Recaptured Trusties Return To Beckley Detachment
Two trustees who fled from the Beckley State Police Detachment last week are back in custody. Robert M. Watson, 52, serving 1 to 10 years for forgery from Kanawha County, turned himself in to Kanawha County authorities. He walked away from the barracks on Sept. 18. Larry Adkins, 26, of Charleston, was apprehended at Whitesville Saturday evening after leaving the headquarters about 5:50 p.m. Friday, and is being held in Raleigh County Jail. The trustees are kept at the barracks for odd jobs and repairs. A Sunrise Avenue juvenile held at Raleigh County Jail as a runaway was released to his mother at 11 a.m. Monday. Eddie Dovell posted bond to the city Monday for release on charges of permitting an unlicensed person to drive and possession of a concealed weapon. Darrell Hopkins of Beckley was charged with failing to keep his vehicle under control after a two-car crash on Neville Street at 11:40 a.m. Monday. Hopkins’ 1963 model car collided with a 1966 model driven by Carl Garner, 33, Mabscott. damage estimated at $50. Rhodes Ballard, 28, 216 College Ave., cited for speeding. to appear in Municipal Court Monday. George Foreman, 19, 402 Pike St., cited for speeding in a school zone at 2:15 p.m. Monday. William Elliott, Westmoreland Street, cited for keeping three unlicensed dogs at 10:05 a.m. Monday. Beckley Fire Rescue Squad responded to 106 Ball Street at 7:40 p.m. Monday for Isaac, 45, taken to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. illness not disclosed.
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Beckley
Robert M. Watson
Kanawha
Larry Adkins
Charleston
Whitesville
Raleigh
Sunrise Avenue
Leigh County
Eddie Dovell
Huffman St
Darrell Hopkins
Neville Street
Hopkins
Carl Garner
Mabscott
Rhodes M. Ballard
College Ave
George Allen Foreman
Pike St
William Elliott
Westmoreland Street
Segle
George L. Ballard
Fourney
Lady Bird
Ballard
Michael Timothy Adkins
Sophia
Gilmer
Albert W. Pruett
Quarry St
Patricia Ann Jones
Frank Champ
Benny Sturgill
Car Impoundment Verdict Delayed In Beckley Court
Beckley police court judge postponed ruling in the case of the City of Beckley versus Mrs. Ruth M. Smith on May 18 1966 when a tow was ordered for a 1951 car with expired plates. The defense argued due process violations and claimed campaign politics influenced the impoundment. Testimony covered warrants delays and disputed map authenticity as the couple defended that the car was private property and not properly cited. Ballard set the verdict for Monday after inspecting the scene. Bond forfeitures in other cases totaled 172 dollars adding minor penalties for intoxication and traffic violations.
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Beckley
George Ballard
Ruth M. Smith
Lady Bird
Paul Fourney
Two Deputies Joined Raleigh County Sheriff Office
Two new deputies were hired by the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department. Eddie Jones from Coal City replaces his father-in-law Wes Thompson now in the County Assessor's office. Carl Payne from Bob replaces Clarence Worley, a jailer, now working at a Bolt mine.
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Raleigh County
Local Mahaffey Fund totals reach two thousand four hundred eighty eight
The Billy and Bobby Mahaffey Fund has risen to 2248.79 dollars with 45 donors from Beckley area contributions. Rev. M. Ott Davis notes funds are held in trust by Tyler Memorial Methodist Church deacons and saved at Virginia National Bank Hampton Virginia. Funds aid medical costs while the boys receive care at NIH Bethesda with no care charges at NIH.
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Billy and Bobby Mahaffey
Beckley
Billy
Bobby Mahaffey
William Mahaffey
Davis
Virginia National Bank of Virginia
Hampton
Board of Deacons of
Tyler Me
Morial Methodist Church
National Institute of Health
Bethesda
NIH
Billy and
M. Ott Davis
Tyler Memorial Methodist Church
P. O. Box
Hampton, Va
Supreme Court Upholds Lova Snuffer Decision
West Virginia Supreme Court upholds Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp’s dismissal of Mrs. Della Mae Snuffer as a plaintiff in the estate dispute over Lova Snuffer. The case, involving about 100 claimants, continues in the name of her daughter Wilma Lobeta Rogers with James M. Henderson serving as special commissioner. A Raleigh County Democratic banquet Oct 29 funds election costs.
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Bar Association
Norman Knapp
John A
Circuit Court
West Virginia Supreme Court
High Court
Beckley
D. D. Ashworth
Della Mae Snuffer
Lova Snuffer
Ashworth
Knapp
Della Mae
Wilma Lobeta Rogers
Della Snuffer
Don Snuffer
James M. Henderson
Henderson
Crescent School to add lunch, milk price increase
Crescent Elementary plans a five to ten cent rise for hot lunches and a small hike in milk costs beyond the current three cents. Principal Clyde Law cited eligibility for federal funds as the reason to cover food and staff costs. PTA meeting also noted a school saving stamp program return, with stamps in 10 and 25 cent units, and new PTA officers.
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The
Crescent Elementary School
Clyde Law
PTA
Law
W. R. Sigmund
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
George Craughon
Alex Breckinridge
E. N. Pugh
Perry Futterman
Suit Seeks Balance Of Debt On Truck
Universal C L Credit Corp sues Orley C. and Rosetta Matherly of Shady Spring for the balance on a 1963 pickup bought Feb 24 1965 from Grady Whitlock Ford Inc for 2412.60. After assignment to the plaintiff the couple defaulted, the truck was repossessed and sold for 1100. The suit seeks 588.82 as the remaining debt, with James Henderson listed as counsel for the plaintiff.
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Universal C.L. Credit Corporation
Orley C
Rosetta June Matherly
Grady Whitlock Ford Inc
James Henderson
The
Credit Corporation
Smith To Be Here On Hall Of Fame Night
Beckley West Virginia Gov Hulett C Smith will attend the 9th annual Woodrow Wilson High School Football Hall of Fame dinner as the lone waterboy made student manager inducted as a 1934 graduate. He joined the Hall in 1965 and is among 72 members. Seven new members will be inducted before the game with Huntington East.
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Beckley
UPI
Waterboy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dairy Queen Break-In Reported in Daniels
Beckley state police investigate a break in at the Daniels Dairy Queen. Between 10 30 p m Monday and 10 a m today the thief entered through a small service window and stole about 20 in change and 27 cartons of cigarettes.
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Beckley State Police
Daniels Dairy Queen
One Face Worn By Most People, Not Two Faced
The saying notes that most individuals present a single public persona, arguing that duplicity is rare since people tend to wear the same face consistently. It reflects on honesty and consistency in character.
School Act Insight To Be Given Board
C G Peregoy outlines Project 1 of the federally operated Elementary Secondary and Education Act to the Raleigh County Board of Education. The board will meet in regular session at the Courthouse and a long list of personnel changes will be presented for approval.
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Raleigh County
LF Meets Today The Maxwell Hill Country Life
The group will meet at 7 30 p m today at the Community Building.
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Maxwell Hill Country Life
Meeting Cancelled by Raleigh County Restaurant Association
The Raleighounty Restaurant Association canceled tonight's 6:30 pm gathering because of an illness in the guest speaker Robert Woodrum's Charleston family. The next meeting is scheduled for Oct 25 with Woodrum expected to attend.
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Raleighounty Restaurant Association
Robert Woodrum
Charleston
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Harry L. McCreery
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Supreme Court
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Raleigh County Democrat Women’s Club
Young Democrats Club
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Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Bank of Raleigh
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Smith
Dairy Queen
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