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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1961

Page

3

Mt Hope FBLA ers To Enter State Contests

Mount Hope High School students will enter contests at the seventh annual Future Business Leaders of America State Convention on the West Virginia Institute of Technology campus. Entrants include Helen Greer Mary Ellen Foster Beverly Kemrite and Angela Vargo with keynote by Eva Martin. OVER 400 students from 19 high schools and three colleges are expected. Winners will represent the state at the national convention in Washington DC in June for MISS FLA. Other Mount Hope members attending include Betty Boyd Becky Humphrey Judy Warren Patricia Vargo and Richard Harris. A banquet at 6:30 p.m. will install officers and present awards. Officers: Yvonne Kirk Suzanne Smith Nora Lee Canterbury Sandra Lemon Nancy Dennis.

Mount Hope RNS Mount Hope High School Future Business Leaders of America West Virginia Helen Greer Mary Ellen Foster Beverly Kemrite Angela Vargo Washington,d. C Becky Humphrey Judy Warren Patricia Vargo Richard Harris Mary Lucas Carbide Chemical Company Ethel Anderson Linde Air Products Filomino Alicie IBM Corporation Herreld Prather Westvaco J. H. Jeff

Open House Set In Observance Of Library Week

Fayetteville observes National Library Week with a countywide drive to boost use of the Raleigh Fayette Regional Library. Miss Dolly Greiner chairs county activities. an open house at the Regional Library in Memorial Auditorium is set from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, sponsored by the Fayette Woman's Club. Exhibits promote reading as part of a fuller life. Oak Hill Civic League offers prizes to users of both the regional library and Fayette Bookmobile.

Fayetteville RNL Fayette County National Library Week C. H. Graham Raleigh-Fayette Dolly Greiner Nuttall High School Memorial Auditorium Fayette Nancy Hannabass Civic League

Mount Hope News Roundup and Local Moves

Mt Hope items note Robert Penman family moving into Forest Hills home formerly owned by the Canterbury family now living in Boston where he becomes a U S Army recruiter. Also updates on Julia Steplowski and John Muir in Oak Hill Hospital, Brenda Gwinn improving after Beckley Memorial treatment, and Peggy Puskas visiting with the Dias family.

Mount Hope RNS Robert Penman Joanne Jamie Forest Hills Charles Canterbury Canterburys Boston Mass U.S. Army Julia Steplowski Oak Hill Hospital John Muir Brenda Gwinn Ray Gwinn Beckley Memorial Hospital C. E. Clapper Beckley Hospital Peggy Puskas Washington, D.C Anthony Puskas Harry R. Dias Jr Vivian Dolphy Charleston Fred Hays Beckley Jack Keatley Butch” Tanner Blaine Tanner Mount Hope Presbyterian Church Bill Hickman Dave Humphrey Charles Bergendahl Long Co Oak Hill

Industrialist Due In Oak Hill Wednesday

Cincinnati industrialist Harrison O. Ash plans plants in Raleigh Fayette Oak Hill Beckley and Mount Hope and will decide sites at the Oak Hill Beckley and Mount Hope locations. Robert E. Kelly Jr. aids with New Kanawha Industrial Corp a $2 million venture. The Beckley site is Higgins Grocery Building on Business Street. Ash has an option on the old Mayfair Theater in Oak Hill for 15000 to house a boatorama for models from the first three plants.

Oak Hill RNS Cincinnati Raleigh Fayette Harrison O. Ash Beckley Mount Hope Robert E. Kelly Jr The Coalfield Land Co Kanawha Industrial Corp Ash Higgins Grocery Business Street Mayfair Theater Main Street

American Legion Essay Contest Winners Told

Winners of the American Legion Auxiliary essay contest in Fayetteville were announced for the theme What Democracy Means to Me. Neale Clark, a Fayetteville sophomore, won first prize a gold medal and will attend the April 25 Legion Auxiliary meeting. Nancy Allen took second with a silver medal. Van Batton placed third with a bronze medal.

Fayetteville American Legion Auxiliary D. E. Brown Auxiliary No. 149 David L. Hypes Fayetteville High School Edythe Waybright Neale Clark Fletcher Arritt Neale Legion Auxiliary Legion Home Maple Avenue Clark John Clark Laurel Creek Drive Pirate Peeper Nancy Allen Clifford Allen Lindberg Avenue Gilbert Smith

Men Set Ladies Night Mullens Methodist Church

The Methodist Men of the First Methodist Church Mullens plan a Ladies Night on Wednesday in Friendship Hall at 6 pm. Rev Bill Street of Pineville will present slides of the new educational center property at Spen jecer. W S Carr leads the program.

Mullens RNS First Methodist Church Friendship Hall Bill Street Pineville Board of Education Methodist Conference Spenjecer W. S. Carr

Telescope on Mt Palomar Captures Candle Flame Far Away

The Palomar Observatory in California houses a 48 inch telescope that can photograph a candle flame at a distance of 10 000 miles, illustrating the instrument's remarkable resolving power and sensitivity for night sky imaging.

Palomar Observatory Mt. Palomar Calif

Margie Nicholas Weds Robert Morrison in Stamford

The Missionary Baptist Church in Stamford hosted the Friday evening wedding of Margie Sue Nicholas and Robert Morrison at 7 30. Rev C W Jones officiated. The bride’s mother is Naomi Nicholas of Bradley and the groom’s parents are Oscar R Morrison and Mrs Morrison of Stamford.

Mothers Day Program Planned At Price Hill Church

The Price Hill Freewill Baptist Church Ladies Auxiliary met Thursday at 7 p.m. with President Mrs. Bertie Massey presiding. They planned a May 14 Mothers Day program, reported progress on a quilting project, and discussed selling spices and making Memorial Day flowers. Next meeting set for May 11 at the church.

Price Hill ANS Price Hill Freewill Baptist Church Bertie Massey Matthew John Roxie Coleman Vienna Hurt Shirley Magliano Ing Hurt Massey Helen Cox

Critics Misread Spare The Rod Proverb In Scriptures

Critics misinterpret the proverb spare the rod as a slogan. The piece argues the Bible links a chastening rod with responsibility and purification, not harsh beating. It warns severe punishment can stunt remorse and foster vengeance, contrary to the proverb’s intent.

Janitor Sues Pineville School Board for Back Pay

Oleg Cook seeks 450 dollars plus interest and costs from the Wyoming Board of Education. He says as Pineville High School janitor from Oct 7, 1957, to Jan 27, 1959, he was promised 30 dollars a month for cleaning rooms used for night college classes but was not paid. Other new county filings include Frank Angle versus Olen J Jewell and United Finance Corp seeking action to stop further proceedings and recover sums. Walter England sues Provident Life for 5000 dollars for disability benefits since 1958 after becoming disabled in 1959.

Pineville RNS Oleg Cook Wyoming Board of Education Cook Pineville High School Wyoming County Clerk United Finance Corp Angle Walter England Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co Chatanooga, Tenn

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Mt. Hope Eva Martin Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Miss Fla Betty Boyd Beverly Remrite American Legion van Batton R. M. Batton Court Street Madeline Sims Brown Fayette County Memorial Auditorium Miss Batton National Honor Society Pen Pal Club Glee Club Pirate Nicholas Morrison Barbara Kincaid Irene Holliday Bill Rutledge Buddy Bailey Muriel Lawrence Newspaper Enterprise Assn Buick Bays Buick, Inc Fisher First Avenue Sues Frank Angle Olen J. Jewell Justice of the Peace Jewell Sherwin-Williams Beckley Ice & Feed Prince St S. Fayette St Lewisburg S. Court Street Ationwide Logan P. O Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus 16 Ohio
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