North-South Route Finalized Linking U S 21 and ARC plan
Wead Crabtree said the Mount Hope by-pass and Oak Hill expressway will form the core of the Beckley to Sutton north south route. ARC and State Road Commission plans favor U S 21 routing with no public hearings for the present corridor, while funding and approvals remain from Gov. Smith and federal agencies.
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Wead Crabtree
U. S. 21
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Crabtree
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
Mount Hope By-Pass
Fayette County
State Road Commission
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
Fayetteville
U. S. 19
Summersville
Sutton
Oeryinage
Appalachian
ABC
Hulett Smith
Smith
Burl Swayers
New River Gorge
Road Commission
New River Corridor
Beckley-Sutton Road
Gov. Smith
Echian Regional Commission
United States Bureau of Public Roads
U. S. Secretary of Commerce
Sawyers
NEPH Week Set for Oct 3 9 Committee Chooses Leaders
The Tri County Committee for National Employment of the Physically Handicapped met to plan EPH Week Oct 3 9. Robert K Larabee Beckley VA Hospital named chairman with Dwight Billings SSA district manager as vice chairman. M F Barksdale Raleigh Hardware to distribute literature. Lt Raymond Kitchen Salvation Army and Dr Walter Griswold to record for local radio. Sallye Bragg to handle billboard advertising. James director of Vocational Education in Raleigh County to speak for organizations. The committee covers Raleigh Wyoming Summers counties and aims to raise awareness improve employer outreach and coordinate handicapped services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Larabee
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Dwight Billings
Social Security Administration
Larabee
M. F. Barksdale
Raleigh Hardware Co
Raymond Kitchen
Salvation Army
Walter Griswold
First Christian Church
Sallye Bragg
Beckley
Department of Employment Security
Abandoned mine shafts pose hazard in Raleigh County
Open shafts on a property possibly owned by Winding Gulf Coal Inc in Raleigh County were found to be unfenced and dangerous. Officials said the land may have changed hands from Eastern Gas and Fuel, with Winding Gulf promising investigation and action to secure the shafts and protect the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winding Gulf Coal Inc
Raleigh County
Steve Carpenter
Winding Gulf
Eastern Gas and Fuel
Charles A. Ivery
The
Register
Ivory
Seniors Plan Three Act Play Wings of a Dove at WWHS
Woodrow Wilson High School seniors stage a three act play Wings of a Dove written by Henry og with Mrs. Mary Vass directing and Vicki Morgan as student director. The cast features Kate Cory Ramona Barcel Richard Denning Tom Parker Milly Temple Johnette Ans and others in Venice and London settings. Audiences will see Mrs Lowder the aunt Joan Wooddell Milly Iban Luke Strett Eugenia Lord Marcus Annersley and more as the story follows a English girl and her suitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Henry Og
Mary Vass
Vicki Morgan
Kate Cory
Ramona Barcel
Richard Denning
Tom Parker
Milly Temple
Johnetteans
London
Milly
Joe Luchini
Yom Kippur Observances At Temple Beth El
Acting Rabbi I R Wein announced Yom Kippur services at Temple Beth El. An 8 p.m. Tuesday service will be led by Rabbi Daniel Litt of Cleveland, assisted by Mr. Wein. The eve service begins with Kol Nidre, the traditional forgiveness prayer from the 7th to 8th centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Beth el
I. R. Wein
Daniel Litt
Cleveland
Ohio
Wein
Six Additional Land Suits Filed By SRC
The West Virginia State Road Commission filed six land condemnation suits in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office to obtain rights of way and easements for the W V 16 Mabscott Crab Orchard road. Petitions target landowners including Jennings Fleshman Land Pilliteri Ingram and Martin, with partial and total takes and offers from SRC. Princeton Atty. W Robert Carr represents SRC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State Road Commission
Raleigh County
SRC
W. Va. 16
Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road
Lowery B
Elizabeth C. Jennings
Frank P
Sylvia M. Fleshman
Charles F
Geneva Land
Sam and Gay Pilliters
Ona
Preston Ingram
Charles
Alpha Martin
Jennings
Ned H. Ragland
W. H. File Jr
Beckley Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Fleshmans
Geneva
Pilliteris
Ingrams
Pilliteri
Ingram
Ithe
Princeton
Robert Carr
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Ieeos
Betty Arbough
Department of Employment Services
James
Helen Johnson
Employment Service
George M. Mikel
Vocational Reha
Clifton C. Delamore
Asistant State Superintendent of Vocational Schools
Sherman C. Trail
Raleigh
John W. Gray
Department of
Hattie M. Gregory
Department of Welfare
National
Sher
Wyoming
Summers
Sheri Winter
Dr. _oeilengrhedt
Mem Tri-County Committee
Eccles
Bologna
Jack Frost
Borden’s Milk
Wwhs Seniors Plan
Appalachian Power CO
Appalachian Roddy Kilowatt
Comfort Elect
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