First-Round Spelling Bee Winners Named In Tri-County
The April 13 1961 issue lists winners by division in a Tri-County spelling bee with names including Gwendolyn Coats Claudine Mack Charles Mack Gerald Baker Earlene Lytton Benny Williams Pat Hughes Billy Linkous Jackie Aliff and others Harlem Heights noted for 5-6 division results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. V
Tri-County
Gwendolyn Coats Claudine Mack
Harlem Heights
Charles Mack Gerald Baker
Earlene Lytton
Benny Williams
Pat Hughes
Billy Linkous
Jackie Aliff
Army Signs Five Men At Beckley Recruiting Station
Five men enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Friday. Ralph Leonard Bess of Charleston selected airborne assignment, Rodger McCoy Asbury of Paynesville was unassigned, Jacky Akers of Davy unassigned, Charles Ralph Knight of Greenville Tennessee Europe assigned, Arnold Clay Honaker of Tatwell Virginia unassigned. They will be stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky for basic training. Pat Aurednick V Lagowski St Francis De Sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Beckley
Ralph Leonard Bess
Doris Bess
Bigley Ave
Charleston
Airborne
Rodger McCoy Asbury
Thomas Asbury
Paynesville
Jacky Theodore Akers
Virgil Akers
Davy
Charles Ralph Knight
William Knight
Greenville
Tenn
Europe
Arnold Clay Honaker
George Millard
Tatwell
Veterans Affairs reports March activity for Beckley office
The Beckley WV Veterans Affairs office, serving Fayette and Raleigh counties, handled 745 cases and contacts in March under Basil R. Sweeney. The office secured 69,208.02 dollars for veterans and beneficiaries for a year from last month awards, including burial, insurance, retroactive pay, pensions and survivor compensation. Services listed include 679 personal interviews, 415 telephone calls, 471 outgoing letters, and 358 forms completed, with staff maintained at the Memorial Building. Sweeney conducts itinerant visits to Gauley Bridge, Oak Hill, Fayetteville and Ansted to assist veterans and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Field
West Virginia
Sweeney
Beckley
Memorial Building
Gauley Bridge
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Ansted
West Mabscott School Earns First Class Rating
West Mabscott Elementary School received commendations from a committee led by Assistant Superintendents Reid and Bone for a first class rating. Principal Ruby Coats presided over a two room school where teacher Mary Finney uses her own photographic equipment and visual aids. The review highlighted instructional quality, student conduct, and pleasant surroundings while noting seating regulations for faculty attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Mabscott
Mary Finney
Ruby Coats
William C. Reid
Dewey Bone
Marshal Books Trio of Federal Prisoners
Three men were booked at the Raleigh County Jail at 4 15 p m Tuesday en route to a federal prison Harold Clegg New Martinsville forging government checks Donald Gifford Springdale interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle and Robert Johnson Maysberry possession of moonshine whisky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
U.S
Harold Clegg
New Martinsville
Donald Gifford
Springdale
Robert Johnson
Maysberry
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American Institute of Laundering
Sharon Donnell
Zelda Croyle
MT. Hope JR. High
Pamela Wood Scott Cole
Maxwell Hill
Mary Osborne
Brenda Holland
Shumate
Norma Hatcher
Brenda Evans
Maxwell. Hill
Wayne Skelton
J. E. White
TAMS
Spellers
Kitty Lovell
Carmen Martin
Sophia
Aaron Jones
Jack Reed
Fort Knox, Ky
Pat Aurednick V. Lagowski
ST. Francis DE Sales
Gloria Stacy
Helen Long
Glade Creek
Charles West
Linda Johnson
Daniels
Sue Lilly Elizabeth Wood
Rhodell
Judy Thompson Ross Patton
Mount Tabor
Mary Bell
Judy Lilly
John Duda
Joseph Buffa
STS
Peter and Paul
Peggy Allen
Ethel Hylton
Mabscott
Tommy Adkins
Johnny Goddard
Michele Spessard
Karen Breeden
Pineville
Glen Jean
Michael Duda
Margaret Garvin
Sts. Peter and Paul
Regina Taylor
Linda Eubanks
J. Robinson
Marleen Carter
Beaver
Carolyn Brown
Edith Moses
Elizabeth Thewes
Anthony Barone
P. McGowan Linda Cable
Patricia Miller
T. Bennett
Eccles JR. High
Janet Shuck
Linda Redden
Paula Okes
Ghent
Keith Carr
Darrell Lilly
Roger McKinney
Kota-Wall
Blue Ribbon Paine Company
Blue Ribbon
WED
scLik, Patan
No Oray
Young Chi
HALO
Halp
Pera Kot
Opkin's Meat Mkss., Inc
Sprague
Pete & Bob's Drive-In
Rath
Black Hawk
Vet Affairs Office
Marshal Books
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