Replanting Land Studied At Meet In Beckley
John Hall outlined new soil reclamation procedures at a Southern Soil Conservation District meeting in Beckley. Technicians from Raleigh, Fayette, Mercer and Greenbrier counties discussed standards for revegetating stripped lands and a state law tying bond release to replanting or SCS work. About 288 permits cover 1,542.99 acres under bond in the eight county district. 75 permits, 535.68 acres, are in Raleigh and Wyoming counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hall
Beckley
Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
Greenbrier
Southern Soil Conservation District
Floyd Rothlisberger
Hall
Bureau of Mines
SCS
Everett Leadbetter
Frank Glover
Wyoming
Deeds On File Real Estate Transfers in County Clerk Records
Real estate transfers recorded in the county clerk’s office list numerous parties selling to buyers in Shady Spring Prosperity Trap Hill Town Beckley and other districts. Notable entries include Richard Kidwell from Homer Nyle and Betty Kidwell with no stated consideration and several parcels exchanging hands for sums from 25 to 30 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Nyle
Betty Kidwell
Richard Eugene Kidwell
Shady Spring
Andrew Jackson
Valeria Jane Reed
Thomas D
Maude Marshall
Prosperity
Fair Hills Realty Company
William and
Sue White
Town
H. A
Ada Stansbury
William J
Sue Lenore White
Trap Hill
Hattie Lee Perry
H. A.tansbury
Elmer
Imogene Pettry Hawley
H. A. Stansbury
Chester L
Ida D. Smith
Angelo J
Mary Moretto
Glen H
June D. Ramage
John Q
Mildred Mahaffey
Knob Hill
Beckley
James E
Lillian A. Richardson
Clayton L
Faye Wolfe
Francis
Minnie Underwood
W. E
Rita Hope Underwood
E. E. Craddock
Edith Craddock
Robert Griffith
William
Violet Baldwin
Andrew J. Williams
Gertrude H. Williams
Harper Road
W. L. Jett
Lillian Ferne Jett
Jasper
Betty Z. Gravley
Myrtle E. Woods
Posey L
Lee Link
Kenneth Keith
Maude Joyce Jordan
Midway Man Hurt Cranking Water Pump
Raymond E. Houck of Midway was released from Beckley Hospital after treatment for an injured left ring finger. He worked for English Construction Co. in Gary and was hurt while cranking a water pump.
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Midway
Raymond E. Houck
Beckley Hospital
English Construction Co
Gary
Discharges Recorded at Raleigh County Courthouse
Service men filing their discharge records include Lance Col. William Levi Doss Meade discharged Oct. 8 and Zechariah Lewis Bennett Seaman Beckley discharged Nov. 19. The West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills N Y, scene of the national championships each year, was built in 1923.
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Raleigh County
Lance
William Levi Doss
Meade
Zechariah Lewis Bennett
Seaman
Beckley
West Side
Forest Hills
N. Y
Official Indicates Polio Cases May Have Been Something Else
Charleston AP State Health Director N H Dyer said most of 99 Kanawha County polio reports this year may not be polio as tests confirmed polio virus in only two or three of 30 to 40 cases under study. He noted ongoing work on an organ issue not yet identified.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
N. H. Dyers
Frank L. Taylor
West Virginia
Dyer
Ward
Mammoth
Kelly's Creek
James Mason
U. S. Public Health Service Disease Center
Atlanta
Paul Wehrle
Syracuse University
Mason
Polio questions shadow Kanawha outbreak reports
Construction of the Pike Island dam locks begins in 1969. Dravo Corp. will manage the project. A Kanawha County polio inquiry, led by Dr Mason and Dr Wehrle, questions several clinical diagnoses amid rapid recoveries and no deaths, focusing on Ward and Mam moth communities.
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Pike Island
Ohio River
Ohio County
Dravo Corp
West Virginia University Adds Structural Engineering Courses
WVU will add structural engineering to Kanawha Valley Graduate Center offerings starting next semester. Civil Engineering 360: Statistically Indeterminate Structures with Dr Sabri Sami and Civil Engineering 361: Structural Theory and Design will be offered as evening classes for credit, aiming toward a master’s degree if enrollment approves.
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West Virginia University
Kanawha Valley
Chester Arents
College of Engineering
Arents
West Virginia State College
Institute
Sabri Sami
Five Men Sign For Army Duty Enlistments
Five men enlist for Army duty at recruiting main stations this week. Melvin Ray Wills of Forest Hill, James Alfred McKinney of War, William Alva Roberts of Pax, John Stephen Stover of Pax, and Ronald Lee Townsend of Charleston join Fort Knox Kentucky. Air Force enlistees include Franklin Paul Sammons of Ethel, Ronald Paul Elmore of Spencer, James Howard Smith Jr. of St Albans, Gary Allen Depue of Spencer, and Darrell Clifton White of Peach Creek. James Harold Wiseman of Charmee reenlisted and will be stationed at Youngstown Ohio.
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Army
Melvin Ray Wills
Arthur Wills
Daniels
James Alfred McKinney
Ray McKinney
Forest Hill
William Alva Roberts
Ruth Roberts
John Stephen Stover
Alice Stover
Pax
Ronald Lee Townsend
Ernest Townsend
Charleston
Fort Knox
Air Force
Franklin Paul Sammons
Ethel
Ronald Paul Elmore
Spencer
James Howard Smith Jr
St. Albans
Gary Allen Depue
Darrell Clifton White
Peach Creek
James Harold Wiseman
Charmee
Youngstown
Ohio
Morton Reaves PTA To Meet Tuesday Night
Morton Reaves Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium with teacher Mrs. Howard Monroe speaking on Some Little Things That Count. Mrs. Ernest Tanks is program chairman. refreshments follow business. Ouija Board tops Pimlico Futurity favorites after winning the Hialeah Juvenile division on March 2.
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Riley
Howard Monroe
Morton - Reaves Elementary School
Ernest Tanks
Monroe
Alamande Farm
Ouija Board
Virus Study Heads to Atlanta After Kanawha Outbreak
A doctor who spent days in Kanawha County at the peak of the Kelly's Creek epidemic led laboratory studies in Atlanta. He reports findings suggest a slow growing, as yet unidentified virus caused numerous cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Kelly’s Creek
Atlanta
DPA Notes October Decline in Welfare Caseloads
State DPA in Charleston reports declines in October across all welfare categories. Old age assistance fell to 20 064, aid to the blind 1 036, aid to dependent children 20 222 and the permanently disabled 7 257, with general assistance at 2 424. Regional figures list Ra leigh Fayette Wyoming counties with specific counts. a separate note mentions a cohabitation charge for two individuals in Kanawha County and Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DPA
Charleston
Tricounty
Raleigh County
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Woman's Day Program At Central Baptist Church
Representatives from the New River and Winding Gulf Women's District attended the annual program at Central Baptist Church on Sunday. State president Mrs Ruth Price spoke on the theme Service Without Strain outlining four points: straighten our thinking, accept service responsibility, do our work willingly and well, and use God's power as we serve and plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River
W. Gulf
Winding Gulf
Central Baptist Church
Ruth Price
Jones faces charges after Raleigh County jail incident
A jail disturbance Tuesday at 9 55 pm led to charges against Jones including trespassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Jones
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Wheeling College
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Charles and
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Jefferson School
Wheeling
Elmira
West Virginia Geological Survey
Columbia Southern Chemical Corp
New Martinsville
Huntington's Chamber of Commerce
Rudivaravan
Siam
Morgantown
Mongkut
Anna
King
Silas Underwood
Joseph's Mill
Tyler County
Gilmer County
Glenville State College
Wood
J. A. Coulter F
West Logan
Bruceton Mills
Preston County
United Utilities of West Virginia, Inc
Sara Stiles
Long Run
Shinnston
Chicago
Vincent Price Lilly
Smoot
Greenbrier County
Eddie Yates
Lewisburg
Margaret Davis
St. Marys
Helen Campbell
Union
Supt
E. B. Bennett
Weirton Steel Co
Buckhannon
Elaine Hamstead
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hamstead
West Virginia Farm and Home Safety Committee
Clarksburg
Stanley E. Dadisman
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philip‘ui
Stewart
Neville St
William Conley Jones Jr
Blanche Wright
Norge Gas Dryer
Love Bros. Sale
Norge
Dearborn
Love Bros. Electric Co
Johnstown Road
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