Wooten earns national 4-H honor for Raleigh County work
J Clarence Wooten of Beckley received a national 4-H Agent award at a Chicago convention, recognized for building Raleigh County 4-H from six clubs in 1946 to 58 active clubs with 1 756 enrollments. He led a county 4-H Camp for 250 campers, retired on civil service disability, and now teaches in Glade Creek Elementary. He credits 4-H as a way of life and reflects on his career and family context.
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Ill
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Beckley
United States
National
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
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Kanawha County
Civil Service Commission
Glade Creek
J. O. Knapp
Morgantown
Pat McGovran
Charleston
Karen Dawn
Air Force
Oklahoma
Concord College
Duke
Cornell
West Virginia University
National Agents Association
West
National Association of County 4-H
Pick Congress
State Sues Piney View Man For Business Tax
The State of West Virginia through G. Thomas Battle files a $1,881.29 suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court against James Shank doing business as Shank Construction Co Piney View for unpaid business and occupation tax. Judgment requested for the amount plus interest and costs. Plaintiff's counsel is Brown H. Payne.
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West Virginia
G. Thomas Battle
James Shank
Shank
Brown H. Payne
Shady Spring Keyette Club Hosts Sock Hop for Centennial Drive
Members of Shady Spring High School Keyette Club held a sock hop in the school gym to benefit Raleigh County's Centennial drive. Club president Kathy Anderson will present a $12 check. The group also sold candy, prepared a Thanksgiving basket, painted the girls lavatory, decorated the bulletin board, helped teachers grade and type, and ran a visitation program at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital and Pinecrest Sanitarium. Sponsored by Beckley Kiwanis. faculty sponsor is Mrs Anna Collins.
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Shady Spring
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Anna Collins
Bates Draws Beckley Crowd In Civil Rights Talk
Daisy Bates urged integration and Christian action during a Beckley AME Church meeting attended by about 125. She recalled Little Rock, Meredith, and the need for active NAACP involvement, criticizing local officials and ministers for passivity while stressing the fight for freedom, dignity, and children’s future.
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Arkansas
West Virginia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Little Rock
Bradley Student Recital Dec 11 at Bradley campus
Miss Sarah Vernice Pipkin daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Eugene Pipkin Appalachian Bible Institute Bradley will be presented by Bob Jones University music faculty Tuesday Dec 11 in a piano recital at the Concert Center on the University campus. Pipkin will play Olga Samaroff transcription of Organ Fugue in G Minor Bach Ballade in F major Chopin Serenade to a Doll from Children s Corner Suite Debussy Gavotte Serge Prokofiev and Etude in D Minor Scriabine. Her recital is part of requirements for the bachelor of arts in sacred music and prepared under a piano faculty member of the School of Fine Arts.
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Sarah Vernice Pipkin
Lester Eugene Pipkin
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Bob Jones University Music Faculty
Pipkin
Olga Samaroff
Bach
Fred
Eric Chopin
Claude Debussy
Gavotte
Serge Prokofief
Etude
A. Scriabine
School of Fine Arts
McKinney Awarded Half Share in Road-Use Property
Raleigh County jurors in the State Road Commission case against Isaac McKinney returned a verdict of 62,500 for the property, building and equipment, with McKinney receiving half valued at 31,250 after a prior 55,000 verdict. The suit sought land for a public road near the Armour Co. building. The three women and nine men, all freeholders, determined market value as a whole before halving the award.
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Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Isaac McKinney
McKinney
Armour Co
College Entrance Test Saturday at Woodrow Wilson High
A College Entrance Examination Board test will be given at Woodrow Wilson High School starting at 9 a.m. Saturday for National Merit semi finalists and others with tickets. A similar test will be offered next May in Beckley for those unable to take it now. Miss Mary Louise Klaus directs the exam with WWHS guidance counselors Miss Ruth Laren assisting.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Mary Louise Klaus
Ruth Laren
WWHS
Phillips Motor Co. Owner Suffers Heart Attack
O A Phillips owner of Phillips Motor Co in Sophia is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after a heart attack. Former Raleigh County Board of Education member who resigned to run for State Senate Ninth District as a Republican.
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O. A. Phillips
Phillips Motor Co
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
Phillips
Raleigh County Board of Education
State Senate
VAVS Committee Set to Meet Monday at Hospital
The Veterans Administration Volunteers Service Committee will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting Monday in the hospital auditorium to finalize plans for special Christmas activities for patients.
Injures Finger At Home Grinder
Sharon Kay Redden a 14 year old native of Prosperity was treated at Beckley Hospital Wednesday for injuries to her right index finger sustained while using a sausage grinder at home.
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Sharon Kay Redden
Edward Redden
Prosperity
Beckley Hospital
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