Woodland Nymph Coronation at West Virginia Show
The seventh annual West Virginia Woodland Show for Lumberjacks and Jills features a live bear cub mascot and the crowning of the Woodland Nymph Saturday by State Game Conservation Warden Lane. The Raleigh County High School entrant will receive a wand at 1:30 p.m. with Lane delivering a short address. Contests in chain sawing cross cutting chopping and log rolling welcome both men and women.
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Smokey the Bedar
West Virginia Woodland Show
Jills
Little Beaver Lake
Lane
Raleigh County High School
U. S. Forest Service
Harry Headley
State Conservation Commission
Carl Lucas
The
Conservation Commission
Keaton
Delbert L. Gillispie
Pocahontas County
William H. Gillispie
State Department of
Huffman
Ballengee
Parsons
Linger
Buckhannon
Everett Lilly, Beaver
Robert Davis
Soil Conservation Service
Raleigh
Francis Keiling
C. T. Shackleford
Rural Development Council
Mother and daughter graduates share Stratton honors
Dorothy Wright, 18, earned science and history awards at Stratton High School where she was an honor student and debutante. Her mother, Mrs. Dorothy Wright, will graduate from Harlan Professional School of Nursing in September. Both Widely connected in Stratton, the Wrights emphasize education and service as Dorothy plans a nursing career.
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William Wright
Dorothy
Stratton High School
Harlan Professional School of Nursing
Harlan
Stratton
A. D. Belton
el Circulo Espanol
Alpha Kappa Sorority
Wright
New Cancer Pamphlet Available in Raleigh County
A new pamphlet titled Answers to 101 Questions about Cancer is now available to Raleigh County residents. Isadore R. Wein of the Raleigh County Unit of the American Cancer Society announced the publication, noting increases in recorded cancer deaths from 41,000 in 1900 to about 265,000 in 1959 and linking this to population growth and older age groups. The booklet covers cancer basics, detection, treatment, cancer in children, and regional differences in prevalence, with nine common questions addressed. It is free through the local ACS unit at Room 524 Beckley Newspapers Building or via Charleston division headquarters at 1211 Quarrier St. Charleston.
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
Isadore R. Wein
American Cancer Society
Wein
Cancer Society
Europe
United States
Texas
Arizona
Maine
Vermont
England
Japan
Denmark
New York State
Beckley Newspapers
Quarrier St. Charleston
April unemployment figures highlight area job placements
Beckley employment office reports 167 area job placements in April, with 72 local and 85 outside area. Total new applications 419 versus 271 in March. unemployment benefit claims 3,806, down from March. Notes cite high school applicants and agency designations in Washington, D.C. as major destinations.
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Beckley Office of Employment Security
Department of State
Department of Agriculture
Coast Guard
Washington, D. C
Sarah Elder
Governor Underwood Heads West Virginia GOP Delegate Race
Governor Underwood led the unofficial West Virginia vote for at large delegates to the Republican National Convention with 122 605 ballots. Alongside him, John D. Hoblitzell Jr had 103 922 and Walter S. Hallanan 97 671 among 10 at large delegates, from a field of 18 candidates.
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Charleston
Underwood
West Virginia
Secretary of State
Associated Press
U. S
John D. Hoblitzell Jr
Bluefield
GOP
Walter S. Hallanan
Thomas Sweeney
Wheeling
Rex K. Bumgardner
Clarksburg
Daniel L. Louchery
George H. Seibert Jr
Frederick P. Becker
Fairmont
Arthur M. Hill
Lewisburg
Cleo S. Jones
Jones
Houston G. Young
Owen R.lewis
Philippi
Fred O. Blue
W. H. Ballard
Welch
Phil M. Conley
B. I. Gentry
John L. Thomas
Gentry
Beckley
William T. Blakely
Jefferson Rating Sparks Debate at Monticello Visit
Adlai Stevenson, visiting Thomas Jefferson's home in Charlottesville, ranks Jefferson near the top among U. S. presidents. He places Jefferson either No. 1 or No. 2, with Lincoln possibly ahead, and names Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt in the next positions.
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Jefferson
Charlottesville, Va
Thomas Jefferson
U. S
Adlai Stevenson
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Byrd Leads Demo Delegates At Large In Convention Race
U S Senator Robert Byrd topped unofficial state returns for the 12 at large Democratic convention delegates with 114 823 votes. Former Rep Robert Mollohan, Rep Harley Staggers, State Sen Ward Wylie, Milton Ferguson and others followed in order. Final official totals pending. In the 6th District W T Brotherton led with 118 933 votes and A Carl Carey had 15 341. Lawrence Barker was runner up with 13 882.
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U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Secretary of State
Associated Press
Robert H. Mollohan
Fairmont
Harley O. Staggers
Keyser
Ward Wylie
Mullens
Milton J. Ferguson
Wayne
John M. Slack Jr
Charleston
Joseph P. Condry
Clarksburg
Alfred E. Chapman
Wheeling
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
William Bruce Hoff
Parkersburg
Charles M. Love
W. E. Chilton III
Chilton
J. Horner Davis II
Virginia Adkins
Huntington
Smith declines chairmanship in West Virginia party
Hulett C. Smith Beckley businessman announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection as chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee after conferring with gubernatorial candidate W W Barron in Charleston. He cited personal problems as the reason. The Democratic committee meets Friday to fill the chair and other posts. Republican chair Daniel L Louchery of Clarksburg is expected to be retained, backed by GOP nominee Harold E Neely.
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Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
Democratic Executive Committee
Smith
W. W. Barron
Charleston
Barron
Democratic State Committee
Republican State Committee
Daniel L. Louchery
Clarksburg
Harold E. Neely
GOP
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Wrights
Nina Jane
Sharon
First Street
North Beckley
Zelma Thompson
Nina Smith
Calloway Heights
Glenden E. Keaton
Mercer County
French Creek
Smokey
Salem Water
Morgantown
Future Farmers of America
Trap Hill
Shady Spring
Stratton High Schools
T. E. Lively Furniture Shop
Timber
Electric Power Company
Charleston Randolph
Butch) Robinette Jr
Fern Robinette
Glen Daniel
C. R. Robinette
Chillicothe
Ohio
Eat Homeseekers Ins
Prince
O. F. Cook
Home Insurance Agency
Beckley Insurance Agency
Bank of Raleigh
Ed Ratcliffe
Bill Sigmund
Bob McClean
Meredith Trent
Mountaineer Ins
Raleigh Co. Bank
Meadows
T. H. Keaton
Zula M. Keaton
R. D. Watts
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Lilly Bldg
Jack A. Nuckols
W. E. Sutphin
Gene Riffe
James Green
McCreery St
Don Lilly
Lee Holliday
Wilkes Insurance Agency
So. Fayette St
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