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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1962

Page

7

Kilsyth Auxiliary Plans Youth League Event

Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Auxiliary met at 7:30 p m with Mrs Patricia Pino hosting. They voted to hold a chicken dinner March 17 to raise funds for hymn books and to sponsor the Young Peoples League alongside the quilt project with Mrs Barbara James chairing. New treasurer Mrs Kathleen Lafferty was elected due to Mrs Edith Sneed’s illness.

Kilsyth RNL Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church Patricia Pino Hattie Bennett Helen Bennett Wanda Collins Barbara James Mae Vargo Miss Bennett Helen Greer Young Peoples’ League Kathleen Lafferty Edith Sneed Stephen Bauer Lisa Pino Ethel Blanchard Shirley Bauer Violet Burdette Jackie Combs Lesta Clay Ocie Goins Ruby Haynes Ollie Kiddy Mary Perry Lena Rierson Pearl Tate Opal Wall

Mt Hope Thespians To Present One Act Plays

Mount Hope High School National Thespian Society presents two one act plays February 16 in the school auditorium. Group One directed by Vicky Bolen features Hurricane Hill with a large student cast and stage crew. Group Two directed by Jewell Clay presents The True in Heart with John Stone and Arthur Armand among the roles. Productions are student run and judged by Mount Hope High teachers. the top play advances to regional and then state festival in Morgantown.

Mt. Hope Thespians Mount Hope ANS National Thespian Society of Mount Hope High School Lena Dillon Vicky Bolen Jewell Clay Hurrican Hill Ronnie Taylor Scott Pat Buffa Lem Jackson Rodney Deal Steve Lartlow John Stone Charles Elliott Myers Mary Bragg Louise Armand Sharon Nottingham Helen Junior Tate Wilson Jerry Lewallen Ace Giotti Johnny Wees Arthur Armand Danny Danner Usher Sheila McClung Linda Spade Ricky Carter Bill Chapman Montgomery West Virginia Morgantown

Hillcrest Sites Five For 1260 in Civil Suits

Hillcrest Memorial Gardens files suits to recover 1260 dollars plus interest and costs from five defendants in Pineville. Specific contracts dated 1957 and 1958 seek sums of 290, 285, 345, 145, and 195 dollars, with other civil cases listed including Bluefield Sanitation and Morgan auto crash claim for 500 plus interest.

Pineville RNS Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Inc Wyoming County Hillcrest William T. Moore Thomas G. Blankenship Earl Stewart Cox Bluefield Sanitarium Stevens Clinic Hospital Babe Tressie Morgan Estel Carter Bennett Cline Laura E. Morgan Bailey Fritz Douglas Morgan Baileysville

Denzil Skinner Named New Charleston Civic Center Manager

Denzil Skinner 34 named manager of the Charleston Civic Center to succeed William S. Bolden who resigned due to ill health. Skinner previously assistant manager since Sept 15 1960 and has been a Webster County schools principal. He was a field executive of the Buckskin Council Boy Scouts of America prior to this appointment.

Charleston UPT Denzil Skinner Charleston Civic Center William S. Bolden Skinner Webster County Buckskin Council Boy Scouts of America Civic Center

Kartoffelkrieg The Potato War Named In Bavarian War

United Press International notes the Bavarian succession conflict of 1778 to 1779 being nicknamed Kartoffelkrieg or the Potato War by Prussians. The term reflects food rationing and hardship during that European power struggle.

United Press International

France Fears New Violence Riot in Paris Leaves Eight Dead

Paris officials blame Communists for a three hour riot that killed eight Frenchmen and injured hundreds. Police arrested 86 demonstrators as up to 15,000 fought security forces near the Bastille during a one hour strike observed by leftist and union groups and amid ongoing OAS attacks. Interior Minister Frey called the riot highly organized and directed by Communists while vowing an investigation.

Charles Ridley Paris UPI Communist Party Bastille Frey OAS Tass Secret Army Organization Algeria Roger Frey

Road Fraud Case Probed

Washington investigators probe a Massachusetts lumber yard purchase tied to a state project. Arlen Mooney says he authorized no deal and returned from a honeymoon to find his name on documents for a $60,000 yard. The yard figures figure in an alleged scheme by state workers.

Washington UPI Arlen Mooney Massachusetts Mooney House Theyard Frank L. Harney State Public Works Department Harney Subcommittee John A. Blatnik D-Minn Blatnik William C. Cramer R'Fla GOP

Deaths from across the nation reported in brief notices

Fort Mitchell Kentucky Joseph H Dressman 53 city editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer died at home from a heart attack He was appointed city editor July 13 1961 former Covington Kentucky city manager and earlier assistant managing editor of the Cincinnati Times Star 1956 58 Prentiss Mississippi Ida Mae Riley 78 mother of Vernon Riley New Hebron and Merle Riley Prentiss widow of former Illinois Governor Louis L Emmerson died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital Mount Vernon Illinois John S Leonard 55 president and treasurer of D W Adams department stores in Maine died Thursday while vacationing in Delray Beach Florida William C Langley 79 founder senior partner of W C Langley Co investment firm husband of Jane Pickens Alfred L Hammell 72 former Rea Express board chairman and president Indianapolis Indiana Fred M Smith 73 retired editor Middletown Press died Thursday

Fort Mitchell Joseph H. Dressman The Cincinnati Enquirer Dressman Covington Cincinnati Times-Star Mount Vernon, Ill UPI Illinois Louis L. Emmerson Good Samaritan Hospital Delray Beach, Fla John S. Leonard D.W. Adams ‘Department Stores Maine New York William C. Langley W.C. Langley & Co Langley Jane Pickens

Marshall Fraternity Suspended For Hazing

Huntington West Virginia Tau Kappa Epsilon at Marshall University was suspended indefinitely after two hazing incidents last week that left pledges needing hospital treatment. President Steward H. Smith called the hazing a flagrant violation of board and university regulations.

Huntington UPI Marshall University Steward H. Smith Tau Kappa Epsilon West Virginia Board of Education and University

Xenia to act on ordinance section change

Xenia city commissioners were due to correct a section of an ordinance covering administrative offices. The section, in effect since November 12, allows a city employee to be granted a three day paid leave upon proof of death.

Xenia, Ohio UPI

Most Deadly Coal Mine Disasters Worldwide Through History

A compact timeline lists the deadliest mine disasters by location and date. Notable events include Manchuria 1942 with 1,549 deaths at Honkeiko colliery, Courrières 1906 with 1,060, and Monongah 1907 with 361. Other major losses span Europe and North America through the 20th century.

United Press International Honkeiko Manchuria Courrieres France Europe Dukla Czechoslovakia Dois-Du-Cazier Belgium Cherry West Frankfort Ill Britain Langhenydd Glamorganshire South Wales

Organized Effort Planned For Whisky-By-Drink Law

West Virginia liquor by the drink advocates plan a formal organization for next fall with a broad public education push. Del Hubbard says a March completion is possible, while Rev. Crowson leads the opposing effort. Mountain State Visitors Bureau backs the drive, with prominent West Virginians on the executive committee and a precinct level strategy.

John T.rady Charleston UPI West Virginia del Chester Hubbard R-Ohio Rev. L. E. Crowson Crowson Mountain State Visitors Bureau William Ellinghaus Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co Hubbard Wheeling Republican

New Support Claimed For UN Bond Plan

Washington reports administration supporters claim growing backing for Kennedy’s bid to buy up to half of the 200 million dollar United Nations bond issue. Critics like Senator Byrd remain opposed. Senate testimony from Secretary Stevenson strengthened proponents while State Department aides prepare for today’s hearing. In other news, Bartlett cites questionnaire controversy, retraining bill moves, stockpile inquiry approved, and Quie blocks quick conference on college aid.

Washington UPI Kennedy United Nations Harry F. Byrd D-Va Senate Finance Committee State Department Senate Foreign Relations Committee Adlai E. Stevenson Byrd U.N Sen E. L. Bartlett Alaska Senate Subcommittee House House Rules Committee Senate Armed Services Committee Stuart Symington Albert Quie R-Minn Quie

Love Puts The Hum In Hummingbird Flight

UC scientists photographed hummingbirds in flight and found love speeds their wings. In level flight they reached 23 miles per hour, but during courtship dives the birds exceeded 60 miles per hour.

Berkeley Calif UPI University of California

Substantive? Tapes Found In Burglary Briefcase

White County authorities assessed recordings found in a burglary suspect’s home briefcase as interviews with former West Virginia Governor Cecil H. Underwood. Sheriff’s officials called the tapes ordinary radio material, noting the owner John A. Brimacombe left the briefcase two years ago and vanished.

John A. Brimacombe Deato Brimacombe

Three Kinney Children Die in Ohio House Fire

In Mt Pleasant Ohio four year old Charles Kinney and 18 month old twins Judy and June Kinney died as a five room frame house burned Wednesday. Seven month old Howard Kinney was reported in poor condition at Martins Ferry Hospital. The children were visiting with their parents while the father worked. Fire officials say an overheated furnace may have started the blaze.

MT. Pleasant, Ohio UPI Charles Kinney Judy June Howard Kinney Martins Ferry Ohio

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