Sophia Instructor to Attend 19 Week Guidance Institute
Earl Douglas Johnson, a Sophia social studies teacher, will leave Sunday to attend a 19 week guidance institute at Ohio State University in Columbus. He is among 33 teachers granted National Defense Education Act scholarships with Dr Herman J Peters directing the program. Johnson holds degrees from Concord College and West Virginia University and has 10 years teaching experience.
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Earl Douglas Johnson
Sophia
Sophia High School
Ohio State University
Lumbus
Ohio
Herman J. Peters
Ohio State
Department of Education
Johnson
Concord College
West Virginia University
Sophia High
Stoco Junior High
Stoco High
Coal City
Ernest Johnson
Louise Robertson
Lou Ann
Bonfire Set Wednesday For WWHS Students
The 1960 football season opens Wednesday at 7 30 p m with a WWHS bonfire at the practice field. Music from the Flying Eagle Band, cheers led by Joan Wirtz, Margaret Mann, and Patty Williams. A snake chain will circle First Avenue to Neville Street and then to the courthouse for a pep meeting.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagle
Joan Wirtz
Margaret Mann
Patty Williams
First Avenue
Neville Street
Courthouse
Beckleyan Jailed on Grand Larceny Count
Jerry Cox of Beckley was jailed in Raleigh County for grand larceny. He was arrested and confined at 5 50 p m Monday by a deputy sheriff.
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Beckleyan
Jerry Cox
Beckley
Raleigh
Cox
BPW Officer Addresses Mabscott Lions Club
Miss Madge Richardson chairing the Sixth District of the West Virginia Federation of Busi ness and Professional Woman's Clubs spoke at Mabscott Lions Club in the Mabscott Methodist Church on You and Your Responsibility. The clubs plan a membership drive and awards were given for five year pins and a past president's pin amid dinner. Plans were made to reorganize a scout troop due to lack of facilities for meetings.
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Madge Richardson
West
The
Methodist Church
Elmer Hutchinson
William Hurt
Jim Underwood
West Virginia Printing Industry To Open Three Day Convention
The West Virginia Printing Industry, Inc. will open a three day Beckley convention with speakers George Warren Hodel and Frank N. Gans. Events include registration, board meeting, a reception, workshops on costs and productivity, plant tours, election of officers, and a farewell luncheon chaired by James A. Price.
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West Virginia
George Warren Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Frank N. Gans
Charleston
West Virginia Banker's Association
West Virginia Printing Industry, Inc
Beckley
Hodel
Arthur L. Johnson
Printing Industry of America, Inc
Biggs-Johnson- Withrow
B-J-W
Beckley Newspapers
James A. Price
State Group
Valley Drive extension promises traffic relief by November
Rush hour congestion at the South Oakwood and Central Ave intersection due to the Valley Drive extension of Route 16. The project narrows Central Ave to a one way route from Mabscott underpass to Third Ave. Completion and bridge opening around mid October will restore normal traffic flow by November 15.
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South Oakwood Ave
Central Ave
Valley Drive
Crab - Orchard - Sophia
Mabscott
Third Ave
W. Neville St
South Oakwood
Colony Drug Store
Tom Troitino
Troitino Brothers
Three Children Hurt In Unrelated Accidents
Three youngsters were treated at Beckley Hospital after separate incidents. Carol Sue Allen, 13, Beckley, pricked her left foot on a rusty nail. Sharon Howington, 2, Crab Orchard, cut her lower lip in a walker fall. Samuel Sadler, 10, Lester, cut his left hand with a butcher knife.
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Beckley Hospital
Carol Sue Allen
Sharon Howington
Howard Howington
Crab Orchard
Samuel Sadler
Arthur Sadler
Lester
Fire destroys frame house on Myers Avenue
A frame house on Myers Ave just outside the city limits was destroyed by fire Monday night. Owned by Mrs Sally Lilly and occupied by the Dennis B Maddox family. City firefighters received the call at 8 30 pm and fought the blaze for about two and a half hours to prevent damage to nearby structures. The origin is believed to be in the attic. No loss estimate was provided.
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Myers Ave
Sally Lilly
Dennis B. Maddox
Beckley Motorist Held For Drunkenness
Beckley resident Cyril Lilly was arrested by city police for drunken driving at 3 30 a m and jailed until 9 30. He posted bond and was released. He is ordered to appear in police court for trial next Monday night.
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Cyril Lilly, Beckley
Dry Hill-Prosperity Fair Report Due
A financial report on the annual Dry Hill Prosperity fair is on the agenda for the September meeting of the Country Life Association. The session at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Building will read complimentary letters about the Aug 18 20 event and a Kennedy telegram apologizing for not attending.
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Dry Hill - Prosperity Country Life Association
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Fair
Larry Stover
Stover
Time Zones: Noon in New York and six in Nome Alaska
A time zone note explains that when it is 12 noon in New York City it is 6 am in Nome Alaska. The fact highlights the large time difference between the eastern U S and western Alaska and illustrates how local times diverge across long distances.
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New York City
Nome
Alaska
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Memorial Building
Judy McKinney
Mary Matthews
Ruth Clark
Douglas Johnson
WWHS
New York
F.F.W
C&o
Philadelphia
Washington
Tex
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
G. C. Hedrick Jr
Locust Street
W. VA
Kenmore
Norge
RCA Whirlpool
Ropert Sunray
A.G.A
Amere Gas Utilities Company
BPW
Sprague
Gans
Joe L. Smith Jr
Flat Top Lake
America
Nickie’s Cabinet Shop
NI ’ Cabinet Shop
Dry Hill
Barehart Rambler Company
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