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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1962
Page
6
Mullens area hospital lists patients and discharges by date from January 17 to January 23, naming patients and their towns including Mullens Ravencliff Coeburn Amigo and nearby locales with numerous discharged individuals and infants noted across multiple days. The list records patient names towns and some family statuses amid daily admissions and discharges at Wyoming General Hospital.
Dorothy Wiley, wife of Chris Wiley, reportedly had a minor stroke last week. She was taken to a Charleston hospital and is now staying with her son Chris Wiley Jr. at home. She is slated to see a Charleston doctor Monday.
Resin is a yellow gummy plant exudate chiefly from pines and firs. When distilled it yields rosin, a hard amber substance used in various applications.
Pineville residents recall weekend travels visiting relatives in Princeton Charleston Crowley Worrell Addition Camp Creek and Camp Creek areas. Linda Mathena Marshall University student returns home for mid semester break. Ralph Hale of Tennessee visits family in Pineville.
The Toneda Baptist Men's Fellowship held a Saturday 7 p m worship service at Fellowship Hall with Don D. Cook leading the program. A trio Jerry Cook Phyllis Walker Geraldine Cook performed special music while Geraldine accompanied the piano. Cook spoke on the theme In the Beginning God and presided in Johnny Evans absence. Hostesses Mrs Johnny Evans and Mrs Gilbert Cook served refreshments to attendees including Donna Walker Emory Justice Virgil Lusk Rev Verne Cook Jay Whitt Cook Don D Cook Gilbert Cook Jerry Cook Larry Evans and guests Miss Geraldine Cook and Miss Phyllis Walker. Otis Cook will chair February meeting with hostesses Mrs Vern Cook and Mrs Virgil Lusk.
Mrs Oley Bailey Mrs George Adelson and Mrs Johnny Bailey attended the funeral of Mrs Bailey's uncle Frank A Pugh formerly of Eccles. Services were held Tuesday at Mt Tabor. Richard Shumate returned to Marshall University after the semester break with his parents.
Fayette County circuit clerk records show Blondine Tincher was granted a divorce from Forest Tincher in the October term court.
Mrs. Lee Kidd hosted the Clear Fork Valley Baptist Mission Society meeting at 7:30 p.m. The program titled Last Days included a devotional by Mrs. E. H. Crouch, scripture read by Mrs. Willard Toney, and a prayer by Mrs. Morgan Gregory. A poem was read by Mrs. Robert Crouch and a Bible quiz led by Mrs. Morgan Gregory with prizes for top scorers.
Dear Mrs Lawrence, the advice centers on empowering a student to resist excessive homework. The writer argues that the child needs support to say no to overbearing demands, not extra help with assignments. It stresses education aims at nurturing the love of learning, not merely high grades or college entry.
Local Selective Service board in Fayette County lists three men drafted for induction into the Armed Forces on February 6. Named are David Russell Hatcher of Ansted, Willie McVernon Depriest of Boomer, and Chelcie Davis Blankenship of Hico.
Fayetteville Junior Chamber of Commerce members plan a banquet Saturday at 7 30 p m in Lena's Restaurant dining room on Maple Avenue. President Dr Edwin H Warfield notes National Jaycee Week Jan 21 27 and urges more men to join as active members. No speaker is planned. members may bring wives or employers as guests.
Mrs Keith Hunt led introductions at the inaugural meeting of the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Fayetteville. Miss Jean Miller presided. guests Mrs Joe Moreau and Mrs Shirley Love attended. Committees and officers were named with Mrs Mary M Thrift and Mrs Porter Lewis holding multiple roles.
Miss Wan dalene Epperly was chosen as Snow Queen for the 1961 Tri-Hi-Y Christmas Dance at the National Guard Armory in Oak Hill. She was crowned by escort Larry Shyblosky after intermission as 160 attendees enjoyed refreshments, entertainment by Collins Choraletts and Greene Brothers and Rick, and holiday decor.
John Havicus 23 of Covington Kentucky was sentenced to one year in jail on a guilty plea to unarmed robbery of the City Newsstand in Princeton last November 20. Estil Hoops 36 of Bluefield received 5 to 18 years in prison. Havicus earned 54 days credit for time served.
A dinner guest urged a British bishop to tailor his sermon to the saying the first shall be last and the last shall be first while he planned to discuss doping racehorses. Separately, Arkansas reports that 53 percent of industrial water goes to the paper industry.
A dated column advises readers to use ingenuity at home and work, value worthwhile achievements, and avoid wasting time on minor matters. It recalls the origins of the term brass hat from the 1899 1902 South African War and projects 1962 federal spending trends. Also includes a 1962 zodiac digest urging practical self control and focus.
Mrs Charles E Graham and their son Chuckie joined her husband in Frankfort Germany on Monday. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Robinson Hope Camp near Kopperston. He is Sp4 Charles E Graham son of Mrs Hazel Graham and the late Carlos Graham of Oceana High School graduate, enlisted Nov 20 1960 trained at Fort Knox. He received first overseas assignment March 30 1961 to Mannheim Germany. Mrs Graham also graduated from Oceana High School in 1959 and was active in Future Nurses Association Tri-Hi-Y and the Pep Squad. She left Charleston Sunday by plane for New York.
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Cook marked son I O s third birthday with a party at their Oceana home. Pastel decorations and party favors framed the event while Miss Carol Eddy staged a puppet show. Attendees included Lisa Hammond Creighton Conley Debby Conley Annetta Brown Mary Catherine Brown Kimberly Roach Delmedia Conley and Carol Eddy among others.
Robert Stewart and Butch Lilly visited Mr. and Mrs. Kerman Canterbury in Ravencliff while relatives visiting their mother Mrs. Lee J. Morgan included Wander, Sandy, Luther, and Don Morgan along with Myrtle Brunty and other Morgans. They planned visits in Mullens and Wyoming General Hospital where Morgan has been patient since January 17. PVT Bill King returned to Ft Belvoir after weekend with parents, joined by Donald Huey and Walt Whitt. Ronnie Lilly spent weekend with her parents Cameron Lilly and Bob McMillan in Glen Daniels. pharmacy student at WVU, she is due to arrive in Ravencliff this weekend. Miss Sandra Perry, Washington DC, returned to work after visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Perry. Also noted are Mrs. Ernest Conley, Mrs. Eddy of Oceana, and several Cook, Walker, and Watts families from Mani.
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