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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1963

Page

3

First Aid Completion At WWHS By 328 Students

Three hundred twenty eight Woodrow Wilson High School students finished a Red Cross standard First Aid Course at term end. Twenty 55 minute classes were taught by Miss Pauline Alderman and Mrs. Lou Manning. Certificates were awarded to numerous named students including Barbara Bailey Nancy Bowyer Kendell Davis and Ingrid Hedrick along with many others.

Woodrow Wilson High School Red Cross Pauline Alderman Lou Manning Barbara Bailey Nancy Bowyer Kendell Davis Pamela Dew Connie Gilliam Carlene Goodwin Gena Goodwin Linda Harmon Judith Harrah Linda Hatcher Annabelle Hollandworth Lloydette Humphrey Bonnie Jacobs Judy Kiddy Dorinda Lilly Patricia Lively Nancy Marcinko Nancy Norman Janet Osborne Vicki Pantopulus Rebecca Richmond Faye Rogers Eileen Snodgrass Susan Sparkes Linda Webb Lucinda Wirtz Peggy Young Beverly Pennington Sharon Pennington Mary Quesenberry Karen Radford Patricia Ann Raines Pat Rhodes Elizabeth Richmond Rosetta Shields Gladys Stafford Kathy Stover Rose Mary Stover Sharon Warden Ruth Webb Sharon Welsh Jessica Weible Barbara Earthing Wanda Adkins Susan Allen Rita Bays Barbara Beard Phyllis Blackburn Julia Bowles Grace Bragg Alice Callaway Gayle Conelly Mary Davis Kay Ewing Renetta Farris Priscilla Field Cathy Gwynn Phyllis Hatcher Ingrid Hedrick Karen Hodel Diane Hopkins Shelma Hopkins Judith Johnson Harriette Jones Catherine Dixie Thompson Nancy Underwood Jacquetta Walker Violet Williams Jeannie Wood Rita Wood Dreama Allen Kay Allen Carolyn Angle Jewel Beckelhimer Bonnie Bennett Carolyn Bennett Cheryl Bryant Shirley Coffman Linda Cook Sharon Curm Nettie Daniel Trela Kay Evans Betty Graham Donna Gray Sandra Haga Mary Helestine Linda Hiles Phyllis Hutchens Rita Krysztofi Marion Dunkley Barbara Evans Tracene Evans Dana Ferguson Letha Fix Mary French Ellen Friend Beverly Gilkerson Annabelle Gray Carol Graham Deborah Greene Pansie Halcomb Teresa Hancock Connie Hatcher Sanda Hawley Beulah Hedrick Jacqueline Hill Frances Huffman Susan Johnson Judy Jones Shirley Jordan Deanna Adams Barbara Barbera Janet Beckett Amy Blankenship Carol Jean Bowl Mary Ann Arthur Deborah Bivens Patricia Buchanan Jennifer Canaday Brenda Cantle Carolyn Coulter Donna Dutton Frances Farley Judy Gautier Carolyn Gilbert Alice Gillespie Barbara Goodall Faith Greene Shirley Grimmeth Daphne Hawley Connie Sue Hedrick Brenda Hilton Rita Hodge Audrey Jane Hypes Barbara Johnson Anna Marie Laffety Phyllis Lawson Barbara Lester Edith Lucas Linda Mahaffey Ann Matheny Gloria Matheny Judy Mays Hilda McGuire Betty Payne Penny Pedersen Glorida Riddle

Commencement Observed At WVU Concord College Concord

West Virginia University Concord College and West Virginia State College held commencement for about 1550 graduates. Henry Steele Commager spoke at WVU, Brooks Hays addressed Concord, and Pearl Buck spoke at State. Marshall University also graduated 726 with Cyrus R. Vance presenting. Senators Byrd Randolph addressed tech and Wesleyan grads on brains, jobs, and automation.

United Press International West Virginia University Concord College West Virginia State College WVU Henry Steele Commager Pittsburgh Amherst College Brooks Hays Kennedy Concord Pearl Buck Hillsboro Pocahontas County West Virginia State Henry E Clarksburg Vance Plato Robert C. Byrd Jennings Randolph D-W. Va West Virginia Tech West Virginia Wesleyan College Byrd Tech America Randolph Wesleyan

Roosevelt Memorial on Potomac Island planned for 1968

The Theodore Roosevelt memorial is being built on an island in the Potomac named for him. The vast memorial area is intended to be ready to honor the 100th birthday of Roosevelt in 1968.

Connor Offers Timely Fire Prevention Tips

Beckley Fire Chief Cecil Connor and the National Fire Protection Association urge spring home cleanup to reduce fire risk. Clean stoves furnaces attics and basements chimney and exhaust systems. dispose of flammable rags paints and solvents safely and store chemicals away from heat sources. Outdoor cooking and new synthetic fabrics increase hazards, so take precautions now for a safer summer and winter season.

Beckley Cecil Connor National Fire Protection Studies Connor NFP Beckley Fire Department

No Book Planned by Mrs. Muriel Lawrence

Dear Mrs. Lawrence: I would like three copies of your publication for myself and my two grandchildren. You clarify thinking, though I often disagree. ANSWER: I have written no book and do not intend to. Books are permanent. views change. I prefer learning through serving oneself before others, a shift from earlier beliefs.

Mrs. Lawrence

Association To Meet At 7 30 P M Tuesday

The Stotesbury Improvement Association will hold a meeting at 7:30 p m Tuesday in the association hall. The group was to meet Saturday but conflicts moved the date back.

The Stotesbury Improvement Association Association Hall

New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery

New York report describes a science breakthrough with a new healing substance that reportedly reduces hemorrhoids without surgery while easing itching and pain. Case notes claim gradual shrinkage during treatment, noting unusually rapid improvement in several instances.

New York, N. Y

Grand Jury Probes Robena Mine Disaster Officials Charged

Greene County grand jury considers charges against four U S Steel Robena No 3 officials after 37 miners died in the December explosion. Wyde Misiak Dillon Boscovich face misdemeanor counts for defective equipment failing to report gas and improper maintenance with penalties up to three months jail or 200 dollars fine.

Waynesburg UPT Greene County U. S. Steel Corporation Robena No. 3 Michael Wyde Marion Misiak Albert Dillon Stanley Boscovich Greene County Dist. Atty Glenn R. Toothman Wyde Misiak Dillon Boscovich Toothman

Solons Will Study Welfare Department

Charleston West Virginia United Press International reports the legislature opens a two day interim committee meeting to study the State Department of Welfare. Guidelines for the study will be detailed June 12 by Senate President Howard W Carson and House Speaker Julius W Singleton. Three subcommittees will meet to begin studies on retirement systems banking laws and regulations governing legal advertising.

Charleston W. Va UPI State Department of Welfare Joint Committee On Government and Finance Senate Howard W. Carson Fayetteville House Julius W. Singleton Morgantown

Roosevelt’s four terms end with 22nd Amendment

The article notes FDR was the only president elected more than twice and explains the 22nd Amendment, in effect February 26, 1951, setting two terms as the maximum. It emphasizes no future president can match his multi term record.

Franklin D. Roosevelt United States

Wright-Patterson tour features Johnson Memorial student nurses

Force Nurse Corps observers note Miss Eller among 14 Johnson Memorial Hospital student nurses touring Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hospital and Air Force Museum. McNeil accompanied the group on the tour.

Sgt. McNeil Wright-Patterson Afb Ohio Johnson Memorial Hospital Abridgton Judy Eller Glade Spring Betty Shoda

Polio Make-Up Clinics Set For Next Sunday In Raleigh County

Type II make-up "Stamp Out Polio" clinics will run Sunday noon to 3 30 p m at Woodrow Wilson High School and the Raleigh County Armory for Raleigh County residents. The county reports 42 500 who received Type II vaccine with 35 300 still needing it.

Woodrow Wilson High School Raleigh County Richmond High School Shady Spring Ghent Crab Orchard Sophia High Mark Twain Rhodell Stoco Junior High Raleigh County Armory Maxwell Hill Crescent Element School Stratton School High School Woodrow Wilson and The Armory John M. Daniel G. C. Hedrick Jr Raleigh County Medical Society Beckley Newspapers Corp

Centennial Showboat Rhododendron to Visit 20 Cities

The Rhododendron showboat will cruise 20 cities across 17 counties along the Kanawha Ohio and Monongahela rivers this summer from Charleston June 15 to Fairmont September 2. Dr. John Marquis notes schedule flexibility for towage and opening performances may vary with city logistics. The cast comes from West Virginia college and university drama departments and the 100 year old melodrama East Lynne will start the run.

Kanawha Ohio Monongahela Charleston Fairmont River Theatre Kanawah St. Albans Montgomery Winfield Point Pleasant Kenova Huntington Ravenswood Parkersburg Williamstown-Marietta St. Marys Sistersville New Martinsville Moundsville Wheeling Wellsburg Weirton Morgantown New Martins East Lynne West Virginia

Mine To Reopen After Fatal Clondike Explosions?

Clarksbury mine in Harrison County scheduled to reopen today after a five week shutdown following a deadly explosion. Clinchfield Coal Co officials said Dola mine passed a U S Bureau of Mines inspection. The blast April 25 killed 22 miners, likely from methane gas or coal dust, just before shift change.

Clarksburg W. Va UPD Harrison County Clinchfield Coal Co Dola U. S. Bureau of Mines

Posthumous Graduation Set For Miss Samans

Beverly Samans, 26, Beckley, whose bound body was found in her Cambridge apartment May 8, will be graduated posthumously Wednesday from Boston University. She would have received a master's degree from the School of Education at BU during commencement in Boston University Field. She was found stabbed to death in her two room apartment at 4 University Road off Harvard Square.

Boston UPI Beverly Samans Beckley Cambridge Boston University Samans School of Education University Road Harvard Square

Oath Office Not Legally Tied to Washington DC

The statement notes there is no law obligating the U S president to take the oath of office in Washington with the oath administered by the Chief Justice. It discusses constitutional requirements and historical practice, indicating location does not appear in the constitutional text.

The United States Washington, D. C

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