Park Central Awards Night Honors 25 Peers
The first Awards Night at Park Central recognizes 25 students across science, athletics, business, scholarships, and band. Notable honorees include Georgine Godfrey and Carolyn Foster in science and band, Robert Watkins in athletics, and Brenda Trigg in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C
Park Central
Georgine Godfrey
Quentin Redman
Hubert Walker
Carolyn Foster
Carl Palmer
Laveria Cheatham
Robert Watkins
Nathaniel Parnell
Percy Edwards
Larry Justice
Brenda Trigg
Horace Jones
Wanda Hunter
Emanuel Grasty
Patricia Coleman
Henry Rodgin
Catherine Blackstone
Park Central P. T. A. Scholastic
Linda Moon
Elton Brown
Thomas Clark
Allen Phillips
Ronnie Buford
James Ealy
Gwendolyn Green
West Virginia State College
Morgan State College
Kentucky State College
Gwendolyn Crouthers
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Ieta Phi Lambda Sorority
Jean Buchanan
Zeta Amicae
Marlene Blackstone
Bluefield State Colege
Miss Salt
School of Dancing
Anna B. Joiner
Allen B. Connolly
P. L. Watkins
Olivia H. Cannady
Jacqueline Haynes
Concord College To Offer Summer TV Literature Class
Concord College will continue television instruction with a new course starting June 7 at 12 30 p m via WHIS TV Bluefield. Dr David G Canzler will teach The Study and Appreciation of English Literature a three semester hour course across 15 half hour lectures Sundays ending Sept 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord College
Whis-Tv
Bluefield
David G. Canzler
Canzler
Linfield College
Oregon
Georg-August University
Gottingen
Germany
University of Oregon
Concord
Athens
W. Va
Maybeury School 6th Grade Graduation Exercises
The 6th grade of Maybeury Elementary School held graduation exercises at the school. Participants included Scripture, Joel Harmon, Zelda Hamby, Frances Musolin, and sixth grade singers. Debbie Lacey read the class will. Vincent Godfrey gave a farewell message. Graduating boys were Arthur Blevins, Vincent Godfrey, Jeffrey Harold, Joel Harmon, Dean Knott, Gary. girls Doris Willan, Carol Simon, Doris Quizenbeury, Debbie Lacey, Frances Maslin, Linda Kowaleski, Janice Knight, Susan King, Zelda Hamby, Vichie Brown, Daisy Bailey. Parents attended and a party followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybeury Elementary School
Joel Harmon
Zelda Hamby
Frances Musolin
Debbie Lacey
Vincent Godfrey
Arthur Blevins
Jeffrey Harold
Dean Knott
Gary Girls
Doris Willan
Carol Simon
Doris Quizenbeury
Frances Maslin
Linda Kowaleski
Janice Knight
Susan King
Vichie Brown
Daisy Bailey
Graham H S year in review recalls events of 63 64
Jennifer Gibson summarizes Graham High School highlights from the year 1963 64. Football beat Beaver 6 3 1 final record. basketball won Southwest District title with 14 8. track 2 5. wrestling 2 6. golf no wins but growth shown. Choir earned Superior at district festival and 11 All State reps. band No 2 at district festival with 14 All State selections. Dogwood Festival second place. Queen events and awards noted. Summer school starts June 8 with 40 day term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Graham H. S
Beaver
Bristol
Beatrice Richardson
James Jones
Bluefield State Plans Largest Summer Term
Bluefield State College prepares for the biggest summer term with a nine week session. Registration opens 8 30 a m June 15 in the Library and classes start June 16. Workshops in audio visual aids mathematics and more run June to July with programs for advanced students and in service teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield State College
Bluefield State
John Flippen
Ralph S. Bird
Matoaka High School
Switchback School Names Officers and Awards
Graduation exercises at Elkhorn Northfork Junior High Switchback named class officers Martha Sue King president Bruce Clark vice president Nonia Gay Hunt secretary Mary Jo McCoy treasurer Awards presented by the American Legion Louise Wright Rebecca East Louise Wright received the science award and Martha Sue King was named best all around student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn- Northfork
Switchback
Martha Sue King
Bruce Clark
Nonia Gay Hunt
Mary Jo McCoy
American Legion
Louise Wright
Rebecca Eastone
Florida Presbyterian College Class of Sixty Five Graduates
John Paul Boyd of 1817 College Ave Bluefield Virginia is listed among 65 seniors who graduated from Florida Presbyterian College at St Petersburg Florida. Boyd son of John R Boyd of Bluefield was an honor member of the first graduating class active in choir dramatics and Spanish Club and received an award for outstanding scholarship. He will attend Berkeley Divinity School New Haven Connecticut to pursue Episcopal priest ordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Boyd
College Ave
Bluefield
Florida Presbyterian College
St. Petersburg
Fla
Boyd
John R. Boyd
Berkeley Divinity School
New Haven
Conn
Grundy high school tunes honors James Childress with Sousa award
Route 2 Grundy musician James Lewis Childress received the John Philip Sousa band award at Grundy High School during the annual band banquet. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James E Childress and plans to attend Hiwassee College in Tennessee next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lewis Childress
Route 2
Grundy
John Phillip Sousa
Grundy High School
James E. Childress
Hiwassee College
Tennessee
Excelsior Baccalaureate and Commencement Trials
Excelsior High held its thirty ninth annual Baccalaureate service on Sunday May 91 with Debra Parker and Harry Monroe leading the senior class. Commencement June 4 featured guest speaker John Douglas Anderson and scholastic awards to Lavonne Cunningham Geraldine McCray and Evelyn Patrick. Seniors plan a Washington DC trip June 6 to 8 and two girls passed civil service exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Pettigrew
Alphonso Perry
Excelsior
Debra Parker
Harry Monroe
Carol Thompson
Amelia Howard
Sheri Travis
Cheryll Smith
Floyd Buchanan
Albert Smith
Excelsior Herald
Jacqueline Hayford
Excelsior High Gymnasium
Beulah Belcher
Barbara Jackson
William Henry
Lavonne Cunningham
Evelyn Patrick
Kris Rogers
Patricia Hudson
Harold Hampton
John Douglas Anderson
W. Va. State College, Institute
Mr. Anderson
Bluefield
Bluefield State College
Wilberforce University
Ohio
University of Pittsburgh
Columbia University
New York City
Scholastic
W. Va. State College
Tata Phi Lambda
Geraldine Shirley McCray
Brenda Murphy
Harry Adderton
Evelyn Gail Patrick
Carolyn Morton
Stanley Woody
William Lee Henry
Barbara Ann Jackson
Shepherd Eugene Lockett
Carolyn Ann Morton
Samuel David Pratcher Jr
Cosolo Wilson
Stanley Leon Woody
Janetta Marie Barron
Beulah Lee Belcher
Barbara Catherine Bennett
Lavonne Jean Cunningham
Mary Ann Dykes
Emma Jean Garrett
Lois Yvonne Griffin
Nivas Jacqueline Hayford
Evelyn Carol Howell
Patricia Ann Hudson
Joanne Mackey
Brenda Joyce Murphy
Beverly Ann
Qualls
Iris Ann Rogers
Harry Carlyle Adderton
William Emanuel Bennett
Cynthia Faye Carter
Clifford Raymond DeBrill
Minnie Pearl
Michael Curtis Ferguson
Carl Johnson
Linda Inez Johnson
Aliceteen Mitchell
Colina Morris
Eddie Mae Perry
Thelma Jean Wesley
Janetta Barron
Washington D. C
Shirley McCray
Beverly Qualls
Pineville Names Three Youth Camp Representatives
Pineville High School in Wyoming County selected three students as delegates for youth leadership camps this month. Everett Bowling travels from Pineville to Jackson's Mill to attend the 17th annual Youth Leadership Service Camp at Camp Horseshoe in Parsons June 14 to 20. Susie Simmons and Judy Cook, daughters of Pineville residents, join him as campus delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville High School
Wyoming County
Everett Bowling
Willis Brown
Pineville
Jackson’s Mill
Camp Horseshoe
Parsons
Susie
James Simmons
Judy
Dick Cook
Faith First At Beaver High Faith Mace Receives Presidential Scholar Honor
Faith Mace a Bluefield High senior earns Presidential Scholar recognition joining 120 others announced by President Lyndon B. Johnson. She will attend a White House reception next week in Washington with other scholars and was named valedictorian Merit Scholar and club leader at Bluefield High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Mace
Bluefield High School
Faith
Lyndon B. Johnson
West Virginia
Robert W. Childs
Morgantown
Washington
White House
Civitan
Elks
National Honor Society
D.ar
Good Citizen
West Virginia University
Exams Occupy Athens High School Students
Students at Athens High School finish exams amid anticipation of summer plans. Seniors prepare for graduation as faculty and community celebrate with tea, car wash, and class photos. Commencement speakers include Albert Wright and Dr. William Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Future Teachers of America
FTA
Albert Wright
Concord College
Rose Thornton
Barbara Coburn
William Robertson
English Department of
Concord
Betty McCulloch
Larry Peck
Evelyn
Beav er High School Baccalaureate Sermon Today
Rev Robert Claytor will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for 1964 Beaver High School at 11:00 AM in the Mary Ruth Bartlett auditorium. The 250 seniors will hear the message To Tell The Truth as the A Cappella Choir performs two anthems directed by Donald Kensinger. Diane Hill gives the invocation Joyce Johnson reads the Responsive Reading Jennie Ratliff reads scripture Lucy Weier offers the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Claytor
Beaver High School
Bluefield High School
Mary Ruth Bartlett
Claytor
Duke Medical School
Donald Kensinger
Diane Hill
Joyce Johnson
Jennie Ratliff
Lucy Weier
Virginia Tech to confer degrees at 92nd graduation
Virginia Polytechnic Institute will award about 1,255 degrees at the 92nd graduation in the Coliseum at 10 a.m. June 7. Dr. J George Harrar will deliver the address, with ROTC commissions presented by Lt. Gen. Gerrity. Bluefield area candidates span multiple counties and engineering and education fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Commonwealth
J. George Harrar
Rockefeller Foundation
VPI
Robert E. Russell
South Hill
Dickenson County
Robert J. Bibb
Carter Fleming
Gary G. Gibson
Ronald R. Sutherland
Giles County
Joseph L. Coleman
Charles B. Evans
Bobby R. Ferguson
Charles J. Fowler Jr
William A. Guthrie
James R. Johnston
John W. Kelley Jr
Douglas D. Martin
Jim M. Martin Jr
Melvin D. Mutter
Harvey A. Phlegar
William S. Porterfield
Glenn C. Shumate
Maureen H. Whitt
Narrows
Jess T. Lester Jr
Peter W. Mansfield
Ten Honorees At Pocahontas High School Commencement
Pocahontas High School held its 55th annual commencement with ten honor graduates. Ruth L. Swim delivered the first honor speech “We Are The Future Leaders,” Barbara Satmary spoke on “Characteristics of Future Leaders,” and Frances Brinegar chose “Goals of Future Leaders.” Principal Gaza Kovach presented diplomas in the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas High School
Ruth L. Swim
Barbara A. Satmary
Frances M. Brinegar
Patty R. Williams
Linda S. Catron
Linda L. Hardy
Bobby Cook
Emily S. Myles
Anne Shewes
Beverly J. O'Brian
Ruth Swim
Barbara Satmary
Frances Brinegar
Bernard C. Belcher
Alfred D. Billings
Alvin G. Billings
Roger C. Boone
Harold S. Brighthill Jr
George W. Butt
Edward M. Byrd
Charlotte F. Carter
Linda Sue Cline
J. Cook
Brenda A. Davis
Richard J. Dillon
Barbara K. Drosick
Allen §. Franklin
Bobby L. Gravely
George A. Hale
Dorothy
Deborah J. Whitehead
Musical program at Union Baptist Church this afternoon
A musical program is scheduled for 3 p.m. today at Union Baptist Church. The Mt. Olive Senior Choir will provide the music, sponsored by the church’s building fund committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Baptist Church
Mt. Olive
Building Fund Committee
Church
Awards At Matoaka High School Honor Many Students
The Matoaka High School awards assembly recognized students across grades for music, cheerleading, athletics, and academics. Recipients included Marshall Foley, Brenda Allen, Connie Shrewsbury, and Kenneth Gillispie, who received a Vocational award plus an Elks Club scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoaka High School
All Foley
Ralph Bird, Jr
George Corvin
Frank Green
Brenda Shrader
Theda Jenkins
Gaylen MccComas
Diane Godfrey
Paulette Thompson
Marshall Foley
Nita Hill
Connie Shrewsbury
Brenda Allen
Jayne Porter
Veronica Shrewsbury
Peggy McKinny
Connie Clark
Jacquie Swatts
Marsha Carden
Linda Bates
Sandra Shrewsbury
Benita Farley
Carolyn Stables
Dorothy Cecil
Singleton
Norman Blankenship
Leonard Clark
James Davis
Ralph Bird
Martin Atwood
Walter Baton
Glen Combs
Henry Crotty
Allen
Danny Shrewsbury
Phillip Wiles
Eddie Hurst
Don Wyatt
Danny White
David Boyles
Jerry Nicholson
David Bird
Bobby Davis
Barry Allen
Mr. Bird
Alice Lusk
Judy Midkiff
Bill Bird
Deborah Syres
M.H.S
Blaine Dunavant
Gaylen McComas
Crisco
Mathematics Association of America
Jimmy Waddell
Phyllis Dishner
Jackie Dickerson
Dorothy Laxton
Otho Thompson
Charles Brooks
Thompson
Sharon Rose Blankenship
Brooks
Vocation School
Kenneth Gillispie
The
Elks Club
Kenneth
New Reenlistment Plan Adopted by Navy Chief
A new enlistment program named Reenlistment for Selective Conversion and Retention was introduced by the Chief of Naval Personnel. It targets broken service personnel in select ratings and pay grades for reenlistment in their discharged rate with conversion into undermanned technical ratings. Full details available from the local Navy Recruiter in room 1013 of the Federal Office Building on Federal Street.
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Chief of Naval Personnel
Navy
Federal Office
Federal Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deborah Byard
Maybeury
Spanishburg
Pauline Shrewsbury
Spanishbury High School
Brenda Cochran
Pauline
Bernard A. Shrewsbury
Brenda
Ralph W. Cochran
Jennifer Gibson
Frances Angles
Graham - Tazewell
Connie Cofer
GHS
Zella Moore
Girls’ Athletic Association
Bluefield State Planning
Modern Math
Virginia Sider
Florida
Mace
Beaver High
Terry Smith
David F. Bell
Terry
Trinity Methodist Church
MYF
David
Key Club
Mark Johnson
Stanley Rogers
Jim Powell
Tech
Russell County
Robert B. Bausell
David R. Fuller
Larry W. Owens
Smyth County
George D. Crutchfield
Marion
Tommy A. Aker
Joseph B. Eller Jr
Calvin J. Kelly
Henry C. Pruner Jr
Tazewell County
Thurman A. Bush
Harold D. Harrison
William J. Litz Jr
Ryland W. Music
Richlands
Gerald L. Bobbitte
Larry E. Cruey
Mathemat Wythe County
Leeson
Robert B. Moore Jr
Patrick D
Mercer
Mercer County
Londo E
Robert F. Mills
Charles E. Yearout
Mingo County
Williamson James E. Bloomer
Rodney D. VanMeter II
Monroe County
Richard M. Newcomb
Mullens
Ralph L. Rinehart
Pocahontas
Matoaka
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