Sophia Girl Wins Raleigh County Spelling Title
Kitty Hunt, 13, of Sophia Elementary, captured the Raleigh County eighth grade spelling championship on Thursday night defeating 12 rivals. Sherman Meadows, 14, of Crab Orchard, finished runner up after a tense late run off. Both advance to the Tri County Spelling Bee on May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Raleigh County
Kitty Hunt
Curtis Hunt
Kitty
Sherman Meadows
Lonza Meadows
Crab Orchard
Sherman
John Saunders
Shady Spring High School
Tri-County
Kestel
Charles Akers
Mark Twain High School
Earl Halsey
Maxwell Hill
Raleigh
Marciano to Retire Said by Wife in Brockton
Barbara Marciano said Rocky Marciano will retire from boxing after receiving assurances from him in New York. She telephoned Brockton Enterprise sports editor Vic DuBois and Allie Colombo confirmed the plan for a formal announcement soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
Rocky Marciano
Barbara
Valley Drive Extension Plans Are Declared Definite
State Road Commissioner Burl A. Sawyers informs T R Wilson Jr of definite Valley Drive extension plans. The four lane divided highway will run from the Route 3 junction at Neville Street to Mabscott, with new railroad overpasses at Beckley Cora Mabscott and a Mabscott height increase of twelve inches. A consulting engineer is designing the three structures and bids may be let this construction season. Chamber officials had earlier urged civic letters to SRC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Drive
Burl A. Sawyers
T. R
Wilson Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh
W. Va
Sawyers
Wilson
Neville St
Mabscott
Beckley
Cora St
Ture
Cova St
Chamber
SRC
Episcopalians to Convene 79th West Virginia Council
The 79th Annual Council of the Diocese of West Virginia Episcopal Church meets May 10-11 at St. Stephen's Church Beckley with delegates from 85 parishes. The Rt Rev Arnold M Lewis will speak at a May 9 pre Council dinner and 8 pm May 10 missionary service. Bishop Wilburn C Campbell will give the opening address. Reports from departments and committees run Thursday and Friday with adjournment at noon May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diocese of
West Virginia
Episcopal Church
St. Stephen's Church
Beckley
Wilburn C. Campbell
Arnold M. Lewis
District of Salina
Kansas
Campbell
Trout Fishing Seen Best at Lakes for Season's Opening
Fishermen head to seven stocked lakes across the state for opening trout season with best luck expected at those lakes. Conservation Department notes many streams are high and muddy while Eastern Panhandle streams are normal and clear. Stocked impoundments include Seneca and Cooper's Rock state forests lakes as well as Summit Lake and Little Beaver Lake among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chargeston
Panhandle
Conservation Department
Pocahontas
Randolph
Harrison
Monongalia
Ritchie
Barbour
Nicholas
Taylor
Upshur
Monroe
Raleigh
Summers
Kanawha
Wayne
Gilmer
Preston
Tucker
Seneca
Cooper’s Rock
Wardensville
Hardy County
French Creek Game Refuge
Buckhannon
Spruce Knob
New Summit
Putnam County
West Virginia Weather Outlook with Warm Winds and Showers
A regional forecast notes considerable cloudiness and mild tonight with a chance of showers in the south and west this afternoon. Saturday will be windy and warm with scattered showers, followed by a cooler night and Sunday. Extended outlook shows temperatures slightly above normal, with a mix of rain and possible thunderstorms, and total precipitation around a third of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. VA
West Virginia
Beckley Skies and Evening Sky Guide Saturday
The Sun sets at 7 12 p m and rises at 5 32 a m Saturday and Sunday with a 13 minute shift. The Moon rises near 10 01 p m and again at 10 50 p m Saturday. Antares leads the Moon tonight with Jupiter visible high in the southwest and Venus fading at 10 38 p m. Mars appears in the southeast before dawn, and Venus will appear near Elnath in Taurus with a note that next month it moves toward Gemini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antares
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Elnath
Taurus
Gemiini
Road Violations Charged for Four Men arraigned today
Four men faced local magistrates on road law violations. John R. Bunner of Fairmont received 30 days in jail and a 50 dollar fine plus costs for driving while drunk but did not pay. Clifford F. Meadows of Beckley posted a 500 dollar appeal bond after a guilty finding for passing at an intersection. he was ordered to pay 10 dollars plus costs and plans to appeal to Raleigh County Criminal Court. Eric James Sneed of Mount Hope paid 5 dollars plus costs for speeding. Lloyd Donald Vaught of Pemberton paid 5 dollars plus costs for running a stop light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
John R. Bunner
Fairmont
Bunner
Clifford F. Meadows
Beckley
T. N. Thurman
Meadows
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Johnstown Road
Prince St
Eric James Sneed
Mount Hope
Thurman
Lloyd Donald Vaught Pemberton
Blood Testing Survey Under Way in County
A State Health Department representative, Paul D. Kates, arrived in Beckley to assist the Raleigh County unit in a blood testing survey. He will work with the county health department on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
State Health Department
Charleston
Beckley
Raleigh
Paul D. Kates
County Health Department
School Band Work in Board Race Draws Protest
Woodrow Wilson High School band members were asked to work at precincts for Board of Education candidates sparking protest from band patron E L Fink who opposed political duties by students. Band director Glenn Sallack faced defenses from several students and parents during a Band Mothers meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fe Ne
Woodrow Wilson High School
Board of Education
E. L. Fink
Glenn Sallack
Band Mothers’ Organization
Fink
Sallack
A. P. Leeber
James H. Trail
Marion Cook
Woodrow T. Harris
C. G. Peregoy
Ten Believed Dead In Pulaski Explosion
A restaurant owner lit a match to a gas heater triggering a blast that leveled a three story brick building in Pulaski Virginia. The fire injured several residents and workers while authorities feared up to a dozen bodies remained in the ruins. A National Guard unit was placed on duty as rescue efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Salvation Army
G. E. Bouldin
National Guard
Pulaski-Radford
Lee S. Boothe
W. J. Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Nora Davis
Norma Jean Mabe
Eugene Welch
Joseph M. Lytton
Jordan Oliver
Beckleyan Takes Nursing Position
Mrs. Margaret Greco of 125 Cova Street will assume duties as county health nurse with the Raleigh County Health Department on May 15. Dr. S A Ford, county health director, announced that state funds were made available to hire another nurse. Greco, a Beckley Hospital employee for 12 years, joins four full-time nurses plus one school nurse in Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Greco
Cova St
Raleigh County Health Department
S. A. Ford
State Health Department
Greco
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh County
Fayette Juveniles Accused of Theft
Three 14 year old boys are accused of stealing about 1000 dollars worth of property from a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway work crew. They were held for juvenile authorities in Fayette County Jail Fayetteville after an investigation by sheriff's deputies state police and C O special agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Fire destroys two Spencer stores on Main Street in Spencer West Virginia
An early morning blaze gutted two stores and heavily damaged two others on Spencer's Main Street. Damage was estimated between 300000 and 500000 dollars. Firefighters battled flames for hours aided by Ripley volunteers, with walls weakened and detours set for traffic.
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Spencer
W.va
Main Street
Spencer Drug Store
W. B. Staats
DeGruyter Jewelry Store
Olen F. DeGruyter
Ford
O. J. Morrison and Co
Spencer Department
Roane County
Morrison’s
Corder Douglas
Chumb’’ Myers
Martin Crislip
Ripley
John Lanfried
Thetown
Crislip
Morrison
Goldie’s Place
H. R. Shields
Charleston
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Wyoming Holds One Day Bee to Decide Winners
In Wyoming County finals of the Tri County Spelling Bee, eighth grade champion Larry Thomas Lilly of Mullens Junior High School correctly spelled satire and miscellaneous to defeat Sharon Browning of Matheny. Sixth grade winner Jimmy Flynn of John McGraw School edged runner-up John Adkins of Coal Mountain. The event began at 1 p.m. with pronouncer Mrs Louette Stewart and judges Jesse W. Morgan and Mae S. Belcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County
Larry Lilly
Mullens
Sharon Browning
Matheny
Jimmy Flynn
McGraws
John Adkins
Coal Mountain
Selective Service Board
Sharon
Clair Browning
John McGraw School
George Flynn
Frank Adkins
Louette Stewart
Oceana
Jesse W. Morgan
Mae S. Belcher
Stewart
Nellie T. Wood
Verne Clay
Luther Green
Herbert Morgan
Fergie Scott
Asafetida Wins Fayetteville Spelling Bee Hurtling Final
Beverly Mooney, 12, and Cathy Imbrogno, 11, both sixth graders from Falls View School, faced tough competition as fourteen champions and runners up from seven districts competed in the Fayette County Spelling Bee. Mooney clinched the top prize spelling asafetida and then niece to finish. Imbrogno earned runner-up after a valiant effort with the word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Beverly Mooney
Cathy Imbrogno
Falls View Elementary School
Fayetteville
ANS
Asafetida
Beverly
Falls View School
John Mooney
Cathy
Eugene F. Imbrogno
Memorial Auditorium
E. W. Vawter
Madeline Sims
Frederick Merriam
Fayetteville High School
Arlene Parish
Ansted
Eva Mae Berry
Layland
Bureau
Charlotte Faye Steele
Romont
Sherry Allen
Minden
Joe Kinder
Deanna Doominguez
Winona
Maxine Settle
Beards Fork
Beards Fork, “‘Wintry
Joy Beall
Divide
Rainelle Man Found Dead in Car Trunk
LOOKOUT RNL Pete Waugh of East Rainelle was found dead in his car on Route 60 east of Lookout at 8 a.m. Evidence suggested self harm with exhaust hose. A Purity Maid Baking Co employee, he had been dead about six or seven hours. Deputy Sheriff Earl Dempsey and others investigated. body at East Rainelle funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Rainelle
Lookout
RNL
Pete Waugh
East Rainelle
Route 60
Waugh
Purity Maid Baking Co. Employe
Fayette County
Earl Dempsey
East Rainelle Funeral Home
Kanawha Teacher Seeks Byrd's Seat in WV District
John M. Eckard a Kanawha County teacher seeks the Sixth District seat against incumbent Democrat Robert C. Byrd. Eckard, a former Collins High School teacher, challenges Byrd representing Boone Kanahwa Logan and Raleigh counties. G. S. Steve Millhouse is the unopposed Republican. Byrd seeks a third term with a $22,500 annual salary. term ends January 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Byrd
House of Representatives
Charleston
Sophia Democrat
West Virginia
Boone
Kanahwa
Logan
Raleigh
John M. Eckard
Collins High School
Epperly
G. S
Steve’ Millhouse
Register
Byrd
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Fayette
Wyoming
Episcopalians State
Beckley High
Oak Hill
Beckley Skies
Muin
Beckleyan
The
Raleigh Register
House of Delegates
Democrat
James E
Jay) Blackburn Rodl
James McNeish Panning
Outuricy
Ned H. Ragland Beckley
Everett R. Shafer Beckley
Tracy Shannon Raswar
Roy Lee Harmon
J A
Uncle Jim
Thompson Beckley
H. L. Knapp Jr
Paul J. Vennari
John D. Lee
M. D
Dry Creek
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