WVU Graduates Three From Area
Three Mercer County seniors earned bachelor of science degrees at West Virginia Wesleyan College during its 81st commencement. Brenda Gail Ayers of Bluefield earned physical education and campus honors. Nancy Ann Halsey of Bluefield studied library science with honors in campus groups. Linda Margaret Holbrook of Bluefield earned mathematics with cum laude honors and held multiple campus memberships.
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Mercer County
West Virginia Wesleyan
Linda Margaret Holbrook
J. W. Holbrook
Augusta Street
Bluefield
Alpha Gamma Delta
Haught Literary Society
Psi Chi
Sigma Eta Sigma
Math Honorary
Bluefield Club Holds Annual Ladies Night at Pipestem
The Bluefield Sales Executives Club plans its annual ladies night at Pipestem Resort on Saturday June 26 with an outdoor cocktail party buffet dinner and after dinner talk by football official Art Holst. New officers will be installed led by R E Perkinson. golfing members have a daytime tournament while others enjoy resort attractions. Reservations close Monday June 21 with club treasurer Paul Bailey and couples urged to book directly with the resort.
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Bluefield Sales Executives Club
New Pipestem Resort
Art Holst
Frank T. Hancock
R. E. Perkinson
Paul Bailey
Pipestemn
Hancock
Thompson Heads Class At Exeter Exeters Thompson Tops 1971-72 Honor Roll
Robert H. Thompson of Bluefield was elected president of Phillips Exeter Academy class of 1972 and chosen dorm proctor. He serves as vice president of Student Government and member of football lacrosse wrestling and musical clubs. He won the Gavit Memorial Scholarship and helped with voter registration work in summer.
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Robert H. Thompson
Leonard D Thompson
Park Street
Bluefield
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter
New Hampshire
Joseph L. Gavit
Thompson
The
Academy
Genoa Junior High School
Academy Musical Club
Afro Exonian Society
MU announces gradson area degree recipients at Marshall University
Marshall University announced degree awards for Mercer County graduates. From Athens Garland Craft Elmore Jr. and Herbert Franklin Thomasson Jr. earned MA degrees. Others include Leroy Dee Webb MA from Athens and numerous AB BS and BA degrees for graduates from Bluefield Bramwell and Princeton areas.
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Marshall University
Mercer County
Athens
Garland Craft Elmore Jr
Herbert Franklin Thomasson Jr
Leroy Dee Webb
Bluefield
Douglas Gordon Romane
Stephen Phillips Thomas
Henry Kesler Higginbotham
Helen Lake Campbell Wisdom
Sheila Hill Midkiff
Frances Carter Auville
Patricia Eileen O'Connor
Francie Brooke Roberts
Bramwell
Judith Gail Bostian
William Ralph Gibson Jr
Marilyn Marie Tabor
Princeton
Debora Sue Bailes
Susan Beth McCoy
Larry David Nikolaus
Carol Legg Warner
Church Leaders Plan Ecumenical Assembly on Vietnam War
A cross section of U S church leaders authorized an extraordinary ecumenical assembly to address moral aspects of the Vietnam war with Protestant Catholic Orthodox and Jewish participants and a $100 000 funding goal by July 15 A national day of prayer would precede the gathering but the plan avoids declaring the war immoral to welcome wide church participation and focus on racist impacts and social damage in Vietnam
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George Cornell
Atlantic City
N.J
U.S
William P. Thompson
Philadelphia
United Presbyterian Church U
National Council of Churches
Arkansas
Brooks Hays
Washington, D.C
Council
Hays
Dr. Thompson
Transdenominational Assembly
Vietnam
Chicago
Episco
Deborah Van Norman To Graduate From Anderson
Deborah Lineback Van Norman daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward R Lineback of Bluefield will graduate among 317 at Anderson College Anderson Monday The commencement speaker is James Farmer former U S assistant secretary and civil rights leader Van Norman majored in speech with minors in education and English She is Alpha Psi Omega member Who's Who Among Students and Dean's List student
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Deborah Lineback van Norman
Edward R. Lineback
Rt. 5
Bluefield
Aida Hazed
Anderson College
Anderson
James Farmer
U. S
Female Clinics Set In County
Two female adult screening clinics sponsored by the Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council will be held at the Mercer County Health Center in June on Monday the 14th and the 28th from 10 30 am to 1 pm. Free services include cancer tuberculosis and diabetes testing along with blood tests and blood pressure readings. Patients with abnormal results will be notified. No appointments are needed.
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Mercer County Health Center
Southern
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U.S. Military Academy
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U.S. Army
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
WVU
Brenda Gail Ayers
M. O. Ayers
Alpha Beta Alpha
Nancy Ann Halsey
Ivan D. Halsey
Cumberland Road
Associated Women Students
Party
Gradson
Pal
John H. Burt
Cleveland
Michael Watson
Bamberg S.C
Deborah van Norman
Brier Lounge
TM Eastman Chemical Products, Inc
Spalding
Unicore
Johnson
A. Orion
Aluminum
Flueline Woods
Bluefield Plaza
Bluefield, W.va
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