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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1962
Page
7
Mrs. Vester Rash measured her homegrown crop after discovering potato vines sprouting from kitchen peelings on an ash bank. She weighed 11 pounds plus from the harvest with nearly two pounds for the first potato and several others around a pound, offering an unusual substitution for her meal.
Thirty four men enlisted and seven re enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Station. Names and details include Stephen Warden of Mount Hope in Army Security Agency, Sidny Mullins of Cinco un assigned, Charles Williams of Webster Springs in Europe, Samuel Barton Jr. of Mullens Army Security Agency, Gary Cornett of Charleston in Europe, and many others with assignments in air defense, automotive maintenance, airborne, general supply, and communications centers. Several prior service personnel are noted including Joseph Barker Costa re enlistment in the chemical corps and Dennis Stonestreet.
An attorney with an economics degree from Weston and Huntington, Mitsoyianis has joined all sections of the Raleigh office and parts of Boone Wyoming counties. He married Patricia Miller of Point Pleasant and they reside at 124 West C Street.
In response to letters from a wife and a mother, Dr. Harold Thomas Hyman notes improved outlooks due to new therapies and early return to work as a factor in better recovery, citing Eisenhower and a cardiologist’s 255-patient study. He cautions against assuming full safety and suggests consulting a doctor for individual risk. A second question about a 7-year-old girl's hair and vitamin concerns is dismissed as haircare folklore with a humorous nod to Delilah, advising to avoid unnecessary dietary changes and keep routine.
Huntington Orchestra will furnish music for a fund raising ball by Children Inc on Oct 13 at the Beckley Winn Hotel Ballroom. The event aims to provide emergency hospital care for county underprivileged children, with tickets and donations to determine future loan limits for hospital bills. Proceeds stay in Raleigh County.
Small business borrowers in West Virginia gain easier access to SBA backed term loans up to ten years. Banks provide at least half the funds with SBA underwriting the rest, bank repayments first five years, SBA deferring its share. The program, developed with the American Bankers Association, aims to boost local credit and jobs.
Mrs. Paul Copeland chairs a Raleigh County American Cancer Society unit meeting to reestablish ties with the ACS. Dr. Robert J. Johnson of Morgantown will speak at a 7 p.m. Dutch treat dinner at the Glass House on ACS research education and service. The unit has faced board rifts over affiliation with a proposed United Fund.
Ronald D. Long of Crab Orchard is named on Tri-State College honors list for high scholastic attainment. In electrical engineering he earned A and B grades in the last quarter, earning the Silver Key for scholastic achievement as announced by Dean William L. Scott.
The 1815 Tambora eruption on Sumbawa near Java lasted a week and was heard up to 1,000 miles away. It ejected about 24 cubic miles of material into the air and caused three days of darkness within a 300 mile radius.
The son of Mr and Mrs Alex Payne of Deep Water, a prior service member in air defense, has been sent to Ft Jackson South Carolina for further processing.
The Rev W F Tolliver will head the Christian board of education as president with Mrs Saul Brown as secretary and Sherman Akers as publicity reporter. The group meets Saturday at the church to plan activities and a visitation campaign. Children’s program each quarter and Baptist Youth Fellowship will run evening services on the last Sunday monthly. A guest speaker is set for fifth Sunday September 30. About 40 members attended.
The Ebenezer Baptist Church adult choir and men’s chorus will travel to Columbus Ohio to join Bethany Baptist Church for a special Brotherhood service. Rev. Corey O. Mitchell, pastor of Ebenezer, is set to guest preach. Bus departs early Sunday. Bethany’s Rev A Wilson Wood leads Columbus service.
The revival at Rose of Sharon Holiness Church on H Street continues through the week with daily services led by Rev Clyde Neely at 7 30 p m. Sister Mattie Poindexter, pastor, says the public is invited to attend.
A study comparing white and brown eggs of identical grade finds no distinction in flavor or nutritional value. Researchers note shell color does not influence taste or overall quality, and grade standards remain the key determinant.
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