Raleigh County Students Excel At Regional Science Fair
Beating at Concord College, Raleigh County participants led by Eddie Mae Sellards and Carol Sellards of Slab Fork compete in Region 3 in Athens. Winners include Eddie Mae top county project Digital Solar Aspect Sensor and Carol honorable mention Seismograph. John Branham and Ruth Branham of Sophia place in senior and junior divisions. Beckley Junior High, Shady Spring, Stratton High, and others send students with projects on circulatory systems, color effects, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord College
Raleigh
Sophia High School
John Branham
Sophia High
Ruth
Sophia Elementary School
Athens
Jack Branham
Sophia
Beckley Junior High School
Charles Smith
Michael Sweeney
Comparsson
Sam Chadwell
David Shrewsbury
Mike Bodnar
Randy Hodel
Pamela Wood
Patricia Keaton
Lawrence Thorne
Masel Mills
Terry Keaton
Donita Neff
Lawrence Pruett Jr
Mark Twain High School
Linda Meadows
Amabile Milano
John Milano
Shady Spring High School
Charles Swartz
Opinion On Condemning Old Buildings in West Virginia
UPI report notes Charleston officials lack legal authority to remove derelict structures as public nuisances, unless by court action on road right of way or health threat. Attorney General Clyde Joyce urges new legislation for roadside eyesore removals. study underway since 1965 for 1966 67 enactment. Also reports evangelist J H Wooldridge of New Albany Indiana to hold Crusade services at First Assembly of God Beckley starting Wednesday at 7 30 PM. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Kanawha County
Charles M. Walker
Clyde Joyce
Walker
Onawha County Planning and Zoning Commission
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Joyce
Indiana
Beckley
First Assembly of God Church
J. H. Wooldridge
New Albany
Ind
T. M. Waldron
State Construction Firm Named Defendant In Suit
In Raleigh County Circuit Court three suits were filed. First, Mountain State Construction Co. and E A Taylor and Son Inc. are named with Charles P Bailey and Helen Bailey alleging blasting damaged their home in Ralph Woods Addition and water and utility lines, seeking 2300 with a jury trial. Second, infant Jerry E Wills sues Hall Chevrolet for 400 alleging rescission of a 1957 Ford purchase before turning 21 with a jury trial. Third, Beckley Loan Co plaintiffs seek 582.66 on a note from Charlie and Evelyn Coburn with a 409.24 loan and one payment. Edward P Stansbury represents the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Mountain State Construction Co
Charleston
North Beckley Public Service
Charles P
Helen Bailey
Ralph Woods
E. A. Taylor and Son, Inc
Mountain State
Baileys
C. Berkley Lilly
Jerry E. Wills
Hall Chevrolet, Co
Wills
Lilly
M. W. Powers
H. B. Powers
H. B. Walters
S. J. Ward
Beck
Annual TB Workshop Set For Charleston April 1 2
The Fifteenth Annual workshop for directors and workers of the West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association will be held April 1-2 at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. Events include an Executive Committee meeting, a Christmas Seal Campaign Clinic, round table discussions, a dinner, and talks by Dr. Ralph H. Nestmann on programs in local associations and the health effects of smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association
Daniel Boone
Charleston
Odessa Lewis
Lewis
Fred S. Kelley
North Carolina TB Association
Thelma Yeager
Morgantown
West Virginia
TB Workers
Ralph H. Nestmann
National TB Assn
Seven Men Enlist In U S Air Force at Beckley
Seven men enlisted in the Air Force Monday at the Recruiting Main Station in Beckley. They are Gary M. Perdue of Parkersburg son of Lula Perdue Dewey W. Fowler of Thorpe son of Charles and Peal Fowler Ronald P. Buchanan of Beckley son of Robert and Lillian Buchanan Donald G. Bailey of Baileysville son of Dorothy Bailey Darrell E. Stone of Baileysville son of John and Marie Stone Raymond B. Buchanan of Tip Top Virginia son of Robert and Helen Buchanan David E. Jewell of Jesse son of William and Virginia Jewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Beckley
Gary M. Perdue
Parkersburg
Lula Perdue
Dewey W. Fowler
Thorpe
Charles and
Peal Fowler
Ronald P. Buchanan
Robert
Lillian Buchanan
Donald G. Bailey
Baileysville
Dorothy Bailey
Darrell E. Stone
John
Marie Stone
Raymond B. Buchanan
Tip Top
Helen Buchanan
David E. Jewell
Jesse
William
Virginia Jewell
Kern and Amato Named Heads For UF Campaign
A joint United Fund session is set for April 13 with budget chair John W. Kern and admissions chair Guy Amato. Gates announced the two committees will meet at 7 p.m. in the Appalachian Community Room to review agencies budgets and programs for 1966. Agencies listed include the Salvation Army Raleigh County Mental Health Raleigh Red Cross Boy and Girl Scouts YMCA Cancer Association and Camp Galahad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Budget Committee
Leslie C. Gates
John W. Kern
Guy Amato
Gates
Appalachian
Appalachiin
Kern
Sam Turner
Leslie Carter
Bernard White
James Vaughan
M. F. Barksdale
Amato
Roger Sharp
Philip W. Payne
Doyle Minter
Marvin Wales
Salvation Army
Raleigh County Association For Mental Health
Raleigh County
Chapter
American Red Cross
Boy and Girl Scouts
Beckley-Raleigh County
YMCA
Raleigh County Dental Health Council
Raleigh County Cancer Assn
Children, Inc
Camp Galahad
Park Board to Meet in Reorganization Session
A Raleigh County Park Board meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. today at the county Courthouse to conduct a reorganization of the board.
Statewide clerical exam announced in West Virginia
W B Van Horn director of personnel announces a state wide examination on April 24 for clerical positions. High school graduates with no experience may qualify for Clerk I Typist I and Stenographer I. Applications must be filed by April 3 at local Employment Security Office or West Virginia Civil Service System Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. van Horn
West Virginia Civil Service System
Civil Service
Charleston
Federal service seeks landscape architects nationwide
The Civil Service Commission announced examinations for landscape architects to be employed by the National Park Service Forest Service Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies. Pay ranges from 5990 to 16460 annually. Applications go to the Board of Civil Service Examiners Washington DC 20242.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park Service
Forest Service
Corps of Engineers
U. S Civil Service Commission
Federal Service
Civil Service Commission
Youth Services Planned at First Church of the Nazarene
Special youth services are held all week at the First Church of the Nazarene on Johnstown Road with 7 30 p m nightly sessions and a final Sunday service. Each evening features special singing and the Rev Lloyd Massey of Hinton will be the principal speaker. the church is led by Pastor Rev Carl W Gray Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of the Nazarene
Johnstown Road
Lloyd Massey
Hinton
Carl W. Gray, Jr
Health Center Reopening Discussed With Dyer
A five person Raleigh County delegation and state health director Dr. N H Dyer will discuss criteria needed to reopen the Raleigh County Health Center closed after an emergency county health board meeting. County funds cuts and an $8000 state shortfall hindered reopening amid a plan to dissolve the old board and form a new five member body including county, education, and Beckley city representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Health Center
N. H. Dyer
Charleston
County Health Board
Beckley Area
Walter James
Charles Burdiss
Raleigh
John W. Saunder
Ent
Board of Education
John W. Smith
City of
State Health Department
Smith
Beckley
Dyer
Elinor Hurt
Edna Wills Mankin
Arnett
William N. Shanklin
Richard Snuffer
Surveyor
W. F. Pomputius
SMU Professor Burnett Hobgood to direct Honey in the Rock
Drama department head at Southern Methodist University named to direct the 1965 West Virginia Historical Drama Association outdoor production Honey in the Rock. Board approves choreographer Jerry Rose and notes state funding of 35,000 dollars acknowledged as essential for financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett Hobgood
Southern Methodist University
Jerry Rose
George A. Miller
Beckley
Okey Patteson
Hulett Smith
Board of Public Works
Drama Association
Fagan
West Virginia
Arts and Crafts Division
State Department of Commercce
Woodrow Wilson High School
Two Beckley Youths Arrested For Racing
Beckley City Police arrested George W. Curry aged 17 and Charles C. Collins aged 16 after a racing incident on East Prince Street at 3 20 p m Monday. They will appear in Beckley Police Court on March 29 to answer charges of reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prince Street
Beckley
George W. Curry
Charles C. Collins
Richard Sjostrom
James T. Ferenback
Cincinnati
Ohio
W. A. Burke
West Virginia Turnpike
Julium Markham
Burke
Show To Feature Air Guard Unit
A special program on Panama field training by the 130th Air Command Group West Virginia Air National Guard will air on WSAZ-TV Saturday April 3 at 6 p.m. The half hour show titled Assignment Panama is produced and narrated by A3C William D. Stewart of the 130th Information Section, who also works as a WSAZ newscaster. Stewart traveled to the Canal Zone with Detachment A observing training phases including water and jungle survival, parachute drops, civics projects by medics, and a welcome at Howard AFB. The 130th is based at Kanawha Airport in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
130Th Air Commando Group
W.va. Air National Guard
Wsaz-Tv
A3c
William D. Stewart
130Th Information Section
Stewart
WSAZ
Canal Zone
Howard Air Force Base
130Th
Howard Afb
$363 In Forfeiture Collected In Court
A total of $363 in bond forfeitures were paid in Beckley City Police Court Monday night. William J. Gray, 17, of Mac Arthur, paid $57 for reckless driving. Shirley Epling, address unavailable, paid $5 on a city warrant for delinquent parking tickets. Ennis Hilbert, address unavailable, paid $6 for blocking traffic. William Sisk, 17, of Mabscott, paid $21 for speeding. Richard Sjastrom, address unavailable, paid $6 for blocking traffic. Waymon Lemon of Oak Hill paid $21 for failure to yield. George Buster, 20, of 227 Church St., forfeited $51 for destruction of property. Albert Murdock, about 35, of Sophia, forfeited $101 for obstructing an officer. Five drunkenness cases accounted for $102 in bond forfeitures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley City
William J. Gray
MacArthur
Shirley Epling
Ennis Hilbert
William Sisk
Mabscott
Richard Sjastrom
Waymon Lemon
Oak Hill
George Buster
Church St
Albert Murdock
Sophia
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Raleigh Co
Ronnie Gunter
Bruce Lazenby
Maxwell Hill
David Johnson
Crab Orchard
Linda Cadle
Hollywood School
Buford Hart
Stratton High School
Robert Bodnar
Clyde
Mike
Amabile
James Lowry
Lawrence Pruett, Jr
U.S. Air Force
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Ohio Drive
S. W
Washington, D. C
G. Z. Kincaid
Post Office
Gollamagoofer
The
C&p Telephone Company of
Nationwide Belt
Prince S
Drama Department
SMU
Paul W. Hamblin
Pleiku
Daniel B. Williams
Col. Hamblin
Republic of Vietnam
Joshua J. Hamblin
Millsboro
Del
Sylvia
Railroad Avenue
Milan Pharmaceuticals
Jennings Randolph
Princeton
Purple Heart
Cuckees
Small
Kanawha Airport
Bellans
Bellens
N. Y
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