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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1965

Page

11

Mount Hope High to Stage Rest Assured Comedy

Students of Mount Hope High School with Miss Mary Ellen Stover present the junior class play Rest Assured a three act comedy tonight at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Student directors include Sandy Anderson Lois Croyle Bill Nise Spears Brenda Kennedy Jackie Grabowski Brenda Hyman and more with Miss Stover guiding the production.

Mount Hope High School Mary Ellen Stover Sandy Anderson Lois Croyle Bill Nise Spears Brenda Kennedy Jackie Grabowski Brenda Hyman Brenda Morgan Lydia Pugh JoAnn Penman Sharon Williams Scotty Vargo Miss Stover James Moses Jerry Adams Phil Tissue Jack Spadaro Teddy Payne

Dentists Seek Tooth Decay Immunity Linked to Saliva

Temple University microbiologist Dr. Gordon E. Green reports a substance in saliva found in about one in a thousand people may prevent tooth decay. He has tested about 200 cavity free individuals, often with poor dental hygiene, and suggests inheritance and blood type distribution relate to immunity. He isolated a gamma globulin protein substance that blocks decay bacteria in vitro.

Philadelphia UPI Temple University Gordon E. Green Ohio State University Henry Ford Hospital Detroit Green Temple Philadelphia County Dental Society

Paternity trial of Rev. C. Anderson Davis heats up

In Mercer County Circuit Court Davis NAACP State President faces charges of fathering an illegitimate child with Miss Helen Carol Allen of Bluefield. Inmate James Young testified of relations with Allen between October and December 1963 and that Allen’s attorney warned him of bastard charge if he testified. Six character witnesses appeared as the trial proceeds with Allen having said she and Davis were intimate three or four times between July 1961 and late 1963.

Princeton UPS C. Anderson Davis Mercer County Davis NAACP Helen Carol Allen Bluefield James Young Moundsville Penitentiary Allen Young Miss Allen Robert Holroyd Moundsville

Salinger Hires Trucking Firm to Move Belongings

Beverly Hills California Pierre Salinger former California senator and press secretary to Presidents Johnson and Kennedy hires Bekins Van and Storage to move his belongings from Falls Church Virginia. The truck driver will be L B Johnson, Bekins said Thursday.

Beverly Hills, Calif UPI Pierre Salinger California Johnson and Kennedy Falls Church Bekins van and Storage L. B. Johnson

Capt John Q Marr, First Confederate Officer Killed

Capt John Q Marr, widely honored in the South, is recorded as the first Confederate officer killed in the War Between the States. This notice notes his historic place in early Civil War memory and Confederate commemoration practices.

John Quincy Marr South

Leadership Classes Under Way At Mount Hope Church

Mount Hope Baptist Temple hosted the second session of Leadership Training Classes on Wednesday night. The program runs 7 to 7:50 p.m. for the first session and 8:10 to 9 p.m. for the second with a 20-minute refreshment break. Participants from Calvary Baptist Oak Hill and Mount Hope, including department heads and members, gathered to discuss teaching across Nursery to Junior levels using Judson Press materials and Bible-centered courses. The Rev Bill L Withers highlighted requirements for attendance and certificate eligibility from the American Baptist Convention.

Mount Hope RNS Mount Hope Baptist Temple Lillian Ratliff Beckley Raleigh Association Elmer Swarthout Board of Christian Education First Baptist Church M. F. Frazier Fayetteville Calvary Baptist Church Oak Hill Elsie Hackney Dennis Richardson Paul Hawkins John Dempsey Sam Miller Eloise Wade Major Johnson Robert Panman Bill L. Withers James Twohig G. E. Dixon Floyd Bonifacio Fred Dixon Fan Richeson John Hager J. C. Gwinn Calvary Baptist Vella Mae Bradbury Shirley Cales Gwen Rees Walter Summers Helen Darnall C. Robert Angove Jack Shumate D. C. Haga Charles Bergendahl American Baptist Convention Manuel

Father Of 8 Drowns In Auto Mishap

PITTSBURGH UP I Joseph S Kriston 34 father of eight drowned Thursday as his car sank in the Allegheny River after crossing railroad tracks near River Ave on the North Side He shouted I cant swim Rescue rope fell short and the body was recovered about three hours later A Heinz Co guard observed the car’s momentum carried it about 20 yards into the river and Kriston crawled onto the roof before authorities pulled him from the water.

Pittsburgh UPI Joseph S. Kriston Allegheny Kriston Kristen River Ave Robert Schake H. J. Heinz Co Schake

County Club hears Mount Hope agent speak on flowers

Mount Hope Better Homes Club welcomed Fay ette County home demonstration agent Beatrice Whanger as guest speaker in the Deal home. She themed Grow Flowers Through the Seasons and distributed calendars and pamphlets on flowers planting and recipes.

Mount Hope ANS Beatrice Whanger Fayette County Better Homes Club Ralph Deal Nelson Davis W. L. Burruss Whanger Dorothy Fontana Sanford Stone Albert Booth G. L. Hinchey Joe Vallina Lee Fontana Claude Phillips George Scott Vargo

Keyrock Man Waives On Assault Charge

Bud Pendry of Keyrock waived to the Wyoming County grand jury on a felonious assault charge stemming from an alleged March 19 incident with Paul Saunders of Keyrock. Magistrate William Harper presided. Also tried: Donald Watson for muffler offense. Elmer Simpson for excessive muffler noise. Johnny Robinette for defective equipment. James Persinger for improper passing. Jesse Farley for overweight road violation. all by Pineville state police. New Orleans was founded Aug 25 1718 by French migrants in Louisiana.

Pineville Bud Pendry Keyrock Wyoming County Grand Jury Pendry Paul Saunders William Harper Donald B. Watson Elmer Lee Simpson Clearfork Johnny Robinette James E. Persinger Blue Jay C. E. Fisher

British Expert On American Foreign Policy Says U.S. Delusion

Sir D Denis Brogan, British authority on American policy, told Lehigh University audiences that the greatest American illusion is that world trouble stems from actions or inactions by the United States. He outlined a geophysical balance of power and urged focusing on promoting happiness rather than exporting military aid.

Bethlehem UPI D. Denis Brogan Sir Denis Lehigh University Blaustein Jacob Blaustein Baltimore Lehigh Cuba Denis United States America Brogan Southeast Asia China Soviet Union Africa Latin America

Romney Lands LBJ's Course In Viet Nam

Michigan Governor George Romney says the United States faces a new insidious war in South Vietnam and supports Johnson administration actions. He describes the conflict as guerilla and subversive rather than conventional. Romney spoke at a news conference after a two hour briefing with the President in Washington.

Lansing Mich UPI Michigan George Romney U. S South Viet Nam Johnson Romney Washington

Patient Jenny Thomson transferred for further treatment

Miss Jenny Thomson, formerly at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery and Appalachian Regional Hospital Beckley, left by ambulance plane to Charlotte Memorial Hospital for continued care, accompanied by her sister Mrs Ann Jennings. Alan Pinkerton, founder of a famed detective agency, was born August 25, 1818.

Mount Hope Jenny Thomson Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery Appalachian Regional Hospital Beckley Charlotte N. C Charlotte Memorial Hospital Ann Jennings Alan Pinkerton

Almanac highlights and legal notice in Raleigh County edition

On this day in history, March 26 1965 marks birthdays and notable events including Frost born 1875 and Salk vaccine announcement 1953. Creditors of Stephen E Birchfield must file claims by July 30 1965 at 213 Raleigh County Bank Building Beckley WV. heirs may inspect on or before that date. Roy A Cunningham Commissioner of Accounts for Raleigh County WV notes 4-2-Fri-3-RR.

United Press International Mars Mercury Jupiter Robert Frost Ferdinand Foch France Germany Sarah Bernhardt Paris Jonas Salk Supreme Court U.S Stephen E Birchfield Stephen E. Birchfield Raleigh County Bank Beckley West Virginia Roy. A. Cunningham Raleigh County

Death notices and funeral announcements list multiple services

A page of death notices and funeral announcements lists Lora Frances Redden, Eugene Alderman, Joseph Karbonit, James Edward Tate, Steve Uzelac, Lorene Bennington, Levi Ridley Davidson, Sam Romeo, Eli Chortan, and related funeral details. Services are at Rose and Quesenberry, Caffee, Melton Mortuary, or Sophia Methodist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park or Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.

Redden Redden Lora Frances Murray Street Caffee Funeral Home John Atkinson Sunset Memorial Park Alderman Eugene Harper Heights Melton Mortuary Funeral Home Melton Mortuary Karbonit Joseph Cleveland Tams Rose and Quesenberry Kanawha Street Thomas Kerrigan Tate Tate James Edward Sprague Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel Uzelac Uzelac Steve Beckley South Kanawha Street Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Elias Armistead Bennington Bennington Lorene Okinawa Cool Ridge Rose and Quesenberry Funeral South Oscar Lilly Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Davidson Davidson Levi Ridley Sophia Sophia Methodist Church Homer Stewart Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Williams Funeral Home Romeo Sam Williamson St. Francis de Sales Catholic Father Thomas Kerrigan Hot Coal Dan Banker Bill Withrow Domenic Passaniti Emer Akers Tony Milano Chortan Eli Midway

In loving memory of Edith S Grubb and family tributes

Memorial note honoring Edith S Grubb who died March 26 1968. The Grubb family expresses daily sorrow and pays tribute to husband Lawrence J Allen and late Wiley McKinney with lines about missing loved ones. Also includes several local advertisements for beauty services and cleaners with Easter specials and prices.

Edith S. Grubb Wiley McKinney

Avon Mer What It Takes to Earn Extra Income

A brief notice promoting Avon selling opportunities in Beckley West Virginia. The ad offers easy dignified part or full time work for extra income and provides address 210 Bostick Avenue and phone number 253-6305 for interested applicants.

Beckley — College Edward Manning R. K. Flurnoy O. H. Bennett E. Beckley R. L. Stinson Myers Ave D. P. Griffith Chihuahua Mt. Hope Avon Mer Bostick Avenue Beckley W. Va

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