Raleigh Education Board Hears Integration Protests
About 250 Raleigh County residents from seven communities voiced protests at the education board meeting over a tentative integration plan for eight schools this September. Delegations pressed for county-wide action and questioned where Negroes would be placed, while others urged delaying or postponing integration. Chairman A P Leeber noted the plan was not yet official and that final approval awaited the board.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
Lelegatio
Deci- Raleigh Education Board
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Junior High
Shady Springs
Trap Hill
Leeber
Supreme Court
D. W. Bryson
Board of Education
Wood's Resignation Accepted at Mabscott School
The Raleigh County Board of Education accepted the resignation of Mabscott Elementary School principal Carl Wood on Tuesday. No findings from the investigation committee were presented at Mabscott or Raleigh County levels. The closed July 21 meeting saw Wood resign before debate on alleged problems. The committee included Austin Caperton, D W Bryson, A P Leber, and Deck.
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Raleigh County School System
Mabscott Elementary
Carl Wood
Board of Education
Mabscott Parent - Teacher Association
Wood
Mabscott
Raleigh County
Deck
Austin Caperton
D. W. Bryson
A. P. Leeber
Mabscott Pta
Raleigh County School Group Expected to Fill Job
A reliable source indicated today that the position will likely be filled from Raleigh County school men. The candidates named include Stuart Gose principal Soak Creek Elementary Sam St Clair Glen White Junior High Basil Anderson Daniels Elementary Buel Stover Clear Creek Elementary and Guy Rumberg Shady Spring Elementary.
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Raleigh County
Stuart Gose
Soak Creek
Sam St. Clair
Glen White
Basil Anderson
Daniels
Buel Stover
Clear Creek
Guy Rumberg
Shady Spring
School Principal Wood Resigns Amid PTA Meeting
An oral report from J B Deck of the investigation committee disclosed a July 9 board action accepting Wood’s resignation without naming a successor. Deck noted a July 8 closed session with PTA delegates to discuss school issues, held at their request for the “best interests of all.” Wood’s resignation became effective on July 9 as announced.
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J. B. Deck
Wood
Deck
PTA
Curtis Meador Dies at 45 in Crab Orchard
Cecil Curtis Meador 45 of Crab Orchard died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at his residence from a heart attack. Born December 30, 1910 in Dunn, Mercer County, he was an electrician for Gulf Smokless Coal Co. in Tams and a member of United Mine Workers Local 5952. Survived by wife Mattie M. Meador two daughters Janet and Sarah, son Curtis Jr., three sisters and three brothers, plus his parents A. W. and Cleo French Meador.
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Cecil Curtis Meador
Crab Orchard
Dunn
Mercer County
A. W
Cleo French Meador
Gulf Smokless Coal Co
Tams
United Mine Workers of America
Mattie M. Meador
Janet
Sarah
Curtis Jr
Unn Melton
Levintown
N. Y
Virginia Ellison
Camp Creek
Helen Griffith
Cool Ridge
Rites Thursday For Wreck Victim Kermit Lane
Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel for Kermit Lane 34 of Pontiac Michigan and formerly Flat Top killed in a Pontiac auto crash at 12 15 a m Tuesday Burial in Flat Top family cemetery He was born April 1 1921 at Flat Top son of Frank and Chloe Lilly Lane a resident of Pontiac five years Survivors include wife Kathleen Lilly Lane one son Kermit Eugene Lane at home one daughter Mary Lou at home his parents two sisters Mrs Lonnie Lilly of Flat Top and Mrs Noel Lilly of Dryden Michigan six brothers Orlando Indiana John Frank Ira of Cool Ridge Dewey Oxford Ohio and Billy Pontiac Body arrives 6 30 a m today and will stay at Caffee Funeral Home until services
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Caffee Funeral Home
Kermit Lane
Pontiac
Mich
Flat Top
Frank
Chloe Lilly Lane
Kathleen Lilly Lane
Kermit Eugene Lane
Mary Lou
Lonnie Lilly
Noel Lilly
Dryden
Orlando
Indiana
John
Ira
Coolridge
Dewey
Oxford
Ohio
Billy
Caffee Funeral
Funeral services held at Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Dean, Crab Orchard, William and Paul of Welch were the mourners at a service held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Crab Orchard Baptist Church with Rev. Shirley Donnelly and Elder J. S. Bowling officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the residence from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home at 4 p.m. Thursday.
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Dean
Crab Orchard
William and
Paul
Welch
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Shirley Donnelly
J. S. Bowling
Sunset Memorial Park
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral
Rites Thursday For Mrs Phipps In Shady Spring
Mary Etta Phipps 70 of Shady Spring died Tuesday at her daughter's home. Funeral Thursday at Matsville Methodist Church at 2 30 p m with Rev James Godby officiating. Burial Caperton Cemetery. Born July 30 1885 in Oak Hill to Penn and Mary Wykle. Survived by two sons Virgil in Maine and Everett of Harper. five daughters Zora Thompson Donna Phipps Edith Jones Othleene Eppard Ruth Daniels. 22 grandchildren. two great grandchildren. She had lived in Raleigh County 35 years. Funeral home from Caffee Funeral Home at 4 p m today.
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Matsville Methodist Church
Mary Etta Phipps
Shady Spring
Opahleene Eppard
Shady Springs
James Godby
Caperton
Matsville
Oak Hill
Penn
Mary Wykle
Mattsville
Raleigh County
Virgil Phipps
Maine
Monroe County
Everett Phipps
Harper
Zora Thompson
Bellgrade
Mont
Donna Phipps
Edith Jones
Dayton
Ohio
Othleene Eppard
Ruth Daniels
Fairdale
Caffee
Beckleyan's Brother Dies in Charleston
John Ebon Lowery aged 54 of Alum Creek and brother of Mrs W J Smith died Monday at Charleston Memorial Hospital. He worked for Traux Tract Coal Co and belonged to United Mine Workers Local 750 Acme. Funeral planned at 2 30 pm today at Fu quay Church of God Alum Creek with Rev Raymond Taylor officiating burial in Red Warrior Cemetery
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John Ebon Lowery
Alum Creek
W. J. Smith
Beckley
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Traux Tract
New Marine Recruiter Assigned to Beckley Office
Sgt Bernard E Burgess joins the Marine recruiting staff in the Beckley office located in the Raleigh County Courthouse increasing local manpower for Marine recruitment in Raleigh County.
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Bernard E. Burgess
Pearce
Beckley
Raleigh County
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Charleston
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Black Cow
Omaha 1
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