Local Key Club Wins State Honors at Charleston Convention
Woodrow Wilson High School Key Club and advisor Jeff Britton earned multiple awards at the 24th district convention in Charleston. The WWHS club won the Single Service Award for its Hotline project begun in January. Britton received the Mountaineer Key of Honor for dedicated youth service. Earl Turner was elected district lieutenant governor and WWHS members earned top Silver Section honors.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Key Club
Charleston
Jeff Britton
Mountaineer
Britton
WWHS
Morris Harvey College
Marshall University
U. S. Army
Korea
Betty Hungate
Beckley
Earl Turner
Raleigh
Summers
Fayette
Nicholas
Greenbrier
Mercer
Turner
Booster
Junior Civitan
Thespian
Marshall
West Virginia
Jim Comerci
Comeric
Tom McNeish
Rick Vaughan
Anthony Sparacino Jr
Fred Bonham
Sparacino
Keith Horton
District 7
Steve Canterbay
Wwhs Club
Randy Jennings
Col
Robert Thomson
Kiwanis Club
Head Start Director To Attend Training Session
Doris Bradshaw Raleigh County Head Start director will attend a week long Washington D C training session starting May 2. Chosen by the Office of Child Development under the Center for Human Assistance sponsorship, the course covers lectures management games group discussions and evaluations. The training aims to enhance her program management skills and growth in the Head Start role. She previously led Beckley East Park Head Start and helped initiate ACCAA programs while pursuing elementary education with Marshall University. She and her husband Virgil, a retired Navy chief petty officer, reside at 121 Sour St Beckley with their four children.
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Raleigh County Community Action Association
Doris Bradshaw
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Office of Child Development
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Center For Human Assistance
Washington
Bradshaw
Raleigh County
Helen Basham
East Park
Beckley
ACCAA
Head Start
Marshall University
Huntington
Virgil
U. S. Navy
Sour St
Stone Age Europeans Hoarded Apples in Caves
Apples were relished by Stone Age men in Europe and were hoarded in caves. The finding suggests early cultivation and storage practices among ancient communities.
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Europe
Countians Begin Spring Construction at Ramada Inn Site
A mild spring day finds workers putting building plans into action formulated during winter. The crew readies property for the Ramada Inn near the West Virginia Turnpike entrance.
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Ramada Inn
West Virginia Turnpike
Stockholders Meeting Called for Educators Investors Service Corp
A meeting of the stockholders of Educators Investors Service Corp of Raleigh County is scheduled for April 22 at 7 30 p m at Stratton Junior High School. Executive vice president G D Litterell Jr will conduct the meeting. All stockholders are invited to attend.
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Educators Investors Service Corp
Raleigh County
Stratton Junior High School
G. D. Litterell Jr
Rose Greenhow Civil War Spy Sent Word to Beauregard
Rose Greenhow, noted Washington hostess and Confederate spy, reportedly sent word to Gen. Beauregard that Union forces were advancing, contributing to the Union defeat at Bull Run.
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Rose Greenhow
Washington
Beauregards
Gauss
Bull Run
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas Highlights
A parade of service members from Beckley, Oak Hill, Shady Spring, and surrounding areas earns medals and completes training. Air Medal awarded to Marine Captain William C. King at Camp Lejeune. Navy Ensign Walter E. Jones finishes Indoctrination School at Pensacola. Army and Navy personnel earn Bronze Stars and complete advanced courses in Germany, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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William C. King
William T. King
Blackburn St
Jean A. Roman
Duncan Ave
Oak Hill
Air Medal
Camp Lejeune, N.C
City Council Lays Levy and Paints City Parking Deck
Beckley City Council approved a $219 469 levy for 1971 72 budget with rates 12 cents per 100 for Class I 25 cents for Class II and 50 cents for Class III property. The council also authorized painting the municipal parking deck at $5 600 and extending the project with James R Webb.
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Beckley
City Hall
James R. Webb
Ross S. Irle
Webb
Irles
D. E. Warden
Warden
John H. McCulloch
Lanark Youth Hurt In Stanaford Road Wreck
A two car collision on Stanaford Road in front of Beckley AR Hospital at 3 15 p m injures Michael Ray Petrosky 19 Lanark and wounds no serious harm. Virginia Pearl Thompson 21 Josephine is cited for pulling into oncoming traffic and must appear in Beckley Municipal Court April 26. Estimated damage totals 700 with Petrosky’s car at 650 and Thompson’s at 50.
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Joe Rodriguez
Stanafford Road
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Michael Ray Petrosky
Lanark
Virginia Pearl ‘Thompson
Josephine
Petrosky
Thompson
Beckley Municipal Court
Motorist Jailed and Multiple Citations Reported
Motorist Allen F. Cook of Sum merlee Road Oak Hill jailed in Raleigh County for driving without a license and an expired inspection. Several locals cited for traffic offenses including speeding and losing vehicle control. Parole officer reported escapes at the Davis camp. Army absentee jailed. a dog and German references noted in court planning for April 26.
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Allen F. Cook
Summerlee Road
Oak Hill
Raleigh
Cook
Edward W.turpin
Lynce
Telephone Co Plans Expanded Improvements in West Virginia
C P Telephone commits an additional 819 400 for system upgrades across West Virginia per manager R E Cunningham. Projects span Beckley Mullens Flat Top centers and air ground gear at Beckley with outside facilities in Sophia Besoco area and consist of extra circuits linking Belle Charleston Berkeley Springs Martinsburg Dunbar Nitro Hurricane Milton St Albans Matewan Logan Mullens Beckley Salem Clarksburg and other local sites.
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C & P Telephone
West Virginia
R. E. Cunningham
John Campbell
Beckley
Harper Heights
Leonard
McCombs
Mullens
Flat Top
Sophia-Beseco
Belington
Clarksburg
Huntington
Nitro
Weirton Heights
Belle- Charleston
Berkeley Springs- Martinsburg
Dunbar-Nitro
Hurricane
Alum Creek
Charleston
Holden, Omar
iSophia-Besoco
South Charleston
Terra Alta
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Janet Caffee
City High Library
Jean Summers
Latin Club
Calfee
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Military Opera
Ft. Knox
Navy
Walter E. Jones
Bettie J. Roark
Route 66
Ghent
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Aviation
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Carl O. Edwards
Schweinfurt
Germany
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Bailey
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Clarence Bragg
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Robert Lilly
Oppie Lilly
Cool Ridge
Minot Air Force Base
N.D
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Tex
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Forrest E. Daniel
Lilly Drive
Naval Air Reserve Training Unit
Memphis
Tenn
Marshal University
Army
Michael S. Bailey
Janet L. McKinney
Route 1
Lester
Vietnam
James H. Coleman
Homer S. Coleman
Route 41
Fayetteville
Aviation Electronics
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Millington
Army Pfc
Willie D. Terry
Willie Terry
I St
Army Quartermaster School
Ft. Lee
Army Pvt
Luther E. Mitchem Jr
Pineville
Army Training Center
Murphy’s
Big Arnold
G. C. Murphy CO
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Okehs
Hinton
Laredo
Ely
New
Stanaford
Paul H. Lofling
George Slipkovich
Davis
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Leon Ralph Sturgill
Sophia
Beckleyan
Charles William Curtis
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