Books Added To Raleigh County Library From Beckley Authors
Raleigh County Public Library received new selections including State Papers and Addresses by Hulett C. Smith and Hill Country Poems to Delight by Waneta W. Mitchem of Beckley. Other titles span fiction, history, and reference, while Concord College awarded James William Tanner a Bachelor of Science in business administration.
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Hulett C. Smith
Waneta W. Mitchem
Beckley
Raleigh County Public Library
Irving Stone
Muriel Spark
Alice M. Earle
America
Darrell Huff
Europe
Mark Twain
Concord
James William Tanner
Glenn D. Tanner
Concord College
Athens
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tanner
Bible Club
Faulty Wiring Sparks Home Fire in Glen White
Firefighters from the Sophia department responded at 8 30 p m to a blaze at the two story home of Mrs Bernice Graybeal in Glen White The fire caused about 400 in damage to one side of the house and crews fought the flames for about 90 minutes with no injuries reported
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Bernice Graybeal
Glen White
Sophia Fire Department
Weather details and river conditions across regions
Weather details cover the 24 hour period ending 10 a.m with high 102 at Buckeye Arizona and low 30 at LaCrosse Wisconsin. River conditions at Greenbrier clear and normal while Lake is cloudy with 2.5 gates open. Extended outlook calls for fair cool Saturday then warmer Sunday and Monday with possible showers late Sunday or Monday. Bay area forecasts include sunrise 6 06 and sunset 8 37 with calm winds and steady barometer 30 18.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
George III Reigns As King For 39 Years After Revolution
United Press International notes George III ruled England for 39 years following the end of the American Revolution, highlighting his long reign and the late 18th century era.
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United Press International
George III
England
Festival Royalty Crowned At Fairdale Elementary
Fairdale Elementary held its May Festival crowning May King Basil Goff and May Queen Cathy Bottomlee among elementary grade winners. Prince Joey Taylor and Princess Gina Stover were named with attendants and other festivities and performances by first graders and a May Pole dance.
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Fairdale Elementary School
Prince Joey Taylor
John Crimm
Cathy Bottomlee
Lee Roy Bottomlee
Gina Stover
Orville Lee Stover
Glen Daniel
Basil Goff
George Goff
Fairdale
RNS
Fairdale Elementary
Joe Brown
Glen
Daniel
Ricky Daniel
Raymond Daniel
Saxon
Douglas Arthur
John
Oole Williams
Eva Jean Giammerino
Phyllis Booth
Samuel Meadows
J. E. McGraw
Dinger Promoted at Army Mobility Center
Donald B. Dinger of Alexandria Virginia has taken the post of associate deputy for research and development at the U S Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center Fort Belvoir Virginia. The 35 year old Dinger joined the center in 1958 and was the former chief of the Electromagnetic Effects Laboratory. He holds a B S in electrical engineering from the University of Rhode Island and is pursuing a doctor of science at George Washington University where he earned his masters.
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Donald B. Dinger
Alexandria
U. S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center
Ft. Belvoir
Dinger
Ann
Hoke
J. Monroe
Skyline Drive
Beckley
University of Rhode Island
George Washington University
Tax Office Schedule Adjusted For Memorial Day
The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office Tax Department is open today and Friday for taxpayer convenience. The office will be closed Saturday and Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
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Tax Department
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office
Vo Tech Students To Get Diplomas Today
The Raleigh County Vocation Technical Center hosts a 6 30 p m picnic at Grandview State Park to award diplomas to 1 percent graduates. Delbert Coles Page Richard Milam Arnett welding Earl Burton Beckley machine shop Curtis Elkin Beckley electronics Belcher Eccles Cox Beckley industrial electricity Mauzy Parsons Pryor Richardson Oak Hill Mentz Beckley broadcasting technology.
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Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Grandview State Park
Delbert G. Coles
Page
Richard E. Milam
Arnett
Welding
Earl Steven Burton
Beckley
Machine Shop
Charles W. Curtis
William G. Elkin
Electronics Technology
Bobbie L. Belcher
Eccles
John A. Cox
Industrial Electricity
Paul Stanley Mauzy
Parsons
Freddie Thomas Pryor
James Franklin Richardson
Oak Hill
Darrell Mentz
Broadcasting Technology
Trap Hill HS Names May Court for Festival
Trap Hill High School selects its May Court for the May Festival. seniors Carmen Nicolau Peggy Daniel Kathy Henderson Patsy Taylor Linda O’Neal Martha Snuffer and juniors Marian Covey Linnie Workman Cathy Farley Gwynn Barker Yvonnia Brown Sherry McDaniel are named. The court members hold multiple Honor Society 4-H Pep Club and yearbook roles and plans include a May Pole Dance.
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RNS
Trap Hill High School
Carmen Nicolau
Peggy Daniel
Kathy Henderson
Patsy Taylor
Linda O’neal
Martha Snuffer
Marian Covey
Linnie Workman
Cathy Farley
Gwynn Barker
Yvonnia Brown
Sherry McDaniel
Carmen
Vincent Nicolau
Harper
Trap Hill Trappers
Peggy
Cove Creek
Kathy
Troy Henderson
Glen Daniel
Farmers of America
Coal Marsh Baptist Church
Patsy
Paul
Breckenridge ‘Baptist Church of
Bolt
Linnie
Earl l Workman
Lester
Lester First Church of God
Cathy
Donald , Farley
M. P. Cisco
Eccles
The
Baptist Church
Robert E. Brown
Maple Meadow
Yvonnia
FFA
Salem Baptist Church
Sherry
Glen McDaniel
Cleanup contest rewards speedy Mrs Ted Miller and pupils
Speedy trash collectors earned cash prizes after a school grounds cleanup by fourth grade winners. Mrs Miller of the Trap Hill District Woman's Club presented a $5 check to David Arthur with Icy Athey and Eric Coleman as fifth and sixth grade reps receiving $2.50 each as the two tied teams. The students cleared the school grounds of litter in 1 minutes.
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Fairdale
Ted Miller
Conservation Department
Trap Hill District
Woman’s Club
David Arthur
Icy Athey
Eric Coleman
Lester Town Officials Face No Opposition
Lester town officials face no opposition as incumbents from the Citizens Party run unopposed by the Progressive Party. The June 1 election will list one candidate per office with mayors, council members, and the fire chief seeking re election or continuation.
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Lester
Citizens Party
Progressive Party
G. Miller
Miller
Cabot Gas Co
Geneva Snuffer
Charles Lannutti
France
Charles Ray Snuffer
Crab Orchard
Snuffer
Robert Gray
Thomas Carter
Central Street
Tyrus Simmons
Carter
Essie Presley
First Baptist Church
Simmons
Lester Baptist Church
Contract Awarded for Remodeling of Crab Orchard Post Office
The United States Postal Service awarded a $2,820 contract to W. H. Rhodes of MacArthur for remodeling the Crab Orchard Post Office. Sen. Jennings Randolph announced the funds will enlarge patron parking and maneuvering areas.
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United States Postal Service
W. H. Rhodes
MacArthur
Crab Orchard
Jennings Randolph
Synod of West Virginia Meets at Bluestone Center
Approximately 137 ministers elders and visitors registered for the 58th annual session of the Synod of West Virginia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States at Bluestone Conference Center near Hinton. Attendees from Beckley include Lloyd G. Fitzgerald Revs R Jack Sadler S Curtis Patterson and Maxwell Ott. Also present were the Rev T A Jaeger Mount Hope and Elder Moody Hill Bradley. Sessions were held Monday and Tuesday.
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Synod of West
Flu Cases Total 1717 In West Virginia Counties
Raleigh County reported 171 cases of influenza like disease for the week ending May 22 per the weekly record from the West Virginia Department of Health. Other reports include 7 animal bites 1 chickenpox 68 diarrheal diseases 1 hepatitis 5 rubella and 12 strep infections.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Beckley Man Earns Grace College Music Education Degree
Larry Harrah son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Harrah Route 3 Beckley has earned a bachelor of music education degree from Grace College Winona Lake Indiana. He will join 95 graduates at the upcoming commencement exercises.
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Larry Harrah
Gilbert Harrah
Route 3
Beckley
Grace College
Winona Lake
Ind
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Coe Ridge
William L. Montell
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Edward Crankshaw
Samuel E. Morrison
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Richard Lockridge
Sara Woods
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Doom
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Buckeye
Ariz
LaCrosse
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Coronel
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Ian
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Reivers
Acarema Corner
Ari
Navomal
Cenerad Pictures
Vo-Tech
Dr. In
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rock Hudson
Angie Dickinson
Telly Savalas
Metrocolor
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Mayer
A Dan Curtie
Trap Hill HS
Lester Church of Christ
George D. Covey
Marian
Trap Hill High
Raleigh County Armory
Lester Flatt
Nashville Grass
WSM
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Daniels
Satan’s
Mickey Armstrong
Princeton
Harper Road
Jim Matheny
Lewage
Setermem
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