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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1962

Page

6

Fayette Thespians On All State Cast

Fayette Thespians on all state cast at West Virginia University Morgantown ended Saturday. Stanley Boyd and Mary Wood honored for Gloria Mundi performances. Carolyne Page Princeton won first in extemporaneous speaking with a four year scholarship. Linda Cook named alternate for scholarship. Judith Smith finalist in public address. honored as best actress. Twenty plays acclaimed. forty students named to all state cast. Forensic tournament had seventy five students from thirty high schools.

West Virginia University Morgantown Stanley Boyd Mary Wood Carolyne Page Princeton Linda Cook Linda Carolyne Judith Smith Honey In the Rock Judith Swinner John Fleming Camden Trenton Thornton Wilder

Former Oceana students teaching in Cleveland Ohio

The piece notes three Oceana High School alumni connected to Concord College. COOK IS, a 1958 OHS graduate. and his sister, a 1959 graduate, both expect bachelor degrees in education from Concord in June and August with majors in social science and physical education respectively. IRA COOK JR., also a 1959 OHS graduate, will earn a BSA in education with biology minor. The San Francisco fire of April 18-19, 1906, killed 452 and caused about 350 million dollars of damage.

Cleveland Ohio Oceana High School Concord College Cook Ralph Cook Oceana Ira Cook JR Ira Cook San Francisco

PTA President Selects Committee for Coming Year

Iroquois-Stephenson PTA named a nominating committee to prepare a slate of officers. Members appointed by president Aubrey Conley include Mrs. Ray Ingle, Mrs. Cecil Caperton, Mrs. Ted Belcher, Mrs. John Slavey, Mrs. Ray Chester, and Mrs. Blaine Adkins. Mrs. Robert Marcum directed the program. The annual potluck dinner is set for April 25. Room count was led by Mrs. Ralph Payne and won by Miss Marian Nolley’s second grade class. Refreshments were provided by the Iroquois refreshment committee.

Ralph Payne Marian Nolley Iroquois

Freedom's Dawn The American Revolution’s Origins In America

The text describes how the American Revolution emerged from colonial moves toward freedom not a sudden upheaval. It highlights Virginia’s assembly, Roger Williams Rhode Island, William Penn voting rights, Zenger’s press victory, Franklin’s confederation idea, mercantilist critique, and the shift to an American identity culminating in the 1776 Declaration of Independence. It notes Paine's Common Sense sales and the July 4, 1776 adoption of the Declaration.

Ite Representative Assembly Virginia Roger Williams Massachusetts Rhode Island William Penn Pennsylvania John Peter Zenger New York Benjamin Franklin Britain John Adams Thomas Paine Americas Paine Philadelphia Congress

Flower Show Judge to Lecture in Pineville

Mrs. Doris Longworth of Bluefield, a nationally accredited flower shop judge, will demonstrate Flower Arranging in General at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fellowship Hall of Pineville First Methodist Church. The session, open to the public, aids entrants for Castle Rock Garden Club’s upcoming fall flower show. A social hour follows the demonstration.

Pineville RNS John Scoleri Castle Rock Garden Club Doris Longworth Bluefield First Methodist Church Longworth Heatherwood Garden Club Robert M. Worrell Castle Rock Club

Three Men Ordered to Report for Induction

RNS report says orders to report for induction into the armed forces have been mailed to three registrants of Local Board No. 21 in Wyoming County. The volunteers are Richard Lee Carper of Oceana Reed McArthur Green of Stephenson and Samuel Paris Linkous of Matheny.

Mullens RNS Wyoming County Richard Lee Carper Oceana Reed McArthur Green Stephenson Samuel Paris Linkous Matheny

Know Your Bible Series starts at Pineville church

Mrs Darrell V McGraw of Pineville will lead monthly Know Your Bible sessions for the Brooke Cooke Circle of the First Methodist Church. It is a new feature and will continue for several months. Mrs McGraw, a local elementary teacher, holds office in the Woman's Society of Christian Service and belongs to the Castle Rock Garden Club and other Pineville civic groups.

Darrell V. McGraw Pineville Brooke Cooke First Methodist Church McGraw Woman’s Society of Christian Service Castle Rock Garden

Pickup Team Takes ABCs Prize Money

A two-regular pickup team from Atlanta won prize money at the American Bowling Congress tournament in Des Moines. With other Brunswick major team members stranded by a grounded plane, LeRoy Stout and Richard Lewis recruited John Burns Falls City VA Joe Jakesy Colorado Springs and Bill Reuter Kansas City to compile a 2 858 score and place.

Des Moines UPI Atlanta American Bowling Congress ABC Brunswick LeRoy Stout Richard Lewis Stout Lewis John Burns Falls City Joe Jakesy Colorado Springs Bill Reuter Kansas City

Ten charter members receive Ritual of Jewels ceremony

The ten charter members of Pineville Gamma Xi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi were honored with the Ritual of Jewels ceremony on Wednesday night at Cow Shed in Pineville. Standing (left to right) are Mrs. Jack D. Martin, Mrs. Robert Adams, Mrs. John H. Martin, Mrs. Sammy, Mrs. James Lyons. seated (left to right) Mrs. Jack Gentry, Mrs. Richard L. Huffman, Mrs. W. W. Bolt, Mrs. Wesley Brown and Mrs. James Franklin.

Pineville RNS Mullens Gamma Alpha Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Joe Hill Mullens Gamma XI Joe Cook Jack Finney Paul A. Vie

Sorority Units Combine For Jewels Ceremony

Nine teen members of Mullens Gamma Alpha Chapter and fourteen of Pineville Gamma XI Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority attended a Candlelight Ritual of Jewels in Pineville. Mrs. Joe Hill led the ceremony assisted by Mrs. Joe Cook and Mrs. Jack Finney. Attendees included numerous chapter officers and members, and Pineville guests. After the ceremony, a brief business session approved sponsoring a beauty contest for the 1962 Easter Seal Drive with tentative date set for April 23 and the winner titled Miss Easter Seal of 1962 Wyoming County.

First Methodist Church Circles Plan Meetings

The circles of First Methodist Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Circles 7 and 8 will hold a luncheon in Friendship Hall. Circle 1 meets at 1006 Moran Avenue, Circle 2 at 703 Circle Drive, Circle 3 on Fisher Street, Circle 4 Moran Avenue, Circle 5 Moran Avenue, Circle 6 910 Farley Avenue, Circle 9 403 Lusk Avenue, Circle 10 913 Lincoln Street, Circle 11 Rinehart Street.

Carl Moran Moran Avenue Lackey Miller J. E. Chapman Farley Avenue Betty Dushoff Lusk Avenue J. B. Brooks Lincoln Street Peggy Cook Rinehart Street

Hospital Admits 13 Mullens Residents In A Day

The Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens lists admissions on March 25 including Mrs. Mary Pickett East Gulf Mrs. Lemaretta Parris Corinne Mrs. Rachelle Johnson Mullens. Discharges on March 25 include Edgar Fields Randy Lee Burneck Ruby Millsap Cynthia Clay and others. On March 26 admissions include Mrs Alma Neal Resaco Mrs Allene McKinney Mullens Miss Rosa Campbell Stephenson James Millsap Helen Mercer Blankenship Sabine and Terry Stewart Ravenccuiff Mable Pearl Meadows Donna Meade Tralee Mrs Ollie Poe Basin and Miss Barbara Chambers Glen Rogers.

Mullens ANS Wyoming General Hospital Mary Pickett East Gulf Lemaretta Parris Corinne Rachelle Johnson Alma _ Neal Resaco Allene McKinney Rosa Campbell Stephenson James Millsap Helen Mercer Blankenship Sabine Terry Stewart Ravenccuiff Mable Pearl Meadows Donna Meade Tralee Ollie Poe Basin Barbara Chambers Glen Rogers

Astro-Guide for Tuesday April 3 1936

Creative advice urges forming independent opinions and prioritizing personal and family matters. Focus on future plans and distant connections over the next few days as adjustments may be needed. On this date in 1936 Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton New Jersey for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder.

Bruno Richard Hauptmann Trenton N.J Charles A. Lindbergh

Mail by sea and sky prediction in past future tone

An item imagines rapid long distance communication within a lifetime. It envisions overseas mail arriving the same day and even hints at future guided missiles used to send mail, noting current costs are prohibitive but potential for faster postal methods.

Bell-Ans Bellans Orangeburg N. Y

Zodiac Daily Horoscope Readings for 1962

The page lists daily zodiac forecasts with signs Taurus to Pisces. Each entry notes personal finances, relationships, or tasks, urging balance, caution with borrowed goods, and organized chores. It marks the date line as 1962 Field Enterprises The.

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