District Spelling Bee Picks Set for Tri-County Contest
Raleigh County schools announce district champions in The Register fifth annual Tri-County Spelling Bee. 5-6 champions: Leonard Gouldin Prosperity Elementary, runner-up Kenneth Phillips Prosperity. Beverly Mills Soak Creek Elementary winner. Judith Blevins runner-up. 7-8 champion Patricia Cochran Sophia, runner-up Mary Higgins Sophia. Certificates and Paper-Mate pens awarded. top spellers advance to next contest.
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Leonard Gouldin
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Donald Winfrey
Judith Blevins
M. L. Blevins
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Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle
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Patricia Cochran
Mary Higgins
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Patricia
Basil Cochran
West Virginia Club
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Mary
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Vickie Godfrey
Roy Bernard Lambert
Judson McDaniel
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Sue Faley
Sherry Flower
Rita Davis
Barbara Peak
Brenda Mills
Speers
Tri-County Bee
Elementary Principals Associations
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Tri-County
Vacation School Theme Is Told
The Methodist Vacation Schools choose God and His World as the theme. Two institutes slated in this area this month at St Marys Methodist Church and Oak Hill Methodist Church. Sessions start 10 a.m. with devotions by pastors. Open to individuals and church groups. Classes include kindergarten to intermediate levels and a director class. An all expenses paid trip to Washington DC to participate in the National Spelling Bee will be awarded to the 7 8 Tri County winner, plus a desk set from Paper Mate. Films after lunch. session ends 2 p.m. Bring a sack lunch. coffee provided.
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United States
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S. Kanawha
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Main St
St. Mary's Church
L. L. Reckart
Washington, D. C
Paper- Mate Company
Scott to Be Inducted Into Emeritus Group
Hal M. Scott of 400 S Kanawha St is among 30 living members of West Virginia University's class of 1909 invited to return for the Emeritus Club's 50th anniversary. Induction occurs at the ninth annual banquet on May 29. The Emeritus Club, founded in 1951, is composed of graduates of 50 or more years.
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Beckleyan
West Virginia University
Alumni Association
Hal M. Scott
S. Kanawha St
Shady Spring FFA Members Visit Odd Fellows Lodge
Members of the Shady Spring Future Farmers of America parliamentary procedure team were guests of the Greater Beckley Lodge No. 74 Independent Order of Odd Fellows recently. Local FFA Chapter attendees included several students and sponsors.
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Future Farmers of America
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
FFA
Driver Arrested After Collision in Beckley
Dean H. Hawkins 27 of Whitby was jailed after leaving the scene of an accident and later released on a $500 bond. Two crashes caused $450 in damages to two cars on Second Street and Woodlawn Avenue. No injuries reported. Dr. Alvin J. Cook and Lionel Walters involved in the second crash.
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Dean H. Hawkins
Whitby
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Alvin J. Cook
Woodlawn Ave
Lionel Walters
Glen Rogers
Kiwanis International Opens New Chicago Building
Beckley Kiwanis members helped build the Kiwanis International building at 101 East Erie Street in Chicago. Members paid a dollar a year for five years as the staff and youth organizations moved in. From this office 4600 U S and Canadian Kiwanis Clubs will be serviced. This move completes a five year program of finance design and construction to express the Kiwanis spirit and provide facilities for service. It marks the fourth Chicago home office for Kiwanis.
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Kiwanis International
East Erie Street
Chicago
Roy I. Smith
U. S
Kiwanis
All Band Entries To Receive Gifts Parade Plans
Walter M. Duncan, chairman of bands, announced that every band in the Armed Forces Day parade on May 16 will receive a gift. Previously only the top three bands were to win prizes. Junior high and high school bands are invited to participate.
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Walter M. Duncan
Beatrice Foods Eyes Merger With Shedd-Barush Foods
Greenbrier Dairy Products a Beatrice Foods unit may merge with Shedd Barush Foods Inc stockholders vote Wednesday in Detroit on the merger plan. Shedd Barush makes margarine dressings peanut butter and prune juice distribution nationwide.
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Beatrice Foods Co
Chicago
Shedd- Bartush Foods, Inc
Shedd-Bartush
Detroit
Missouri House gains full control over all janitors
Jefferson City lawmakers balked at borrowed help and backtalk from janitors. The House voted to assert complete control over all janitors on the premises, replacing the system of limited hires and loans from the public buildings director.
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Missouri House of Representatives
House
Shady Spring High to stage junior class play Tuesday
The Shady Spring High School junior class presents Are Teachers Human at 8 p m Tuesday in the school auditorium. Directed by Miss Marilyn Farren the play deviates from prior productions and showcases student actors and a new approach to the annual event.
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Shady Spring
Beaver
Shady Spring High School
Marilyn Forren
Jabberwock Will Feature Thomas And His Orchestra
Thomas to perform at the first Jabberwock in the Raleigh County Memorial Building presented by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Jon Thomas leads the orchestra. past collaborations include Bo Diddley and Etta James. Includes crowning of Miss Jabberwock and a dance with dancers from colleges and high schools. tickets from Mrs. Kenneth Brooks.
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Raleigh County Memorial
Delta Sigma Theta
Jon Thomas
Thomas
Bo Diddley
Etta James
Dakota Staton
Roy Hamilton
Bill Doggett
W. Va. State College
Public plea over spring forest fires in West Virginia
West Virginia forester Francis Keiling of the Conservation Commission urges residents to protect forests as the new growing season begins. He notes hundreds of grass and forest fires since March, warns of soil fertility loss and wildlife harm, and highlights a Beclley area seedling planting effort to restore resources. He ends with a call to prevent forest fires.
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West Virginia
Francis Keiling
Raleigh County
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Keiling
Beckley Project
Deadline extended for Student Trainee Exams June 30
The Sixth U S Civil Service region extends the application deadline to June 30 for the Student Trainee Examination. Open to high school graduates aiming for college, with fields in physics chemistry mathematics statistics metallurgy engineering accounting biology. Summer or part time appointments offered at three salary levels: 3255 3495 3755. Information available at Beckley Post Offices or the Cincinnati regional office.
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Beckley Post
U. S. Civil Service
U.S. Post Office
Cincinnati 2
Ohio
Broadway Star Donald Cook's Emporia Tale
Donald Cook recalls a period when he wandered through Emporia Kansas with no money. He sang in a local movie house to earn the fare for a train to Kansas City.
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Donald Cook
Emporia
Kan
Kansas City
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