Elkins Named Replacement WWHS Vocal Director Ending 35 Year Career
Robert Elkins will replace retiring Woodrow Wilson High School vocal director Mrs. Paul E. McClure, after a 35 year teaching career. McClure began at WWHS in 1953 and previously taught at Marsh Fork Trap Hill Clear Fork Sophia and Stoco high schools.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Paul E. (Cary) McClure
Center
WWHS
Sue Stover
McClure
C. D. Munson Jr
Robert Elkins
Board of Education
Woodrow Wilson High
Marsh Fork
Trap Hill
Clear Fork
Sophia
Stoco
Marshall College
University
Hinton
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
West Virginia
Mac’s Toy Fund
the Kiwanis
Elks, Woman’s, Music, Lions, Civitan
Rotary Clubs
Seven Countians Named to WVU Dean's List
Raleigh Countians William Neil Bair Beverly Sue Bales Dorothy R Edwards Sara Ann Stover Archie David Johnson and David Glenn White earned WVU Creative Arts Center Dean's List honors for second semester. Janis Lynn Allen, a first dean's student in pre education, is from Mount Hope.
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Raleigh
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Archie David Johnson
Robert D. Johnson
Sunrise Ave
Crab Orchard
David Glenn White
Carl Wood
Glen White
Janis Lynn Allen
Lawrence E. Spade
North
Michigan Ave
Mount Hope
McManus Seeks Auto Insurance Study for WV
Charleston West Virginia The State Legislature staff is to gather data and costs for new auto insurance plans after a Supreme Court ruling overturned automatic license suspension for uninsured motorists. House Speaker Lewis McManus urged a thorough review of insurance laws and consideration of no fault plans.
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Charleston
API
West Virginia
Lewis McManus
U. S.S. Supreme Court
McManus
Two Sprague men remanded for tape player thefts
Jeff Cunningham Jr and William Williams, both in their twenties, waived to the grand jury and remanded to jail on seven counts of grand larceny for stealing seven tape players valued at 560 dollars. Police say more charges may follow.
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Sprague
Jeff Cunningham Jr
William Williams
Don Nuckles
Rose Mary Stover
Bernice Grant
Beckie Grose
Nathaniel Williams
Rosetta Dow
Archie Carey
Williams
Cunningham
Lorena Wallace
Michael Torian
Raleigh County
Turnpike Revenue Up in May at 88-Mile Toll Road
The West Virginia Turnpike Commission reported May traffic and tolls rose on the Charleston to Princeton toll road. Vehicle travel increased by 13,000 over May 1970 and toll revenue grew by 120,543 dollars. Beckley outdoor dramas begin 1971 season June 19 and 20 with Hatfields McCoys and Honey in the Rock. Curtis Jones of Berea Ky joins Beckley troupe as chorus singer and assistant musical director. Jones holds Berea College AB and EKU MME degrees and has performed at Berea College and in Daniel Boone Story.
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Chaminade
Rock
Hatfields
Ewel Cornett
McCoys
Honey
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Curtis Jones
Berea
Bob Elkins
Jones
Berea College
Eastern Kentucky University
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Collene
Christa
Chad
Beckley
Repertory Theatre
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview State Park
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Charleston
Princeton
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Camp Hanover
Richmond
Wilbert Payne
Conrad Fred Cooper
Mary Shrewsbury
A & T Central University
Greensboro
N. C
Payne
Brown H. Payne
S. Fayette St
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley-Raleigh County
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Cooper
The
Hill School
Pottstown
Harry Cooper
Dogwood Lane
United Methodist Temple
Beckley Dentist To Lead Table Clinics At WV Dental Meet
Dr. John P. White of Beckley will head table clinics during the 65th West Virginia Dental Association session at The Greenbrier July 11-14. About 20 clinics cover dental techniques with dentists from 18 states attending alongside in state practitioners. The program features leaders from the American Dental Association and a two day session by Dr. Roy M. Wolff on practice administration and motivation.
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John P. White
Beckley
West Virginia Dental Association
Greenbrier
Carl A. Laughlin
Clarksburg
American Dental Association
Charles D. Carter
Bowling Green
Roy M. Wolff
Clayton
Wolff
West Virginia Society of Oral Surgeons
Eugene A. Austin
Charlotte
N. C
American Board of Oral Surgeons
West Virginia Society of Orthodontists
Ashur Chavoor
Washington, D. C
West Virginia Dental Hygienists Association
White
West Virginia University School of Dentistry
YMCA Learn to Swim Program Starts Monday at Maxwell Hill Pool
The YMCA launches a two week Learn to Swim session starting Monday at 9 am with registration and classes at Maxwell Hill pool. A second session begins June 28. Fees are 10 dollars for Y members and 20 dollars for nonmembers with advanced clubs Fish Flying Fish Shark and life saving courses planned.
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YMCA
Maxwell Hill
Bob Bolen
Bolen
Fish Club
Flying Fish Club
Shark Club
Weather Details For Airport And Rivers
24 hour period ending 10 am shows high 70 at 12 30 pm and low 2 at 3 am. Precip none. wind E at 11 mph. pressure 30 15 steady. River Greenbrier half foot above normal, slowly falling. Lake clear, 3 1 2 gates open. Hinton gauge 2 9 ft. Today extremes show high 102 Cotulla Texas and low 35 Montpelier Vermont.
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Hinton
Four Raleigh County youths attend Red Cross aquatic schools
Four Raleigh County youths participate in American Red Cross small craft aquatic schools at Camps Towanda in Pennsylvania and Hanover in Virginia. Students receive training in swimming, lifesaving, first aid, and small craft safety with graduates certified as Red Cross instructors.
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Red Cross
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Towanda
Honesdale
Hanover
Richmond
Black Knight Country Club
Country Club
Miss Shrewsbury
Dan Gadd
Tees Rd
Woodrow Wilson High School
Conservation Club
Beckley First Baptist Church
YMCA
The
ARC
H. H. Harvey
Lois Thurmond
Merchants press for four lane roads to Beckley Plaza
Beckley merchants meeting with Mayor John H. McCulloch and Robert Casella demand a four lane highway to relieve plaza traffic. They fuse city requests with state aid talks, criticizing delays tied to I-64 location while urging turnoffs and access roads to the shopping center. The Sewage treatment plant project near Piney draws federal attention, with a summer dedication and a dirt road leading to the site.
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Beckley Plaza
John H. McCulloch
U. S. 1921
Moore
Plaza Center Association
Robert Casella
Town & County Department Store
Beckley
McCulloch
Casella
Piney
United States
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BIG Charlie’s Pizza
Hill’s
A&p
Shoeland
Ontss 05
Woten
Shooland
Neville
East Main Street
Wayne Kittle
Monroe Ave
Danny Charles Bragg
Kermit O. Adkins
Wilkes Ave
Nick Rizzi
Sixth Ave
Valley Drive
Torian
John Wayman Hurt
Hodge St
J. H. Greene
Hurt
Brenda Thomas
Frontier St
Hills Department Store
Harper Road
Rennie J. Gilkerson
Samuel Wilson
Norfolk
Gilkerson
Sheriffs
Russell Goff
Bolt
Kenny Pettry
Sundial
Sheriff's Deputies
Pettry
Charles Lemon
Danny Ray Donnell
Huffman St
Speeder
John David Meador
Meador
Donnell
Cotulla
Tex
Montpelier, Vt
Thomas McNeish Jr
Thomas McNeish
101 Rider
Camp Towanda
McNeish
Conrad Cooper
Plaza Merchants Association
Herb Atha
American Carpets
Anthony Misiti
Quality Pastry
Ron Harmon
A-Mart
Harold Blankenship
Acme Markets
Plaza
Rural Acres Drive
Valley Drive North
Southern States Cooperative
State Department of Highways
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