Miners and Widows Readied for Strike in West Virginia
A meeting of the Disabled Miners and Widows Association of Southern West Virginia at Rhodesl No 1 headquarters decided to strike for higher pensions and hospitalization benefits. President Robert Payne of Itmann urged miner support to force union change and warned of a radio and press announcement if a strike occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disabled Miners and Widows Association of
West Virginia
Rhodesl
Robert Payne
Itmann
Payne
United Mine Workers Union
UMWA
ACCAA Budget Cut Restored For Head Start Program
A $16 800 budget cut was restored for the Raleigh County Community Action Association Head Start program. Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd along with Rep. James Kee announced the restoration due to increased funding in the secret office. Funds will likely replace equipment at existing Head Start centers with a new center requested for Richmond District in 1971 1972. About 90 percent of the world’s molybdenum is mined in Climax Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Jennings Randolph
Robert Byrd
James Kee
ACCAA
Richmond
BCCA Winds Up Membership Campaign
The Beckley Community Concert Association plans to report season membership totals at a Wednesday board meeting in the Beckley Hotel. Secretary Mrs. Richmond says only about 80 percent of memberships are reported with 20 percent waves of dues still due. The group relies on special contributions to meet a roughly $10,000 concert budget for four shows.
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Beckley Community Concert Association
Board of Directors
Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Fred Richmond
BCCA
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Wyoming
Concert
Richmond
Little Angels of
Korea
Vienna Academy Chorus
The
Solisti de Zagreb
Weather and river conditions update across locations
Airport conditions report a 24 hour period ending 10 am with a high of 80 at 5 pm and a low of 57 at 8 am. Wind WSW at 16 mph and barometric pressure 29.92 steady. River data show Greenbrier normal and clear with Lake normal and cloudy and 6 gates open. Palm Springs records a high of 99 and Evanston a low of 28.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Palm Springs
Calif
Evanston
Wyo
Special Pediatric Clinic and Immunization Sessions
A special pediatric clinic will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Beckley Raleigh County Health Department on Harper Road. An immunization clinic follows the same day at 1 p.m. Vaccines include diphtheria tetanus whooping cough polio measles German measles smallpox and mumps. Tuberculin tests offered if indicated and no appointment is needed. Thursday hours 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. general health clinic with no appointment. Friday 1 p.m. for a diagnostic clinic by appointment only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley-Raleigh County Health Department
Harper Road
Strawberries on sale at Beckley Farmers Market
About 2000 strawberry plants available for 3 dollars per 100 at Beckley Farmers Market. Varieties include Red Star and Sure Crop per market manager Porter Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Porter Lewis
Hazardous Route 29 Drivers Seek Widening Near Pemberton
Raleigh County bus driver Robert Lilly urged the State Department of Highways to widen Route 29 between Pemberton and Rhodell before resurfacing. Transportation Director Everett Underwood and official Everett Shumate acknowledged danger from narrow lanes and overhanging rocks, noting a bid to widen and safety concerns amid planned resurfacing.
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Raleigh
Robert Lilly
Pemberton
Rhodell
State Department of Highways
Lilly
Fireco
Everett Underwood
County Department of Highways
Everett Shumate
Shumate
Underwood
State Department of Highways Office
Raleigh County
Department of Highways District
Princeton
Cies
Beckley Residents Among 16 Naturalized in Charleston Ceremony
Three Beckley residents joined 13 West Virginians sworn in as United States citizens in a Charleston federal court ceremony led by U.S. District Judge John A. Field Jr. The Beckley group included Mrs. Douglas Hungate, Mrs. A. M. Behnam, and Jack Wolman. The event featured the Six Laymen hosts and a reception at the Daniel Boone Hotel.
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Beckley
West
North Atlantic Ocean
Beckleyans
John Brawley Post
American Legion
Ned Haimovitz
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Kanawha Bar Association
W. E. Mohler
Glen White
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Hungate
L Uively Co
Elmo Hurst
Germany
Hungate Christa Ingrid
Award Winning Soloist Leads Beckley Revival Music
Steve Musto of Valley Forge is soloist and song leader for Beckley First Baptist Church revival services at First Avenue and Neville Street. Services run nightly 7:30 pm through Saturday with 11 am and 7 pm Sunday, featuring Rev. Ross Rhoads speaking on Satan as a real person. Musto, a Broadway and broadcasting veteran, has led evangelistic music with Billy Graham and other groups, and has a family with Barbara Jean Watts.
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Steve Musto
Valley Forge
Beckley First Baptist Church
First Avenue
Neville Street
Musto
Ross Rhoads
Church Centered Evangelism
Satan
His
the Devil
Brooklyn
N. Y
John H. Musto
Manual Training High School
Theodore Roosevelt
Juniata College
Huntington
King’s College
Briarcliff Manor
Pennsylvania University
Philadelphia
Percy Crawford
Young People’s Church of the Air
Billboard Magazine
Hammond
Ind
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
American Baptist Convention
Minneapolis
Minn
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Beckley
Robert Graves
Billy Graham Association
Mullens
Barbara Jean Watts
Shooting damages Rhodell Town Hall and area incidents
Police chief Everett J. Shafer investigates damage from shotgun blasts to Rhodell Town Hall at 3 am. A glass window, wall holes, a front clock, and a desk box were damaged with estimated losses at 200 dollars. Shots were heard toward Tommy's Creek. rocks were reported on a porch nearby. Bragg, Stover, and two Beckley women faced separate charges in nearby cases.
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Rhodell
Everett J. Shafer
Shafter
Slab Fork
Tommy’s Creek
Shafer
Sophia
Henry F. Crowder
Crowder
Third Avenue
Samuel Glenn Polk
Bert B. Hawley
Valley Drive
Beckley Wrecking Co
Patricia D. Warden
MacArthur
Charles Edelen
South Fayette St
Warden
Eee
Fire Department responds to breathing emergency at 407 Russell St
The Fire Department Rescue Squad was called at 2 36 p m Monday to 407 Russell Street where Thelma Watkins was reported to be having difficulty breathing She was transported to Raleigh Hospital by ambulance for treatment.
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Beckley Fire Department
Raleigh
Prince ‘St
Fire Department
Russell St
Thelma Watkins
Raleigh Hospital
Smieland
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Colo
Bboard of Directors
Bcca Con
Charleston
Lewisburg
Bluefield
Tom Knight
Secretary of State’s
Larry F. Stover
City Hall
Greenbrier County
Knight
BBA
Marjorie
John) Williams
Beckley Mental Health Center
Rodney
McGuire
George Davis
Leslie J. Barbery
Progressive
Mrs
Lorraine
John) Seay
Republican Council
Raleigh County Civic League
Pal
United States
Kaiserslautern
E. M. Reyne
NATO
U. S. Air Force
Reyno
MORAD
Robert
Melanie
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Behnam
National Bank of Egypt
Matthew
Suzy
Highland Drive
Raleigh County Medical Society
Morgantown
Dr. Behnam
Wolman
Whitesville
Louis Wolman
Woodrow Wilson High School
Concord College
Marshall University
Canada
Montreal
Canadian Federation of Karate
Japan Karate Association
American Personnel and Guidance Association
American School Counselors Association
National Education Association
Temple Bethel el
Douglas Hungate
Jack Wolman
James “Jay” Bragg
Bragg
President Hotel
Sheriff's Deputies
William R. Stover
U. S. Army
Beckley Area
Lorena Wallace
Janie Williams
Institute
Virginia Miller
Beckley Junction
Park Junior High School
J. H. Greene
W. Va
Mount Tabor
James Clinton Jones
Hurricane
Dowell Chemical Division
Jones
Car Rams
Eisenhower Drive
Marshalk Avenue
Joyce Ann Lilly
Jumping Branch
Robert J. Rogers
Rogers
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