Winners Chosen for Golden Horseshoe Test in Raleigh County
Forty seven Raleigh County students will compete in the Golden Horseshoe test on Friday at Lincoln Elementary, with participants from Beckley to Pineknob. Miss Mary Louise Klaus will supervise. Top four in the county will be honored in Charleston on May 10 with letters from Rex Smith.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Lincoln Elementary School
Edsel Arndt
Berlin Beaver
Deborah Dale
Eugenia Hinte
Earl Jessup
George Jessup
Presley Merritt
Kenneth Miller
Diana Motor
James Patton
Paula Perdue
Carol Ross
Beckley
Arnold Alexander
Donald __ Patterson
Sprague
Alvin Bailey
Charles Walker
Eccles
Kathryn Bazzie
Mary Huzoski
Bradley
Macie Bragg
Shady Spring
Martin Bur
Plans Made To Resume Americanism Classes
Area residents seeking U S citizenship are invited to join B nai B rith Americanism classes which data show have produced perfect pass rates on federal exams. Arch ie Ellenbogen leads the drive with Dr Edward Neil and William Binderman to form new classes ahead of the Beckley Federal Building dedication. Classes will be free with books and filing services provided. examinations will be held in Federal Court with B nai B rith staff present. A first meeting will set convenient days and times for the majority as the program aims for a ready citizenship class by the building dedication.
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United States
Lodge
John A. Field Jr
Charleston
Archie Ellenbogen
B’nai B'rith
Beckley
Ellenbogen
Edward Neil
William Binderman
Federal Court
U. S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service
B'nai B'rith
Binderman
People’s Credit Store
Prince Stree
Federal
New Mines In Area Will Employ 155 Men
About 155 workers will be hired in area counties as the Department of Mines issues 18 mining permits. Raleigh County includes Lynn Coal Co. with 12 workers, H and H Coals Inc. No. 3 with 20, R. and A. Coal Co. Sewell No. 12 with 4, Allison No. 2 with 12, and more. Wyoming County adds Princeton Coal Sales Inc. an auger mine. Fayette County permits include O. J. Coal Co. No. 1 with 3, Belle Coal Co. No. 1 with 4, Fayette Coal Co. No. 1 with 6, M. and E. Coal Co. 4, E. and M. No. 7 with 8, Cox Coal Co. No. 2 with 20, C. Redden No. 4 with 8, Hanshaw Coal Co. No. 12 with 12, Douglas Coal Co. No. 2 with 10, and G. and I. Coal Co. No. 2 with 10. Nicholas County lists Black Diamond Mining Co. No. 5 with 4, Herbert Eagle Coal Co. No. 1 with 7, and James Coal Co. No. 11 with 11 employees.
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Department of Mines
Raleigh County
Lynn Coal Co
H and H Coals Inc
R. and A. Coal Co
Sewell
Allison
Wyoming County
Princeton Coal Sales Inc
Fayette County
O. J. Coal Co
Belle Coal Co
Fayette Coal Co
M. and E. Coal Co
E. and
Cox Coal Co
C. Redden
Hanshaw Coal Co
Douglas Coal Co
G. and I., Coal Co
Nicholas County, Black Diamond Mining Co
Herbert Eagle Coal Co
James Coal Co
Grenadier Guard rifle mishap injures fellow soldier
In Bisley England a Grenadier Guard sneezed during a rifle match and accidentally wounded Guardsman Ewen Brodie whose ear was nicked. He received on the spot treatment. The other guardsman involved was not identified.
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Bisley
England
UPI
Grenadier Guard
Ewen Brodie
Brodie
Three Get Treatment For Injuries Monday
Three persons were treated at Beckley Hospital Monday afternoon. Carl Lambert Glen White was treated at noon for burns to his right hand from a cable explosion while working for Nell Jean Coal Co at Otsego. John Cormack Eccles was treated at 2 p.m. for a left foot injury when a mine header fell on it while with Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates at Eccles. William Harrah Coal City was treated at 2:30 p.m. for burns to his left hand from a cable explosion while employed by Winding Gulf Coals Inc at East Gulf.
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Beckley Hospital
Carl Lambert
Glen White
Nell Jean Coal Co
Otsego
John Cormack
Eccles
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
William Harrah
Coal City
Winding Gulf Coals Inc
East Gulf
Longest python Colossus dies at Highland Park Zoo
Colossus the giant python, believed the longest in captivity, died Sunday at Highland Park Zoo from advanced age and pneumonia. The snake was measured at 28 feet 16 inches in 1956 and weighed nearly 300 pounds. Officials estimated Colossus was about 30 years old.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Highland Park Zoo
Beckleyans Set for West Virginia Methodist Conference Meet
Beckley district superintendent the Rev A E Wells will join Raleigh County delegates at the five day 24th West Virginia Annual Conference of Methodist Churches opening June 5 on the Buckhannon Wesleyan campus. Bishop Fred G Holloway will preside as delegates discuss next year’s quadrennial meeting in Pittsburgh and New York.
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A. E. Wells
Beckley
Raleigh
West Virginia
Buckhannon
Annual Conference of Methodist Churches
Episcopal
Mountain State
Fred G. Holloway
Charleston
West
New York
Bishop Holloway
Wesleyan
Bluefield
Mercer County
Burlington
Mineral County
Spencer
Holloway
FIA
Union Protestant
A. E. Bennett
St. Mark’s Church
Three Injured In Gas Stove Explosion In Harper Heights
Three persons remain in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a gas stove explosion in a Harper Heights home Saturday night. Injured include Elizabeth Henry who lived there, her seven year old grandson Joe Henry, and neighbor Adeline Wiley.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Harper Heights
Elizabeth Henry
Joe Henry
Thomas Adeline Wiley
Henry
Program at Beckley VA Hospital by Ladies Sojourner’s Truth
The Ladies Sojourner’s Truth of the Women’s Temperance Union will present a program and coffee hour at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Annie Scott and Mrs. Dekota Smith oversee the event.
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The
Ladies Sojourner’s Truth of Women’s Temperance Union
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Annie Scott
Dekota Smith
Flying Hubbies Hunt Huntington
UPI reports at Downtown Huntington Airport that wives often object to their husbands learning to fly. Bill Richards says he sends bills for married students to special postal addresses to handle the situation.
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Huntington
UPI
Bill Richards
Richards
Band Stages Rehearsals for Minstrel Event at Woodrow Wilson High
The Flying Eagle Band at Woodrow Wilson High School begins rehearsals today for its annual minstrels revue set for 8 pm on April 23 in the school auditorium. The program features six scenes with special scenery and lighting, a 185-member cast, and proceeds to buy music, stands, hats, and equipment.
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Flying Eagle
Woodrow Wilson High School
Glenn Sallack
John Chapman
Marshall Stanley
Floyd Vecellio
Chick Munson
Henry Walker
Janet Brewster
Susan
John Lynch
Marie Forbes
Drema Warden
Patty Redden
Pineville Bee Staged Spelling Bee Winners Named
Pineville Junior High School led the Center District 546 Division with Michael Browning as 5-6 Division champion and Pamela Cook runner-up. Tommy Adkins won 7-8, with Johnny Goddard as runner-up. Spellers qualified for the Wyoming County Spelling Bee on April 19 at Pineville Junior High. Darrell V. McGraw, principal, oversees the event sponsored by Raleigh Register and the Elementary Principals Associations of Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties.
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Pineville
Michael Browning
Pineville High School
Pamela Cook
Wyoming
Schol
Pamela
Michael
Tommy Adkins
W. R. Adkins
Pinvville Junior High School
Johnny Goddard
Alvin Goddard
Tommy
Johnny
Horsemen Will Plan July Show
Raleigh County Horse Show committee to meet one night next week to finalize classes for the annual show July 12 14 Dr Charles Merritt chairman announced at the association meeting Also a State Centennial costume class will be featured The group will pursue further work on the Bradley Showgrounds Three members Dr Merritt Dr C F Hale and Don Galloway expect to show at the Knoxville Tennessee show this Friday and Saturday Others plan to attend A film Here Comes The Cavalry was shown loaned by Fort Riley Forty members and guests attended the session
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Raleigh County
Association
Charles Merritt
Bradley Showgrounds
Knoxville, Tenn
Dr. Merritt
C. F. Hale
Don Galloway
Fort Riley
Kaw
BYU Alumni Raise Nearly Ten Thousand by Telefund Program
BYU alumni in Provo used a telephone canvassing program named Telefund to raise almost 10000 dollars in a single week. The effort targets area graduates to support the university.
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Provo, Utah
UPI
Brigham Young University
Telefun’d
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J. Goddard
Horsemen
Beckley Loan CO
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Aan
Barbara Broadwater
Pleasants County
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Nancy Conwell
Harrison County
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Jackson County
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Kanawha County
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