Prince 100th Engineer Co to headline Beckley Armed Forces Day parade
The 100th Engineer Co. Prince will lead Beckley Armed Forces Day with 24 vehicles and about 50 men in the parade. Army and Air Force displays, a flyover, and in flight refueling of an RB-27 by a KC-97 are planned, along with open houses and campus bands.
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Beckley
100Th Engineer Co
Prince
Army
Raleigh County
Elmer Davis
Valley Drive
Boy Scouts
Armed Forces
Veterans Hospital
Charleston
Air Force
Sophia
Shady Spring
Stoco
Trap Hill
Byrd-Prillerman
Clear Fork
Woodrow Wilson
I. W. Bays
J. E. Sharp
Edgar Parsons
T. R. Wilson Jr
Robert R. Brown
A. A. Ross
Bays
Paul Ash
Pupils to Present Plays Tonight at Stanaford
Two plays It s Vacation and Closing Day at Beanville School will be presented by the Stanaford Top School tonight at 7 30 p m at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church. Officers Named Raleigh County Principals Association elected officers Mrs Viola Braxton president M E English vice president Mrs Lillian Manns secretary Mrs Hazel Hairston assistant secretary Anthony Calloway treasurer Mrs Evangeline Cook chaplain Mrs Hazel Garland reporter Mrs Alice Pennell and M K Austin named as executive board members.
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Beanville
Stanaford
Mount Vernon Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Viola Braxton
M. E. English
Lillian Manns
Hazel Hairston
Anthony Calloway
Evangeline Cook
Hazel Garland
Alice Pannell
M. K. Austin
PTA
W. M. Jones
Lester Pta
Annie Calahan
Edith Allen
Rosa Robinson
Bettie Knight
L. A. Carter
Mildred Clark
Elsie Deberry
Annie Higgins
Mildred Turner
Bettie Turner
Clarence Cooper
Cliff Top
Jones
Sophia Seniors Set Class Night
Sophia High School holds its class night in the high school auditorium Monday. Valedictorian Alta Hughes and salutatorian Carol Mann lead a program that includes the Danforth Foundation Award recipients Carol Mann and Jimmy Eanes, and the Sophia Key to Carol Walker.
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Sophia High School
Alta Hughes
Carol Mann
Alta
Homer Hughes
Midway
Carol
D. E. Mann
Jimmy Eanes
Jimmy
W. G. Eanes
Sophia
Danforth Foundation
Whillington Rites Held at Tams Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Whillington Ury were to be held today at New Salem Baptist Church of Tams with Rev A W Wood officiating. Burial was to be in Greenwood Cemetery. She died in a local hospital Monday and is survived by a niece Mrs J Weatherspoon of New Jersey and a nephew Charles Johnson of Tams.
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Nannie Whillington
New Salem Baptist Church
Tams
A. W. Wood
Greenwood Cemetery
Whillington
J. Weatherspoon
New Jersey
Charles Johnson
Edsel Brammer Sets Attendance Record for Lions Club
Edsel M. Brammer of the Beaver Lions Club earned 100 percent attendance for five years at a Thursday meeting, joining many members who also received perfect attendance tokens. A panel discussed the present school system and its impact on preparation for higher education, with findings to be sent to State Superintendent W. W. Trent in Charleston.
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Edsel M. Brammer
Beaver Lions Club
A. S. Akers
Mason Anderson
Edwin Bartlett
Roy Bottomley
Ed Sel M. Brammer
W. W. Brammer
Charles C. Collins
Paul Epperly
E. J. Fourney
H. Gene Gunter
A. J. Lilly
Lowell
Stanaford Pre-Enrollment for First Graders Held Thursday
Birth certificates and immunization cards for first grade pupils who expect to start school in September should be brought by parents participating in the pre enrollment at Stanaford Elementary School which will be held Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Stanaford Elementary School
Carol Walker and Jim Eanes Voted Seniors Most Likely to Succeed
Sophia High School seniors vote Carol Walker and Jim Eanes as best all around students. Walker holds multiple leadership posts and musical roles, while Eanes is Dramatic Club president and editor of The Hawk's Nest, with several other honors listed for the class.
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Carol Walker
Jim Eanes
Sophia High School
Carol
Earl Walker
Future Teachers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Dramatic Club
Glee Club
National Honor Society
Eanes
W. G. Eanes
R.W.C.P.A
F T. A
The
Sophian
Hawk's Nest
Phyliss Murphy
Mickey Shumate
Alta Hughes
Mary Martin
Primo Molinari
Ross Martin
Mt Tabor Graduation Set Rites Thursday For C G Young
Clifford Green Young 70 of Jumping Branch died at home at 6 30 am after six years illness. Born March 15, 1885 in Jumping Branch he was a Bluestone Baptist Church member. Surviving: one son Manford two brothers Omer Edward a sister Berma Walker one half brother Gilbert Upton two grandchildren one great grandchild. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm with Revs Dewey Wilson and C E Walker officiating. Body moved from Quesenberry Webb to residence Wednesday 4 30 pm. Pallbearers John Mceclaughlin Bert Harvey Dewey Lilly George Meadows Elmo Alderman Pearl Lilly. Graduation exercises Mount Tabor Elementary May 24 valedictorian Charlotte Brown and salutatorian Sue Jennings. Rev Carl Johnson Youth for Christ to deliver graduation address. Graduating class: Danny Allen Clyde Cook Joe Cox Ralph Miller Billy O'Dell Dallas Phipps Gilbert Stanley Charlotte Brown Juanita Ferguson Carolyn Gibson Janet Gunther Sue Jennings Allegra Maynor Iretta Miller Helen Saunders Shelia Allen
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Clifford Green Young
Jumping Branch
Bluestone Baptist Church
Manford
Omer
Beckley
Edward
Hinton
Berma Walker
Gilbert Upton
Washington, D. C
Dewey Wilson
C. E. Walker
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
John MceClaughlin
Bert Harvey
Dewey Lilly
George Meadows
Elmo Alderman
Pearl Lilly
Mount Tabor
Charlotte Brown
Sue Jennings
Carl Johnson
Youth For Christ
Danny Allen
Clyde Cook
Joe Cox
Ralph Miller
Billy O'Dell
Dallas Phipps
Gilbert Stanley
Juanita Ferguson
Carolyn Gibson
Janet Gunther
Allegra Maynor
Iretta Miller
Helen Saunders
Shelia Allen
Charleston Man Sentenced For Driving While Drunk
James Lemon Ingram of Charleston was sentenced to 30 days in Raleigh County Jail and fined 50 dollars plus costs after a Monday trial before Magistrate J P Meadows on a driving while drunk charge. He was arrested at 9 30 a m Sunday on the West Virginia Turnpike by State Police.
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James Lemon Ingram
Charleston
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
West Virginia Turnpike
Picnic For VA Patients Draws Large Crowd In Beckley
About 200 veteran patients and family members enjoyed refreshments at Beckley VA Hospital’s first outdoor picnic of the year. The Stratton High School Band played. Attendees included DAV Auxiliary leaders from South Charleston Chapter 28 and Beckley Chapter 18, along with Miles S. Crook, WV DAV state hospital chairman, and other local DAV chapters Rupert No. 38 and Hinton No. 30.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
DAV
P. D. Schwesig
South Charleston
Stanley Bender
Veterans Administration
Beckley VA
Beckley
DVA
Miles S. Crook
DAV State
West Virginia
Rupert
Hinton
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Canada Street
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E. W. Capel
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Allen Bumpuss
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Winston-Salem
C. R. Washington
Hill St
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Slab Fork
Primo Mbolinari
Edsel Brammer
Jerry Woods
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Bobby Elliott
Janice Akers
Lois Yancey
Robert Chamberlain
Bob McPherson
Elsie McGraw
Wesley Graham
Fern Crawford
Billy Joe Herald
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Mt. Tabor
C. G. Young
Charlestonian
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