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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1961

Page

9

WVU enrollment hits 7,514 with Raleigh County among top counties

Registrar J Everett Long reports record WVU enrollment of 7,514, up over 10 percent. Raleigh County sends 150 students, while Monongalia 1,327 Kanawha 788 Harrison 416 Marion 328 Wood 311 and others exceed 100. WVU also hosts 6,071 West Virginians, 1,372 from 38 other states, and 71 from 29 foreign countries.

Raleigh West Virginia University J. Everett Long Monongalia Kanawha Harrison Marion Wood Ohio Hancock Preston Fayette Mercer Marshall Brooke Greenbrier Randolph Wetzel Cabell Berkeley McDowell Mineral Logan Nicholas Taylor Upshur Wyoming Lewis Jackson Pocahontas Grant Roane Mingo Barbour Tucker Mason Braxton Ritchie Margen Pendleton Putnam Tyler Webster Boone Monroe Hardy Jefferson Pleasants Wayne Hampshire Summers Doeddridge Clay Wirt Lincoln Gilmer Calhoun West Virginans WVU Long

Ask The Chaplain Guidance On Divine Calling To Ministry

A Beckley Bechley minister advises seekers on recognizing a calling to Christian service. He outlines self inquiry questions about happiness, God’s plan, and conscience, and emphasizes yielding to divine leadership. Readers with similar questions may write to Ask The Chaplain, Box 1325, Beckley, W Va.

Bechley Beckley

Warren youth holds station manager post at ENC

Jim Phillips of Warren Ohio formerly Beckley is manager of the radio station at Eastern Nazarene College Wallaston Park Massachusetts. A junior he is a member of the Men's Club Crusader Quartet vice president of the sophomore class and varsity football staff of Nautilus college yearbook and Campus Camera newspaper. He is a speech major with a literature minor and is grandson of Lloyd and Dorothy Dobbins of Beckley and J C Phillips of Beaver.

Jim ‘Phillips H. C. Phillips Warren Ohio Beckley Eastern Nazarene College Walllaston Park Mass Phillips Crusader Quartet Nautilus Campus Camera Lloyd Dobbins J. C. Phillips Beaver

PTA Council President Attends State Congress

Woodrow Darnell, president of the Raleigh County PTA Council, was the sole attendee from the Raleigh area at the West Virginia Congress of PTA in Huntington. About 405 delegates and board members from across the state participated. northern and southern counties dominated officer elections. Leona Price of Dallas, Texas, spoke on why we send children to school, citing collective effort and shared learning from many experts. Darnell called the three day session interesting and lamented the low regional attendance.

Raleigh West ‘Virginia Congress of Parent - Teacher ‘Association Huntington l Woodrow Darnell Sophia Raleigh County PTA Council Congress Darnell PTA Leona Price Dallas Tex National PTA Congress

Injures Foot At Dear ing Brothers Tractors

Gene Buckland of Midway received treatment at Beckley Hospital Tuesday for injuries to his left foot after it was caught between two trees at the Dear ing Brothers Tractors in Prosperity where he works.

Gene Buckland Midway Beckley Hospital Dearing Brothers Tractors Prosperity

Kanawha Industrial Show Planned for Monday

Harrison Ash of Kanawha Indus Corp announced a Monday evening industry show to be exhibited in the Raleigh County Criminal Courtroom. The event targets Raleigh and Fayette counties and will describe plans for employment of about 2,500 people across industries.

Kanawha Indus Corp West

Doctor and couple weigh allergies and hair health

A husband and wife from a local mental health clinic critique allergy views, urging exploration of psychosomatic factors and discussing the role of therapy. The letter also addresses beauty professionals and the link between hair health and blood, noting advances in permanents and dyes and inviting readers to obtain Dr Hy man’s leaf through a mail offer.

AF Signs 13 Enlisted at Beckley Recruiting Station

Thirteen men were enlisted in the Air Force last week at the Beckley main recruiting station. Names include James Edward Hodges, Sammy Roger Goforth, Walter Lackie Blackwell Jr, David Howard Dixon, James Bernard Calfee Jr, Walter Barton Ayers Jr, Harry Preston Walker, Clarence Lee Dotson, Robert David Kesner, Ervin Hiram Eads, David Reed DuVall, and Dennis Joseph Halverson. They were sent to Lackland AFB, Texas for basic training.

Air Force Beckley James Edward Larry Ray Hodges Carl J. Hodges Bradley Sammy Roger Goforth Vernie H. Goforth Bluefield Walter Lackie Blackwell Jr Millard F. Cameron Sophia David Howard Dixon May Dixon Charleston James Bernard Calfee Jr James Bernard Calfee Sr Princeton Walter Barton Ayers Jr W. B. Ayers Sr Grantsville So Harry Preston Walker H. R. Walker Stumptown Clarence Lee Dotson Ellis W. Dotson Grundy Robert David Kesner Robert H. Kesner Blountville Tenn Ervin Hiram Eads Ben F. Eads Bristol David Reed DuVall Opal. DuVall Marmet Dennis Joseph Halverson Bette Hapney Lackland Afb Tex

WVU Extension enrollment tops 981 students statewide

Beckley reports 44 extension students with WVU programs boosting statewide enrollment to 981. Extension Director E B McCue notes 959 students across 27 centers and 22 in WVU's first TV class aired on WBOY-TV Clarksburg and WTRE-TV Wheeling.

Beckley West Virginia University B. McCue Wboy-Tv Clarksburg Wtre-Tv Wheeling McCue Ansted Bluefield Charleston Lewisburg Pineville Welch

Ex-Register Reporter Covers Met Opening in New York

Mrs Pete Ambro formerly Henretta Leith covered the Metropolitan Opera season opener in New York for the Associated Press. Puccini's La Fanciulla del West starred Leontyne Bingo as the scene drew a strong audience and strong praise for the debut night.

Pete Ambro Raleigh Register Henretta Leith Metropolitan Opera New York Associated Press Leontyne

Astro-Guide Horoscope Sees Social Plans and Change Ahead

The weekly forecast highlights friendliness and party plans, urging inviting opposing viewpoints for lively discussion. Notes past milestone dated October 27 1925 when the New York Philharmonic debuted on WIZ with Hofmann and Damrosch.

New York Philharmonic WIZ Josef Hofmann Walter Damrosch

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