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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1962
Page
8
Lucille Ball talks about future plans and not pursuing a TV series again while keeping busy in entertainment. She recalls blushing at a question about her husband Desi Arnaz or Gary Morton and shares diet snippets and a joke about a building elevator interaction.
Incumbent Montgomery Mayor Denver P. Brown a Democrat seeks a fourth term as 1,700 registered voters face the city election. Opposing him is Republican Dr. R. DeWitt Peck. Incumbent City Recorder Mike Kandel runs unopposed for his fourth term. Democratic slate includes councilmen W. Crane, Tom Carte, John R. Ware, and Pete Craffey. Republicans nominate Ty Skaggs, Leon Avery, Carl Lee Kennedy, Bill Shrewsbury, and Clayton Lester.
Oceana Litters Howard Lit teral returned from Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after major surgery. Verne Lloyds visited their son-in-law and daughter Jimmy Savage and wife in Charleston. Holiday guests with James Hall family included Bill Hall from Cleveland Ohio. Robert Eugene Robinson and daughter Karen of Oklahoma visiting his parents Paul and family.
Oceana High School will be the first to publish a School Page in The Raleigh Register for the term, with Jan 11 as the appearance date. All area high school journalists contribute stories, editorials, columns, sports and cartoons, and supply photographs.
Richard Earl Spade son of Mr and Mrs John Spade has returned to Great Lakes Naval Base Illinois where he will attend 14 weeks at the electronics school. Spade entered the Navy Sept 27. Weekend guests at the Spade home included Mrs George Lewis Beckley their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Clarence Spade and daughter Kay Ann Coealwood and Mrs Carlos Suttle and children Jean Ann Kylene and Carla Bradley.
Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, who resigned from the Army after being relieved of his 24th Division command, denounced Dag Hammarskjold and the United Nations at an Americanism rally in Jackson Mississippi. He claimed the UN is immoral and accused leftists of steering Congress toward a world government while praising U.S. sovereignty and Mississippi leadership.
Kilsyth residents hosted a varied group of weekend guests. In one home Mr and Mrs Benny DeLuca welcomed Charles Sparacino and son Charles Morgan Belle, plus Mrs Sparacino’s relatives Ross Phillips, and partners. In another home Luigi Cinotti hosted Angelo Yates and daughter Angelina from Detroit along with George Barbera’s family and others. Additional visitors included Johnny Stella from Detroit James Vanover from Beckley Pat Stella of Kilsyth and Shirley Humphrey of Maple Fork.
Gifts were exchanged and games were played at the Starlight Missionary Society Christmas party of the First Baptist Church of Harlem Heights held Tuesday in the church basement. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Howard and many other members and friends.
UPI reports Gus Brickner known as the human polar bear takes his annual plunge in the Allegheny River on New Year. When asked for reason he says he started it 344 years ago at age 14 and has continued ever since.
An interstate agreement tied eight states Missouri Arkansas Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Nebraska Oklahoma and Tennessee into a regional bound framework. The accord covered cooperative measures across agriculture transportation and resource sharing. Officials emphasized mutual benefits and centralized oversight for compliance.
A bridal tea shower was held Friday night in Friendship Hall of the First Methodist Church in Mullens honoring Mrs. George Ellis Nolley, the former Mae Shumate of Ravencliff. Hostesses included Mrs. Roger Pritchett and many others, with a long guest list of attendees and friends.
The West Virginia Railroad Association reports 24 town councils have endorsed a go slow stance on a proposed coal carrying pipeline. Latest votes include Fayetteville Fayette County Barboursville Cabell County Kimball McDowell County Benwood Marshall County and Masontown Preston County. Elkins and Kingwood area Chambers of Commerce joined others urging a full study. Rotary Clubs in Matewan and Oceana joined eight other southern service groups supporting a detailed study.
The Oceana Town Council opposed the coal slurry pipeline from West Virginia to the Eastern states at a special 6 p.m. meeting. Acting mayor recorder J. C. Hurst presided as council members urged West Virginia officials and the legislature to prevent construction and to deny eminent domain rights to the pipeline company.
Mrs Richard Morgan about 22 and her daughter Cindy two were riding near the Elmore bridge at Itmann Sunday when the car veered off the road. Damage to the car was about 400 dollars. Both were treated at Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens. The accident was not investigated.
Pax Tyree and family members Toni Lynn and Terri Lee returned to their Pennsylvania home after visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Tyree Pax and Mr and Mrs Charles Pickett Kilsyth. Sandra Kay Sutton returned to Cincinnati Ohio after visiting her mother Rosella Sutton and sister Patricia Sutton in Weirwood. Kay is employed in Cincinnati. Kenneth Hubbard visits his mother Madge Weeks Pax and is a freshman at Marshall University Huntington.
A New Year’s Eve prankster stole a trolley car from the Pittsburgh Railways barn in the South Hills area. The car was recovered shortly after when the rider abandoned it.
Names and places fill a long visitor log from Mt Hope and nearby towns. Relatives from Beckley Martinsville Baltimore Charleston Columbus and Albany gather or visit in homes of Richeson Hurd Burrus Jenkins Snyder and Richeson again, with mentions of birthdays health notes and travel from Concord College and WV Tech.
Pineville resident John Teel of Huntington spent four days last week in Pineville visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bolt.
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