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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1961

Page

7

Ex-Convict Held For Post Office Robbery

Edward L. Hall, 35, held on $2,000 bond in Fayette County for burglarizing a post office and stealing 168 money orders. Arrest followed after a money order passed in a drug store. Hall, released in February from the Georgia State Penitentiary for forgery, has a wife and two children in Russell, Kentucky.

Huntington UPI Edward L. Hall Fayette County Hall Mahan W. Va Montgomery Charleston Ashland Trenton Halli Russell Georgia State Penitentiary

Library Week Planned by Fayetteville Woman's Club

Fayetteville Woman's Club marks National Library Week April 16 to 22 with posters displays in local stores and a possible library opening. New officers for 1961 62 announced, including Lofton Tudor as president and Gladys Bary as third vice president.

Fayetteville Gladys Bary E. B. Eskew R. G. Thomas Miss Eary Vivian Beck Frances Lee Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs General Federation of Woman's Clubs Lofton Tudor

Revival Starts at Oak Hill Church Pastoral Return

The Rev. R. J. Chenoweth, formerly pastor of Harvey Methodist, began a week-long revival Tuesday at Oak Hill Methodist Church after serving two years nearby. The event marks a return to active ministry for Chenoweth in the Harvey area.

Oak Hill RNS Harvey Methodist Church R. J. Chenoweth Oak Hill Methodist Church Harvey

8B Class Has School Program at Pineville Grade School

The 8B class at Pineville Grade School No. 1 presented an Easter themed program at a gym assembly directed by Mrs. Roy Breeden and Mrs. Robert Kuhn. Jerry Bledsoe gave the devotion, Barbara Graham sang Easter songs, and students performed a pantomime and a fashion parade with Connie Weekley and others. Tommy Daniels played the Easter bunny, and the show closed with a Bunny Hop.

Pineville RNS Roy Breeden Robert Kuhn Jerry Bledsoe Christ Barbara Graham Connie Weekley Janice Lewis Norma Green Nancy Mathena Linda Dematteis Lynn Necessary Judy Cline Patricia Buchannon Joe Phillips Lewis Sturm Danny Blankenship Richard Green Kenneth Greene Donald Fox Tommy Daniels Peter Cotton Tail Bunny Hop

Two Circles Discuss District WSCS Confab

The Brooke Cooke Circle of First Methodist Church met in Pineville and planned for the Beckley District WSCS conference on April 11. Messages included prayers, dinner plans, and a contribution to a foreign hospital. The Luna Worrell Circle also met and set plans for the district conference with a meeting on April 26 hosted by Mrs. Zella Crews.

WSCS Pineville RNS Brooke Cooke First Methodist Church A. C. Swimm Crowley-Worrell John H. Martin Beckley District Fellowship Hall Ernest Hays Bruno Fais Fred L. Huffman Roy Breeden Jack D. Martin Zella Moore Swimm Princeton John Martin Mathena Luna Worrell Darrell McGraw Jack Goode Zella Crews T. G. Morgan

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