Crippled campers dance at Glenwood Park holiday party
Opal Ripley reports at Glenwood Park near Princeton as 132 crippled children from Beckley to Williamson attend a New Year’s Eve Valentine party hosted by Beckley Elks Lodge. The camp cost about $2,100 this year with 13 staff assisting and Boy Scout and Girl Scout volunteers.
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Opal Ripley Register
Crippled Children’s Camp
Glenwood Park
Princeton
Beckley Elks Lodge
Beckley Lodge
Beckley
Bluefield
Charleston
Huntington
Lewisburg
Hinton
Logan
Williamson
Grady Carper
Elks Southern District
Elks
Tom Orr
Elks event moves site from Huntington to Glenwood
After two years in Huntington the Elks event will be hosted in Glenwood for the upcoming edition, marking a five year span with Glenwood as the venue and ending a period of Huntington hosting.
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Elks
Huntington
Glenwood
Camp Services Set By Hilbert
A former Beckley resident, Evangelist Earl Hilbert of MacClenny Florida, will speak at Surprise Valley Youth Camp Thursday at 7 30 p m off Dry Hill Road. Hilbert, a Woodrow Wilson High School football player, earned a BA from David Lipscomb College and an MA from Harding University. He will also speak at the Church of Christ at Prosperity Sunday morning and evening. Public invited.
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Beckley
Earl Hilbert, MacClenny
Fla
Surprise Valley
Dry Hill Road
Hilbert
Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagles
David Lipscomb College of
Nashville
Burned by Water Injures MacArthur Child
Danita Marie Sowder three year old daughter of Sherman and Mrs Sowder of MacArthur was treated at Beckley Hospital about 9 p m Monday for burns to the left side caused by hot water.
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Danita Marie Sowder
Sherman Sowder
MacArthur
Beckley Hospital
Planning Review Set By SCS Officials
A planning review with emphasis on woodland development is being conducted today and tomorrow by Soil Conservation Service officials in the Beckley work unit area of Wyoming and Raleigh counties. The three officials are Everett Leadbetter, Frank Glover, and C. T. Proute Jr. They will then go to Princeton to check the Mercer and McDowell County work units on Thursday and Friday.
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Soil Conservation Service
Beckley
Wyoming
Raleigh
Everett Leadbetter
Frank Glover
C. T. Proute Jr
SCS
Princeton
Mercer
McDowell County
Curriculum Changes At Sophia And Mark Twain Highs
Sophia High School new principal Carl Neff plans physics for the first time and reinstates one semester trig and solid geometry with William Warden teaching physics. Mark Twain High School led by Edward Bridi considers curriculum updates for college and industry paths, with enrollment projections for 1960-61 and past trends.
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Raleigh County
Sophia High School
Carl Neff
William Warden
James K. Lowry
Charles Walker
Lowry
Neff
Board of Education
Mark Twain High School
Edward Bridi
Lester Junior High School
Bridi
Plans Set for West Virginia Engineers Convention at Greenbrier
The West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers announced its annual convention will be at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs September 22 to 24. President Far Andrews lauded the Epee Chapter, with speaker William S. Foster of American City. Hale Andrews, Herb Dux, Walter Shockey attended. The Toro Room to be the permanent meeting site. Al Benton welcomed as new member.
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West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Pennsylvania Glass and Sand Co
Andrews
William S. Foster
the State Society
Andrews’ Company
Hale Andrews
Herb Dux
Walter Shockey
E! Toro
al Benton
Retiring Teacher Honored At Party
Mrs. Laura Watkins of Lester, a retiring Lester school instructor, was honored with a dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Craig. The event featured a heart shaped cake and gifts from the PTA and guests with several local and out of town attendees.
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Laura Watkins
Grant St
Lester
Elijah Craig
Watkins
James Lewis
Lester Parent- Teacher Association
Theodore Allen
Daniel Higgins
Muriel Cooney
John Moorehead
W. M. Jones
Mildred Tyree
Lewis Levicy
Lula Greene
Juanita Moorehead
Walker Pannell
S. F. Willerman
W. M. Nicholason
Pittsburgh
Prentice Elam
Indianapolis
Ind
Cleo D. Blakey
Beckley
Four Men Inducted by Beckley Selective Service Board
Four men were ordered to report Monday for induction into the armed forces at the Army Recruiting Main Station. Named are James Delmas Miller of Blue Jay, James Mason Kirkpatrick of Beckley, William Charles Bargo of Sprague, and Dennis Ward Irwin of Bristol Tennessee, formerly of Beckley.
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Selective Service Board No. 18
Beckley
Army
James Delmas Miller
Blue Jay
James Mason Kirkpatrick
William Charles Bargo
Sprague
Dennis Ward Irwin
Bristol
Tenn
Injury from lawn mower victim at Beckley Hospital
George Edward Magosky, 67, of Bostic Avenue, sustained a painful cut to his left hand when a lawn mower injured him Monday. He received treatment at Beckley Hospital.
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George Edward Magosky
Bostic Ave
Beckley Hospital
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