Beckleyans Sign Contracts For Epic Drama
Two Beckley youths Harry R. Scott and Ronald E. Hunter join the cast of Honey in the Rock at Cliffside Amphitheatre for the 1962 Civil War era outdoor drama opening June 26. Scott is a Collins High School graduate and freelance cartoonist from Oak Hill. Hunter, a Woodrow Wilson High School junior, plans college after graduation. The season features Chris Sarandon Jr. and John Sterling Weldon among others with December by Grandview State Park performances running nightly through September 2.
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Hunter
Woodrow Wilson High School
Alonzo Hunter Jr
Meyers Ave
Beckley
Scott
Chris Sarandon Jr
Life
Wheeling
the Messenger
West Virginia
Francis H. Pierpont
West Virginia University
John Sterling Weldon
Morgantown
Jayne E
Clodfelter
Lexington
N. C
Catawba College
Salisbury
Melinda Hawkins
Whitey” Hawkins
Vincent Dennis
Whitey
John C. Stockwell
Sarandon
Woodrow Wilson
Phi Sigma Kappa
Chris Sarandon
Woodlawn Ave
Weldon
Morgantown High School
WVU
Alpha Psi Omega
National Honorary Society
Widow Douglas
Huck Finn
Stockwell
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Chelsea J. Stockwell
Tabor Heights
Cedarville College
Ohio
Grandview State Park
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Reports from service members across the globe list frequent Army and Air Force assignments. Highlights include Pvt. Richard L. Justice finishing Armor Center training at Ft. Knox and serving after basic at Ft. Jackson, two Beckley men entering Lackland training, and Robert G. Way aboard USS Enterprise. Also noted are area servicemen in Germany with the Eighth Infantry Division and Baumholder, plus Wyoming County airmen selected for Lackland training and assignments at Mather and Castle Air Force Bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armor Center
Ft. Knox, Ky
Richard L. Justice
Noah L. Justice, Hatcher
Beckley
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
William Coe
Gary L. Mil
Germany
Pfe
Naney J. Short
Herbert Short
Amigo
Eighth Infantry Division
81St Artillery
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Short Forcae
Baileysville High
Darian C. Permelia
Charlie Permelia
Lester
Wyoming County
Austin A. Iro
James F
Soldier completes final phase at Fort Knox
Pvt. James A. Martin completes six months of active duty under the Reserve Forces Act at Fort Knox Kentucky. He is the 18 year old son of Mrs Kathern J Martin of Oak Hill and attended Collins High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Whitt
Edith E. Whitt
Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
T. H. Layne Inc
Oak Hill
Donna Deal
Kilsyth
Marion Road
Hampton
Ft. Knox
James A. Martin
Kathern J. Martin
Collins High
Elsa Maxwell Praises Grace Kelly Return to Hollywood
Elsa Maxwell writes for Family Weekly May 6 on Princess Grace’s comeback. The feature analyzes Grace Kelly’s reentry, public image, and impact on Hollywood after her royal marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa Maxwell
Family Weekly
Princess Grace
Hollywood
Coal Preparation Course Set At U
West Virginia University School of Mines will host its 12th annual short course in coal preparation from June 18 to July 20. Dean C. T. Holland announced a program mixing classroom and laboratory work. Subjects include sampling analysis screening crushing cleaning dewatering drying quality control water clarification and plant practices. Float and sink testing and washability curves will be studied in labs. Classes run daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The course may be taken for University credit by qualified students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University School of Mines
C. T. Holland
Dean Holland
Holland
London Med Professor Tours U S and Canada
Dr. Bryan Heard of the University of London School of Medicine visited Beckley Memorial Hospital for several days. He is on a monthlong tour of hospitals in the United States and Canada to observe pulmonary physiology and pathology and to lecture at various facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Heard
Hammersmith
London
University of London School of Medicine
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Heard
United States
Canada
Eleven seek work at Beckley Employment Security office
Eleven persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Friday. They were: one cook, one housekeeper, one sales clerk, one usher, one coil winder, one electrician, one timber cutter, one trash collector, one truck driver and two construction laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Office of Employment Security
4 H Camp Improves For Coming Season
Reconstruction of the 4 H camp building was finished last fall and will host assemblies and activities this season. The structure, purchased from the government by Harry Anderson about a year ago, sits on a three acre tract at Raleigh County 4 H Club Camp being cleared for a baseball diamond and recreation area. Workers from the Aid to Dependent Children program perform the work and salvage trees to make mine posts or lumber sold to coal firms, with the county receiving half the proceeds. Lumber from the ADC program is used to repair county buildings and park facilities, saving county funds in materials and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Anderson
Raleigh County
4-H Club
Aid
Bands Earn Superior Rating At Princeton Regional Festival
Beckley Junior High School Band under Glenn Sallack earned a superior rating at the Regional Festival for Junior High Bands in Princeton. Other Raleigh County schools also received ratings including Stoco Junior High and Mark Twain Junior High both excellent along with Sophia Junior High.
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Beckley
Glenn Sallack
Princeton
Raleigh County
Stoco Junior High
Twila Haynes
Mark Twain Junior High
Helen Haywood
Sophia Junior High
Kathryne Williams
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transactions
Edward D Hall and Marian V Hall transfer property on Big Beaver Creek in Shady Spring District to Robert and Edna Gravely for 13500. Robert J Ashworth special commissioner transfers district property in Shady Spring District to Betty Bruce and others for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D
Marian V. Hall
Robert and
Edna Gravely
Big Beaver Creek
Shady Spring
Robert J. Ashworth
Betty Bruce
Family Night Set at First Methodist Church
Family night will be observed at the First Methodist Church beginning with a potluck dinner at 6 30 p m Wednesday. A film strip will be shown during the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Warm up before hitting new expressways say Rochester club
The Automobile Club of Rochester warns motorists living near new expressways risk faster wear on cars unless they warm engines first. Walter Lavin advises driving slowly for three to five minutes before joining the expressway, especially in winter, to prevent damage to vital engine parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Walter Lavin
The
Automobile Club of Rochester
Lavin
WW Student Enters Industrial Arts Fair
Woodrow Wilson senior Richard Pietrantozzi plans entry in the Industrial Arts Fair at West Virginia Institute of Technology May 3 to 5 with a bass guitar he built in nine weeks. He also crafted a Go-Kart and works on another guitar while active in the WWHS Select Choir and local music scene with The Vagabonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
West
Aldo Pietrantozzi
WWHS
Richard
Herman Sparks
WVU students feature in final Festival of Fine Arts program
Three West Virginia University students helped close the annual Festival of Fine Arts month with an interpretive tea at Reynolds Hall. The three part program included Voices of Wisdom An Aeon of Time and A Modicum of Fun. Chris Sarandon from Beckley narrates an episode from Ray Bradbury Dan Delion Wine and Helen Smith of Daniels portrays Mrs Bentley. Patricia Mollohan of Beckley will interpret Clarence Day Life With Mother in A Modicum of Fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Reynolds Hall
Chris Sarandon
Beckley
Ray Bradbury
Helen Smith
Daniels
Mrs. Bentley
Patricia Mollohan
Clarence Day
Mother
Miner Injured in Fall at R and S Coal Co Mine
William Scott a 33 year old miner from Beaver is in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a fall at the R and S Coal Co mine Friday night. He is being treated for possible internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Scott
Beaver
Beckley Memorial Hospital
R. and S. Coal Co
New Antiques Sign Prompts Wichita Falls Curio Shop
A Wichita Falls curio shop advertises “brand new antiques” under a playful sign. Grace Is She Really Happy? Family Weekly’s May 6 issue previews a special report on Grace’s supposed screen comeback, amid notes about strokes for ages 25 to 44.
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NEW Antiques
Wichita Falls
Tex
Brand New Antiques
Grace
Family Weekly
Strokes
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Zeus
Burnett Hobgood
Mrs. Damon
Dean
Kentucky
Louisville
Catawba
Seventh
Less Acord
Bolt
Army
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Trap Hill High School
Ft. Jackson, S
Oceana High School
Mason
Taylor B. Callahan
S. Kanawha St
Keesler Afb
Harry L. Miller
Mulberry Ave
Miller
Amarillo Afb
Robert G. Way
L Aviation Ordnanceman
Cordell Way
Sprague
A. R. Sparks
J. F. Cook
Ray Sparks
Mather Afb
Calif
Pineville High School
Cook
Lloyd F. Cook
Fisher St
Mullens
Castle Afb
Mulle
Nashville Diesel College
Nashville
Arneb
Patrick M. Guy
Seaman
Ella Guy
Star ‘Street
Stanaford
W. C. Mason
G. L. Miller
W. E. Tilson
Bunce
Board of Education
Pol. Ady
Kays
Neville ST
Prince
U. S. Army Camp
Richard Pietrantozzi
Burns
Tiller
Briggs & Stratton
Briggs and Stratton
NEW River Supply CO
Neville St. Beckley
Main St
Richmon Cleaners Laundry
Miner
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