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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1971
Page
12
Americans eyeing Europe for vacations discover Finland as a solitude filled escape with pristine air and about 60 000 crystal lakes. Budget friendly lomakyla cabins offer private saunas and self catering plus sports, lakeside sunsets and direct immersion in nature before returning home refreshed.
The Gulf Teens of Sophia enlist 22 youths from Sophia and Midway for a bike hike to Lake Stephens starting Friday. Miss Jane Thomas says the event includes camping over the weekend and caps a summer of Gulf Teens activities. They recently raised $117.69 in a Crusade roadblock for the Raleigh County unit, adding to $1,283.29 in Slab Fork District contributions.
The Sweeney family of Sweeneysburg gathered at Beckley City Park for a reunion of seven of eight Charles A. and Eliza Sweeney descendants. Edra Ira Basil and Ray Sweeney to form planning committee. Shelba Nickoson named secretary treasurer for future reunions set for the first Sunday in August at the original homeplace in Sweeneysburg. Families attending include Edna and Molly Sweeney with children, numerous Sweeney relatives, and extended kin from Chapel Hill North Carolina.
A Beckley Newspapers Women's Department column lists upcoming local events and meetings. Groups include Evening Star Chapter 11 Masons at the Masonic Hall, Rufus Jefferson Court 92, Alcoholics Anonymous at Episcopal Church Undercroft, Calloway Heights Baptist Missionary Society, Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club, Queen Esther Court 53, Senior Citizens Program, Shady Spring and East Park Community Action Associations. Notices show dates, times, and venues such as 221 Vine St and 115 G St with times ranging 5:30 to 10 a.m.
Saturday Social Saving Club at Mrs Lorene Pinkard home on Mool Street 7 p m. Sunday American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70 at Post Home on South Fayette Street 4 p m.
Stitchin Time promotes handknit sweaters for fall with chevron patterns and matching cardigan. Instructions for sizes 12 to 18 offered by sending 50 cents to Stitchin Time leaflet from local paper. Tips for weaving stockinette stitch included.
Detroit veteran Lewis Sutter, 71, retired a decade ago for lack of work, plays about 40 solitaire games daily. Since June 1, 1961, he has logged 132 400 games and worn out seven decks, living alone in a basement apartment.
A plain note states the octopus has eight arms while its relative the squid has ten, highlighting a key anatomical difference.
Local sculpturess Mrs. Michael Gunter is invited by the Department of Commerce to present a one man exhibition at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Visitors Center. Demonstrations and talks accompanying the gallery run Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday 11 am to 6 pm. Gunter, a three year sculptor, has gained statewide recognition with pieces like Devil Anse and the coal miners. The center features a new artist each weekend through October.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture reports beef and pork prices hold steady despite a rail strike. Wholesale beef may rise slightly but not impact retail. Broiler prices stay steady and economical options like fryer chicken shine for indoor meals and picnics.
A simple side dish idea pairing with steaks chicken or ribs combines 2 pounds fresh spinach with sautéed mushrooms. Cook onions in butter then wilt spinach 10 minutes. Sauté mushrooms with lemon juice, combine with spinach, season and serve. Makes 6 servings.
The notice lists Fairdale residents traveling to Arlington Virginia Cleveland Ohio Havelock North Carolina Bolt Mount Tabor and Vandalia Ohio to visit or relocate. It notes James Lucas returning from Raleigh General Hospital after mine injuries and Tommy Thomas family moving from Arlington to Mount Tabor after 11 years.
Meteoroids are small rocks or metal fragments traveling in space before they enter a planet's atmosphere. When they heat up and glow as they fall to Earth, they become meteors and may reach the ground as meteorites.
The Raleigh Register plans an Aug 22 feature saluting area college students for 1971. Submit name, address, parents’ details, college, year, course, career plans, high school, and summer activities with photo by deadline. Send to Brenda McDaniel or bring to Prince Street office.
Typhoon Olive raked Japan s Kyushu island causing heavy floods and coastal washouts. Officials reported at least seven dead five missing and fourteen injured with all transportation halted including rails air traffic and shipping and seventy seven roads washed out.
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