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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1960
Page
5
A pediatric article discusses why children fear injections and why doctors avoid hurting youngsters. It advises honesty with kids about shots, quick delivery, and turning visits into positive experiences to build trust and improve health outcomes.
John Thomas White lay injured in a wrecked car for more than nine hours in Versailles Missouri before help arrived. With three broken ribs a neck injury and facial cuts he walked three miles to his home and was later taken to a clinic.
A Democratic precinct meeting produced a near unanimous showing for Lyndon Johnson with only one vote against him. The lone dissent came from a Republican who slipped into the gathering and voted for Richard Nixon.
The Rev. Matthew C. Daughterty, 40, a former welterweight boxer, was ordained a Catholic priest as part of 11 ordained for the Pittsburgh diocese by Bishop John J. Wright. He said he was surprised but adds he was a kid who was always scrapping.
Dr. Crane describes Eli Miller a 97 year old Indiana farmer’s father in law who grew foggy and bedridden. The family tests sea water as a trace chemical supplement by adding a teaspoon to milks and oatmeal. Miller’s mental clarity gradually improves over months and a notable change prompts a future update.
Notices from Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department list Monday events including U S Army Mothers Post No 7 Memorial Building 7 30 p m Circle No 3 at First Methodist Church 2011 2 Vine Street Officers to be elected Beckley Art Group sketch session hosted by Mrs H L Bragg Calloway Heights 7 30 p m
Mission Circle No 2 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church gathers at 7 30 p m at Mrs Tracy Riffes home Pine Wood Garden Club meets at 10 a m at Mrs Dave Collins 120 Glen Ave installation of officers American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 32 meets in Room 10 Memorial Building at 8 p m Ladies Missionary Society of Fundamental Baptist Church of Prosperity meets at 8 p m at Mrs Edward Bays Prosperity
The Crab Orchard Women's Christian Temperance Union at Crab Orchard Baptist Church planned a 1:30 p.m. covered dish luncheon but it has been postponed to a later date. Local members will be notified of the rescheduled gathering.
On Thursday several church groups hold meetings at local homes and churches. St Marys Guild of St Stephen’s Episcopal meets at 800 N Oakwood Ave at 1 30 pm Circle No 3 of Calvary Baptist Church Mabscott hosts a meeting at Mrs George Coker’s home Mabscott at 7 30 pm Ladies Aid Society of the Regular Baptist Church gathers at the church at 7 30 pm
Mrs. H. H. Harvey of Raleigh County chairs the Water Safety Committee and leaves for Camp Limberlost in Indiana to take Purdue University’s ten day course in Handicapped Swimming at the Red Cross National Aquatic School. She will direct the July Crippled Children's Camp water front at Camp Horseshoe near Elkins. Also, TED KESSINGER is reported in satisfactory condition in Raleigh General Hospital with pneumonia, as Mrs. Kessinger and Mary Ann Milano return from Washington, D. C. where Mary Ann took part in the National Spelling Bee.
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