1962 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow winner at WWHS
Barbara Ann Gwynn 17, daughter of Roy and Mrs. Gwynn of 521 Maxwell Hill Rd, won Woodrow Wilson High School’s Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow with the highest homemaking exam score on Dec 5. Her paper advances to state judging for the title. state winner earns 1500 scholarship while runner-up receives 500. Barbara holds multiple student leadership roles including NHS vice president, student council secretary, and band co-editor, and previously attended Girls State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ann Gwynn
Roy V. Gwynn
Maxwell Hill Road
Betty Crocker
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tommorrow
General Mills
Barbara
National Honor Society
Temple
Beckley of the
Flag Girl
Christian Youth Council
Flying Eagle Band
The
Eagle Dispatch
MYF
Methodist
Three Raleigh Fayette Schools Name Outstand ing Students for Engineers Week
Shady Spring Clear Fork and Mount Hope high schools announced their selections for the National Engineers Week banquet at Beckley-Winn Hotel on February 19. Robert Bailey James Webb and Henry Danner Jr. will attend with teachers and school officials noting their strong records in mathematics science and leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Fayette Couny
National Engineers
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Appalachian Chapter
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Shady Spring
Clear Fork
Mount Hope
Robert Larry Bailey
Flora Bailey
Daniels
James E. Webb
Denver P. Webb
Rochester
N.Y
Henry Leonard Danner Jr
Henry L. Danner
R. R. Griffith
Oak Hill
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Engineers
Mount Hope High School
Henry Danner Jr
Fayette School
Henry
Veteran's Administration Amateur Radio Club
Radio Communications Club
Junior Academy of Science
Science Club
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Thespian Society
West Virginia University
Robert Bailey
Shady Spring High
William Warden
Blanket drive aids needy worldwide and in U S
Church World Service appeals through the West Virginia Council of Churches for blankets, quilts, and comforts to aid at least 24 countries and disaster areas in the United States. Local churches should deliver blankets to 20 state collection depots by March 1. donations of 25 cents help cover shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church World Service
West Virginia Council of Churches
United States
West
British Honduras
Algeria
Hong
Keyser
Morgantown
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Weston
Buckhannon
Elkins
Davis
Petersburg
Follawsbee
Wheeling
Moundsville
Sistersville
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Huntington
St. Albans
Charleston
Sutton
Fifteen Men Sign For Air Force Duty
Fifteen men enlisted at the Main Recruiting Station in Beckley. Names include Kenney Allen Julian Wills Larry Stinnett Paul Corbitt Larry Knight Daniel Wiggins Jack Dixon James Southerland James Holbrook Jerry Looney Garey Fisher Basil Adkins Paul Moore James White Jerry Tinsley Carl Giles James Williams Phillip Bostic Darrell Loomis. They were sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Beckley
Kenney E. Allen
Cora A. Allen
Clendenin
Julian C. Wills
Otis C. Wills
Rich Creek
Larry A. Stinnett
Emerson H. Stinnett
Hugheston
Paul V. Corbitt
George J. Corbitt
Cutler
Ohio
Larry S. Knight
Sherman Knight Jr
St. Albans
Daniel L. Wiggins
Russell R. Wiggins
Vienna
Jack L. Dixon
Everett Dixon
James C. Southerland
Theodore R. Sutherland
Clinchco
James R. Holbrook
Seton
Jerry Keith Looney
Ben G. Holbrook
Garey L. Fisher
Leonard L. Fisher
Charleston
Goldie M. Williams
Mount Hope
Phillip H. Bostic
Joseph H. Bostic
White Sulphur Springs
Darrell L. Loomis
Jessee F. Loomis
Caldwell
Lackland Afb
Texas
Adventist Youth Study Destiny at Beckley meeting
At a Beckley Seventh day Adventist Church youth gathering on Friday night the program Days of Destiny was presented. Mrs. D W Schiffbauer led the event urging youth to enlarge missionary work in 1962 with deeper spiritual life. Other participants included Pastor Schiffbauer, David Cook, Mike Reiber, and Mrs Russell Cook, with a social hour enjoyed afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Schiffbauer
Beckley Seventhday Adventist Church
Pastor Schiffbauer
David Cook
Beaver
Mike Reiber
Russell Cook
Darnell Announces Run for House of Delegates
Darnell Woodrow C. Darnell a McAlpin Mine fire boss and Sophia Democrat filed Tuesday to enter the House of Delegates race bringing the field to four. Incumbents A. David Abrams and C. Berkley Lilly announced May 8 primary plans. Kinzer seeks County Clerk. Lowery Jennings also running. Darnell, 45, a Loyal Order of Moose member and UMWA leader, moved here in 1922 with wife Ethel McKinney and four children. He is president of the Raleigh County Council of PTA and has roots in Grayson County Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow C. Darnell
Sophia Democrat
McAlpin
Winding Gulf Coals
House of Delegates
House
A. David Abrams
C. Berkley Lilly
D. W. “Woody” Kinzer
W. W. “Jackie’’ With
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine forms at St Frances de Sales
A 15 week training program for catechism teachers starts February 6 at St Frances de Sales Catholic Church with a two hour Tuesday class at 7 30 p m Missionaries include Sister Xavier Father Eugene Horvath Mullens Rev Sylvester W Staud Sister Rose Marie and Mother Superior Damien Officers are Dr James Farris president Donald Wise vice president Mrs Dario Pitotti secretary and James C Higgins treasurer About 45 attended the preparatory class with participants from Mullens Hinton and Beckley as the program expands across the diocese including West Virginia and parts of Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Doctrine
St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church
Xavier
Eugene Horvath
Mullens
Sylvester W. Staud
Beckley Church
Rose Marie
Damien
Belle Convent
James Farris
Donald Wise
Dario Pitotti
Secre
Tary
James C. Higgins
West Virginia
Virginia
Mullens, Hinton and
Beckley
Boulder Boulder damages at Layland substation in surprise rock fall
Boulder weighing 10 tons rolled 100 yards after a wet weather dislodge struck a pole at Brownwood Substation near Layland. It snapped a frame and knocked meters off the top while a dislodged guy wire caused a short, interrupting service from 2:15 to 6 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Fred Helm
Beckley
Appalachian Power Co
W. E. Mitchell
Brownwood
Helm
Layland
Prince Layland
Area Students Prep For 10th Annual Science Fair
Raleigh County science students from elementary to high school prepare exhibits for the 10th annual Science Fair set for March 15 16 in Sophia High School Gymnasium. Exhibits enter three divisions by grade group with senior high in biological and physical sciences and boys and girls divisions. Junior and senior winners advance to regional fair at Bluefield State College March 29 31 with potential trips to national science fair or research centers and Navy ship cruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Sophia High
James K. Lowry
Cochairman
Kenneth C. Gross
Shady Spring High School
Bluefield State College
United States Navy
Ted Lilly In Stable Condition After Mining Injury
Ted Lilly of Shady Spring is in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after being admitted Tuesday for treatment of face and chest injuries suffered while working at the Winding Gulf Coals mine in Tams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Lilly
Shady Spring
Raleigh General Hospital
State Tax Employee Offers Aid In Filing
Patrick J. Lamb of the State Tax Commission will be available in area cities to assist with filing state income tax returns. He will appear at Oak Hill City Hall 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Fayette County Courthouse Fayetteville 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Raleigh County Courthouse Beckley 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. February 6 through 8, and Oak Hill City Hall 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. February 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Lamb
Charleston
State Tax Commission
Oak Hill City Hall
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Raleigh County
Beckley
Raymond Roark Treated After Mine Injury at Winding Gulf
Raymond Roark of Fireco received treatment at Beckley Hospital on Tuesday for injuries to his left knee sustained while working at the Winding Gulf Coals mine located at Riffes Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Roark
Fireco
Beckley Hospital
Fifteen Apply for Work at Beckley Employment Office
Fifteen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Tuesday. Jobs listed include one welder apprentice one brake machineman one accounting clerk five coal cutting machinemen one bulldozer operator one plumber one electrician one sales clerk one blacksmith one coal loading machine operator and one service station attendant. Out-of-area openings exist for stenographers and clerk typists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Spanish Refresher Course Offered at WVU Raleigh Center
West Virginia University offers a Spanish 110 refresher starting 7 p.m. Friday in the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center library. Eligibility requires two years of high school or college Spanish. Contact Mrs. Virginia Williams. A minimum of 10 students is needed. The course is taught by Mrs. Reba White Castillos, holder of a master's in Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Virginia Williams
Reba White Castillos
Elijah Jackson Admitted In Beckley Hospital In January
Elijah Jackson of Grant Street is in poor condition at Beck ley Hospital after being admitted January 20 for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Jackson
Grant Street
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Five Join Air Force Under Buddy System
S. Sgt. Hugh Weeks at Beckley Station smiles after enlisting five Beckley youths for basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. Ex Woodrow Wilson students Keith Cummings Scotty Price Tommy Springer Bob Surbaugh and John Pennington join as a group allowed to remain together through six weeks of training under the buddy system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Sgt
Hugh Weeks
Air Force
Beckley Station
Beckley
Lackland Afb
Texas
Woodrow Wilson High
Keith Cummings
Stanley Cummings
Mabscott
Weeks
Bob Surbaugh
Clahe Surbaugh
Scotty Price
Mer Price
Tommy Springer
George Springer
John Pennington
Fred L. Pennington
Also Mentioned on This Page
WWHS
Women’s Auxiliary Division
Beckley Area Labor Council
Mable Forrest
James Webb
Marion E. Johnson
James
World Affairs Congress
Cincinnati
Henry L. Danner JR
Ben
A. C. Gottshall
Gottshall
Lynda Sue
Milton
W. Va
Pituaemwee
Devoe
Athe Delle
Adventist
Darnell
Miner
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