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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1962
Page
2
West Virginia civil defense head William J. Mathews Jr reports nonstop calls for survival information due to the Cuban crisis. Officials order more manuals from Olney and distribute them to counties while police and road officials run 24 hour or extended shifts to handle the emergency.
Bobby Adams nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Jack Goode Bailey Murphy addition was guest of honor at a birthday party Saturday afternoon in his home Attending were Danny Adkins Billy Maxey Larry Dennis and Spunky Vezina.
Charleston reports the liquor amendment battle as Rev. L. E. Crowson and Paul Skeeter clash over state versus local option. Crowson warns the legislature may declare West Virginia fully wet if the measure passes, while Skeeter promotes a local vote approach with a facts driven campaign.
A son Jeffrey Kim Mullins weighed 8 pounds 11.5 ounces was born to Kenneth and (MRS) Mullins Ravencliff at 5 55 a m Oct 16 Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. On Oct 19 another son Gregory Michael Morgan Otsego residents born at 9 47 a m weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces.
London dispatch reports Thelma Veness in a new book stating 54 percent of teenage schoolgirls surveyed aspire to marry early and fear their husbands may die young. The author observes the wedding as a primary goal rather than companionship in old age.
The Glen Rogers chapters of Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y host the King Coal District at 7 p.m. Monday. Decoration committee members Sharon McGraw Linda Lafferty Jackie Lou Clay and Annas Milam prepare identification tags as invites go to member schools and a state association speaker is expected.
Willie Milam a Kopperston mine worker was injured Monday afternoon at the Kopperston operation of Eastern Gas and Fuel when struck by falling rock. He received first aid at the Medical Center Oceana and was later moved to Beckley Memorial Hospital by ambulance. A family spokesman said a lung was injured.
Key West Florida name origin traced to the Spanish Cayo Hueso or Bone Island per the Encyclopedia Britannica, debunking the idea it came from the coral island’s western Keys location.
Washington based report notes doubt over Penn Central and Norfolk Western rail mergers. C&O seeks separate action on its Baltimore and Ohio deal, warning consolidation risks delaying years of plans and could derail the eastern rail expansion. Experts warn a collapse could leave eastern railroads stuck with losses.
Fayetteville ANS reports American Legion Auxiliary Unit 149 met in the Chestnut room Legion Home Maple Avenue with Mrs. Perry Selvey presiding. Treasurer notes 337.17 balance. 44 candy canisters distributed. 100 three pound fruit cakes ordered for Christmas. upcoming duties, hostess list, and prizes requested. cards to two members. refreshments served to listed attendees.
Wyoming County Clerk office in Pineville shows multiple marriage license applications. Names include Robert Beavers and Donna Donathan. Essie Miller and Freda Parker. Henry Blankenship and Barbara Chambers. Roy Lester and Sara Toler. Richard Justice and Sharla Hamilton. William Sargent and Lynn Kessinger. Palmer Maynard and Colinda Hill. Arnold Kennedy and Shelby Brigham. Oley Cline and Louise Elswick. George Cook and Carlee Pickett.
Pittsburgh UPI reports William Watson Jr. works a twofold job as director of a new juvenile crime prevention program and earns pay while loafing in pool rooms barber shops and on street corners. He calls it purposeful loafing as part of his duties.
Miss Margaret Ann Dick and James Bert Miller Jr. were married Thursday at 7 30 p m in East End Holiness Church Oak Hill with Rev Woodrow Jones officiating The bride wore a blue wool suit and white carnation corsage The groom is a Kingston High School graduate employed by Paint Creek Supply in Burnwell They will reside in Milburn with Mrs Dick as mother of the bride serving as matron of honor
Mrs John Scoleri of Pineville spoke at the Green Thumb Garden Club in Logan on how to set up a Garden Therapy Project. She was joined by Mrs O B Martin and Mrs James Neeley of Pineville.
McGraws note weekend guests at the John Cozort home in Pineville. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Bob McClain and sons Bob and Jearald, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cozort. Also, Mr. and Mrs. John Shuman and Charleston relatives visited. The Barnetts hosted their son-in-law J H Barnett and wife from Glen White who plan to move to Chicago soon.
Mr and Mrs Brady Tilley announce the birth of a son at Pineville Maternity Clinic weighing seven pounds seven and a half ounces named Stephen Eugene. Mrs Tilley was Miss Jean Griffith. Grandparents include Jack Griffith Glen Rogers and Aden Tilley Ravencliff. The couple has four other children.
Pineville PTA held its first meeting of the year with a capacity crowd and new president Mrs. C. E. Richner in charge. About 379 students are enrolled at Grade School No. 2 and roughly 90 percent use the hot lunch program. The program featured rhythm teaching demonstrations by first graders, songs from first to third grades, and new PTA officers and committees announced, followed by refreshments.
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