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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1962
Page
9
Community notices list Beckley clubs and meetings for Monday through Thursday including newcomers, Parent-Teacher, Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution, and garden groups. Polly’s Pointers column features home tips on dyeing rugs, cleaning silver, dusting violets, and celery uses.
James T. Griffin of Sears Foundation will present a $16,000 check to the Logan County Women’s Club for civic achievements. The prize comes from a national civic improvement contest run with the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, drawing over 8,600 entries. Mrs. T. L. Henritze will accept for the county group as Gov. Barron and ex-governors attend the public ceremony at Logan County Memorial Field House, marking the Centennial Committee’s kickoff.
Cathy Ann Neelly of Beckley granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Harper won three first place trophies and a second place medal at the World Twirling Association contest in Topeka Kansas in August for best appearing majorette fancy strutting and twirling and military strutting. Earlier at Ellsworth Kansas she took first second and third place trophies at the National Baton Twirling Contest. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles J Neelly Jr of Macksville Kansas with her mother Miss Ann Harper a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and her father on the Macksville High School faculty.
Miss Teddy Kessinger began her freshman year at West Virginia University with an off to college party hosted by Miss Nancy Molina. Tables in Bowl-Wick dining room featured fall arrangements in university blue and sold pennants. Attendees included Miss Sue Meadows, Miss Lillianne Davis, Miss Carolyn Pierce, Miss Barbara Williams, Miss Rebecca Williams, Mrs. Jack Weikle, Miss Mary Ellen Molina, Mrs. Ted Kessinger, Mrs. W. E. Williams, and Mrs. Andrew Molina.
The young martyr Joan of Arc was beautified by Pope Pius X in 1904 as the first step toward canonization in the Roman Catholic Church. She was later canonized in 1920.
Fairdale residents hosted weekend visitors including Mrs. Ozei Coon of Cleveland Ohio and Mr and Mrs Don Summers of Summersville along with Mr and Mrs Everett Guthrie of Charleston. They also visited sister Mrs Lakie Manning and attended local events noted in Friday’s social column.
Mrs. Rachelle Cook and Mrs. Retha Calvert spoke on Oratory at the September 4 Sigma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi gathering in the Appalachian Assembly Room. Miss Jo Ann Tyree received a candy box as engagement news. Mrs. Barbara Barrett was given a farewell gift as she plans to move out of state. About 23 members attended the 7:30 p.m. event hosted by Mrs. Barrett and Miss Don England's Queen Caroline.
The Hughes family of the late Mr and Mrs QO Hughes held their annual reunion on Sept 2 at Walhonde Park Montcoa. Surviving children attended from multiple states including Ohio West Virginia and Virginia with Ted Hughes of Berea unable to attend.
Short items under this heading invite readers to call with news at the paper. The notice provides a contact number 253 3321 extension 52 for readers to share items of broad local interest.
Read through Raleigh and surrounding areas as residents undergo surgeries and recoveries, start college, or celebrate anniversaries. A list of discharged patients, new freshmen, travelers, and family visits features names like Mrs. Herbert Stansbury, Miss Nancy Linn Cook, Claudia Worley, and Gene N. Wickline, with mentions of Concord College and Virginia Intermont College.
Dr and Mrs Sidney J Markowitz of Largo announce the birth of their third son on September 8 at 2 a.m. Michael weighed six pounds 12 ounces. Mother is Jean Berry formerly of Huntington. Father is son of Mr and Mrs Selig Markowitz Meadows Apartments. Twin sister is Mrs Arthur Goldstein Raleigh Heights. Older brothers are David 9 and Gregory 1.
The ammon or argali is the largest living wild sheep. It inhabits the high elevations of central Asia and can stand about four feet at the shoulder with a body weight near 250 pounds.
Divorce rates show women with four years of college have the lowest rates while those with one to three years show the highest. In Arkansas about 26 towns and communities are named for springs, reflecting local geography in place names.
About 30 attendees noted the life event of Mrs. Zeno Sparks and the Profitts who lived at Tams 23 years before moving to Midway in late August. Their five sons include Don in Chicago and Bill stationed with the U. S. forces.
The Raleigh General and Beckley Memorial Hospitals report multiple newborns. Rebecca Jane Buckland weighed seven pounds four ounces at 3:25 am on Aug 28, a daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert Buckland of Stamford. Other births include Gavin Richard Hale born Aug 30, seven pounds ten ounces. Serena Bennia Smith born Aug 30, eight pounds three ounces. Leroy Arnold Buzzard born Sept 1, seven pounds fifteen ounces. Tina Teresa Tilley born Sept 1, seven pounds three and 12 ounces. Edward Scott Sturdevant born Sept 2, seven pounds one ounce. Diane Louise Letcher born Aug 25, five pounds fifteen and 34 ounces.
Mr and Mrs Warren French and family along with Gail Fitzpatrick return from visits to Ocean View Norfolk Va and Cape Hatteras N C Brenda Elkins returns from Columbus Ohio Chicago Illinois Lillybrook and MacArthur visits. Mrs Stanley Sexton Fireco in Raleigh General Hospital for asthma listed as good Arlenee Tudor MacArthur recuperating at home after hospital observation and treatment
Man-made satellites broadcast clues to earth weather as they measure solar energy absorbed by the planet and energy radiated back into space from high orbit.
The common name for February 2 is Groundhog Day, tied to Candlemas Day. The tradition links the observance to the groundhog's forecast of six more weeks of winter, a folk belief widely recognized in American culture.
Ms. C. Harrah of Alderson hosted a stork shower at her sister in law Mrs. Jack Harrah of Max Arthur home for former Miss Carol Eller of Sophia. Guests included Mrs. Guy Harrah and others. Prizes were won by Mrs. Bonnie Lusk Mrs. Maggie Wilkies Mrs. Ralph Arnot Mrs. Pomykata and Mrs. Aretta Harvey.
General Ulysses S. Grant in replying to General Buckner’s armistice proposal defined Fort Donelson’s fate with the now famous phrase unconditional surrender. The decisive Union victory solidified Grant’s campaign in Tennessee and altered Confederate war prospects.
The apple blossom is Arkansas state flower, the pine is state tree, and the mockingbird is state bird.
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