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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1961

Page

9

Mullens Bicycle Parade Climaxed Safety Week

Mullens marked Bicycle Safety Week with a parade led by Senior Scouts Ralph Butler and Kathy McGhee. Seventy riders tested their bikes at Mullens Grade School, judged by community adults, with seven bikes named best decorated and prizes awarded.

Mullens BNS Ralph Butler Kathy McGhee Boy Scout Troop No. 5 Bill McGhee Justin Miller Tommy Dick Don Ald Oxley Donnie Elmore Butch Bolen Pat McGhee Roy Collins Tommy Burcham McGhee Charles Mencer Carrie Thrasher Lackey Miller Catherine Stewart

South Carolina Dems Pick Song for Convention

The South Carolina delegation selected Carolina in the Morning as its convention song, noting the Tin Pan Alley tune is a livelier and more familiar alternative to the 1911 official state song Carolina.

Columbia, S. C South Carolina Carolina

Fayetteville High School Honors Top Students at Assembly

Fayetteville Miss Mary K Hambrick and Charles M Houchins led the Fayetteville High School awards assembly in the Fayette County Memorial Auditorium. The event honored scholars and provided DAR and American Legion awards, department finance and music honors, and multiple scholarships for top seniors and standout juniors.

Tana Toler Receives Fayetteville High Special Award

Fayetteville High School honors Tana Sue Toler for outstanding majorette contribution the first such award in the school's history. She has served as head majorette for three years and held multiple roles including band member, editor, class officer, and Homecoming chairman, with recognitions in state and local activities.

Pineville Court Dismisses Cases

Civil actions filed in Wyoming County are dismissed or continued. Cases include Pineville Super Market versus Joseph Allen et al and Walter England versus Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co. plus Harvey versus United Insurance Co of America settled and dismissed. A jury ruled for Mullens Hardware in Fitzgerald versus Mullens Hardware. Other actions were continued or ordered for May term.

Pineville RNS Wyoming County Clerk’s Office Pineville Super Market Joseph Allen Walter England Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co Carl Hatfield Leonard Phillips William C. Harvey United Insurance Co. of America A. E. Fitzgerald Mullens Hardware and Appliance Co., Inc Mullens Hardware and Appliance Co J. W. Thompson John R. Gibson Jr Home Appliance Co Herndon Pounding Mill Quarry Corp Laurel Park Swimming Pool Corp

Miss Bonnie Vallina Selected for Camp Horseshoe

Miss Bonnie Vallina daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Vallina has been chosen to attend Camp Horseshoe at Parsons from June 25 to July 1 sponsored by the Mount Hope Federated League. She is a member of Mount Hope First Christian Church and has held Rainbow Girls offices including worthy advisor of Assembly No 14 and drill leader in District No 5. A junior at Mount Hope High School she belongs to the National Thespian Society Alpha Omega Club Debutant Sub Deb Club and was an attendant to May Queen in her sophomore year. She previously served as head cheerleader in junior high and two years as varsity cheerleader for the Mustangs and will serve in the 1961-62 term.

Sally Arritt Gail Feazell Jimmy Jones Sally Hiesan Tommie Lee Dove Nancy Allen Margaret Ann Phillips van Batten Mary Wood Charles Houchins Marcia Epperly Eastern Pilgrim College Allentown Edwin Holiday West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery Rick Hesse Claude Worthington West Virginia University Mary K. Hambrick Fayetteville Fayetteville High School Tana Sue Toler Miss Toler Louise Burgess Toler Keatley Toler Rhododendron Girls State Pirate Peeper Pen Pal Club Rainbow of Girls Assembly No Fayetteville Woman's Club Vogue Patterns Thespian Bonnie Vallina Joe Vallina Parsons Mount Hope Vallina Mount Hope First Christian Church Order of Rainbow Mount Hope High School National Thespian Society Alpha Omega Club Mustangs

Aggregate payment figure in 6 percent loan case

The text states 3294.05 as the total of principal and interest at 6 percent from date to payment, plus costs.

Marshall Alumni Meet Planned

The 1961 Marshall University Alumni Association annual dinner will feature President Stewart H. Smith as the main speaker and awards for four outstanding alumni. It will honor 25th and 50th reunion classes and introduce other attending classes while presenting new officers and board members. Tickets are available through the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs.

Marshall University Alumni Association Marshall Stewart H. Smith Alumni Association Office of Development and Alumni Affairs Alumni Association Board of Directors

Rhodonda Park Project Undertaken By Cubs

Sophia Cub Scouts and Pack 175, with parents, cleaned Rhodonda Park Glen White Road on Monday evening. They planted sunflowers at the entrance, cleared brush, and plan more work this week including flowers, rock whitening, a barbecue pit, and a picnic table.

Cubs Sophia Pack Rhodonda Park Glen White Road Jack Weese Woodrow Darnell Judson Allen Michael Ray David Ray Danny Benfield Michael Darnell Clifton Blevins Den 3 Dan Pinson Danny Pinson Terry Weese Terry Farley Terry Simpson David McKinney Gaylord McKinney Mary McKinney Roscoe McKinney David Pinson David Green Vickie Weese Eriz Fritz Kenneth Powers Den 4

Appalachian Bible Conference at ABI July 3 7

The fourth annual Appalachian Bible Conference will be conducted at Appalachian Bible Institute Bradley July 3 7. Principal speakers include Dr Andrew Telford of Cheltenham PA Bible College professor pastor missions leader and author and Rev Charles Tournay of Merriton Ontario representative of International Missions world traveler and Moslem expert. Reservations by June 15. Rates 12 single 10 family 3 plus children under 12 half rate. meals via meal ticket plan. Conference aims to refresh spiritually and offer strong Bible teaching and evangelism.

Appalachian Bible Institute Bradley Andrew Telford Cheltenham Ipastor Charles Tournay Merriton Ontario International Missions America

Seniors To Be Feted At Fayetteville High School

A Fayetteville High School seniors party is planned for Friday from 8 p.m. to midnight by the Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club. Chairman Mrs. Stanley Moore and committee members will coordinate buffet refreshments and dancing music. Local groups including Vandalia Garden Club Garden Study Club Fayetteville Woman's Club Lions Club and American Legion LaFayette Post No 149 will cooperate.

Fayetteville Fayetteville High School

Six Couples Find Permits to Wed in County Clerk Listings

The Wyoming County Clerk issued six marriage licenses last week. Couples include George French Spears, 19, Kopperston, to Ruth Ann Barlow, 18, Kopperston. George R. Adkins, 24, Portsmouth VA, to Dorothy Patrick, 18, Mullensville. James Fielden Bench, 22, Mullens, to Sharon Elizabeth Acord, 17, Mullens. John Wright, 28, Nitro, to Lula Mays, 22, Mullens. Harless Burrell, 20, Herndon, to Faye Spratt, 20, Clear Fork. Paul B. Patrick, 19, Pineville, to Wanda Jean Shannon, 17, Baileysville.

Pineville Rns Wyoming George French Spears Kopperston Claude and Dessie Carmen Marcum Ruth Ann Barlow Daniel and Helen Grace Barlow George R. Adkins Portsmouth Silas Adkins Gusta Pitts Dorothy Patrick Mullensville William and Juanita Patrick James Fielden Bench Clear Fork Fred Minnie Spratt Paul B. Patrick William A Wanda Jean Shannon Baileysville Leland—Birch Nora Lee Shannon

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