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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1959

Page

12

Man Overcome By Gas Treated At Hospital

In Mullens Wyoming General Hospital treated several cases from the weekend including Clyde Cozort 24 of Ravencliff who passed out from gas while diving 25 feet into a water well to remove a copperhead snake. Also treated were Arthur Howerton 42 after a left side gunshot wound said to be from a 32 20 pistol fired by a house keeper's son, Virgil Graham 2 a Cleveland Ohio factory worker detained after a high speed chase and crash near Oceana, and two children injured in separate incidents Vickie Jennings eight and John Keaton Jr seven.

Mullens ANS Wyoming General Hospital Ravencliff Cleveland Ohio Clyde Cozort Trough Fork Mullins Hospital Cozort Indon Brooks Arthur Howerton Howerton Virgil Graham Graham Oceana City Oceana Earl Prichard Prichard Roy Aliff Vickie Jennings Bud John Keaton Jr Rhodell Cecil Bruce Thompson Black Eagle

Credit Bureau Will Elect New Officers

Officers will be elected by the Wyoming County Credit Bureau at a meeting to be held in the Peoples Bank at 4 p.m. Thursday. The announcement was made by B. T. Hash, president, and Mrs. Rita Holland, manager.

Concord College to Sponsor TV Physics and Chemistry Courses

Concord College announces two television based courses in Atomic Age Physics and Modern Chemistry to air on NBC WHIS-TV and WSLS-TV Channel 6 starting Sept. 28. Dr. Harvey White and Dr. John Baxter will teach 6 to 6:30 am sessions with on campus weekly meetings for credit. registration runs Sept 14 to Oct 6, 1959.

Athens Concord Collage NBC Television Whis-Tv Wsls-Tv Concord Harvey White University of California Willis Dean Hill Concord College John F. Baxter University of Florida Prentice - Hall, Inc Englewood Heights New Jersey Baxter and Steiner Baxter and Young A. H. Montgomery Department of Chemistry

57 Admitted To Mullens Hospital

List of 57 persons admitted to Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens during the week ending Saturday. Names include Virg il Graham Oceana Arthur Howerton Le Goe Brenda Lafferty Ravencliff and others from Stephen son Mullens Itmann Oak Hill and nearby towns.

Mullens ANS Wyoming General Hospital Virgil Graham Oceana Arthur Howerton Lego Brenda Lafferty Ravencliff Sharon Williams Stephenson Clyde Cozort E. B. Lesler Corinne C. F. Kiszka Oak Hill Sylvester Harper James Logwood Alpeca Nelson Belcher Baileysville Steven Eugene Webb Otsego Ethan Shrewsbury Harvey Mitchem Virgie Dettrey Itmann J. L. Zinn Baisden Douglas Halsey New Richmond Jarrell Pennington Rosa Placidi Glen White Debbie Trump Glen Rogers Dora Bailey Herndon Mary Lester Helen Ina Blankenship Newee Ferguson

Combs Funeral Set On Tuesday

Eli Combs 83 died after a long illness. services in Calvary Methodist Church Richlands at 2 p.m. Tuesday with burial in Rosewood Cemetery Lewisburg. Survivors include wife Mollie Elizabeth, eight sons, one daughter, brother Malcolm, 21 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren. Graveside rites by Lewisburg Masons. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home handles arrangements.

Lewisburg RNS Eli Combs Calvary Methodist Church Richlands Q. R. Arbogast Rosewood Combs Hazard First Presbyterian Church Hazard Lodge Board of Education Perry County Kentucky Mollie Elizabeth Combs Virgil French Ervine Samuel Amos Paul Elk Jr Fall Walter White Sulphur Springs Harrison Washington, D. C Herman Charleston Trosper New Bremen Ohio Malcolm Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home

Gardners Hear Mrs Puckett at Oak Hill Garden Club

Mrs May Puckett spoke to Oak Leaf Garden Club on Show ing Off Our Bloom and demonstrated flower arranging. Vice president Mrs John Samuels presided in the absence of the president. A Fayette Garden Council Show planning discussion followed. Next meeting is Sept 3 at Mrs John Samuels home with J R Taylor as guest speaker.

Oak Hill RNS May Puckett Oak Leaf Garden Club Ed Pennington Puckett John Samuels Forthcomin Fayette Garden Council John Dixon Bryant Davis T. W. Sowers Robert Samuels W. T., Crawford J. R. Taylor

BYF Hosts Swimming Party and Wiener Roast

A Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship group from Fayette County 4 H Camp Beckwith held a swimming party and wiener roast on Thursday. Attendees included Jimmy and Steve Willis, Brenda, Linda, Dennis Willis, Iduna and Kay Grimmett, Carol Kessler, Carol Fields, Virginia Hawkins, Jimmy Wood, Andrew Sedlock, George and Beverly McVey, David Zimmerman, Mrs Crate Willis e counselor, Miss Iva Rule, and Miss Marcia Crege. The report also notes Pampas in South America cover 200000 square miles and that female elephants assist during birth.

HICO RNS Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship Fayette County Beckwith Jimmy Steve Willis Brenda Linda Dennis Willis Iduna Kay Grimmett Carol Kessler Carol Fields Virginia Hawkins Jimmy Wood Andrew Sedlock George Beverly McVey David Zimmerman Crate Willis Iva Rule Marcia i Crege

Mrs Stella Wood rites Tuesday at Bluestone Church

Funeral services for Mrs Stella Mann Wood, 66, of Nimitz, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Bluestone Baptist Church Junw ling Branch, with Rev. Dewey Wilson and Rev. Howard Spencer officiating. Burial follows at Crews Cemetery. She died after a stroke Saturday in her new residence. Body at E M Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton, until hour before service. Pallbearers listed. Also noted, Tom Tres of Greensboro, son of ex-manager Mike Tresh, attends Central Michigan College. Guests of Mr and Mrs Edgar Welch include relatives from Tampa and Detroit.

Nimitz RNS Stella Mann Wood Bluestone Baptist Church Junwling Branch Dewey Wilson Howard Spencer Crews Wood E. M. Mea Tom _ Tres Greensboro, N. C Central Michigan College Mike Tresh Smoot Edgar Welch Herbert Gorne Linda Billy Osborne Glenna Carol Tampa Fila Walter Harper Sandra Paulette Jimmy Detroit Michigan

Laurel Rebekah Lodge Initiation Scheduled for Aug 20

Laurel Rebekah Lodge No. 207 will hold initiation services Aug. 20 at 7 30 p m during Thursday meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall in Oak Hill Refreshments will be served and attendees listed include May Silvers Ray Williams Martha Sneddon Kate Arthur Alice Coulter George Arthur Myra Douglas Modena Sexton Lee Millen Hattie Ingles and Clare Neely.

Oak Hill RNS Laurel Rebekah Lodge No Grows Odd Fellows 'Hall May Silvers Ray Williams Martha Sneddon Kate Arthur Alice Coulter George Arthur Myra Douglas Modena Sexton Lee Millen Hattie Ingles Clare Neely

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