted to Virginia Mae Jenkins Marie J Vandall Gerta Mae Scott and Jo Ann Dunkley with plaintiffs restored. Numerous recovery orders include Beckley Loan Co. and others for 467.88 600 840.36 377.45 731.75 637.43 209.89 730.07 3000 and more. Several dismissals and stays granted. two name changes ordered. consolidations to circuit court.
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Virginia Mae Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
Marie J. Vandall
Richard J. Vandall
Gerta Mae Scott
James W. Scott
Gerta Mae Edwards
Virginia D. Bliss
Arthur Allen Bliss
Jo Ann Elizabeth Dunkley
John E. Dunkley
M. W. Powers
H. B. Powers
H. B. Walters
S. J. Ward
Beckley Loan Co
Charles A
Virginia Lawson
Bradley Hardware and Building Co
Glenna
Eva Stover
Broughton’s Dairy Inc
G. F. Stover Jr
Charles Crook
Raleigh
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
G. F Stover Jr
Hinton Builders Supply Co
Angelo Moretto
G. Thomas Battle
Angelo’s Sunoco
Seaboard Finance Co
Charles W
Barbara Brown
National Surety Corp
Mechanical Equipment and Construction
Beaten In Arlington Pennington Improves After Coma
Brenda Sue Pennington a 19 year old Quinwood native with Beckley area ties remains in a coma 45 days after being beaten in her Arlington Virginia apartment police say a heavy decanter and a missing pocketbook were used to strike her Investigators led by Detective Russell L Runyon questioned about 135 people and a 500 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest or conviction Pennington a Center College Charleston graduate worked as a machine operator for a research firm and taught evening secretarial classes her family stays near Greenbrier County while several relatives live in Beckley
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Greenbrier County
Beckley
Arlington, Va
Brenda Sue Pennington
Dannie S. Pennington
Quinwood
Arlington
Miss Pennington
Russell L. Runyon
Runyon
Center College
Charleston
Melvin Pennington
Pennington
Herman Miller
Swarthmore student Tom Laqueur directs campus play
Swarthmore College student Tom Laqueur directed one of three original student one act plays chosen for campus production in late February. He is a sophomore and previously directed Holy Father about the Spanish Inquisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Thomas Laqueur
W. H. Laqueur
East Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tom
Ratcliffee Chairs Freshman-Sophomore Weekend at Randolph-Macon
Miss Mary Ratcliffee of 334 Westwood Drive served as chair man of planning for Randolph Macon Woman’s College freshman sophomore weekend. The event featured a folk music concert buffet supper a movie and a combo party. Mary is a freshman and daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Ratcliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ratcliffee
Westwood Dr
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Mary
W. E. Ratcliffe
Revival Set For Ten Days At Soak Creek Tabernacle
Evangelist Kenneth Brown of North Tazewell Virginia will conduct a 10 day revival at the Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle starting March 17. Pastor Rev. Okey Cox invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Brown
North Tazewell
Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle
Okey Cox
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Merce
Gene Morehouse
Alex D. George
John W. Kern
Dave Mullins
Melvin Tolle
Robert B. Sayre
Sam Turner
John W. Straton
B&e
Mabscott City
Barclay’s
Bourbon
Barclays Bourbon
Barclay & CO. Limited
Peoria
Hll
Morris Harvey
RDA
Salem
Westinghouse
Neville St
Knapp
Annie Campbell
Herbert Campbell
Ernest S. Lickliter Jr
L & B Supermarket
Raines Lincoln-Mercury, Inc
Eugene
Charlotte Clark
Battle
Ruth Smith
Dennis P. Smith
Harrison Corp
Pepsi- Cola Bottling Co
Kenneth Ray Underwood
William Pritt
Raleigh Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Jerry W. Spangler
Felts Transport Corp
F. R
Celestia Fitzwater
Frank Corder
Corder Smokeless Coal Co
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Raleigh County Board of Education
Fred Honaker
Lena Faye
Claude Bunch
George Thomas Bunch
Honaker
Levi Bishop Hager
Huntington State Hospital
Hager
Tom Laqueur
Qualitone
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main
W. VA
Golden Sleep
America
NEW Sealy Firm
Edge
Prince ST
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