Commencement Concert Set By WWHS Vocal Dep't
Woodrow Wilson High School Vocal Department plans its annual Commencement Concert at 7 30 p m Tuesday with fifteen selections. Mrs Paul McClure directs and no admission is charged. Performances include Mixed Chorus numbers Happy Wanderer Cool Water and selections from Brahms along with Oh Lovely Heart. Select Choir sings Climb Every Mountain and There is a Balm in Gilead. Boys Chorus presents Without A Song Girls Chorus performs Nocturne and Grand Night for Singing. All voices unite on Battle Hymn of the Republic. Trio members Larry Meadows Patty Wray and Phyllis Rhodes sing Make Believe. Phyllis Rhodes solo night and Francisco pg Maria featured. A special number includes West Virginia Hills and With a Song in My Heart. Conducting Revival The Rev Wiley T Davis of Pritchard Alabama leads a revival crusade at First Assembly of God Church 500 Valley Drive with groups Sharrett Family Masters Melodettes and the Mixed Trio. Crown Him King campaign highlighted during revival and Rev T M Waldron invites all to attend through the week.
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Paul McClure
Gilead
Larry Meadows
Patty Wray
Phyllis Rhodes
Wiley T. Davis
Pritchard
Ala
First Assembly of God
Valley Drive
Davis
South
Sharrett Family
Master’s Melodettes
Joe Register
Helen Simoneta
King
T. M. Waldron
Amon To Chair Raleigh County Horse Show Committee
Amon will chair the 1962 Raleigh County Horse Show committee with Dr. Charles Merritt as assistant chair and others including William Ormandy Dr. C F Hale Grady Whitlock Mrs H B Wurst Ritchie Snuffer and Mrs A S Bair. The new committee was formed for the prior session event with 46 48 glasses to be shown July 14 15. The Raleigh County Horseman’s Association regular meeting was set for 7 30 pm at the Raleigh Coca Cola Building.
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Collis Amon
Raleigh County
Charles Merritt
William Ormandy
C.F. Hale
Grady Whitlock
H. B. Wurst
Ritchie Snuffer
A. S. Bair
Raleigh County Horseman's Association
Raleigh
Coca-Cola
Glade-Pinch Group Plans Road Meeting Tonight
Final plans to complete the 12 mile access road to Glade Creek will be made at a meet of the Trout Association in Raleigh County Courtroom at 7:30 tonight. Association President Guy Rumberg said several miles of the road have been built and the group is eager to finish the project.
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Glade Creek
Pete Tined Trout Association
Raleigh County
Assccation
Guy Rumberg
Damewood Promoted at Dayton Air Force Depot
Larry G. Damewood, 28, of Mead, Ohio, has received a grade level promotion at Dayton Air Force Depot in Dayton. He works as a contract negotiator in the directorate of procurement, wire and cable branch. A 1951 Stoco High School graduate, he earned an associate degree in business administration from Beckley College in 1958 and later studied at Morris Harvey College and the University of Dayton night school. He is married to Shirley Taylor of Chicago and they have two children, Larry G. Jr. and Elizabeth Rebecca.
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Larry G. Damewood
Jasper Damewood
Mead
Dayton Air Force Depot
Dayton
Ohio
Directorate of Procurement
Wire and Cable
Damewood
Stoco High School
Beckley College
Morris Harvey College
Cur
University of Dayton
Shirley Taylor
Sam Taylor
Chicago, Ill
Larry G. Jr
Elizabeth Rebecca
Immunization Clinics Set Across Four County Schools
Raleigh County Health Department lists general immunization and polio vaccine clinics at Rhodell Glen White Fairdale Bolt and Lower White Oak Elementary Schools this week. Polio clinics are PTA sponsored. a nominal fee applies to polio vaccination, while general immunization is free.
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Raleigh County Health Department
Rhodell
Glen White
Fairdale
Bolt School
White Oak
96 To Graduate From Stoco High
Stoco High School will hold commencement exercises June 4 with 96 graduating candidates. Diplomas will be awarded to a long list of seniors from Coal City Fireco Epperly Besoco Whitby Mead Princewick East Gulf Odd Winding Gulf Rhodell Midway Lillybrook Lillybrook Amigo and other nearby communities, led by Peggy Jewel Bailey and Daniel Bell among many names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoco High School
Peggy
Jewel Bailey
Sherman Eugene Bell
Laura Ella Black
Asa Arnold Bolen
James William Bowers
Charles Leon Bolen
Brenda Sue Cruise
Jerry Davis
Thomas Andrew Demyan
Delbert Ray Holt
Henry Keith Hope
Benjamin Leslie Lewis
Darrell Prince Lilly
Louella Joyce Lilly
E. Mike Meadows
Charles Edward Miller
Carroll William Motley Jr
Billie Philpott
Donald Lee Pritch
Janise Mae Stewart
Besoco
Janet Sue Allen
Darrell Joe Keaton
Patricia Sue Keffer
Drema Sue Martin
Mary Sue Meadows
Clayton Wayne Norris
Ronald Lee Shuck
Shirley Ann Seigler
Whitby
la Verne Austin
Joann Clements
Linda Bernice Gilbert
Wayman Roark
Mead
Daniel Bell
Carl Keith Cochran
Flora Marie Mitchem
Lillie Jean Mitchem
Martin Mitchem
Larry Thomas Pigg
Patricia Gaye Smith
James Jarrell Staton
Princewick
Patty Sue Blankenship
Pemberton
John Paul Bruce Jr
Judith Carol Crowder
Larry Gerald Daniel
Harold Gene Wallen
East Gulf
Barbara Elizabeth Bucklin
Killarney
Gene Jon Clark
Jimmy Anne Jennings
Brenda Kaye Graham
Norma Lavonne Payne
Patricia Faun Thompson
James Herschel Wood
BBB Merges With Chamber Of Commerce
The Beckley Business Bureau becomes an official division of the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce. The board approved the move on Thursday afternoon and the BBB will operate under its current name until year end when it becomes the chamber’s Mercantile Division. BBB President Phil Payne named chamber director to represent the BBB. Leslie Gates named to study night chamber meetings.
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Beckley Business Bureau
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Mercantile
BBB
Phil Payne
Leslie Gates
Daniels School Awards Honor Eighth Grade
Daniels Elementary honors eighth graders at a Friday banquet with medals and certificates. Roger Erwin and Sandra Stover named best all around. Ernest French Citizen of the School. Martha Clark Civitan Citizen of the Year.
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Roger Erwin
Sandra Stover
Daniels Elementary
Ernest French
Martha Clark
Civitan
James Kessinger
Beckley Civitan
Danny Almond
Jack Miles
Shady Spring High School
Mason Anderson
David Moore
Bright Side
Glenda Nelson
Janice Miller
Hilda Shrewsbury
John Eagle
Rosetta Rufus
Our
Teachers Honored At Woodrow Wilson High Coffee Event
At Woodrow Wilson High School a coffee for retiring teachers featured Ann Huffman serving Miss Catherine Minton as an honoree. In line at the serving table were C. G. Peregoy principal Mrs L T Durrance Jo Ann Peters Delores Stump Rose Rader Sara Allen all food class members in charge. Also honored was Miss Lara Clay who began teaching at WWHS in 1929. Mrs Durrance has taught English and Latin since 1935 and Miss Minton has taught Commerce since 1946.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Ann Huffman
Catherine Minton
Lara Clay
WWHS
Durrance
Minton
Welfare Offices Move To McCreery Street Raleigh County
The Raleigh County West Virginia Department of Welfare and Child Welfare offices will relocate to the Wasco Building at 207 1 2 McCreery St after Saturday. About 25 staffers will shift from basement courthouse space to 2,989 square feet across two levels. Andrew G. Cox will remain in the Professional Building, while tentative courthouse basement reuses are discussed for other agencies. Rent is funded by county, state and federal sources.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Department of Welfare and Child Welfare
Wasco
McCreery St
Raleigh County Court House
Raleigh County Association For Mental Health
Andrew G. Cox
State Welfare Department
John C. Ward
Board of Education
State Probation and Parole Officer
Assesor
Friday Banquet Honors Glen White Freshmen
A banquet will be held at El Chico at 6 p m Friday to honor freshmen at Glen White Elementary School. A guest speaker will be featured to Paul Craghead principal.
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el Chico
Glen White
Tmes
Paul Craghead
Piano Concert at Appalachian Bible Institute Tonight
Mrs Lester Pipkin directs and performs as concertist for spring Piano Concert in the school auditorium at 8:15. She studied music at University of Denver and Sherwood Music School and will give a reading Planning for a Nervous Breakdown. Charlotte Ayles sings How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings and a Malaguena arrangement by Monroe and Pipkin. Piano solos by Nellie Fleshman Anna Marie Carmean Harriett Lightfoot Grace Van Vossen Ann Maddy Rachel Shannon John Ramsey Kay Lough. Refreshments served.
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Lester Pipkin
Appalachian Bible Institute
Pipkin
University of Denver and Sherwood Music School
Chicago
Ill
Owens, Bergman
Albert
Schultze
Charlotte Ayles
Owner Finds Snake Intruder at Beckley Awning Co
L A Landers owner of Beckley Awning Co 705 S Oakwood Ave opened for business at 9 am to discover a five foot nine inch black snake in the basement. Jim Chambers a company salesman killed the intruder and believes it entered by hitching a ride on his truck Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Awning Co
S. Oakwood Ave
L. A. Landers
Jim Chambers
Two Extension Classes Set Here This Summer
WVU Extension Division offers two summer courses in Beckley taught by Dr. Patrick W. Gainer. English 242 Literature for Teachers and English 272 Folk Literature each carry three hours credit and registration is at Beckley Junior High School at 8 am on June 11. Gainer, WVU English professor and West Virginia Folklore Society president, will again organize the Mountain State Folk Festival in Beckley, July 12-14, with students assisting in gathering materials and interviewing participants for the festival, a growing tourist attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick W. Gainer
Beckley
West Virginia University Extension Division
Gainer
WVU
West Virginia Folklore Society
God Country Awards Presented Two Scouts In Church Ceremony
Dennis Peery and Charles Waybright II received the God and Country 4 Award in Troop 197. The Calloway Heights Baptist Church ceremony at the church featured presentations by James P. Hughes, the scoutmaster.
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Calloway Heights Baptist Church
Dennis Peery
Charles Waybright II
James P. Hughes
State's Birthday Begins Drive For Centennial Fund
West Virginia kicks off its centennial fundraising on its 99th birthday with a goal of $500,000. Charles Hodel, Centennial Commission chair, says the drive will finance year long celebrations and showcase the state's assets while addressing ongoing problems. Contributions supplement $400,000 appropriated by the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Charles Hodel
Hodel
United States
Lincoln
CYF Elects Officers At First Christian Church
The Christian Youth Fellowship chose Mike Shumate as president for the coming year. Also elected were Bob Via enlistment chairman Carolyn Pierce recreation chairman Martha Phipps secretary and Susan File study chairman. The annual covered dish dinner honored graduating seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Shumate
Christian Youth Fellowship
the First Christian Church
CYF
Bob Via
Carolyn Pierce
Martha Phipps
Susan File
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Jeanette Meadows
Diane Stover
David McClure
Steve Meadows
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Maria
West Virginia Hills
Amon
Glade-Pinch
Bair Bldg
Member
Federal Reserve System
F.d.1.c
Raleigh County Bank
THE
Stoco High
Garley Ray Whitt Jr
Dickie Williams
Marilyn Williams
Lillybrook
Kerby Randal Walker
Egeria
Kenneth Ray Waters
Amigo
Chamber of Commerce
Daniels School
Honorea
South Kanawha St
God
Earl W. Richmond
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Main St. Beckley
Anwlys
Quality Lumber & Supply
City Ave
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