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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1963

Page

7

New River Channel To Be Cut By Railway

Itmann mine pollution will be halted by cutting a new river channel away from slate refuse. Norfolk and Western Railway led a three hour meeting with state officials coal reps and Delegate England to relocate the river bed and unblock tracks. Ten more people faced stream pollution charges while Slab Fork Coal Co lost a permit after solids overflow into Barker Creek.

Itmann Guyan Pocahontas Fuel Co Norfolk and Western Railway Department of Natural Resources N. & W Coal Company J. Paul England England House of Delegates Wyoming County Noel Princeton Jack Pizzino William Shumate Pearisburg Burle Mills Peterstown Randolph Orange Covel Sidney L. Murphy Matewan Freeman C. Akers C. J. Dunn Route 1 Elliston Jesse Maretto Lashmeet Walter Hughes W. L. King

Mine Blast Cause Probed at Oakwood Mine Carlisle

A hearing proceeded at The New River Co.s Oakwood mine Carlisle to determine the Wednesday blast cause. Officials from West Virginia Department of Mines Federal Bureau of Mines United Mine Workers of America and The New River Co. attended. Peach Jackson, injured in the explosion, was reported in satisfactory condition at Oak Hill Hospital.

Carlisle New River Co Oakwood West Virginia Department of Mines Federal Bureau of Mines United Mine Workers of America the New River Co Beckley Department of Mines Peach Jackson Oak Hill Hospital Jackson

Circle To Purchase Clothes For Needy

Fayetteville Circle No. 3 of the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church met at Edith Dillion’s home with co host R C Dasey. Mrs. B B Boone led the session. Gladys Bary spoke on Evangelism. a collection funded clothing materials for needy lands. Get well cards were signed for Dumitt Hesse and Laird. April nursery duty announced. next meeting at Miss Bary’s Daniels Street.

Fayetteville RNS Dummitt Dot Hesse William Laird Circle No. 3 Miss Bary Daniels Street Joe Hodgson Fred Davidson Miss Eary R. A. Broshears

Area Hospital Lists Patients

Wyoming General Hospital Mullens lists admissions and discharges by date from March 8 to March 13. Each entry names patients admitted at various towns including Tralee Glen Fork Han over Maben Mullens and Itmann with accompanying discharge lists.

Mullens ANL Wyoming General Hospital William Whitlow Tralee Josephine Tomlison Glen Fork Elizabeth Toler Hanover Amy Crean Kirk Mary Wyatt Brenton Martha Toler North Springs Marie Levert Maben Maggie Woods Matoaka Delila Davidson Warren Lester Kermit Kiser Sylvia Goode Marsha Lusk Patricia Hash Rhea Clifford Agnes Blankenship Betty Mills Mary Cantrell Jimmy Lee Naylor Itmann Arthur Allen Hall Bud Marie Streets Rhodell Ronnie Griffith Eccles Leonard Acord Glen White Violet Woods Anna Lusk Patricia Nears Blankenship Barbara Stefancic Corinne Noah Toler Virgil Quesenberry Alpeca James Brown East Gulf Roy Agee William Sargent Odd Rayburn Michael Covel Martha Millsap Helen Leola Woods Robert McKinney Fulton Brown Edward Graham Joe Webb Dasil Mc Corrine Arnet Cox Pineville Floyd Young Stephenson Joseph Kemp Fred Reece Allen Junction Ulysses Crum Amigo Josie Bell Carmeletta Naylor Zetta Willingham Barbara McClanahan Loretta Cardwell Henry Meadows Joyce Mullins Evelyn Schuman Lou McCarthy Fenna_ Bazzie Marshall Bailey Vaunia Day William Whitton Vernon Canterbury Oren Greer James Cook Willie England Otsego Dallas Rash Jr Lillie Bell Dixon Diane Rinehart Tom Eldreth Burley Mayworth

Present-For You and Yours Daily Guidance

A short horoscope advisory urges Aries to pursue creative writing or painting, Libra to present all facts when seeking advice even if embarrassing, and Scorpio to shield their mood by avoiding chronic complainers. It also suggests engaging children with activities and staying a good listener to learn.

Trio in Fayette rape case returned to jail from New York

The second and third of a trio accused of raping a 16 year old Kilsyth girl and injuring another were brought back to Fayette County Jail from New York on Thursday. Roscoe C Jackson aged 21 from Piney View and Lawrence L Mitchell aged 38 from Lanark had been arrested in Monroe County on March 9. Arthur W Jenkins aged 27 from Piney View remains jailed without bond after a preliminary hearing Tuesday. No hearing date for the two has been set.

Fayette County New York Roscoe Carlos Jackson Piney View Lawrence Lewis Mitchell Lanark Monroe County Arthur William Jenkins

Twenty Projects Enter Youth Corps Contest at WVU

Morgantown announces 20 student projects across two divisions in a Centennial Youth Corps contest. Among entries are Oceana High School Journalism I’s plan to create Indian Rock park and Grant County Pathfinders 4-H Trail to Ebb and Flowing Spring. Prizes awarded mid May.

Centennial Youth Corps West Virginia University Sarah Lawson Middlebourne Oceana High School Oceana Indian Rock Pathfinders 4-H Club Grant County Lodene U. S Lawson University State Awareness Committee

Ravencliff Social Roundup Hints at Family Visits and a Birthday

Ravencliff notes a flurry of weekend visits as Wade Pinson rests at home and relatives travel from Newport News Charleston and Princeton. The piece also marks Rebecca Jo Wood’s first birthday celebrated with family dinner at the Woods home.

Ravencliff Wade Pinson Willard Ownby Timmy Ricky Lora Newport News Donald Mann Charleston Cleveland Ohio George King Louise Bailey Anita Ie Te John Tonoff Bulin Vaught Laura Bailey Jesse Monroe Sparks Princeton Goldie Vaught Giles Lucas Hurley Shumate Bob Sparks O. A. Lamb Bill Lamb Bill Philyaw Billy John Brooks Patterson James C. Gentry Garfield ‘Price Tony Perry Doug John Fred Shunk Harper Thurman Woods Concord College Woods Judy Croft Eccles Rebecca Jo Wood

Dinner At Mount Hope Presbyterian Hub

About 30 people attended the Bluestone District Presbyterian Development Fund Dinner in the Mount Hope Church Fellowship Hall. Attendees included Mrs. Jack Keatley and Mrs. Dan Stevenson Jr., leaders of the Women of the Church. Women in charge of the dinner listed several volunteers: Mrs. Allen Garrett Jr., Mrs. Charles R. Harnsburger, Mrs. W. B. Poling, Mrs. Sarah McWilliams, Miss Barbara Lawton, Mrs. E. Scott Carter, Mrs. Fred Frisk, Miss Rachel Mills, and Mrs. C. E. Jones.

Mount Hope ANS Bluestone District Presbyterian Development Fund Mount Hope Presbyterian Church Jack Keatley Women of the Church Dan Stevenson Jr Bradley Allen Garrett Jr Charles R. Harnsburger W. B. Poling Sarah McWilliams Barbara Lawton E. Scott Carter Fred Frisk Rachel Mills C. E. Jones

Cleanup Of Mullens Grade School Continues

Mullens Grade School works to reopen after flood damage. Principal Elbert Cook warns the public to await official notice as crews remove mud and debris from every room. Libraries and records suffer extensive losses with 200 to 400 books per room.

Mullens RNS Elbert Cook Cook

Mullens Quartet To Sing At Glen Fork

The Mullens Christian Harmoneers Quartet will perform at Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church Saturday at 7 p.m. Vic Hayhurst leads as bass, Floyd Canterbury from Ravencliff sings tenor, Jack Gillespie with wife Sue at piano, and Sue will sing alto. The group promotes The Gospel in Song and appears in area churches and civic groups.

Glen Fork ANS Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church Christian Harmoneers Quartet Mullens Vic Hayhurst Floyd Canterbury Pine Grove Baptist Church Ravencliff Jack Gillespie Sue Herbert Perry

Vandalia Club Hears Babcock Park Officers

Fayetteville Vandalia Garden Club met at Mrs. Lewis Burkey’s home. Clyde Crowley and Walter Shupe presented a slide program on Babcock State Park. Members received pamphlets and club leaders announced committees and donations to local groups. Get-well cards were prepared for several members.

Fayetteville BNS George Vickers Lofton Tudor Myrtle Parrish Stanley Moore Holly Kessler George Hatfield Harold Jones Ermel Hess John Witt Jr Ashford Carl Vickers C. T. Shackelford Moore Martha Parrish Kenneth Sproles Tudor Raymond Adkins

OES Plans April Banquet in Fayetteville

Fayetteville Chapter No. 115 of the Order of Eastern Star held a regular meeting in the Masonic Hall with Worthy Matron Mrs. E. B. Wood presiding. A scheduled banquet for visiting Worthy Grand Matron Miss Virginia Robinson on April 26 was announced, along with plans for decorations, a salad course by hostesses, and a March 30 practice session. Guests included Mrs. Mae Ferri of Oak Hill Chapter No. 107 and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Allen of Oak Hill.

Fayetteville BNS Order of Eastern Star No. 115 Masonic Hall E. B. Wood Evelyn Powell Tommie Platt Kanawha Virginia Robinson Martha Parrish Oscar Henderson Dennis Shockey Holly Kessler Gladys Bary Joseph Crosier H. F. Frazier Shockey Ernest Darnall Dan Perdue Tom Ryan Chester Bates George Moreau Platt Edith McClung Page Co Oak Hill J. P. Allen

Four area men pledge Concord fraternities

ATHENS Four students from the area are among Concord College men who pledged to fraternities last month. Wayne McKinney Prince sophomore pledged to Delta Delta Tau, Terry Byrd Mullens freshman and John C. Painter Kilsyth sophomore both pledging to Theta Xi, and Robert Nolley Mullens freshman, Sigma Tau Gamma.

Athens Concord College Wayne McKinney Prince Delta Delta Tau Terry Byrd Mullens John C. Painter Kilsyth Theta Xi Robert Nolley Sigma Tau Gamma

Prisoner No 25871 Strike Ends Prison Revolt At Isle Of Pines

A 1962 hunger strike by 6 000 prisoners on the Isle of Pines ends after the prison director Tarran negotiates with a 48 man committee. Communists promise reforms amid heavy hospitalizations and dire conditions. The dynamite under the prison remains.

Miami UPI Isle of Pines Fidel Castro Tarran

Counties Grow Most Potatoes for U S Market

Forty seven counties produce two thirds of the potatoes raised in the United States according to the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U S Department of Agriculture.

U. S Agricultural Marketing Service U. S. Department of Agriculture

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