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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1959

Page

12

Two Girls Retain School Honors in District Spelling Bee

Brenda Barefield and Lucy Worley repeat school titles as champions and runners up at the Marsh Fork District Bee held at Montroal-Stickney. More top spellers from Montreal Stickney Edwight Pineknob and Mt Tabor stood out as audience of 28 watched the event.

Brenda Sue Barefield Lucy Worley Marsh Fork Brenda Montroal-Stickney Lucy Dewey Bone Jr Doris Humprey Bees Montcoal-Stickney Edwight Judy Turner Pineknob Freddie Persinger Thomas Barefield Sundial Robert Worley Stickney Montreal-Stickney School Bone Judy Riffe Joseph Riffe Judy Charleston Roger Russell Myrtle Pettry John Mooney Billy Weaver

Hospital honors volunteers at Beckley VA for 13th awards night

Mrs. R. M. Fleming and Mrs. O. M. Jones join Mrs. Celeste Mc Graw among volunteers with 1000 to 2500 hours as certificates of devotion are handed out. J. J. Cox and Dr. Paul R. Copeland present as about 115 volunteers are recognized at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital during the 13th annual ceremony.

M. C. Hardiman Route 3 Beckley Carol Judy Ora Lee Hudson William F. Patton Farmers Home Administration Lloyd Cox R. M. Fleming O.M. Jones Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Celeste McGraw J. J. Cox Paul R. Copeland

Trail Interprets School Age Law For 1960 Limit Date Shift

School Superintendent Sherman C. Trail explained that a recent school law change on admission age takes effect in the 1960 61 year. The fall 1960 rule requires six by November 1, while this fall uses February 1 as the cutoff.

Trail Board of Education Sherman C. Trail

New Services Announced by Church of God

The Church of God on Maplewood Lane will hold Friday services at 7 p.m. and Sunday services at 11 30 a.m. pastor Rev J C Richardson announced the schedule.

Church of God Maplewood Lane J. C. Richardson

Mount Hope Man Convicted Of Drunken Driving

A Mount Hope resident, Paul M. Martin, was found guilty of drunken driving by Judge Edward P. Stansbury after admitting he had been drinking the night of arrest by Beckley police. He received a $106.50 fine and a six month automatic license revocation. Officers testified to erratic driving on Prince Street near the Trailway Bus Terminal and a later arrest on North Kanawha Street with a quarter-pint of vodka in the car. A third person jailed on a drunkenness charge. several others forfeited small bonds for traffic violations.

Mount Hope Beckley City Edward P. Stansbury Paul M.martin Martin Prince Street Trailway North Kanawha Street Foster Ave Walter Edward Fox Oak Hill Lemual Bee Pack Mabscott Bill Bond Piney View John E. Shumate Beckley Theodore Wilder Beaver

Pharmacists To Meet At Elks Club Today

Members of the New River Pharmaceutical Association will hear Robert Jones, sales manager of Strother Drug Co. Lynchburg Va., at their meeting today in the Beckley Elks Club at 6 30 p.m. Jones will discuss and show slides on the wholesale drug outlook for 1959. Strother Drug is a leading wholesaler in southern West Virginia and Virginia.

New River Pharmaceutical Association Robert Jones Strother Drug Co Lynchburg Beckley Elks Club Jones Strother Drug West Virginia Virginia

Boys Held As Runaways Runaways Held In Raleigh County Jail

Two Crab Orchard youths sought after a Wednesday disappearance were booked at Raleigh County Jail on runaway warrants from Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery. Mike Plumley faced a bastardy charge after arrest at 2 20 p m Thursday by a deputy sheriff.

Raleigh Harry L. McCreery Mike Plumley

Winding Up Meetings At Glorious Church Of Christ

Evangelist Lilly Moore of Stanford conducts the last day of meetings at the Glorious Church of Christ in progress.

Glorious Church of Christ Lilly Moore Stanaford

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Aks Mt. Tabor Oscar Trump Denzil Dean Patton Carol Patton Reta Ann Blankenship Judy Cox Warren Patton Harper Heights Denzil Reta Ann Trump Reta Lester Junior High Carol Farley Gommer Farley Lester Slab Fork Coal Co Linda Sadler Trap Hill Lawrence Sadler Edward Birch Florence Williams Patti Meadows Florence Carl Williams Patti Charles Meadows Maben Elementary Suzanne Severt Janice Sue Blankenship Ted R. Clay Linda Lou Tyree Janet Ann Brown Naomi Clay Suzanne Wiley Levert Linda Elmer Ray Tyree Maben John Blankenship Janice Janet Huling Paris Brown Verlin H. Walker Stamford Elementary Larry Porterfield George Warden Rita Cooper Kenneth Davis Larry Bernard Porterfield George Rita Carlyle Cooper Kenneth Elmer Davis Stamford The Register Elementary Principals Associations Fayette Wyoming Counties B. S Barefield L, Worley Montcoal,stickney And Trap Hill District C, Farley F, Williams P, Meadows D, D, Patton Sieh Pee Patton R, A, Blankenship J, Cox Mount Tabor S, Severt J S, Blankenship L, L, Tyree J. A. Brown Porterfield R, Cooper K, Davis Murphy’s W. Main. ST Elks Club U.S Piggly Wiggly Joseph Fields Suburbs Crab Orchard Drive
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