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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1958

Page

2

Funeral Set Friday For John C. Morgan

John Calvin Cal Morgan 56 of Pineville dies after a three year illness in a Welch hospital Burial at Morgan Cemetery Centerville between Pineville and Welch Funeral services at 2 p m Friday in Fort Branch Baptist Church officiated by Rev Edgar Beverly and Rev Hersie Lane Survived by wife Laura Ethel Lambert Morgan father Thomas Morgan a list of daughters sons brothers and sisters and 15 grandchildren Funeral arrangements moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens to the Morgan residence Thursday afternoon

Pineville RNS John Calvin Cal” Morgan Edgar Beverly Hersie Lane Fort Branch Morgan Cemetery Centerville Welch Morgan Wyoming Red Jacket Coal Corp Wolf Pen Harriet Morgan Thomas Morgan Laura Ethel Lambert Morgan Thomas Welch - Pineville Road Helen Sayers Virginia Pat Brewster Linda Paul Texas Telford Delbert Baltimore Garland Baileysville Marvin Douglas Darrell Harold Aubrey Herbert Fred Edie Buster Idaho Charles Privett Thomas Bowles Robertson and Foglesong Mullens Morgan Residence

William A. McKinney Funeral Today in Roanoke

Funeral services for William A. McKinney aged 71 were set for 2 30 p m in Roanoke Virginia with burial at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. A former Virginian Railway conductor, he died Monday at his Roanoke home after an extended illness. He was born in Basin and survived by his wife Hallie three Roanoke children five brothers Wiley Aaron Lonnie Jessie Onie and two sisters Mrs Graham and Mrs Hatfield.

Mullens RNS William A. McKinney Roanoke Cedar Lawn Virginian Railway McKinney Basin Sam Paris Polly McKinney Hallie Wiley Aaron Herndon Lonnie Pin Oak Jessie Coal City Onie Bud Philip Graham Lona Hatfield

Society Holds Meet In Smithers Home

The St Therese's Society met at Mrs Jo Nancy Bree's Smithers home on Wednesday with Mrs Paul Baker as president introducing new member Mrs Betty Long and guest Mrs A V Nicastro. Officials planned a lawn party and a covered dish dinner for Oct 29 at 6 30 p m.

Boomer RNS St. Therese’s Society Jo Nancy Bree Smithers Paul Baker Betty Long A. V. Nicastro Bree Club Orphan Fund Frances Aquino Mae Kitchen Madeline Graves Tina Chaffins Margaret Falbo Lois Nunley Frances Powroznik Lillian di Betta

Evangelist Frank Monroe to Lead Evening Services at Gentry Baptist

Evangelical services will be held at Gentry Baptist Church in Sang er starting Thursday at 7 30 p m and continuing daily through November 6 led by Evangelist Frank Monroe of Beckley.

Oak Hill RNS Gentry Baptist Church Sanger Frank Monroe Beckley

Exams scheduled for Lynco post office job

A fourth class postmaster examination for Lynco post office, paying 2539 a year, opens for applications until November 12. Applicants must reside in the Lyn Post Office area and be at least 18 on closing date. no maximum age, but those over 70 may only be considered for one year temporary renewals. Obtain full requirements at the Lynco post office. Submit forms to the U S Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D C, by closing date.

Lynco U. S. Service Commission Lynch Post Office U.S. Civil Service Commission Washington D. C

Victory Over Disappointment at Baptist Society Meet

The Clear Fork Valley Baptist Missionary Society met Friday with Mrs. Bud Clay hosting. Mrs. Orlie Farren read scripture and Mrs. FE ki Crouch led prayer. Miss Maxine Graham gave the secretary report and new sisters were drawn for the next three months.

Maxine Graham E. H. Crouch Juanita Walker Anna Walls Tressie Cook Orlie Farren Genevieve Graham Carol Allen EF. H. Crouch Delaine Clark Wayne Graham Oley Clay Minnie Pearl Cook

16 Year Old Nabbed For Theft In Mullens

A 16-year old Mullens youth was jailed in Wyoming County Jail after being nabbed hiding behind a tree on Tater Hill with 23 cartons of cigarettes stolen from Mullens Piggy Wagon Store. Police say he admitted spending his mother's $40 payday after being sent to town to cash her check and said he lost the money while gambling. He broke the store front glass with his foot to gain entry and may face further questioning in unsolved thefts.

Tater Hill Mullens Ritchie Brothers Transfer Co Wendell W. Cook Toliver Buratar Howard Avenue Robert M. Worrell Mullens Streets

Shovel In Snout Forces Bear From Chicken Yard

In Jonesboro Arkansas Lotus Cooksey a 65 year old ex postman fought a big black bear in his chicken yard for 15 minutes using a shovel and an iron rod. The bear climbed a tree and sat for two hours while police and a game warden watched. It finally fled toward the Cache River bottoms after being imported from Minnesota to diversify Arkansas wildlife.

Jonesboro Ark Lotus Cooksey

Rockcastle Association Fall Rally Slated at Athens

Mrs John Maner state vice president of the Baptist Women s Missionary Society will speak at the Fall Rally of the Rockcastle Association to be held at Athens Baptist Church from 10 a m to 2 30 p m The Cook Memorial Missionary group of Pineville will lead a panel on program planning and building The Athens Society will open and provide devotional portions Mrs Mary Thomas is associational president of the Rockcastle Society which includes Wyoming McDowell and Mercer counties Mrs Ruby Scott Oceana is publicity chairman and Mrs Tommy Nutter Oceana is associational secretary All members are urged to attend.

Oceana RNS The Baptist Missionary Society of the Rockcastle Association John Maner Cannelton Baptist Women’s Missionary Society Athens Baptist Church Cook Memorial Missionary Group of Pineville Athens Society Mary Thomas Kopperston Rockcastle Society Wyoming McDowell Mercer Counties Ruby Scott Publiity Tommy Nutter

Realistic taxidermy demands constant craft and care

George Adams, Los Angeles taxidermist for 25 years, says the work demands naturalist skill, sculpture, and hunting know-how. He crafts lifelike moose displays for the Los Angeles County Museum after skinning and sculpting from an Alaska hunt, tracing the process from plaster impressions to hollow casts.

Adams Los Angeles County Museum Alaska Caribou Kanab Utah Utah Hills New York City

Ed Sullivan Plans India TV Program For CBS

New York AP Ed Sullivan will travel to India in January to film a one hour CBS television program using Indian dancers singers and instrumentalists. He will then depart for Alaska for another show recording set to air from December 7.

Ed Sullivan India New York CBS Alaska

Old Soldiers' Reunion Visit Noted in Marietta

A social note from Macksburg, near Marietta, reports Mr and Mrs Adna Collins of Celina visiting Mr and Mrs Clifford Farley. The friends have not seen each other since World War I service in France about 38 years ago.

Marietta Ohio Macksburg Adna Collins Celina Clifford Farley Farley Collins France

Oak Hill Hospital Reports Fifteen New Births This Week

Oak Hill Hospital documented fifteen births. Catherine Lynn weighed eight pounds four ounces to Walter Lake Maddy Jr. and wife. Samuel Harvey seven pounds four ounces to Luther Harvey Forren and wife. Beverly Ann seven pounds eight and a half ounces to Alvin Ray Wiggins and wife. James Allen seven pounds one ounce to Aden Arlie Haskett and wife. Deborah Rene five pounds seven ounces to Donald Lee Biggers and wife. Lenora Sandra three pounds seven ounces to Rosetta Marie Pankey. David Leon eight pounds fourteen ounces to Joseph Morgan and wife. Jo Ann eight pounds to Shelby Dean Jarrell and wife. Dennis Edward six pounds eight and a half ounces to Walter Edward Johnson and wife. Mark Randall seven pounds five ounces to Betty Jo England. Rita Charlene six pounds five ounces to Cecil Woodrow Humphries and wife. Charl ton Edward seven pounds six ounces to Jesse James Hargrove and wife. David Harrison seven pounds nine ounces to Charles Nelson Williams and wife. Janie Lynn eight pounds two ounces to Robert Harold Sears and wife. Albert Allen six pounds ten and a half ounces to Walter Albert Stump and wife.

Oak Hill RNS Oak Hill Hospital Catherine Lynn Walter Lake Maddy Jr Samuel Harvey Luther Harvey Forren Fayetteville Beverly Ann Alvin Ray Wiggins Milburn James Allen Aden Arlie Haskett Beards Fork Deborah Rene Donald Lee Biggers Lenora Sandra Rosetta Marie Pankey Summerlee David Leon Joseph Morgan Jo Ann Shelby Dean Jarrell Cunard Dennis Edward Walter Edward Johnson Mark Randall Betty Jo England Glen Jean Rita Charlene Cecil Woodrow Humphries Charlton Edward Jesse James Hargrove David Harrison Charles Nelson Williams Janie Lynn Robert Harold Sears Brooklyn Albert Allen Walter Albert Stump

Rita Hayworth at 40 Enjoys Western Birthday Moment

Rita Hayworth, aging gracefully at 40, relaxes on the Utah desert set of They Came to Cordura. She recalls starting in Westerns, recalls her fifth marriage, and chats with co stars Gary Cooper and Van Heflin while photographer William Goetz watches over a costly production.

ST. George Utah Rocky Buttes Rita Hayworth Rita Rocky Utah Plain Gary Cooper van Heflin Richard Conte Tab Hunter Cordura William Goet Hollywood Republic Tex Ritter Fess Parker Walt Disney Parker Davy Crockett Fess Cowtown John Wayne

Al Capone biography and Hollywood notes in brief

Hollywood reports by James Bacon highlight Rod Steiger and director Richard Wilson portraying Al Capone as a monster in the ongoing film project. Steiger recalls resistance and eventual casting, noting Capone’s era and racketeering influence. Fess Parker discusses projects after Disney, while Bob Hope returns to Paramount to discuss future big-budget roles and a modest new film.

James Bacon Hollywood Chicago Rod Steiger Richard Wilson al Capone Capone Wilson Steiger Scarface New York Joe Rivkin Allied Artists

Americans Can Happy New York Canning Hit

Americans opened 42 billion cans last year averaging 259 per person. Steelways reports 50 to 8 percent of crops like tomatoes corn beets peaches pears and apricots are preserved in cans.

New York (P Steelways

Charges Pending Against Slayer Of Wife And Son

Virgil Parsley Sr. shot his wife and youngest child in a Mine area home after returning from a veterans hospital. Four others escaped as police surrounded the Mud Fork Mine colony home five miles northwest of Logan. Parsley wounded himself and later told prosecutors he killed to “keep them quiet” amid debt and enemies. No charges filed until his mental condition is determined.

Logan Virgil Parsley Mud Fork Mine Colony Here Gladys Parsley Virgil Jr Parsley Logan General Hos Pital John C. Barber Barber Tered Logan County Atuyan Valley Hospital Claude A Joyce Chillicothe Ohio

Harvard's Aga Khan IV Heads Spiritual Dormitory Life

Harvard student Karim Khan, now Aga Khan IV, lives in Leverett House while pursuing Oriental history with five courses and leading Ismaili duties. He funds charity through followers, manages affairs via his secretary Gaetane Beguel, and plays varsity soccer, aiming to graduate in June.

Tom Henshaw Associated Press Cambridge, Mass Harvard Aga Khan IV Mohammed Aga Khan Aly Khan Harvard Yard Aga Leverett House Karim Khan John Fell Stevenson Adlai Stevenson the Aga Gaetane Beguel Cambridge Michael Curtis London New Chronicle Charles River Boston Varsity Bharley Crimson Tufts Yale

Oak Hill Mayor Henry Brown Dies at 60

Oak Hill Mayor Henry Clay Brown, 60, died at Oak Hill Hospital after a heart attack. He co-owned Brownie's Transport and Lumber Co with his son J Walter Brown and ran two service stations. Survived by wife Annie Cummings Brown, a brother, a sister, and two granddaughters. Rites incomplete. body at Tyree Funeral Home.

J. H. Brown Oak Hill Charley Moore Beards Fork Tyree Funnal

TV Series Heroine Edie Hart In Peter Gunn Spotlight

New York AP reports Lola Albright as Edie Hart, nightclub singer and Peter Gunn’s love interest. Edie’s charm lies in singing, independence, and non possessiveness, making her uniquely appealing to Gunn and keeping the mystery-adventure series dynamic intact.

New York Peter Gunn Lola Albright Miss Albright Edie Hart Edie Craig Stevens Peter Mother’s

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John C. Morgan W. McKinney Society Smithers Home Joe F Democrat W. Va. University State Auditor’s Land Dept State Board of Control Joe F. Burdett State Democratic Executive Committee John E. Amos Baptist Society Meets Wyoming County Big Rockcastle Asso Siates Fall Rally Patrick McNulty Los Angeles George Adams Old Soldiers’ Reunion Open Air Stanatford Rd Jett Chandler Lana Turner Parson and the Outlaw Anthony Dexter Sonny Tufts Bobby Brock Monroe N. C Pax Advent Christian Church Brock Price Brock Pax Pax Church Advent Christian Church Rebecca Long Hollywood News Bob Hope Paramount Jesse James Y. Frank Freeman Hope Freeman Bob Henry Clay Brown James Hill Mexico ODAY Solumbia Pictures Anthony Perkins Silvana Mangano Richard Conte OR And Nchemiak Persofl Ivonne Sanson ALIDA VALLI Okehs Carload Jeff Chandler Jeanne Crain Dean Martin Jerry Lewis MT Hope DOR Lano O Walt Disneys
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