Honey In The Rock Opens With Notable Revisions At Grandview
Three daily rehearsals precede the Centennial year production of Honey In The Rock at Grandview State Park Amphitheatre opening June 22. New principal players include Tom Dennis as Herman Cantrell and John Erich as Dave Morgan joined by Karen Meussner as Marguerite with veterans Norman Arrington and Vincent Dennis. The cast features Julian Williams as Governor Pierpont, Woodrow Wilson High School students, and live period musicians combining Civil War era songs with new onstage roles.
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Grandview State Park
Herman Cantrell
Virginia
Tom Dennis
John Erich
Dave Morgan
Karen Meussner
Marguerite
Beckley Junior High School
Maggie Newman
Woodrow Wilson High School
Frances Moody
the Park
Loessin
Andrew Johnson
Rhea Cobb
Stonewall
Jackson
Raleigh County Vo Tech drafting students win WV contest
Eight Raleigh County Vocational Technical School students place in the 1963 West Virginia Vocational Industrial Education Drafting Contest. Winners include Carroll Greene first in Division III and James Dodson second. George Metz and Loyd Taylor second in Division II with James Weilke second in Division I. Honorable mentions go to Alfred Tennyson Epling Division II Conrad Dangerfield and Robert Johnson Division I and five Wyoming County students. The statewide field had 106 entrants. Winning drawings will be displayed at the State Fair in Lewisburg August 26 to 31.
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Raleigh County
Conrad Dangerfield
Robert Johnson
Henry Jennetle
Wyoming County Vocational Technical School
Wyoming County
Charles Shumate
Mike Estep
Eddie Laxton
Mike Acord
Clifford Browning
West Virginia
Lewisburg
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
J C. Huffman
Desegregation Move Halted At South Carolina Conference
The South Carolina Methodist Conference refused to take a position on desegregating its colleges. A resolution to open Wofford College and Columbia College to all qualified students was defeated by 252 to 126, with a substitute letting college administrations set admissions policies. Bishop Hardin urged calm and unity, warning against labeling others as segregationists or integrationists.
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UPI
South Carolina Methodist Conference
James Copeland
Woodruff
Wofford College
Spartanburg
Columbia College
Louis Adams
Greer
Paul Hardin
Hardin
Birmingham
First
Methodist Church
South Carolina Conference
West Berlin City Assembly Speaker Hosts New Jersey Rotary
Otto Bach, speaker of West Berlin City Assembly, received 30 Berlin Rotary Club of New Jersey members at City Hall after their tour of the Berlin wall. They told him the dreadful impression it had left on them.
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UPI
Otto Bach
West Berlin
Berlin
Rotary Club of
New Jersey
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Bach
Berlin Wall
ZIP code to speed mail reaches Beckley area
The Post Office urges residents to add one more number to their list their ZIP code. Beckley East Beckley Coal City Lillybrook sections are 25801 25802 25823 25824 with July 1 nationwide rollout. ZIPs will curb misrouted mail and speed delivery by hours.
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East Beckley
Thompson
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Lilly
United States
Area 2
West Virginia
Beckley Sectional Center
Beckley Main
Young People Will Conduct Services Sunday at Beckley Temple
In observance of Methodist Student Day the Beckley Methodist Temple youth will lead the 11 a.m. worship service. Participants include David Huffman Randy Hoye Carol Miller Darryl Roberts Pamela Jackson and Robert Knapp. youths will also serve as ushers and choir members.
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Beckley
Navy chief displays art at Beckley recruiting station
Chief Engineman G. S. Beane of the Beckley Recruiting Station uses a regular display drop cloth with a white background surrounded by U S flags and the Navy phrase. Interior decorating is not a required Navy service, but Beane finds the talent convenient and exhibits it locally.
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G. S.S. Beane
Beckley
Chief Beane
U. S
Navy
State Products To Be Featured State Products To Be Featured
West Virginia Centennial Commission announced a Statehood Week sales promotion featuring made in West Virginia products. The program, sponsored by the West Virginia Retailers Association, aims to boost public appreciation of local goods. Charleston stores will showcase period-themed displays and wear vintage costumes during the June 20 Statehood Day observance.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Beckley Youth Carter Graduates With Highest Average
Dennis Carter of Beckley at St Emma Military Academy Powhatan Virginia graduates amid 86 cadets. Since 1959 he earned top scholastic honors, medals for highest average cadet of the year and track. He held roles on debating team National Defense Cadet Corps Honor Society Glee Club band yearbook business manager and news editor. Leslie Carter also graduates from Stratton High School with honors and plans West Virginia State College business admin. Dennis will study pre medical at Greensboro Agricultural and Technical College.
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Beckley
St. Emma Military Academy
Powhatan
Virginia
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Academy
National Defense Cadet Corp
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Leslie
M. K. Austin
Stratton High School
Early foot care for children promotes natural development
Babies are flat footed at birth and should not wear shoes until walking. Allow barefoot walking on safe ground strengthens foot muscles and arches, while avoiding tight blankets and restrictive footwear. Regularly check shoe fit, trim toenails straight, and encourage daily foot bathing and walking to foster a healthy childhood.
Flag Day Observance Declared by Presidential Proclamation
United Press International reports that June 14 Flag Day was designated by presidential proclamation and is a legal holiday only in Pennsylvania per World Almanac.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Banking Law Change Eyed by West Virginia Legislators
Charleston UPI reports two day interim committee sessions where subcommittees urged local governments and state banking associations to propose changes to banking laws. Del Seibert won approval for requests to banks and auditors, while Moreland’s legal advertising panel seeks county input on cost efficiency and tax information. Banking lawyers argue state laws are adequate but favor stronger regulation and a cross state study for improvement.
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UPI
Joint Committee On
Del
George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
State Banking Association
C. H. Koontz
National Council of State Governments
William A. Moreland
Monongalia
Moreland
State Bankers Association
West Virginia
Association
Andrew L. Blair
Man Arrested for Driving to Work Farm While Weekend Sat
Oxnard California police arrested 30 year old John Love after he drove his car to a work farm where he is serving a weekend sentence for driving with a suspended license.
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Oxnard, Calif
UPI
John Love
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