Vocational class begins at Raleigh County center with 16 students
A 13 week machine tool operator course starts at Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center with 16 students enrolled. Instructors and students are pictured with 15 students named in the group photo and George Peters absent. The program runs 2:30 to 10:30 p.m. for 40 hours weekly under the Area Redevelopment Act, with post graduation employment potential in Charleston.
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Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Jules Ruffino
James Matherly
Basil M. Stavrakis
Roy L. Simms
Norman Davis
Barney Green
James
Beckley
West Virginia
Miss Eastern Star Guest Of West Virginia First Lady
Miss Jeanette Tanks of 125 Canday Street won the queen contest sponsored by the Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star. The Stratton High School auditorium hosted the event, with Tanks to be crowned at a Sunday reception at the Governor’s Mansion in Charleston. She won in beauty, talent, and personality as contestants from Fayetteville Deepwater Stoco and Bluefield competed. The Grand Lodge will sponsor her travels for a year. T. W. Wright served as master of ceremonies assisted by local officials and congratulation from Mrs Blanche Kincaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Tanks
Canady St
Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Ancient
York Masons
Stratton High School
Tanks
Governor’s Mansion
Charleston
W. W. Barron
Elveira Cunningham
Fayetteville
Fayetteville High School
Olivia Betts
Montgomery High School
Deepwater
Cynthia Walker
East Gulf
Stoco High School
Gwendolyn Crouthers
Bluefield
Park Central High School
Grand Lodge
T. W. Wright
Royal Craft Grand Lodge
Blanche Kincaid
Scarbro
West Virginia
Order Eastern Star
Jeannette Tanks
Eastern Star
Order
Smith Abram Meet Set On Negro Employment
Rev Edward Abram of Central Baptist Church Beckley and Mayor-elect John plan a Raleigh County NAACP event on Negro employment. The gathering aims to discuss job opportunities and civil rights in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Edward Abram
Central Baptist Church of
Beckley
John
Wesley Smith
Abram
Smith
W. C. McMahan
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
McMahan
David Smith
NAACP
Chamber of Commerce
Register
Beckley YMCA Board Forms Committees At Meeting
Beckley Raleigh County YMCA directors appointed committee chairs across house by laws budget and other groups at a Monday session. Future secretary search noted. monthly meetings set for Beckley National Bank location amid ongoing talks on Negro employment discrimination and a planned July 2 discussion at Mr Abrams church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley- Raleigh County
D. E. Neil
Dorothy Smith
Tony Gonzalez
Rita Marra
Arthur Seymour
Eileen Martin
Herman Sparks
Rivers Varn
T. M. Waldron
Robert Frisen
A. D. Kistin
J. W. Smith
Robert M. Fleming
Norman Knapp
Elder Miller To Be Honored At Church Anniversary
An anniversary musical program will be held at the Church of Christ on F Street at 7 p.m. today honoring Elder C B Miller who has served as pastor for 19 years. Bishop Allen Wilson of Mount Hope and his congregation will present a program at 7 p.m. Thursday, followed by a 2 p.m. Sunday sermon by Bishop P D Smith of Norfolk Virginia. The public is invited to attend all services.
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Church of Christ
F Street
C. B. Miller
Allen Wilson
Mount Hope
P. D. Smith
Norfolk
YMCA Counselor Linus Hollaway Heads to National Convention
Linus R. Hollaway son of Mr and Mrs Roncie Hollaway 320 Lincoln St left Monday for a week long YMCA convention in Northfield Minn Now in his fifth year as a YMCA counselor at Camp Horseshoe he is a senior at West Virginia University majoring in physical education and minoring in mathematics He expects a January Bachelor of Science degree A 1959 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate he was active in Football and the Key and Hi Y clubs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linus R. Hollaway
Roncie Hollaway
Lincoln St
Y.M.C.A
Northfield
Minn
Camp Horseshoe
West Virginia University
Woodrow Wilson High School
Poet-Painter Not In Tune With Centennial Art
The Rev. M. Homer Cummings, formerly of Glen White and noted hymn writer, criticizes the Centennial art winner West Virginia Moon. He says the modern painting offers no elation, calls it not worth a picayune, and says viewing it brings shame to the state.
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M. Homer Cummings
Glen White
West Virginia Moon
West Virginia
Statehood Day Celebrated In Va in Centennial Event
A Beckleyan, Larry Withrow, chief yeoman, was among eight Coast Guard and civilian personnel who celebrated West Virginia's Centennial on Statehood Day June 2 in Portsmouth. The group sliced a pound cake and marked the occasion with cake cutting led by Ronnie Dotson who celebrated his 22nd birthday. Other West Virginians taking part included Shirley Kenny of Sugar Grove Dale Hughes Ruth Holland Lynn Gabbert Skippy Vintroux and Willie Fields.
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Frankford
Ruth Holland
Charleston
Lynn Gabbert
Skippy Vintroux
Winfield
Willie Fields
Cowen
Rural Mail Station At Stotesbury
A rural mail station has been established at Stotesbury in a new building and location. Mrs Regina Moody becomes clerk in charge while J Woodrow Smith, postmaster at Sophia, handles business as the station becomes a branch of the Sophia Post Office. The former Stotesbury post office was fourth class in a building owned by D W Kennemar. the new station sits on Charles Moody’s property near the C and D Railway track, with more parking and a quieter workload for Moody.
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Stotesbury
Regina Moody
J. Woodrow Smith
Sophia
D. W. Kennemar
Daniels
Sherman Angle Jr
Charles Moody
Parsons Satisfactory After Fall At East Gulf Mine
Charles Parsons 35 of McAlpin was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 1 30 p m Monday for a back injury from a state fall while employed by Winding Gulf Coal Co at East Gulf. He is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Winding Gulf Coal Co
New River Park
Parsons
Charles Parsons
McAlpin
Beckley Memorial Hospital
East Gulf
Weirwood Church to Screen Seven Teen Film Thursday Night
The young people group at Weirwood Community Church sponsors a film titled Seven teen. The event starts at 8 p.m. Thursday at the church, inviting local attendees to view the program.
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Young People's Group
Weirwood Community Church
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
An advert promoting FASTEETH powder to reduce loose plate discomfort. It claims the powder keeps upper and lower plates firmer without a gummy taste, is alkaline, does not sour, and helps control plate odor. Available at drug counters everywhere.
Camping Means Fun Adventure And Study For Alpine Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the Alpine District have spent the past week at Camp Segun near Little Beaver Lake enjoying Day Camping exercises. Brownies through Seniors are divided into four units Cardinal Black Bears Sugar Maples and Rhododendrons focusing on outdoor skills nature study and badge work. Activities include knot tying fire building outdoor cooking and conservation talks. The Sugar Maple unit advances adventure badges and a style show for outdoor wear. other units study insects birds and build bug motels. The theme is West Virginia 100 years ago in the Centennial Year with staff led by director Mrs. G L Anderson and a team including Mrs. Ted Stover Mrs. Nick Brash and numerous counselors.
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Alpine
Camp
Segun
Little Beaver Lake
West Virginia
G. L. Anderson
Ted Stover
Nick Brash
Jesse Lacy
Avada Johnson
Phyllis Phipps
J. §. Larrick
Joann Richmond
Elizabeth Lewis
Charles A. Harris
Gladys Terry
Charles FE. Lilly
Margaret Roup
Susan McCray
Kay King
Tyree Apprehended In Abandoned House Near Prison
Thomas Lewis Tyree an escapee from Huttonsville Medium Security Prison was captured within twenty miles of the facility after five days of freedom. Authorities say an anonymous tip led officers to an abandoned house near a worked out coal mine between Mabie and Cassity where Tyree and two accomplices were hiding in prison uniforms.
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Thomas Lewis Tyree
Glen. White
Huttonsville
Mabie
Cassity
Randolph County
Tyree
Rich Mountain
Civil War Exhibit Opens In Mountain State
The U S Army touring Civil War Centennial exhibit opens Wednesday at the Appalachian Power Co building and runs Wednesday through Saturday from 9 a m to 8 p m. Hosted locally by the county Centennial committee, it is a highlight of West Virginia’s Centennial celebration.
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U.S. Army
Appalachian Power Co
West Virginia
Helen Scouts At Camp At Camp Roland West Virginia
Helen Troop 165 of Seneca District Appalachian Council, Boy Scouts of America, spent a week at Camp Roland in Virginia. They received instruction in swimming life saving hiking woodlore nature lore physical fitness recreation and scouting advancement.
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West Virginia
Camp Roland
Helen
Seneca District
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Moles Routed by Grub-Targeted Lawn Treatments
West Virginia University extension specialists say treating lawns for grubs keeps moles from revisiting gardens and lawns. The method targets the grub food source to reduce mole activity and damage.
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West Virginia University
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R. Walker
James Peters
Elmer Rice Jr
Arles Loggins
Paul Derringer
Donald Bonham
Hash
Harry Dickens
Russell Harris
George Peters
Oscar Chambers
Raleigh County Centennial Committee
David McQuade
Carissa
Carrie Fotos
Bill Garaffa
Marvin Hernandez
Richard Quesenberry
Dinky
W. Va
Elder Miller
YMCA
Cas
W. Main ST
Sarah Thomson
Mary Sue Wilcox
Cardinals
Ancs
Sassafras
Garthe Rodebaugh
Paula Shingleton
Kathy Parks
Jo Ellen Law
The
Rhode Dendrons
Charles Smith
Nicholas County
Mickey Blankenship
Greenbrier County
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