Coal Jewelry To Be Presented New Friends
Frances Wilcox of Crab Orchard begins a six week European tour representing Woodrow Wilson High School to promote world peace. She will visit eight countries, live with host families, and present coal jewelry from West Virginia to host families as tokens of friendship. The program is funded by the school through an image sale and includes stops in Ireland and London with accompanying family travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Frances Wilcox
Crab Orchard
Woodrow Wilson High School
Frances
United States
Rotterdam
Holland
Muenster
Heidelberg
Germany
Horn
Austria
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
London
England
Bill Gibson
Huntington East High School
West
Woodrow
Ireland
English Speaking Union
Jackson’s Mill
Washington
Huntington
Long Island
N. Y
Dwight
Beckley
the Register
Woodrow Wilson High School Class of ’52 Reunion
About 150 couples attended the 1952 Woodrow Wilson High School class reunion at the Beckley-Winn Hotel with a smorgasbord dinner and dance. Awards were given to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scalise for Newest Newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Webb for Traveling Farther, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kidd for Most Children, Joe Herrera for Baldest Classman, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stanley for Longest Married. Mrs. Robert Lee Daniels, general chairman, noted state championship trophies in football, wrestling and basketball were on display and former Coach Jerome Van Meter attended the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley-Winn
Robert Scalise
Charleston
Lewis Webb
Los Alamidas
Calif
Lloyd Kidd
Pompano Beach
Fla
Joe Herrera
Robert Stanley
Robert Lee Daniels
Jerome van Meter
Chicken Barbecue Set At Maxwell Hill Tuesday
A chicken barbecue will be held from 5 to 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Maxwell Hill Community Center to raise funds for the building project. Co chairs Mrs Opal Owens and Mrs Eth el Thomas lead the Maxwell Hill Country Life Group sponsor group.
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Maxwell Hill Community Center
Opal Owens
Ethel Thomas
Maxwell Hill Country Life Group
Beckleyan To Serve In Professional Meet
Beckleyan Dr. Lloyd A Dunbar president of the West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine will serve in the House of Delegates of the American Osteopathic Association July 15 18. The 140 member house is the policy making body. While in session the house will study relations with allied health agencies and hospitals It will elect 1962 63 association officers A two day conference on hospital planning and disaster medicine will precede the business session.
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A Beckleyan
Lloyd A. Dunbar
West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine
House of Delegates
American Osteopathic Association
Allied Health Agen H Hospitals
Beckley Girl Treated After Arm Cut By Wall Incident
Lisa Mohler eleven daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Mohler 505 North Western Ave was treated at Beckley Hospital at 2 10 p m Sunday for cuts to her left arm sustained when she ran into a brick wall.
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Beckley
Lisa Mohler
E. L. Mohler
North Western Ave
Beckley Hospital
Two Attending State Meeting in Raleigh County Centennial
Mrs. Vivian Garland and Mrs. H. D. Covey chair Raleigh and Trap Hill districts attend a Raleigh County centennial planning session in Charleston. The meeting plans events for the state's 100th birthday with suggestions including a historical drama, a beauty queen project, and a Preview Trailer rollout with Jaycees to raise funds via a 50 cent per person donation.
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Vivian Garland
H. D. Covey
Trap Hill
Raleigh County
George B. Chambers
Charleston
Raleigh
Civic Center
Armory
Lincoln
West Virginia
Virginia
Beckley Jaycees
Centennial Committee
Fred Filler
Chambers
Sally Louisa Tompkins a Confederate hospital captain
The lone woman commissioned in the Confederate army was Sally Louisa Tompkins who served as a cavalry captain and ran a hospital in Richmond.
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Sally Louisa Tompkins
Richmond
New laxative COLONAID promises three way relief
Aging colon muscles lose strength causing dry waste and weak urge. COLONAID claims to prevent dry hard waste, rebulk and retone colon muscles, and gently stimulate lower colon reflexes for overnight relief. It’s said safe for expectant mothers and does not interfere with nutrient absorption. Introductory size 436.
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Colonaid
Colonamd
Garbage Hauler Held On Two City Violations
George Coleman a 73 year old Beckley resident faces Police Court on charges of hauling garbage without a permit and hauling in an uncovered vehicle cited earlier today by City Police. Also reported are drug and tampering incidents involving local residents and a bastardy warrant withdrawal.
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George Coleman
Cannaday Street
Beckley
Eccles
Donald Lee Byrd
Raleigh
Sprague
Huntington State Hospital
Huntington
Billy R. Sweeney
Ridge Avenue
Danny Hanks
Carter Street
Third Avenue
Sweeney
Wesley Meadows
Crab Orchard
Mabscott
Sudanese praise 4 H work here in West Virginia
Four Sudanese extension agents visiting Raleigh County 4 H programs praise the local setup after observing 4 H gardens pig and poultry projects at Harper and touring the Raleigh County Courthouse extension office. Mohamed Abdin Mohamed says he admires the state mountains and plans to sing The West Virginia Hills with his family on July 21 before returning to Sudan.
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West Virginia University Extension Service
United States
Raleigh County
Beckley
Sudan
Mohamed Abdin Mohamed
Mohamed
West Virginia Hills
Washington, D. C
Lester
States
Paul Rinehart
James Thomas
Harper
Mrs
California visitors tour U S amid storms and scenery
Dick Castile and Jay Webb travel from Berkeley visiting West Virginia after a Sunday electrical storm washes out Honey In The Rock. They plan a summer journey across the United States visiting Florida beaches Carlsbad Caverns New Orleans Miami Beach North and South Carolina Virginia Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains and will continue to Washington Baltimore Boston New York and Canada before late August.
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California
Dick Castile
Berkeley
Jay Webb
Lindsay
West
West Virginia
United States
Castile
Webb
Florida
Carlsbad Caverns
New Orleans
Miami Beach
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Maxwell Hill
Virgil Brown
Washington, D. C
Baltimore, Md
Boston
New York
Canada
Federal Court jurors summoned for July term in West Virginia
Grand and petit jurors for the July term of the U S District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia were summoned to the Raleigh County Courthouse. Grand jurors report Aug 1 at 9 30 am and petit jurors at 9 am Aug 6. Judge John A Field Jr will preside. The article lists numerous Raleigh County residents drawn as grand jurors and notes remodeling of the old post office building to house the court and federal offices.
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United States District Court
District
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Virgil Frizzell
Woodlawn Avenue
Raleigh County Bar Association
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Wipperman Construction Co
Beckley
General Services Administration
U.S. District
John A. Field Jr
Woodlawn Ave
S. D. McLean
Chestnut Rd
Hinton
William Author Richmond
Boomer
Jessie Riggs
Sophia
L. B. Shrewsbury
Rt. 3
Oren A. _ Starks
Thurmond
Delbert Thompson
Bradley
Steve Waynes
Rt. 1
Oak Hill
John R. Ware
Fourth Ave
Montgomery
C. E. Willey
Miller Ave
Bellepoint
Leoa F. Bailey
James Bland
Cledith Blevins
Local home demonstration agent tours counties in West Virginia
Gustine Elliott traveling from Morgantown with Wesley Lynch WVII extension leader and technical advisor on a Raleigh Fayette and Kanawha County tour. Agricultural methods observed will be used in Sudan for growing cotton sorghum beef desert sheep and farm produce.
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Gustine Elliott
Morgantown
Wesley Lynch
WVII
Raleigh
Fayette
Kanawha
Sudan
Commodities to be distributed at Free Will Baptist Church
Commodities will be distributed at the Free Will Baptist Church in Sprague from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until noon Thursday. Mrs. Ora Mejias is the distributing agent.
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Free Will Baptist Church
Sprague
Ora Mejias
60 Volunteer Firemen Sought At Mabscott
Mabscott seeks 60 new volunteer firemen with regular Thursday meetings from 7 to 9 p.m. Fire Chief Richard Basham invites interested residents to this week’s session noting a prior cookout at Town Hall property. Attending members included Chief Basham and several volunteers.
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Mabscott
RNS
Richard Basham
Town Hall
Chief Basham
Jimmy Lane
Isaac Parsons
David Shiffey
Laird Cummings
Thomas Gravely
Beckley Girl Heads Graduating Nurses
Connie Sparacino daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Sparacino Jr of 210 Locust Street was named valedictorian of St Marys School of Nursing Huntington class of 1959. She plans to work at West Virginia University Medical Center Morgantown after graduation August 26. Paulette Sparacino made the dean's list at Our Lady of Cincinnati College Ohio with a 3.85 average in second semester.
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Connie Sparacino
Joseph Sparacino Jr
Locust St
St. Mary’s School of Nursing
Huntington
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University Medical Center
Morgantown
Sparacinos
Paulette
Our Lady of Cincinnati College
Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Ohio College
Laughlin Child Released From Hospital After Virus
Ashley Laughlin an 18 month old son of Hal and Jan Laughlin was released from Beckley Hospital after a virus infection his illness forced the school play to cancel Sunday due to rain Mrs Laughlin who also stars in the outdoor drama could not appear her understudy Judy Smith filled her roles The rain kept the show from starting for a second time this season about 250 rainchecks were issued and reservations urged for another performance
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Ashley Laughlin
Judy Smith
Pierpont
Norman Fagan
Fagan
Revival Planned at Free Will Baptist Church Bradley
A revival begins at 7 30 p m on July 23 at the Free Will Baptist Church in Bradley with Rev Wade Webb of Arnett as guest evangelist. The meeting will run for two weeks according to pastor Rev Robert Doan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist Church
Bradley
Wade Webb
Arnett
Robert Doan
Mindset Triumphs Through Struggle, Locke Quoted
The quote asserts that conquering thought equals conquering itself, highlighting the link between mental discipline and success. It frames thinking as a battleground where mastery leads to personal victory.
Marshall 1962 Homecoming to mark West Virginia centennial
Marshall University will pre view the upcoming West Virginia Centennial by commemorating the event as the 1962 Homecoming theme on October 27. The theme will be shown in decorations and activities. Student Senate approved it in spring. Western Michigan University will be the homecoming opponent with more events to be announced.
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Marshall University
West Virginia
John M. Sayre
Marshall
Western Michigan University
Surplus Food Distribution Planned at Stamford Hall
Otha Gill, agent, announced distribution at Stamford Union Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. The surplus food will be distributed in a single day this month.
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Stamford Union Hall
Otha Gill
Gill
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Saunders Ave
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Locust Dr
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Fairview Ave
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