Woodrow Wilson High to hold graduation in new Raleigh armory
Woodrow Wilson High School will hold commencement for 312 seniors at the new Raleigh County Armory at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, with a senior pageant, diplomas presented by board member O. A. Phillips, and the alma mater sung. The Sunday sermon at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium will be delivered by Rev. Walter H. Griswold. music features the Slavonic Folk Suite and Pomp and Circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lors
Walter H. Griswold
First Christian Church
Reed
Glenn Sallack
B. L. Moss
St. Mary's Methodist Church
Carl W. Gray
First Church of the Nazarene
Paul McClure
Gilead
Smith
Scott Graham
Lord
Wesley
Father
Fillmore
Margaret Dancy
Sparkle George
Carol Lovelace
Susan McCray
Frances Minor
Darby Osborne
Mary Pittman
Rita Smith
Nancy Tomcyyk
Toni Bowers
Carol Sue Goodman
Jeanette Meadows
Stephen Morris Brooks
Linda Kay Smith
Mary Lou Garrison
Michael Milton Shumate
Sheila Fern Phillips
Michael Alan McMahon
Lynn Harriet Hoffman
John Charles Stockwell
Mary Anne Swan
Alfred Jones Walkeer Jr
Susan Winston
Nikki Karen Williamson
Frances Louise Wood
John Pack Hindsley Jr
J. W. Witherspoon
Beckley Presbyterian Church
D. M. Dorsey
First Baptist Church
John W. Saunders
C. G. Peregoy
O. A. Phillips
Board of Education
Woodrow Wilson
Roselyn Davis Locke
Lena Jane Mamey
Alfred Jones Walker
Lana Lou Houchins
David DeViese Huffman
R. V. Martin
Joyce Ann Bandy
Janice Ellen Bowyer
Lillianne Therese Davis
Victoria Elizabeth Massey
Sandra Kathryn Miller
Martha Noel Phipps
Shirley May Puckett
Lena Jane Ramey
Margaret Ann Smith
Jerilynn Lucille Stover
Susanne Williams
Gracie Arlene Winegar
Lois Ann Wood
Joan Loretta Mills
Shady Spring Troop Ends First Aid Study
Eleven members of Shady Spring Girl Scout Troop 642 completed a standard first aid course offered by the Raleigh County Chapter of American Red Cross. Instructors Curtis Hamilton taught the classes at Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church with troop leaders Mrs Zane Griffith and Mrs Earl Carter present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Sandra Meadows
Alvira Griffith
Patricia Meadow
Sandra Stewart
Yvonne Cook
Tangie Carter
Elizabeth Griffith
Linda Lowery
Betty Skaggs
Cheryl Staton
Janet Staton
Curtis Hamilton
Shady Spring Missionary
Barbara Gwynn Wins Wesleyan Scholarship in Beckley District
Barbara Gwynn, ranked third in a 30 member Woodrow Wilson graduating class, receives a Wesleyan Scholarship worth 2000 dollars to be awarded annually to an outstanding student in the Beckley District. The award covers four years at Wesleyan provided she remains in good standing and maintains at least a B average. Gwynn, daughter of Roy V. and Mrs. Gwynn, is active in student government, National Honor Society, school newspapers, yearbook, dramatics, band, Red Cross training, Girl Scouts, and youth activities at The Methodist Temple and Beckley Christian Youth Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley
Wesleyan
Gwyn
Woodrow Wilson
Roy V. Gwynn
Maxwell Hill Road
Hanks To Preside Over State Meet
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks, president of the West Virginia Association of County and Circuit Clerks, will preside at the 25th annual convention at Blackwater Falls State Park Thursday through Saturday. He will be joined by his wife, then visit Philadelphia to see his brother Otis after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
C. Harold Hanks
West Virginia Association of County and Circuit Clerks
Blackwater Falls State Park
Hanks
Philadelphia
Otis
C. C. Smith Jr
State
Hamilton K. Pyles
U.S. Forest Service
West Virginia
Denzil Gainer
Tucker County
Kathryn Mauzy
Delvin K. Goff
Glen Leigh PTA Elects Officers
Mrs Forest Cox is the newly elected president of Glen Leigh Elementary School PTA. Eighth graders will travel to Charleston Friday and an awards dinner for the eighth graders is planned. Mothers of the class will serve the dinner Tuesday at the school. The principal explained the achievement tests given across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Cox
Glen Leigh
Charleston
U S Distilled Spirit Consumption in 1961 Reported
Consumption of distilled spirits in the U S during 1961 was estimated at about 240 million gallons, a slight rise over 1960 when 234,716,557 gallons were consumed. Per capita annual consumption was expected to remain at 1.31 gallons, according to the 1962 Britannica Book of the Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Beckley College to Graduate 113 This Thursday Night
Commencement exercises for 113 Beckley College students will be held in the Elks Club ballroom Thursday night with Harold G. Cutright of Gayle Associates as speaker. A 6 30 p m smorgasbord will precede degree presentations for the graduates and invited guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
Elks Club
Harold G. Cutright
Gayle Associates Management Consultants
New York City
Beckley College Board of Directors
Shroyer
Hulett C. Smith
G. E. Hartman
M. W. Powers
Oppie L. Hedrick
Leo Vecellio
Edwin Ratcliffe
N. J. Pugh
Jerome van Meter
C. G. Peregoy
John W. Saunders
John Hedrick
Becks
Emile Hodel
John Hodel
Smith
Topsy O'Dell
Orphaned White Peacock Prefers Giant Tortoises
In a Vienna zoo a white peacock raised with giant tortoises grew unaware of its own species. The bird showed no interest in peahens, treating the reptiles as its preferred companions for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Mullens High School Student to Enter Woodland Nymph Pageant
Carolyn Farley of Mullens High School will represent Mullens in the Miss Woodland Nymph contest in Beckley on June 1 and 2. A senior, she has been a cheerleader and head cheerleader, and holds multiple offices including vice president of Future Homemakers of America projects and president of Mullens Teen Town. She is active in the Order of Rainbow for Girls and Rhododendron Girls State, attends First Baptist Church, and has a legislative scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens High School
Beckley
Carolyn Farley
Sam Farley
Mullens
Carolyn
Future Homemakers of America
Boosters Club
Tri-Hi-Y
National Thespians Society
National Honor Society
Award Assembly At Woodrow Wilson High School
Woodrow Wilson High School plans an awards assembly at 7:30 p m on May 31 in the school auditorium. Principal C G Peregoy says winners of scholarships and many scholastic awards will be announced and medals or certificates presented for high grades. Gold medals go to seniors, silver to juniors, bronze to sophomores with a 3 75 or higher average. First second and third place medals will be given in numerous subjects along with citizenship awards. Letters for football and basketball will be recognized as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Peregoy
ABI Graduation Rites Friday
Seven states are represented in the Appalachian Bible Institute class of 16 graduates. The Friday night exercises close the Tenth Annual Bible Conference with Dr. Merrill Unger of Dallas Theological Seminary delivering the graduation address. Diplomas will be awarded by ABS president Rev. Lester E. Pipkin to Bruce Frazier, David Gullina, Helen Delbarton, Jean Meney, Lois Waala, Russell wraple, Leah Wegner, and others from Portsmouth, Portage, Williamsburg, and Zebulon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Bible Institute
Merrill Unger
Dallas
Texas
Portsmouth
Portage
Ind
Helen Delbarton
Jean Meney
Williamsburg
Lois Waala Fae Russell Wraple
Wautoma
Wis
Leah Wegner
Zebulon
County Doctors Offer Speakers On Med Bill
The Raleigh County Medical Society with 90 members assigns 15 speakers to address clubs and groups countywide to advocate against the King Anderson Bill. Members label the proposal as another move toward socialism and seek public and private dialogue on health care for the aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Medical Society
King-Anderson
Legal Action Ordered Against Landfill Violators
County Court adjourned Tuesday afternoon addressing landfill drainage from a closed dump area and adopting a resolution led by Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Sparacino. The court approved a three year lease purchase for an addressograph machine with delivery expected by June 15 and July 15 for final balance, with payments offset from the sheriff and assessor budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Sparacino
Ing See
Richmond High Expansion From School Consolidation Plan
Raleigh County Board of Education voted to close six small elementary schools and move grades 1 through 12 to Richmond High. Four school buildings to be torn down for added rooms at Richmond High, with Lower White Oak to Clear Creek. Other actions include merging requests, bus-rage sale, summer play areas, calendar approval, and staff changes across high and elementary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Board of Education
Richmond High School
Bragg
Freezeland Mountain
Meadows
Plumley Mountain
Richmond High
Workman's Creek
White Oak Hill
Clear Creek
White Oak
Ear Riner
Shumate
Dillon Creek
Glen Daniel
Central School
Teel
Crescent
Sylvia
Miller School
Rhodell
Fairdale
Fitzpatrick
Dunbar
Hogan
Turner
West Lillybrook
Sullivan
Spruce
Rayalene Brizendine
Clear Fork High
Clinton Treadway
Marsh Fork
Shady Spring High
van Polyson
Woodrow Wilson
Demetria Stanley
Stoco High
Betty Emery
Glenna Hatcher
Lloyd P. Dillary
Stoco Junior High
Starkey Reed
Mary Elizabeth Carper
Charleen Carson
Hazel Duff Chandler
Monica Ann Craghead
Eva Kay Kessinger
City to dedicate Beckley Exhibition Mine in June
Beckley City Council voted to formally dedicate the Beckley Exhibition Mine at New River Park in a ceremony between June 1 and June 16. The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce will handle the ceremony, with invitations including Gov. W. W. officials. The official name Beckley Exhibition Mine was approved as the city’s newest tourist attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exhibition
New River Park
Beckley
James W. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Civil Service
Millard Tyree
Tyree
Duncan Catron Motor Co
Beckley Lincoln-Mercury
Grady Whitlock Ford
Lewis Chevrolet
John S. Phillips
Fairview Ave
Council
O. R. Taylor
Cheerleaders Named At WWHS Head Cheerleader Judy Meadows
Judy Meadows daughter of Louis and Mrs Meadows at 216 Jennings St will serve as head cheerleader at Woodrow Wilson High for the 1962 65 school year. Janie Howery and Vicki Shumate and other listed families from Hartley Austin and Larew Aves are named among the group in the WWHS cheer squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Meadows
Louis Meadows
Jennings St
Woodrow Wilson High
Judy
Janie Howery
Clayton Howery
Hartley Ave
Vicki Shumate
Malcolm Shumate
Austin Ave
Bol — Sa
Bill Hol- Crab Orchard
Jian Cassell
MacArthur
Phillips
W. E. Phillips
Larew Ave
City Offers Week-Long Trash Pick-Up During Clean-Up
Beckley Street Department launches a week-long refuse collection aligned with May Clean-Up Month and Governor Barron's statewide plan. City trucks operate 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with ward-specific days and return regulation barrels to property. limbs and other containers to be placed near street lines for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Street
Cecil L. Miller
Miller
W. W. Barron
Park Fees Set At Little Beaver
The Raleigh County Park Board named Herman Sydenstricker of Cranberry Elementary School as Little Beaver Park director for the summer. Jack Reno will assist, with 14 staffers. Fees were set: 25 cents per driver, 50 cents per car with two or more, 10 cents per pedestrian, and 10 cents per bus rider, higher than last year. A $2,000 30 day salary budget and $100 petty cash were approved for concessions and salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Park Board
Little Beaver Park
Herman Sydenstricker
Cranberry Elementary School
Little Beaver
Jack Reno
Icker
Island department on the Ri Thames at Foulness
A department is located on an island at the mouth of the River Thames known as Foulness. The note identifies the place as a geographic site of administrative interest, hinting at an isolated coastal jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aroe
Ri Thames
Foulness
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Armory
Sally Ann Sotak
Vicki Darlene Wonder
Shirley May Pucket
Frank Vass
McClure
Sallack
Douglas Schwank
Donald Pruitt
J. C. Vandall
George James
Claude McCormick
Herman Sparks
George Parker
John Bowling
Norman Hedrick
Bill Fearn
Randy Hoye
Donald Wendell Adkins
Patricia Opal Alberty
Charles Edward Allen
Clydia Virginia Allen
John Kenneth Allen
Robert Edward Allen
Rose Ann Allen
Jack Peter Ambrosiani
Betty Ann Anderson
Mary Louise Angle
Lawrence Herbert Armstrong
Mary Nelson Awalt
Janet Marie Ayers
Paulette Babich
Ronald Lee Bailey
Julia Catherine
Bennie Lee Brogan
Rebecca Broome
Donald Wilson Brown
Phyllis Kay Brown
David Patterson Bryant
Ruth Annlee Bryant
Betty Marie Burns
Roger Franklin Burns
Charolett
Louise Buttrick
James Earl Cabe Jr
Ernest Chilson Caffee Jr
Deana Fae Callopi
Bernard Merle Campbell
Carolyn Jo Campbell
Barbara Jean Canaday
John Howard Carper
Karen Lou Carte
Mary Nancy Caruso
Clyde Bert Casey
Jo Ann Casey
Joyce Ann Chambers
Ronald Hampton Cimala
Shirley Ann Cline
Elizabeth Hope Cochran
Eddie Ray Cole
Claudette Coleman
Mary Ruth Combs
Charlotte Ann Conner
John Franklin Cook
Nancy Linn Cooke
James Moses Coram
Martha Jayne Craig
Carl Allen Crookshank
David Mike Danko
Linda Carol Davidson
Lilliannne Therese Davis
Patricia Annie DiCiuccio
Nancy Louise Dickinson
Ernest Mokey Dillon
Mary Frances Dean
Nancy Ellen Elkins
Donna Sue Ellison
David Eugene Farley
Cheryl Ann Faull
William Ernest Fearn
Susan Winston File
Mary Ellen Fitzgerald
Carolyn Yvonne Fleshman
Gary Lynn Floyd
Linda Victoria Fontana
Sandra Jane Foster
Pat Clinton
Fragile
Herbert Lee Francisco
Larry Dean Gambill
Frances Grace Garland
Larry Edward Garten
Peggy Ann Garrett
Mary Louise Garrison
Gilbert Lee Gearhart
Danny William George
Tracie
Roberta Giardella
Frank Herman Gieske
Gloria Kay Gillespie
Linda Sue Gills
Thomas Joseph Giampalo
Guy Gerald Goode Jr
John Thomas Gravely
Gleria Jean Gray
Carol Sue Greiner
Beverly Rae Grubb
Patricia Marie Gunn
Catherine Joyce Gunnoe
Douglas Wanda Kay Gunther
Barbara Ann Gwynn
Jimmy Ray Haga
Betty Rosalie Halstead
Roy Anderson Hambric
Martha Sue Harmon
Christine
Dona Kaye Johnson
Gelsys
Florencia Junco
Charles Graham Justice
Willa Carol Karnes
Roger Allen Keaton
Alice Theodora Kessinger
Ann Kent Korn
Zetta Mae Lafferty
Victoria Lee Lafon
Lawrence Lee Lanchester
James William Lane
Texas Ruby Lawson
Nancy Legg
Arlene Smith Lester
Gilbert Jackson Lilly
Janice Yvonne Lilly
Mason Richard Lilly
Tresa Marie Littlejohn
Barbara Gayle Logan
Cecil Eugene Leving
Carl Andrew Lucas Jr
Lois Anne Lynch
Mae Eloise MacKenzie
Allen Ray Mahaffey
Linda Lou Martin
Daniel Ross Massey
Duff Denzil Massey
Billy Joe Maynor
Linda Louise Mays
David Paul McClure
Carolyn Ruth McDaniel
Paul David McGrady
Michael Alan McMahan
Carolyn Dean McNiel
James Edward Meade
Robert Cecil Meador
Bobby
John Ray Pack
William Burge Peck
Rachel June Pendry
Lawrence Wayman Persinger
Doris Jean Peters
James William Peterson
Charlotte Elizabeth Phillips
Patricia Ann Phillips
Carolyn Gene Pierce
Richard Aldo Pietrantozzi
David Keith Plumley
Hattie Lou Plumley
Mac Alexander Porter
Deneee Puckett
Scarlet Alberta Lena Jane Ramey
Roy Ediward Redden
Terry Jerald Richmond
William Frederick Richmond
Sandra Marie Riffe
Sue Carol Riggle
Patricia Lynn Robertson
Freddie Walker
Rochelle
William Benjamineree
Walter James de Rogusky
Jane Car Bane
Paccid Barrett
Carol Lee Scott
Harold Dean Shaffer
William Madison Shanklin Jr
Daniel Ray Shirkey
Eleanor Delano Shortt
Dennis Ray Shumate
Glora
D. Ann Shumate
Joannee
Alfred Jones Walker Jr
Sandra Kay Walls
Thomas Jackson Ward
Bernard Hugh Weeks
Brenda Mae Weidensall
Joseph Edward Weidensall
Patricia Annette Wheeler
Danny Michael Williams
Erma Lee Williams
Paul Stuart Williams
Paula Sue Williams
Sandra Kay Williams
Susanne Frances Williams
Anna Rae Willis
William Cofer Willis
Sharon Kay Withrow
Cleve Eugene Wood Jr
Silas Green
Gilbert
Shephed
the Legion Post
South Fayette Street
Raleigh County Post
American Legion
Gregory Peck
Susan Hayward
Zanuck
Henry King
Ray Danton
Vic Morrow
Barbara Gwynn
Harold Hanks
Glen Leigh Pta
Open Air Theatre Bargain Wight
John Wayne Oe
DE Luke
Arnold Rothstein
Jamaica
Glen Jean
Don Murray
Richard Eagan
the White Warrior
Steve Reeves
Betty B. Jarrell
Mt. View
Mary M. Scott
Herbert Honaker
Clear Fork High School
George B. Niday
Mark Twain High School
Roy J. Manning
Clifford W. Fox
Jerry G. Byrd
C. C
Ryals
Sophia
Arnold C. Eanes
Stoco
Ivy T. Wright
Stratton
Robert L. Worley
Trap Hill
Claude F. Akers
Roy E. Prince
A. W. Cox
Sandy E
Ing Phillips
Taylor
James Corey
Rainbow Grill
Neville Street
Truman Sayre
Jennings Street
J. M. Meadows
Pendin
Hetce Cai
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!