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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1963

Page

6

Glen Rogers High Council Updates Clean-Up Drive

The Student Council discussed a cleaner Glen Rogers High School and hall monitoring at a Monday meeting. Officers pictured include Ollie Mae Holhouser president and Bonnie Burgess treasurer with Bruce McNeil reporter and others. a banquet and intra-class tournaments were also planned. James Lewis, principal, advised.

Glen Rogers High School Bruce McNeil Jerry Wolfe Ollie Mae Holhouser Karen Kelly Bonnie Burgess Bobbie Hall Geant-At-Arms James Lewis

Oratorical Winners To Be March Legion Guests

Fayetteville LaFayette Post 149 held a regular meeting at the Legion Home on Ma ple Avenue. New members were welcomed and a plan was announced for Fayetteville Mount Hope and Collins High Schools to compete in the 7th District Oratorical Contest in Lewisburg on March 7, with the three school winners invited to present their orations at the March 4 Legion gathering. The post reported progress on Centennial event plans and urged member attendance at a committee meeting. Department Vice-Commander Chalmer Harless praised the post for reaching quota and conducted initiation for 21 members, awarding lapel pins and small U S flags. Refreshments followed.

Fayetteville RNL LaFayette Post No. 149 American Legion Legion Home Maple Avenue H. B. Dews Haven Allen Bill Williams Jesse Bane Jr J. C. Greer H. L. van Camp Mount Hope Collins Lewisburg Legion Meeting Frank Clinebell Roy D. Cruikshank Walter Cald LaFayette Club 49, Inc Department Chalmer Harless Montgomery Harless Post U. S John R. Cottle L. C. Withrow Pete Rhodes Aubrey Riner C. H. Robbins James Shelton Herbert Dews Boyd Selvey Charlie M. Sampson Joel Conner Harry Kincaid Robert Spath Have Allen Jasper Greer Curtis Tredway Delta Harrah J. D. Bowling Charles Witt Gordon Dempsey Cecil C. Riner

Wyoming Textbook Adoptions Reported for County Schools

The Wyoming County Board of Education accepted recommended adoptions from the county textbook committee. Grades 4-8 will use titles from Holt Rinehart Winston Macmillan and Houghton Mifflin, including Neighbors Around the World and They Made America Great. The committee list includes Kenny E. Hatfield as chairman with four other members.

Pineville RNS Wyoming County Board of Education Americas Seas United States The Holt, Rinehart and Winston Co America MacMillion Co Houghton Mifflin Co West Virginia W. Va Laidlaw Brothers, Inc

Chapter Night Observed by Women of the Moose

Women of the Moose observed chapter night at the Moose Lodge with Mrs. Ruth Lynch in charge. Two new members, Mrs. Edna Cook and Mrs. Ernes tine Prentiss, were welcomed. Fourteen members attended. next meeting is Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.

Oregon Leads as First State to Enact Labor Day Holiday

The state of Oregon became the first to establish Labor Day as a legal holiday in 1887, marking a landmark in workers' rights and public holidays.

Oregon

Officers Elected By Centennial Commission

Fayetteville centennial officers were chosen with Mrs. Stanley Moore named treasurer and Mrs. Tunney Hunsaker secretary. A $5 donation drive was approved for each club to support the centennial fund. Committee members were tasked with securing a museum building and coordinating concession stands for basketball tournaments.

Fayetteville RNS Board of Education Lia Vaglio Centennial Commission Memorial Building J. H. Allen Ermel Hess Tunney Hunsaker Cottle Miss Vaglio Burdette American Legion Hunsaker Junior Chamber of Commerce Jackie Thompson State Sentinal Raymond Adkins Rotary Cecil Spradlin Bowers Lion’s Club American Legion Auxiliary Allen Town Council “and Development Council

Iron Age forecasts rise in steel output as inventories grow

Iron Age magazine predicts a conservative 1 percent rise in February steel mill operations, with January staying flat due to one fewer production day. Auto makers and can suppliers are set to build inventories as labor talks loom, signaling a cautious year of inventory gambling for 1963.

New York UPS Iron Age Magazine Today Metalworking Weekly Iron Age

Joseph Shank Named to Scholastic Dean's List Honor

Joseph W. Shank son of Rev Walter E Shank Route 1 Fayetteville is placed on LeTourneau College Dean's List of Honor students for the first semester with honors a 2.50 GPA and awarded a $50 scholarship. He is a West Davidson High School graduate who studied two years at High Point prior to LeTourneau. The Shanks attend Pleasant View Church of the Brethren. Talk to the man at the top and you’ll find he’s at the bottom of a lot of hard work.

Fayetteville Rns Raymond E. Gingrich LeTourneau College Longview Tex Joseph W. Shank Walter E. Shank Route 1 Joseph West Davidson High School North Carolina High Point N. C Shank Pleasant View Church of the Brethren

Ocean Facts: Pacific Largest Deepest Water Body

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth with an area of 63 801 668 square miles and an average depth of 14 048 feet per the World Almanac.

United Press International Pacific Ocean World Almanac

Census records show US school enrollment in 1960

United States schools counted 43.8 million students aged 5 to 34 during the 1960 census, reflecting broad educational participation across the nation.

United States

Attendees Named At Group Construction Event

The article lists a group gathering with attendees including William Patrick Mark McGraw Ray Altizer Lloyd Swetnam and Roy Lee Breeden among those present at the event.

William Patrick Mark McGraw Ray Altizer Lloyd Swetnam Roy Lee Breeden

Joy Riders Rapped By Texas Congressman

Rep. Jim Wright denounces joy riding congressional junkets as abuses harming international relations. He cites foreign travel abuses, supports a joint resolution to curb travel, and defends proper trips as aiding lawmaking while warning a few members misuse allowances on activities from Tokyo sake to the French Riviera bikini market.

Roy McGhee Washington UPI Jim Wright D-Tex Tokyo Bikini Mar French Riviera Wright John J. Williams R-Del Adam Clayton Powell D-N.y Europe House Texas Omar Burleson Senate Bikini

West Virginia distinguishes fathers from stepfathers in child support

The state differentiates between a natural father and a stepfather for support liability. An opinion by Assistant Attorney General Claude A. Joyce says a stepfather who has taken the place of the natural father is civilly liable for support and maintenance, enforceable in civil courts, while non-support by the natural father remains a criminal offense. The moon is described as a fossil earth with an eroded surface.

Charleston

North Hills High enforces grooming code with suspensions

Principal Hartman says daily inspections will continue at North Hills High School in Pittsburgh to curb violations of the grooming code. Twenty more students are suspended for a week, bringing total suspensions to 55 in the crackdown on tight-fitting skirts and form-fitting trousers.

Pittsburgh UPI Arthur J. Hartman North Hills High School E.D. Kruse

Mrs. Hunsaker Leads Program at Fayetteville Church

Circle No. 1 of Fayetteville Methodist Church met at Mrs. J W Jones home with Mrs. Alfred Bibb presiding. Get well cards were signed for Mrs. Joy Eskridge and Duval Schultz. WSCS to meet 7 30 p m. March dinner planned for Morris Harvey Alumni. 37 attendees at Sweetheart Dinner. Mrs Tunney Hunsaker led devotion and program on trials God uses for growth and pain as discipline.

Fayetteville RNL Fletcher Arritt Circle No. 1 Morris Harvey Friendship Hall Gene Bowling Keller Ave Tunney Hunsaker Body of Christ

Educator Urges Attention To School Failures

Pittsburgh report says Eugene S. Thomas urges focus on underachievers to balance praise for top students. He addresses 6,000 high school principals, warning against neglecting the "little guy" who trudges daily. Russian specialist Dewitt notes vocational bias in Soviet reforms risks limiting language and literature prep.

Pittsburgh UPS Russia United States Eugene S. Thomas National Association of Thomas Nicholas Dewitt Indiana University

Oscar date remains for 35th annual awards

The Academy and ABC will keep April 8 for the 35th Oscar telecast despite Passover and Canada election. Academy president Wendell Corey cited inability to change the date due to these conflicts.

Hollywood UPI Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Wendell Corey Academy American Broadcasting Co

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Council March Legion Wyoming Textbook Committee J. W. Walters Beckley Loan Company Axminster Joseph Shank Scholastic Explorer West VA Explorer Post 154 Welch Joy-Riders Napoleon I Marie-Louise Smithsonian Institution Carroll Baker du Pont Oleg Cassini Family Weekly Beektey Post-Hirald Raleigh Negister Mrs. Hunsaker
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