North Beckley inks sewage rates and mandatory taps plan
North Beckley Public Service District rolls out sewer charges starting at 3.66 dollars monthly for small meters with tiered water-use rates and notes that residents may be required to connect once service is available. No penalties exist for non-connection where service is unavailable, and an upfront tap-on fee ranges from 75 to 150 dollars. Lilly, PSPC liaison, cites 1000 potential customers and hopes for lower rates if volumes rise, with two planned shopping centers expected to boost usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Beckley
Public Service Commission
Public Service District
Commission
PSC
Harold Lambert
Lilly
Beckley
Mount Hope Road
Valley Drive
Voter League Seeks Beckley revival Meeting Planned with State Chair
Efforts to reorganize the Beckley Branch of the League of Women Voters continue as active members plan a meeting with State League chair Mrs. A H Van Landingham at the Beckley Hotel on Tuesday Sept 15. She will be available morning hours and offers a Dutch treat lunch option for those unable to meet earlier. The nonpartisan group urges interested women to discuss the mission of promoting political responsibility through informed citizen participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters of
Beckley
A. H
Alice) van Landingham
State League
van Landingham
Beckley Hotel
Holy Name Communion Day at St Francis de Sales Beckley
Catholic Holy Name Society of St Francis de Sales Beckley schedules Holy Communion for Sunday with 8 a.m. Mass. The 1964-65 society year began with about 51 members as Father Thomas Kerrigan urged strong lay involvement. Dr Frank Zsoldos led a slide program on the National Council of Catholic Men. A social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Beckley
Holy Name Society
Thomas Kerrigan
Frank Zsoldos
National Council of Catholic Men
Doctor's Mailbag on Fluoride and Kidney Diets
Dr Wayne Brandstadt answers reader questions on fluoride safety and rat poison concerns, nephritis diet guidance including protein needs and salt, signs of chronic Bright's disease, niacin deficiency symptoms, and foods rich in niacin. He notes general interest responses in future columns.
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Fluoritab Corporation
Flint, Mich
Bright
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Raleigh Register
Dr. Brandstadt
Utility Taxes Share Totals Announced for Counties and Cities
State Auditor Denzil Gainer announced a $9,067,181 distribution of utility taxes among 55 counties and a $522,868 share to 20 cities for the first half of the current fiscal year. Raleigh County receives $304,000 total, Beckley gets $12,500, Kanawha leads counties with $1.3 million, Charleston tops the cities with $60,500, and Logan is included with $12,200 in circulation-area payments.
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Raleigh
Denzil Gainer
Beckley
Kanawha County
McDowell
Fayette
Logan
Greenbrier
Mercer
Wyoming
Charleston
Capitol
Huntington
Actor Wins One Man War Against Radios
London actor Derek Bond wins a quieting victory in a one man campaign against loud radios in royal parks. After rallying neighbors and triggering hundreds of letters to the Ministry, eight large royal parks will post radios not allowed signs, ending a long buried ban dating to 1955. Hyde Park superintendent JR Hare notes initial tolerance faded as youth played music at top volume.
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London
UPI
Derek Bond
Royal Parks
Bond
Richmond Park
Ministry of Public Works
Park Gates
JR. Hare
Hyde Park
Bogor Faces Thunderstorms Across Majority of Year
In Bogor Java the climate shows regular thunder storms with an average of about 320 days per year. The data highlights extreme frequency of storm events impacting daily life and activity patterns in the region.
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Bogor
Java
Personal Injury Award Won In Kroger Suit
A federal jury awarded Mrs. Bertha Walton Mabscott 1000 of her 35000 claim against Kroger Co store in Beckley. The suit contends a store agent pushed a device causing cans to fall and injure her on June 1, 1962. Walton sought damages for medical costs and lost domestic help. Trial began in U S District Court with Judge John A. Field Jr. presiding.
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Bertha Walton
Mabscott
Beckley
Kroger Co
U. S. District Court For the Southern District
John A. Field Jr
Walton
Raleigh County
Ohio
Massachusetts suit could lift $8 million WV penalty
Recovery of road money may be possible after Massachusetts attorney general Edward W. Brooks filed a federal case seeking funds from the U S Bureau of Public Roads. The Charleston Daily Mail reports the outcome could save West Virginia most of the $8 million withheld in right of way payments for 1957 to 1960 federal aid projects. Defendants include Secretary Luther Hodges and FHWA head Rex Whitton.
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Charleston
UPI
Massachusetts
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
West Virginia
BPA
Charleston Daily Mail
Atty
Edward W. Brooks
U. S
Daily Mail
BPR
Massa
Chusetts
Secretary of Commerce
Luther Hodges
Rex M. Whitton
John A. Hanson
WVEA Groups Meet Charleston for Annual Retreat
About 75 teachers and administrators from 12 state committees of the West Virginia Education Association will attend the association’s annual Committee Retreat in Charleston. A general session will be followed by separate committee meetings and will be addressed by State School Supt Rex Smith, WVEA executive secretary Phares E Reader, and Paul Crabtree, coordinator of war on poverty legislation in West Virginia.
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WVEA
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Education Association
Rex Smith
Phares E. Reader
Paul Crabtree
West Virginia
Stogies Named for Conestoga Wagon Drivers History
Long cigars called stogies trace their name to Conestoga wagon drivers in Pennsylvania who preferred a large and inexpensive smoke.
Astrological Guide and Spoonerism Puns Meet Future Fruit News
The column notes a day of limited concentration with evening relief from tension and surprisingly successful social plans. It mentions William Spooner origin of spoonerisms at Oxford in 1879 and forecasts a new orange lemon and tangerine variety ripening in colder climates.
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New College Chapel
Oxford
England
Florida
California
Horoscope brief for Aries to Leo with errors
The Day Under Your Sign presents general astrology notes for Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo with imperfect wording. It lists traits and travel hints but shows several typos and incomplete phrases.
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Leo
Wargo
College Chief Attacks Teaching Laxity and Prestige
Adrian College President Perry E. Gresham urged that trade union goals of more pay for less work have infected the teaching profession. Speaking at a faculty seminar he said many professors avoid teaching and rely on fellowships abroad while maintaining high status. He cited scholars who teach little yet receive large salaries for name value and warned of unfair contrast with consumers over unpaid accounts.
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Adrian
Mich
UPI
Bethany
W. Va
Perry E. Gresham
Adrian College
Gresham
North Central Accrediting Association
Commission On Colleges and Universities
Two medical calls handled by Beckley Rescue Squad
James Perry of Sheridan Avenue fell ill at Cohen Drug Store on Neville Street Thursday at 2:20 pm. He was taken to Raleigh General Hospital in fair condition. Earlier, at 12:17 pm, Linda Tanner, 3, of Clyde Street drank laundry bleach, was treated at Raleigh General Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Perry
Sheridan Avenue
Cohen Drug Store
Neville Street
Beckley
Perry
Raleigh General Hospital
Melton
Clyde Street
Linda Tanner
John Tanner
Rabies Clinic Set at Raleigh County Shelter
A rabies vaccination clinic for dogs will be held Saturday from 10 a m to noon at the Raleigh County Animal Shelter. A C Allen, caretaker, said this would be the last clinic of the year and urged dog owners to vaccinate and keep pets off school grounds.
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Raleigh County Animal Shelter
A. C. Allen
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Beckley Fire Department
Acme Construction Company
TOE Complete
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Murphy's
G. C. Murphy CO
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MT. Tabor Baptist Church
Rt. 3
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GARBC
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