School Board Completes Plans For Title I Participation
Raleigh Board of Education completed plans for Title I participation under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The county's remedial instruction program was approved with $946,363.38 from the State Department of Education. C. G. Peregoy moves from part time WWHS principal to full time federal duties directing Title I. Hubert L. Jackson becomes WWHS principal. Hiring opens for many positions with salaries per the 1965-66 schedule. aides and teachers receive travel allowances and 9.5 month terms.
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Raleighon Board of Education
State Department of Education
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Hubert L. Jackson
WWHS
Supt
Sherman C. Trail
Peregoy
State Board of Education
YMCA Plans Basketball and Volleyball Leagues
The YMCA announces leagues for boys in grades 9 to 12 starting January 31 with registrations due January 29. A men’s basketball league begins February 2 at 7 30 p.m. Girls volleyball for fourth to sixth graders starts February 2 at 4 p.m. Older girls in seventh to ninth grades form February 1 at 3 02 p.m. Separate leagues for men 18 plus start February 7 at 7 p.m. Games run Mondays 7 to 9 30 p.m. An optional driving net, karate and judo courses, and weekly skill contests are offered with fees from five to ten dollars for members and non members. Volunteers and coupons requested.
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YMCA
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Teaior
Janer
Mike Nicely
Wildwood
Beckley Plans Comprehensive Airport and City Reforms
Beckley plans to expand Raleigh County Memorial Airport as part of its 1964 Comprehensive Plan developed with Michael Baker Jr. Inc. The FAA letter notes five grants and recommends taxiway, fire-rescue building, and larger apron, with possible further needs if airline equipment changes. City officials draft zoning and subdivision ordinances, aiming to align neighborhood redevelopment, sewage projects, and Central Business District revival, pending PIC approval before council action.
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John W. Smith
Payne
PZC Ee Tl Ae Ohm
Michael Baker
Beckley
PIC Board
First Assembly Church Sing-A-Rama 66 Planned
The First Assembly of God Church on Valley Drive will present Sing-A-Rama 66 at 7 30 p m Saturday at the church.
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Assembly of God Church
Valley Drive
Inspirational male vocal program at First Assembly
Our Savings Plan Pays When You Need It. Woodrbmen of America Meck tdend presents over two hours of inspirational melodies by male groups and choirs. Featured are Time trio Oak Hill Masters Quartet Beckley Singing Sharretts pecanas and Trumpet trio. Teenagers Choir from First Assembly with 30 youths ages 12 to 15. Sanctuary Choir will perform evangelistic numbers. Sponsored by the church Men s Fellowship. Master of ceremonies from Dallas Texas.
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Oak Hill
Masters Quartet
Beckley
Sharretts
Pecanas
Tri Asso Pion
Teenaires Choir
First Assembly
Sanctuary
Dallas
Texas
Three Raleigh Couples Granted Divorces in Circuit Clerk Records
Divorces decreed for three Raleigh County couples. Han nibal Lockhart and Eva Miller Lock receive decree and custody of one child awarded to the mother Alma Jean Corey and Jimmy Corey are also granted a divorce. The records were filed in the Circuit Clerk's office recently.
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Raleigh County
Hannibal Lockhart
Eva Miller Lock
Alma Jean Corey
Jimmy Corey
Moth
Shrew's Feast: Small Mammal’s High Metabolic Diet
The shrew, a tiny mammal, eats roughly its own weight in food every few hours, maintaining a rapid metabolism. Its 2 to 6 inch length varies by species, reflecting a survival strategy in diverse habitats.
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Cyc
Ipaedia Britanaie
Cut Your Own Taxes 9 Count Your Blessings
Advice on dependents and filing status. Notes common pitfalls when a student graduates, a dependent marries late in the year, or a parent is claimed. Emphasizes precise eligibility and careful tax claims for households and year-end changes.
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Ray DE Crane
Tax tips on yearlong dependents and support rules
The text explains how to determine who provided chief support for the year to claim a dependent tax credit. It covers full year vs partial year deductions, handling of marriages, and rules for claiming parents as dependents. It notes factors like gross income, Social Security, rental income, and the need to attach Forms 2120 to the claimant’s return.
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Daugh
IRS
Four Wedding Permits Sought in Raleigh County
Four county couples have applied for marriage permits at the Raleigh County Clerk's Office this week. The list includes James Elwood Amar, 30, Beckley, son of William and Fannie Amar, and Evadean Earnestine Wright, 22, Beckley, daughter of Richard and Laura Wright, Artie Williams, 18, Beckley, daughter of Broadis and Margaret Williams, and Walter Merritt Chandler, 58, Beckley, Beckley, son of W. J. and Birtie Chandler, and Sone Ace Smith, 48, Beckley, daughter of Jessie and Nettie Fink.
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Raleigh County
James Elwood Amar
Beckley
William
Fannie Amar
Earnestine Wright
Oiancer
Richard
Laura
Artie
Broadis
Margaret Williams
Walter Merritt Chandler
W. J
Bertie Chandler
Ace Smith
O Jessie
Nettie Fink
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First Assembly Church
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West Virginia
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