1960 Logan East Junior High School

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1960 Logan East Jr. High School 1960

Photos courtesy of Bob Piros. Any help identifying the students and teachers in these photos will be appreciated. If you can identify someone or yourself, please state the roll number and student number of that row.

1960 Logan East Junior High School Photo Gallery

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  1. Bob Piros

    Mellow words from my L.E.J.H.S. Memory Book, From my friend Mike. When you get married and move down South, I hope that you don’t forget my big mouth. Well Mike, I moved to Ventura County California and I got married there. Yes, I still remember you and I see you are doing great in Logan County WV.

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    1. Bob Piros

      Another saying from the Memory Book, from Jerry. Now I lay me down to sleep, I parked my Buick across the street, if it should move before I wake, I pray the Lord will pull the brake. Well Jerry, I see from Anywho.com that you are still living at age 77 in Maryland.

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  3. (Ann Jones)

    Love seeing the class pictures of the East End Jr. High. I am in 9-7 Mr.Richard Dingress Class. attended 7th – 9th grade.Anice Sias

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    1. Bob Piros

      Hello Ann, in order to get your name
      in class 9-7 you need to put the
      row and photo number that you are in.

      Also can you ID any others in the
      class?

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    2. ROD DINGESS

      In the faculty picture, 2nd row, 3rd from the left has been mis-identified as “Mr. Mannon”. My older brother Richard Dingess was a 9th grade science teacher as stated in the homeroom 9-7 that year. I thought it was him when I saw his picture in the Faculty Photo. I called him and he went to site, and he said that was his picture, not Mr. Mannon. ROD DINGESS LHS CLASS OF ’62.

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      2. Bob. Piros

        Rod, thanks for your comment. Did Richard also teach Civics and History classes at the school? Can he help ID any of the students in his class? Can he give some history of the goings on at the school when he was there?

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        1. Bob Piros

          Rod, did Richard know a Miss Mannon who was the Homeroom teacher in 8-7? Is she in the teacher’s
          group photo? Does Richard have any LEJHS photos that he can post to this site? Do you have any photos of yourself when you went to any of the Logan schools? Thanks for your help.

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      3. Bob Piros

        Rod, it was my error, sorry that it happened. As you can see from reading this site many people give feedback. Do hope you and Richard can help out with your stories when you were at LEJHS.

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  4. Bob Piros

    My heartfelt sympathy to the family of
    James Davidson who died on
    August 9th 2021.

    I had the pleasure of being on the
    track & football team with James,
    he had such great speed.

    At the beginning of the football
    season our coach Jim Willis would
    let all of the players do a goalline to
    goalline race to see who was the
    fastest. James was the winner.

    I might be wrong if I am maybe
    some of you who were on the team
    can help out with the IDs.

    James was # 82.
    Mike Murphy # 60.
    Obie Cobbs # 31.
    Doug Cobbs # 32.
    I know that Doug McElwain
    was on the team.

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  5. Bob Piros

    This is the Marushi Family Story.

    Andrew Marushi ( 1882- 1942 ) arrived in the U.S.
    in 1898 and his wife Julia Sova ( 1885- 1966 )
    arrived in 1899. They both where from Hungary.

    They both ended up in Passiac New Jersey,possible
    marriage in 1902. Their son Andrew Jr. was
    born in 1903 in Passiac.

    In the early 1900s Passiac was known for
    the manufacturing of insulated wires for
    telegraph cables.Also for the wires for
    the Thomas Edison Plant.

    The family moved to Logan County Wv.
    in 1905 where Andrew began working in the
    coal mines living in Rossmore and other areas
    in Logan County.

    His 1918 Draft Card shows that he worked
    for the H.T. Wilson Coal Company in Logan.

    Andrew and Julia’s children were :
    Andrew ( 1903- 1977 ). Michael ( 1905- 1977 ).
    John ( 1907- 1972 ), Stephen ( 1909- 1968 )
    Rudy ( 1911 – 1986 ), Charles ( 1914-1974 ),
    and Mary ( 1922 – 1992 ).

    Please go to Logan Memorial Park on the
    findagrave.com site to see family members
    cemetery burials.

    Rudy the Principal at LEJHS and LHS
    was married to Lucille Johnson about
    1931 in Logan. They both were
    school teachers.

    Lucille ( 1914- 1992 ) and Rudy lived
    with her parents Walter and Matilda
    Johnson in Peach Creek for a few years.
    The Johnsons had five other children.
    Walter worked as a coal miner for the
    Hitchman Coal Company in Logan County.

    In 2013 I received a letter from a relative
    of Rudy. Once when he was a referee at
    LHS during a basketball game Rudy called
    so many fouls on both teams that the
    players stopped playing and ran Rudy
    out of the gym.

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    1. MARTHA ANN MORGAN

      The Wilson coal mine was on the mountain behind Logan East Junior High School where Rudy attended school and became the longtime Principal.

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  6. Bob Piros

    Thanks to Jennifer Ross for her statement
    about her Grandfather Rudy Marushi on
    December 12, 2020.

    ” He was a wonderful man who taught me to
    always do the right thing because it is
    the right thing to do”.

    Mr. Rudy Marushi retired in the mid-70’s
    and he moved to Florida. He died in 1986.

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    2. RODNEY B DINGESS

      Went to school with Rudy Marushi’s daughter, Susan. The only spanking I ever got in school was when I was in Logan East Jr High School, and it was from Mr Marushi for fighting with another kid on school grounds. It only took once for me. NEVER AGAIN. ROD DINGESS LHS 1962

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  7. Bob Piros

    Rudy Marushi had a brother Steve who
    played on the Basketball team with him.

    Rudy was in the Hi-Y, Music and Varsity clubs.

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  8. Kody Rainwater

    Hello there I showed this to my grandpa Tom Rainwater who is in this book but he is missing…. On Ms Rahal class on the 4th Row 4th from the left is Thomas Rainwater. And he told me to tell you all on the same class 1st row 4th person is Ray Patenivac (Probalbly misspelled name)

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    2. Bob Piros

      Hello Kody, thanks to Tom for his ID of himself.
      Please ask him to let others know about this site.

      If he has a 1964 LHS Yearbook have him look on
      page 79 the Jr. Class at the top of page is a
      photo of Harlan Podunavac who was born in 1945,
      could that be the person he is thinking of?

      Familysearch shows a Ray Podunavac born in
      1929. He lived in Whitman, he died in 1995.

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      1. Douglas Dempsey

        Ray Podunavac operated the machine shop at Logan Auto Parts in Black Bottom. He rebuilt an engine for me there in the late 1960’s.

        Roy Podunavac was a long-time employee at Youngstown Mines at Dehue. I assumed he was Roy’s brother.

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        1. Bob. Piros

          Douglas, thanks for your input.
          Records found at familysearch.org
          show that Ray,Roy & Harlan’s
          father was Mike Podunavac.

          Mike was a coal miner & he was
          born in Yugaslavia in 1889.
          He died in 1964 in Man,WV.
          The family lived in Ethel.
          His wife was Pearl McNeeley born in
          1905 in WV.

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    1. Bob Piros

      Geraldine, I don’t recall seeing one.
      There should be lots of people on
      Facebook who would know.
      Maybe do an online search for it.

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  10. Thomas "Tommy" Jones 7th to 9th grade

    Bob,  thanks so much for setting up the site, I was reminiscing for a couple of hours remembering all the wonderful teachers and friends  at East End Jr. High School and the three wonder years I spent there.

    Two things that stand out in my mind are.
    1.  Mrs Yeager, my literature  used to talk about how proud she was of he nephew Chuck Yeager, the pilot that broke the sound barrier.

    2.  There was a 2nd floor tunnel from the main building to  building next to it.   When the custodians would wax the floor I would take off my shoes, run down the hall and see how far
    I could slide.   One day while in the 8th grade I took my shoes off, ran as fast as I could and
    slid all way across the tunnel only to hit Principal Marushi square in the chest as he came around the
    corner.  I knocked him backwards, so I must have hit him hard, he wasn’t a small man.
    Needless the say I got my rear paddled later that afternoon in his office.   I didn’t mind the paddling,  I just posted a look out the other times I did it, oh the fond memories!

    If you like, I can help name with a few of the students, just let me know

    Thanks So Much
    Tommy Jones
    1960-1962

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    1. Bob. Piros

      Tommy, you’re welcome.
      Thanks for your help,you will
      have to send your info to
      Franklin Thompson as he is
      the website owner & will input
      the names into the class rooms.
      Yes, I had Mrs.Yeager as my
      teacher also & she was very
      proud of Chuck Yeager.
      Principal Marushi ran a ruled school.
      He was always walking around
      watching out for issues.
      No smoking or drinking in his school.
      I’m looking forward to viewing your
      info.

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  11. Bob Piros

    LEJHS Teacher Burials.
    Please click on the findagrave link to find the cemetery.
    If anyone knows where any of the teachers are buried please list them.

    1- Mr. Harold Browning- 1922-2010.
    Highland Memory Gardens- Logan Co.
    2- Mrs.Beth Gordon- 1913-1990.
    Spring Hill Cemetery-Cabell Co.
    3- Mrs.Alma Evendoll- 1907-2001.
    Woodmere Memorial Park- Cabell Co.
    4- Mrs.Jennie Justice- 1908-1983.
    Forest Lawn- Logan Co.
    5- Mrs.Betty Daniel-1926-1975.
    Forest Lawn- Logan Co.
    6- Mrs.Minnie Kovich- 1904-1971.
    Forest Lawn- Logan Co.
    7- Mrs.Evelyn Cooke- 1907-1988.
    Forest Lawn- Logan Co.
    8- Mrs.Roberta Kendall- 1926-2016.
    Forest Lawn- Logan Co.
    9- Mrs.Amanda Bryan- 1911-1998.
    Forest Lawn- Logan Co.
    10- Mrs.Virginia Curran- 1922-2007.
    Elijah High Cemetey- Hampshire Co.
    11- Mr.Jimmy Joe Willis- 1926-2006.
    Chamber Cemetery- Logan Co.
    12- Ms.Evelyn Bland- 1907-1989.
    Unknown Cemetery.
    13- Mr.Leonard Davis- 1911-1992.
    Unknown Cemetery.
    14- Mrs. Mildred Cogbill- 1906-1982.
    Unknown Cemetery.
    15- Ms.Jessie Payne- 1934-2000.
    Unknown Cemetery.

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  12. Bob Piros

    These are the teachers & subjects on my report cards
    when I attended LEJHS.

    7th Grade

    1- Virginia Chapman Curran- English.
    2- Maureen Yeager- Literature.
    3- Wilson- Geography.
    4- R.L. Kendall- Science.
    5- Evelyn Cooke- Math.

    8th Grade

    1- Mrs.J. Ellis- Literature.
    2- Miss Mannon- History.
    3- L.S. Davis- Math.
    4- Mrs.Rahal- English.
    5- Mrs.Eiland- Science.

    9th Grade

    1- Althia L. Tyson- Science.
    2- Mrs.Barber- English.
    3- Miss Mannon- Civics.
    4- Jennie L. Justice- Algebra I.
    5- Mrs.Gordon- Latin I.
    6- Jim. Willis- Health & Phys.Ed.

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    1. Bob. Piros

      James Joseph ” Jimmy Joe ” Willis was born September 8, 1926 in Logan,WV. and he died August 16, 2006 in Rum Creek where he lived most of his life. His parents were Todd – 1895- 1965 and Thelma – 1901- 1983 Willis. The 1940 census shows the family living in Dehue and Todd was a Manager of a Retail Grocery Store. Jimmy Joe was a standout basketball player at LHS. He later became a coach and athletic director at LHS. In 1943 and 1944 he was the foul shooting and high scorer champion of the Sectional Basketball Tournment. He played basketball and baseball at Salem College and he got a Master of Arts Degree from WVU. At LEJHS he was the coach of the football, basketball and track teams. His teams won many championships. He worked in the Logan County School System over 35 years. He is buried in Argyle Logan County Chambers Cemetery where one can read the rest of his story on the Find A Grave site.

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  14. Fred rushden

    I remember a Mrs Midkiff as a teacher of 8th grade from Justice Elementary. I didn’t see her in the pics. I went to Central after 7th grade, but I believe I could have recognized her.

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    1. Bob Piros

      Fred, maybe some of the teachers
      didn’t want to be in the photos.
      There are 24 teachers shown &
      35 Homerooms.
      Hope that you can help ID some of
      the students.

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  15. Phyllis McDaniel

    Mr. Dingess class, first row , 1- Phyllis Keathley, 2- Faye Moore. These two girls were good friends of mine when I lived at Wanda coalcamp. Billy Elkins is my cousin on my Grandmothers side of our family. She was Matilda Elkins Belcher.

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      1. Phyllis McDaniel

        Mrs Dingess class row 2 ,4 Ruby Sue Elkins, she still lives in Logan County.
        Mrs. Smith class row 1, 4-Billy Elkins .These two are my cousins.

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  16. Bob Piros

    Thanks to all of you who have made
    comments about your classmates photos.
    It took a few of us working together 6 months
    to ID the photos. The work couldn’t have been
    done without the wonderful memory of Jean Smith.
    Please help out & ID the photos by putting down
    the row & number & whose class they were in.

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  17. Sarah (Sizemore) Legg

    What a wonderful trip down memory lane, thanks for posting this so the rest of us could enjoy.

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  19. Fred Eiland

    My Mother, Helen Eiland, taught at the school. She’s in the faculty photo here. 1960 was the year my family moved from Logan to El Paso, Texas. I still have an uncle who lives in Logan and I go back to visit with him every couple of years. I remember Mr Marushi well.

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    2. Jennifer Ross

      I am Rudy Marushi’s granddaughter. I remember my grandparents, Rudy and Lucille, talking about Jimmy Joe Willis. They were friends. I am glad my grandpa is remembered. He passed away in 1986. He helped me become who I am today. Both my parents were educators and now I am too. I am sad to hear this building was torn down. The football pictures of my grandpa and his brother Steve are on here too, be sure to check them out. They played during the leather helmet days and grandpa’s nose was broken about 4 or 5 times!

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  20. Paul Sammons

    All gone now. i was back in Logan a few years ago when they demolishing the building. I attended 1963-66 (LHS Class of ’69). It was sad to see the building that held so many memories go away. But like so many things in life…it had its day.

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    1. Lynn Headley

      – Loved seeing these photos – I lived across the street went to Jr. High there – was great would wait till be bell rang and run over across the street!

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    2. Bob Piros

      Virgie, is there any chance that you might
      know more of the 7th,8th & 9th grade students?
      Thanks for your help.

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