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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1963

Page

10

Tri-Hi-Y Inducts Five Glen Rogers Members

Five new members were inducted into the Glen Rogers Tri-Hi-Y chapter after a Monday school ceremony. Officers exemplified the ritual as Kathryn Grace Cottrill Sharon Bailey Judy McGraw Ethel Tolliver and Mildred Shumate signed the members register and received emblem replicas and membership cards.

Glen Rogers Tri-Hi-Y Kathryn Grace Cottrill Sharon Bailey Judy McGraw Ethel Tolliver Mildred Shumate

Gulbin-Hoke Vows Read In Mt. Hope Church

Miss April Jeanette Hoke and John G. Gulbin Jr. wed at Mount Hope Baptist Temple with vows at 6 p.m. in Mount Hope. The ceremony featured family attendants, a three tiered cake, and a reception in Fellowship Hall. The couple plans to live in Mount Hope after a North Carolina trip.

Mt. Hope Church Mount Hope RNS April Jeanette Hoke John G. Gulbin Jr Mount Hope Baptist Temple Harry R. Dias Jr Miss Hoke W. C. Hoke Kilsyth John G. Gulbin Nancy Stafford Jimmy Skeens Fellowship Hall Margaret Nottingham Garnet Eskew Leslie Rogers Eva Jones Harold Stafford R. E. Martin Daisy Murdock Eva Cope Gulbin Mount Hope High School Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery Jack North Carolina

Rovaniemi Opens Reindeer Driving School for Licenses

In Rovaniemi Finland a new reindeer driving school has started. Students who finish the course receive a license printed in Finnish German and Swedish authorizing them to drive reindeer anywhere in Finland.

Rovaniemi Finland UPI The Arctic Circle

Rev Thomas To Speak For World Day Of Prayer At Mount Hope

The World Day Of Prayer theme More Than Conquerors is set for March 1 at 2 p.m. in Mount Hope Methodist Church with Rev Vernon Thomas of Mount Assembly of God as guest speaker. The offering supports Overseas and Home Mission projects including women’s colleges foreign students Christian literature and migrant ministry. The public is invited to attend.

Mount Hope United States Vernon Thomas Assembly of God Church

Training program report given by Mullins Rotary Club

Mullens Rotary Club heard W. Grady Mullins detail the Wyoming County Vocational and Technical School at Pineville. He said 75 percent of trainees have been placed in jobs, with participants including high school boys and men in the Aid to Dependent Children program. Roger Pritchett presided. Paul Lynch led the program.

Mullens RNS Wyoming County Vocational and Technical School Pineville Mullens Rotary Club W. Grady Mullins Wyoming Hotel Mullins Roger Pritchett W. R. Nelson Paul Lynch

Ravencliff Visitors Share Weekend in Charleston

Saturday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Garner Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. Cabell Payne with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frost and infant son as hosts. Ill with flu is Mrs. Payne and others are recovering from illness.

Payne L. T. Kellam George Cozort Tom_ Rolliver Beckley Greely McGraw Paul Brooks William P. Sheppard Tom Sheppard Nitro Randolph Brooks Accoville Pate Brooks

Pax PAX Specialist Clarence Meredith Discharged

Clarence Meredith son of Mr and Mrs Russell Meredith Weir wood was discharged after three years service including 20 months in Portiers France He left Fort Hamilton NY February 19 A Pax High School graduate he entered service in 1959 His brother Henry also served and is discharged Mrs Margaret Glisson is ill at home Rosella Sutton Clyde Mowell report sister Mrs Reva Conway of Tampa Fla in serious condition in a Tampa Hospital after a month of illness

PAX RNS Clarence Meredith Russell Meredith Weirwood Portiers France Fort Hamilton N. Y Pax High School Henry Margaret Glisson Rosella Sutton Clyde Mowell Reva Conway Tampa Fla

Concord College grants January graduation to six students

Linda Dotson Kauffelt of Oak Hill is listed among six Concord College seniors who completed studies and graduated in January.

Oak Hill Linda Dotson Kauffelt Concord College

Quintet To Sing At Concord College Concert March 4

The Dorian Quintet, a noted woodwind ensemble, will perform at Concord College on March 4 at 8 15 p m. The concert is free and open to the public. Members include John Perras flute William Brown french horn Jane Taylor bassoon Arthur Bloom clarinet and David Perkett oboe.

Athens Dorian Quintet Concord College Tanglewood Fromm Foundation New York New Hampshire Massachusetts Michigan New York State Virginia Europe South America John Perras Toronto Symphony William Brown New York City Center Opera Indianapolis Pittsburgh Jane Taylor Florida Symphony Orchestra Arthur Bloom United States David Perkett Schenectady Symphony Orchestra Binghamton Opera Company Cornell Contemporary Arts Festival

Mission Group To Aid Church Of God School

The Mission Group of the First Church of God in Fayetteville met at Mrs. A. R. Lawrence’s home. They planned a $12.50 donation to Warner Pacific College and a money making sale of rugs and cards. Members led by Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs. Tredway participated in prayers and the program Okinawa The Challenge to Japanese Churches.

Church of God Fayetteville RNS First Church of God A. R. Lawrence Fayette Avenue George Tredway Mac Dempsey Charles ‘Campbell Okinawa Gladys Workman David Bocook Paul Windsor Belinda Workman Lawrence Warner Pacific College Elza Mitchell Mitchell Windsor Sarah Workman Dempsey Treadway Bocock Debbie Campbell

Baptist Temple To Host Junior High Congress

Plans are complete for the Junior High Congress at Mount Hope Baptist Temple with the theme Being About My Fathers Business. The event runs Friday and Saturday with programs at Tucker Memorial in Huntington Buckhannon First Baptist in Buckhannon and Sistersville and features films discussions and youth activities.

Baptist Temple Mount Hope BNS Mount Hope Baptist Temple Women's Mission Society of the Church Harry R. Dias Jr Robert Penman Tucker Memorial Baptist Church Huntington First Baptist Church Buckhannon Sistersville Jesus God and Country Baptist Youth Fellowship W. Eber Bowles Box 124

Wyoming Schools Represented At West Virginia Engineers Dinner

Three high schools Mullens Pineville and Glen Rogers are represented at the Sixth Annual Student Award Dinner of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers held in Beckley. Pineville rep Gary Bowyer Mullens rep Milburn Rhinehart and Glen Rogers rep Clarence Brooks attend alongside 16 other high school representatives from Fayette and Raleigh Counties with society members their wives guests and a faculty member.

Wyoming County West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers Beckley Hotel Mullens Pineville Glen Rogers Gary Bowyer Marvin Bowyer Mil Burn Rhinehart John Rhinehart Clarence Brooks Linden Brooks Fayette Raleigh

Engineers Hear Griskey Speak at Wyoming Banquet

Dr Richard Griskey associate professor of chemical engineering at Virginia Tech described the engineering profession to students from 19 schools. Wyoming County groups attended the banquet with faculty representatives A J Shannon Lee Hodson and Miss Elizabeth Williams.

Richard Griskey Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wyoming County A. J. Shannon Lee Hodson Elizabeth Williams

Legion Post Birthday Celebration Date Set

LaFayette Post No 149 Fayetteville plans a March 18 Legion birthday event with a dinner at 6 30 pm and an auxiliary invitation. The post discusses memorial day planning, oratorical contests, museum fundraising, and ongoing veteran assistance plus upcoming district and club activities.

Fayetteville RNS LaFayette Post No. 149 American Legion Legion Maple Ave Clifford Burdette John L. Witt Jr Beckley VA Post Hospital Burdette Roy D. Cruikshank Walter Caldwell West Virginia Corporation Mount Hope Collins Lewisburg Program and Entertainment Committee John Witt Witt LaFayette Club 49, Inc Charles Witt Joel Conner Bill Akers Harry Alliff

Almanac Highlights for February 25 1963

Almanac notes today is February 25 1963 the 56th day with Venus and Mars visible. It recalls Enrico Caruso born 1873 and historical events including Jefferson's nomination 1804 Morgan forming U S Steel 1901 and John Glenn 1962.

Venus Mars Enrico Caruso Thomas Jefferson J. P. Morgan U.S. Steel Corp New Jersey Czechoslovakia U.S John Glenn Congress

Death notices and funeral announcements in Glen Daniel area

Death notices and funeral announcements list Lewis Frank Stover age 85 of Glen Daniel with services at Calfee Funeral Home Chapel and burial in Calfee Cemetery. Walter Allen Brewer age 58 of 215 North Heber Street with services at Calfee and burial in American Legion Cemetery. Brian Keith Tankersley age 100 months of Prosperity with service at Keyser Bryant Chapel and burial in Coal City Cemetery. Florists and ads included. Lost and found notes for pets and keys, painting and home services, photography listings follow.

Stover Stover Lewis Frank Glen Daniel Calfee Funeral Home W. M. Taylor Walter Norman Calfee Brewer Brewer Walter Allen North Heber Street Glen S. Stewart American Legion Caffee Funeral Home Tankersley Tankersley Brian Keith Clarence Tankersley Prosperity Keyser Bryant Chapel Ernest Barley Coal City

Local Advertisements Blend Beauty and Services

A mixed page showcases Beauty Shop permanents at Zellas Artiste Beauty Shop with $5 pricing, plumbing and heating instruction, radio repair and pickup service from W C Rogers Plumbing, home and auto radio service, Wrights Radio Service, a nursery and kindergarten offering meals and sitter care, and Avon cosmetics recruitment noting increased demand and contact details.

W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Temple St Wright

Constitution Week Award Earns State Medal and Prize

The Borderland Chapter DAR of Fayette County helped win $100 and a George Washington Honor Medal for West Virginia as the state observes Constitution Week. State DAR leaders honored the Borderland Chapter with a blue ribbon for its state scrapbook entry. Fayetteville and Oak Hill members served as local organizers.

Mount Hope RNS Borderland Daughters of the American Revolution Fayette County Constitution Week George Washington State Society West Virginia Freedom Foundation Valley Forge J. C. Gwinn Fayette Dar Carl C. Galbraith Anna M. Allen J. M. Francesa Fayetteville

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