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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1960

Page

3

County Court Endorses Fayette Needy Assn

The Fayette Needy Association Inc receives a County Court resolution commending its efforts to clothe and feed the needy in Fayette County. The court supports plans to provide hot meals at the association’s Minden location, urging public backing. Resolution signed July 27 by Orval Kessler president and commissioners Carl B. Vickers and C W Stallard.

Robert K. Holliday Fayette Needy Association, Inc Fayette County Minden Orval Kessler Carl B. Vickers C. W. Stallard

Fayette Needy Receives Many Kitchen Articles

Fayette Needy association in Minden distributed twenty four cans of food to four families totaling 23 persons between July 26 and 29. The drive brought total canned items to 707 and clothing distributed reached 2 230 items including dresses skirts blouses slips shirts trousers shoes and shorts. Donors listed include Wallace Bennett Avis Partain E H Cavendish Ernest Barley Jack Rapp Anna Hughes Patterson Steve Grabosky Otie Garten and Ray Burley with cash gifts of 3 and 1 and a kitchen wall cabinet. A L Walker urged school board and Fayette county court to assist while an anonymous donor gave 100 to the drive. Robert Holliday received the gift for the association treasurer E N Goode. Officials praised the community response.

Fayette Needy Association Minden Wallace Bennett Oak Hill Avis Partain E. H. Cavendish Lovers Leap Ernest Barley Bradley Jack Rapp Anna Hughes Patteson Mount Hope Steve Grabosky Otie Garten E. N. Goode Fayette

Whitesville Eastern Star Holds School Of Instruction

The Whitesville Chapter No. 142 Order of the Eastern Star held a school of instruction at the Masonic Lodge Hall led by Mrs. Olive Bowyer of Charleston. Officers newly installed included Mrs. Mary Katrine Roy Racine as worthy matron and Virgil Dolin Fosterville as worthy patron with other officers named. The Whitesville Lodge will hold a Sunday school and dinner in the social room afterward, with Mrs. Jewel Priestly and Mrs. Aileen Salamy co-chairing the dinner.

Whitesville RNS Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Lodge Olive Bowyer Charleston Mary Katrine Roy Racine Virgil Dolin Fosterville Jewel Priestly Jean Salamy Aileen Salamy

Weekend Visitors Highlight Local Families

Pax Mrs. Willis Humphrey and Jimmy Humphrey visited Oak Hill Hospital patient Jack Logan after his major surgery. Other gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. Tom Foster at Sweeneysburg, and travels of Larry Woolwine's Columbus visit with relatives. Miss Danese Sawders and friends from Washington DC stayed with local families.

Willis Humphrey Jimmy Humphrey Jack Logan Oak Hill Hospital Logan Rosebud Logan Oak Hill Tom Foster E. G. Sweeney Sweeneysburg Larry Woolwine Tommy Kelly Ann Columbus Ohio Bob Humphrey Mary Stover Clara Williams Claudia Canterbury Delia Lively Hazel Lively Linda Debbie Sherman Stover Danese Sawders Drema Woolwine Kay Maynor Washington, D. C Ruby Coleman Maynor Washington

Evidence Stolen From Cathedral Safe In St Augustine

In St Augustine Florida the Cathedral Parish House reported a theft of 375 dollars from a safe. Sheriff L O Davis said he recovered the money from a car driven by Charles Young but later found the money stolen from his own safe. Young remained jailed on a larceny charge.

ST. Augustine, Fla Catholic Cathedral L. O. Davis Charles Young Young

Mrs E M Newman Visits Glen Rogers Far Relatives

Mrs E M Newman and her daughters Sherry and Marilyn visit relatives in Glen Rogers and Saxon while staying at the home of Mr and Mrs Eddie Plann. She is the former Cleo Henderson, a Trap Hill High School graduate who worked at Raleigh Wyoming Mining Company store in Glen Rogers before marriage.

Saxon Cleo Henderson Trap Hill High School Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Company Glen Rogers

Pineville Tri-Hi-Y Officers Attend Summer Camp

Pineville High School Tri-Hi-Y officers will attend the Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y camp at Camp Horseshoe near Parsons from August 7 to 14. Rev. Norman Morgan of Pineville Presbyterian Church will serve as counselor. Mary Lamp, Sally Schilling, Pam Goode, and Sandy Beymer are named officers with multiple club roles and church affiliations.

Pineville Tri-Hi-Y RNS Miss Lamp Minutemen Minutemen Club Girls State Wyoming Methodist Church Methodist Youth Fellowship Sally Schilling Sally B. B. Schilling Pineville High Pineville Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Youth Fellowship

Pineville Council Sets Budget for Year

Pineville town council approved a budget of 28,835 dollars for the year, down from 32,423 last year. Town Recorder C. V. Shannon said the figure should be sufficient and the budget will be sent to the State Tax Commissioner for approval.

Pineville BNS Pineville Night C. V. Shannon State Tax Commissioner

Injured in shooting at wife’s Williamson home

Red Star native Jimmy Criss, son of Mr and Mrs Clinton Criss, was seriously hurt in an accidental shooting at his Williamson wife’s home. He remained in Williamson Hospital in serious condition as his parents from Red Star visited after the incident during their vacation.

RED Star RNS Jimmy Criss Clinton Criss Williamson Criss Wilmington Del

Climate warming drives ocean rise via retreating icecaps

The world climate has grown warmer over the last five decades. At the current pace, melting icecaps are lifting sea levels by about one eighth of an inch each year.

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County Court of Fayette Needy Whitesville Obs Pam Goode Paul Goode Methodist Church Sandy Beymer Ray Beymer Rockcastle Baptist Youth Fellowship Alway SF Penney Penney’s Jamaica Bbc GROUP Beckley Cabell
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