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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1960

Page

7

Chester Morgan Teaches Student Teaching at Pineville High

Chester C Morgan of Clearfork is student teaching at Pineville High School in Physical Education and Social Science under Jim Goddard Paul England and Sante Bohingsegna. He began March 7 for seven weeks then returns to Concord College for three weeks, then summer term at Concord leading to August graduation. He is Elmer and Kathleen Morgans’ son and husband of Kathleen Cole. They reside in Clearfork with two children Venita and a younger child.

Pineville RNS Chester C Morgan Clearfork Pineville High School Jim Goddard Paul England Sante Bohinsegna Morgan Concord College Concord Elmer D. Morgan Baileysville High School United States Air Force Kathleen Cole Venita Clearford

Ravencliff Easter Guests and Many Family Visits

Sunday dinner guests for the Lilly home included Tom Smith of Crab Orchard and Jessie Clemens of Saxon, with Ronnie Lilly from West Virginia University visiting Morgan­town. Numerous relatives and friends visited Ravencliff, Glen Burnie, and other nearby towns for Easter weekend, with hospital stays and travel to Beckley, Charleston, and Arlington noted among the extended family.

George Raleigh General Hospital Chris George Pfc Jones Sebert Fort Stewart Russell Clay Jess Sebert Maben Delmer Gentry Fort Knox C. B. Gentry California Korea James Bower Gene Gentry Cleveland Ohio Frances Bailey Stewart Kermit Gentry West Margaret Ann Polk Dianne Hunter Washington, D. C Polk Raymond Polk Pineville Sue Polk Ernest Polk McGraws Elementary A Wyoming General Hospital Mullens

Mullens Economy Healthy Says Local Business Leaders

Mullens and its trading area show strong economic health with Easter trade at the Mullens Dollar Store the best in 39 years. Local merchants report solid sales across apparel and groceries, prompting plans to remodel or expand stores and predictions of higher sales tax collections for the city.

Mullens West Virginia E. Claude Cook Chamber of Commerce Cook Mullens Dollar Store G. D. Skidmore J. C. Murphy Delbert Voyce Kroger Woodrow W. Cook

Smith backs Lively and Shufflebarger for Wyoming school board

Smith told a Democrat meeting in Maben he would back Lively and Shufflebarger for the county school board. He said he spoke for himself and a few Democrats in Oceana, not the Wyoming County Executive Committee. Lively and Shufflebarger are named Democrats seeking election, with Shufflebarger already a board member.

Maben Lively Shufflebarger Smith Raleigh Register Wyoming Oceana L. W. Lively J. W. Shufflebarger Mullens

Scientist Gerald Barger To Lecture At Concord Thursday

Dr Gerald Barger a National Weather Service scientist will lecture at Concord College April 21 22 in the Little Theatre at 730 pm The U S Weather Bureau deputy director in Asheville NC has a PhD from Iowa State and a meteorology degree from the University of Chicago He led a 12 state regional climatology program and helped launch Agricultural Meteorology Conferences He also chairs the AMS Committee on Agricultural Meteorology and will meet faculty instructors and students during the visit

Athens Gerald Barger Concord College Barger National Weather Records Center U. S. Weather Bureau Ashville North Carolina Little Theatre Iowa State University of Chicago Records Center Mid-Western Weather Bureau American Meteorological Society

Thieves Plan Detailed Heist at Madelia Service Station

In Madelia Loren Smith's service station thieves executed a planned break in taking two cases of beer eight glasses nuts potato chips and three bottles of headache pills.

Madelia, Minn. (Ap Loren Smith

Ex-Con Charged With Felonious Assault and B&E

Fayetteville police charged Joseph Thompson 20 of Washington Heights with breaking and entering and felonious assault after a home invasion at Caldwell apartments. Victim Nancy Sheilor was beaten and frightened. a window screen was pried, a bathroom light covered, and Thompson was identified by the victim and detained with help from local deputies. Thompson, paroled in January after a 1 to 10 year sentence, faces a magistrate hearing this afternoon.

Fayetteville RNS Joseph Thompson Washington Heights Tunney Hunsaker Thompson R. C. Godsey Hunsaker Logan County Caldwell Nancy Sheiler Delaney Caldwell Fayette Avenue Miss Sheilor Caldwells State Penitentiary

Great Britain Trials Five New Methods To Produce Gas

Great Britain lacking natural gas resources is testing five new methods to produce synthetic gas. Researchers and engineers assess feasibility, costs, and environmental impact as the program advances amid energy security concerns.

Great Britain

Underwood Designates Temperance Sunday at Mount Hope

Mount Hope Methodist Church marks Youth Temperance Sunday as proclaimed by Gov. Cecil Underwood with Rev. J. E. Perkins as speaker. About 100 youths from Mount Hope churches attended last year. WCTU business meeting precedes events including speeches and a film.

Mount Hope RNS Mount Hope Methodist Cecil Underwood Woman's Christian Temperance Union J. E. Perkins WCTU J. E .Howard

Walker Fields Wedding Read In Nettie Church

The Olive Branch Baptist Church at Nettie hosted the Walker Fields wedding on a Sunday afternoon. Betty Joe Meadows sang as Betty Jo Fields wore a white Chantilly lace gown with a fingertip veil and carried a white Bible with orchid marker. Nancy Chapman and Nancy Roop were among the attendants with Mike Walker as best man and Larry Chapman and Troy Boyce as ushers. The reception followed with floral corsages and dressy outfits, and the couple, both Nettie natives, plan to reside there after high school and local jobs.

Nancy Chapman Elma Fields Nancy Roop Troy Boyce Mike Walker Larry Chapman Thelma Roop Opal Taylor Harley Dorsey Cecil Bailes Arch Fields Ernie Fields Richwood High School Crichton Coal Co Fenwick West Virginia University Left Fork Fuel Co Quinwood Nettie

Pax PAX Weekend Visitors Fill Kelly Hodge Craddock Homes

The Pax area social page lists numerous weekend guests and extended visits at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hodge, and Mrs. Emmett Craddock. Attendees include families from Montgomery Hyattsville Bethesda Washington D C Sim p sonville Wilmington Ohio and other Maryland and Virginia towns. Regulars and travelers alike share updates on travel, health, and military postings as communal life unfolds.

Pax P. E. Green Keystone Raymond Kelly Kelly Harry Pirring Montgomery Hope Harry Davis Maple Fork Sherman Smith Pamela Melvin Peggy Carol Mossy Virgil Lyons Fayetteville Herbert Bowyer Jim Camp LeJeune Craddock Harry Sweeney Bradley Alla Humphrey National Institute of Health Center Bethesda Carolyn Sis Frank Tyree

Expressway bids planned as Oak Hill Main Street lands are acquired

State Road Commission moves to bid the first phase of an expressway to replace Oak Hill Main Street U S 21. Deeds filed in Fayette County cover properties on Main Street and Woodlawn Avenue for the project detour near Minden Road, with several families selling homes and salvaging rights noted.

The State Road Commission Main Street U. S. 21 Woods Avenue Woodlawn Avenue Woodlawn Oak Hill Expressway Oak Hill Road Commission Fayette County Minden Road A. P. Caldwells C. C. Neals Kelly Avenue Neal R. T. Scotts Broadview Chestnut Street Margaret Bundy Eugene Ruth Martin Scotts Broadview Addition Ruth Julius Blake Masil G. C. Salven Dickinson Tticiale

Local visits and gatherings across Rupert and nearby towns

Residents of Rupert and surrounding areas hosted guests from Oak Hill Powellton and Syracuse over a series of weekend visits. Families including Forren, Armstrong, Gill, McMillion, Keaton and Hugart shared meals and social visits while the Woman's Society of Christian Service held a quilting party at Mrs. L H Champ's home. Dinner served to fourteen attendees including Mrs Roe Blankenship and Mary Forren.

John Jacobs C. W. Hugart Lanark Ronald Keaton O. D. Keaton A. C. Farley Paul Hillbrand Johnny Silvester Cornelius Geerings Syracuse N. Y Perry Nutter Phillip Grimmett Leivasy Prince Woman's Society of Christian Service L.H. Champ John Roe Blankenship S. Mary Forren Ella Armstrong Mar Carroll L. H

Victims Honored With Household Shower

Oceana RNS report covers a Presbyterian Educational Build shower honoring Mrs. Homer Meeks and family who lost their home and belongings two weeks ago. Guests attended as lists of attendees begin to call and donations were organized with spring flowers decor and an Easter display centerpiece.

Presbyterian Beeeeee Reed Pitts Wanda Steffey Gertrude Whisenant Judy Barber Bill Harless Pearl Long Maude Cozort Dennis Allen Clarence Givens Bennae Stewart Gy Misty Marks Tom Duty Harry Mee Fd Renae Toler Charles Thompson Earl Alfrey Robert ‘Adkins Lewis Stines Claude Steffey Lawrence ‘Brown Ouida Shields Berlin McKinney Rubert Drake Esta Marrs Ruby Lewis Earl Cook Jr Jane Lowe Edith Trent Glen Blankenship

Weekend Visitors and Students Spotted Around Pineville

Pineville residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend in nearby towns. Among those listed are Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Snyder with children Barbara and Tommy visiting in Parkersburg and Penns on See Seen operas, Mr. and Mrs. Paige Hinzman in Tanner, and Bill Adkins with family in Holden. Dale Slider of Beckley College and Randall Bennett of West Virginia Tech spent time at home with their parents, and Sandy Basham, a Pinecrest Sanitarium patient, stayed with Ed Droppleman. Kitty Goode and Carole Collins, WVU students, visited their families in Pineville for the holidays.

Ray Humphrey Richard Humphrey Gary Craigsville Harold Humphrey Sandra Jimmy Virginia Beach Virgil Godby Danny Mike Wilmington Ohio Walker Shumate Debbie Bobbie Jean Ethyl Shumate Youngstown Paul Freburger Rockville Joe Mierzwa Oscar Bowyer Lena Wanda Long Branch Ada Lee Lorena Dignazio Baltimore Richard McNeely Pax Robert Rita Wingrove Edward Painter Jim Godley Pineville Rns Bobbie Snyder Barbara Tommy Parkersburg Snyder Grace Michaleon Pennson Cecil Snyder Paige Hinzman Tanner Bill Adkins Donnie Holden Dale Slider Beckley College Richard Slider Randall Bennett West Virginia Tech Rex Bennett Robert Wise Brenton Sachem Denzil Ferree Clarksburg Sandy Basham Pinecrest Sanitarium Ed Droppleman Adrian Waggoner Morris Harvey College John Waggoner Bill Dodd Ricky Kopperston Salem Dodd Kitty Gunter Hobart Gunter Kitty Goode Carole Collins West Virginia University Gilbert Goode E. H.collins

Oak Hill Cancer Fund Drive Mobilizes National Guard

Oak Hill prepares for a Cancer Fund drive as Tank Company of the West Virginia National Guard mobilizes at Okey L. Patteson Armory for a simulated emergency. Guardsmen will move out at 5 p.m. to distribute cancer fund material and gather donations by 6 p.m. Volunteers will follow up with literature and door visits Thursday in Oak Hill Mount Hope Fayetteville and environs coordinated by local clubs.

Oak Hill ANS West Virginia National Guard Okey L. Patteson

Members Initiated Into Pineville Woman's Club

Mrs James Stone and Mrs Tom Stone were initiated into the Pineville Women's Club during the regular meeting at the Cow Shed. Mrs Charles Richner, president, presided. Mrs Wayne Reynolds of Beckley installed officers including Mrs Clair Cook president and others. Executive board recommended dinner meetings and new projects for next year.

Pineville RNS James Stone Tom Stone Pineville Women's Club Charles Richner Wayne Reynolds Beckley Southern District of Women’s Clubs Trope Clair L. Cook Toney Cline 10. C. Casteel Bruno Pais E. B. Swimm Dario Wenzel D. F Hamilin John Scoleri Cook Fine Arts Carl McGuire Robert Worrell Roy Breeden D. F. Hamilin D. W. Hollinger E. M. Curry Ned Rogers Robert Beavers Bruce Howard Oris Burgess William Lewis Fred Huffman Claude Pancake F. E. Shannon Robert Browning Mangus Olsen J. W. Thompson

Wyom County Court Holds No Special Meet

In Pineville, the Wy oming County Court did not hold a special meeting Tuesday to act on a recreation program. The paper notes no such meeting occurred last Tuesday and that the referenced meeting took place a month earlier on March 15.

Wyom County Pineville RNS Wyoming County Court Post-Herald

Tulsa professor rolls own cigarettes in western style

Dr El mer F Ferneau head of the University of Tulsa education department says his self rolled cigarettes do not bother his sinuses. The quirky habit reflects a regional take on personal choice from a Tulsa AP report.

Tulsa Okla Elmer F. Ferneau University of Tulsa

Also Mentioned on This Page

Chester Morgan PHS Chester C. Morgan Ravencliff W. Va Wyoming County Board of Education B&e Underwood Youth Temperance Council Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Walker-Fields Nettie Church SRC JC. D. Andersons Paul Perrys L. E. Thompsons Neals Thompsons Layland Homer Meeks Oak Hill Tank Co Woman’s Club Doris Day David Niven Ae Hee Ey AL Foe Gien Jean Lady Lana Turner Jeff Chandler Dr. In Wally Campo Maggie Lawrence Dames Eve Meyer Chuck Henderson Open Air Stanaford Rd the Devil James Cagney Don Murray Cornell Wilde Bing Crosby Grace Kelly William Holden Aperlberg Seaton William Perlberg George Seaton Dillard Odes Paramount Sameera Mictienf AS Torori Wiliam Aace Predmic Belin March Rooney Techniconou Robert Strauss Charles McGrrar Keiro Pulliam Peruberg Mami Bohn Valentine Fis Damen & Mickeney PAR Amcrintt
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