Candidates File Expenses Today in Raleigh County
Deadline day for filings with the Raleigh County Clerk lists numerous candidates and their donations and expenditures. Names include Lawrence E. Winston Sr. for House of Delegates, Sterling T. Lewis for Raleigh County Court, Shirley McE Anderson for Board of Education, and others with details of donations from individuals and groups and spending with Beckley Newspapers, Biggs Johnston Withrow, and WWNR radio among vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Lawrence E. Winston Sr
Coal City
House of Delegates
James M. Cook
M. B. Robert
Henry Roles
Harry MecDorman
Freddie Simpson
Cecil C. Stanley
Ed Shaffer
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Sterling T. Lewis
W. W. Plymate
Helen Tilson
Robert L. Lewis
Maggie Lewis
National Press
Biggs
Johnson and Withrow
Shirley McE. Anderson
Board of Education
Central
Murphys
WJLS
E. M
Ned” Payne, III
P. W. Payne
Johnston
Withrow
WWNR
James T. Farris
Beckley
Raleigh County Board of Education
Ben F. Williams Jr
Sophia
Danny Fara
Eddie Sergent
Robert Cher
Don Lively
Williams
Biggs - Johnston - Withrow
Beckley Newspapers Corp
H. Dale Covey
Glen Daniel
Democrat
Raleigh County Court
R. Keith
Bud” Lipscomb
Lipscomb
Bobby Lee Morris
Prosperity
Tommy Wooten
Steve A. Sotak
Ralph M. Cole
MacArthur
Sophia Finance Co
Superior Match Co
George “Honey” Catlett
Daniels
Shady Spring
Justice of the Peace
Underwood Lumber Co
Ronnie Price
Roy Lester Harless
Beaver
Harless
Biggs-Johnston-Withrow
Charles Lemon
Naoma
Marsh Fork
George B. Chambers
Chambers
Woay Radio-Tv
Robert Thomson
John M. Gates
Blevins Tops Sophia High School Graduates 106 Students
Sophia High School reports 106 graduates led by valedictorian Judy Blevins and salutatorian Gary Fox. Principal Carl Neff cites June 5 2:30 pm Baccalaureate by Rev. John S. Winters and June 7 7:30 pm graduation. Candidate list includes Gary E. Acord James Acord Charles Asbury James Bias and many others from Sophia and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary E. Acord
James Acord
Charles Asbury
James Steven Bias
Roger Allen Birchfield
James Arnold Bishop
Wayne Blevins
Danny
Ray Bowman
John Branham
Bryant Nathaniel Brim
John Broadnax
James Edward Brown
Clifton Wayne Carr
Bobby K. Clay
Jerry Shepherd Cooney
Richard Lee Druery
George
Elkins Challenges Beckley Clean-Up Contest
Elkins City Councilman Bill Phillips accepted a challenge from Beckley leaders to beat Beckley in the 1966 Clean-Up Campaign. Governor Hulett C. Smith urged state pride and beautification, with plans for a May 17 clean-up blitz, a downtown parade, and tree planting in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
John Smith
Elkins
Bill Phillips
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley Hotel
Phillips
W. W. Barron
Smith
America
West Vir
Ginia
Raleigh
Kanawha Street
Police Court Collects $723 in Monday fines
Municipal Court Monday reported a total of 723.50 dollars with 144.50 forfeited by intoxication charges. Jack C. Williams of Hinton paid 114 dollars, and numerous defendants from Beckley, Crab Orchard, and Shady Spring faced penalties for offenses including petty larceny, noise violations, reckless driving, no state inspection sticker, speeding, and defective vehicle equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack C. Williams
Hinton
George L. Ballard
Roy Peters
Glendon Miller
William W. Clinton
Crab Orchard
William B. Elliott
Eccles
William H. Penn Jr
Beckley
Michael David Reedy
S. Kanawha St
Carolyn Lilly
Norman Southern
June Lowe
Travelers Lane
Ronald Lee Pharms
Adkins St
Janice
Matherly
Shady Spring
Burnie Kyles
Michael B. Sneed
Highland Jr
Fred McMillion Jr
Beaver
Patrick H. Murphey
Dorcas Ave
Katherleen G. Shumate
Northwestern Ave
Awards Days At Woodrow High School Heads Two Programs
Woodrow Wilson High School will host two awards day programs for the first time. Activity awards will be presented May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Scholastic awards will be presented May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Principal Hubert L. Jackson cited the large number of awards as the reason for two separate ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Hubert L. Jackson
Jackson
Three Area Schools Enter Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest
Three area vocational high schools Raleigh County and Wyoming County Vocational Schools and Mt. Hope High School will send two member teams to the fifth annual Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest in Charleston. Each team gets a 1966 Plymouth with hidden engine faults to diagnose. Winners advance to the National Contest in Detroit in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fuel Gas Company
Charleston
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Mt. Hope High School
Chrysler Motor Corporation
State Department of Education
Bureau of Vocational and Adult Education
Detroit
Two Abney Men Face Charges in Raleigh County Wrecks
A 26-year-old Beckley woman, Atheleen Askew, was cited for failure to have her vehicle under control after a two car crash at East Prince Street and Stanhope Court at 6:50 p m Monday causing about 500 in damage. Other items include shoplifting arrests, a rescued boy, drunken driving charges, a man held on parole violation and numerous minor incidents across Beckley and Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atheleen Askew
Sylvia St
East Prince St
Stanhope Court
James A. Leftwich
7Th St
Beckley
Prince Street
Douglas Hurler
Kenneth Goss
Abney
Raleigh County
Ralph Sallie
Sophia
Junior Howard
Garland Howard
Leigh County
Thomas F. Love
Oak Hill
Lewisburg
William Cook
Sullivan Road
Joe Rodriguez
Cook
Ohio
John Tate
Glen Morgan
John Maxwell
South Fayette St
Rodriguez
Virgie Fernandez
Eugene P
Laren Avenue
Mile Post
West Virginia
James W. Harmon
Justine Sarah Harmon
Harmon
John D. Sessler
Hill St
James A. Borrer
Martinsville
Beckley Glass House
West Virginia Turnpike
Sessler
Borrer
Helen
Resaco
Paul Blevins
Robert Mathews
Stotesbury
Blevins
Gary Harold
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Abraham
Ernest Bennett
White Oak
Ira L. Plumley
Shady Spring
Army Recruiting Main Station moves to Duncan Building
Army Recruiting Main Station personnel relocate to their new headquarters in the Duncan Building on Prince Street. In the photo, Spec 4 Robert Conley, administrative clerk, Sgt. Dave Cummings, operations sergeant, and Spec 5 Franklin Bailey, administrative supervisor, stand left to right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Building
Prince St
Army
Robert Conley
Dave Cummings
Franklin Bailey
Three appointed to county welfare councils in West Virginia
Governor Smith announced the appointment of three persons to county welfare councils. The new members are William S. Bright of Summersville, Mrs Libby Rexrode of Marlinton, and Eugene Limerick of Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Smith
William S. Bright
Summersville
Libby Rexrode
Marlinton
Eugene Limerick
Fairmont
Logan Soldier Killed in Vietnam War
Pfc. James T. Pruitt of Three Forks, Logan County West Virginia, was listed by the Defense Department among 41 servicemen killed in Vietnam. Pruitt was the son of Mrs. Mary D. Pruitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Defense Department
Viet Nam
James T. Pruitt
Mary D. Pruitt
Three Forks
Logan County
W. Va
Cancer Society Reports 520 Of Goal Collected
The Raleigh County Unit of the American Cancer Society has reached 5.2 percent of its $10,000 goal with $520 collected as of May 2. Directors Ernest McGraw and Dr. W. E. Copenhave announced the tally. Fayette County reports $796 or 10.6 percent of $7,500, while Wyoming County stands at 18 percent of a $5,000 goal with $900, per theWest Virginia Division update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
Ernest McGraw
W. E. Copenhave
Fayette County
Wyoming County
West Virginia
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Carl Neff
Wesley Edwards
Gary Gene Fox
Perry Wayne Farlin
Darrell Johnathan Green
Ronald Steven Greer
Alex Hensley
Alfred Leon Henry
Sammy Dale Houck
David Randolph Hunt
James Gary Jones
Larry Wayne Jones
Samuel Michael Kester
James Robert Kidd
Charles David Lilly
James Edward Lynch, Jr
James Walter Meadows
Denver Ray Milam
William Anderson Mills
Ronald Adair Murdock
Carlos Privett
Robert Thomas Reed Jr
Daniel Marvin Sears
Pete J. Syro Jr
Charles Summers
Charles Ray Taylor
David Ray Taylor
Donald Ray Thompson
Robert H. Trump
Fred Douglas Wills Jr
Jesse J. Wix
Larry James Worrell
Wanda June Abbott
Brinda Pendry Baker
Judith Gail Blevins
Diane Sue Burleson
Drema Gayle Calhoun
Gusta Hulyn
Eddie Mae Sellards
Donna Mae Shrewsbury
Drucilla Ann Smith
Dana Lynn Stone
Deborah Sue Taylor
Karen Beth Tipper
Betty Jean Turner
Karen Ann Wallen
Karen Elizabeth Williams
Lyndon B. Johnson
Police Court
Lad
Eenad
Bank of Raleigh
Kanawha Streets
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Logan
Cancer Society
Leslie
Caravelle
Neville ST
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