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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1961
Page
12
Editor notes National Library Week feature by Mrs. Lucy Hawley praising reading rewards. She highlights Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent, the county library run by Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Bivens, and the friendly reading rooms and tables that help students and families.
Dr. Harold Thomas Hyman replies to readers about stocking sizes for large feet and the need for larger hosiery. A nurse asks about bedding airing between shifts, and the columnist advises practical compromises for busy households. Readers can order a leaf from Dr Hyman by mail.
The Juvenile Ward at Raleigh County Courthouse gains shelves filled with books magazines puzzles and games donated by the Woman's Club of Beckley. Deputy Virgil Keaton examines a jigsaw puzzle while Mrs Robert Lee chairs the project which Judge Harry L McCreery urged after a courthouse tour. Mrs Leah Toney Trail supervised installation and distribution with four boys already engaging in a puzzle. More reading materials and games are welcomed.
Stratton High School selects Maxine Moore 16 year old daughter of Charles and G Street to be Miss Woodland Nymph. She serves as secretary of the student council and 10th grade homeroom, member of Moving Mod modernera 4-H, future first attendant to Miss Stratton, active in AME Church youth groups.
Brooks Adair Elementary School at Sprague was recommended for a first class rating after an evaluation by a committee led by Assistant Superintendent Dewey Bone. The panel included Supervisors Boots Dilley and Mary Abbott. no recommendations or commendations were made about the school’s conditions.
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