Suspect Jailed For Breaking Entering Beckley Man Injured In Mishap
A Beckley man Hampton Hensley is treated in good condition at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after an early morning accident at Calloway Heights. Lester Smith of Shady Spring was booked for a breaking and entering at Town and Country Drive In. A 14 year old Beckley juvenile was sent to the Boy's Industrial School for two counts of assault. Others jailed: Henry Clark on a peace warrant, Laten Farley on drunken driving, and a Mabscott man held on a mental warrant after an attempted death by suicide. Police investigated an intersection crash causing $300 damage between Lois Withrow and Curtis Hale with no injuries. A 17 year old Glen White girl remained in fair condition after a shooting accident involving a .22 pistol. A community course registration notice appears for Y program in the Memorial Building.
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Beckley
Hampton Hensley
Birch St
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Calloway Heights
Lester Smith
Shady Spring
Raleigh County
Town and Country
Smith
Raleigh
Boy’s Industrial School
Prun
Eytown
Henry Clark
Stanaford
Laten Farley
Cool Ridge
Mabscott
Huntington State Mental Hospital
South Kanawha Street
G_ Street
Lois Withrow
Johnstown Rd
Curtis Hale
Woodlawn Avenue
G Street
Glen White
Beckley Hospital
Paulette Yancy
Keyrock Grade School to Close At Delegation Request
The Wyoming County Board of Education voted to discontinue Keyrock Grade School serving about 60 students in grades 1-6. A four-person delegation led by Mrs. James Johnson presented a 75-name petition urging the move, arguing Pineville offers better education than the rural site. The meeting also covered staff changes, resignations, transfers, and plans to sell old school buildings.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Keyrock
James Johnson
Johnson
Juanita Cook
Reedy School
Roger Lee Lester
Coal Mountain
Elaine Massey
Matheny
Jack Dick
Wyce
Nancy Brinniger
Pineville Junior High
Brenda Kidd
Suzanna Tilley
Glenna Hatfield
Byron Rose
Pineville High
Carol Dickens
Herndon
Wylie Bowling
Central Library and Resources Center
Wendie Cook
Oceana No. 1
Oceana High School
Frances Trump
Keyrock School
Carrie Ball
Wyco
Mullens High School
Wyoming Vocational Technical School
W. Grady Mullins
Covel
Moonshine Trial Opens As Jurors Picked In Beckley
In United States District Court a jury was chosen to hear the government versus Sam Harbin on charges of illegal moonshine sale and possession. The case stems from an arrest near Beckley Raleigh County on February 16, 1964. Jury list includes Charles Earehart Jr and others as court proceeds into next week with more moonshine cases.
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United States District Court
Sam Harbin
Harbin
Ally
Raleigh County
Beckley
U. S
Warren Upton
B. Hugo Payne
Virgil Frizzell
Beckley Manufacturing Company
John A. Field
Frizzell
Charles Earehart, Jr
W. A. Jones
Bladene Pickle
Denver S. Lilly
Fred Waters
Margaret Hewlett
Ruth Smith
T. Dewey Young
Robert R. Elmore
Mitchell J. Barley
Madge Butts
Daisy Akers
Five area mines open per Beckley WV Mines office
Five area mines have opened per the Beckley office of the West Virginia Department of Mines. Mines listed include Brown Coal Co No 3 Nicholas County with four employees Ray C Brown Richwood H and L Co No 1 Greenbrier County with 12 employees Jesse Fortner Guyan H and L Co No 6 Wyoming County with four employees Lonnie A Jaeger G and S Coal No 1 Nicholas County with five employees Charles Grose ainelle Glen Coal Co No 1 Wyoming County with seven employees Ernestine Trent Jaeger.
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Beckley
West Virginia Department of Mines
Brown Coal Co
Nicholas County
Ray C. Brown
Richwood
W.H.W. Coal Co
Greenbrier County
Jesse Fortner
Guyan
H and L Co
Wyoming County
Lonnie A Jaeger
G and S Coal
Charles Grose
Ainelle
Glen Coal Co
Ernestine
NAACP Meeting in Raleigh County to Choose Delegates
A special Ra leigh County NAACP meeting will be held at 6 p m at Central Baptist Church to select two delegates and alternates for the West Virginia Convention. The convention takes place in Welch from September 16 to 18.
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Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Central Baptist Church
West Virginia
NAACP
Welch
Albert makes normal progress at Bethesda after heart attack
Rep. Carl Albert of Oklahoma rests comfortably at Bethesda Naval Medical Center after a minor heart attack. Aides said he is making normal progress as he undergoes treatment and recovery.
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Washington
UPI
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Road Improvement Pact For Surveyor Road
CHARLESTON The State Road Commission awarded a $3,331.90 purchase order to Acme Construction Co. of Beckley for surface improvements along 0.20 mile of W Va 3 called Eccles Surveyor Road in Raleigh County. Work begins 0.44 mile west of Secondary 3-24 and extends 0.20 mile westward, financed entirely by state funds.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Acme Construction Co
Beckley
W. Va
Training and Guidance for New Mine Workers Safety
A supervisor urges workers to train and mentor new employees to ensure safety. Emphasizes patient, kind instruction, modeling safe practices, and constant oversight. Notes inexperienced workers risk to themselves and others and that every seasoned worker must set a strong safety example for lasting protection and improved performance.
Father Flanagan Founding of Boys Town in 1917
United Press International reports that Boys Town in Nebraska was founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917 with 90 dollars borrowed, per iCollier's Encyclopedia.
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United Press International
Boys Town
Nebraska
Edward Flanagan
iCollier
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Pearl Lusk
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