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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1962

Page

11

Pope Opens Ecumenical Council Audience in Sistine Chapel

In Vatican City Pope John XXIII held an audience in the Sistine Chapel for officials from 85 nations as opening ceremonies concluded. The first working session begins Saturday to form committees on church modernization, anti materialism efforts, and reunification of Christiandom.

Daniel F. Gilmore Vatican City UPI John XXIII Ecumenical Council Sistine Chapel St. Peter’s Basilica Antonio Segni Amintore Fanfani U. S G. Frederick Reinhardt United States Cuba Castro Fidel Castro Pope John Vatican Michelangelo College of Cardinals

Baptists Condemn Ole Miss Violence and Back School Integration

Delegates at the 97th West Virginia Baptist Convention condemned the University of Mississippi riot as a top act of racial violence and urged open admission for qualified students. They also supported the Supreme Court ban on state written prayers in public schools and elected Rev. H. Fidon Waltz as president.

Charleston UPI West Virginia Baptist Convention Baptists University of Mississippi Supreme Court H. Fidon Waltz Hurricane W. Fred Fitzer Parkersburg Forrest Parsons Huntington R. E. Melton St. Albans Clarence A. Figgatt

Five Children Perish In Fire In Modena NY

Five migrant farm workers children perished in a fire that gutted their temporary home at Stanley Orchards in Modena Hudson Valley. Three other siblings escaped unharmed while investigators said the deaths involved Jerome 18 Walter 15 Jarline 13 Roxianna 10 and Andrus 8. The blaze began on the first floor near a kerosene stove in the living room.

Modena N.Y UPI Stanley Orchards Orchards Farm Hudson Valley Joseph F. Franke Bureau of Criminal Investigation John Ledbetter Crescent City Fla Jerome Walter Jarline Roxianna Andrus

Army education level rises in decade report

A Defense Department report released Wednesday shows Army education advanced sharply over the last decade with 59 percent of enlisted men being high school graduates in the 12 months ending July 1, up from 34.1 percent in 1952.

Washington UPI Defense Department

Humphrey to Provide Probers Tax Returns

Washington UPI report says George M. Humphrey's lawyers will turn over select personal tax returns to Senate investigators. An informal deal limits data to profits Humphrey earned from stockpile contracts, avoiding unrelated years while he led Hanna Co. and later served as Treasury secretary.

Humphrey Sen Stuart Symington Subcommittee Treasury Eisenhower Hanna Enterprises Hanna Company Symington R. C. Coburn H. Chapman Rose Humphreys

Nickel Plant To Expand At Huntington Alloy Works

About 800 construction workers will be hired for a $25 million modernization at the Huntington Alloy Products Division of INCO. Board chairman Henry S. Wingate said the expansion should be finished in about 15 months, adding new buildings for mills and equipment.

Tax relief bill signed for self employed pensions

Washington reports that President Kennedy signed a Treasury opposed measure allowing self employed doctors lawyers and other professionals to set up tax deductible private pension funds. The bill limits deductions to half of contributions up to 10 percent of income with a $2,500 yearly ceiling.

Washington UPS Treasury Kennedy Congress

Dentist H J Scott, Clarksburg, dies after 43 years practice

Dr. H J Scott a longtime dentist in Clarksburg died Wednesday night in a local hospital after 43 years of practice. He is survived by his widow and two brothers.

Clarksburg UPI H. J. Scott Scott

Law Professor Sees Courts Tossing Fair Representation

West Virginia law professor Stanley Dadisman argues the proposed fair representation amendment would likely be challenged and struck down by the U S Supreme Court if enacted. He notes current apportionment gives each county a delegate and cites Berkeley and Wirt Counties as examples of unequal representation under the present system.

Charleston UPI West Virginia University U. S. Supreme Court House of Delegates C. Donald Robertson Dadisman West

Teller says Soviet ahead in nuclear arms race

San Francisco UPI Physicist Edward Teller warned that the lack of full testing could leave the United States a second rate power. He said the Russians may be ahead in nuclear weapons and urged continued testing until an international authority governs peace. Teller noted U.S. tests this year were not ideal due to a moratorium and security limits. He claimed progress in weapon efficiency, delivering bigger explosions with less weight, and that U.S. tests now offer greater power, mobility, and concealment.

San Francisco UPI Edward Teller United States United Press International Publishers and Editors Teller University of California Livermore Radiation Laboratory U.S Pacific

Peggy Wagner Bride-To-Be Honored At Bridal Shower

A bridal shower for Peggy Wagner, center, was held in the Richmond Recreation Room on Thursday night. Co-hostesses were Mrs. June Reed and Miss Barbara Wagner. Peggy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wagner of Princewick, is engaged to David McKinney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKinney of Coal City. A long guest list included many local women. (RNS)

Howard Eugene Teaster Virginia Kay Edwards Bernard Edwards Macie Teaster Edgar Richards Bertha Ruble Ophelia Utt James Chamberlain Firence Weddle Norma Weddle Olie White Peggy Wagner Richmond Recreation Room June Reed Barbara Wagner James Wagner Princewick David McKinney Fred McKinney Coal City James Elkans Lowell Law Opal Hutchinson Lillian Beasley Wilbur Reed

Present-For You and Yours Astro Guide Note

The column advises benefit radiations to lift mood, suggests outdoor time and moderate exercise, and to answer personal correspondence over the weekend. It notes Thespis as the first actor to play individual roles in ancient Greece, with actors still called thespians today.

Thespis Greece

Television as teaching aid expands access to lecturers

An increasing number of schools will use television to aid teaching not to replace teachers, enabling many schools that could not otherwise afford them to utilize the best lecturers.

Daily Horoscope for Aries to Pisces with cautions and tips

Aries warns of possible home and work trouble. Taurus urges rest and reading. Gemini cautions on impulse purchases. Cancer warns against expecting priority. Leo notes increased complaining. Virgo advises seeking facts. Libra dangers of quarrels. Scorpio urges conscience over money. Sagittarius cautions on sensitivity. Capricorn calls for teamwork. Aquarius quickened pace. Pisces advises staying calm amid surprises.

Capricorn Aquarius

Ban on slot machines for prison guards clubs

London reports that British prison commissioners curbed inmate recreation by banning slot machines from prison guards clubs, signaling tighter controls on leisure activities within penal facilities.

London UPI

Marshall U Sets Up Human Rights Group

The Marshall University student senate voted to create a seven member human rights commission for one year to hear discrimination complaints on and off campus. The panel will work with university administration and the Huntington Human Rights Commission and was approved 10 to 8.

Huntington UPI Marshall University Huntington Human Rights Commission

Order of Publication in Raleigh Circuit Court

Publication in Raleigh County West Virginia to defendants unknown Sara Mead Thomason William Thomason Evelyn Mead Parsons Edgar Russell Parsons Red Mead Parsons Elizabeth V Parsons Edgar Russell Parsons Jr Clark Edwards Parsons. Action seeks sale and conveyance of 5.34 acre tract on Little White Stick to fulfill prior deeds and wills with life interest for Pearl K Mead and trusts for Sara Mead Thomason and Evelyn Mead Parsons. Defendants must answer by November 13, 1962 or default judgment will follow. Clerk C Harold Hanks notes.

Order OF Publication Circuit Court Raleigh County West Virginia Pearl K. Mead Sara Mead ‘Thomason William Thomason Evelyn Mead Parsons Sara Mead Thomason Edgar Russell Parsons Red Mead Parsons Elizabeth V. Parsons Edgar Russell Parsons, Jr Clark Edwards Parsons Little White Stick A. G. Mead J. R. Beaty Mable C. Beaty Alfred Grant Mead Evelyn Mead William P. Thomason O. L. Hedrick West Main Street Beckley C. Harold Hanks

Death Notices and Funeral Announcements

Death notices for Allen Ash of Bolt aged 54, Rubin Blanch of Coal City aged 65, Sopher Maci Evelyn aged 48 of 1941 Harper Rd, Miles Emma L. aged 89 of 104 West Virginia Street, and Worley Thomas Jefferson aged 75 of Sophia. Details include funeral times, venues such as Breckenridge Baptist Church, Coal City Community Church, Melton Mortuary Chapel, Keyser-Bryant Funeral Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Chapel, burial sites Sunset Memorial Park and Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, with officiants and pallbearers listed.

Allen Allen Ash Bolt Chillicothe Ohio Caffee Breckenridge Baptist Church Robert Dent Sunset Memorial Park Kelly Farmer Joe Kyle Allen Clinton Bailey Howard Farmer Henry Bowyer Joe Parker Caffee Funeral Home Sopher Sopher Maci Evelyn Harper Rd Christian Nursing Home Fayetteville Melton Mortuary Melton Davis Mt. Tabor Miles Miles Fmma L West Virginia Street Keyser-Bryant Keese Burns Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Worley Worley Thomas Jeferson Sophia Williams Funeral Home Dewey Wilson L. R. Mason Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Jerry Pope Travis Woodie Cecil Richards Silas Tedder Saul Rown Madison Lowry

Artistic Arrangements For Fall Festivities

Florists ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR FALL FESTIVITIES from DIAS FLORAL CO at 345 City Ave offers seasonal bouquets and centerpieces. Phone 253-4561.

Dias Floral CO City Ave

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