Many Valuable Prizes Await Tri County Spelling Champs
In Beckley on April 27 twelve boys and girls will compete in the Tri County Spelling Bee. Prizes include a World Book Year Book for the champion valued at 12.87, a $187.76 World Book set plus a book rack for the winner, and a World Book Dictionary set for the runner up. The 7 8 division champion earns a trip to Washington, D C to represent The Register in June. Britannica sponsors add sets and film access. Certificates will be given to top spellers across divisions.
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Beckley
Delmas Elkins
Elkins
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Washington, D. C
The
Register
National Spelling Bee
Enclopaedia Britannica Film Library
Raleigh Register
Elementary Principals Associations
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming Counties
Fellowship meeting at Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
A fellowship meeting began Sunday at Glen White Missionary Baptist Church Picture above and runs through the week with 7 p.m. services featuring a different speaker each evening. Rev. Ted Cochran opened Sunday on Cedar of Lebanon. Subsequent speakers include Rev. Glade Sparks Rev. Sam Smith Rev. Roy Coe Rev. Bill Fox Rev. Doff Harvey and Rev. Denny Dinsmore with Ralph Poole in charge of devotions and local singing groups providing music.
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Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
Ted Cochran
Bethel Baptist Church
Cedar of Lebanon
Glade Sparks
Coal City Baptist Church
Sam Smith
Hollywood Baptist Church
Roy Coe
Jones Memorial Baptist Church
Bill Fox
Blue Stone Baptist Church
Doff Harvey
Beech Run Baptist Church
Denny Dinsmore
Coal Marsh Baptist Church
Ralph Poole
Glen White Church
Wife To Divorce Justice Douglas
The wife of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas says she plans to file for divorce this summer in Washington state. Mercedes H. Douglas released the statement via her attorney, Joseph L. Rauh, noting she will pursue the action upon returning to her Glenwood ranch in Washington. Douglas has been married twice, with his current wife since 1954 after a first marriage to Mildred Riddle.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Joseph L. Rauh
Mercedes H. Douglas
Douglas
Glenwood
Wash
Mildred Riddle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States Eyes 10 Nation NATO Nuclear Force
In 1964 the United States expected a 10 nation NATO nuclear force to be operational under Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Lemnitzer within a year, disclosure reported Saturday.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Europe
U.S
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Mine Reclamation Inspection Sought in Upper Monongahela Valley
Tri-State Soil Conservation District seeks Byrd's help for appropriations to reclaim strip mining areas in 12 counties of the Upper Monongahela region. C. M. Cunningham notes 2,000 acres planted for erosion control this year and another 2,000 slated, with 10,000+ acres reclaimed since 1955.
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Fairmont
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Monongahela Valley
Tri-Soil Conservation District
C. M. Cunningham
Byrd
Cunningham
U. S. Forest Service
Mountain
Tri-State
WVU Ex-President Irvin Stewart Resigns Overseer Role
Dr Irvin Stewart resigns as director of telecommunications management for the Office of Emergency Planning and returns to WVU as a professor of political science. He led West Virginia University from 1946 to 1958, then taught until his OEP appointment by President Kennedy.
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Palm Beach, Fla
UPD
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
White House
Stewart
WVU
University
OEP
Kenney
Child Welfare Rules Eyed in Charleston
State Welfare Department works out how to comply with new federal child welfare and staffing rules taking effect July 1. Commissioner Bernard Smith, back from Washington, says a state plan will be submitted for HEW approval and funding, guided by the 1963-64 appropriation.
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Charleston
UPI
State Welfare Department
Bernard Smith
Washington
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Smith
Board of Public Works
HEW
National Library Week Observance Planned Here
National Library Week April 21 27 unfolds with the theme Read The Fifth Freedom and emphasizes library access in Raleigh County Speakers include E J Berger Beckley Kiwanis James Lilly Jr Lilly Land Co and Lively with R D Watts Insurance Co all urging free library cards and reading freedom Club and group talks are planned with a public relations drive led by Madge Richardson and a committee to promote a week of events Citizens of the county are urged to obtain library cards and participate in displays and readings The measure of success will be new cards issued
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National Library Week
Raleigh
Donald D. Lively
E. J. Berger
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Beckley Kiwanis Club
James Lilly Jr
Lilly Land Co
Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Club
Lively
R. D. Watts Insurance Co
Beckley Jaycees
Raleigh County Library
Madge Richardson
Lawrence Wiseman
Ruth Laren
Daniel Patton
E. Lauren Bigger
Robert Amick
C. H. Graham
Kermit Locke
Susan Robertson
Angeline Amato
Paul Nitsche
Robert Thommers
Judge Orders Mother-Beating Youth Whipped
In Muncie Indiana Phillip Lee Carson 19 faced Judge Walter G Tanner after confessing to beating his mother chasing his sister and assaulting a police officer The judge had the father whip Carson with a leather belt in the courtroom ordering seven additional strokes Afterward Tanner noted uncertainty about legality but said no other option seemed fitting and took the case under advisement
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Carson
Ralph Keeler
Tanner
Base-Ten math program aids Raleigh County students
Dr Patricia Spross of the U S Office of Education outlined a revised base ten arithmetic method to Raleigh County principals. Eighteen officials attended as she urged cross classroom observations and parent teacher meetings to explain the program. Colleges statewide plan summer workshops to help teachers adopt the system.
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Patricia Spross
U. S. Office of Education
Washington, D.C
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Spross
West Virginia student begins 206 mile hike home
Larry Fielding, a West Virginia University freshman in the School of Journalism, started a 206 mile hike from Beckley to Morgantown at 6 a.m. He will follow State Route 19, stopping for meals at restaurants, and hopes to reach Morgantown by Wednesday night. His parents, Mr and Mrs Willard Fielding, 229 Crawford St., reported the plan.
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Larry Fielding
West Virginia University
School of Journalism
Beckley
Morgantown
Fielding
Willard Fielding
Crawford St
Struck Telephone Co. Plagued By Troubles
CHARLES TOWN UP I The strike bound General Telephone Co reported extensive line troubles in the Charles Town Romney area. A switchboard lit up with open wires and toll circuits to Martinsburg were down. A. A. McNulty from Durham said the cause was not immediately determined and not believed man made. About 80 union members left their jobs. Negotiations to resume in Winchester Va set for 1 p.m. EST Monday. The union seeks a 10 cent per hour wage boost or hospital benefits or an eighth paid holiday.
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Charles Town
UPI
General Telephone Co
Romney
Martinsburg
A. A. McNulty
Durham
N. C
Winchester
Homeowner Receives Permit for Addition on Beckley Ave
J Ellen Riffe of 116 Beckley Ave obtained a permit Wednesday to add a 12 by 15 foot room to her house at an estimated cost of 1500 dollars. The permit fee was 10 dollars.
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J. Ellen Riffe
Beckley Ave
Kiwanians to Honor Raleigh County English Students
The Beckley Kiwanis Club will honor outstanding English students from Raleigh County’s 10 high schools at a May 10 luncheon at El Chico. Sherman Trail chairs the event, the first of its kind for the county, with principals’ support. One English teacher from each school will attend, and a noted English authority will address attendees as each student receives a certificate of proficiency.
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Raleigh County
el Chico
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Sherman C. Trail
Author Pearl Buck to Speak at Bethany Graduation
Bethany College will host Pearl S. Buck as commencement speaker on June 9. Buck, a West Virginia native from Hillsboro, is a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize laureate known for The Good Earth. Bethany, the state's oldest degree granting college, was founded in 1840.
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Bethany
UPI
Pearl S. Buck
West Virginia
Bethany College
Perry E. Gresham
Miss Buck
Hillsboro
Pocahontas County
Facilities For Park Loo To Be Surveyed
Three West Virginia officials from the State Department of Natural Resources will survey facilities for a zoo of native animals at New River Park. Vande Linde Cantner and Braxter will assess land, animal types, and costs, per Chamber of Commerce member Natalie Austin. Dr Warden Lane organized the tour and spoke on plans to add the zoo to Beckley Exhibition Mine.
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West Virginia
State Department of Natural Resources
New River Park
V. Vande Linde
Reclamation, Lands and Survey Division
Dan Cantner
Game Management
Lewis Braxter
Department
Natalie Austin
Beckley-Raleigh County
Lane
Chamber
Beckley Exhibition
Vande Linde
New Place Named For Commodity Pick Up
Those receiving commodities at the F Street or Bibb Avenue agencies will pick up at the Miners Welfare Building on Old Raleigh Road S Fayette extension on Tuesday April 16 and Wednesday April 17 from 9 am to 3 pm. Bring your own containers.
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Street
Bibb Avenue
Miners Welfare
Old Raleigh Road
S. Fayette Extension
Fifteen Dogs and Six Cats at Raleigh Shelter
A. C. Allen, caretaker, reports the Raleigh County Animal Shelter has fifteen dogs and six cats awaiting adoption. The count includes one Boxer and three Collies among the dogs.
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Raleigh County Animal Shelter
A. C. Allen
Allen
Eleven Seek Jobs at Beckley Employment Office
Eleven applicants filed for work at the Beckley Office of Employment Security on Friday. The list includes one nail or nose aid, one day worker, two sales clerks, one truck driver, one timekeeper, one shipping clerk, one service station attendant and three construction laborers.
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Beckley Office of Employment Security
Colonalp introduced as colon nerve stimulant for constipation
A newspaper-style ad pitches Colonalp tablets as a new colon nerve stimulant with bulking action to relieve constipation overnight. It claims nerves in the colon cause blockage under stress and promises gentle restoration of regularity and a feeling of well being. Introductory size 43.
Train kills 17 year old boy on track in Clarksburg
A Baltimore and Ohio freight locomotive struck and killed 17 year old Joe Ray Wines who was sitting on the tracks in Clarksburg on Saturday. Officials say he apparently refused to move as the engine approached.
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Clarksburg
UPI
Baltimore & Ohio
Joe Ray Wines
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