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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1961

Page

6

Spiller couple announce Mullens birth of son Robert Joe Jr

Mr and Mrs Robert Spiller of Arlington Virginia announce the birth of their first child a son Robert Joe Jr at 1050 am Sunday at General Hospital Malens The baby weighed five pounds four ounces The mother Lois Jean Dixon daughter of Charlie and Lois Dixon Mullens The paternal grandparents are Lonnie and Mrs Spiller Mullens

Lois Jean Dixon Charlie Dixon Mullens Lonnie Spiller

Guantanamo Bay Base Details and Value

Guantanamo Bay in Cuba spans about 12 miles with depths reaching 60 feet. The U S naval base contains buildings and facilities valued at 76 million dollars.

Guantanamo Bay Cuba U. S. Naval Base

Mullens Prom Set to Honor Seniors at Fairyland Romance

Mullens High School juniors plan the Junior Senior Prom Friday from 8 p m to midnight in the gym with the theme Fairyland Romance. The Dukes of Rhythm from Beckley will provide music. Ellen Pryor and Charles Stump will give the welcome and response. About three hundred students and guests expected. Ships still carry from one to three Morse code radio operators.

Mullens RNS Mullens High School Tne Dukes of Rhythm Beckley Ellen Pryor Charles Stump

Chartered Bus To Take Patrol Units To Capital

Oak Hill sends five Oak Hill Elementary patrol members and three from East Oak Hill to Washington D C for the National Safety Patrol Assembly sponsored by the Southern West Virginia Auto Club. Ten Mount Hope boys join, led by Police Chief Tom Twaddle. They will visit Staunton Lexington New Market and Endless Caverns en route, parade Saturday, tour Smithsonian Capitol Supreme Court Library of Congress Washington Monument Arlington National Cemetery Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials and the Washington zoo, then return via University of Virginia Monticello and Natural Bridge.

OAK Hill BNS Washington, D. C National Safety Patrol Assembly Southern W. Va Auto Club East Oak Hill William Murdock Mount Hope Tom Twaddle Stephen Kent Lee Teamster Steve Keadle Eddie Meadow Glenn Lorrie Louis Laudh Freddie McLain, Jr Roger Cochran Edward Brock Mark Marchetti Dunbar Mt. Hope Alderson Charleston White Sulphur Springs Washington Staunton Lexington New Market Smithsonian Institution Capitol Building Supreme Court Building Library of Congress Washington Monument Arlington National Cemetery Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials Washington Zoo University of Virginia Monticello Natural Bridge

Mullens Student Gets WVU Award

Mullens resident Dennis Christian, a West Virginia Tech senior, has earned a full teaching assistantship at WVU Medical Center. He will pursue a master of science in physiology starting in June, supported by a $2400 award based on his 3.25 GPA in math and physical science and a pollen research survey for Dr. Merle Scherr. Christian is active in Tech biology and grounds and is a former SNEA president.

Montgomery West Virginia Institute of Technology Dennis Christian Mullens West Virginia University Medical Center Christian Tech WVU Merle Scherr Charleston American Academy of Allergy Tech Biology Tech Building and Grounds SNEA Collegiate Academy of Science

Mt Hope Man Set For Two Years In Afghanistan

Luther A. Lewallen a coal mining specialist with the U S Bureau of Mines at Mount Hope leaves for a two year advisory tour in Afghanistan He will visit Rome and Beirut before arriving in Kabul where he will assist opening new mines He is married to Mrs E F Lewallen of Clintwood Va and father to five children with ties to several local and regional organizations and churches.

Mount Hope ANS Luther A. Lewallen United States Bureau of Mines Kabul Afghanistan Lewallen Rome Italy Beirut Lebanon Kentucky E. F. Lewallen Clintwood Mount Hope Baptist Temple Wallins Creek White Shrine of

Mount Hope Federated League Plans September Meeting

Mrs. Charles R. Harnsbarger announced the Mount Hope Federated League will hold its next meeting in September after summer sessions. A Capitol District Institute is set for Saturday in Charleston and the International Convention will be held June 5 to 7 in Miami Beach. Miss Brenda Moore, Mount Hope High School senior, will receive the Commercial Award from the club.

Mount Hope RNS Charles R. Harnsbarger Mount Hope Federated League Capitol District Institute Charleston Miami Beach John Brady Brenda Moore Mount Hope High School

Tuberculosis Case Moves Tax Supervisor to Pinecrest

Nelson Dempsey, supervisor of field deputies for the State Tax Department, was admitted Monday to Pinecrest Sanitarium in Beckley as a patient on Floor B Room 227. He had been at Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital last week for dental surgery and diabetes treatment when tuberculosis was diagnosed and he was transferred for treatment.

Fayetteville RNS Nelson Dempsey State Tax Department Pinecrest Sanitarium Beckley Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital Beckley Institution

Mercer County voter purge removes 7000 names

Mercer County voter registration lists were trimmed by more than 7,000 names. A spokesman said the purge leaves records accurate, with 24,281 Democrats, 10,004 Republicans and 253 independents, totaling 34,538 registered voters.

Princeton UPI Mercer County

Pastor and Family Honored at Pineville Presbyterian Night

The Rev Norman K Morgan his wife and children Martha and Norman Jr were honored at a family night dinner at Pineville Presbyterian Church. Morgan will assume the pastorate of Logan First Presbyterian Church starting June 1 a Pineville native he moved there in 1951 and has served local churches. He is a Lions Club charter member active in Bluestone Presbytery civic work. Mrs Morgan active in Pineville Woman’s Club. Mount Hope Men of the Church supper Friday 6:30 pm with speaker Attorney R J Thrift Jr. W J Moore says no meetings in June July or August.

Norman K. Morgan Martha Norman Jr Presbyterian Church Pineville Morgan First Presbyterian Church Logan Albemarle N. C Oceana Mrs. Morgan The Woman’s Club of Mount Hope RNS Mount Hope Presbyterian Church R. J. Thrift Jr Fayetteville W. J. Moore

Class Honored With Dinner At Mullens Pineville Event

Eighth grade students from Malhen Grade School were honored with a dinner at the Cowshed in Pineville hosted by their seventh grade classmates. After dinner a dance ran until 10:30 pm. Teachers attended included Ted R. Clay and Co. V. Stewart. Numerous local residents joined as guests and several dozen students from both grades were listed by name. Portugal's population is about nine million, compared with four million in Indiana.

Mullens RNS Malhen Pineville Mullens High School Ted. R. Clay Co. V. Stewart C. V. Stewart Ted R. Clay Junior Brooks Clarence Reed Robert Sizemore Wyman McKinney Lee Severt Bernard McGraw Earl Birchfield Glen Warden Eddie Jackie Lou Clay Franklin Ethel Buchan

Four Pineville teachers to pursue summer studies

Miss Margaret Lewis George F Brown David Acord and Bob Adams Pineville High instructors will attend summer programs to further education Lewis chosen among 24 for West Virginia Summer Language Institute for French Brown will study chemistry geology at Wesleyan College Adams will study psychology human adjustments and guidance administration at West Virginia University Acord pursues a first summer session at WVU focusing on intelligence testing third summer at WVU with a master's degree in psychologyavailable details show Brown and Adams as Ohio State and Concord College graduates respectively and Acord from Morris Harvey College

Margaret Lewis George F. Brown David Acord Bob Adams Pineville Lewis West Virginia Miss Lewis West Virginia University Ohio University William and Mary College Brown Ohio State National Science Foundation West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon Wesleyan Adams Concord College Morgantown Acord Morris Harvey College

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