Glen Rogers Grade School closes marking era end
The Glen Rogers Grade School ended after 1925 construction and growth as the town moved 72 students and three teachers to Glen Rogers High School under an old 1-12 plan. The closing follows decades of expansion and the shift to a modern facility for tomorrow’s citizens.
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Elizabeth Williams
Glen Rogers
RNS
Glen Rogers High School
Raleigh-Wyoming
Davis Baptist Church
Independent Baptist Church
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
Old Ben Coal Corp
Chicago
Ill
Kelly D. Sizemore
Sizemore
Harley Christian
Ruby McGraw
Fulton J. Brown
Lida Sweeney
L. McFoy
Ior High School
Slab Fork
Milam High School
Glen Rogers Grade School
Rebecca Jane Canada Birthday Honoree at Sabine Party
Rebecca Jane Canada celebrated her eighth birthday at the home of Mr and Mrs Albert Canada with games directed by Mrs Canada from three to five. Guests included Elaine Sizemore Kitty Cook Dianne Mullens Joe Cozort Judy Sizemore Betty Cook Patricia Tilley Judy Blake Clifford Mullens and sisters Dreama Cathy Brenda watched as she cut the green trimmed cake with pink candles and opened gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreama
Cathy
Brenda
APW Grants Announced For Area Communities
The Community Facilities Administration grants $278,637 to West Virginia towns and districts under the Accelerated Public Works program. Westover receives 109,620 for street improvements while Money Park Public Service District gets 86,250 for sewer work. Rowlesburg Buckhannon Summers County and Kimball also receive sums for sewage, jail work, parking, and a fire truck garage.
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Washington
API
Community Facilities Administration
West Virginia
Westover
Monongalia County
Money Park
Art Portrait Program in Oak Hill Thursday Evening
An art program on portrait painting will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Hotel Hill Oak Hill admission is free and all are invited. The event is sponsored by Mr and Mrs Floyd Mop Warrick and Mrs Herbert Tolley. A color film on portrait painting will be shown followed by a discussion led by Mrs Tolley an art director with the West Virginia Federation of Women s Clubs.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Hotel Hill
Floyd ‘‘Mop” Warrick
Herbert Tolley
Mature Parent Child Needs Morale Boost Advice
Mrs Lawrence asks how to handle her 4 year old boy fearing a new baby and a peer’s aggression. The answer emphasizes rebuilding the child’s self respect through small, controllable tasks and self worth to make parental love believable and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Lawrence
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Lawrence
Bruno Bettelheim
Ravencliff Social News Highlights Weekend Visits
Mrs. Ronnie Halsey and Jeanie returned from Severn Maryland after five days with Jimmy Gunter and William Bryling. Mrs. Harold McPeake came back to Kopperston from a weekend with Stuart Schuman. Dinner guests at George King’s included Joan Tonoff and Clarence Clay Soulsville.
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George King
Joan Tonoff
Bob
Clarence Clay
Soulsville
Wade Pinson
Lloyd Smiley
Sand Lick
Charles Radford
Mullens
Search On For Fayette Seaman Body
Charleston South Carolina UPD reports search operations resumed to locate Navy fireman Bruce Arthur Carroll of Landisburg Fayette County West Virginia. Carroll fell from a dock at the U S Navy ammunition depot early Tuesday morning and a prior 35 foot water search failed to find him. He served on the destroyer Berkeley.
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Charleston
S. C
UPD
Navy
Bruce Arthur Carroll
Landisburg
Fayette County
West Virginia
U. S. Navy
Berkeley
Lack of Participation Seen in VFW Voice of Democracy Contest
Len Sheffler Post No. 4469 commander Paul A. Thompson notes few high schools enter the VFW Voice of Democracy contest while Shady Spring and Sophia High schools show cooperation. Local winner receives a $25 savings bond and advances to district state and national rounds as long as success continues. The winner will be chosen Friday night at WWNR after judges review recordings.
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Paul A. Thompson
Len. Sheffler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Voice of Democracy
VFW
Thompson
Shady Spring
Sophia
WWNR
New Band Director Appointed at Trap Hill High School
Trap Hill High School names James D Canaday as the new band director succeeding George Ray Richards who resigned two weeks ago. Canaday, 20, is a former music major at Morris Harvey College and hails from Les ter.
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Trap Hill High School
James D. Canaday
Lester
Candaday
Morris Harvey College
George Ray Richards
Funeral rites for William W. Alderman conducted
Glen Rogers reports death of their father William W. Alderman with funeral services held Wednesday. Relatives traveling from Virginia and Washington attended. Sgt. Warren Alderson left for San Antonio, Texas, and others, including Miss Margaret Alderman, headed to Alexandria to resume government work. Mrs. Melvin Richardson hospitalized in Beckley. Janet Gray arrived to visit family.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
William W. Alderman
Warren Alderson
San Antonio
Tex
George Clay
Alexandria
Department of Agriculture
Robert Perry
Bessie Drysdale
Beckley
Tom Tony
Chester Alderman
Clear Creek
Henry Shay
J. W. Shrader
Paul Shrader
Pauline Hutchinson
Rocky Gay
Rosetta Craft
Charleston
Tommy Gwinn
Billy Jack Sizemore
Arlington, Va
Melvin Richardson
Beckley Hospital
Richardson
Janet Gray
Washington,d.c
Melvetta
New Band Instructor Plans Further Music Studies
The new instructor of the 42 member band intends to pursue further education in music and social studies. Richards wrote a resignation letter to the Board of Education explaining a move to a warmer climate because of a daughter's health issue.
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Richards
Board of Education
Centennial Projects Sought in Wyoming County Court
Two groups asked Wyoming County Court for Centennial projects including a historical monument to John Cook in Laurel Park and flower boxes around the courthouse. The court also drafted a $150,000 request for the final draft proposal for the Justice Reservoir and reviewed numerous estates and appointments.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Court
Justice Reservoir
Otis Cook
Peggy Cook
Dottie Worrell
Thomas Smith
Oceana High School
John Cook
Laurel Park
Ilub
Woodrow W. Cook
State Road Commission
Castle Rock Garden
John Lambert
James Neeley
O. B. Martin
Court House
City of
R. L. Hart
Robert Lee Hart Jr
Eloise Pierce
William Hubert Baker
Clarence G. Perce
Boyd B. Brown
Edith Brown
Paul A. Viers
Edward L. Sizemore
Travelers Indemnity Company
Lelan Phillips
Henry Jackson
Herbert A. Crutchfield
J. H. Crutchfield
Beulah Faye Crutchfield
Joseph A. Wood
Vina Wood
Cratchey Main
Trula Fines Cook
David Wayne Fines
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Audrey Lester
Timothy Michael Lester
Ezra Lester
William
Bill) Adams
Ada F. Adams
C. C. Craft
Virgie Chestnut
Mary Craft
Myrtle E. Smith
Arthur Ritz
Kingdom
Wyoming County
Julius Kemper Smith
Myrtle Elizabeth Smith
Carrie Evans
Bill Evans
Minnie Cline Cook
Harlan Roy Cline
Betty Webb Thacker
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
Justice of the Peace
Barkers Ridge
Virginia Butcher
Pine Chevrolet Company
W. M. Lewis
Robert Lee Hart
Slab Fork
Jean M. Crouch
Oceana
Ethellena J. Worrell
W. C. Bailey Jr
James Kee
Elizabeth Kee
Twin Fall State Park
Centennial Science Camp Committees Are Selected
A West Virginia Centennial project forms committees to plan the National Science Youth Camp at Camp Pocahontas. Dr. Joseph Marsh heads the executive panel coordinating overall efforts with state college and astronomy club representation.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Joseph Marsh
Athens
Marsh
Concord College
Mullens Welcomes Clark Family Before Overseas Duty
Army major Charles C. Clark, Mullens native, to depart for Viet Nam for a year ending his 40 year service next February. Wife Mary Lusk and children Francine and Charles III relocate from Fort Benning to Dunman Street along with Clark’s elderly relatives and two grandchildren. Clark’s family has deep local ties, including two prior overseas assignments and a son lost in World War II.
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Mullens
RNS
Don Heights
Herndon High School
Peoples Bank of
Puerto Rico
Church
Germany
Francine
Wyoming General Hospital
Clark
North Africa
Italy
Austria
Mullens Band Plans Banquet and Clinic
Mullens Band Association held a Monday meeting at Mullens High School with Mrs. W. A. Delp presiding. The band banquet is set for May 10. Band director Gene Allen announced an all county band clinic at Oceana High School on April 4 5, including a concert on April 5 at 7 30 p.m. County bands will participate. Mullens Band will join the Youth Parade in Welch Saturday at 1 30 p.m. Boy Scout Week observance. Mrs. Delp reported bake sales raised 87 27 in Tralee and another location.
Raccoon Size and Description
A full-grown raccoon averages 30 to 36 inches in length and weighs 15 to 25 pounds. It stands about a foot high at the shoulder.
Sonja Meredith Feted On Birthday at McGraws
Mr and Mrs John Meredith Jr entertained at their home from 3 to 5 pm honoring daughter Sonja on her tenth birthday. The event featured a Valentine themed table with a pink cake and ten striped candles. Guests included Anita Bailey Joe McGraw Susanna McGraw Ledena Morgen Patty McGraw Mary McGraw Eddie Bailey Rodney McGraw Dana Kee Shutt David McGraw Don Meredith Jeanie Bailey Jean McGraw and relatives from McGraws. Mrs Meredith supervised the games.
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Valentine
Sonja's
Anita Bailey
Joe McGraw
Susanna McGraw
Ledena Moregan
Patty McGraw
Mary McGraw
Eddie Bailey
Rodney McGraw
Dana Kee Shutt
David McGraw
Don Meredith
Jeanie Bailey
Jean McGraw
Eugene Bailey
Glen Fork
Fred Shutt
Mullens
John Meredith
Horace McGraw
Clarence McGraw
Dennis McGraw
McGraws
Meredith
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Rebecca Jane
Canada
APW
Mrs. Lawrence
Ravencliff
Fayette
Trap Hill High
Centennial Commission
Camp Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Ence
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
Barron
John D. Draper
Wheeling
R. Weimer
Joseph A. Duke
Joseph M. Hutchinson Jr
West Virginia University
Walter E. Jett
Marlinton
Martin Howes
Department of Natural Resources
James Cowen
Bluefield
E. E. Slover
White Sulphur Springs
Charles C. Clark
Viet Nam
Charles J1
Dunman Street
Hallie Guard
Columbus
Ohio
Hazel McKinney
Bonnie Aliff
Sterling
Guard
Southern Railroad
Danville
Virginian Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Masonic Lodge
Northfork
Mark
Sonja Meredith
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NRV Stant
J. W. Dant
Lawrenceberg
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