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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1962

Page

3

County Queen To Be Named Oct 20 In West Virginia

Wyoming County Centennial Queen's Committee sets October 20 for county queen selection to compete for state honor. Entries close October 10. eligibility includes 18 to 26 years old, WV residency five years, single status, and availability for appearances May through October if chosen. Committee roles assign Mullens publicity, Oceana judges and entertainment, Baileysville entries and ticketing, Pineville hosting.

RNS Wyoming County Pineville West Virginia Oceana Baileysville Woman's Clubs Woman's Civic Club of Mullens William Lewis Otis Cook A. G. Lugar Jr Arnold Harless Harry Cook Dave Lucas Martin Backus Paul A. Viers County Centennial Queen Hansel Poling State Federation of Woman’s Clubs Arnold Hartess David Lucas

Hospital census lists patients at Wyoming General Mulrens

Aug 25 to Aug 31 entries show patients admitted and discharged at Wyoming General Hospital Mulens. Names include Juanita Steele Marian a Mrs Irene Lester Arley Carter Sim on Glen Cozort Rhoda Pack Patty Whitt James Dickerson and others. Discharges include Robert Philyaw Dolly Waycaster Nathan McKinney Cindy Morgan and more. The list records daily patient movements over the week.

Mullens ANS Wyoming General Hospital Juanita Steele Marianna Irene Lester Epperly Robert Philyaw Gene Tilley Lois Sizemore Frank Reed Gracie Abner Mack Gregory Rhodell Chester White Lois Sutphin Amigo Patty Whitt Herndon Dolly Waycaster Max Kalat Nathan McKinney Sarah O'Neal Frank Thomas Ernest Edwards Ralph Butler Mayne Jinks Mary Cantrell Edith Jordan Betty Goodwin Amanda Hughes Arley Carter Simon Jackson McDaniel Ronald Hatfield Kopperston Glen Cozort Rho Mark Woosley Jessie Meadows Jack Wheeler Aliie McMillion Elmer Milam Rose Ann Cardwell Alicia Brooks Itmann John Henry Dixon New Richmond Delmer Hollandsworth Tralee Grover C. Thorn Victoria Shrewsbury Basin Huster Walker Ruby Pauley George Sizemore Magdalene Cassinelli Essie Klaiber Willa Simmon Hatcher Ella Hash Opal Young Carol Brown Johnny Combs Martin Wagner Homer Kiser Cindy Morgan James Brown Malinda Manning June Lester James Burke Bud Glen Fortner Kelly Clay Melville Clay Soulsville George Muzzleman Joyce Johnson Rockview Phyllis Simpson Clear Fork Ruth Meadows Freda Monk Arista Ollie Poe Stephenson Laura’ Marshall Charles Lusk

Dorothy Cozort Named BYFer of the Month at Sweet Home Church

SAULSVILLE RNS Dorothy Jean Cozort long serving leader of the Baptist Youth Fellowship at Sweet Home Baptist Church is named BYFer of the Month. She is wife of Stanley Cozort daughter of Emmett Canada Mathen and Mullens High School alumna noted for her active church work and service.

Saulsville RNS Dorothy Jean Cozort Baptist Youth Fellowship The Sweet Home Baptist Church Cozort Stanley Cozort Emmett Canada Mathen Mullens High School

Motor Shooter Rider Hurt In Accident

Alfred Broom aged 31 of Pineville is listed in good condition at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens after a motor scooter crash on Route 10 two miles north of Pineville. He suffered facial and shoulder cuts bruises and a head injury with no other people hurt.

Pineville RNS Alfred Broom Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Broom

Pax PAX visitors and extended family in Pax area

Visitors in Pax area include Hughie Humphrey and Bertie Humphrey in Miami Florida visiting relatives Mrs. Carrie Miller Mrs. Rosella Sutton Clyde Mowell family from Covington Kentucky and Ohio and Baltimore Maryland residents Mr and Mrs J D Janney and Mrs Cather Spencer Jr also visiting with local families.

Pax Area Hughie Humphrey Miami Fla Bertie Humphrey Carrie Miller Frank Akers Rosella Sutton Clyde Mowell Johnie Mowell Covington Howard Mowell Billy Mowell James Wallace Frankie Lee Cleveland Ohio J. D. Janney Cather Spencer Cather Spencer Jr Baltimore

Meerschaum Pipes From Esisehir Turkey Noted

The article explains that many smoking pipes are crafted from meerschaum, a soft white mineral that dries and hardens when exposed to sunlight. It highlights that much of this material originates from Esisehir in Turkey.

Esisehir Turkey

Ocean Present For You and Yours Benefit Forecast

Radiations continue and the outlook is similar to Monday with emphasis on popularity credit and respect. Career matters advancement and responsibility are favored. appointments should be kept promptly. Life at home goes smoothly with cooperation. A note recalls goats in stalls calming racehorses and the origin of the phrase Get your goat. The coming decade promises vast building and physical transformations across the American scene with new highways and rebuilt cities.

Aries to Pisces Zodiac Daily Guidance for 1962

The reading outlines daily tips for each Sun sign from Aries through Pisces. It encourages practical advice, bold actions, cooperation, and timely projects, stressing thoughtful listening and avoiding overreactions. The note is credited to Field Enterprises, Inc., 1962.

Teacher Myrtle Davis Takes Mansfield Ohio School Post

Mrs Myrtle Davis of Pax has accepted a teaching position in Mansfield Ohio schools after retiring from Pax. She taught English and physical education at Pax Junior High for two years and had a long career teaching art drawing history government geography and literature. A Concord College and West Virginia University alumna she holds a BA and a master's degree. Her farewell dinner was held at the Glass House near Beckley and she left for Mansfield after visiting Charleston.

PAX ANS Myrtle Davis Mansfield Ohio Pax School Davis Concord College West Virginia University Dexter Waddell Margaret Newsome Long Branch Glass House Beckley J. Hazel Lively Blanche Harless Beatrice Lively Charleston

Strike Threat Looms at Follansbee Steel Plant

About 100 production workers threaten to idle Follansbee Steel Co as production is set to resume Tuesday after Labor Day weekend. The walkout began Friday midnight with the contract expiration with United Steelworkers union and no further negotiations scheduled. Wages and fringe benefits are at issue.

Follansbee UPS Follansbee Steel Co United Steelworkers Union

Nine Fined In Mullens Gambling Raid

State police raided a Mullens restaurant at 1 30 a m arresting nine people including proprietor Mrs Ada Mae Cox Gilliam operator of Goose Holler near Mullens. The proprietor was fined 100 dollars and costs for operating a gambling house while eight others were fined 15 dollars and costs on gambling charges all appeared before City Clerk Clyde Newsome.

Ada Mae Cox Gilliam Goose Holler Mullens Clyde Newsome

Eleven W S C S circles meet Tuesday at First Methodist

Eleven circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church hold their regular monthly meetings Tuesday. Most convene at 7 30 p m with circles 7 and 8 at 2 p m. Meeting places listed by circle and hostesses.

Rinehart Ave Charles Bailey Moran Ave Glen McKinney Frantz Ave

Unite At Ballot Box Warns West Virginia Workers

West Virginia workers were urged to unite at the ballot box in a Labor Day statement by AFL-CIO president Miles C. Stanley. He spoke at Wheeling’s Labor Day event as part of four statewide rallies with James Reynolds and the United Mine Workers backing others in Morgantown Logan and Comfort. He warned progress shifts from picket lines to legislative halls and stressed workers need representation who understand their problems.

United Press International West Virginia Afl-Cio Miles C. Stanley Stanley Wheeling James Reynolds Morgantown Logan Comfort Boone County United Mine Workers Union

Labor Renews Efforts For Short Work Week

On Labor Day AFL-CIO leaders urged a push for a 35 hour work week to curb unemployment. Meany warned of a potential recession and noted unemployment at 5 percent for 57 months as the economy slides backward. The industrial union department joined, urging a new drive despite doubts about Congress.

Washington UPI Afl-Cio George Meany Meany ABC Labor Congress AFLC10 Industrial Union Department Walter P. Reuther U.S

RAD Meeting To Open Tuesday

A 10 day meeting to discuss guidelines for a six county rural development project opens Tuesday in Jackson's Mill. A seven member panel chosen by the state Rural Area Development Committee will work with RAD groups from Braxton Upshur Gilmer Lewis Webster and Nicholas Counties to test special approaches for local economic and social development. The panel includes Leonard Riggleman G Wayne Smith Walter Gumbel Kenneth H Parsons Rupert B Vance Fred F Wright and Thomas C Campbell Jr. They will prepare a preliminary report on likely opportunities and plans for a final report after a December meeting.

Jackson's Mill UPI RAD Braxton Upshur Gilmer Lewis Webster Nicholas Leonard Riggleman Charleston G. Wayne Smith Walter Gumbel Fairmont Kenneth H. Parsons University of Wisconsin Rupert B. Vance University of North Carolina Fred F. Wright Thomas C. Campbell Jr West Virginia University

Fayetteville Woman Hospitalized After June Fall

Mrs. H. E. Shawver of Fayetteville is a patient in Beckley Hospital for treatment of an arm injury from a fall at her home in June. She has been hospitalized since Monday of last week.

Fayetteville H. E. Shawver Beckley Hospital Beckley

Million-dollar Denver fire kills one and injures fifty

In downtown Denver a four-alarm blaze gutted the Albany Hotel, a million-dollar building. One woman, Stella Lee Bruce, 46, a hotel coffee shop waitress, died in a basement dressing room. About 50 others including guests and staff suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation as the fire burned for over four hours. Cause was not immediately determined.

Denver UPI Alibany Stella Lee Bruce

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