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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1965
Page
10
Sophia Elementary, High, and Junior High cheer squads earned top honors in county cheerleading after trophies won at Trap Hill Invitational. Front row: Jane Thomas Iris Smith Fran Jones. Back row: Sharon Riggs Wendy Roberts Patty Stone.
Dr Wayne Brandstadt of Newspaper Enterprise Assn offers guidance on keeping children engaged in summer. He suggests summer school, camps, or visits to relatives, with emphasis on safety, qualified instructors, and helping homesick kids adjust, especially only children.
The Raleigh County Community Action Association will hold county meetings to diagnose local problems. Secretary Larry Cavendish said committees from the association will lead the sessions and study each area before projects are assigned. He noted federal funds were cut from 55000 to 24000 due to matching requirements, but said impact on programs should be minimal.
The entry marks Wednesday March 90 1962 with Mars as the morning star and the evening sky showing Mars Jupiter and Mercury. It notes Haydn born 1732 and lists events: 1840 10 hour day for federal workers. 1850 Calhoun dies. 1918 DST begins. 1933 CCC created. A thought from Calhoun closes.
The Raleigh County Board of Education filed an application with the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington, seeking a 62564 grant for a remedial reading program next year. Sherman Trail, to become superintendent in July, said the funds would hire seven specialized reading teachers to serve about 21 county schools as part of the Raleigh County Community Action Association initiatives.
Nancy Elkins daughter of Delmas and Mrs Elkins of 333 Burgess Street earns an assistantship in the West Virginia University health and physical education department. She will enroll next fall after graduating from Concord College in August and is currently practice teaching at Beckley Junior High School. She majors in physical education at Concord and participates in Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority and women’s athletic program.
Obituaries for Oscar S Walker 4 of 106 Sixth Street and Fairlena Faye Mitchem 6 months of Calloway Heights noted with funeral details. J C Clemmons 9 of Hill Top, Nettie Clay of Fairdale, all listed with service times, chapels, officiants, and burial sites. Funeral homes include Keyser Bryant Melton Ritchie and Johnson Rose Quesenberry and Clay Chapel.
A brief classified style notice invites part or full time work with easy extra income. It provides contact: Avon ER at 210 Bostick Avenue Beckley West Virginia or call 253 6306 for details.
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