Spelling champions named in Fayette County district finals
Mary Jean Brady, a sixth grader from Mount Hope Elementary, won the Fayetteville District spelling title for the 5 6 division and will compete for Fayette County honors. Victoria Ramage, also of Mount Hope, was district runner up. In the 7 8 division Margaret Garvin of Sts. Peter and Paul School Scarbro won with Nancy Dickson of Glen Jean Elementary as runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Mary Jean Brady
Mount Hope
Scarbro
John Gwinn
Victoria Ramage
Margaret Garvin
Sts. Peter and
J. S. Keatley
Mary
John Brady
Mount Hope High School
Nell Kemp
Victoria
Victor Ram
Herbert Collins
Orval Dickson
Route 1
Oak Hill
Gwinn
Michael Elliot Wendell Redd
Harlem Heights
Jacqueline McCormick
Charles Tony Pryor
Montreal-Stickney
Dewey Bone Jr
Marsh Fork
Sandra Jean Russell
John Russell
Stickney
Margaret Jane Rayhill
District spellers qualified for Tri County Bee results
Winners in the 7 8 division were Stanley Trump Lester and Alvin Bailey Eccles. These district spellers are qualified to move on to their county bees to compete for prizes and county representation in the Tri County Bees. The event is an annual affair co sponsored by The Raleigh Register and the Elementary Principals Associations of Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Trump
Lester
Alvin Bailey
Eccles
Tri- County
Tri-County
Raleigh Register
Elementary Principals Associations
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Firemen Earn Gratitude Of Lost Boy's Mother
Mrs. Ken ner Brooks thanks Beckley Fire Department after her 8 year old son Richard wandered crying on South Kanawha Street around 7 p m Monday. Firemen found him at the station learned he had become lost from his parents in the G C Murphy Co store and notified the family. The Brookses moved to Beckley in January from Clay County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenner Brooks
Wildwood Ave
Beckley
Richard
South Kanawha Street
G. C. Murphy Co
Brooks
Clay County
Want A Dog Or Cat From Raleigh County Shelter
A. C. Allen, caretaker, says two friendly dogs at the Raleigh County Animal Shelter await adoption. One dog is a boxer and the other a collie. Six cats are also waiting at the kennels for new homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Twelve men inducted at Army Recruiting Main Station
Twelve men reported Monday for induction into the armed forces under orders from Selective Service Local Board 18. Inductees named include Charles H. Caldwell, Charles C. Tincher, William W. Stafford, Jerry W. Turner, Decelius R. Williams Jr., Clarence E. Manns, Larry G. Workman, Billy J. Persinger, Roger H. May, Lonnie R. Bothwell, Doff D. Trolio, and Ray G. August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Armed Forces
Selective Service Local Board
Charles H. Caldwell
Charles C. Tincher
William W. Stafford
Jerry W. Turner
Decelius R. Williams Jr
Clarence E. Manns
Larry G. Workman
Billy J. Persinger
Roger H. May
Lonnie R. Bothwell
Doff D. Trolio
Ray G. August
Historical Album of West Virginia Hits Market
The West Virginia Centennial Commission published An Historical Album of West Virginia edited by Richard J. Bowe of Charleston. The 125000 copy first printing includes rare early photos, many now housed at West Virginia University Library, with no ads. A companion 90 minute film The West Virginia Story narrated by Walter Brennan is also planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Richard J. Bowe
Charleston
Bowe
Bowe’s Fam
Virginia
Walter Brennan
Mark Twain PTA to Nominate Officers at May Meeting
Mark Twain School PTA will nominate officers for the 1963 64 term at the May 13 meeting. D C Sizemore urged 100 percent participation as the new term begins. The group reported $255 profit from a turkey and pancake supper and polio clinic funds, and approved purchasing a steel climber, jungle ladder and two horizontal bar sets for elementary students. Coach Patton noted $620 spent on athletic equipment from fundraisers, including badminton gear, a volleyball set, jump ropes and track items. A senior class dinner was planned with date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stotesbury
ANS
Parent- Teacher Association
Mark Twain
D. C. Sizemore
Stormer
Edward Birch
Jack Patton
Farmers May Deduct Up To Seven Percent Of Machinery
Farmers may deduct up to seven per cent of their 1962 purchases of new or used machinery under a new federal tax regulation.
Raleigh County groups back April 15 levy plan endorsement
Multiple Raleigh County organizations have voiced support for the upcoming special levy vote on Monday, April 15. Endorsing the project unanimously are Lew Sheffler Post 4469 VFW, Bradley Lions, Land-O-Hills Kiwanis, Beckley Kiwanis, Beckley Planning and Zoning, Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, Beckley Rotary, Beckley Board of Realtors, B'nai B'rith Lodge 1306 Appalachian Chapter, WV Society of Professional Engineers District 29, United Mine Workers, and Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 762.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Lew Sheffler
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bradley Lions Club
Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Club
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Beckley Planning and Zoning
Conese Beckley
Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Rotary Club
Beckley Board of Realtors
B‘nai B’rith Lodge
Appalachian
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
United Mine Workers of America Plumbers and Steamfitters
Rise in wood utilization to eighty percent before war
Before World War II only one third of a tree was used for wood products. Now the figure has risen to eighty percent usage, reflecting greater efficiency and demand in the industry.
Basic Equipment For Honey Stand Concessions at Grandview Park
Promotion Manager Mary R. Scott announced summer operation details for cliff side amphitheater concessions at Grandview State Park. Bids for the foods concession and gift shop must be submitted by April 15 at the Honey In The Rock office. Applicants should budget $60 monthly utilities for the restaurant and $15 plus a percentage of gross as rent for the gift shop. A $1,000 bond is required. Further information is available from the Honey office in Beckley Newspapers Corp. building on Prince Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliffside
Grandview State Park
Mary R. Scott
Rock
Scott
Honey
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Prince Street
Honey Tryouts Set April 30 At University
Production Manager Norman Fagan announced University auditions for Honey In The Rock to be held April 30 in Reynolds Hall at 4 p.m. Meanwhile local tryouts run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium for performers and 6 to 8 p.m. in St. John’s Episcopal Church assembly room in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Fagan
Sam Boyd Jr
WVU
Fagan
Reynolds Hall
Woodrow Wilson High School
St. John’s Episcopal Church Assembly Room
Charleston
Army recruiter earns two college level diplomas
With a feeling of accomplishment, M. Sgt. Clarence Johnson Jr., local Army recruiter, hangs the diploma after five years' study with the U S Army Intelligence School at Fort Holabird Maryland. He completed the Intelligence Officers Familiarization course by correspondence, equivalent to two years of college, and also finished the USAFI college level course, transferable to most American colleges and universities, also equivalent to two years of college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Johnson Jr
U.S. Army Intelligence School
U.S. Armed Forces Institute
USAFI
Young speakers win at St Francis de Sales oratorical contest
Michael Garten and Cathryn Allen, both 13, of St Francis de Sales Catholic School, won an oratorical contest on the Religious Vocation topic with memorized materials. Runners-up were Larry Lawson Elizabeth Thewes Patricia Statzer and Joseph Ostwart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Garten
Cathryn Allen
St. Francis de Sales Catholic School
Michael
Russell Garten
Granville Ave
Cathryn
G. R. Allen
Crescent Rd
Larry Lawson
Elizabeth Thewes
Patricia Statzer
Joseph Ostwart
Sophomore Party Planned At WWHS Paris Theme
Woodrow Wilson High School schedules its 1962-63 sophomore party for April 26 with a Paris motif. Decoration chairmen include Robert Short and L A Gates, with committees for walls flowers tables Eiffel Tower streets entrances moon and stars. Mrs Sarah Humphrey is sponsor, Mrs Edwin Ratcliffe and Coach Lawrence Wiseman assist. Program plans list Love Song French Dancers Sing Along With Faye dancing French men and comics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Woodrow Wilson High School
Robert Short
L. A. Gates
Katherine Luchini
Lloydette Humphrey
Annabel Hollandsworth
Sara Steffey
Eiffel Tower
Susan Stowers
Sandra
Barbara Barbera
Judy Garnier
Patricia Compton
Ann Matheny
Moon
Gayle Connelly
Pam Dew
Sarah Humphrey
Edwin Ratcliffe
Lawrence Wiseman
Paul McClure
Faye
Faye Rogers
Freddie Lewis
Robert Rappold
Melvin Hancock
Tommy Thompson
Shooting Victim Improves to Satisfactory Condition
Mrs. Bertha Clemens of South Fayette Street is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a Wednesday admission for a bullet wound allegedly inflicted by her husband. She had been in critical condition earlier, with the blast hitting her back and penetrating the stomach and diaphragm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Clemens
South Fayette Street
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Parents fined for truancy in Sophia court
Mr and Mrs Ray Bolen of Odd paid a 3 fine and costs in Magistrate Madison Lowry's court in Sophia on a guilty plea to truancy charges filed by attendance officer E R Hartsog. Their child was reported truant from Stoco Junior High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bolen
Odd
Madison Lowry
Sophia
E. R. Hartsog
Stoco Junior High
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C. D. Rayhill
Montcoal
Montcoal-Stickney
Bone
Susan Richmond
Susie Dodd
Marsh Fork Junior High School
Cecil Hollandsworth
Armco Steel Corp
Montreal
Harold Scott
Armco
Paul Carter
C. R. Hoover
Oglebay Norton Coal Co
Trap Hill
Sara Worley
Patricia
Robert Worley
Bernard Mills
Ronnie Mitchem
Deloris Harper
Lester Elementary School
Rachel Cooke
Trap Hill High School
Anise Collins
Lavoy Hedrick
Sheldon Covey
Sara
Reba Moye
Ronnie
Dale Mitchem
Betty Daniel
Deloris
Lee Hutchinson
Norfolk and Western Railway
Robert Hale
Teddy Lacy
Fairdale
Johnny Bullich
Ricky Clark
Petty Streart
M. J. Brady
M. Garvin
N. Dickson
S. J. Russell
M. J. Rayhill
S. Worley
D. Harper
Carolina
Europe
Davis
Wholesale Paint & Supply
N. Kanawha Ph
Beckley Loan CO
Neville St
American Gas Association
AMERE
PTA
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