Wheeler-Dealers At Work In Franchise Industry
A Baltimore man chasing franchise success bought four vending machines a license and a territory for 800 dollars only to go broke in two months. The piece reviews franchise growth its risks and calls for better oversight and warning from the FTC and Boston College. It notes 25 percent of retail sales via franchises and 11 percent of GNP, with guidance from Mary Gardiner Jones and the Action Committee on safeguards. The report also covers Boston College efforts including the Center for Franchise Distribution and cautions on ads, services, territory, and negative prospects when bargaining. London judges report two wallets stolen from chambers during trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Business Bureau
Brooklyn Bridge
Boston
College of Business Administration
Federal Trade
Mary Gardiner Jones
Boston College
Annual American Cancer Society Dinner Named Guest Speakers
Jeanette Lessick and Kamaran Nese invite the postman to the Fayette County Memorial Building event set for Tuesday at 6 30 p m. Richwood publisher Jim Comstock will speak, with former Governor Okey L Patteson chairing. The program includes entertainment and honors the Lessick and Nese families of Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosh
Mailman
American Cancer Society
Jeanette Lessick
Kamaran Nese
Freddie Drennan
Fayette County Memorial Building
Fayetteville
Jim Comstock
Richwood
Miniature White Whale Evades Whaling Fleet
In Duisburg Germany a Beluga measuring 12 to 15 feet dodged a makeshift whaling fleet on the Rhine for a second day. A harpoon aimed at tagging it with a buoy by James Tiebor bounced off its back as police launches continued pursuit near the Duisburg Zoo Aquarium. The whale known as Moby Dick eludes the hunt led by zoo director Dr. Wolfgang Gwahlt and Tiebor, who is based in West Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duisburg
Germany
UPI
Rhine River
Duisburg Zoo Aquarium
Zoo
Wolfgang Gwahlt
Philadelphia
James Tiebor
Tiebor
West Berlin
Moby Dick
Moby
Installation Set By Rainbow PINEVILLE
The Fred Shannon Assembly No 51 of the Rainbow for Girls plans a public installation at Pineville Masonic Hall at 2 pm on May 29. Carolyn Sue Roberts of Kopperston will be installed as worthy advisor. She is active in Oceana High School activities and church groups. A long list of associate officers will also be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Fred Shannon Assembly
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Pineville Masonic Hall
Carolyn Sue Roberts
Kopperston
Miss Roberts
Richard Roberts
Girls Athletic Association of
Oceana High School
Quill and Scroll
Kopperston Presbyterian Church
Diana Dodd
Ginny Lynn Cook
Nancy Shannon
Hope
Sandra Nutter
Linda Massey
Susan Gilliland
Melba Hurley
Cathy Cook
Cathy Browning
Charlotte Hurley
Debbie Swimm
Madonna Hager
Cindy Cook
Brenda Sands
Debby Cook
Debby Gilliland
Confidential Observer
Barbara Swimm
Outer Observer
Pam Gilley
Vivian Justice
Jerry Shannon
Linda Morgan
Belinda Haynes
Brenda Cook
Memorial Day Services by Legion Post 149 in Fayetteville
Ward J. Ashford, post commander, announces LaFayette Post No. 149 American Legion will hold Memorial Day rites May 30 at 11 15 a.m. in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Principal speaker will be Joseph E Hodgson of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Post
Fayetteville
LaFayette
The
American Legion
Ward J. Ashford
Ashford
Huse Memorial Park
Joseph E. Hodgson
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Memorial Auditorium
Fayetteville High School
LaFayette Post No. 149
Legionnaires of
Post No. 149
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
G.A.R
North
South
Logan
United States
Fayette Welfare Director Retires
O. O. Crookshanks of Ansted retires after 32 years with the Fayette County welfare office with March 1961 promotion to director and July 1 retirement. Harrie L. Alderman of Beaver will succeed him. A May 13 farewell dinner in Oak Hill honored Crookshanks with officials from Beckley and local offices in attendance. A Memorial Day parade and grave decoration program followed by Fayetteville Legionnaires highlight the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
O. O. Crookshanks
Ansted
Department of Welfare
Fayette County
Crookshanks
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA
Department of Public Assistance
Harrie L. Alderman
Beaver
Summers
Terrace
TV Lanes
Oak Hill
United States Savings Band
Raleigh
Beckley
Albert Deligne
Clarence Leake
Harlie L. Alderman
David J. Fitzpatrick
Scarbro
Homer E. Stanley Jr
Orval Kessler
Victor
London’s Big Ben Pendulum Weighs 700 Pounds
The article notes Big Ben, the world renowned clock in London, features a 13 foot pendulum weighing 700 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Castle Rock Garden Club installs new Pineville officers
At the Castle Rock Garden Club dinner meeting held at the Cow Shed in Pineville new officers were installed led by Mrs William M Lewis as installing officer and Mrs O E Wilks as president Other officers include Mrs Gilmer W Hines recording secretary Mrs Sam Lambert vice president Mrs James Neeley treasurer and Mrs Kellan Snyder corresponding secretary The new president announced Mrs W C Bailey Jr parliamentary and Mrs Twila Wilkinson historian The meeting highlighted the Castle Rock floating trophy for Gardener of the Year won by Mrs John S Lambert plus extensive club activity by Lambert including flower box chairmanship program committee work and district and state convention involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Rock Garden Club
Pineville
William M. Lewis
O. E. Wilks
Gilmer W. Hines
Sam Lambert
James Neeley
Kellan Snyder
W. C. Bailey Jr
Twila Wilkinson
Darrell V. McGraw
Mae S. Belcher
Janice Campbell
Lewis Campbell
Roy Breeden
Jack Adams
L. J. Stephenson
Jack Lambert
C. B. Martin
G. L. Campbell
C. E. Wilkes
Castle Rock
Lambert
Flower Box
Jerome Van Meter Guest Speaker at Mount Hope Key Club
Jerome Van Meter the Beckley principal and former Woodrow Wilson coach spoke on Problems of the World at Mount Hope High School Key Club in the TV Recreation Center Terrace Room. About 20 new members were inducted as officers Pettry president Pugh vice president Brock secretary Dorado treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome van Meter
Beckley
Mount Hope High School
Mount Hope Kiwanis Club
TV Recreation Center
Ted Payne
Bill Gray
7Th Key Club
Jim Pettry
Bill Pugh
Bill Brock
Bobby Dorado
BC Woman Answers News Of Husband In England
NANIMO BC. A wife who hasn’t seen her husband in 35 years responded with six words when told he was in Wisbech England. Her calm rebuff, “I’m not the least bit interested,” closed the brief exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanimo
B.C
UPI
British Columbia
Wisbech
England
Beaver uses castoreum in medicine and perfumery
Besides its fur the beaver yields castoreum a substance with a very strong odor used in medicine and perfumery.
Two Men Hurt In Pax Wreck
A single car crash in Pax at 10 15 p m left two men injured one critically Gabe Stover of Cincinnati Ohio and Bruce Billups Jr of Cittsville were thrown from the vehicle Stover remained in critical condition at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital while Billups was listed satisfactory Cpl George Canterbury escaped injury Mayor Jack Akers blamed excessive speed. Earlier Friday a truck struck a car on Sugar Creek Mountain near Mount Hope Pax Road leaving Linda Howard of Weirwood hurt.
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PAX
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Gabe Stover
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bruce Billups Jr
Cittsville
Stover
Cpl
George Canterbury
Barbara Canterbury
Donna Brewer Canterbury
Mount Hope
Clinton Stover
Jacksonville
Fla
Billups
Layton Billups
Jack Akers
Harry Calvert
Oak Fill
Linda Howard
Weirwood
Sugar Creek Mountain
Mount Hope-Pax Road
Pecs College Finds Ancient Snakes at Bombay Lake
Officials at the Pecs agricultural college reported petrified snakes and shells several million years old uncovered on the shores of Bombay Lake in Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
UPI
Pecs Agricultural College
Bombay Lake
Birth of Robert Fulton Inventor of the Steamboat
Robert Fulton, famed steamboat pioneer, was born on November 14, 1765. The birthplace and early life details referenced reflect his later achievement in transforming water transportation with steam power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fulton
Coon Hunters To Buy Animals For Forests
Wyoming County Coon Hunters voted to purchase 300 raccoons 300 birds and 300 wild rabbits to replenish county woodlands. Club head Jack Taylor said rabbits may be scarce and requested members search for a market. The group will work with the Wyoming County Fishermen's Club on wildlife preservation and ethics. Guest Paul Hunter of Meadville Pa spoke on coon hunting. Field trial trophies were awarded to Bud McKendree and Red Wing. other winners named for line and tree events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saulsville
ANS
Wyoming County Coon
Jack Taylor
Wyoming County Fishermen’s Club
Soulsville
Tree
Bud McKendree
Corinne
Red Wing
Guy Basham
Queen
Lee Levert
Penny
Ruff
G. L. Claytor
Line
John McNutty
Claytor
Bess
Harold Acord
Glen Fork
Blackie
Dewey Moore
Little John
Bob Belcher
Mullens High selects Peggy Osborne as student council president
Peggy Osborne, daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Osborne of Itmann, was elected by Mullens High School students as 1966 67 Student Council president and accepted the gavel from outgoing president John Tice. She previously served as junior class vice president and assumed duties May 9 at the Annual Awards Assembly in the school auditorium. The outgoing president is the son of Mr and Mrs John Tice of Moran Avenue Mullens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Osborne
Mullens High School
John Tice
Miss Osborne
Raymond Osborne
Itmann
Moran Avenue
Mullens
Bryant killed in uranium mine accident return to Fayetteville
The body of Darrell Bryant, 22, formerly of Fayetteville and son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Bryant, was returned here over the weekend for burial after he was killed in a uranium mine accident late last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
Fayetteville
UPI
Darrell Bryant
New Mexico
Charles F. Bryant
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Eugene L. Vaughn
Bureau of Business Research
David Slater
Donut
W. Leavy Joyce
Boston College of Business Administration
By Dave Burgin
Boston, Mass
NEA
Baltimore
High Court
Okey L. Patteson
Jeanette and
Kamaran
W. R. Lessick
Anday Turgut Nese
Cancer Crusade
Navy
Hampton Roads
Air Force
Army
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Piedmont
Piedmontland
Piedmont Airlines
Rainbow
Fayette
Crown Cleaners
Ray Richmond
North Vance Drive
Garden Club
Key Club
Robert Maynor
William D. Sharpe
Nelson Davis
Hill C. Brown
Neville ST
Fedeal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Paul Hunter
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Mullens HS
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