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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1963

Page

7

Engagement of Miss Tipton To Charles Deal Jr.

Mrs Princess Hill Lewis announces the engagement of her foster daughter Miss Nevada Ann Tipton to Charles Rodney Deal Jr. of Kilsyth. Tipton, a Mount Hope High junior, is active in Alpha Beta FBLA Latin Club Mustang Band and Reflector staff and serves as organist at Mount Hope First Christian Church. Deal, a 1962 Mount Hope High School graduate, has held multiple school honors and now serves in the US Navy at Great Lakes in nuclear electronics. A June wedding is planned.

Princess Hill Lewis Mount Hope Nevada Ann Tipton Charles Rodney Deal Jr Kilsyth Miss Tipton Frank Wiesel Mount Hope High School Alpha Beta Future Business Leaders of America Latin Club Mustang Reflector Mount Hope First Christian Church Christian Youth Fellowship Rodney Rodney Deal National Thespian Society Mons Spei Junior Academy of Science Christian Church Deal United States Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill

JoAnn Vargo Reigns as Mount Hope May Queen

Mount Hope High School will crown JoAnn Vargo May Queen at today’s May Day program in the high school auditorium. Attendants include Priscilla Brewer and Sue Jarvis, Debra Vargo, Kilsyth, and Patty Crawford. Alums, clubs, and activities noted. fifth and sixth graders perform the May Pole dance under teachers Vivian Boyd and Raymond Tissue.

Mount Hope RNS JoAnn Vargo Joe Vargo Bradley Mount Hope High School Priscilla Brewer Roy Brewer Sue Jarvis Hobart Jarvis Debra Vargo John Vargo Kilsyth Patty Crawford Miss Vargo Alpha Omega Future Business Leaders of America Girls’ Athletic Association Inter Nos Debuteen Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church Kathryn Neely Gene Spadaro Vivian Boyd Raymond Tissue

Second Teen Sentenced to Life in 1961 Double Slaying

Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Charles Garvin Jr. sentences Roger Belcher, 17, to life in prison after a January conviction for fatally shooting Dr. Archer Wingrove and Mrs. Georgia Broyles in the physician’s Fayetteville home. Arnold Vance had been sentenced last year to life at Moundsville Penitentiary.

Fayetteville UPS Fayette County Charles Garvin Jr Roger Belcher Archer Wingrove Georgia Broyles Arnold Vance Moundsville

Funeral for Western Illinois dean draws family trek

Mrs. Charles Thrasher travels from Doss Apartments to Macomb Illinois for the funeral of Dr. Julian L. Archer dean of the graduate school at Western Illinois University. Dr. Archer died Monday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. Clifford Cook and wife return from a 12 day visit with sons in Orlando Florida and Belle Glade Florida and plan to visit in Dayton Ohio with their son-in-law and daughter and grandson Billy.

Fla Albert Cook Kelly Jane Belle Glade William York Billy Dayton Ohio

Admitted To Area Hospital In MullenS Weekly List

The following patients were listed at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens during the past week with admissions and discharges noted by date from April 23 to April 29. Names include Claudie Canter bury Pax, Hugh Toler, Simon, John Pettitt, Mollie Green, Sarah Tre, Vickie Smith, Hazel Lusk, Shirley Meadows, Carolyn Sue White, Pearl Duppee, Rhodell, Cleo Hayworth, Ruby Jones, Robin Kirk, Patricia Wesley, Virg ie McKinney, Barbara Spears, Catherine Robertson, Oliver Craig, Violet Graley, Norman Phillips, Katherine Lankford, Anna Lewis, and many more with numerous discharges listed alongside.

Mullens ANS Wyoming General Hospital Claudie Canterbury Pax Hugh Toler Simon John Pettitt Mollie Green Herndon Sarah Tre Baileysville Vickie Smith Helen Hazel Lusk Alpeca Shirley Meadows Otsego Carolyn Sue White Pearl Duppee Rhodell Annie Musick Georgia Owens Irene Laxton Ruth Mills Samuel Rolls Albert Miller David Price Robert Davis Debra Halsey Cleo Hayworth Stephenson Canada Ruby Jones Robin Kirk Patricia Wesley Virgie McKinney Basin Brenda Billings Barbara Spears Pineville Catherine Robertson Anna Smith George Booth Leo Winston Steven Atha Gee Toler Sarah Light Oliver Craig Hatcher Ben Brown Violet Graley Norman Phillips Carolyn Hatfield Brenton Phillip Graham Katherine Lankford Covel Anna Lewis Alicta Walker Phyllis Tilley Joyce Hickok Dorothy Booth Drema Blankenship Vernilla Jackson Charlie Radford Howard Brinegar Jane Foglesong Eva Blankenship Rachel Lilly Odd Lucinda Thomas Itmann Willie McKnight Maben Claudia Canterbury Lonnie Spiller Kathleen Young Nona Gilmore Martin Harris Sarah Trent Betty Stith Susie Hess Deloris Mills Gail Meadows McAlphin Ruth Harless

Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Reba Walker in Glen Rogers

Attendees from New Jersey gathered in Glen Rogers for the funeral of Mrs. Reba Walker at the Glen Rogers Independent Baptist Church. Relatives including Lloyd and Benny Griffith and the Cook and Simmons families traveled from Garfield, N J, with a sister and other nieces and nephews joining the service.

Glen Rogers Reba Walker Glen Rogers Independent Baptist Church Lloyd Benny Griffith Bogota N. J Jay Cook Earnest Simmons Frenchie Garfield Simmons Walker Maxie Griffith Ruby Cook Harvey York New Jersey

Mullens Junior Wins Science Fair Honors

Mullens High School junior Elouise Small won first place in the speech division at the West Virginia Junior Science Academy Fair in Buckhannon. Calvin Thompson earned honorable mention. Elouise discussed her project on shifts in hamster weight and behavior when changing from omnivore to carnivore or herbivore diets, noting dramatic changes in one hamster and steady growth in another. The college requested a copy of her speech for reference. she is the daughter of J. E. and Mrs. Small of Mullens. She received two medical dictionaries and a dissecting kit.

Elovise Small Mullens Junior Science Academy RNS Elouise Small Buckhannon Calvin Thompson Elouise West Virginia Wesleyan J. E. Small Poplar Street Ruby Shrewsbury Sue Dick Raymond Branham Dink Stump John Tice Stephen Brooks Shelia Compton Dora Lewis

Alderson High teacher chosen for summer institute stipend

Mary Frances O'Connor, chemistry and general science teacher at Alderson High, is among 20 high school instructors selected for a Summer Institute in radiation biology at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The National Science Foundation and Atomic Energy Commission sponsor the program, June 17 to August 9, offering eight graduate credits and travel funds. The AEC will provide instructional materials for use in the classroom at her school.

Mary Frances O’conor Alderson High School Miss O’connor Florida State University Tallahassee Fla National Science Foundation Atomic Energy Commission AEC Pauline O’connor Hinton Alderson School

WSCS Buffet Dinner At Milam Methodist Church

The Women’s Society of Christian Service held its annual buffet in the church social room Monday night. The event, unusually timed at Christmas due to sickness and winter weather, featured spring flower centerpieces and informal small tables for attendees.

Jack Brown John Jamie Alma Nancy Hash Pat Pam H. E. McGraw John Meredith John Meredith Jr Don Sonja James Mary’’) McGraw Shelburn Brooks Katrinna Horace McGraw Peppon and Sons Dale and Jeffrey Amos Green England Butch Jennifer McGraw

Pastor Will Begin Crusade at Mullens Church of God

A Deeper Life Crusade starts Sunday at Mullens Church of God at Lusk and Moran Avenues, running nightly through May 12 with 7 30 p m services. Evangelist Rev James E Parrott leads talks on topics from deity to Pentecost, plus a daily Pineville radio broadcast. Prayer for the sick every night invites community attendance.

Mullens RNS Mullens Church of God Lusk and Moran Avenues James E. Parrott Beckley United States West Virginia Kentucky Parrott Jesus Pineville

Stewart Returns to Washington After Visit with Family

Robert Stewart traveled from Ravencliff back to Washington D C to resume his job after ten days with his mother Mrs Lon Stewart and brother David. Sunday guest was his aunt Mrs Louise Miller Daniels. Garner Bailey was admitted to Beckley Hospital for observation and treatment. Mrs Bailey and her mother visited her father at Pinecrest Sanitarium. They were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs W H Richards in Stanford. Mrs Jerome Pizzino returned to Baltimore with her husband after weekend visits with his parents in Glen Rogers.

Ravencliff Lon Stewart David Robert Stewart Washington, D. C Stewart Louise Miller Daniels Garner Bailey Beckley Hospital W. H. Richards Stamford James Gentry Jerome Pizzino Baltimore Glen Rogers Frank Pizzino

Clean-Up Check Lists Sent To Area Families

Mt View School principal Lawson Barrett sent letters to about 250 area homes inviting participation in a community clean-up. Enclosed were home check sheets to record completed tasks such as planting shrubbery, painting fences, raking leaves, lawn care, and trash removal with a May 11 return deadline.

Rock Creek ANL Mt. View Lawson Barrett

Byrd seeks 25000 supplemental for Justice Reservoir

Senator Robert Byrd urged the Senate to approve a 25000 supplemental appropriation for the Justice Reservoir on the Guyandotte River in Wyoming County. He said the funds would hasten construction by about a year, aiding flood victims and reducing damages, with corps officials estimating over five million dollars in damages could have been prevented in the March floods.

Senate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Justice

Visitings and family guests in Mount Hope area

Miss Mary Morgan of Mansfield Ohio is spending a week with her parents Mr and Mrs John Morgan. Mr and Mrs Mike Bolen with Mrs George Vargo of Chicago visited Huntington on Wednesday to see their daughter Miss Kitty Bolen a sophomore at Marshall University

Mount Hope Mary Morgan Mansfield Ohio John Morgan Mike Bolen George Vargo Chicago Ill Huntington Kitty Bolen Marshall University

Miner killed at Charmco coal mine accident

Carmel Ray Perry aged 23 of Charmco died after a mine buggy crushed him at M. O. Hoke Coal Co. mine in Duo at 1 30 p m Tuesday officials said.

Charmco RNS Carmel Ray Perry M. O. Hoke Coal Co Duo

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