Concord Finals a Great Success at Athens Kj Concord Commencement
Concord College held commencement events in Athens West Virginia with a baccalaureate sermon by Dr George West Diehl on knowledge and a cap and gown procession. Plays by Concord students were staged in the remodeled college auditorium including The Kitten and Why Anthony with Princeton and Athens participants. The annual alumni baseball game ended 6 to 4 in favor of the regular team, with Walton Hicks traveling from Oak Hill to compete.
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Athens
W. Va
Concord
George West Diehl
E. B. McNeer
Harlan Counts
Princeton
A. B. Moore
College
R. D. Brinkler
Wilbur Stout
Mr. Brinker
Pr. Stout
Concord College
Harve Tolliver
Orris Barton
Mag Tolliver
Pauline Rogers
Sal Tolliver
Evelyn Bird
Lark Adkins
Howard Foster
Anthony
Godfrey Hillett
Sonk
Cleo Walkup
Cleopatra
Sarah Elizabeth McGinnis
Bockley
Antony
Godfrey Elliott
Iria
Bery Bird
Rock
Canidus
James Williams
Charman
Stephen Rector
Dorothy Dillard
Bluefield
Shirley Spaulding
Sarah E. McGinnis
Mr. Spaulding
Alex Thompson
Betty Parker
Shirley
Irene Pendleton
Dick Stevens
Tom Williams
Nora
Mike Dillard
Dr. Stout
Oak Hill
Walton Hicks
John Schwartz
Edward Hughes
Meade McNeill
J. F. Holroyd
C. H. Archer
Henry Rodgin
Sarah Bowen
Concord Alumni Banquet and Exercises Highlight Diverse Program
Alumni gathered for years of participation with a banquet hosted by Baptist church ladies and a sequence of songs and readings. Speakers included Rev. A B Moore and H W Straley III, praising Concord alumni and outlining future association aims. The event featured solos by Williamson, Bird, Dillard, and others, a ball, and elections for officer posts as graduates celebrated final exercises and school progress.
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Bryson
H. W. Straley III
Beryl Bird
Dorothy Dillard
Ramona
Mayor Sutherland
Concord
Globe Trotter
Concord State College marks 53rd commencement
The diplomas were awarded to graduates of the A B class by the college dean R S Gatherum and the standard normal class by Professor L B Graybeal. After presenting the diplomas Mr Cook gave a brief address to the classes, closing the fifty third commencement of Concord State College.
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R. S. Gatherum
L. B. Graybeal
Cook
Concord State College
Morning dan sanis hosted by sororities and fraternities
Two charming morning events sponsored by sororities and fraternities took place Monday and Tuesday mornings of commencement week at Sam Molroyd hall. Attendance was good at both and refreshments were served in the college looking glass.
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Sorouties
Sam Molroyd‘hall
Women’s bridge party at Concord College guests
Mrs. Majel Wood dean of women at Concord College hosted a bridge party with guests Mrs. W. L. Peck of Coalwood Mrs. H. C. Hays of Williamson and Miss Ramona Holroyd Mrs. J. F. Holroyd joined the party for 6 o'clock dinner at the hall for women Monday evening.
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Majel Wood
Concord College
W. L. Peck
Coalwood
H. C. Hays
Williamson
Ramona Holroyd
J. F. Holroyd
Hall
Graybeal family attend commencement and visit
Mrs. Graybeal and her two daughters and one son attended commencement and stayed briefly with Professor L. B. Graybeal. Miss Violet Yeager and Mrs. Joe Hindsley of Iroquois visited Mrs. T. C. Bowling last week.
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Graybeal
L. B. Graybeal
Violet Yeager
Joe Hindsley
Iroquois
T. C. Bowling
Concord Players Banquet After Plays in Concord College Tea Room
The Concord Players held their annual banquet after three plays Monday evening in the Concord College Tea Room at Sam Holroyd Hall. Guests included Mr. Sutherland of Pineville, father of H. Maynor Sutherland, and other attendees assisted Mrs. Nannie Gore with her property matters while summer plans at Lorado were noted.
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Concord Players
Concord College
Sam Holroyd
Sutherland
Pineville
H. Maynor Sutherland
P. J. Cook
Lorado
W. L. Peck
Coalwood
Nannie Gore
Storms
Princeton
First Vacation in 26 Long Years Opens in Pounding Mill
Rev C A Pangle and Rev Kirk lead Methodist tent meeting in Pounding Mill with good attendance. Community notes list many local visits and gatherings including Mrs. Kate Shrader’s trip to Alex, Ky, fielding illness in the family, and social events at Richlands, Cedar Bluff, and Fries. Mrs. W R Adams shows improvement after illness, while 4 H club activities in Tazewell include a cook book prize for thirteen members.
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Pounding Mill
C. A. Pangle
Mr. Kirk
Clinchcoe
Tommy Martin
Pierce Shrader
Kate McGuire
Lon McGuire
Alex, Ky
R. 8
James Bruster
Catherine Lee Gillespie
Cedar Bluff
W. B. Steele
C. H. Trayer
Peggy
Cc. O. Harper
Draper
Fred Elkins
Fries
Carrie Harrison
Cliffield
Jessie Potts
W. L. Spratt
Mary
Evelyn
W. B. Spratt
Richlands
John White
Raven
James Johnson
R. A. Trayer
Kitty
Maidie Ingle
Walter Thomas
Irene Bales
R. J. Petto
John Thompson
Jessie Petts
Methodist Missionary Circle
Rex Steele
Fred Johnson
Odd Fellows
Tom Robinette
Edna Mae
Robert Havens
Sarah Cassell
Burkes Garden
Hurley McGee
AN. Dorton
Sandy Huff
Gene
Laura Myres
W. R. Adams
Charles Ringstaff
Keystone
Elvie McGee
John Ringstaff
Nancy Hawthorne
Tazewell
Pisgah
Rufus Pruett
Blaine Pruett
Williamson
John Robinette
Blaine
B. Brown
Eugene
Junior
Rebecca Bauzell
Ston
Hiawa
Robinette
Ray Altizer
Mattie Williams Hospital
Mattie Altizer
Andy Petts
Felix Dills
Marie
Ballard Patton
Frank Sharp
Doris McGee
Radford State Teachers’ College
Charlie 8. Steele
John Alex Steele
Paint Lick
Richlands Woman Visits Kin and Retires Husband on Vacation
A Richlands area note reports a local woman visiting her sister Mildred and Mrs W McNealey in Richlands. The husband G A Riley, a section foreman for 26 years, plans a two week vacation. The source mentions a past school graduation from Richlands high school.
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Richlands High School
Mesick
Mildred
W. McNealey
Richlands
G A. Riley
Japan Recognizes Forests' Erosion Control Value
Tokio reports that Japan has extended recognition of forests in preventing soil erosion into mountainous regions. Over 350,000 protected parcels under public control cover more than 4.0 million acres, with about 90 percent set aside mainly to prevent erosion or regulate streams.
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Tokio
Japan
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