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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1962
Page
12
A classroom at Crab Orchard Elementary School surrounds Miss Judy Blankenship, a Concord College education major under Ruth Huffman for four and a half weeks as April marks Teacher Career Month. Students include Jane Ann England and Debbie Waddell with Rita Faye nearby.
The Ebenezer Baptist Church women complete plans for their annual Woman's Day observance on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Guest speaker Mrs. John C. Norman of Charleston is a West Virginia educator and community leader, noted for church and ecumenical work. She directs a Charleston radio program and serves on national church committees. The event features ten group leaders and co-chairs Mary R. Jackson and John Christian Jr.
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle played by Clement Schulte senses trouble as the butler John and maid Emma with Mother hide the paper. They fear a report of Cordelia and Angier Duke's broken engagement from My Philadelphia Father by Cordelia Drexel Biddie and Kyle Crichton. The production, directed by Mrs. Judy McKinney, runs at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
Present-For You and Yours urges a busy shopping day with home decor and clothing buys under good deals. It also hints at a harmonious child parent relationship and improved health. A late line mentions Denis Papin purifying gelatine from bones about 300 years ago and its packaging around 1890.
A new Moscow library expected to be completed in 1963 will hold four million foreign language volumes and feature a reading room for about 700 patrons. The text also includes a jumble of astrological signs and trivia from Field Enterprises, dated 1962.
Travelcade Tours unveils a 10 day Mideastern America itinerary for about 500 New York tourists this summer. Highlights include Beckley coal mine ghost towns Honey in the Rock and Stotesbury, plus visits to Morgan Town West Virginia New River Gorge Blenko Glass Mound City Akron Chautauqua Lake Jamestown and the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. Departures from New York City are June 30 July 14 28 Aug 11 25 and Sept 8 with a price tag of 137.50 plus tax.
AF enlists seven men at the Main Recruiting Station in Beckley, April 1819. They are Harold Gene McKinney of Marianna. William Ameadson of Bristol Tennessee. Michael W Keeney of Charleston. Ira R Keller of Cinco. Gary A Witt son of Luther Hud Joyce of Jewell Valley Virginia. They were sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training.
Three Beckley area youths were treated for ankle and foot injuries at Beckley Hospital. John Surface, 13, of Meadow Bridge, is in good condition after catching his left foot in a power lawn mower. Deborah Sanger, 17, of Beckley, injured her left ankle in a fall at home. Robert Kinkler Jr., 15, of Beckley, injured his right ankle in a fall.
Floor sander for rent and new edger listings across Bluefield Beaver and Beckley areas. Phone contacts include Kyle Davis 253 7887 Branch Display on old Eccles Road and Foster Hardware 121 Main St Beckley 253 6421. Also painting service Sam G Foley 252 6025 after 5 p m.
Home and auto radios repaired with pickup and delivery service all work guaranteed. Wright's Radio Service dial 252 3509. Highest prices paid for used spin et and studio pianos from Jan Campbell Music Co dial 253 8189. Safe lawn mower push type in good shape call 255 3636.
Two building permits were issued by the City Recorder on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pomy kata at 113 Sigmund St. received approval to build a six room brick and veneer house costing 18 thousand dollars. James N. Jenna Lee Brown of 200 Wyoming Ave. was authorized to add two rooms to the same address for 2 thousand dollars.
Public notice from the Circuit Court of Raleigh County West Virginia declares a divorce action between Ferry Mae Ishman and Felix Ishman. The defendant a non resident is ordered to answer by May 17 1962 or risk a default judgment. Clerk C Harold Hanks issued the notice April 14 1962.
George Bert Gosnell, 14, of Coal City died at 8 a.m. Sunday April 22 in a local hospital. The body will be moved to the residence Monday at 3 p.m. for viewing. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday April 24 at Coal City Freewill Baptist Church, with burial in Coal City Cemetery. Arrangements by Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel. Cards of thanks express appreciation for sympathy shown in bereavement for Chris Denoff.
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