Path Of A YMCA Type To The Top In Hollywood
Vince Edwards, 35, transforms from Brooklyn youth to TV neurosurgeon Ben Casey star. Once seen as bitter and surly, Edwards says he is an amiable actor with IQ 135 and three college years, who loves acting and aims to succeed without bitterness.
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YMCA
Hollywood
Erskine Johnson
Enterprise Assn
NEA
Vince Edwards
Ben Casey
Edwards
Casey
American Academy of Dramatic Art
Telvision
Italy
Flatbush Boys Club
Vincenzo Eduardo Zoino
Catskills
Sunday School Rally Sets Quarterly Meet
The Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church will host the Laurel Valley Sunday School Rally this Saturday at 7 p.m. with Glen Fork’s program, student skits, and special music by The Powers Trio and The Francis Family. The rally awards a floating attendance banner, now held by Pine Grove Church, Ravencliff.
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Glen Fork
RNS
Herbert Perry
Bill Price
Howard Price
Larry Halsey
Anita Price
Powers
Francis Family
Elwood Powers
Mingo Youth Held On Texas Forgery Charge
Ervin L Walden 19 of Thacker Mines Mingo County was arraigned in Bluefield and placed in U S marshal custody on a $5000 bond. A federal warrant accuses him of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for forgery. Walden was arrested Monday by FBI agent Frank Burke and Matewan Patrolman Ernest Ward. Authorities in El Paso had charged him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on forgery charges.
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Bluefield
UPI
Ervin L Walden
Thacker Mines
Mingo County
U. S
Walden
John McGhee
FBI
Frank Burke
Matewan
Ernest Ward
el Paso
Tex
Texas
Ohio High School Girl Defends Purse With Bold Attack
A high school girl in Ohio bit a man who attempted to grab her purse. The incident portrays her as armed to the teeth with improvised defense.
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Ohio
West Virginia embezzlement fugitive surrenders after 10 years
William Ford Bell, 66, a former Union Trust Deposit Co. bookkeeper, turned himself in to the FBI in Pittsburgh after a decade on the run for three counts of embezzling 9000 dollars. He had left Parkersburg, West Virginia, claiming illness on December 5, 1952, later working as a hotel clerk on the West Coast under an alias.
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Pittsburgh
UPS
West Virginia
FBI
William Ford Bell
Union Trust Deposit Co
Parkersburg
W. Va
William M. Alexander
Bell
Alexander
U.S
Donnell Reed
Fairmont
Bells
Boston
San Francisco
McGraws McGraws Family News Update
Katrinia Brooks, daughter of Mr and Mrs Shelburn Brooks, shows improvement after facial paralysis following measles. Miss Nancy Sizemore, recovering from November traffic injury, returns to Washington. Peggy Sizemore, nurse at St Marys Huntington, resumes duties after holiday visit. Full Brown and Larry McGraw visit their hospitalized husband. Visitors include Mrs Ott Brown and Jack. Wayne Sizemore family from Newport News visits Basil Sizemore and Carolyn. Glen Sizemore also visit.
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Basil Sizemore
Carolyn
Glen Sizemore
Newport News
Race relations improving but knotty problems remain
West Virginia Human Rights Commission reports progress toward ending discrimination but warns that voluntary efforts may fail without stronger policy. The annual findings cite ongoing bias in employment and public accommodations and call for fair employment laws if voluntary steps falter.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Human Rights Commission
Commission
Church Officers Assume Duties
Newly elected officers of the New Richmond Baptist Church will assume office this Sunday. Appointments include Superintendent Curtis Smith and assistant superintendent James Hatfield. James Hatfield also serves as clerk, with H. H. Tessner as treasurer and Billy Hatfield as janitor and song leader assisted by Mrs. James Hatfield. BYF leaders are Mrs. Arlie Siers and Mrs. Minnie Dingus. Teachers span beginners to adult with multiple assistants and Bill Hatfield as pianist along with Ruth Siers, Linda Dingus, Carolyn Hatfield.
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Bill Hatfield
H. H. Tesner
Minnie Dingus
Veata Hatfield
Billy Hatfield
James Hatfield
Estel Cook
Walter Goode
Arlie Siers
H. H. Tessner
Ruth Siers
Linda Dingus
Carolyn Hatfield
West Virginia Pavilion Model Displayed at Statehouse
A scale model of the West Virginia Pavilion from the 1964 New York World's Fair was shown at the statehouse on Wednesday. The model will stay during the legislative session and then tour the state. The Commerce Department said the display aims to spark West Virginia business interest in purchasing concession space in the pavilion, a $350 000 glass and wood “land of Relaxation” showcase.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Statehouse
State Commerce Department
Holiday guests and family news from Mullens area
Holiday visitors include Randall and Mary Katherine Clay of Dayton and Mack Evans of Charlotte. Miss Clay and Evans dined with Evans’ parents in Charleston. Mrs. Kelly Clay attended a New Year watch service in Munice Indiana led by the Gospel Mariners Quartet. Nicky Smith from Roanoke, Pamela Carr from Washington DC visited. Bobby Tibbs reported to Fort Riley after a 30 day leave. home for his father’s death from Germany. W. C. Neal home hosted Lonnie Kelly and son Vandalia Ohio teachers.
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Mack Evans
Rangers
H. L. Akers
Highland Avenue
Nicky Smith
Roanoke
Pamela Carr
Washington, D. C
R. C. Carr
Farley Avenue
Pfe
Bobby Tibbs
Fort Riley
Kan
Kent Tibbs
Germany
W. C. Neal
Lonnie Kelly
Vandalia
Ohio
Kelley
Burchett Family Guests from Ohio Visit Lynco
Visiting from Columbus and Dayton Ohio, Mr and Mrs David Burchett and son Glen Allen stayed with Mr and Mrs Claude Burchett and were joined by Mr and Mrs Jerry Burchett and Mr and Mrs P W Griffith in Lynco. A beauty shop in an eastern city closed after 20 years due to lack of permanent work.
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Jerry Burchett
Columbus
This Week's Patients Listed Mullens Wyom ing General Hospital
The Wyom ing General Hospital Mullens lists listed patients for January 1 2 and 3 including Johnny Green Bud Tressa Ann Shrewsbury Rena Adkins Bernice Jeffcoate Roy Sturgill Christine Hawks Virgie Bailey Deloris Davis Deloris Davis and others. Discharged are Alvin Clay John Pettitt Ronnie Bower Russell Price William Morgan Hubert Gross Orlan McNeely Floyd Young Bernard McGraw Baby girl Vass Roy Sturgill and others.
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Mullens
RNL
Wyoming General Hospital
Johnny Green
Bud
Tressa Ann Shrewsbury
Herndon
Rena Adkins
Allen Junction
Virgie Blankenship
Bernice Jeffcoate
Alvin Clay
John Pettitt
Ronnie Bower
Russell Price
William Morgan
Hubert Gross
Orlan McNeely
Floyd Young
Beulah Brown
Dennis Burton
Pearl Nathus
Roy Sturgill
Basin
Christine Hawks
Virgie Bailey
Covel
Bessie Winston
Lorene Mills
Stephenson
Deloris Davis
Alpeca
Bernard McGraw
Vass
Mary Hatfield
Itmann
Ruben Collinsworth
Edgar Fields
Perry
West Virginia invited to sponsor Navy clinic
Columbus Ohio June invited Rhodes asks West Virginia and eight other states to co sponsor the Great Lakes Navy Research and Development Clinic. Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Pennsylvania Wisconsin Ohio lead effort to help industries and institutions understand the Navy program.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
West Virginia
James A. Rhodes
Great Lakes
Navy
Rhodes
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Birth Announcement for Second Son Frank Maxwell Lancianese
Mr and Mrs John Lancianese of Broad Street announce the birth of their second child a boy named Frank Maxwell at Raleigh General Hospital on December 25 at 420 am weighing eight pounds five ounces The couple's first son Johnny is two and a half The mother is Sue Burgess and the paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank Lancianese of Broad Street and Mr and Mrs B M Burgess of Snyder Avenue
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Mount Hope
BNS
John Lancianese
Broad Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Frank Maxwell
Lancianese
Sue Burgess
Johnny
Frank Lancianese
B. M.burgess
Snyder Avenue
January BYF’er of the Month at Sweet Home Church Soulsville
Harry Tyree, January’s BYF’er of the Month at Sweet Home Baptist Church Soulsville, is a Mallens High School junior and son of Rev E R Tyree Malhen. Former football squad member turned manager after an injury, he joins the Varsity Club and participates in BYF church and Sunday School work.
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Sweet Home Baptist Church
Soulsville
Harry Tyree
Young Tyree
Mallens High School
E. R. Tyree
Malhen
BYF
Maple Fork Social Roundup Brightens Holiday Weekend
Richmond residents Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Lively hosted guests Esta Lively and J E Dicker son from Maple Fork Road. Donald Mahoney family returned to Goochland after holidays with Stuart Toney. Janice Bowyer of Concord College visited Maple Fork home. Judy Crafton of Beckley visited Miss Elizabeth Hurd on Maple Fork Road.
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Maple Fork
Rns
Hubert Lively
Richmond
Esta Lively
Maple Fork Road
J. E. Dickerson
Beckley
Donald Mahoney
Goochland
Stuart Toney
Janice Bowyer
Concord College
Fayette Rotary hears Centennial Story program in 1963 plans
The Fayetteville Rotary Club met at the Memorial Building with guests J. H. Allen and Bill Laird among attendees. Carl R. Sullivan, executive director of the West Virginia Centennial Commission, spoke on the year long observance starting New Year’s Eve and announced major events for 1963 including the Centennial Queen contest to be crowned April 27.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Sullivan
Robert Akers
Alva Anderson
Bernard S. Collins
Winners Named in Oak Hill Christmas Lighting Contest
Oak Hill residents earned top honors in the annual contest. First place went to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mullins on Jones Avenue with an engraved Jaycees plaque and garden club ribbons. Second and third went to Jack Long on Woods Avenue and Bill Meador on Ridge Road. A new entrant category honored past winners. purple rosette went to Bill Dixon on River Avenue. Other notable entries included Pettitt, Kelly, Moore, Hana bass, Wilkens, Fazio, Burgess, Swann, Vargo, Brooks, and Dorff on various streets.
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Oak Hill
ANS
White Oak Garden Club
J. D. Burgess
Ridge Road
Bill J. Dixon
River Avenue
J. L. Pettitt
Maple Avenue
R. E. Kelly
Kelly Avenue
Bill Moore
Nancy Hanabass
J. P. Wilkens
Highland Avenue
E. Fazio
Country Club Road
Arnold Swann
Ford Addition
Jack Vargo
Joe Brooks
Mankin Avenue
William H. Phillips
N. M. Steen
J. W. Dorff
Family visitors and holiday guests in Ravencliff
M Sgt William M Mullens Jr arrived from Sedalia Missouri to visit his parents Mr and Mrs W Mullens in Ravencliff and was joined by his brother M Sgt James Mullens and sister Mrs Clarence Delph at Beckley Memorial Hospital where their father is a patient. Also listed are Mr and Mrs David Trump with Gary and Debbie, and several other relatives visiting in Crab Orchard Arlington and Odd.
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Ravencliff
William M. Mullens Jr
Sedalia
W. Mullens
James Mullens
Lake Charles
Clarence Delph
Elgin Air Force Base
Fla
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Cather Pettry
David Trump
Gary
Debbie
Crab Orchard
Lon Stewart
David
Johnnie Stewart
Arlington
Kenton McGraw
St. Albans
Darrell McGraw
Pineville
Aubrey Dickerson
Odd
William H. McGraw
Mary McGraw
McGraw
C&O Reports 1962 Profit Rise and B and O Affiliation
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway releases its 1962 flash annual report showing net income of 35 million dollars or 4.30 a share. Coal and merchandise revenues rise. year end working capital hits 55 million with 76 million in cash and investments. ICC approves B and O affiliation highlighting growth and diversification potential.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
C&o
Cyrus Eaton
Walter J. Tuohy
Eaton
Tuohy
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ICC
B&o
Byrd Urges APW Funds to Fast-Track Morgantown School
Senator Robert C. Byrd asked Federal Bureau of Prisons Director James B. Bennett to seek Accelerated Public Works funds to speed planning and construction of the National Training School for Boys in Morgantown, relocating from Washington. He urged renewing funds for the Alderson Federal Women's Prison improvements and noted the Public Works Act limits and current appropriations.
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Morgantown
UPS
Robert C. Byrd
Federal Bureau of Prisons
James B. Bennett
National Training School For
Washington
Byrd
Bennett
Federal Womens Prison
Alderson
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pilgrimage of Mansa Musa in 1324 Mecca Journey
The Mali ruler Mansa Musa led a legendary pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. His retinue included 500 slaves with golden staffs and a caravan of 100 camels carrying vast sums of gold, reflecting immense wealth.
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Mansa Musa
Mali
Mecca
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Sealeigh Register
Ohio State
University of Hawaii
New York State
Wala
Tune N
Space Command
Genith
W. Neville St. Beckley
Mingo
Florida
Fair Deal Market
City Park
McGraws
Honor Society
Glen Rogers
Senior Honor Socity
Marion Brooks
Ollie Holhouser
Frank Shumate
Donna Bailey
Claude Bailey
Carolyn Phillips
Bruce Phillips
Jerry Wolfe
Hayden Wolfe
Brooks
Clarence Brooks
Linden Brooks
Lynco
Fayette
Ae Duavels
T&c
Prince
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