Stoco High School bids opened by Raleigh board
The Raleigh County Board of Education will open bids today at 4 p m for Stoco High School to be built in Coal City at a cost over 200 000. Architect Alex B Mahood designed a one story brick building with eight classrooms and an auditorium gymnasium. The current Stoco school will house elementary and junior high grades.
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Stoco High School
Raleigh County Board of Education
Coal City
Alex B. Mahood
Bluefield
Stoco
Turner Named To Head Raleigh County Principals
G C Turner elected as president of the Raleigh County Secondary Principals Association. Turner, principal of Clear Fork High, led last night’s meeting where senior and junior high commencement schedules were released. Also elected were Fred C Roberts secretary and Cecil D Cooke vice president. The schedule opens with a May 23 combined graduation and celebration at Stratton High, featuring a new $110,000 gymnasium dedication, followed by multiple school ceremonies through May 26 across the county.
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G. Curtis Turner
Raleigh County Secondary Principals Association
Turner
Clear Fork
C. D. Munson
Fred C. Roberts
Shady Spring High School
Cecil D. Cooke
Eccles Junior High
Stratton High School
Deeds on File Wildwood Addi Sale Nefs $1,000
Mellie Deshazo purchased Lot 139 in Wildwood Addition to Beckley Town District from Marie Calloway Carter and Preston Carter for about $1,000, deed filed yesterday in Raleigh County Clerk's office. Other transfers include Roscoe Meadows to Nettie Meadows in Marsh Fork District for about $500 and several no stamp deeds to J H Webb and others in Peach Tree Creek Town District and Cemetery Hill Ameagle.
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Mellie Deshazo
Wildwood
Beckley
Marie Calloway Carter
Preston Carter
Raleigh
Roscoe Meadows
Nettie Meadows
Marsh Fork
F. M. Webb
Amelia C. Webb
J. H. Webb
Peach Tree Creek
Framework Phase Starts on Building Beckley News Tower
The second stage of construction on Beckley Newspapers Corporation's new five story building began today. Wipperman Construction Company uses a crane to erect the steel framework as 20 tons of structural steel arrived yesterday. Officials note crane use continues through later stages of the project.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Wipperman Construction Company
Court Lets Separate Contracts On Little Beaver Park Work
Raleigh County Court awarded two contracts for Little Beaver Park development to Meadows Lumber Company and Bettina. Meadows will build the administration building and bath house, while Bettina handles the dam trough and pier. Total bid for the admin group was 36596 dollars and Bettina bid 5581.61 dollars for the dam section. Park opening is May 30, with the building likely ready within about 90 days of starting. Public use will begin upon completion.
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Little Beaver Park
Raleigh
Meadows Lumber Company
Bath House
Joe Bettina
Bettina
Jack Nuckols
Court
Nuckols
County
Marriage License Filed for James Lewis and Gladys Ruth
A marriage license application was filed in Raleigh County Clerk's office by James Lewis aged 27, son of Mr and Mrs W W Lewis of Oceana, and Gladys Ruth aged 17, daughter of (incomplete).
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Raleigh County
James Lewis
W. W. Lewis
Oceana
Gladys Ruth
Mabscott Hill Man En Route to Guam
Pfe Warren Douglas Maynor son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Maynor of Mabscott Hill is en route to Guam. He shipped out Friday from Camp Stonewan California. PFC Maynor a Military Police member was stationed at Brooklyn Army Base New York for two years before transfer to California. He enlisted in January 1948 and trained at Ft Jackson South Carolina after Woodrow Wilson High School.
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Pfe
Warren Douglas Maynor
Marvin Maynor
Mabscott Hill
Pacific
Guam
Camp Stonewan
Calif
Maynor
Military Police
Brooklyn Army Base
New York
California
Army
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Woodrow Wilson High School
Ministerial Group To Hold Meetings In Beckley
A series of evangelistic meetings will begin at 7 30 p m on April 30 at Woodrow Wilson High School and run through May 7. The Beckley Ministerial Association says auxiliaries will bring 10 persons to the first gathering and Sunday Schools will lead attendance at the second. Rev Eddie Martin will direct the services with local church leaders present at the planning meeting.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Ministerial Association
First Christian Church
Beckley
Eddie Martin
A. H. Wilson
Alvin Cook
W. B Peck
George Bright
C. E. Beaver
J. Ju.Lineweaver
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Stoco High
G. C. Turner
Mt. View Junior High
Munson
M. A. Johnson
Board of Education
C. Ballard
Glen White Junior High
B. B. Chambers
Jesse Daniel
Lester Junior High
James B. Deck
J. D. Swim
Elliott High
D. W. Bryson
Egeria
Deck
Bryson and Johnson
Woodrow Wilson High
Caperton
Shady Spring
Deck and Swim
Sophia High
Ballard
Chambers
Byrd Prillerman High
John B. Elliott
Green
Wildwood Addi
Prince Street
McClung and
Dreisel
Register
Barrett
Logan
A. A. Cobb
Frank Dalton
Merlin Parrish
Tommy
Barrrett
Gertrude Ruth
John Ruth
Mabscott
Bair Bidg
Neville St
Iatel
Brown
B.C
Pfc
Superior
Grandpa
Gholder
Joseph S. Finch & Company
Aladdin
Jacquard
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