Rhododendron Festival Set for May 23 at Grandview
The fifth annual Rhododendron Festival at Grandview State Park will feature queens from five counties and Raleigh County. The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce Community Preps sponsors with Woodrow Wilson High School students. Victory High School Band and Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagle Band will perform. The event starts at 2 p.m. on the basketball court with a guest speaker to be announced, followed by a queen coronation and a park tour.
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Grandview State Park
Queens
Raleigh County
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Preps
Chamber
Woodrow Wilson High School
Victory High School
Clarksburg
Flying Eagle Band
Alan Staton
Mercer
Boone
Fayette
Summers
Greenbrier
George Wilson
Community Preps
Grandview
Hunter Boggs
Wilson
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Multiple Beckley area service members earn promotions assignments and honors abroad. Spec. 4 Fred B. Treadway and Spec. Randall J. Shanklin receive new posts in Korea and Vietnam respectively, with others in Germany, Okinawa and Europe.
Communications gap survey raises parental response surprises
Columnist Jean Adams reports surprising answers from a special survey on the communication gap between parents and children.
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Jean Adams
Debbie Shelton Featured Beauty Queen With Bold Views
Debbie Shelton emerges as a striking beauty queen noted for her intelligence and vivacity. Her practical outlook and outspoken takes on life’s challenges have drawn widespread attention among supporters and observers.
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Debbie Shelton
Weather Summary for Regional Station
24 hour period ends at 10 a.m. with high 45 and low 32. NW winds at 15 mph. Barometer 29.99 and rising. Sunset 8:17 p.m. Sunrise 6:25 a.m. Greenbrier and Lake river conditions normal and clear. Hinton gauge 2.8 ft. Extremes include 98 at Wink Texas and 23 at Nunica Michigan. Extended outlook: warmer with highs in the 70s and lows in 40s to low 50s, chance of showers Thursday ending Friday.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Wink
Tex
Nunica
Mich
Cited Not Jailed Dennis Persinger In Crab Orchard Crash
Dennis J. Persinger 17 of Crab Orchard was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way after a two car Wednesday crash in Crab Orchard. The Sunday Post Herald and Register combined edition corrected a report that the youth had been jailed.
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Dennis J. Persinger
Crab Orchard
The
Post Herald and Register
Beckley Municipal Court
Teddy J. Farley
Cool Ridge
William M. Birchfield
Strikes Hit Italian Elementary School Over Teacher Transfer
In Ivrea near Turin nineteen of twenty second grade students, average age seven, joined a strike to protest the transfer of their teacher. The walkout reflects a broader wave of labor action affecting schools across Italy.
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Ivrea
Italy
UPI
Here
Girl Grows State Leader Representing Trap Hill High
Marian Covey daughter of Mr and Mrs George Covey of Saxon will represent Trap Hill High School at Rhododendron Girls State in June at Jacksons Mill. Alternate Rita Acord Austin Acord of Lester also named. Covey is sponsored by Trap Hill District Woman's Club and serves in bands honors society yearbook editor and 4 H Club member. Acord is Honor Society active in Pep Club and attends Church of God at Lester.
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Marian Covey
George Covey
Saxon
Trap Hill High School
Rhododendron
Jackson’s Mill
Rita Acord
Austin Acord
Lester
Miss Covey
Trap Hill District
Woman’s Club
Trap Hill Trappers
Resentatives Council
West Virginia University
Breckenridge Baptist Church of
Senior Citizens Programs Receive 15000 Grant
Senior Citizens programs in Raleigh and Fayette counties receive 15000 dollars in funding for the coming fiscal year from the West Virginia Commission on Aging. The RCCAA will use 9000 dollars for its own senior citizens program and 6000 dollars to support Fayette County efforts under RCCAA supervision.
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Raleigh
Fayette Counties
West Virginia Commission On Aging
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Simeon Warren
RCCAA
Margaret Hill
Florine Nelms
Fayette County
Warren
Office of Economic
REAP Funds Still Available For Conservation Practices
Bee Richardson, chairman of the Raleigh County ASC Committee, says REAP funds remain available for federal cost sharing in Raleigh County. The program covers 0 percent or more of eligible conservation practices, with temporary-benefit projects funded under special terms. Landowners may contact Danny G. Belcher, county executive director, Raleigh Wyoming Agricultural Service, Prince Street, Beckley.
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Raleigh County
Bee Richardson
REAP
ASC
Richardson
Danny G. Belcher
Raleigh- Wyoming Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Prince Street
Beckley
Lincoln School Pre-Enrollment Day Set in Beckley
Lincoln Elementary School opens pre-enrollment on Thursday from 9 to 11:30 at the Beckley campus. Principal S. W. Moye says children must be six by November 1, 1971. Parents should bring birth certificates and immunization records.
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Lincoln Elementary
Beckley
S. W. Moye
Moye
Beckley Fire Department reports April fire damage totals
Beckley fire department annual report shows April fire damage totaling 4030 dollars. A mobile home at 1723 Harper Road suffered 4000 dollars in damage April 29. The department answered 27 fire calls and the Rescue Squad was called 33 times.
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Beckley
Harper Road
Campaign Expenses Show Civic League Backing by Ward V Candidates
A Raleigh County election report reveals Civic League and party influence on council races. Ward V and Ward III saw notable spending with League contributions shaping campaigns. Several candidates filed little or no expenditures, while unreported items cloud the financial picture.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Civic League
Charles W. Jackson
Jackson
House
John B. Jones
Civic League
Ross S. Irle
John Wesley Smith
Democratic Council
Robert Patterson Hall
Smith
L. E. Wilkes
Hall
Ward III
Paul H. Loflin
The
Leroy Nathanill Sorrells
League
Sorrells
John H. Stinson
Democrat Council
Albert Nelson Scott
Scott
Scott. the Third Ward
Andrew J. Durgan
Men’s Civic Club
John T. Seay
Council
Victor S. Peelish
Wilmot C. Jones
Peelish
New Traffic Pattern To Start Wednesday
The new traffic pattern to ease Sprague Hill congestion becomes effective at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Crews will install signs directing drivers to use the one way Rural Acres Drive and the left turn lanes from US 21 toward Rural Acres Drive and Maxwell Hill Road. Acme Construction Co. widened Sprague Hill and Rural Acres Drive and rebuilt the Rural Acres segment behind the Quesenberry Bus Garage and West Virginia Glass.
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Sprague Hill
State Department of Highways District 10
H. F. Schulte Jr
Rural Acres Drive
Maxwell Hill Road
US 21
Acme Construction Co
Quesenberry Bus Garage
West Virginia Glass
Daniels Team Wins Tournament Championship
In Friday action the Daniels basketball team captured the tournament title. The school cheer squad also celebrated a win with key members Dianne Adamos Kathy Ransom Amanda Riffe Marsha Kors Warren Judy French and Cindy Decker. sponsor Mrs Genevieve Bowling Lilly attended the event.
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Dianne Adamos
Kathy Ransom
Amanda Riffe
Marsha
Kors Warren
Judy French
Cindy Decker
Genevieve Bowling Lilly
Daniels
Bond Forfeitures Total 2132 In Court Session
Bond forfeitures totaling 2132.50 were collected during Beckley Municipal Court Monday night. List includes Perdue 30.50 speeding Raines 110 drunken driving Kelly 230 reckless driving Church 30.50 unnecessary noise Duncan 108.50 drunken driving Smith 230 reckless driving Henry Smith 25 petit larceny Barnes 30.50 speeding Hosea 139 intoxication and disarming a weapon Chambers 30.50 improper registration Phillins 81 shoplifting Kaylor 30.50 expired registration Ball 30.50 unnecessary noise Brown 30.50 failure to control Kittle 30.50 ambulance without chauffeur license Dean 46.56 hazardous driving Darnall 230 reckless driving Dowell 200 possession of number slips Smith 105.50 drunken driving Sawyer 220 reckless Mason 20.50 sneeding unlisted Dog violation 16 blocking driveway Zeigler address unlisted 10 blocking driveway Perry address unlisted 10 blocking parking McGriffin unlisted 10 parking private lot Kart 10 parking private lot Tarr unlisted 16 dog violation Hill 10 blocking driveway Young 30.50 speeding Shrewsbury address private lot.
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Beckley Municipal Court
Steven A. Perdue
Coal City
Emma Raines
Park St
Robert Mitchell Kelly
Piney View
Stephen Eric Church
Crab Orchard
Cora Lee Duncan
Glen Morgan
Charles Arthur Smith
Beckley
John Henry Smith
Mabscott
Jim Barnes
Bolt
Eugene B. Hosea
Nelson Edward Chambers
Wilmington
Del
Vonda Gail Phillins
Harvey
Melvin B. Kaylor
Terry
David Earl Ball
Sprague
Benjamin L. Brown
Mankin Ave
Wayne Miller Kittle
Gerald Lee Dean
Prosperity
John L. Darnall
Sophia
Dewey McDowell
Eugene R. Smith
William L. Sawyer
Richmond
Dallas Mason
Ralph Zeigler
Bernard Perry
Thomas McGriffin
Ralph Kart
Mary Tarr
J. A. Hill
Johnny J. Young
Sandy Shrewsbury
Thieves Hit Two Airports in Weekend Heists
Beckley authorities investigate the late Sunday theft of a safe from Piedmont Airlines at Raleigh County Memorial Airport containing 576.23. The open safe and Piedmont documents were found Monday by a resident near Daniels, with a window forced open. A linked $6,500 theft at Mercer County Airport is also suspected, with entry via a heavy bar and side window. Pam Benson and Michael Dunbar are noted in a separate entry.
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Beckley State
Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial
Mercer County
Princeton
Beckeyan Jailed As Accessory In Forgery Probe
A 20 year old Beckley youth Steven Scott Lang was jailed at Raleigh County Jail on an accessory before the fact of forgery charge. City Police reported the arrest and booked Lang at 12 45 p m Monday.
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Beckley
Steven Scott Lang
Raleigh
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Fred B. Treadway
George T. Treadway
Mullens
246Th
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Spec
Treadway
Randall J. Shanklin
William M. Shanklin
Oak Grove Ave
U. S. Army
Ascom
Bupyong
Korea
Spec. Shanklin
Donald W. Redden
Brenda
40Th Signal Battalion
Long Binh
Vietnam
Spec. Redden
Samuel P. Mills Jr
McKinney St
23Rd Ordnance Company
Heilbrownn
Germany
Ronald R. Meadows
Hersel T. Meadows
Fairhaven Ave
Baltimore
Spec. Meadows
1Th
Binh Thuy
Patricia
Azzara Ave
Jack T. Dick
Jack W. Dick
Dunman St
U. S. Army Training Center
Grafenwohr
U. S
Europe
Army
Ft. Benning
4Th Armored Division
Erlangen
Harry J. Shunk Jr
Harry J. Shunk
Eccles
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Arnold Air Society
AAS
Hollywood
Fla
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Honorary Professional Service Society
Air Force
H. H. “Hap” Arnold
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J. D. Donovan
Bluestone Park
Third Marine Division
Camp Hansen
Okinawa
Donovan
Staunton Military Academy
Staunton
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Great Lakes
Ill
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Camp Smith
Honolulu
Hawaii
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Jacksonsville
Marple P. Harrison Jr
Marple P. Harrison
Fairdale
Pfc. Harrison
Batttalion
14Th Artillery
Chu Lai
Ft. Campbell
Ft.Sill
Oklo
Webster Springs High School
Timothy R. Wyatt
Russell Wyatt
Mount Hope
Marine
Marine Corps One Depot
Parris Island
5. C
Navy
Roger D. Hancock
Linda L. Hancock
Oak Hill
Forrestal
Barcelona
Spain
Family Weekly
U.S.A
Beckiny Post
Maleigh
Cooperative Business Development Corp
Lincoln School
Evangelistic Services
Memorial Baptist Church
South Kanawha
St. — Beckley
Bob
Ward V
GOP
Lonzon M. Ross
Ward
Daniel
Shady Spring
Pamela Benson
United States
Michael Dunbar
Lake Placid
N. Y
Beckeyan
William B. Hart
Hodges St
Hart
Joe Rodriguez
Valley Drive South
Central Avenue
Herbert Allen McKinney
McKinney
Chester Roger Reeves
Reeves
Clyde Hilton Gwinn
Route 2
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