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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1961

Page

7

Itmann Sailor En Route To Cuba

Norman C. Wood, boiler tender second class, sails for six weeks of fleet training in Cuba aboard the U S S Parker after visiting at his parents Mullens home with wife Inez Evans Wood and daughter Sherri Lee. A 1958 Herndon High School graduate, Wood trained at Great Lakes and plans a Navy career while wife stays in Mullens.

Cuba Norman C. Wood Inez Sherri Lee Itmann Nathan Wood Wood Herndon High School U.S. S

Whalen-Taylor Vows Read In Virginia

Miss Peggy Taylor of Mullens became the bride of Charley Whalen of Corinne in a Friday ceremony at 1 35 p m in the Tazewell Virginia Methodist Church. The bride wore beige brocade with mink collar and brown accessories. Best man Charlie Whalen and maid of honor Joyce Thompson attended. Both graduates of Mullens High School, she works for G C Murphy in Mullens.

Mullens Peggy Taylor H. H. Taylor Charley Whalen Charlie Whalen Corinne Tazewell William Carter Joyce Thompson Mullens High School G. C. Murphy Co

Area Delegates Attend Student Council Meet

Delegates from 34 Southeastern District schools gathered at Mount Hope High School for a Student Councils meeting last Saturday. The day included a flag salute, scripture reading, a tour of the Federal Bureau of Mines, a Mountainair Hotel luncheon, and reports with entertainment from one delegate per school. Approximately 58 members and five sponsors attended. officers named include Ronnie Taylor president and Louise Richmond vice president.

Mount Hope ANS Mount Hope High School George Bryan Mike Buffa Judy Park Pat Buffa Federal Bureau of Mines Mountainair Hotel John Brady Southeastern District of Collins High School Oak Hill Conley High School Mullens Sherman High School Seth Nuttall High School Lookout Ansted Sophia Shady Spring Ronnie Taylor Louise Richmond Jesse McElrath Bonnie Mollohan Clear Fork Bonnie Vallina

Conley High School adopts foreign language program

At Mullens Conley High School students study Spanish through a new language development program using tapes with native speaker voices. Gloria W. Christian, Spanish instructor, learned the method at West Virginia University during a National Defense Education Act Language Institute. She teaches year two with audio visual aids including tape recorders film projectors maps and films.

Conley High School Mullens Gloria W. Christian West Virginia University National Defense Education Act Language Institute Shelby Graves Martha Ricks Edna

Circle Plans New Projects at Mount Hope Church

Circle No. 3 of Mount Hope Methodist Church met at 313 Monroe Street to discuss fund-raising via pecans, first aid kits, and tea bags. They planned Christmas aid for a needy family and distributed WWI SP prayers week pamphlets. World Day of Prayer runs 1 to 3 p.m. with guest Mrs. Portman present among 16 members.

Mount Hope RNS Mount Hope Methodist Church George Scott Vargo Monroe Street Haven Davis Woman’s Society of Christian Service L. C. Portman Oak Hill Nokie Thompson Loraine Wotring Harold Hock Frank Garrett Jack Stuart Edward Martin Julia Steplowski Anna Cope Betty Price Betty Honaker Rose Mary Cook Ambrose Bryan Fred Kemrite

Mrs Larry Haynes Honored At Shower In Kilsyth

In Kilsyth, Mrs. Larry Haynes received a stork shower at the Mount Hope By-Pass home of Mrs. Leata Clay Friday evening. Prizes went to Miss Helen Bennett, Mrs. Ethel Helton, and Mrs. W C Combs. Hostesses were Mrs. Clay, Mrs. Ruby Haynes, and Mrs. Violet Burdette. The guest list included many local residents and church members.

Kilsyth Larry Haynes Leata Clay Mount Hope Helen Bennett Ethel Helton W. C. Combs Clay Ruby Haynes Violet Burdette John Wees Dorothy Anna Walton Raymond Rakes Mary Cain W. Kidwell Opal Wall Betty Combs Charlotte Robertson Norma Combs Ethel Blanchard Wayne Craigo C. L. Bennett Bobbie Arthur Pat Pino Doris Baisley Gladys Craigo Harold Collins Harry Helton Dorothy Hutchinson Carol Bennett Dewey Rakes Norman Arthur Dewey Rierson Willard Lafferty Milton Young W. L. Haynes Eugene Greer

Pineville notes on local people and hospital visits

Roy Blankenship from East Pineville returned home after seven weeks as a patient at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch for a broken leg from a mine at Lynco. Nora Salyers of Glover was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Several local residents visited Morgantown and Concord College, with others admitted to regional hospitals and vacationing families mentioned.

Pineville Roy Blankenship East Pineville Stevens Clinic Welch Lynco Nora Salyers Glover Beckley Memorial Hospital E. M. Curry Crowley- Worrell Z. E. Johnson Moorehead Edward Chico Morgantown Lanny Chisler Concord College C. S. Worrell Ralph Chisler Marianna Lloyd Adams Icie Adams Elmer Bailey Baileysville Wyomingee Hospital Mullens Mony Goodwin Jarvis Bailey Murphy George W. Dodd Grantsville R. E. Riley Kentucky Florida

The Mature Parent and TV at Mealtime

A reader asks about a 6 year old who refuses to leave the TV during meals. The writer cautions that parents wield real power over a child and warns against weakening discipline by yielding to TV watching. It urges clear, consistent control to prevent fear and disobedience.

Mrs. Lawrence America Newspaper Enterprise Assn

Ravencliff Family Visits Span Maryland and Ohio

Mrs. Ronnie Hawsley and daughter Jeanie travel Friday to visit sons-in-law and daughters in Millersville Maryland. The Eyrings welcome a new grandson born a week ago. PVT Tracy Acord, stationed at Fort Benning Georgia, visits his sister Lot tie Vaught and family. Mrs. Willis Wood visits son-in-law Kermit Gentry and family in Columbus Ohio. Carolyn and Buzzy Moseley visit their grandparents.

Ravencliff Ronnie Hawsley Jeanie Jimmy Gunter Debbie William Eyring Millersville Eyrings Karen Lee Hawlsey Pvt Tracy Acord Fort Benning, Ga Mrs Lottie Vaught

Cited For Saving Life by West Virginia Youth

Princeton report says Leo T. Gombash 17 of Rock Mercer County received the VFW life saving award for saving a companion during a New River fishing trip when a boat capsized last year another passenger drowned in the incident and he was honored Tuesday night for his brave act

Princeton UPS Leo T. Gombash Rock Mercer County West Virginia New River

Weekend Visit Highlights Moseley and Vaught Families

Mr and Mrs Wade Pin and children visited relatives including Mr and Mrs John Moseley and family and Mr and Mrs Rufus Vaught and family over the weekend. Also visiting was Bobby Moseley a Beckley College student.

Wade Pinson John Moseley Rufus Vaught Bobby Moseley Beckley College

Fitzgeralds Attend Ladies Night Meeting in Montgomery

In Montgomery on Friday night Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Fitzgerald attended the Ladies Night Meeting of the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute where Rev Shirley Donnelly outlined Fayette County history. Mrs Maggie Taylor and children visited Oak Hill relatives. A. F. Kisar and spouse moved to Point Pleasant from Clinton Apartments, a residence since 1929.

Mount Hope RNS Lloyd G. Fitzgerald Montgomery Kanawha Valley Mining Institute Shirley Donnelly Fayette County Maggie Taylor Jackie Karen Dale Oak Hill Inlaw James Taylor A. F. Kisar Point Pleasant Kisar The New River Co Clinton

Town Officers Resign and Replacements Named in Pineville

Pineville town council accepted the resignations of clerk Miss Joan Wahl effective November 15 and recorder Virgil Shannon effective December 31. Replacements named were Mrs. Kellan Snyder and John B. Thomas Jr. The council also planned to build steps at the ends of the bridge repaired after earlier condemnation, spanning the Guyandotte River near Pineville Grade School No. 2 and the Presbyterian Church.

Pineville RNS Joan Wahl Virgil Shannon Kellan Snyder John B. Thomas Jr Action Council Guyandotte River Presbyterian Church

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