County considers three public works districts for sewer plans
Raleigh County Court approved the Shady Spring district and planning moved ahead for a second district covering MacArthur Crab Orchard and Green Valley. A third district to serve Maxwell, Hill, Dry Hill, Prosperity, Sprague and Stamford Road awaits a Dec 11 hearing. Dennis Leary engineers all three. William H. File handles legal aspects.
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Beckley
Shady Spring
Raleigh
U. S. Public Health Service
Home
Public Works District
MacArthur-Crab Orchard
Green Valley
North Beckley Public Works District
Maxwell, Hill, Dry Hill
Prosperity
Sprague
Stamford Road
Beckley Memorial Hospital
James Lilly
Raleigh County Planning and Zoning Committee
Dennis Leary
William H. File
E. L. Fortney
Berkley County
State Board of Health
MacArthurs-Crab Orchard
Leary
The
APWA
Centennial Variety Show features twins and dancers in Beckley
Susan and Sally Winner, 13 year old twins, perform as Sisters in the Centennial Variety Show at 7 30 p m in the Memorial Building. Barbara Zimmerman accompanies on piano and will solo Theme From the War Saw Concerto. Freddie Lilly and Danny Lilly will dance Dark Town Strutters Ball. Proceeds go to the county centennial fund.
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Susan
Sally
Sub Deb
Raleigh County
Memorial Building
Barbara Zimmerman
Woodrow Wilson High
Freddie Lewis
Danny Lilly
Beckley
Danny
Honey
Freddie
Veterans Administration Hospital
Woodrow Wilson High School
Pledges Reach 4420 As CAUSE Campaign Ends Tonight
Twenty nine alumni from eight state colleges and universities contacted 157 alumni in Beckley for the CAUSE College Alumni United in Support of Education campaign. The Tuesday event added 920 dollars in pledges, bringing total support to 4420 dollars including Monday night pledges. Represented schools include Bluefield Concord Marshall University Morris-Harvey Salem West Virginia State West Virginia Tech and West Virginia University. The campaign ends tonight.
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Beckley
Education
CAUSE
Bluefield
Concord
Marshall University
Morris-Harvey
Salem
West Virginia State
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia University
Labor Council Plans Centennial Dance
The Beckley Area Labor Council of the AFL-CIO sponsors a public centennial dance at the Beckley-Winn Hotel Ballroom on December 15 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are available at the Labor Hall and all proceeds go toward the Centennial. Secretary Treasurer F W Moo maw says other plans are still in planning stages.
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Beckley Area
Miner Injured In Kopperston Mine Incident
Charlie Pizzino, 38, of Glen Fork, is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a back injury at Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Mine in Kopperston. He was admitted at 2 15 p m Tuesday when two motors ran together and the seat struck his back during work.
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Charlie Pizzino
Glen Fork
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Kopperston
City Council Grants Franchise and 30 Day Garbage Delay
City Council approved a Beckley Antenna Co. franchise to install a community antenna system with a 120 day choice window and protection for Channel 4 TV. A 10,000 dollar bond and insurance are required. annual city and state taxes apply. 30 day delay granted on a garbage disposal amendment amid concerns trucks park limits and licensing penalties. Some sites offered for City Hall. preliminary plans and federal funding terms discussed. Public concerns about street conditions and safety noted. several parking and drainage issues directed to city officials.
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Beckley Antenna Co
Channel 4-Tv
Woay-Tv
Robert R. Brown
Channel 4
Truman Sayre
Council
Junius Flynn
Beckley
Flynn
Prposed City Hall
John W. Smith
James Farris
East Main Street
Local Business Directory Snapshot Raleigh County
A dense listing of regional firms operates across Raleigh County including Sears Roebuck Gates Engineering WWNR Beaver Coal The Baby Shop and Baker s Jewelry. Other entities feature Lilly s Men Shop Dr Pepper Bottling 7 Up Bottling Biggs Johnston Withrow and more such as Raleigh Baking Co Beckley National Bank and J C Penney Co.
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the Baby Shop
Baker’s Jewelry
Lilly’s Men Shop
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
7-Up Bottling Co
Biggs-Johnston-Withrow Inc
Quality Pastry
the Hub & Vogue
Embee’s District 50
UMWA
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley National Bank
King Photo Supply Co
Black Diamond Distributing Co
Raleigh Baking Co
The
Charles House
Beckley Insurance Agency
Johnny Dollar Super Market
Bill Clay Gulf Station
Ashworth and
Patton
Beckley Y program interest survey planned
A local group aims to gauge support for a family type Y program in the Beckley area. Following a Tuesday night meeting at the Raleigh County Armory, committee members were assigned contacts to measure interest. Walt er I. Jacoby, associate area secretary of the Ohio West Virginia Area Council, recently visited and outlined a plan to sound out support.
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Beckley Area
Raleigh County
Walter I. Jacoby
Ohio-West Virginia Area Council
Jacoby
Two-Time Winner In Clock Contest
Mrs. Magdalena Uzelac of 237 1 2 Neville Street is the first repeat winner in Raleigh County Centennial Committee’s hidden alarm clock contest, taking a daily $2 prize at 3:25 p m on Tuesday and also last Tuesday. She seeks the weekly grand slam prize as the contest ends Saturday. A Yugoslavian immigrant, she arrived three years ago, is married to Steve Uzelac, a retired miner, and formerly worked as a laboratory technician in Belgrade.
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Magdalena Uzelac
Neville St
Raleigh County Centennial Committee
Yugoslavia
Uzelac
Steve Uzelac
Belgrade
United States
Red fox swims well when chased but avoids water otherwise
A concise note describes a red fox that demonstrates good swimming ability yet typically avoids water unless it is pursued. The animal's behavior highlights a cautious predator adapting to threats while retaining aquatic capability.
Charleston Division reaches two million safe man hours
Appalachian Power Co. Charleston Division employees celebrate surpassing two million safe man hours without a disabling injury for the first time. Certificates were awarded to Walter Purvis, A W E Mitchell, and T A Jewell for the Charleston Beckley and Point Pleasant districts, as the group nears further milestones toward a President's Award after injuries remained absent since Oct. 26, 1960.
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Appalachian Power Co
Charleston
Joe P. Gills
Julian C. Hansbarger
Walter D. Purvis
A. W. E. “Sarge’’ Mitchell
Beckley
T. A. Jewell
Point Pleasant
Rodriguez To Return As Recreation Director
Frank Rodriguez plans to resume duties as Beckley recreation director Monday after Army duty with the 150th Armored Cavalry. He trained at Ft. Knox and was not discharged this fall. The board discussed his return and approved committees to expand Lewin Field seating for the 1963 Senior Little League World Series, while other site matters were tabled or assigned to investigate western recreation areas.
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Frank Rodriguez
Army
Captain Rodriguez
150Th Armored Cavalry
Ft. Knox
James B. Kessinger
Beckley
Rodriguez
Robert Harding
Lewin Field
James Kessinger
Frank Barksdale
Paul Fourney
Kessinger
Temple- Summers Street
N. Joe Rahall
Fourney
Sid Larrick
Beaver Firemen Quell Blaze at Mabes Home
A fire of undetermined origin caused about 1500 dollars in damage to the Mabes home on C&O Dam Road at 7 30 p m Monday. Eight Beaver Volunteer Fire Department members fought the blaze for two hours. Larry Marshall suffered a deep cut on a left forefinger from broken glass and was treated at a local hospital. A department spokesman said the fire started in or near a clothes closet in a bedroom and burned through a partition into the kitchen of the frame building. The house was insured.
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Johnny Mabes
C&o
Mabscott Lions Club Meeting Postponed to December 4
Mabscott Lions Club president Fred Davis announced the Tuesday meeting is postponed to Tuesday December 4. The gathering will convene at Mabscott Town Hall at 6 30 p.m.
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Fred Davis
Mabscott Lions Club
Mabscott Town Hall
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Housing Finance Administration
File
C. S. Glover Jr
Fairview Ave
Glenn Sallack
First Baptist Church Choir
Barbara
Paul Hinzman
Cary McClure
Edith H. Zimmerman
Edgewood Dr
Pauli L. Lilly
Hartley Ave
Fred Lewis
S. Kanawha St
Labor Council
Miner
Murray Street
D. E. Warden
Pauline Sydenstricker
Bessie Prince
State Street
Charles Bandy
Bandy
East Park
W. R. Branson
Catlett St
Red Dog
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Cecil L. Miller
M. E. Tyree
Noel Chris
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Gates Engineering
WWNR
Beaver Coal Corp
Bank of Raleigh
Kanawha Streets
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Purvis
Mitchell
Jewell
John C. Frazier
Charleston Division
Beckley Utility
Beaver
Mount Hope
George C. Porter
Democrat
Senate
Pol. Ady
Oak Hill
Sean McOn Ri Narang
Wren
the Dent Dustultery
Wrencebury
Chie
J. W. Dant
Dant Distillery CO
Lawrenceberg, Ind
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