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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1960

Page

7

Murphree Heads Multi County Tech Society Role

Ben L. Murphree of Mullens becomes field representative for the American Technical Society in a nine county area including Wyoming Raleigh Fayette McDowell Mercer Summers Monroe Greenbrier and Nicholas counties. He leaves his Mullens BNC post after 15 years to promote industrial training and home study courses in science and engineering fields.

Ben L. Murphree Mullens American Technical Society of Chicago Beckley Newspapers Corp Society Wyoming Raleigh Fayette McDowell Mercer Summers Monroe Greenbrier Nicholas BNC The American Technical Society American School National Home Study Council Washington, D. C Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry Illinois Chamber of Commerce American Library Association American Textbook Publishers Institute Murphree Louise Conley Pineville Peggy Marshall College Benjie Moser Beauty School Cincinnati Ohio St. Catherines Canada

Aquacade Seeks Swimmers for Lake Event

Mrs. John Pate Jr. announced an Aug 21 aquacade at Little Beaver Lake with Charleston, featuring water skiing diving synchronized swimming and water ballet. The season winds up with a Labor Day closure. experienced high school swimmers 10 a.m. Saturday are asked to report.

Little Beaver Lake Charleston John Pate Jr Little Beaver

Festival dates set for June 22 to 26 1961 Beckley

Mountain State Folk Festival in Beckley tentatively scheduled for June 22 through 26 1961 with Old Fashioned Bargain Days promotion. Steering committee approved the five day span and discussed plans while reporting a $22.10 festival surplus after expenses. Mrs Emerson Smith to chair dates committee. Commodities to be distributed today and Saturday at Paris Shrewsbury’s Odd Ghent Road home.

Beckley Beckley Business Bureau West Virginia Floyd M. Sayre Emerson Smith West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission Paris Shrewsbury Ghent Road

Maxwell Hill Community Fair kitchen volunteers organize sale

Mrs C B Treadway and Mrs James D Thomas oversee kitchen duties for the 10th annual Maxwell Hill Fair. Sandwiches will be sold most of the day with plate lunches at 5 pm. Feature entertainment includes Jean Caseino, daughter of Mr and Mrs S F Caseino, noted twirler with titles from Beckley and Charleston.

Maxwell Hill C. B. Treadway James D. Thomas Jean Caseino S. F

Sweden's Population and Geography Noted in Brief

A statistic notes Sweden has seven and a half million residents. It is described as about 1,000 miles long and never more than 300 miles wide, outlining a slender Nordic country.

Sweden

Florists Attend 50th FTD Convention in Detroit

Three Mullens florists from Rose Floral Mrs L C Wickline and her daughters Mrs Joe Witt and Mrs C C Phillips Jr will attend the Flor ists Telegraph Delivery Association 50th anniversary convention in Detroit Michigan from Saturday through Thursday They will observe demonstrations at the FTD International Floral Design Institute featuring top designers from England Holland France Denmark Italy and Germany The Age Rally by St Matthews A M E Church choir ends Sunday at 7 pm with Rev David Smith as speaker.

Mullens Florists L. C. Wickline Joe Witt C. C. Phillips Jr Rose Floral Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association Detroit Mich FTD International Floral Design Institute England Holland France Denmark Italy Germany St. Matthews A. M. E David Smith Skelton R. A. Lewis

Homecoming Postponed by Friendship Baptist Church

The Friendship Baptist Church in Sophia has postponed its homecoming service scheduled for Sunday due to a death in a church member’s family.

Friendship Baptist Church Sophia

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