Beckley College Doubles Scholarship Aid Effort Grows
Liverpool museum officials report no takers after six months for a project to assemble two giant dinosaur skeletons from their bone collection. Beckley College backs a Citizens Scholarship Foundation drive, matching awards up to 200 dollars. More than 30 Raleigh County seniors, including 14 Woodrow Wilson High School students, benefit as contributions reach about 10,400 dollars.
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Beckley College
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Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson
Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of
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Roberta Brack
Miss Brack
West Virginia University
Now You Know By United Press International Writer's Cramp
A UPI report explains that the ailment known as writer's cramp is medically termed graphospasm. It notes the condition affects handwriting due to muscle spasm and can hinder long writing tasks. The brief frames graphospasm as a medical term for writer's cramp.
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Eagle Dispatch Rated First in CSPA Evaluation
The Woodrow Wilson High School newspaper Eagle Dispatch earned first place in a Columbia Scholastic Press Association ranking in New York. Miss Rosalie Stover said judging covered content writing editing make-up and general appearance of issues from March through December last year. A staff of twelve led by Becky Lilly and Shirley Bennett guides the paper this year.
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Woodrow Wilson High
Eagle Dispatch
Columbia Scholastic Press Association of New York
Rosalie Stover
Becky Lilly
Shirley Bennett
Not from the Bible The wandering Jew legend in literature
The wandering Jew tale is not Biblical in origin though it appears widely in literature especially German and French works. The earliest English reference to the legend appears in 1236.
City Council Debates East Park Cleanup and Playground Plans
East Park residents Mrs. Timothy Anderson and Mrs. Jessie A. James pressed for cleanup and improvements to Scott Avenue properties and a fenced playground. Mayor McCulloch will tour sites, while the council weighs fencing, opening the former East Park Elementary as a summer playground, and demolishing outdoor toilets. The city reports 316 loads of trash hauled, 26 junk autos removed, and a push for coordinated containerization with regional health officials.
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Timothy Anderson
Jessie A. James
Scott Avenue
John H. McCulloch
Anderson
D E. Warden
Warden
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Robert
Moundsville Asks Prison's Removal From City
MOUNDSVILLE, UP I City Council approves a resolution seeking removal of the West Virginia Penitentiary from within city limits. The move targets halting renovations as legislators consider a $200000 appropriation to upgrade a prison section for maximum security. manager James Wolfe says, We've served our time here.
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Moundsville
UPI
West Virginia
James Wolfe
New River Livestock Market Sells 119 Head
The New River Livestock Market sold 119 head for 7805.28 with 64 buyers and 50 consigners. Prices ranged from 21.75 to 23 for butcher cows to 10 for baby lambs and 55 cents to 1.25 per chicken, reflecting a varied market day under Market Manager Minor Scott.
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Minor Scott
Barry name meaning spear among Irish origins
Barry is an Irish given name derived from the Gaelic Bairre or Barra meaning spear. It has persisted as a surname and given name across generations, with historical usage tied to Gaelic communities and later broader adoption in Ireland and beyond.
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