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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1963
Page
6
Oceana residents celebrate Uncle Rice Cook I 94th birthday with an open house at Oceana Methodist Church. Born January 15 1869 at Oceana he is a farmer timber contractor and former circuit clerk with five children and 12 grandchildren.
The Gamma Xi Chapter executive board met at president Mrs Eugene Graham's home in Pineville Bailey Murphy addition to finalize plans for the Valentine Queen Dance on February 16 at the Cow Shed and review future chapter projects to be presented to members Future attendees included Mrs Sam Lambert Mrs Jack D Martin Mrs Richard L Huffman Mrs John H Martin all of Pineville and Mrs David Wilson Oceana.
The Rev. Ronald Wesley of Pineville Nazarene Church accepted a pastorate in Lancaster Kentucky to continue studies at Asbury College. The Rev. Ralph Burdette of East Bank is expected to move to Pineville Friday with his family. Israel Bonds Organization pledges 75 million dollars for Israel’s development through bond sales, says Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz. The term bootleg derives from cowboys carrying objects in top of tall boots.
The Weather Bureau announced testing a new rain detection radar device that can measure rainfall up to 100 miles away. From a single site it gives instantaneous precipitation data over a broad area, converting radar echoes from 150 points in a river basin into a map display at a forecast center. Tests will occur at the Norman Oklahoma radar research laboratory.
W L Kidwell recovers at home after two months of treatment at Raleigh General Hospital. Mrs Fred Thompson Jr confines to home due to illness. Mrs W W Bolen recuperating at home after surgery at Raleigh General Hospital.
An official Ghana newspaper accuses the United States of involvement in the Accra stadium grenade blast that killed four and wounded several after President Nkrumah spoke. The Evening News reprinted Pravda linking the act to Western imperialists.
A 15 year old blasts his father after teens seek independence through college catalogs. The therapist columnist says such anger signals a request for guidance not rejection. Parents should listen, reflect on their own priorities, and offer wisdom to ease the rite of puberty.
Fayetteville extension committee meets at 7 p.m. to set 1963 budgets and work plans. The program covers agriculture, business, farm family and community projects tied to Area Redevelopment. Attendees include county officials, extension staff, and WVU representatives.
Fayetteville Methodist Men dinner meeting at the church featured H. L. Riggle Fayette County Farm Bureau agent as guest speaker on economic trends. He presented charts on price ranges since 1914 and 1962 parity, corn production 1920 1962, and factory workers purchasing power per hour. Attendees included Emmel Wilson J. H. Allen Tunney Hunsaker Hal Cottrell and others.
Mount Hope PTA under Vincent Figiel launches the March of Dimes drive through Jan 31 with theme Give for the Life of a Child. Funds aid arthritis polio birth defects and crippling disease research. volunteers and containers placed in Mount Hope businesses.
Two bills introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates seek changes to circuit court terms in Wood and Wirt counties and raise circuit judges salaries to 15 000 dollars a year. The measures also propose higher stenographic expenses from 225 to 250 dollars monthly.
NASA and India's Department of Atomic Energy announced a cooperative program to launch 13 rockets. The study aims to examine the equatorial electrojet current and upper atmospheric winds, signaling a significant bilateral research collaboration.
The National Foundation March of Dimes marks its 25th anniversary this month and continues funding research and patient aid programs in birth defects arthritis and polio.
Ruby Bower, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Bower Jr, will head the school paper The Pioneer at John McGraw Grade School for the next semester. Patty McGraw serves as associate editor, with eighth grade officers Rodney Fortner president Linda Stewart treasurer Joyce Brown secretary and Rachel Clay proofreader. The paper, mainly an English project, is praised for serving both school and community though they lack their teacher Mrs Morton Sadler. Ruby’s mother assists with stencil typing for the mimeographed paper.
The Fayetteville Chapter No. 115 of the Order of the Eastern Star met in Masonic Hall with Mrs. E. B. Wood presiding. The group named a committee to explore purchasing new curtains and announced plans to receive Grand Cross of Colors for Rainbow and noted invitations to upcoming events in Montgomery and Oak Hill chapters.
The article notes that imported meat contributes just 3 percent of the value of beef and pork produced on American farms, highlighting a strong domestic output relative to imports.
Visiting in Weirwood over the weekend were Sherman Stover and Allen Mullens with Charles Thompson and Kevin Beckley, and Willard Lafferty with Charley Lafferty and Fanny Angle. A death notice arrives for James Wagner of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, uncle to Rosella Sutton and Clyde Mowell, after the family funeral for Flora Wagner Mowell. Patricia Joanne and Sandra Sutton return to Cincinnati after time with their mother Rosella Sutton.
Fifteen Sunday School attendants at Weirwood Community Church received awards for perfect attendance. Recipients include J R Glisson aged 12 Nancy Humphrey 10 Donna Hamilton 10 George Bowyer 9 Kenny Humphrey 8 Sandy Holstein 7 Pamela Hamilton 5 Larry Meredith Beverly Davis Pamela Barlow David Barlow Elsie Williams and Johnny Ray Mowell with 3 2 and 1 year recognitions respectively.
The first English Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek was William Tyndale whose work influenced the King James Version. Tyndale was burned at the stake in 1536 for his translations. The Lincoln Memorial in Washington opened in 1922.
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