Winding Gulf High School’s Rise and Destruction in Oak Hill
The article traces Winding Gulf High School from its 1918 opening under Professor R A Riggs to its 1944 fire destroying Collins High School. It notes the four mining towns served, early graduates, the move to Collins High in 1925, and land gift from George Collins for the Oak Hill school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winding Gulf High School
June Davis Slab Fork
Epperly Hill
Winding Gulf Colliers
Coal City
Farley Hill
Theodore Lacy
Edith Hale
Annie King Conner
Beckley
Withrow
Leola Hambric
Collins Elementary School
Board of Education
R. A. Riggs
Bluefield
Winding Gulf
Riggs
Lilly Roach
Clyde Skaggs
Pearl Lowe
Junie Cook
Orville Hale
Helen Burdiss
Mabel Rice
Annie King
Eccles Junior High School
George Parker
Parker
Shady Spring
G. Curtis Turner
Clear Fork High School
Collins High
Collins High School
Epperly
Stoco, Sophia
Mark Twain
George Collins
Charleston
Fayette County Board of Education
Oak Hill
Justus Collins
Violators Nabbed After Beckley Police Incident
An 18-year-old MacArthur youth William Jer ald Grey was arrested by Beckley Police after a Sunday car wreck on Vance Drive. He faced reckless driving charges as his vehicle zigzagged through yards and struck a parked car causing about 1000 dollars in damage. A separate State Police report noted two uninjured drivers in a rear-end collision on West Virginia 3 at U.S. 19 21 with 300 dollars damage. Additional weekend jailings included fights at Burger Bay Food-A-Rama and multiple arrests for drunken driving, assault, non-support, and interfering with officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Beckley
Vance
William Jerald Grey
Grey
Vance Dr
Edmond H. Hannah
Stamford
James D. Odham
Midway
Robert Lee Vance
Alvon
Odham
W. Va
U. S
Danny Staton
William B. Adams
Coal City
Raleigh
Burger Bay Food-A-Rama
Valley Drive
Denny Perry
Ameagle
Raleigh County
Dennis O'Neal
Odd
Paul Epperly
Kelsey D. Spencer
Crab Ordha
Mabscott
Mary B. Leonard
Mount Hope
David Holliday
James F. Burton
Edward Elswick
Beaver
Boyd Pettry
Pineknob
Katherine Elswick
Kanawha City
James Mollohan
Kerr and Meyerson Withdraw Resignations at Cal Berkeley
University of California President Clark Kerr and Acting Chancellor Martin Meyerson resumed duties after a six hour Regents meeting. They withdrew their resignations with no conditions, citing student, faculty, and regent backing. The campus had seen six months of turmoil, including dozens of free speech protests and 782 arrests during a December sit in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
UPI
University of California
Clark Kerr
Martin Meyerson
Board of
Regents
Kerr
Meyerson
Not Made Of Money Says Gum Machine Lesson
A speaker jokes that children judge money by small coins as in a child’s observation. The poem-like note playfully contrasts coins with a misspelled sign about moms, implying the value of care over mere money. The humor hinges on coin phrases and a light critique of materialism.
Sarandon Plays Thin Man In University Theatre
Chris Sarandon of Beckley will portray the Thin Man in Catholic University Theatre’s Peer Gynt on the Washington DC campus. A first year drama graduate student with an WVU AB in speech, he acted in University Theatre productions and appeared in Little Mary Sunshine Tartuffe and Romeo and Juliet. He also performed in Honey in the Rock for three summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Sarandon
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Catholic University Theatre
Henrik Ibsen
Washington, D. C
Sarandon
West Virginia University
Guard dog wagon stolen in Hyde five mile joyride
Hyde England police report a security guard’s patrol wagon with a guard dog inside was stolen Sunday. The thief took the vehicle on a five mile joyride before likely abandoning it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde
England
UPI
Bob Taylor
YMCA Men To Attend Bluefield Y Dinner
Men of the Beckley Raleigh County YMCA plan to attend a Bluefield Y Mens Club dinner at 6 30 p m Tuesday at YMCA headquarters in Bluefield. The aim is to spark Beckley men to form a Y Mens Club to aid YMCA projects and facilities. Harry C Culp said the invite includes a swim in the YMCA following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley-Raleigh County
Bluefield
Tragedy Stalks Elizabeth Taylor Back Home
Elizabeth Taylor faces a cascade of misfortune as her father Francis Taylor, 65, suffers a stroke in Hollywood. The actor’s health latest follows a series of events including a fatal car crash involving a chauffeur, a jewel theft at a Dublin hotel, and a custody petition from ex-husband Eddie Fisher over Taylor's daughter Liza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood Cor
Hollywood
Calif
Elizabeth Taylor
Francis Taylor
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Taylor
Miss Tayor
Gaston Sanz
Miss Taylor
Richard Burton
Dublin
Burtons
Eddie Fisher
Liza
Mike Todd
Fisher
State Traffic Deaths 17 Below Last Year
West Virginia total stands at 65 after weekend fatalities. Eleanor Ford, 64, of Aurora Preston County, was struck by a pickup on U S 50 Saturday night and driver Charles W. Switer, 40, charged with involuntary manslaughter. George Thornton, 36, of Buffalo Putnam County, fatally injured Friday when his car hit a divider on U S 35 near Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International West
Virginia
Eleanor Ford
Aurora
Preston County
U. S. 50
Charles W. Switer
Grafton
George Thornton
Buffalo
Putnam County
U. S. 35
Winfield
University bans rugby match between men and coeds
Nottingham University officials outlawed a rugby game between men students and female students after a would be player said they did not want to play a physical contact game with girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
England
UPI
Nottingham University
Lawmakers urged to avoid public drinking at events
Charleston reports Rep. George Seibert of Ohio introduced a resolution to bar delegates from attending public events where liquor is served. He argues lawmakers should abstain when the body is invited to dinners or social occasions with drinks. The measure follows the defeat of a private bottle club bill. Debate and procedural maneuvers dominated the final session days before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Del
George Seibert
Ohio
Seibert
Chamber
Deputies Probe Death of Retired Miner William Durham
Retired miner William Durham, 73, was found dead early today at Madeline Hollow from an apparent heart attack. Deputies are investigating and the body was located at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home. No further details are available pending the sheriff’s investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Durham
Helen
Madeline Hollow
Trent and Durgan
Sheriff's Office
John Sutter’s land title ends with bankruptcy in 19th century
Swiss immigrant John Sutter who received 49 000 acres in California in 1838 faced bankruptcy after gold was discovered in 1848 and prospectors overran his property. The Supreme Court later invalidated his land title and his reimbursement claims were never recognized. Encyclopaedia Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sutter
California
Sutter
U.S
Supreme Court
Goals Set For Cancer Crusade Across State Counties
Perry E. Gresham state chairman announced county goals for the Cancer Crusade. Raleigh County $10,000 Fayette $6,000 Wyoming $4,500 Summers $2,300. Raleigh hosts opening day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Glass House. A minimum $350,000 is needed to sustain cancer programs across 55 counties as a simplified service plan expands county committees and services. About 14,000 volunteers will distribute nearly 500,000 leaflets detailing available services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry E. Gresham
Raleigh County
Fayette
Wyoming
Glass House
Gresham
Fourney Promoted To Works Manager At Union Carbide
P. C. Fourney, son of Mr and Mrs E J Fourney of Blue Jay, is named works manager of the metals division for Union Carbide Corp He will operate from the New York office at 270 Park Ave Fourney a Concord College graduate holds a BA in mathematics and physical sciences He and his family reside in Marietta Ohio.
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P. C. Fourney
E. J. Fourney
Blue Jay
Union Carbide Corp
New York
Park Ave
Concord College
Fourney
Marietta, Ohio
Holley Selected for Top Hatter Ford Sales Honor
Joseph E. Holley of Grady Whitlock Ford Co Inc has been chosen as a Top Hatter recipient, the Ford Division’s highest sales honor. He ranks among the nation’s 500 leading Ford dealership salesmen.
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Holley
Joseph E. Holley
Grady Whitlock Ford Co., Inc
Ford
Ford Motor Co
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United Mine Workers of America
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Ira Cole
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Stotesbury
Joe Rodriguez
Janet Henry
Bluefield ‘Y
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Siz
Fred McCmurray
Polly’ Bergen
Earl Vickers
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Encyclopaedia Briton
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