Commencement Held For Five Beckley Methodist Choirs
Beckley First Methodist Church held an 8 p m service for five youth choirs with award presentations and choir promotions. Several Junior and Senior members moved up from Cherub, Primary, Junior, and Junior High School to Sanctuary and Adult Choirs.
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Beckley First Methodist Church
Jimmy Dreger
Cynthia Elkins
David Lilly
Kathy Gilleto
Cathy Houchins
Wallace Price
Kyra Bar Fotos
Russell Peterson
Billy Elkins
Callie Cook
Rebecca Hurst
David Lewis
Sandra Simmerman
Carla Callaway
Tommy Amick
Randy Dempsey
Linda Harris
David Licklier
Kenneth Smith
Ann Ubeda
Marilyn Woodell
Tohn West
Frances Forsythe
Jackie Kyle
Carl Lewis
Joey O'Neal
Susie Vass
Carol Whitehead
Sharon Hurst
Toney Cueto
Ronny Baker
Errol Stokley
Jerry Beavers
Patty O'Dell
Simummy Anderson
Paul Chikos
Elmer M. Fitzgerald Caught Pasting Stamps on Windshield
Arlington police arrest Elmer M. Fitzgerald of Boyds Tavern Va for pasting a block of green trading stamps on his windshield instead of a car inspection sticker. The incident reflects a quirky defiance of vehicle regulations and local enforcement.
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Arlington
Elmer M. Fitzgerald
Boyds Tavern
Beaver Lions Send Aldridge to Boys State
Dayne Aldridge a 16 year old junior at Shady Spring High School from Beavers is chosen to attend Mountaineer Boys State at Jacksons Mill June 17 sponsored by the Beaver Lions Club. He serves as junior class vice president and SSHS Thespian Troupe president, among NHS member, and sports editor of The Lanrama. He led SSHS Student Council at Jacksons Mill state meeting and Morgan town leadership conference, represented the school at Know Your State Government Day in Charleston, and earned top school math scores with a fourth place state finish. Aldridge is slated to lead the graduating class at SSH A for the year.
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Beaver
BNS
Dayne Aldridge
Shady Spring
Mountaineer
Jackson's Mill
Beaver Lions Club
W. B. Aldridge
Daniels
Dayne
Raleigh County
SSHS
Lanrama
Oceana senior wins nursing scholarship from club
Oceana High School senior Linda Estep received a 300 nursing scholarship from the Oceana Women's Club, covering three years of tuition at Charleston General Hospital. She plans to specialize in surgery or psychiatry and aims to enroll this September, living with her parents Delmar and ? of Rogerston. Estep has been head cheerleader, National Honor Society member, and Future Nurse, among other activities.
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Woman’s Club
Oceana
Oceana High School
Linda Estep
Oceana Woman’s Club
E. G. Shannon
Miss Estep
Nursing School
Charleston General Hospital
Delmar Estep
Ropgerston
Oceana High
van High School
Beckley College to Graduate 93 at May Commencement
Beckley College will celebrate its 25th anniversary by graduating 93 students at the annual May Commencement. One third are Beckley locals, with two thirds from outside the Beckley area, and the list includes Sarah Lee Allen, Sophia Thomas E Hurley, Walter L Maddy Jr., Regina Williams, Lois Beverly, Raymond Allen, and many others from Beckley and surrounding towns.
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Beckley College
Beckley
Sarah Lee Allen
Sophia
Thomas E. Hurley
Hinton
Walter L. Maddy Jr
Bradley
W.regina Williams
Lois Jean Beverly
Mount Hope
Ivan Glen Bowling
Wilma Louise Cozort
Soulsville
Ruby Hayworth
Reba Carroll Rhodes
Shady Springs
Fondle Nan Teaster
Tams
Willie D Adame
Raymond K. Allen
Stamford
Billy D. Arrington
Mullens
Leonard C. Bragg
East Beckley
Jef C. Britton
Carl C. Cecil Beckley
Ellis E. Daniel
Prosiperity
Arley F. Dillard
Sylves
Space Age Theme Anchors Mount Hope Class Night Program
Mount Hope High School showcased a Space Age theme with a model satellite Island In The Sky as 114 seniors from the class of 1938 joined the expedition led by senior class president Robert Hamilton. Valedictorian Erskine Caperton and Salutatorian Franklin Cumbow spoke as the program honored top students, with awards to Mary Katherine Mann and other scholars. Tim Massey received Quill and Scroll membership for journalism achievements.
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Mount Hope
Tim Massey
Mount Hope High School
Robert Hamilton
United States
Robert
Erskine Caperton
Franklin Cumbow
E. W. Dunkly
Meaint Hope High School
Mary Katherine Mann
Eva Ann Park
Mary Francis Amick
Anna Falvo
Virginia Scott
Arthur Cores
The
Reflector
Tim
Charley Massey
Price Hill
Don Juans described as a blot on love in panel essay
A column by DON GOODWIN discusses the Don Juan stereotype. It notes how certain men pursue multiple partners for sport, displaying flattery and audacious behavior. The piece criticizes their habit of kissing and telling and the social harm caused by such tales.
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Dor Juans
Doll
Zsa Zsa
Milady
Collins Students Earn DAR American History Medals
Two Collins Junior High students Paul Prather and Richard Dixons received Ameri can History awards from the Borderland Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. C. R. Hill presented the medals as the chapter awarded 27 American History medals to Fayette County fifth and eighth graders this year.
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Collins
Borderland
Paul Prather
Richard Dixons
C. R. Hill
DAR
Fayette County
Community theft tale from Elgin turns odd offer
John P. Knowles sparked a local theft tale by replacing an old kitchen sink with a new one in the backyard. He joked that if the thief drops by, he would gladly hand over two antique faucets and not press charges, making a quirky offer amid the incident.
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Elgin
John P. Knowles
Knowles
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