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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1971
Page
4
Fayetteville community members welcomed extended family and friends over Easter, with visits spanning Ohio Virginia and Maryland. Guests included relatives of Light, Bates, Dennler, Persinger, and many others, staying from Garten to Richwood and Lorain to Huntington.
Glen Rogers and nearby towns note weekend visits as Mrs. Opal Douglas hosts Bailey family members from Gar field New Jersey and relatives from McGraws Mullens and Glen Rogers. Spec 4 Thomas Massey departs for Fort Riley after a 30 day leave. Massey completes a year in Vietnam. Audrey Massey hosts guests including Charles Griffith and family as they visit Benny Griffith of Glen Fork.
Ed Holstine of Garten was honored with a birthday dinner at his daughter Mrs. Howard Persinger’s home. Attendees included Mrs. Holstine, Cecil N. Holstine and children from Cleveland, Ohio, Eddie Persinger and family from Nitro, Ronnie Persinger and Amy from Garten, Hiram Ashbury and family from Pontiac, Michigan, and Howard Persinger and children from Garten.
The Vatican Swiss Guard began in 1506 on a regular footing, but its roots extend to well before 1400. The guard traces its early formation to late medieval military setups and protective services for papal authority.
Dr. Daniel Hale M D, Princeton native and noted conservationist, will deliver West Virginia Tech's commencement address at 2 p.m. May 16 in the gymnasium and receive an honorary Doctor of Humanities. He is joined by Dr. A Reed Davis as another honorary laureate.
Ravencliff residents hosted weekend visitors including Mr. and Mrs. William Milam and daughters Tammy and Michelle of Glen Burnie Maryland. The group also visited Frank Goddard in Huntington and Mazie Milam in Little Hocking Ohio, accompanied by Bonnie Milam. In Ohio, L A Dillon and family spent a week with William D Roose and Niecy Dawn in Sandusky. Eddie R Cook returned from Grayson North Carolina after visiting Glen Osborne and Blaine Farmer families.
Montgomery gears up for the sixth annual Oil Drum Regatta April 23 24 with three pops concerts in downtown on bank parking lots. East Bank High School Band at 3 30 p m James Mc Querrey East Bank Junior High at 4 p m Tech Band at 4 30 p m directed by Tom Reed, Charles Martyn. A parade plus floats boats rafts and marching units will follow at 8 p m April 23 with prizes for rafts floats and bands. On April 24 Tech Band performs from a barge along the river London to Deepwater for onshore crowds.
Wyoming County clerk recorded transfers including Williams G Henkins to Aaron and Mary Matney for Lot 27 Rockview Pineville Center District 9500 dollars. Alvis Ball to Etta Ball Lots 169 170 Lusk Center District. Guardian M F Elkins to C L Spratt Bens Branch Baileysville District 3000 dollars. Beulah Sparks and Clarence Sparks to Willie Sizemore Lots 44 45 50 Herndon Heights Barkers Ridge District 1000 dollars. Noble Bailey Jr and Anna Bailey to C C Reed and Frank Zsoldos trustees for Geza Edward and Theresia Zsoldos near Allen Junction Slab Fork District 5800 dollars. Green Bailey and Ellen Bailey to Danny Joe Bailey Mill Creek Baileysville District 2000 dollars. Bessie Phillips to Betty Belcher and Aaron Belcher Center District. Georgia-Pacific Corporation to Ward and Violet Stewart Laurel Fork Slab Fork District 2380 dollars.
The text notes that an average sleeper changes position about 35 times during an eight hour night and defines hyssop as a fragrant medicinal herb.
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