Band Festival Now Under Way In Bluefield Parade
Mark Twain High School marching band leads the Regional Band Festival parade in Bluefield in orange and black uniforms. The group participates in concerts, auditions at Beaver High, and a 40-band procession with chaperones and band members from multiple schools. Jerry Culliss of Sophia High is head drum majorette and oboe soloist in the Blue All Regional Band.
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Barbara Melton
Jane Witt
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WWHS Representatives To Attend FTA Meeting
Members of the Future Teachers of America at Woodrow Wilson High School attended the Region V Conference at Concord College. Mrs C Lawrence Wiseman faculty advisor accompanied 29 students including senior Shirley Puckett who spoke on Why I Want to Teach.
Lodge Sets Meeting In East Gulf Masonic Hall
Bloodstone Masonic Lodge No 101 in East Gulf will meet at 2 p m Saturday in the Masonic Hall. Members are asked to attend by Worshipful Master M C Wright. Secretary S G Totten is listed as lodge secretary.
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East Gulf
Masonic Hall
M. C. Wright
S. G. Totten
Singing Convention Set at Shady Spring Church
The Raleigh County Singing Convention will be held at Shady Spring Baptist Church from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Bernard Porterfield, vice president, says all singing groups and the public are invited to attend the event.
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Shady Spring Baptist Church
Raleigh
Bernard Porterfield
Workers Selected For Honey Drive Continue Page One
A long list of community workers is announced for the Honey Drive across multiple counties. Mrs Mae Belcher chairs in Wyoming County with Anna Laura Waid of Hinton in Mercer County and Grant Thomas of Fayetteville in Fayette County to announce their workers later.
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Kellman
William K. Lewis
Mary Louise Klaus
C. O. Smith
Leon Neal
Robert Hall
Dennis Leary
O. J. Smith
James Brown
Mona Wood
Boots Dilley
French Davis
Ed Sharp
W. G. Mitchem
Calvin Moore
Mary Abbott
Raleigh County
Thomson
Mae Belcher
Wyoming County
Anna Laura Waid
Hinton
Mercer County
Grant Thomas
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Home and Sports Show Tickets Go On Sale
Advance tickets for the first annual Home and Sports Show at Raleigh County Armory in May 2013 go on sale Saturday. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will receive part of the proceeds for crippled children’s fund. Eckler, show director, expects 10,000 attendees and notes five exhibit spaces remain from 88 offered.
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Raleigh County Armory
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beckley Vete
Mike Eckler
Crippled Children Sect Fund
Eckler
Jaycee
Jaycees
Bill Stratton
Ronald Iddings
Victor Gampocaio
Renn L. Grear
Bruce Stoneking
Ralph Prince
Robert King
Bill Wilbur
Sorority Not Involved In Passion Play
The Beta Sigma Phi sorority will not sponsor the Passion Play in Beckley next September. The Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc Speech and Hearing Clinic will bring the play to the city. Proceeds will aid Raleigh County handicapped persons.
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Beckley
Raleigh Register
Raleigh County Society For Crippled Children and Adults Inc
Ralph C. Schrader
Beta Sigma Phi Council
Sorority
Raleigh County
Jack Clemens
Style Review Tonight at Hilltop Baptist Church
Mrs. Pearl Trice announces a style review at Hilltop Baptist Church at 7 30 tonight. Models from various communities will be featured with Mrs. Lillian Ash as guest soloist and Mrs. W T Chiles as pianist. The Proper Way to Dress will be demonstrated by Mrs. I S Leech with narration by Mrs. Maxine Howard. A special commentary will be given by Mrs. Eli Killian.
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Pearl Trice
Hilltop Baptist Church
Lillian Ash
W. T. Chiles
I.S. Leech
Open House Tonight at Raleigh County Vocational Center
Robinson urged residents to visit the Raleigh County Vocational-Technical Center open house tonight. Instructors from many departments will be on hand to explain classroom functions and activities.
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Raleigh County Vocational-Technical Center
Robinson
Meeting Postponed By Beckley Bureau Slow Attendance
A Beckley Business Bureau meeting scheduled for Thursday was postponed after only five members attended the session leaving decision making unable to proceed.
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Beckley Business Bureau
Jehovah's Witnesses Convene at Stratton High School
Jehovah's Witnesses from 17 west central West Virginia gather at Stratton High School for a three day convention starting at 6 45 p m today with Charles V Henry district minister James C local presiding minister and Robert L Hartman circuit minister among the top officials. Charles V Henry will deliver the Sunday service using Who Will Rule The World as his topic and about 450 people had registered early for the event with public invited to attend all services.
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Jehovah’s Witenesses
Stratton High School
Charles V. Henry
James C
Robert L. Hartman
Jehovah's Witnesses
West Virginia
Hutchens
Beckley
Henry
Chorus fundraiser supports robes for performances
Proceeds from the event will go toward the purchase of robes to be worn by the chorus in their performances.
Oklahoma 4-H Poultry Team Travels for Competition
A group of Parsons High School students led by coach Clarence Wooten and Raleigh County 4-H agent traveled by automobile to Oklahoma City last Saturday. The team, along with a Mountain State squad of Future Farmers of America members Roger Loughry Thomas Nestor Jerry Carr Lonnie Wolfe, attended Soil Conservation and Indian Service soil science sessions and joined the Land Pasture and Range Judging School during the stay.
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Raleigh County
Mountain State
Future Farmers of America
Roger Loughry
Thomas Nestor
Jerry Carr
Lonnie Wolfe
Parsons High School
Lo Ag
Robert Felton
Oklahoma City
Soil Conservation
Indian Service
WVEA Meet Attracts County Educators
Raleigh County educators attend the West Virginia Education Association delegate assembly in Charleston from today through Saturday. Supervisor Miss Boots Dilley will address the Saturday session on Standards for the Profession. Delegates include Miss Nancy Thorne, Mrs. Rachel Williams, and Mrs. Nelle Keefer.
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Raleigh County
Boots Dilley
West Virginia Education Association
Charleston
Miss Dilley
Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Assn
Nancy Thorne
Beckley Junior High
Rachel Williams
Crescent Elementary
Nelle Keefer
Mabscott Elementary
Meeting Tonight Called By Reverend DuBois
The Rev. Henry DuBois, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, has called a business meeting for 7 o'clock tonight.
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Henry DuBois
New Hope Baptist Church
Fire Doused on Wingler Street by Beckley Fire Dept
A small grass fire on Wingler Street was extinguished by the Beckley Fire Department at 3 45 p m Thursday with no injuries or property loss reported Fire Chief Cecil P Connor provided the update.
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Wingler Street
Beckley
Florida geography note on state width and length
United Press International reports Florida spans 367 miles along its northern border and covers a total length of 500 miles. The figures highlight the state's expansive shape and regional extent.
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United Press International
Florida
Retreat Planned for Catholic Boy Scouts in 1962
The Raleigh County 4-H Camp on Grandview Road will host the annual Catholic Boy Scout Retreat for Catholic youth in Virginia and most of West Virginia.
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Raleigh County
Grandview Road
Virginia
West Virginia
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