Reed Leaves Beckley A&P After Nine Years as Manager
R L Reed resigns as Beckley A and P manager effective Monday after nine years in the post. Fred Huffman acts as manager for now while a replacement is sought. Reed, native of Summers County, began with A and P 18 years ago in Hinton and previously worked in Charleston, Oak Hill, Logan, and Montgomery. He may move to Denver or California with his wife, leaving Beckley in a week or ten days. they have a WVU freshman daughter.
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Reed
Fred Huffman
Summers County
A and P
Hinton
Beckley
Charleston
Oak Hill
Logan
Montgomery
California
Denver
Colo
Reeds
Integration Of County School Postponed On PTA Request
The plan to integrate Marsh Fork area schools to relieve overcrowding was postponed for a year at the Edwight Elementary PTA's request. A Marsh Fork High delegation urged action on crowded seventh and eighth grades, while city residents sought sidewalk work agreement enforcement. The board will study options, including hand rails near Institute Elementary.
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Raleigh County
Edwight Parent - Teachers Association
Marsh Fork High School
Board of Education
Marsh Fork
Virgil A. Sarrett
Edwight
Sarrett
Elliott
Edwight Pta
Edwight School
A. K. Minter
Minter
Mercer Street
Everett R. Shafer
Clifftop
Byrd-Prillerman High School
Fletcher Mann
Lions Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mann
Science For You By Bob Brown Crush a metal can with air
A science demonstration explains how steam trapped inside a sealed can creates a vacuum as it condenses. Boil a water filled can, cap it, then place on a table. external air pressure crushes the can as internal pressure drops.
Commodities Issued At Sprague Warehouse Thursday
Sprague Commodities will be issued at the Sprague warehouse Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eligible persons are asked to bring their own containers.
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Sprague
Halloween Carnival At Church In Rhodell Tonight
Beso co Methodist Youth Fellowship and Boy Scout Troop 183 host a Hallo ween Carnival at 7 p.m. at the church. Proceeds are split between the scouts for equipment and the church treasury. Equipment donated by Mullens and Rhodell merchants.
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Rhodell
RNS
Besoco Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Methodist Church
Boy Scout
Orville Lilly
Bob Crysel
MYF
Mullens
Beckley Council Buys Fire Hose and Tests New Truck
Beckley city council voted to buy 1200 feet of 2 1/2 inch and 600 feet of 1 1/2 inch fire hose from Blaze Guard Manufacturing,? North Bergen, NJ, for 3000 dollars to equip the new Seagrave truck delivered last week. Chief Otis Lyons said the truck passed two tests at Little Beaver Lake, pumping up to 1043 gallons per minute with three hoses, with potential 1400 gpm if an extra hose is added. A $695 pump with a $75 trade-in may be installed, replacing an old unit deemed inoperative. A two-man committee witnessed a pump demonstration behind City Hall, and the council also considered traffic safety changes near the State Liquor Store to aid schoolchildren crossing South Kanawha Street.
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Beckley City
Blaze Guard Mfg. Co
North Bergen
N. J
Seagrave
Blaze Guard Co
Fabric Fire Hose Co
Otis Lyons
Little Beaver Lake
Lyons
A. K. Minter
Tom Sutphin
Council Chamber
City Hall
Clarence Bibb
Bibb
Harold Miller
Beckley
Miller
West Virginia University
A. Abram
Kanawha Street
Abram
South Kanawha
G Street
Seven Delegations at Raleigh County Board Meeting
Seven delegations presented requests at the Raleigh County Board of Education meeting. Projects included new playground space, sinks, moved equipment, sewer line taps, and bus shelters. The board pledged action where funds permit, with one issue approved without cost and others assigned to committees or future funding commitments.
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Raleigh
East Beckley
Piney Oak
Piney Oak School
Antonio St
A. K. Minter
Mount Tabor
Sherman C. Trail
Orville Williams
Williams
Raleigh Vocational School
Whitby School
Whitby Methodist Church
Dale Covey
Williams Fined On Two Counts
Larry Wayne Williams a 20 year old Prosperity resident was fined 30 dollars in total plus costs by Magistrate W A Burke after pleading guilty to two counts of operating a vehicle with improper mufflers and one count of speeding He was fined 10 dollars and costs on each charge The arrests were made by three different State Police troopers on Thursday Friday and Friday. Paul Samuel Prince 30 Beckley and Kay Payne 18 Sophia were arrested by city police on speeding charges Prince was taken into custody at 8 40 p m on Session Street and must appear in Police Court Thursday Night The Payne girl was arrested at 9 50 p m on North Kanawha Street and faces a Police Court Monday night appearance.
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Larry Wayne Williams
Prosperity
W. A. Burke
Williams
Burke
Paul Samuel Prince
Beckley
Kay Payne
Sophia
Prince
Session Street
Payne
North Kanawha Street
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Raymond's
Hotel Willard
Washington, D. C
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Elizabeth Hippert
Reginald Meyers
Charles Stevenson
George W. McKinney Jr
G. W. McKinney
Ghent
Graduate School of Banking
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
Graduate School of Business Administration
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
McKinney
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Rutgers
PTA
Institute
Kyle Cleaners Inc
Kanawha St
Science
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Mr. West
Tomchin Furniture Company
Telphone
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H. P. Meadows
Fairlawn Avenue
First Avenue
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Jennings Randolph
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Albert Gore
Tennessee
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