Veteran Spellers Win Titles As 4 Districts Hold Bees
Four of seven Raleigh County districts have named champions and runners-up for the county spelling meet to be held April 21-22 at the Raleigh County Vocational School chaired by U S Akers. Shady Spring Town Trap Hill and Clear Fork districts announced winners and runners-up, with Marsh Fork Slab Fork and Richmond yet to name their representatives by April 15. In Shady Spring District 5 6 division, Janie Taylor Beaver Elementary runner-up defeated Sharron Baldwin Ghent Elementary champion. Janie, 11, is daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Taylor Beaver. Willis A Walker district chairman said participants show enthusiasm and determination. Other top spellers included Nancy McGraw Glen Leigh Glenda Adkins Shady Spring Evan Bolen Whitby Janice Miller Daniels and David Moore Daniels. In Shady Spring District 78 division, Daniels Elementary captured the championship and runner-up Katherine Cheek, seventh grader.
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Shady Spring
Town
Trap Hill
Clear Fork
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Vocational School
U.S Akers
Marsh Fork
Slab Fork
Richmond
Beaver Lions Club
Janie Taylor
Beaver Elementary
Sharron Baldwin
Ghent
Janie
Sharron
John W. Taylor
Beaver
Nellie Wood
Maxwell Hill Road
Boots Dilley
Adeline Vecellio
Bernice Adkins
William Baldwin
Willis A. Walker
Nancy McGraw
Glen Leigh
Glenda Adkins
Evan Bolen
Whitby
Janice Miller
Daniels
David Moore
Daniels Elementary
Katherine Cheek
Steve Lilly
Steve
Katherine
Toney Cheek
Watson Lilly
Drema Graham
Delores Shuck
Sherry Okes
Dreama Richmond
Glen Soren Brentford Kendrick
Shady King
Patricia Meadows
Holly
Shirley
George Richmond
Milliron Ave
Patricia
Spelling Champs Crown District Winners in Raleigh County
Readable segments show Katherine Lilly of Shady Spring defeating Steve Lilly at Daniels Elementary to win the district title, with other top spellers named across five districts. Shirley Richmond wins Raleigh County Vocational School district 7 8 title spelling fluorescent. Joan A Smith retains Institute school crown by spelling nuptial. District 5 6 results list several(top spellers) from Eccles, Glen Daniel, and Fairdale with Patricia Miller sweeping trap hill. Diana Knight wins Trap Hill 7 8 district crown by spelling minimum. Carolyn Treadway wins Clear Fork district 5 6 division arable. Artie downed Carol Dunbar.
Marshall College Announces Early Summer Registration
Marshall College schedules advance registration for the 1960 summer term from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on four Saturdays starting April 23. Teachers College Dean D Banks Wilburn invites counseling appointments with the dean or advisers. An Institute in School Administration and Supervision offers 12 graduate hours for an MA and professional administrator certificates under Eric Core and Roy Woods.
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Marshall College
Teach
Ers College
D. Banks Wilburn
Eric C. Core
Roy C. Woods
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Five Men Sign For AF Duty
Five men enlisted in the Air Force last week. John Wayne Hastings Belle Jack Nelson Skelton Glen Morgan James Warren Binney Nitro Danny Via Dancy Pineville Perry Newman Selway Jr Fayetteville Betty Lee Carter Elbert enlisted in the Women's Air Force. The group will be stationed at Lackland Air Force Base Tex for basic training.
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Air Force
John Wayne Hastings
Belle
Jack Nelson Skelton
Glen Morgan
James Warren Binney
Nitro
Danny Via Dancy
Pineville
Perry Newman Selway Jr
Fayetteville
Betty Lee Carter
Elbert
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Reid to evaluate Cedar Grove High for accreditation
Assistant Superintendent William C. Reid will visit Cedar Grove Tuesday and Wednesday to assess the high school for membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
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William C. Reid
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove High School
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Initiation of WVU Gamma Sigma Delta Members
Sandra Anderson of Beckley a senior in home economics and Jack C Wills of Glen Morgan a senior in forestry have been initiated into West Virginia University s agricultural honorary society Gamma Sigma Delta.
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Sandra
Anderson
Beckley
Jack C. Wills
Glen Morgan
West Virginia University
Gamma Sigma Delta
March Payroll Total For Raleigh County Schools
The Raleigh County Board of Education March payroll totals 429,702.31 before deductions. After social security, withholding tax, retirement, loans, and insurance, net pay is 327,589.25. Budget Director G. G. Net reports the figures.
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Raleigh County
Welcome To Beckley Service Launched For Newcomers
Beckley unveils Welcome To Beckley Service to greet newcomers and guide them to local businesses churches and groups. Mrs Reginald Meyers leads as hostess emphasizing warm friendly public relations and service over spotlight. Sponsor gifts and a follow up visit accompany initial greetings as officials urge broad civic backing. Also notes a new Package Plan at Hotel Hill Oak Hill offering long stays with meals and low rates for Fayette and Raleigh County residents.
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Beckley
Reginald Meyers
Pearl Johnson
Fayette
Rayleigh
Hiil
Oak Hill
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Tony) Leeber
Mrs
Ray Martin
Russell Boggs
Raleigh
Taylor
Baldwin
K. Cheek Lilly Shady Spring
Wayne Pettry
Pettry
Mary Ann Bava
Maycell ‘Mills
Haven Clay
D. D. Crawford
Ben Cook
Joan A. Smith
Institute
Mary Jane Buckland
New Crab Orchard
Joan
John W. Smith
Wood
Lawn Ave
Mary
Nancy Clifford
Piney View
George Sparks
Hollywood
Larry Lacek
R.M.1
Sharon Sisk
Elizabeth Thewes
St. Francis de Sales
Eccles
Patricia Miller
Shelia Canady
Donnie Keene
Lester
Anita Bailey
Fairdale
Alvin Bailey
Kathy Atthey
Glen Daniel
Peggy Painter
Sheldon Covey
Diana
Knight
North Lester
Delorese Athey
Trap Hill High
Delorese
Daniel Knight
Larry Athey
Sue Clark
Thelme Richardson
Patty Meadows
Ella Davis Farmer
Carolyn Treadway
Edward Treadway
Artie
Carol Dunbar
Carolyn
Carol
Arnett Dunbar
Route 1
Workman's Creek Elementary
Bashia Hamilton
Roger Stanley
Ameagle
Leslie Dellon
Colcord
Virginia Stover
Kerry Perry
Ethel Stanley
Lower White Oak
J. A. Smith
M. J. Buckland Town
Canady
D. Knight
D. Athey
C. Treadway Dunbar Clear Fork
Colcord Elementary
Raymond's Beany Shop
Walter M. Duncan
Duncan-Catron Motor Co
Cecil L. Miller
John W. Eye
Raleigh Baking Co
Bank of Raleigh
Raymond’s Beauty Shoppe
Raleigh Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Merle Norman Studio
Suburban Shoppe
Watkins Drug
Snow - Thornton Florist
Caffee Funeral Home
Esso Station
Piggly-Wiggly
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency Inc
Boggs Tackle Shop
Amere Gas Co
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
The
Valley Bell Dairy Co
Hotel Hill
Walter Duncan
Ford
Galaxie
Thunderbird
Eh Ford
Falcon
Grady Whitlock
Living Color
NBC -Tv
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