State Senate Candidates Favor Tax, Referendum Questions
In the Ninth District race Charles V. Stewart and Dr. Ward Wylie align on issues, including severance tax revision and allowing a liquor referendum. Wylie seeks to dissolve the Advisory Athletes Council at WVU, while Stewart touts small business support and home ownership aids via delinquent lands, tax concessions, and a natural resources depletion fund. Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert Lincoln served as secretary of war under James Garfield.
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Charles V. Stewart
Ward Wylie
West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources
Steward
Department of Commerce and Natural Resources
Wylie
Board of Governors of
West Virginia University
Athlet
Abraham Lincoln
Robert
James Gaffeld
Livestock Markets Report Strong Sales Volume Areawide
The New River Livestock Market and Beckley Farmers Market report robust sales with high lamb and cattle turnout. Market leaders note steady egg volumes from the Union pickup, while September totals exceed previous records. a father son newspaper route story accompanies the market news.
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New River
Beckley
Rural Development Council
J. S. Larrick
DRC Livestock Commission
O. C. Hutchison
Hutchison
Newark
N. J
Robert Hicks
The
Fruit and Vegetable Commission
Frank Barksdale
Porter Lewis
Lewis
Union
Co. T. Shackelford
RDC
Two Miners Injured In Unrelated Accidents
Two Winding Gulf Coal Co employees were treated at Beckley Hospital Tuesday for injuries in unrelated incidents. Howard Rudisell of Coal City sustained a left hand injury when struck by a timber. George Berger of Tams injured his left ankle while operating a motor.
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Winding Gulf Coals Co
Beckley Hospital
Howard Rudisell
Coal City
Winding Gulf
George Berger
Tams
Open Letter Seeks West Virginia Support for November Victory
A West Virginia speaker calls for mass contributions to fund a national campaign message against a "One Third and Nixon" government. The letter urges thousands of residents to join in providing West Virginia’s share of funds to help carry the decisive message to voters.
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Nixon
West
Beckley to Observe United Nations Day Monday
Mayor Cecil L. Miller proclaimed Monday as United Nations Day in Beckley as part of United Nations Week. Local co chairmen Mrs L T Durrance and Mrs Virgil Sarrett were named to organize community programs promoting faith in the United Nations and understanding of its aims.
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Cecil L. Miller
Eisenhower
L. T. Durrance
Virgil Sarrett
Miller
United Nations
Office Activity At Raleigh County Red Cross Logged
In September the Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross logged 76 office visitations along with 59 telegrams processed 32 leave verifications 49 reports for military personnel and veterans and their families 2 assisted in obtaining compensation pensions insurance or allotments 82 home service cases handled and 15 letters written.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Veterans Administration
Forestry show planning notes and livestock sale update
The passage discusses timing for a November livestock sale with few heifers yet consigned but expected by then. It also cites Francis Keiling's forestry report and Bill Lewin's suggested Woodland Show improvements for next year, including billboards by April, bumper stickers three months before, publicity in Northeastern Logger, November planning, increased show publicity, evening events on Friday, and two woodchopping and sawing sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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Shackelford
Francis Keiling
Bill Lewin
University
Northeastern
Logger
Barron Rally Climaxes Raleigh County Campaign Night
W. W. Barron addresses overflow crowd in the Raleigh County circuit courtroom Beckley Tuesday night. At the Barron rally at the Raleigh County Courthouse excited women discuss the campaign with Mrs. Barron and Raleigh County’s lone woman candidate Mrs Jackie Withrow among the onlookers alongside other local figures.
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W. W
Wally” Barron
Raleigh County
Beckley
W. W. Barron
Jackie”) Withrow
House of Delegates
Janice Davis
Paul Ve
Wiley Waives To Grand Jury
Norman Wiley of Shady Spring waived the preliminary hearing on one charge before Mag istrate W A Burke and appealed a second charge to Criminal Court. He was arrested Monday for drunkenness and resisting arrest and posted 1000 dollars bond for the grand jury appearance. He pleaded no contest to the drunkenness charge and was fined five dollars and jailed thirty days, then posted 500 dollars more bond to appeal.
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Norman Wiley
Shady Spring
W. A. Burke
Burke
Raleigh County
Wiley
Maryland Residents Visit Relatives Here
Mr and Mrs Russel Stansbery of Harve de Grace Maryland returned home after visiting her father Earl Gore and Cleo Blakey in Beckley. They traveled from Greensboro North Carolina where her brother Alphonso Gore a consultant at Greensboro Agricultural Technical Education is ill. Mrs Francis Blaney of Westmoreland Street underwent surgery at Raleigh General Hospital Monday. Mrs Marcella Holland is a patient in Beckley Hospital. Rep Sam Rayburn has been speaker of the U S House for 16 of the last 20 years.
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Russel Stansberry
Harve de Grace
Earl Gore
Cleo D. Blakey
Beckley
Greensboro
N. C
Alphonso Gore
Greensboro Agricultural Technical Education
Francis Blaney
Westmoreland Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
U. S
House of Representatives
Harper Heights PTA to discuss Halloween social plans
Harper Heights Parent-Teacher Association will discuss plans for a Halloween social at a noon Tuesday meeting led by president Mrs. Elizabeth Crider. Brenda Kelly, Tams, daughter of Paul Kelly, was treated at Beckley Hospital Tuesday for injuries to her right hand sustained while playing ball.
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Harper Heights
Parent-Teacher Association
Elizabeth Crider
Brenda Kelly
Tams
Paul Kelly
Beckley Hospital
Nine Seek Jobs at Beckley Employment Office
Nine persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Tuesday. The list includes a mine foreman a mine brake man a stock boy an electrical refrigeration serviceman a car cleaner a cook a secretary a day worker and a curb girl.
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Beckley
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Raleigh
Wyoming
Mullens
DR. Ward Wylie
Raleigh County Republican
South Fayette and
McCreery Streets
Oakwood Avenue
Universal Corp
Cecil Ballard
G. W. “Bill” James
Charles Gulley
Earl Grose
McGinnis
Edith Houck
Bob Meadows
Hugo Payne
Payne
State Tax Department
Piney Oaks
Stratton High School
Stratton
Howard University
National University
Washington, D. C
Brown Payne II
John Payne
Wilbur Payne
Brown Payne
GOP
Kay
Neville St
Senator Kennedy
Democratic National Committee
Toy
Bruce Hoff
W .T. Grant CO
Neville St., Beckley
U.N. Day
Barron
Maryland
Marcella Holland
the Hill and Hill Distillery Company
Louisville
Kentucky
Hill
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