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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1961
Page
5
Violet Marshall, a Beckley telephone operator, pursued flying after personal losses in 1959. She soloed in 1960, earned ground through 130 hours of instruction with Herb Alley, and plans to buy her own light plane after a September flight test.
Twenty men enlisted in the Army at the Beckley Recruiting Main Station in two days. Names include James Elbon Trescott and Carl Douglas Dunlap among others, with roles in engineering, administration, field communications, and automotive maintenance. Twelve more enlisted Wednesday, among them Farley MacArthur Christian and Jerry Lee Pierce, with assignments or pending postings. They were sent to Fort Jackson reception station in South Carolina.
The Rev. Oliver Tedder of Crab Orchard will be the evangelist at a revival starting tonight at the Amigo Baptist Church. Services will begin each evening at 7 o'clock.
A nurse mother describes the demanding care of a diabetic child and rebuts the notion that diabetes is easy to control. She details daily routines, diet, insulin management, school meals, and social challenges, noting most adults require varied treatments and the majority manage with a daily insulin dose.
A five member committee will meet at 1 p m Tuesday at the Beckley Hotel site to organize the Beckley Press Club. Attending are Robert R. Brown, Gene Morehouse, Phil Vogel, C J Needy McQuade, and Emil J Hodel. The hotel will provide quarters with food and beverage business only. Estimated eligible active members total 204 with workers from WJLS WWNR WOAY The Beckley Post Herald and Beckley Register and nonresident and associate memberships to be offered.
Five Crab Orchard residents plus two spouses returned from the 25th annual session of the National Association of Free Will Baptists held in Norfolk Virginia. Rev W C Combs Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church and Forest B Gillespie with wife and son Jimmie were in attendance. The program theme was The Changeless Christ for a Changing World. Over 2000 ministers delegates and visitors participated, marking a quarter century of progress.
OPAL RIPLEY reports Beckley clergy leader Dr. Theophilus Glashen organizes the Universal Peace Movement Association at Spiritual United Church of Action Moor Street. The long-time minister, born 1891 in Africa, has held multiple civic roles, studied at WVU and Blackstone, served in WWI, led a color national Legion unit, and now promotes a world peace drive with chapters worldwide.
Federal Court Judge John A. Field Jr of the Southern District of West Virginia will be honored by the Raleigh County Bar Association at a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Elks Club. Invitations include the judge’s staff, the U S District Attorney and staff, and the U S Marshal and staff. Field will convene federal court in Beckley at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday for a grand jury session—the first in about ten years. Criminal cases are expected to number 40 to 50 in July, followed by civil suits.
Three area students at West Virginia University have completed their theses and problem reports to earn masters degrees. The graduates are Ira Rae Cobb Garner of Kopperston, Paul Roger Errington of Scarbro, and Anna Hughes Patteson Carone of Mount Hope, per acting dean Dr W A Koehler.
An aged colon loses muscle strength leading to dry hard waste and weak urge. Doctors recommend COLONAID as a new laxative that moisturizes waste, toughens colon muscles, and gently stimulates lower colon reflexes. It claims overnight relief, safe for expectant mothers, and noninterfering with nutrient absorption. Introductory size 43 cents.
A compact promotional note extolls the phone as a constant assistant for messages large and small, from social to urgent, including outside calls. It highlights that local calls are inexpensive, with West Virginia offering unlimited local calls at no extra charge.
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