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Hotel Clerk Marvin Whitwell Enjoys Birthday Duty
Murray Kentucky AP Aged 90, Marvin L Whitwell marked his birthday by working a full eight hours as night clerk at Murray National Hotel where he lives and serves as longtime postmaster under three presidents He recalls five wars and stays active in church and local history noting Callaway County dry status and his family roots in West Kentucky He and his ancestors helped establish Murray Methodist Church in 1839 and he has been a member for eighty years
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