Solution Offered to County's Juvenile Problem
Eddie Martin youth evangelist proposes faith centered approach as cure for Raleigh County juvenile delinquency. He notes over 250 local youths reaffirmed faith this week and cites Logan and a 350 youth turnout as proof. He urges year round church based activities and parental and community support.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Industrial School For
Eddie Martin
Martin
Evangelist
Vincent Cervera
Word of God
Logan
Alish Schools Name 275 Woodrow Wilson Seniors to Get Diploma
Woodrow Wilson High School will graduate 275 seniors May 27 with diplomas to be presented by Co. D. Munson and S. Austin Caperton. Principal C. G. Peregoy announced a student led commencement with Dr. J. W. Witherspoon delivering the sermon and Rayalene Bailey and Marlene Smith giving the valedictory and salutatory addresses respectively.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
J. W. Witherspoon
The
Presbyterian Church
Co. D. Munson
Raleigh County
S. Austin Caperton
Board of Education
Rayalene Bailey
Ray Bailey
Stamford
Marlene Smith
A. J. Smith
Highland Street
William Eugene Albert
Harry Kent Alford
Raymond Kenneth Allen
Donnie Almond
Edsil Armentrout
James Rodney Armstrong
Marcus Wade Arnold
Harold Blaine Ashworth
Charlotte Vivian Atkins
Martha Blohn Atkinson
Shirley Mae Bach
Clarence V. Bahr
Frederic William Bailes
Bonnie June Bailey
Rayalene
Alice Bailey
Ray Ballenger
Omer Charles Basham
Janet Faye Bean
William Price Beasley
Ernest William Beckett
Harold Dupne Bellamy
Kenneth Leroy Bennett
Gladys Jackie Blankenbecker
Jacqueline Delores Blankenship
Gerald Marvin Blevins
Juanita Blevins
Robert Aubrey Boblett
Marguerite Harrietta Bowers
Margaret Inez Cooper
Iris Fay Cox
John Ray Cox
Walter Anderson Craddock
Marion Laing Crickmer
Walter Franklin Crouse
Stratton High plans May 23 graduation ceremony
Stratton High School schedules joint dedication and commencement for May 23. Valedictorian Clifford Hill, son of Floyd and East Beckley residents, and salutatorian Ethel Campbell, daughter of Savannah L. Spencer, both eye West Virginia State College. The 1950 class lists 77 graduates including Catherine Scott Mable Slaughter Gladys Taylor and 30-plus others with Hill and Campbell among top honors.
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Floyd Hill
East Beckley
Ethel Campbell
Savannah L. Spencer
Glee Club
Catherine Scott
Beckley
Mable Slaughter
Gladys Taylor
Sprague
Theodore Allen
Lester
Wilbur Brown
Gloria Adams
Henrietta Anthony
Helen’ Bartley
Lee Ellen Clark
Ozella Clark
Annie M. Clemons
Eloise Collins
Joann Dozier
Essie Edmonds
Dorotha Fitts
Peggy Freeman
Elizabeth Gibson
Betty Hairston
Dulcina Lawson
Joline Leasure
Maxine McMillian
Kathryn Manning
Velma Martin
Savanah Maxwell
Doricine Menefee
Annetta Miller
Annie D. Morris
Jennie Newsom
Mable Perkins
Queen Poindexter
Betty Price
Audrey
John Kenny
Alex Larkin
Kelly Parnell
Thomas Rinehart
Dudley Saunders
O'’Bryant Scruggs
James Smith
Lowell Terry
Eugene Walker
Early Watts
Cecil Williams
Frank Williams
Jarious Wilson
Vernon Wood
Henry Wyatt
Shady Spring Prepares for 88 Graduates May 26
Shady Spring High School will award diplomas to 88 seniors on May 26 with valedictorian Patricia Griffith and salutatorian Norma Lee Harrah. Clay S. Crouse will give the commencement address, and Rev. Don Brandon will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at 2 30 p m on May 21 in the school auditorium.
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Patricia Griffith
J. A. Griffith
Cool Ridge
Norma Lee Harrah
Claude Harrah
Beaver
F. C. Roberts
Clay S. Crouse
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Don Brandon
First Presbyterian Church of
Welch
James B. Deck
Mark Twain to Give 32 Diplomas at May 25 Commencement
E B McCue of West Virginia University will deliver the main address for commencement at Mark Twain High School on May 25. Diplomas will be presented by S Austin Caperton and James B Deck. Valedictorian Ann Duncan and salutatorian Isabel Martinez were named. The 32 graduates include John Byron Cook James Lee Gallimore Donald Lewis Hamm and many others from Sophia Tams and nearby areas.
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West Virginia University
Mark Twain High School
S. Austin Caperton
Raleigh County Board of Education
James B. Deck
Ann Duncan
Isabel Martinez
Miss Duncan
T. W. Duncan
Sophia
Miss Martinez
Joe Martinez
Tams
John Byron Cook
James Lee Gallimore
Donald Lewis Hamm
Robert Louis Keadle
Henry Preston Lester
Richard Dale Lindsey
Jerry Daniel McGraw
Donald Lee Oxley
John Prunesti
Ronald David Sombati
Theodore Constant Stover
Robert Grady Wickline
Robert Louis Williams
Mary Alice Beck
Betty Ann Bryant
Ethel Blanche Cooper
Bertha Mae Choka
Annie Ellen Duncan
Doris Lee Fox
Jean Ann Lytton
Dolly Catherine Mack
Bailey, Williams Apply for Raleigh County Marriage License
Cliff Bailey Jr. 22 and Joy Williams 16 filed a marriage license application in Raleigh County. Both parties are listed as residents of Clear Creek, with Cliff Bailey Jr. noted as son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Bailey and Joy Williams as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Page Williams.
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Raleigh County
Cliff Bailey, Jr
Cliff Bailey
Clear Creek
Joy Williams
Page Williams
Veterans Hospital project nears completion at Beckley
Grading and landscaping of 25 acres at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital will start next week to meet an August 1 deadline. Ross Construction Company of Clarksburg leads the phase, with interior painting and some minor work remaining. Five residences are under construction for staff housing, and dedication ceremonies are planned for early September.
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Beckley Veteran Administration Hospital
Ross Construction Company
Clarksburg
R. H. Seagers
Southeastern Construction Company
Local Man Jailed On Five Charges
Beckley resident Steve Feketi was jailed yesterday on five warrants including grand larceny disturbing the peace and trespassing. He was arrested at his wife's apartment where police say he beat his wife. Robert Stevens of Crab Orchard and Daryl Acord of Oswald were jailed yesterday on non support charges.
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Beckley
Robert Stevens
Crab Orchard
Daryl Acord
Oswald
Stevens
Acord
Mason
Kemp Outlines Beckley Needs to Chamber of Commerce
R D Kemp addressed the Beckley Chamber of Commerce outlining critical city needs for continued retail growth. He urged better roads. adequate parking. youth recreation facilities. a swimming pool. and a municipal garbage disposal system to support 100000 residents and shopper traffic.
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R. D. Kemp
Beckley
Paul B. Barwood
Beckley Chamber
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Harley M. Kilgore
F. H. Hedrick
Edwin Ratcliff
Beclcy man held on seizure order and another jailed on peace warrant
Farley reports John H. Merrick of Beckley confined to jail on a seizure order. Grover Hart, a local resident, was jailed on a peace warrant.
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Farley
John H. Merrick
Beckley
Grover Hart
Employment Official Visits Local Office
Ira B. Foster of Charleston placement specialist with the West Virginia Department of Employment Security visits Beckley office to analyze work flow and improve systems as he travels to all state employment offices for study.
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Ira B. Foster
Charleston
West Virginia
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