Five WWHS Teachers to Attend NDEA Fellowships and Institutes
Five Woodrow Wilson High School teachers will pursue a three year UCLA fellowship in Spanish and Portuguese and summer institutes in guidance mathematics and science under the National Defense Education Act. Betty Sheppard leads as the selected Spanish instructor to enroll at UCLA in September.
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University of California At
Los Angeles
Woodrow Wilson High
Betty Sheppard
University of California
Sheppard
Miss Sheppard
Woodrow Wilson
Frank Herrera
West Virginia University
United States Information Agency
Costa Rica
Bolivia
Columbia
Brazil
Beckley
West Virginia
George A. Fenley
State Department of Education
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Ruth Laren
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Jesse
Eleanor C.) Franklin
Davis and Elkins College
Edwin
Lanier) Ratcliffe
Purdue University Institute
Douglas Schwank
Marshall University
Miss Laren
North Carolina University Guidance Institute
Miss Larew
Thelma Gwinn Thurstone
Science Work Upped Coal City School Rating
A Coal City Elementary School project adding science work raised its rating following a Wednesday assessment by Assistant Superintendent Mason Anderson. Exhibits wowed in all six rooms of the nine-teacher campus, with praise for grouping and progress. library size was cited as weakest area despite Bookmobile use. Crow Elementary School earned a first class rating but needs more library books and lacks Bookmobile service. Elmer H. Meadows leads Coal City, while Ben A. Cook became Crow principal in March, replacing Ray Bennett.
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Coal City
Mason Anderson
Anderson
CROW
Elmer H. Meadows
Coal City School
Ben A. Cook
Ray Bennett
SA Fund Drive Opens With Luncheon At El Chico
The Salvation Army launches its 1961 drive with a noon luncheon at El Chico. A $9,000 goal funds the year’s budget, chaired by Dr. Westwood Holliday, with Daniel D. Holliday as general chairman. Leslie Carter and Mrs. Irma Grogan are co-chairmen of the advance contacts effort. A team plan will guide solicitations.
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el Chico
Salvation Army
Westwood Holliday
Daniel D. Holliday
Leslie Carter
Irma Grogan
Holliday
State Fund Drive Launched By Church
A church program named The State Fund Drive will run this week at Church of the Living God East Park to raise money for a church basement. Sessions feature speakers Mrs. Lilly Mae Moore Stanaford, Mrs. Jessie Berry Beckley, W. Terry and the Soul Sifters, Rev. W. A. Tresenwriter, and Rev. IA. Wright all listed for successive evenings.
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Church of the Living God
East Park
Lilly Mae Moore
Stanaford
Jessie Berry
Barber Ave
Beckley
W. Terry
Soul Sifters
W. A. Tresenwriter
IA. Wright
McAlpin
Rhodell Citizens State Convention Set for Friday
The Citizens Party will hold its nominating convention Friday at 6 p.m. in Town Hall. Notices posted in Rhodell bear the signature of acting chairman Clayton L. Wolfe. Nominees for mayor, recorder, and five councilmen will be selected.
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Rhodell
RNS
Citizens Party
Town Hall
Clayton L. Wolfe
State Tax Facts Analyst to visit Beckley for county office issues
Richard Shelton a state tax analyst and WV County Officials Association executive secretary will meet Raleigh County Assessor Cotton White and deputies in Beckley on May 10 to address problems in the local office. White aims to have books ready for County Court by July 5, with personal property visits to finish by June 15. Work has been completed in Clear Fork Marsh Fork and Richmond Districts. Rabies clinics open around June 1 and deputies will monitor dog registrations and check for missed property owners.
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State Department
Richard Shelton
Beckley
Raleigh County
Cotton White
Shelton
West Virginia County Officials Association
White
Clear Fork
Marsh Fork
Richmond
Richmond High Selects Class Leaders for Graduation
Jerry Richmond is valedictorian with a 3.67 GPA and Loretta Arthur salutatorian with a 3.10 GPA at Richmond High. Principal James H. Redden Jr. announced. Baccalaureate is May 28 at 2 p.m., and Commencement is June 1 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with speaker David Ashworth of Beckley.
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Jerry Richmond
Loretta Arthur
Richmond High School
James H. Redden Jr
David Ashworth
Beckley
Jerry
Hubert Richmond
Pluto
Future Farmers of America
Loretta
Russell B. Arthur
Shady Spring
the Comet
Vonnie Bragg
Glen Ellison
Kyle Fox
Jiles Goodson
Gene Meador
Ronald Plumley
Funds Raising for Cancer Crusade Totals 1868 Dollars So Far
Raleigh County Unit of the American Cancer Society reports 1868.86 dollars toward a 10000 dollar goal in April. Beckley Woman's Club drive deposits 1013.37 and 311.32 turned in by chairwoman Mrs. Robert L. Amick, plus 72 from the Fine Arts Department. Additional gifts include 112.17 on business solicitation, 25 from a New York pharmaceutical association, 20 from missionary groups, 5 from an organization, and 300 from Slab Fork Community Fund. Workers are urged to continue canvassing and deliver sums to Mrs. Amick.
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Cancer Crusade
Raleigh County
American Cancer Society
Woman's Club of
Beckley
The
Cancer Society
Robert L. Amick
Woman’s Club
Fine Arts Department
New York Pharmaceutical Association
Douglas Coutlee
Slab Fork Community Fund
Amick
Six Deer Still At Large Today
J A Blackburn Bradley said six of eight deer escaped from his property Saturday night and remain uncaptured. The herd bolted through a corral gate, one deer possibly jumped the fence, others knocked the gate open. Barking dogs may have scared them. One deer was killed by a car on the highway and another was captured at Cranberry by passing motorists. Blackburn noted you cannot sell them and would not take $100 for each if sale were possible.
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J. A. Blackburn
Bradley
Blackburn
Cranberry
Woman's Day Program Attracts Some 200
Mrs. W. Temple Ritchie of Huntington was featured speaker at Ebenezer Baptist Church for the 14th annual Woman's Day observance. Her topic was Building a Life with Christ as she described overcoming handicaps and traveling the country after the death of her husband. Co chairs Mrs. John Christian Jr. and Mrs. Hazel M. Garland. music by the Tonettes of Mount Hope with Mrs. Corey Mitchell.
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W. Temple Ritchie
Huntington
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Christ
Tonettes
Mount Hope
Corey Mitchell
Baseball Victim Shows Improvement
John Wayne Gallaher seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Sam Ramey of 615 Johnstown Rd is reported slightly improved at Beckley Hospital where he is treated for a head injury from an April 23 baseball accident near Bowl Wick He has received 11 pints of blood thus far and remains under care.
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John Wayne Gallaher
Sam Ramey
Johnstown Rd
Beckley Hospital
Stoco High School Papers Win at SIPEA Convention
Stoco School Paper and Trap Hill High School annuals received awards at the 32nd Southern Interscholastic Press Association convention at Washington and Lee University. Mullens High School won first for Mullens Hi-Lights. Smoke Signals, for 201-400 enrollment papers, and The Trapper for 501-700 yearbooks.
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Stoco High School
the Trapper
Trap Hill High School
Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Washington and Lee University
Mullens High School
Mullens Hi-Lights
Christian Church Sets Week Program At First Christian Church
The First Christian Church lists a week of activities including a Youth Choir musical at 4 p.m. Tuesday directed by Mrs. C. A. Thompson Jr. A 6:30 p.m. covered dish family night on Thursday features a film about missionaries Mr. and Mrs. Allin Sharp in Paraguay. Mrs. Sharp is Beckley Church representative. A watch service is planned for 7 a.m. Friday led by Rev. Robert Matthews and the church youths.
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First Christian Church
C. A. Thompson Jr
Christian Women Fellowship
Allin Sharp
Paraguay
Sharp
Beckley Church
Robert Matthews
Presbyterians Plan To Fete Graduates
The Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church will serve dinner at 6 15 p m Tuesday honoring Woodrow Wilson High School seniors who belong to the church. Reservations contact Mrs William L Cole. The Laura Pierson Room hosts the executive board meeting at 130 p m Thursday. A Scouts Awards banquet at 615 p m Friday will be served for all church Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and their parents.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
Woodrow Wilson High School
William L. Cole
Laura Pierson
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Revival Meeting At Assembly Of God Continues
A revival at the Assembly of God Church enters its third week with Evangelist Bob Mc Cutchen of Austin Texas as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
Bob McCutchen
Austin
Tex
League team feted by First Baptist Church dinner
Basketball players who represented the First Baptist Church in the Church League will be guests at a dinner at the church at 6 30 o clock today.
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First Baptist Church
Clean-Up Poster Drive Kicks Off Beckley Campaign
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Car of West Virginia helped begin Gov Barron's clean-up push by placing posters on all units. Beckley District manager Fred Filler said C and P has cooperated with R M Fleming of the Beckley Clean-Up and Beautification Committee through employee meetings and bulletins. Pictured viewing signs on a C P truck are installer Fred Basham, Beckley District plant manager D C Hall, and plant wire chief G W Joseph.
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Chesapeake and Potomac
West Virginia
Fred Filler
Beckley
R. M. Fleming
Fred Basham
D. C. Hall
G. W. Joseph
Winding Gulf Man Suffers Shotgun Wound
Sweet Willie Brooks of Winding Gulf is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital after being shot in the foot during a scuffle with Kenneth Oakley at his home. Police say Oakley retrieved a 12 gauge shotgun, the weapon discharged during a struggle with Brooks who attempted to grab the gun. No arrests have been made as investigators continue.
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Sweet Willie” Brooks
Winding Gulf
Beckley Hospital
Beckley State
Brooks
Kenneth Oakley
Oakley
Melvin Caters
Caters
Willie
Church Leaders Attend Huntington Religious Education Consultation
Three Becklevans attended the State Religious Education Consultation at Central Christian Church Huntington on Friday and Saturday. The group included Rev. A. H. Wilson Rev. Bob Mathews and T. R. Wilson from First Christian Church. Prominent attendees included Dr. Richard Lentz national director and Dr. Ralph E. Valentine general secretary of the Christian Churches of West Virginia.
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Becklevans
Central Christian Church
Huntington
A. H. Wilson
Bob Mathews
T. R. Wilson
First Christian Church
Richard Lentz
Ralph E. Valentine
The
Christian Churches of West Virginia
PTA Meets Tuesday At East Park Elementary
Mrs. John Sorrells, president of the East Park Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association, urged all members to attend the final meeting of the term at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss upcoming activities and school matters.
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John Sorrells
East Park
Parent - Teacher Association
Tuesay
Anniversary of first nonstop transcontinental flight noted
The piece marks the 38th anniversary of Kelly and MacReady’s 2700 mile nonstop flight in 26 hours 50 minutes. It contrasts past travel speeds with modern jet advances and envisions moon colonization within 500 years. It also warns of crowding on Earth if life expectancy and reproduction trends continue.
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Kelly
Macready
Moon
Earth
Horoscope by Sun Sign for 1961
The column lists Aries through Pisces horoscopes with brief guidance on work, travel, finances, and personal behavior. It notes modest boosts from new purchases, cautions about obstinacy and emotion, and hints at rewards for extra effort, attributed to Field Enterprises, Inc. in 1961.
City Officials Given Clean Up Suggestions
The Beckley Clean-Up and Beautification Committee presented a list of projects to city government and the coordinating committee. Members include Police Chief M. E. Tyree Fire Chief Cecil Connor Fire Lt. Frank Ubeda Street Commissioner Elmer Warden and State Road Supervisor Reedie Bryant. Proposals call for pruning trees, adopting city colors, improving entrances signs, beautifying fair grounds, painting hydrants and city vehicles, home inspections, restrooms inspections, fire drills, appointing a safety officer for schools, sanitation policing, special trash hauls, bannered vehicles, trash hauling provisions, Welcome Wagon letters, anti litter wording on licenses, distributing litterbags, and placing trash receptacles near paper receipts.
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Beckley
M. E. Tyree
Cecil Connor
Frank Ubeda
Elmer Warden
Reedie Bryant
Fair Grounds
Unitarian Fellowship Seeks Full Membership
Dr Edward Schneider fellowship chairman announced a letter of application was forwarded to the American Unitarian Association requesting full fledged status for the Beckley group. The fellowship by laws were signed by 22 persons at Sunday meeting. Mrs John Hodel and Orel Philips named to Education Committee.
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Edward Schneider
Unitarian Fellowship
Beckley
American Unitarian Association
John Hodel
Orel Phillips
Education Committee Will Meet Tuesday
The Commission on Education of The Methodist Temple will meet at the church at 7:30 p.m. A covered dish dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday prior to the worship which will begin at 7:30 p.m. The district Methodist ministers and their families will be served a dinner at the church at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On Education of the Methodist Temple
Methodist
Coal City Revival to Begin May 15
A revival meeting is set to start May 15 at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Coal City with Rev. Wayne Sisk of Crab Orchard as speaker. Hershel Lilly, a deacon, invites the public to attend the services.
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Mount Olive Baptist Church
Coal City
Wayne Sisk
Crab Orchard
Hershel Lilly
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