Beckley Hosts Final European Guests Arrive Tour
Patrolman Robert Earl Wood escorts visiting European guests through Beckley as they tour Grandview and picnic at Flat Top Lake was hosted by local officials and several Beckley families. The group includes nationals from Holland Austria Germany and Romania staying with local hosts Dr and Mrs Vaughan Daniels Totten Hale Schulte and Laqueur.
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Beckley
Robert Earl Wood
Marian Cahuzak
Amsterdam
Jacomyn van Boxsel
Eindhoven
Holland
Hans- Christian Adler
Vienna
Austria
Robert I. Brown
Grandview
Flat Top Lake
Councilman-atlarge
Ross S. Irie
World Exchange
Roumania
United States
Theo Rosbach
Bonn
Germany
Elisabeth van Dorp
Hannie Vonk
Zwolle
Ella Volk
Delier
Marijke Westerdijk
Arnhem Holland
Ion Cretu
Bucharest
Paul Vaughan
Robert Daniels
D. O. Totten
C. F. Hale
John V. Schulte
Werner A. Laqueur
U S Agriculture Official To Speak At Hylton Headquarters
Phillip Campbell U S Undersecretary of Agriculture will visit Beckley for an appearance at the Hylton for Senate Headquarters in Mabscott and speak at 5 30 pm He will also attend a luncheon at the Charleston Civic Center Governor s Food and Agricultural Exhibit Campbell long served in Georgia politics including as state agriculture commissioner and helped establish the Atlanta Farmer s Market He switched from Democrat to Republican in 1968 and promotes a viable Southern Republican party involvement in brucellosis hog cholera and fire ant control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Campbell
U. S
Agriculture
Beckley
Senate
Mabscott
Campbell
Charleston Civic Center
Tracy Hylton
Odel
Warren McGraw
Wyo
Nixon
Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia
South
Atlanta Farmer’s Market
Meat and Poultry Inspection
Student teacher Frank Marcinko aids health program in Lewis County
Frank Marcinko of Beckley works on student teaching in health and physical education at Jane Lew Elementary and Junior High School Lewis County. He completes degree requirements from Glenville State College this semester.
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Jane Lew
Lewis County
Frank Marcinko
Beckley
Glenville State College
Police Beat Highlights Jailed Suspects and Fire Calls
Becktley area officers jailed Howard Kenneth Petry of Naoma and Lewis Kouns of Naoma for court order refusal and interference with an arrest. Sterling Leftwich of Beckley faced reckless driving and intoxication charges. William Rutledge and Cecil Underwood of Coal City were jailed for intoxication and related offenses. Additional arrests included Owen Reed of Odd and James Morgan of Shady Spring. Fire Rescue aided Houchins and Stanley, with several medical transports. Police reported multiple accidents and traffic violations in Beckley.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Howard Kenneth “Kenny” Pettry
Naoma
Lewis Kouns
Marsh Fork
L. G. Daniels
Sterling iLeftwich
William Rutledge
Coal City
Cecil Underwood
Owen Friday Reed
Odd
Shady Spring
James Herbert Morgan
Two Men Charged With Speeding By Beckley Police
Beckley city police charged Thelma Robinette 33 of Surveyor and Mark Cunningham 20 of 246 Mercer St with speeding on Wednesday after citations timed at 3 25 p m and the second citation time not stated.
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Beckley City
Thelma Robinette
Surveyor
Mark Cunningham
Mercer St
Trap Hill to Crown Homecoming Queen Friday Night
Miss Patty Barker of Trap Hill High School will be crowned homecoming queen at halftime during the Trap Hill Wildcats versus Marsh Fork Bulldogs football game. Attendants include Miss Janet Surratt and Miss Reta Daniel with escorts Sammy Acord, Clark Lucas, and Gary Honaker. Barker, senior and NHS member, has band honors and music clinic experience at Concord College and WVIT.
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Glen Daniel
Miss Surrett
Noel Surratt
Bolt
Miss Daniel
Raymond Daniel
Saxon
Artsand Crafts Club
Cove Creek Community Church
THHS
Special Club Planned for Older 4 H ers
An organizational meeting for a special interest club for 4 H ers 14 years of age and older will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Raleigh County 4H Camp. Gil Barnette says the club will be a learning experience with members teaching and learning from others in the 4H program. The inaugural activity will study folk and square dancing.
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Raleigh County
Gil Barnette
School Officials To Speak At PTA Meeting In Raleigh County
Superintendent William H. Baker and career orientation coordinator Larry Anderson will address the Institute Elementary PTA on Wednesday. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm in the Junior High auditorium. Baker discusses the Better Schools Amendment on the November ballot. Anderson speaks on career education. PTA president is Howard Mollahan.
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Raleigh County
William H. Baker
Larry Anderson
Institute
Parent-Teacher Association
Park
Baker
Anderson
PTA
Howard Mollahan
Virginia Territory Origins in 1609
The article notes the original Virginia territory was established in 1609, marking a key early colonial boundary. It references early expeditions and governance structures that defined the region for subsequent colonial developments.
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Virginia
DNA fines issued for multiple hunting violations in MacArthur district
Prosecutions in District IV of the Department of Natural Resources center on hunting violations. Fines include 50 dollars plus 8 dollars costs for Tyrone R. Crouch and Dewey Cox. other offenders include Carl Hicks James Stinson Ralph Jarrell Daniel Hall O H Holcomb Donald McCoy and Paul Bradley. One case involves William Jarrell for reckless driving.
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Department of Natural Resources
MacArthur
Tyrone R. Crouch
Daniels
Dewey Cox
Odd
Crouch
Hotchkiss
Cox
Cherry Creek
Carl J. Hicks
Hines
Brown’s Ridge
Lawn
James W. Stinson
Princeton
Ralph E. Jarrell
Newark
Johnson Cross Roads
Monroe County
Daniel Hall
Edmond
Russellville Road
Greenbrier
O. H. Holcomb
Rupert
Donald P. McCoy
Amherstdale
Lake Stephens
Paul C. Bradley
South Walnut
St. Albans
William Scott Jarrell
Richmond St
Huntington
Rt. 60
Clintonville
Petition Drives Seek More Head Start Centers in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Community Action Association backs petitions to fund new Head Start centers in Richmond and Slab Fork Districts. Residents, after consulting Doris Bradshaw, urge centers serving Helen and surrounding areas, with 36 eligible children. Current closest center is Josephine, 40 miles round trip. HEW rules limit use of existing funds to quality only, requiring new grants for expansion.
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Raleigh County Community Action Association
Richmond
Slab Fork
Raleigh ‘County
Doris Bradshaw
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Ken Hechler
Helen
McAlpin
Stotesbury
Ury
Tams
Abraham
Pluto
Freezeland
Bragg
Pear
Edith Honaker
Head Start
Bradley
Crab
Orchard- Sophia
Shady Spring
Honaker
Department of Health Education and Welfare
HEW
Great Salt Lake Size Described in Utah
The Great Salt Lake in Utah spans about 11 500 square miles, a vast flat basin.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Gospel Sing at First Baptist Beckley features Daniel Fords
The Gospel Sing by the Fords of Daniels will be the featured group at 7 30 p m Saturday at the First Baptist Church Beckley. Sponsored by the Raleigh County Baptist Youth Association and directed by Miss Helen Bonham the Raleigh County Baptist Youth director. The group list includes Teddy At First Baptist Ford and Don Hunter Jan Phillips Ana Cole Davis Shady Spieg Gills Hill Top Baptist Church Crab Orchard Alman Quarters MacArthur and Nascy Brewster of Concord College.
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Fords of Daniels
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Raleigh ‘County Baptist Youth Association
Miss
Helen Bonham
Raleigh
County Baptist
Teddy
First Baptist
Ford
Don’ Hunter
Jan Phillips
Ana Cole
Davis
Shady
Spieg
Aren Gills
Hill Top
Baptist
Church
MacArthur
Brewster of Concord College
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Hylton
Las Vegas
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16Th Street
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Dudley Ave
Gateway Shopping Center
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Birefield
Nike Street
Mariana
Ohio
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Irenten
William F. Clay
Welch
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James T. Monroe
S. Fayette St
Hastie Lee Daniels
Woodlawn Ave
Joel Rodriguez
Glen White
Ricky Goff
Carl Garner
Aity
Garner
Goff
Ellison
Young
Beckley Avenue
Crab- Orchardl
Mat
Daniel Young
Temple St
Nellie Lee Ellison
Califlof
Jackson St
Buckland
Prince Streets
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Nicholas
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Ymechalg Laululiss
Scienc
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Bob Brown
J. E. McGraw
Trap Hill
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Pam Harvey
Katrina Richardson
Sherry
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