Parking Plans Obtained By Several Beckley Contractors
Beckley officials report plans and specifications for the East Prince East Main off street four level parking facility have been purchased by multiple firms. General contracting bids are to be submitted by Wipperman and Tower Construction Companies Beckley B F Parrott and Company Roanoke Corte Construction Company Kimball State Construction Company H B Agsten Jr Inc Charleston Pettyjohn Construction Company Lynchburg Elevator subcontracting bids Dover Elevator Company Charleston Lowe Brothers Electric Pat H Wheeler Plumbing and Heating Beckley Structural steel bids come from Fireproof Products Inc West Virginia Steel Corporation Roanoke Iron and Bridge Works American Bridge Bethlehem Steel Pittsburgh. Bid deadline is May 28 at 3 pm at city hall. Each plan set costs 50 and is refundable if bids are submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
East Prince - East Main
John W. Smith
Wipperman and
Tower Construction Companies
B. F. Parrott and Company
Roanoke
Corte Construction Company
Kimball
Mt. State Construction Company
South Charleston
H. B. Agsten, Jr., Inc
Charleston
Pettyjohn, Construction Company
Lynchburg
Dover Elevator Company
Lowe Brothers Electric Company
Pat H. Wheeler Plumbing and Heating
Fireproof Products, Inc
West Virginia Steel Corporation
Roanoke Iron and Bridge Works
American Bridge
Bethlehem Steel
Pittsburgh
Three Charged With Tampering In Beckley Theft
Beckley police arrested Lowell Atha 21 and Kenneth Dillon 19 both of Sand Lick and Herman Price 43 of Beckley at 1 am Sunday charging tampering with an automobile after they took a generator from an old model car on Prince Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Sand Lick
Beckley City
Lowell Atha
Kenneth Dillon
Prince Street
Herman Price
Ronnie Sutton
Eccles
Rescue Call Answers Beckley Fire Squad at 211 Seventh Street
The Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad responded to a 10:05 a.m. call at 211 7th Street for Bill Turner 38 who passed out. He was treated on scene and not transported to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
7Th St
Bill Turner
Turner
Gore Appointed To Stonewall Jackson Board
State Finance Commissioner Truman E. Gore was appointed Friday to the Board of Directors of the Stonewall Jackson Life Insurance Company at a Huntington meeting. Gore replaces the late Secretary of State Joe F. Burdett who died May 12. The company organized in 1960 in West Virginia now has over 5,000 stockholders in the state. Directors N. Joe Rahall and M. A. Ping Johnson attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman E. Gore
Stonewall Jackson Life Insurance Company
Gore
Huntington
Joe F. Burdett
West Virginia
N. Joe Rahall
Rahall
M. A ‘Ping’ Johnson
Enlist Here Two Men Join Navy At Federal Building
Two men enlisted in the Navy at the Federal Building last week. John Joseph Smith of Elton is to begin basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. David Okey Wood of Fayetteville will report to the San Diego Naval Training Center in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Federal
John Joseph Smith
Elton
James and
Wilma Smith
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Ill
David Okey Wood
Fayetteville
Okey
Irma Wood
San Diego Naval Training Center
Calif
Shady Spring High School Band to present final concert
The Shady Spring High School band will present its final concert of the year at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the school auditorium. Performances include Charter Oak, Concert March, Waltz in Blue, My Dream Sonata, Fatinitza Overture, Second Suite for Military Band in F Major, and An dante and Allegro, plus a Dawna Lilly flute quartet and a grade school band from Shady Spring Daniels and Beaver Elementary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring High School
Dawna Lilly
Linda Walker
Sandra Wills
Jean Meadows
Shady
Daniels
Beaver
Kathy Cheek
Local Doctors Attend Confab
Beckley doctors Dr. David E. Falkner and Dr. Charles M. McCray joined peers at the 63rd annual West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine convention in Huntington. The three day meeting drew more than 200 physicians from across the state including Dr. Roland P. Sharp of Frost Dr. C. R. Holliday and Dr. James L. Fender of Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Falkner
Charles M. McCray
Beckley
West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine
Huntington
Roland P. Sharp
Frost
C. R. Holliday
James L. Fender
Pineville
Grandview Model A Club hosts Spring Fun Meet
The Grandview Chapter of the state Model A Club held a Spring Fun Meet at New River Park with about 100 attendees. Events included a 45 minute parade through Beckley, contests for all ages, a potato-sticking challenge, and prize giveaways from around 30 local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
New River Park
Emmett Foley
Foley
Beckley
Woody Clements
Clements
Nursing Course Begins At Bair Building Today
An American Red Cross Home Nursing course opens at 7 p m today in the Bair Building chapter office. Public registration is free. Instructors are Mrs C F Bloch and Mrs Okey Bose. Topics cover public health nutrition illness signs maternity care elder care infant and child care and home emergencies.
Accidents Reported On Beaver and Burgess Street
Two motor vehicle crashes caused about $2200 in damage on Beaver's Grandview Road and Burgess Street near North Oakwood Avenue. A 1960 model car driven by 16 year old Larry Wayne Walker of Stanaford collided with a utility pole, injuring the driver and demolishing the car. Passengers Johnnie Edward Harris and Jimmy Catlett, both 16 and from Stanaford, suffered slight head injuries. Walker was charged with operating without a license. Another collision on Burgess Street involved Leona Riffe and Billy Ray Darby, with Riffe charged for driving to the left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Beaver
Larry Wayne Walker
Stanaford
Johnnie Edward Harris
Jimmy Catlett
Walker
Young Walker
Burgess Street
North Oakwood Avenue
Leona Riffe
Teel Road
Billy Ray Darby
Jeep Involved Crash Injures Two In Roanoke Area
Mrs Dennis M Leary Jr, Beckieyan and Mrs Sweary were injured in a single car accident near Roanoke Va Saturday. The jeep rolled after Swerving to avoid another car and was a total loss. Sweary received a head cut and bruises, treated and released Saturday evening, then readmitted later Sunday for observation at Roanoke Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis M. Leary Jr
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke
Sweary
Richmond Club Demands Road Improvement
The Richmond Citizens Club presses for road upgrades in the district. President Chester Workman outlines plans to appeal to state and federal officials, target Route 27 from Beckley Water Company dam to Richmond High School via Pluto, and mobilize a caravan to Charleston to seek Governor Smith and other lawmakers aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Workman
State Road Commission
Workman
Richmond District
Beckley Water Company
Richmond High School
Pluto
Citizens Club
John E. Faulconer
Hinton
W. G. Salmond
Beulah Plumley
Raleigh
Okey Mills
Robert Sweeney
Charleston
Hulett Smith
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
John Slack
West Virginia
Presbyterian Church Synod Meeting Opens in West Virginia
The 52nd annual West Virginia synod meeting of the Presbyterian Church opens at Bluestone Conference Center with 144 churches represented. Moderating is Rev. Donald R. Weiglein. opening sessions cover administrative changes and next year’s budget amid a three presbyteries structure. The article also notes historical military figures Santa Anna, Houston, Taylor and Scott.
Busy Weekend At The Raleigh Jail Report
Over the weekend Raleigh County Jail saw heavy activity with multiple bookings and releases. Beckley pair Ellis Wheby and Juanita Sweeney were jailed on a cohabitation warrant and released after posting bonds, with a Monday hearing set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley
Ellis Azar Wheby
Nevile Street
Juanita Sweeney
S. Valley Drive
Carol Wheley
Joe Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Edward Collins
Harper Heights
Charles McGraw
Trap Hill
Roy E. Farley
Mt. Rainer
Sam Price
Raleigh
David Durham
Grandview Park Sees 18150 Visitors Over Weekend
Grandview State Park welcomed more than 18 150 visitors Saturday and Sunday according to park supervisor Hunter Boggs. Traffic counters from the State Road Commission measured 13 950 people in 3 487 cars on Sunday with 4 200 park visitors on Saturday. Cars lined up nearly a mile at one point Sunday afternoon as crowds entered. Picnic areas filled early and stayed busy until nightfall as rhododendron viewing peaked around 1 p.m. Between 3 and 4 p.m. 562 cars were logged. Boggs expects blooms to last through Memorial Day barring heavy rain or damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview State Park
Hunter Boggs
Boggs
State Road Commission
Revival Begins Tonight at New Haven Baptist Church
A revival opens tonight at 7 30 at New Haven Baptist Church of Cool Ridge led by evangelist Rev Lonnie Blankenship. The call emphasizes the value of speech as a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Notice of motor carrier hearing and adoption case
Notice combines a motor carrier hearing for Thompson Trucking Company and an adoption proceeding in Raleigh County West Virginia. The hearing on June 1 1965 in Charleston addresses transfer of certificate F-5070 to B and B Excavating and limits on hauling. The adoption case of Terri Lynn McDaniel names Thomas E Fisher as petitioner and requires Lee McDaniel to appear within a month to protect his interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Dolly Webb
Johnny Webb
John Henry Tabb
Sunnyside
Beckley
J. L. Tabb
Summers Coal & Land Company
R. F. Wright
Herbert Stansbury
I. C. Harold Hanks
Harold Hanks
M. C
Capitol
Charleston
Public Service Commission of
B & B Excavating Co., Inc
P.S.C
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Wyoming
Cc. A. Thompson
Thompson Trucking Company
Terri Lynn McDaniel
Thomas E. Fisher
McDaniel
Lee McDaniel
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Stonewall Jackson Board
Shady Band
Vickie Noor
Susie Cox
Linda Smith
Judy Mullens
Jack Stewart
Larry Cole
George Morgan
Gary Okes
Curtis Staton
State Division of Purchases
Capitol Building
Division of Purchases
Curtis S. Wilson
Opal Mae Bare Hodges
Bank OF Raleigh
Isaac McKinney
W. H. File, JR
Bill Bare
Sue Bare
Paul Chester Green
Arthur Bare
Okey A. Mills
Robert Earl Bare
State Tax Commissioner
Opal Mae Bare
Raleidh County
Gadd Land Company
Little Farms
Dickinson
Highland Avenue
Confab
Grandview Model A
Jerilyne Stover
Ted Stover
Rural Acres Dr
Concord College
Students National Educational Association
Woodrow Wilson High School
Miss Stover
Concord
Beta Alpha
Armory
Toy
Gerry and the
Pacemakers
Ferry
Jimmy Onein
Y.M.C.A
Tip Top RestaurAnt
Colony Drug
Virgil's
Mount Hope
Bon Bon Confectionary
Oak Hill
New River Supply
East Rainelle
West Greenbrier Bank
Mullens
Wikels Jewelry
Nyne
Joseph E. Levine
Ophia
Marcellaren Mastroianni
Vittorio de Sica
Adult Entertainment
Bair
OC Hee Pee
James Garner
Fyr Marie Saint
Rod Taylor
Goulet
Nancy Kwan
Beckieyan
Adeet
Tony Curtis
Debbie Reynolds
Ray Milland
Frankie Avolon
Richmond Club
Richmond
Presbyterian Church Synod Meeting
Santa Anna
Houston
Taylor
Scott
Sam Berrilla
Roberta Conrad
Lester Gore
Jeffrey Ross
Grandview Park
C. Harold Hanks
Wendy Lingham
Ostia
Rome
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