Hatfields and McCoys Play Faces Harsh New Season
Rehearsals begin at Grandview Amphitheatre for a revised Hatfields and McCoys production by the West Virginia Historical Drama Association. The second act is rewritten with a harsher tone to reflect a more realistic drama while Honey in the Rock receives fewer changes. Director David Bray and producer Larry Augustine say the show aims to convey the feud’s severity to audiences.
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Hatfields & McCoys
Cliffsideling
Grandview
State Park
Hatfields and McCoys
Rock
West Virginia
Devil
Anse
Bray
Augustine
Harmon McCoy
McCoy
Hatfield
Beckley
Youth Electrocuted Near Nuclear Area At Kirtland Base
A teenager who sneaked to within one fence of an underground nuclear weapons storage area at Kirtland Air Force Base was electrocuted by a high voltage fence. The incident occurred Saturday as the youth and a companion breached two barbed wire barriers and approached the restricted zone.
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Albuquerque
N. M
UPI
Kirtland Air Force Base
Air Force
Manzano
Shady Spring FFA elects officers for 1972 73 term
The Shady Spring chapter of the Future Farmers of America elected officers for the 1972 73 school term. Timmy Smith was named president with Harold Atkinson as vice president and David Lilly as secretary.
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Shady Spring
The
Future Farmers of America
Timmy Smith
Harold Atkinson
David Lilly
Roger Ballard
Dewayne McGrady
Dana Crawford
Sentinel
David Weakley
Concord Graduates Eighteen Area Students
Eighteen Beckley area students received degrees at Concord College commencement. Bachelor of Science in Education went to Mary Acord Glen White Kathryn Bazzie Bradley Rodger Emery Sophia Margaret Higgins botham Oak Hill Brenda McMillion Lester Evelyn Paice Linda Adkins Lorelle Ball Beckley. Bachelor's Arts went to Charles Haynes Layland Raychie Bailey John Curtis Cynthia Farmer Beckley. B S in Business Administration earned Norman Dearing Prosperity Michael Lynch Beckley. Glenn Crotty Jr Mullens earned a B S. Hassell Hicks I Melissa Lafferty Beckley Larry Perdue Midway awarded B S in Medical Technology.
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Beckley Area
Concord College
Mary Acord
Glen White
Kathryn Bazzie
Bradley
Rodger Emery
Sophia
Margaret Higginbotham
Oak Hill
Brenda McMillion
Lester
Evelyn Paice
Linda Adkins
Lorelle Ball
Beckley
Charles Haynes
Layland
Raychie Bailey
John Curtis
Cynthia Farmer
Norman David Dearing
Prosperity
Michael Lynch
Glenn Crotty Jr
Mullens
Hassell Hicks I
Melissa ‘Lafferty
Larry Perdue
Midway
So You Want To Be Job Applicant Is Test In Itself
Busy young readers seek help with job applications. Guidance stresses honest health, prior work records, precise salary research, neat typed forms, careful answering, and clear aims. Key items include address, phone, social security number, education, references, handwriting, signature, and driving ability.
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Lhe
Tlhe Waant Team
Annocen
Keefe
Hardyman
Grammer
Pitcher Declines Tigers Offer For 1944 Season
A former Beckley Bengals star and Motor City Club pitcher refused to pitch for the Detroit Tigers for 5000 dollars in 1944 threatening to quit baseball unless paid 1500 more. He rose to fame in the 1939 World Series against Cincinnati and later ran Beckley’s sole bowling lanes while married to a local professional woman.
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Beckley Bengals
Old Mountain State Loop
Detroit Tigers
Motor City
Cincinnati
Beckley
Drama Association Nears 10000 Dollar Goal
West Virginia Historical Drama Association neared its $10 000 goal as nine new members joined this weekend bringing total to 328 with contributions at 9245. Mrs Odessa Lewis urged timely memberships before June 1 to include supporters in programs for Hatfields and McCoys and Honey in the Rock.
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Virginia Historical Drama Association
Odessa Lewis
Beckley Quota Club
Beckley Graduates Earn Arts Degrees at Wesleyan
Kathryn Lee Smith and Alfred Elwood Taylor earned bachelor of arts degrees from West Virginia Wesleyan College in Beckley. Smith, an elementary education major, graduated cum laude with a 3.50 to 3.75 GPA and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Smith. Taylor earned a psychology degree and is the son of Mrs. Elsie B. Taylor.
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West Virginia Wesleyan College
Kathryn Lee Smith
Alfred Elwood Taylor
Beckley
Miss Smith
C. 0. Smith
Dry Hill Road
Taylor
Elsie B. Taylor
Prince St
Beckley's Dinner Club Elects Officers and Board
The Metropolitan Dinner Club of Greater Beckley elected Kermit A Locke as temporary president and chose Joseph Fazios as secretary treasurer along with four vice presidents. Eighteen governors were elected in three groups serving three, two, and one year terms. Charter members total 775.
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Metropolitan Dinner Club
Greater Beckley
Kermit A Locke
Joseph Fazios
G. Berk Lynch
Frank M. West
Alex George
E. J. Hodel
Board of Governors
Alex D. George
E. Li Hodel
E. M
Ned” Payne III
John Paul ‘White
Charles S. Lewis
Charles Merritt
Roy D. Millican
E. N. Pugh
Ned H. Ragland Jr
Daniel H. Warren
Will Durant
Questions And Answers For Vets In VA Benefits Guide
Veterans and families ask about pensions education hospital care and GI Bill benefits. Q1 pension eligibility depends on income net worth and dependents. Other items cover wartime versus peacetime disability rates and birth-date child benefits.
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Veterans Administration
March on Embassy Row Draws 10000 in Washington
Thousands of Black men and women marched down Washington's embassy row and past the State Department to protest racism and colonialism in southern Africa. The African Liberation Day event, followed by a peaceful rally at the Washington Monument grounds, drew about 10,000 people and capped a three day effort by organizers to raise awareness of black Africa issues and U S policy.
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Washington
UPI
Embassy
State Department
Africa
Washington Monument
U.S
David Lipscomb College Graduate in Elementary Education
James, Robert James son of Mr and Mrs Albert W James of Prosperity, graduates from David Lipscomb College Nashville as Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education on June 3 after completing requirements.
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David Lipscomb College
Nashville
James
Robert James
Albert W. James
Prosperity
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dennis and the Greek god of wine origins
The name Dennis is described as a form linked to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, highlighting its mythic roots and linguistic evolution. It notes cultural associations and historical usage in classical contexts.
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John E. Keefe
Dennis
God of
Wine
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Aca
Devil Anse
Santa Claus
Association
Outdoor Drama Association
Honey
Future Farmers Name Directors
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Magnavox
TAC
Matrix
Service Department
Gray
Beckley Crab Orchard
Concord
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Park Ave
iNew York
N.Y
Penneys
Antron
Jcpenney
Drama Association
W. Va
Beckley’s Dinner Club
Leslie R. Carter
Douglas T. Bryant
Joseph X. Fazio
Paul R. Hutchinson, Jr
Kermit A. Locke
Paul Loflin
Embassy Row
B.S
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