War Declared On Drunks In Canterbury Drive Area
Canterbury Drive residents and the sheriff’s department unite to curb alcohol and vice along the rural road linking Rural Acres Drive and Skelton. New homes here attract drinkers and litter, with two drunken men reportedly pursuing two 13 year old girls near a trash collection site owned by John Obugene. The mother of one girl described the incident as alarming and troublesome for the community.
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Canterbury Drive
Calloway Heights
Sheriff's Department
Acres Drive
Skelton
John Obugene
Obugene
Luther Cox
State
Register
Okey Mills
Mills
Stamford
Burglary wave hits Beckley area with multiple break-ins
City Police investigate 17 Beckley homes over two months amid burglaries. Victims include Dr. B. B. Richmond and Mrs. L. R. Keadle. Incidents involved unlocked doors, basement windows, and stolen items valued above $1,000. Also reports of a stolen 1960 car and prowler activity near several residences. Neighborhood concerns prompt police and local officials to seek help from a constable to deter intrusions.
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Beckley
W. A. Teubert
B. B. Richmond
Granville Ave
Tom Keyser
Granville Avenue
Joe L. Smith
Woodlawn Ave
County potato potential cited at RDC meeting
The Beckley Area Rural Development Council heard West Virginia University horticulture professor Carl Hardin discuss Raleigh County's potential to grow 1000 acres of potatoes annually. He noted the need for adequate storage and better grading facilities at Beckley Farmers Market. A committee will study extra storage, while plans for the RDC annual meeting were set. The group announced Country Life Group contest winners and reported a cleared site for a Christmas tree demonstration. Strawberry production may drop up to 5 percent after recent freezes.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Area Rural Development Council
Carl Hardin
West Virginia University
Hardin
RDC
Floyd Rothlisberger
Beckley Farmers Market
Rothlisberger
Leslie Carter
Eugene Eager
Country Life Group
Clayton - Griffin Creek
Summers County
Dry Hill Prosperity
Trap Hill
Ballengee
McKay
RDC Forestry Commission
Beckley Farmers’s Market
Frank Barksdale
Construction Workers to Vote on Union in West Virginia
Nelle L. Teer Company workers in Raleigh and Wyoming counties WV will vote on whether to be represented by International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 AFL-CIO or United Mine Workers District 50 or by neither. NLRB regional director John C. Getreu orders secret ballot among eligible employees excluding office clerical guards professional and supervisory staff with election date to be announced.
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Nelle L. Teer
Raleigh
Wyoming
International Union of Operating Engineers
Afl-Cio
United Mine Workers of America
John C. Getrew
National Labor Relations Board
West Virginia
First cities in the world rise from Mesopotamia about 5500 years ago
The article notes that the earliest cities emerged in Mesopotamia around 5500 years earlier, marking a key development in urban civilization. It cites ancient settlements and the rise of organized societies as foundational events in world history.
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Mesopotamia
Glen White men sentenced for petty theft and burglary
Two Glen White men, both 19, were sentenced to six months in county jail after pleading guilty to breaking and entering charges tied to the robbery of Ray’s Grocery. Archie Curry Jr., 20, received one year. Curry’s probation motion was denied. Shannon’s credit for time served was granted.
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Harry L. McCreery
Grady Whartlock Ford, Co
Charles R. Smith
Whitby
Joseph L. Cox
Glen White
Henry Shannon
Vercell Townes
Ray
Archie Curry, Jr
Timothy Treadway
Maple Fork
Raleigh
Paul Epperly
Beaver
Dennis Pettry
Naomi
W. A. Burke
Major Matthews
Shrewsbury
Amos M. Tolliver
Beckley
Eddie McGrath
Garland M. Lane, Jr
March Grand Jury
Ray Morris
Archie Curry Jr
Curry
Townes
Leo Brrci
Coal firms seek mine opening approval in West Virginia
Three companies applied at the Beckley office for mine opening approval this week. G. and B Coal Co. No. 4 in Raleigh County with four employees. Mac & Joe Coal Co. No. 11 in Wyoming County with six employees. T and T Coal Co. No. 9 in Nicholas County with ten employees. Owners listed: Gaston O'Neal of Coal Ridge and Travis Tincher of East Rainelle.
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Beckley
West Virginia
East Park Group Sets Meeting For Friday
The East Park Community Action group will meet at 5 30 p m Friday in the lower auditorium of Welcome Baptist Church. Rev Archie Johnson and Mrs Grace Thompson say the session aims to plan local outreach and community help programs.
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East Park
Court Schedules May 26 Raleigh County Meeting
The Raleigh County Court sets the next regular session for 2 p.m. on May 26, changing an earlier May 28 date. Secretary Mrs. Elinor Hurt confirms the update.
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Raleigh County
Elinor Hurt
Scholarship Group Meeting Set Today in Beckley
Citizens Scholarship Foundation Inc. of Beckley will hold a general membership meeting at 7 30 p m today at Woodrow Wilson High School. A report on the recently completed fund raising drive will be presented.
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Citizens Scholarship Foundation Inc
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sixth Annual Lester Area Horse Show Winners Listed
Sunshine drew a large crowd to the sixth annual show sponsored by the Lester Area Development Association and Trap Hill Saddle Club. About 88 riders competed in 12 classes with numerous named riders and mounts listed as winners across pony lead in western pleasure pony pleasure English pleasure trail and other events.
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Lester
RNS
Lester Area Development Association
Trap Hill Saddle Club
Cindy Snuffer
Surveyor
Cocoa
Julie Smith
Princeton
Little Brownie
Mark Cumbo
Hill Top
Mt. Hope
Hobo
Jerry Grubb
Farley Hill
Rusty
Billy Ropp
Maple Fork
Billy Parker
Wolf Creek
Powellton
Western Pleasure
Ida Kay Amon
Blue Circle Stables
Bradley
Christie McNeely
Mr. ‘Hope
Alan
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Woodlawn Avenue
L. R. Keadle
Glenn Ave
Johnstown Road
Paul William Plant
Plant
Raymond V. Eye
District IV
Department of Natural Resources
James Kaiser
New Richmond
Gilbert Goode
Pineville
Goode
Luther Brown
Glen Fork
Brown
Laurel Fork
Wyoming County
Donald F. Hall
Hensley
Clear Fork
McDowell County
A. M. St. Clair
Welch
Hall
C. M. Hayslette
George Gordon Blackburn
Ralph Brewster
Newhall
Big Creek
Blackburn
Brewster
Eddie Baker
Berwind
Upper Dry Fork
Eugene Cangemi
Eccles
Pete Boblett
Prosperity
Stamford Road
Cecil Conner
Miss Amon
Savage Susie
John Paul Snuffer
Phy
Regina McGrady
Montgomery
Pang
TeleCable
S. Kanawha St
Beckley, W. Va
Shannon
E. Carl Meadows
East Park Group
Ace
Marie Comer
Kathy Comer
Kathy
Juanita Smith
Dry Hill
Stuart Grubb
Spot
Dave Hinkle
Hill Top Saddle Shop
Chief Sunset
Donnie Crook
Shady Spring
Dinky
Sinia Grubb
Key Hole
Leslie Daniel
Bob
Miss Kattie
Bobby Winston
Jack Cook
John Kizer
Black Diamond
Roger Cook
Charles E. Cook
Father and Sons
Callie Allen
Bolt
Jed
Darrell Payne
Tennessee
Fred
Billy Farr
Robert Miller
Bill Farr
Ronnie Crook
Shady Springs
Navaho
Bobby Wrnston
Kenneth Gregory
Oceana
Lloyd Crook
Bill Sisk
Mabscott
Don Crook
MacArthur
Leo DeLuca
Daniels
Leo
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