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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1962

Page

10

French Club Officers at Glen Rogers High School

Newly elected Glen Rogers High School French Club officers are Sarah Lucas president Frankie Acord vice president Karen Kelly reporter Conrad Dillon treasurer and Mike Mc Graw secretary. The club is sponsored by Lacy A Dillon English and French instructor.

Glen Rogers High School Conrad Dillon Sarah Lucas Frankie Acord Karen Kelly Mike McGraw Lacy A. Dillon

Section Workers Named For March Of Dimes

The Mount Hope area opens the New March of Dimes drive at 6 pm Jan 30 with the theme You Hold the Key Your Dimes will do it Again. League president Mrs Charles R Harnsbargey chairs. sections list a large slate of local workers and area chairmen for Kilsyth and Sun areas. Coin boxes already in Mount Hope businesses.

Mount Hope RNS The Mount Hope Federated League Charles R. Harnsbargey League Raymond E. Tissue Blanche Davis Margaret McCool Anna McCool W. B. Poling L. M. Corey N. L. Kemp Jennie Cope Carter John Barnum Frank Graff Anna Cope Mary Buckley W. R. Park Janis Spade Sue Spade Linda Spade Bonnie Vallina Sun

Son Born to Whitesville Coach Carl Bradford

Elk View basketball coach Carl Bradford and his wife Carolyn Tincher Bradford welcomed a seven pound ten ounce son at Memorial Hospital Charleston. Bradford, a former Morris Harvey College star from Rock Creek, played at Marsh Fork High School.

Whitesville Rns Elkview Carl Bradford Bradford Carolyn Tincher Memorial Hospital Charleston Morris Harvey College Rock Creek J. L. Bradford Marsh Fork High School

Mrs Martha Jarrell Fractures Hip in Fall at Sundial

Mrs Martha Jarrell sustained a fractured hip after a fall at her son Ernest Jarrells Sundial home. This is her second hip fracture, the previous injury occurring at her Stickney home. She is hospitalized at Beckley Hospital.

Sundial RNS Martha Jarrell Ernest Jarrell Stickney Beckley Hospital

Pate Brooks Returns Home After Stroke Recovery

After nearly six weeks in Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Mrs Pate Brooks returned home Saturday evening much improved from the stroke that hospitalized her She was accompanied by two of her sons and daughters in law Holroyd Brooks Beckley and Randolph Brooks Accoville Mrs Greely McGraw attended a postmaster meeting in Pineville Wednesday night in the Coca Cola building Harry McGraw recuperates at home from a recent mine injury A patient at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens McGraw returned home Friday Frankie Acord son of Mr and Mrs Glen Acord a Glen Rogers High School student returned to school Monday after a flu attack Lee J Morgan remains a patient at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Mrs L T Kellam is ill at home with flu

Wyoming General Hospital Mullens McGraw Frankie Acord Glen Acord Glen Rogers High School Lee J. Morgan L. T. Kellam

Lunch Program To Be Viewed By Visitor

Verne Clay principal of John McGraw Grade School announced a visit by Miss Esperanza Lopez of Pedro De los Santos Mexico. She will spend Thursday Feb 1 as guest of teachers and students and will focus on the hot lunch program and birthday party idea.

Miss Lopez

Couple Dies In Wreck Near Cris-ton Ohio

Funeral services will be held Wednesday for John Keith Sims 31 and Irene Sims 23 killed last Saturday when a train struck their car near their Cris ton home in Ohio They moved there about four years ago and were graduates of Nicholas County High School They had no children.

Vocabulary list snippets for learners

A compact collection of difficult words for vocabulary study featuring terms such as villain, visage, vocational, vogue, volition, yule, weasel, wheelbarrow, weight, wreath, wrestle, wretched, and wry. Includes definitions and usage guidance in concise entries.

Special Court Term Is Set

Wyom ing County Circuit Court judge warrants a special term on Feb 19 to present to the grand jury and conduct pre trial conferences in cases matured and ready for trial at the regular March term. Uncontested actions may be heard. contested matters not. A grand jury is summoned for the special term. a petit jury for March 13 for the regular term.

Pineville RNS Robert M. Worrell Wyoming County Circuit Court John S. Lambert

Mrs James Dillon Admitted To Grace Hospital Welch

ITMANN RNS Mrs James Dillon was admitted to Grace Hospital at Welch Friday night for treatment after an injury or illness.

Itmann James Dillon Grace Hospital Welch

Seven year old Katie Hendricks records debut on Dixie Label

Seth RNS reports seven year old Katie Hendricks of Chapin South Carolina has released her first recording on the Dixie Label Nashville. The extended play features six songs and she has appeared on TV shows including All Night Sing and Carolina in the Morning. Her grandmother Mrs Charles A Goodwin says Katie has talent and tours, with many encores.

Seth Rns Little Miss Katie America Chapin, S.C Peter Woodrow Hendricks Gloria Goodwin Hendricks Charles A. Goodwin Katie Little Katie Dixie Label Nashville, Tenn Wally Fowler Lewis Family Lincolnton, Ga Carolina Buddy Starcher Charleston Columbia S.C Hazel Haile Chapin

Six Wyoming Men Enlist In U S Army

Six Wyoming County men have enlisted this month for a three year hitch in the U S Army at Pineville Recruiting Station according to Sgt Clarence Snyder. Upon completion of basic training at Fort Jackson S C they will enter the following fields Leaford McClanahan and others unnamed.

Pineville RNS Wyoming County U. S. Army Clarence Snyder Fort Jackson S. C Leaford McClana

Pruetts Visit Relatives. Adkins Remains Hospitalized

Eugene Pruett and family visited Mrs. Rebecca Adkins on Saturday. Adkins remains a patient at Wyoming General Hospital in Mullen. Bernard Brooks visited Mt Hope to see her parents Ever Ett Elkins and Mrs. Bernard Brooks. Mrs. Paul Whitt stayed with her parents C. S. Payne and wife for three weeks. Former Massillon resident Mrs. Whit has returned to West Virginia as her husband completes basic training at Fort Jackson. She plans to stay until February for further visits.

Obituary notices for Ellison Pugh Cook and others in area

Death notices list Herbert H Ellison Frank Arthur Pugh Rhea Cook Charles W Hall Samuel Robert Peters and others. Services set in Dunns Mt Tabor Blue Ridge Sunset Memorial Park Rose Quesenberry with church and cemetery details and funeral home arrangements. Burial locations include Camp Creek Meads Calfee and Blue Ridge.

Charles W Beaver Avenue Keyser-Bryant Grady Morgan J. B. F. Yoak, Jr Blue Ridge Beckley Masonic Lodge No A. F A. M Beckley Lodge S. Austin Caperton, Sr D. C. Ashton Doff Daniel, Jr J. F. Teaford Donald Lilly Robert Price M. M. Ralston Fred Richmond Joe Perdue Phillip W. Payne Richard Canterbury Leonard Wirtz Dickie Bair Jessie Gravely Henry Campbell Ronald Runyon Billie Runyon Russell Runyon

Divorces Granted in Wyoming County Circuit Clerk Office

The Wyoming County Circuit Clerk in Pineville grants divorces. Arthur Kenneth Brown from Gladys Brown custody of two children awarded to the mother. George W. Miller from Margaret Miller. June J. Roberts from Glenn P. Roberts with Loretta June Johnson restored as plaintiff. Romeo Cook from Garnet Cook. James R. McCracken from Nocle Fay McCracken with custody of two children awarded to the father.

Pineville RNS Wyoming County Circuit Clerk's Office Arthur Kenneth Brown Gladys Brown George W. Miller Margaret Miller June J. Roberts Glenn P. Roberts Loretta June Johnson Romeo Cook Garnet Cook James R. McCracken Nocle Fay McCracken

Hospital Patient in Beckley Hospital Admitted For Surgery

Mrs. Quince Borrer of Rock Creek is a patient at Beckley hospital after being admitted Monday. She is scheduled for surgery. Florists The Language of Flowers Speaks So Well To Her of You Dial Floral Co. 345 City Ave. Ph. 253-4561.

Rock Creek RNS Quince Borrer Beckley Hospital Dial Floral CO City Ave

Repair and Home Services Classified Contacts

Repair Service PLASTERING no job too small Cal 253 8567 Charles Logan For Refrigeration Service HALSTEAD S 252 2215 25 YEARS OF KNOW HOW HOME and auto radios repaired Pickup and delivery service All work guaranteed Wright's Radio Service Dial 252 3509 For modern plumbing and heating prompt dependable repair service call 253 4583 W C Rogers Plumbing Heating 104 Temple St We repair WESTINGHOUSE PHILCO and GIBSON appliances specialize in ZENITH and PHILCO television but repair any make Repair and replace outside TV antennae LosaD

Cal Charles Logan Halstead's Wright W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Temple St Westinghouse Philco Gibson Zenith Philco DIAL Ashworth Firestone Prince — St Beckley John W. Eye Television West Neville St

Union England Came Near War Over The Trent Affair

The Trent Affair nearly sparked war between the Union and England after the Union ship San Jacinto intercepted the Confederate commissioners Mason and Slidell aboard the Trent near Cuba on November 8, 1861. Slidell and Mason were taken to Fort Warren, amid English protests and calls for naval action, before their release on January 1, 1862. Both men were lawyers and former senators.

Trent England San Jacinto Cuba Charles Wilkes James M. Mason John Slidell France Wilkes Mason Slidell Havana Fort Warren Boston Harbor Diplo Matic Confederacy United States Union Virginia Louisiana

Also Mentioned on This Page

Glen Rogers March of Dimes C. E. Jones M. A. Marchetti Pauline Taggart Corrie Graff W. J. Moore Frances Dixon Willia Thompson Ambrose Bryan Don Sanford E. Scott Carter W. G. Callaway John Brady Helen Darnall Fred Frisk Carl H. Duncan Ravencliff Fayette Raleigh Wyoming Suede Taffeta Tarantula Vogue Volition Yule Weasel Weigh Wile Raleigh Register and Principals Associations Post-Herald Raleigh Register Post-Herald and Raleigh Register W. Yo Han Jr Sabine Combat Engineers James Chester Dalton Clear Fork James W. Frank William S. Cox Military Police Denver O. Fortner Guyan Airborne Richard L. Lusk Covel US Army James M, Mason Ellison Pugh Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel Funeral Home Radio Douglas Bryant Jack McGuigan Johnstown Rd Webb & Neal Funeral Home Ambulance Service Mine R. Neal Mgr Foc Strayea Sete Robert L. Amick Beckley Newspapers Todd's Grocery and Hardware Beaver Foster Hardware Co Main St W. Va Montgomery Ward Beckley Earl R. Huddle Earl Sis South Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Southern Institute of Graphic Arts Nashville Tennessee South Street Losad Prince St Yellow Cab Willey Brothers Hinton Archery Beaver Supplies Raleigh Cleaners & Laundry Dial Jan Campbell Music Co Munsey Curtis Miller Lacy Meadows Crab Orchard Will Jennings Scott Jim Green Will Arnold Mays Sparks TV & Appliance Company Raleigh Insurance Agency Beckley Maytag Maytag Spe Formica Harvey Cabinet Co American Glass& Mirror Co. Inc Mt. Hope Rd Kie Ickie Grady Whitlock Poss
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