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West Virginia News Highlights and Scholarships
Mary Chilton reports a West Virginia teacher earns a Penn scholarship for summer study at the University of Pennsylvania. Stonewall Jackson High School Class of 1949 plans a June 26 reunion at Coonskin Park. The Red Cross lays out two summer junior and senior high courses at the Dunbar pool with credits for attendance. Morris Harvey College grants a bachelor degree to William L. Adams. The West Virginia Forest Council holds its annual meeting June 25–26 in Charleston with officers elected and promotions announced. West Virginians win state DeMolay and essay contests, while Salvation Army leaders attend a congress in Atlanta. Major Horan moves to WTAM-WNBE publicity, and WVU alumnus serves on Boys State staff at Clifftop camp. Curtis Hairston directs Virginia House of Delegates efforts.