Kiwanis Club To Honor Top English Students
Woodrow Wilson, Mark Twain and Stoco High Schools announce outstanding English students who will attend a Beckley Kiwanis Club luncheon on May 10 at El Chico. WWHS reps Thomas Laqueur and Mary Pat Nichols, Mark Twain reps Paul Reid and Paula Mae Christian, and Stoco reps Eddie Lee Payne and Linda Carol Bays are featured.
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Woodrow Wilson
Mark Twain
Stoco
Beckley Kiwanis Club
el Chico
Thomas W. Laqueur
Mary Pat Nichols
WWHS
Laqueur
Werner A. Laqueur
Booth Avenue
Swarthmore College
Mary Pat
Jack Nichols
Woodlawn Ave
National Honor Society
iChair
Woman’s Club
University of Kentucky
Paul Reid
Paula Mae Christian
Mark Twain High School
Paul
Leslie Reid
Stotesbury
Paula Mae
N. L. Williams
Meei Alpin
Future Teachers Association
Masiorette
Eddie Lee Payne
Linda Carol Bays
Simmerman Retires From Strietmann After 36 Years of Service
John R. Simmerman of Beckley retires as a Strietmann Biscuit Co salesman after 36 years, honored at a luncheon by the Bluefield Division in the Brier Motel. He began in 1927 covering a wide territory across West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee, and recalls rugged travels and shared rides with fellow salesmen. He and wife Bessie Triggs live at 168 Franklin Ave. in Beckley with three sons and 11 grandchildren. He plans to pursue cabinet making and visiting family. coworkers presented new power tools. Simmerman was born in Wytheville, Va., attended local schools, and belongs to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
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Simmerman §$S
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Simmerman
Bessie Triggs
Portsmouth
Ohio
Franklin Ave
Beckley
Robert
Los Angeles
Calif
John
William O
Rockingham
N. C
Wytheville
Business College
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Plaque Presented For Years Of Service To Simmerman
John R. Simmerman of Beckley receives a company plaque from John W. Riddle, Strietmann Biscuit Co. division manager, as he retires May 1. The luncheon honoring veteran employees was hosted by the Bluefield Division at the Brier Motel in Bluefield on Saturday.
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John R. Simmerman
Beckley
Strietmann Biscuit Co
John W. Riddle
Simmerman
Bluefield
ANPA and Labor Seek New Approach to Tension
The American Newspaper Publishers Association moves to cooperate with Labor Secretary Wirtz on new approaches to rising labor tension. ANPA president Irwin Maier says the association is ready to respond. Wirtz urges industry leaders to take first steps with government ready to help. The ANPA special labor committee will meet during its 77th annual convention to discuss the proposal.
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New York
API
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
W. Willard Wirtz
Irwin Maier
The
Milwaukee Journal and Sentinel
Wirtz
Anpa Special Labor Committee
Clinic Cancelled At Glen Daniel Elementary School
No typhoid clinic will be held at Glen Daniel Elementary School Thursday as announced. A conflict in Raleigh County Health Department schedules prompted the cancellation.
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Glen Daniel
Raleigh County Health Department
Law to Move Drivers From Cars Against Fires Questioned
State Fire Warden R Wesley Davis in Trenton said New Jersey has a statute letting police order people from their cars to aid forest firefighting but in practice it would fail because evacuees would vanish unless watched closely.
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Trenton
N.J
UPI
R. Wesley Davis
New Jersey
New Forest Fires Reported Across District IV
Carl Lucas of District IV reports seven new forest fires across Wyoming Fayette Greenbrier and McDowell Counties with three earlier fires reactivated. Some fires near Herndon Greenbrier Hotel and Wiggam worsen as no precipitation is forecast prompting urgent safety appeals ahead of trout season.
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Carl Lucas
District IV Forester
Wyoming
Fayette
Greenbrier
McDowell
Lucas
Wyoming County
Herndon
Hinton
Wiggam
King Of Hearts To Be Staged Tonight
The Playhouse will present the Jean Kerr comedy King of Hearts under Dr. John Campbell’s direction at 8:30 p.m. tonight with performances nightly through the weekend. Box office hours run today to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and shows begin at 7 p.m. each night.
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Playhouse
John Campbell
Jean Kerr
Mabscott To Pick Fire Department Queen May Crowning Planned
Mabscott Fire Department will choose a queen from Mabscott School students with two princesses from lower grades. Voting costs a penny per vote. The queen will be crowned at a school ceremony on May 22.
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Mabscott Fire Department
Benny Roebuck
Mabscott
Free transportation to Sabine polio clinic at Mark Twain school
Price Brothers Bus line offers free rides for all ages to the oral Sabine polio clinic at Mark Twain High and Elementary School this Sunday. Buses will pick up at Amigo at 10 a.m. and run trips as long as the clinic continues, serving residents from Amigo Helen Mad eline Hollow Tams Stotesbury and McAlpin.
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Stotesbury
RNS
Price Brothers
Mark Twain High
Amigo
Helen
Madeline Hollow
Tams
McAlpin
Sun and nearby stars orbit galaxy at high speed
The Franklin Institute states the sun and neighboring stars orbit the Milky Way center at about 175 miles per second, roughly 630000 miles per hour, indicating the galaxy’s vast rotation and our place within it.
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Franklin Institute
Stotesbury volunteers load six-ton rock crusher for tours
Stotesbury residents labor to beautify areas ahead of tourist season as three men move a six-ton rock crusher from Coal Town Museum. Rails, jacks, rope lift and a tractor trailer setup required about five and a half hours of work before transporting the machine to Barker Junk Yard in Rhodell. Participants include John Melton of Stotesbury Roy Smith of Rhodell and Robert Matthews of Stotesbury.
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Stotesbury
Coal Town Museum
Barker Junk Yard
Rhodell
John Melton
Roy Smith
Robert Matthews
Mark Twain High names top students in 1963 class
Stotesbury RNS reports Mark Twain High School honors for 1963 graduates Leslie Paul Reid Jr. valedictorian with 3.73 and Howard Kenneth Jackson salutatorian with 3.43. Paul plans to study mathematics at West Virginia Institute of Technology while Howard will attend West Virginia State Teachers College. The article also notes a PTA conservation program at Tams Elementary and safety repairs to playground equipment.
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Stotesbury
RNS
Mark Twain High School
Leslie Paul Reid
Howard Kenneth Jackson
Paul
Leslie Reid
Howard
Clarence Jackson
Helen
Jackson Mills
West Virginia Institute of Technology At
Montgomery
Jacksons Mills
West Virginia State Teachers College
Conservation
Freda Cook
John Billinps
Richmond District Seeks School Upgrades In Raleigh County
A Richmond District High School group pressed the Raleigh County Board of Education for an indoor physical education facility, a cafeteria, restroom upgrades, playground equipment, a back door, and a cistern completion. The board noted past spending and discussed options including buying land for an extra playground and starting a welding program at the vocational center. They also approved turning eight abandoned schools to other uses, setting Civil Defense shelter status for five campuses, and funding flood repairs at Marsh Fork High School.
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Richmond District High School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Earl Meadows
Freeland
John Saunders
Earl Riner
Saunders
Board of Education
W. W. McKinney
Central Elementary School
Parent-Teacher Association
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Williams
Starr
Sanders
Bragg
Fgeria
Wells
Old East Killivan
Collins
Gulf
Raleigh County
Beckley Junior High School
Stoco High School
Institute
Trap Hill High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
E. B. Wray
Marsh Fork High School
Woodrow Wilson
Armory
Distribution Mixup Dims Beckley Market Tree Giveaway
Trees for the Governor's Centennial program were allocated only to holders of cards under director Sherwood Spencer in Charleston. The Beckley Farmers Market used as distribution site lacked trees for many early arrivals, fueling blame on the market and sparking questions about continue supply and order adjustments. Porter Lewis, market manager, noted 7 am arrivals and an ongoing effort to determine if more trees can be supplied under the same system.
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Beckley Farmers Market
Farmers Market
Sherwood Spencer
Charleston
Spencer
Porter Lewis
Stage Set For Trout Season In This Area
Radio coverage and plenty of trout will aid local anglers when trout season opens at 6 am Saturday. Beckley district office will stay open Friday night for full stream reports and weather data via WWNR. Carl Lucas will supply reports from the radio room. Bob Miller hosts the trout program. Stocked streams cover eight counties with rainbow, brook, brown and Centennial golden trout.
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Beckley
Francis S. Keiling
District IV
State Department of Natural Resources
WWNR
Carl Lucas
Keiling
Bob Miller
Laleigh
Fitzpatrick Lake
Little Beaver Lake
Sand Fork
Glade Creek
Monroe
Potts Creek
Turkey Creek
Rich Creek
Second Creek
Greenbrier
Milligan Creek
Howards Creek
Meadow Creek
Laurel Run
Spring Creek
Little Clear Creek
Beaver Creek
Laurel Creek
Cherry River
Fayette
Mill Creek
Wolfe Creek
McDowell
Panther Creek
Clear Fork
Berwind Lake
Wyoming
Pinnacle Creek
Horse Creek
Mercer
Camp Creek
East River
Pigeon Creek
Summers
Committee To Meet For Beckley Beautification Campaign
The City-County Beautification Committee of the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce will meet in the Bank of Raleigh Civic Room at 7 30 p m today. Chairman Mrs Walter G Cooper said plans for the April 29 clean up campaign will be completed. The committee is part of the West Virginia Community Clean up Program.
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Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Bank of Raleigh
Walter G. Cooper
Cooper
West Virginia
Ancient Age Bourbon Whisky Listing
An advertisement notes STRAIGHT KENTUCKY BOURBON WHISKY at 86 proof from ANCIENT AGE DISTILLING CO. located in Frankfort Kentucky.
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Ancient Age Distilling CO
Frankfort
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Kiwanis Club
Opal Ripley
Eddie
C. C. Payne
Odd
Raleigh Wyoming Scholastic Press Association
Concord College
Linda Carol
Lloyd Bays
Winding Gulf
Quill and Scroll Club
May Court
Miss Stoco
Washington, D. C
Thomas Laqueur
Mary Pat Nickols
Eve Breck
Simmerman Be
Gan
Sophia
Mullens
Labor
Linic
Fire Dent
L. P. Reid
Jackson
Billiups
Leslie P. Reid JR
Howard K. Jackson
PTA Conservation
Heid
G. M. Powers
Richmond
Call Beckley Loan CO
Neville St. PA
Ballengee
Mar
del Mar
Ballengee Furniture Co
Valley Drive N
Beckley, W. Va
Kentucky
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