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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1963

Page

3

Mrs Laird Hospitalized After Heart Attack in Morgantown

Mrs William Laird of Frank Street is a patient at University Hospital Morgantown after suffering a heart attack at home Friday. Miss Sally Shaw daughter of Mrs E O McClure Maple Ave a speech therapist in Bay County Schools Florida attended the Mardi Gras in New Orleans with friends last week and was formerly employed by the Fayette County Board of Education.

Payetteville Rns William Laird Frank Street University Hospital Morgantown Laird Sally Shaw E. O. McClure Maple Ave Bay County Florida New Orleans Miss Shaw Fayette County

Pineville Man Waives Grand Jury on Assault Charge

Reed Green twenty waived to the Wyoming County grand jury after a preliminary hearing on a charge of assault with attempt to rape. He was arrested at his Allen Junction home and posted a $3,000 bond after the hearing before Magistrate W P Wilson. The alleged incident occurred at Mrs Nocla McCracken’s Pineville home on February 26.

Pineville RNS Reed Green Wyoming County Grand Jury Green Wyoming Allen Junction Nocla McCracken W. P. Wilson

Methodist Women Attend General Meet in Fayetteville

The Fayettteville Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service held its general meeting with Mrs. Jack Wendell presiding. Officers announced plans for World Day of Prayer at the Baptist Church, March class meetings, and May officer installation, with a $418.38 general fund balance and Yolando Zorio’s May 11 reception on the agenda.

Fayetteville ANS Woman's Society of Christian Service Fayettteville Methodist Church Jack Wendell Fletcher Arritt Tommie Platt Baptist Church Wendell Phil Williams Irene Beni Frank Spangler N. J. Hornsby Jim Ayers Yolando Zorio Circle No. 2 Circle No. 3

Fayette Cancer Crusaders Get New 1963 Leader

Fayette County unit of the American Cancer Society names Miss Ethel Midge Crandell as 1963 chairman. Crandell, WV House of Delegates member, will lead the Fayette County unit with Dr Kerr Laird as president and Ernest McGraw as second vice president among others assisting.

Fayetteville RNS Ethel ‘‘Midge Crandell Fayette County West Virginia American Cancer Society Cecil H. Underwood State Cancer Crusade Miss Crandell House of Delegates Cancer Unit Elmer Collett Montgomery Gladys Bary A. L. Huddleston James Lively Oak Hill Charles Harnsbarger Mount Hope Ray Kirkwood Ansted Dolly Greiner Lookout Ernest McGraw Meadow Bridge Kanago

Concord College Enrollments Rise in Second Semester

Concord College reports a 45 student rise in second semester enrollment from last year bringing total registration to 1 480 with 24 more equated full time students. President Marsh notes the upward trend and officials anticipate a larger next fall. A major part of a new 4 million building program is complete with final completion expected in June and early applications urged.

Athens Concord College Milton C. Edge Concord Joseph F. Marsh

Illness Keeps Mamie Parker Home in Mt Hope

Mrs Mamie Parker has been confined to her Mt Hope home for several days due to illness. This week her visiting son Minor Parker of Morristown New Jersey is at her home. Cecil Dower of Columbus Ohio visits his mother Mrs Mary Dower. Mrs Roger Pat Keeney and her son Andy Pat of Toledo Ohio are visiting their foster parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Oschlager at 211 Monroe Street.

Mount Hope Mamie Parker Minor Parker Morristown Cecil Dower Columbus Ohio Mary Dower Roger Pat Keeney Andy Pat Toledo Andrew Oschlager Monroe Street

Japanese appoint adviser Takeuchi as ambassador to United States

UPI reports Japan will appoint Foreign Office adviser Ryuji Takeuchi aged 60 as ambassador to the United States. He will assume the post in early April replacing Koichiro Asakai, 57, according to informed sources and with U.S. approval already granted.

U.S Tokyo UPI Foreign Office Ryuji Takeuchi United States Takeuchi Koichiro Asakai

Lions Club Minstrel Set for Mount Hope High School

Mount Hope Lions Club president Sanford McNeely announces the annual Lions Club Minstrel will be March 29 at Mount Hope High School auditorium. Proceeds support Light Conservation and general club projects. Co chairmen Raymond Tissue and Fred Dixon say the theme aligns with state Centennial celebrations. Henry Danner will direct the minstrel, with committees led by James Wade, J. W. Bragg, O. G. Callison, and others for state equipment, program, makeup, acts, concessions, and publicity.

Mount Hope RNS Sanford McNeely Mount Hope Lions Club Lions Club Mount Hope High School Raymond Tissue Fred Dixon Henry Danner James M. Wade J. W. Bragg O. G. Callison W. B. McCoy Harvie Stark M. A Bud” Marchetti Bill Anderson Raymond E. Tissue James Twohig Charles Lobban Jack Keatley Jack Callaway L. D. Clark Johnny Gulbin Edward Souk Louis Corey Ralph Dorsey Marvin Beverley Tom Allen Lawrence Beverley Marchetti

Paris Fashion Forecast Highlights High Waistlines and Hats

Paris fashion critics anticipate a 1963 spring with eyes raised to the waist and above. Necklines dip to daring lows while oversized hats frame long fluid silhouettes. Designers Yves Saint Laurent Philippe Venet Andre Courreges Dior Cardin Ricci Desses Patou aim for modern, chic elegance with new cuts and fabric handling.

Rosette Hargrove Assn Paris NEA Yves Saint Laurent Philippe Venet Andre Courreges Saint Laurent Dior Givencht Balenciaga Pierre Cardin Nina Ricci Jules- Francois Crahay Jean Desses Jean Patou

Local folks on furlough and visits in Oceana area

Otis Blackburn recently back from overseas Air Force service spends a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs High Blackburn and sister Sharon. Ken Maynor arrives from Washington for a weekend visit with relatives. His wife, previously at Oceana Lumber and Supply, returns to Washington with him. Donnie Cook and Ralph Morgan join weekend guests from Chicago at Bernard and Bernardine Morgans. Sunday dinner hosts Mrs John Sturgill with son-in-law and daughter Barbe Cook and daughters Becky and Susan Welch.

Oceana RNS Otis Blackburn Air Force High Blackburn Sharon Ken Maynor Washington Oceana Lumber and Supply Donnie Cook Ralph Morgan Bernard Morgan

May 25 Set As Centennial Date

Fay etteville officials announce May 25 at 10 am as the official opening of the Fayetteville Centennial Celebration. Civil War veteran descendants in Fayette County are urged to send name and address to J H Allen by March 15 to receive certificates of recognition at the event.

Fayetteville RNS J. H. Allen Allen

Alma Noble Guild Plans March Installation of Officers

The Fayetteville Baptist Church guild met Thursday evening with Betty Shuck and Ann Lilly as hostesses. Becky Keaton led devotion and Mary Lou Kessler presented a program on popularity. Members discussed yearbooks and the guild house party. installation of new officers is slated for the March meeting.

Fayetteville ANS Alma Noble Guild Mary Kay Hambrick Ann Lilly Betty Shuck Sharon McClelland Emily Lemon Jo Ellen Ennis Becky Keaton Mary Lou Kessler Mary Pat Ryan Sharon Cruikshank Candy Kincaid

North Carolina Span Reaches From Appalachians to Outer Banks

North Carolina, the eastern state widest by area, stretches roughly 500 miles from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic coast, crossing varied terrain and coastal scenery along the way.

North Carolina Appalachian Mountains

Tech Teacher Otis K. Rice Named to Scholars Directory

Dr Otis K Rice of West Virginia Tech history chair and 1957 appointee to the faculty joins the 1963 Directory of American Scholars from the American Council of Learned Societies. A Kanawha County educator and former WV Historical Society president he holds degrees from Morris Harvey College West Virginia University and the University of Kentucky.

Concord College Announces Cooperative Medical Technology Program

Concord College announced that the West Virginia Board of Education approved Bluefield Sanitarium as a cooperating institution in its medical technology program. The three year college study plus one year hospital residence leads to a B S in Medical Technology and eligibility for the American Society of Clinical Pathologists exam.

Athens Concord College West Virginia Board of Education Bluefield Sanitarium Jas Concord Beckley Memorial Hospital Bluefield Hospital David F. Bell John J. Bryan Sue Beckley Bluefield American Society of Clinical Pathologists Dean Lockwood Council On Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association School of Medical Technology

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Charles Garvin Jr Garvin Pete Norford Claude Bess Charles S. Thompson F. G. Janutolo Harry Aliff Thompson Charles Aberdhjinski Bess Jatt Ayers Hal Cottrell Ar‘ritt Norford Kenneth Tygett Alfred Bibb Ermel Wilson F. J. Morris Edna Janutolo Margaret Boyd Ada Nichols Max Neubert Tunney Hunsaker Fayette Cancer Crusaders Mt. Hope Lions State Minstrel Show Marc Bohan L’aurore Bell-ans Orangeburg N. Y Penney Penney’s Chamber OF Commerce Penney S Maufacturers Penney's Scholars The Chesapeake and Potomac
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