Students to Present WWHS Commencement Pageant May 26
A senior class pageant The Train of Life will open WWHS commencement May 26 at 8 p.m. Diplo mas will be awarded to 330 graduates by Board of Education president S A Caperton. Rev A H Wilson will deliver the sermon Open Windows on May 22 at 8 p.m.
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Comron Wilson High School
Train of Life
S. A. Caperton
Board of Education
A. H. Wilson
First Christian Church
Wilson
Amerigo Vespucci Agnola
Ernest Ronald Akers
Yvonne Elaine Ammons
Jerry Lynn Armstrong
Alice Carol Arnett
Joye Marie Arnold
Norma Jean Arnott
Delia Shelton Arthur
Edgar Arthur Jr
Jon Karl Baldwin
Shirley Deloris Barker
Edna Faye Basham
Catherine Elizabeth Beaver
Ann Marie Benson
Gloria Kay Biggs
Shelva Jean
City Rabies Clinic For Beckley Dogs Set
Beckley Mayor Elmer Davis announces a vaccination clinic for city dogs on Wednesday from 1 30 to 5 p m at the Third Avenue Sub Station. Dr C F Hale will vaccinate at 1 for owner with the city adding 50 cents per dog. Dog tags for 1955 56 available at clinic or city hall. Only city pets qualify. County clinics planned later says Dr Hale.
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Elmer Davis
Third Avenue
C. F. Hale
Davis
Beckley
Hale
Sylvia Pre School Enrollment Stated
Pre school enrollment will be held Friday at Sylvia Elementary School for children entering school for the first time next fall. Parents should bring birth certificates and visit from 1 to 3 p.m. Miss Myrza Williams, an instructor, will interview the children.
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Sylvia Elementary School
Myrza Williams
Anderson Blames Friday the 13th for Rejections
Harry EF. Anderson of Beckley blamed his Senate rejection for a West Virginia Turnpike Commission post on Friday the 13th. Henry J. McKinley was also rejected, for the Liquor Control Commission. Raleigh County clerk voiced disappointment but said the outcome was not surprising, noting the Senate's antagonistic stance to the governor's nominees. The rejections brought the year’s total to 11. Marland had aimed to test Senate appointment powers with an unusual extra session move.
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Harry EF. Anderson
Beckley
State Senate
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Senate
Henry J. McKinley. Elkins
Liquor Control Commission
Anderson
Marland
Raleigh County
Legislative Branch
McKinley
Turnpike Commission
James M. Donohoe
Huntington
Liquor Commission
Senat
Luther Carson
Liquor Agency
Carson
Sophia High School Concert Tuesday Night
Sophia High School music department presents its spring concert at 7 30 p m Tuesday directed by Miss Sue Henley The senior band performs pieces including Star Spangled Banner Liberty Bell March Sincerely and Semper Fidelis March with trumpets drums and clarinets The junior high band will play Challenger March Faith of Our Fathers Merry Widow Waltz Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White and America the Beautiful The Glee Club and Girls Chorus perform selections and the program is dedicated to parents and boosters Tickets are free from band members
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Sophia High School
Sue Henley
Joel Massey
Kenneth Nicely
Billy Hatcher
Robert Rusbrook
Jim Dandies
Ralph Staten
Harry Blake
Evelyn Rogers
Glee Club
Davy Crockett
Bonnie
Three Raleigh and Summers County youths qualify in Road-e-o
The local Beckley Road-E-O produced three winners from Raleigh and Summers County who will enter the state contest in Beckley June 18 and 19. Fredrick William Sawyer, 16, of Hinton took first in driving. Gary L. Evans, 19, from Woodrow Wilson High School, was second. Virginia Short, a Beckley College student from Calloway Heights, was third.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Summers County
Fredrick William “Buzz? Sawyer
Hinton
Gary L. Evans
Woodrow Wilson High School
Virginia Short
Callaway Heights
Beckley College
Rayborne Sanford
Jaycees
Orchard Man To Face Grand Jury
Walter Edison Hazelwood of Crab Orchard waived preliminary hearings to the Raleigh County Grand Jury on two counts of grand larceny and was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of bond. Magistrate J. E. Mays set bond at 500 dollars on each charge after Hazelwood arraignment on a warrant sworn by a Sophia woman who accuses him of taking her car and 35 dollars in cash.
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Walter Edison Hazelwood
Crab Orchard
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Mays
Hazelwood
Sophia
Stamp to Commemorate Armed Forces Day
A new stamp issued by the Post Office Department on May 21 features enlisted personnel from all services including Marines Coast Guard Army and Navy. First day covers may be requested by sending money orders to the Postmaster Washington DC with properly addressed envelopes marked First Day Cover.
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Post Office Department
Marines
Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Washington, D. C
Death of Beckley woman Betty Pettry at 78
Betty Milan Pettry, 78, former Beckley resident, died at 4 30 p m Sunday in the Charleston home of a son. A granddaughter, Mrs Viola Barry of Beckley, is among her survivors.
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Beckley
Betty Milan Pettry
Charleston
Viola Barry
Ury Woman Dies Rites Incomplete
Mrs. Nannie S. Wallington, 66, of Ury, died at 2 30 a.m. today at Beckley Hospital. The body will remain at Jackson and Son Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Nannie S. Wallington
Ury
Beckley Hospital
Jackson and Son Funeral Home
East Beckley Church Veterans Program Featured Singers
C V Boyles led a team of religious singers at St Marys Church East Beckley delivering a Christ centered message and introducing performers in the Programs For Hospitalized Veterans unit. Clyde Hager and Margaret Hope Samms led vocal talents with solos. Ferguson accompanied.
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C. V. Boyles
St. Mary's Church
East Beckley
Veterans” Unit
Clyde Hager
Margaret Hope Samms
Hager
Miss Samms
Clyde Ferguson
Lester Citizens Party Nominates Glen Daniel for Mayor
The Lester Citizens Party nominated Glen P. Daniel, incumbent mayor and school teacher, for the June 7 town election. Violet Daniels was named town recorder, succeeding Oscar Wingate who resigned for financial reasons. Council nominees include Daniel Higgins Henry Bailey E G Miller Carl Williams and incumbent V A Christian.
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Lester Citizens Party
Glen P. Daniel
Lester
Violet Daniels
Treasury
Town Council
Daniel Higgins
Henry Bailey
E. G. Miller
Carl Williams
V. A. Christian
Pinecrest Soldiers Home dedication set with two AGs
State Attorney General John Fox will deliver the dedicatory address at the opening of the West Virginia Soldier's Home unit at Pinecrest Thursday. Eugene Cook of Georgia also speaks. The 7:30 p.m. ceremony includes invocations, music, welcomes, and remarks by veterans and officials.
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West Virginia
Pinecrest
Eugene Cook
State of Georgia
R. H. Dean
Sam Rayborn
American Legion
Steel Trotter
State Board of Control
John W. Rich
Veterans Affair
Huntington
O. W. Brown
T. H. McGowran
Charles R. Jackson
Joe F. Burdett
State Board of Controls
Georgia
C. S. McCarthy
Division of Homes
Veterans Ad
Prince Army Station Announces Promotions Fifteen promoted at Prince
Fifteen Army personnel in the 100th Engineer Co. Float Bridge at Prince receive promotions. Fourteen privates first class are elevated to corporal including Robert L. Dabendrier Washington D C Maynard L Click Upsa la Minn Raymond W Day Little Rock Ark Oscar K Erickson Shannen Mich Jerry L Fetters Scotts Bluff Neb John N Giellis Dubuque Iowa Vincent K Guck Perham Minn Donald H Hoeppner Dinsdale Iowa James D Kleysgeuber Centralia Ill Charles E Moore Marshall Texas Charlie Pagnell Ft Meade Fla Gerald G Sprieck Norfolk Neb Stephen A Tom sic Chicago. Harold A Stromberg Iron River Mich promoted from corporal to sergeant.
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Washington, D. C
Maynard L. Click
Upsala
Minn
Raymond W. Day
Little Rock
Ark
Oscar K. Erickson
Shannen
Mich
Jerry L. Fetters
Scotts Bluff
Neb
John N. Giellis
Dubuque
Towa
Vincent K. Guck
Perham
Donald H. Hoeppner
Dinsdale
James D. Kleysg
Outdoor theatre plans to be surveyed in Beckley
Professor Kemit Hunter of the University of North Carolina will survey six proposed sites for an epic West Virginia history drama to be staged next summer. The production, costing about 150000 dollars, aims to attract national tourists with local talent joining prominent actors. Stock at 25 dollars per share seeks 6000 shares to fund the venture.
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Beckley
Kemit Hunter
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Hunter
West Virginia Drama Association
West Virginia
Association
America
Traffic Violations Result in Arrests in Raleigh County
State county and city officers lodged 31 people in the Raleigh County Jail over the past weekend for traffic law violations. Bucy Mit chum, 27, Daniels, awaits hearing on driving while drunk after arrest by City Police at 11:45 p.m. Saturday. James Lemon Ingram, Charleston, booked on driving while drunk by State Police on the West Virginia Turnpike. Two men, Joe C. Reedey, Odd, and Larry Harmon, Egeria, released on $500 bonds. Reedey charged with driving while drunk and Harmon with permitting a drunk to drive his car. Terry, jailed at 9:30 p.m. Sunday by State Police on driving while drunk and hit-and-run after a collision at Calloway Heights. No injuries reported. owner of the other car not identified.
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Raleigh
Bucy Mitchum
Daniels
James Lemon Ingram
Charleston
West Virginia
J. E. Mays
Joe C. Reedy
Odd
Larry Harmon
Egeria
Reedey
Harmon
Reedy
Raleigh County
Homer Jones
Terry
Calloway Heights
Five Beckleyans Face Hearings in Police Court
Five Beckley residents are set for hearings in Beckley Police Court tonight after weekend arrests. Arthur Clark, 23, of East Beckley, faces counts of carrying a concealed weapon and moonshine possession. he posted 155 cash bond and was jailed early Sunday. Mrs Lorena Mullins, 302 Powerline Drive, faces a charge of permitting juveniles to play a pinball machine after a Friday arrest at Kozy Korner on Main Street. Lewis Hornsby, 19, and James Evans, 24, are charged with fighting and posted 25 bonds each. Woodsie Harris, Beckley, also faces moonshine possession after posting 105 bond and being jailed Sunday morning.
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Lorena Mullins
Beckley
Kozy Korner
Main St
Mullins
Percy
Evans
Woodsie Harris
Raleigh
Infant Clark Rites Set at Greenwood Memorial Park
The Rev. W. J. Carter was to officiate at graveside rites for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Clark Jr. at Greenwood Memorial Park in Beckley at noon today. Survivors include the parents and siblings Edna and Randolph, both at home, plus paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William Clark of Beckley. The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor handled arrangements.
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W. J. Carter
William Clark Jr. Beckley
Greenwood Memorial Park
Edna
Randolph
William Clark
Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
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