Extensive School Survey Under Way in Raleigh County
William L. Stormer leading a countywide study on Raleigh County school needs to determine how facilities support educational programs. Maps will show pupil locations and transportation links to assess current sites and guide possible new construction. Stormer emphasizes buildings should not dictate programs. findings will shape future changes.
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Stormer
Pup
Verlin H. Walker
Philosphy
Hancock
Harrison
Preston
Mineral
Ohio State University
West Virginia
Department of Education
Youngstown University
University of Wyoming
William L. Stormer
Charleston
State Department of Education
Dawson Named to Who's Who Among American Students
William Dawson, a Beckley College alumnus now at Glenville State College, is selected for the 1960-61 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. A senior PE and speech major, he starred in campus drama, edited The Mercury, emceed the G Club Talent Show, and joined MAA. Bowen High School graduate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Dawson.
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Beckley College
William Dawson
Parkersburg
Glenville State College
Dawson
The
Mercury
Gclub
MAA
Bowen High School
Robert T. Dawson
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transfers
List of real estate transfers recorded in the county clerk office listing buyers sellers districts and amounts including several properties with no consideration and prices ranging from 99 to 7500 across Town Trap Hill Slab Fork Roosevelt East Beckley and Miller additions with names like Rizzo Booth Millican Marrs Lilly Lilly Ballard Jones and Schmidt Clay in 1921 era transfers
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Leno B
Wilma C. Rizzozero
Birdie V. Booth
Roy D. Millican
Luther Jones
Trap Hill
Beaver Coal Corporation
Car
Ethel S. Marrs
Slab Fork
Maggie McClanahan
Oscar Moore
Roosevelt Addition
H. Cleve Lilly
Grace C. Lilly
Shady Spring
Minnie
Robert Glenn Jones
Wilma
Jay C. Ballard Jr
Beckley Court
J. H
Wilda Phillips
Robert Phillips
Freida M
Sidney Allen Lilly
Skelton
Vernon
Eliza Atkinson
McMillan Land and Finance Co
Villamont
Sophia
Elvin E
Ruth Greer
James A
Mary Saunders
East Beckley
Wanda S
Aaron Rollyson
Mabel S
James Montgomery
Yvonne S
Dennis Henderson
Edna Schmidt Clay
Miller
Arnett
Marsh Fork
Joseph Horsley
Mary C. Stephens
Darlo
Lucille Bennett
Richmond District
Beckley Rescue Squad Responds to Daniels Apartments Call
Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad answered a 1 25 p m call to Daniels Apartments on Prince Street. Edna Bazell 62 refused first aid and refused transport to a hospital.
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Beckley Fire Department
Daniels Apartments
Prince St
Edna Bazell
Salvation Army Christmas Fund totals 2072 64
The Salvation Army Christmas Cheer fund stands at 2072 64 with 121 95 from Hoge Cook Men’s Bible Class of First Baptist Church and 823 from the letter appeal. The total trails last year’s same period by 467. Presbyterian Men’s Bible Class will man the fund booth today.
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Salvation Army
First Baptist Church
Cadle Fined for Attempted Arson in Rhodell
Joe Cadle of Rhodell was found guilty of attempted arson before Magistrate J K Cole and fined 50 dollars plus costs. The charge stemmed from an alleged attempt to burn a vacant house in the Francis Addition. Mike Gladwell, assistant State Fire Marshal, assisted with the investigation.
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Joe Cadle
Rhodell
J. K. Cole
Cadle
Francis Addition
Mike Gladwell
Maxwell Hill PTA Meeting Tonight at 7:30 PM
Maxwell Hill Elementary School parents gather for a 7:30 p m meeting at the school. Homeroom reps Mrs Gonzales and Mrs Hatfield offer to babysit. Final plans set for December 22 Christmas party. January meeting to be canceled.
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Parent - Teacher Association
Maxwell Hill Elementary School
Tony Gonzales
Elwood Hatfield
Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center
William Cole
Mabry Treated After Fall Injures Right Shoulder
Fred Mabry, 56, Mabscott, was treated at Beckley Hospital Monday for a right shoulder injury from a fall.
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Fred Mabry
Mabscott
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh County TB Poster Winners Named
Nancy Smith of Shady Spring and Margaret Louise Thorne of Beckley won the local Christmas Seal poster contest sponsored by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Both drawings advance to Charleston for state judging, with a national design to be chosen if successful. Mrs. W. H. Kester Jr. served as local judge evaluating effectiveness clarity and artistry.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Nancy Smith
Shady Spring
Mariae Louise Thorne
Hull St
Nancy
Shady Spring High School
Charles E. Smith
Keyette Club
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Margaret Louise
Lawrence Thorne
Beckley Junior High School
First Baptist Church
Crusader
Charleston
W. H. Kester Jr
National Tuberculosis Association
Stevan Donanos
Thea
Foreign Language Equipment Ordered for Three County High Schools
Assistant Superintendent Virgil A. Sarrett announced basic equipment for language courses under the National Defense Education Act has been ordered and partly delivered to three county high schools. The program uses Quick-Change Audio Drills in Fundamental French prepared by University of Miami scholars and recorded by native speakers to boost immersion and oral skills. Equipment includes maps, posters, films, tapes, and other visual aids, costing about 500 dollars per course, with NDEA funds matching county funds. French courses are operating at Mark Twain High School and Stratton, taught by Irene Hall and James M. Brown, with a Spanish course to begin at Shady Spring High School in 1961-62 with Nellie T. Wood set to teach.
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Virgil A. Sarrett
Sarrett
K. S. Pondard J. Peyrazat
University of Miami
Fla
NDEA
Mark Twain High School
Irene Hall
Stratton
James M. Brown
Auxiliary Decorates Local Post Office
The Beckley Post Office Building is adorned with pine boughs and ribbons for the holidays by the Women’s Auxiliary of the National Federal Post Office Clerks with help from their postal-clerk husbands. It lists workers Barbara Biggs Doris Seamon Benita Biggs Ann Underwood Reggie Farmer Charles Farmer James Biggs and Gratton Underwood.
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Beckley
National Federal Post Office
Barbara Biggs
Doris Seamon
Benita Biggs
Ann Underwood
Reggie Farmer
Charles Farmer
James Biggs
Gratton Underwood
The Parasols and the Pearl Quest
Costenbricker seeks a magic black pearl to wake Santa’s elves. Michael volunteers to dive for it, climbing into a polka dot parasol that magically expands with cushions and a quilt. They flee a storm, but Michael loses his diving gear as the parasol sails through shifting skies.
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Costenbricker
Santa
Michael
Pearl
AP News
Beckley Employment Office lists 31 job seekers
Thirty-one persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Monday. The applicants include one maid, one waitress, one short order cook, one janitor, one routeman, one coil winder, one stock boy, one pipe layer, one electric monorail crane operator, one maintenance mechanic, one carpenter, one electrician, three construction laborers, one brick layer helper, two truck drivers, one time keeper, one machinist, two coal cutting machinemen, one electrical repairman, three mine motor men, one plumber helper, one order filler, one combination welder, one salesman, and one tractor operator.
Four Enlist in Air Force From Beckley Station
Four men enlisted at the Beckley Recruiting Station on Friday. Richard Allan Phillips is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Phillips of 2751 Daniels Ave in South Charleston. Allen Bayles is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bayles of 341 Sixth Ave in South Charleston. Beverly Batthew Moore is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Moore of Route 1, Matoaka. Donald Monroe Hamm is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted V. Hamm of Route 1, Matoaka. They will report to Lackland, Texas for basic training.
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Air Force
Beckley
Richard Allan Phillips
Eugene F. Phillips
Daniels Ave
S. Charleston
Allen Bayles
Raymond Bayles
Sixth Ave
Beverly Batthew Moore
Guy Moore
Matoaka
Donald Monroe Hamm
Ted V. Hamm
Lackland
Tex
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
Raleigh
Walker
Who's Who
Maxwell Hill Pta
Ebenezer Church
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Wallace Noble
Corey 0. Mitchell
McCreery St
Lingerie
VOGUE
Margaret Thorne
Nellie T. Wood
Lucrece Hudgins
Centelit
Beckley Office of Employment Security
Beard School OF Dance
Vistmal
Toyland
Granella
Gibson
Grants
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