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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1962

Page

7

Whitt Nucholls Vows Read In Mullens Church

Norma Jean Nucholls and J Eugene Whitt wed at First Church of God Mullens with ceremony at 4 30 pm. Bride wore pink organza gown. teardrop necklace from groom. sister Linda Whitt bridesmaid. Douglas Yates best man. Couple to reside in Norfolk Naval Shipyard area Portsmouth Virginia.

Mullens RNS Church of God Guyandotte Avenue Norma Jean Nucholls Otis E. Nucholls Bud J. Eugene Whitt B. J. Whitt John J. Bailey Linda Whitt Douglas Yates Herndon High School Glee Club Mullens High School Beckley Concord Colleges Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth

Fayetteville and area visitors share summer welcomes

Fayetteville residents greet relatives from Hyattsville and Princeton while Tunney Hunsaker Beckwith and Tudor clan host in Bluefield. Cleveland guest David Jones visits Cunard with Miss Connie Witt who plans a two week stay with Melvin Witt in Cleve and.

Fayetteville Rns Robert Fisher Kathy John Hyattsville Irene Cavendish Fayette Ave George Hunsaker Debbie Sharon Diane Princeton Tunney Hunsaker Tunney Hunsakers L. W. Tudor Beckwith Bluefield David Jones Cleveland Ohio Connie Witt Cunard Miss Witt Melvin Witt Cleveand

Pax PAX Visiting and Relatives Return Home

Visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Snowden Craddock in Elyria Ohio are Mrs. Jack Bailey and daughter Patty Anne formerly of Pax. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kile have returned to Indianapolis after a week with Clyde Mowell in Weirwood. Over the weekend visitors to Mrs. Rosella Sutton include Johnie Mowell Joann Patricia and Sandra Sutton of Covington Kentucky and Hattie Conner of Princeton. The Rev Bobby Brock of North Carolina visited his mother Dolly Brock in Weirwood and conducted services at Clear Fork. Mrs. Myrtle Adkins has returned home after vacationing in Ohio.

PAX Snowden Craddock Hope Jack Bailey Patty Anne Elyria Ohio Larry Kile Indianapolis Ind Clyde Mowell Weirwood Rosella Sutton Johnie Mowell Joann Patricia Sandra Sutton Covington Hattie Conner Princeton Bobby Brock North Carolina Dolly Brock Clear Fork Myrtle Adkins

Public Meet Set To Review School Financing

Charleston report notes a legislative subcommittee will hold a Parkersburg meeting to discuss school financing options. Recommendations include expanded vocational education and a merit system for teachers. The group, led by Sen. C. H. McKown and Del. Earl Hager, has met in Wheeling, Welch, Fayetteville, Martinsburg, Elkins, Buckhannon and Fairmont, with Huntington and other sessions planned.

Charleston UPS Parkersburg William K. Hamilton West Virginia Del Frank Deem R-Ritchie West Fayetteville Martinsburg Elkins Buckhannon Fairmont

Mullens mayor race tightens as Staats leads by eight

In a Mullens city election canvass, W. P. Staats of the Peoples Party gains two votes and remains eight ahead of Luther Kerns of the Citizens Party. Final counts show Staats 666 and Kerns 658.

SRC Opens Bids On Area Paving Projects

State Road Commission opens bids for area paving projects totaling about 3.1 million dollars. Federal Interstate jobs and nine other contracts include nearly 32 miles of road work and seven bridges. Work spans Barbour Berkeley Fayette Kanawha McDowell Mercer Putnam Ritchie counties.

Fo Oameeners APT State Road Commission Barbour Berkeley Fayette Kanawha McDowell Mercer Putnam Ritchie

Criticism Of Justice Reservoir Plan in Wyoming County

U S Senator Byrd pressed the Army Corps of Engineers for a review of the Justice Reservoir project on the Guyandot River amid claims it would devastate coal, timber, gas, and local economies. Engineers rebut most claims as baseless, noting upstream coal, limited timber use, small gas impact, and minor recreation effects, while confirming 4 foot pool difference aids recreation.

Washington U. S Robert C. Byrd D-W. Va Huntington U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Wyoming County Justice Reservoir Guyandot River Byrd Charleston Baileysville Brenton

Nightgown arrest reversal clears Pasadena divorcee

In Pasadena California UPI report Judge John Hassler overturned a jury conviction against Dorothy Makray 28 a divorcee clearing her of resisting arrest calling the arrest outrageous and cruel She had filed a million dollar damage suit over being roughed up during a traffic warrant arrest April 14 but dropped it after the judge's decision

Pasadena Calif UPI John F. Hassler Dorothy Makray Hassler

Baton twirlers train for Southeastern Star clinic at Concord College

Herndon High School majorettes practice rou tine pin technique ahead of the second annual Southeastern Star Baton Twirling and Majorette Clinic scheduled for June 24 to 29 at Concord College Athens. Readable group photo lists Brenda Carolyn McKinney Brenda Lynn Lusk Dana Graham Mary Ellen Belcher Patricia Murphy Brenda Kaye McKinney Reva Shrewsbury and Gaye Milam.

Concord College Athens Herndon High School Brenda Carolyn McKinney Brenda Lynn Lusk Dana Graham Mary Ellen Belcher Patricia Murphy Brenda Kaye McKinney Reva Shrewsbury Gaye Milam

Rotary Hears N KIC Guest at Fayetteville Club

Fayetteville Rotary Club heard John Daley of New Kanawha Industrial Corp discuss fiberglass tubes manufactured at the Oak Hill plant for housing gas rockets. Daley cited tubes of eight and a half inches by four and a half inches and said one million tubes are to be produced with a hoped-for contract.

Fayetteville RNS Earl Settle J. D. Shultz Gilbert Smith Zane Summerfield G. T. Thomas C. S. Thompson E. 0. Wiseman John L. Witt Jr

New Herndon High band begins practice this week

New members start band practice under Louis Kaman at Herndon High School. Beginners include John Shrewsbury Susan Quesenberry Earl Goodwin Roger Lusk and more. The photo lists second and back row members Sandra Perdue Geneva Byars Linda Lusk Joyce Repass David Sizemoe Danny Lusk Carolyn McKinney Elsie Shrewsbury. Sir Walter Raleigh established a colony on Roanoke Island Va on July 4 1087.

Herndon High School Louis Kaman John Shrewsbury Susan Quesenberry Earl Goodwin Roger Lusk Sandra Perdue Geneva Byars Linda Lusk Joyce Repass David Sizemoe Danny Lusk Carolyn McKinney Elsie Shrewsbury

Daughter Born to Shumates in Jacksonville Hospital

Mr and Mrs Claude Shumate welcomed a girl born Saturday in a Jacksonville Florida hospital weighing nine pounds The mother Marjorie Powers is a Glenard High School graduate The father Claude Shumate also graduated from Glen Rogers school Grandparents are Mr and Mrs P G Sigman and Mr and Mrs Baul Shumate

Glen Fork RNS Claude Shumate Jacksonville, Fla Ee Shumate Marjorie Powers Glen Ad Glen Rogers School P. G. Sigman Baul Shumate

TV In Review by Rick Du Brow The Secret Storm

Television critic Rick Du Brow reviews CBS-TV daytime dramas The Secret Storm and The Brighter Day. He derides the soaps as sensational and notes their plot twists, moral tones, and implied sexual content while railing at contemporary TV culture and offering brief program notes and cast mentions.

Rick DU Brow Hollywood UPI Cbs-Tv Showtime CBS Julie Carol Amy Dad Mom CBS - TV

4 H Camp Honor for Leonard McMillan and Projects

Leonard McMillan of the Willing Workers Club earned three blue ribbons at a Friday night exhibit and is headed for 4-H Camp this year. He and cousin Jerry Trump sold 100 rabbits to a five and ten cents store and he has planted nearly 1,000 evergreen seedlings to prevent erosion, though a last year fire destroyed many trees. He lost his father in an automobile accident recently and helps his mother on their land while continuing his 4-H projects in rabbits, handicrafts, and wildlife.

McGraws RNS Leonard McMillan Ers Willing Workers Club State Air Leonard Jerry Trump Ros Gilbert McMillan Mac McMillan

Also Mentioned on This Page

Whitt-Nucholls Mullens Church Mrs. J. Eugene Whitt Gaines SRC Justice Dam Wyoming County—Engineers UMW Welfare and Retirement Fund Guyandot Rotary Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Island Herndon Hanna Crookshank Rainelle, W. Va TV In Review Swim Desilu Harry Golden Alfred Knopf Nbc-Tv Lucille Ball George Gobel Johnny Carson Ed Sullivan Irene Dunne John Ireland Archibald MacLeish Cortez Spain North American Admiral Refrigerator-Freezer Shafer Rupert, W. Va Oak Hill Hardware Company H. B. Clower H. W. Woodrum Oak Hill, W. Va Hanna Paint Manufacturing Company Hanna Paint Hanna Paint Manufacturing Company, Inc Admiral Sales Corporation Rue Hanna Columbus Birmingham E Pittsburgh Elizabeth Williams William P. Arthur Arthur Beckley Hardware Heber St Main
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