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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1962
Page
5
Letters from readers describe garden bird scares using green hose snakes the polish of lipstick with vaseline to remove stains and teen sock gloves for dusting. Polly hints at a Polly Dollar prize for ideas published in the Raleigh Register.
Local families announce births at Beckley Memorial Hospital with details including parents, baby names, birth dates and times, and weights from August entries. Names appear for Leisa Kay Wright Steven Albert McCleary Virgil Leroy Jr Janet Gail Mark Hampton Sally Jane Robert Vince Michelle Denise Tammy Kay Tony Alan Cynthia Ann Carter Monroe David Wayne Donald Wyatt Debbie Lee and more.
Washington shoppers can expect a wide selection of summer produce and meat of the week. Featured items include green beans cabbage carrots celery corn cucumbers lettuce onions peppers squash tomatoes and a range of fruits plus beef roasts steaks pork and lamb cuts. Poultry and fish such as broilers fryers turkeys clams halibut crab meat and fillets are also plentiful with attractive prices across counters.
Generous Beckley merchants and hostess Mrs Reginald Meyers hosted a group from the Honey In The Rock cast and guests for a day of outdoor fun at the Meyers Camp on New River near Hinton. About 50 people enjoyed a buffet and activities. 30 local businesses sponsored the event including Bank of Raleigh and Beckley National Bank.
Mabscott notes show Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 206 met with Mrs George Hughes presiding. A dinner at IOOF Lodge Hall Mabscott is set for August 23. Attendees listed include Miss Mable Forrest and many local members.
am, Mrs. Daniel McCoy, Mrs. Hume Vogt, Mrs. Nellie R. Rog ers, Mrs. Ada Johnson and Mrs. W. B. Robinson.
Applications for marriage licenses in Raleigh County reveal partners William Lawrence Fourney 23 of Blue Jay and Constance Sparacino 20 of Locust Street along with Billy Joe Lively 21 of Crab Orchard and Shirley Jean Covey 18 of Crab Orchard. Everett Lawton Martin 20 of Crab Orchard and others appear in the listed records.
The Rev. Alan Herr pastor of the Church of the Brethren Crab Orchard is in good condition after throat surgery in Knoxville Tennessee and expected to return home Sunday. The report lists numerous visitors and relatives in Braod area as family members travel between Crab Orchard Pleasant Hills and other towns for greetings and support.
Haworth Oklahoma announces the engagement of Gloria Ann Calfee 24 of 111 Hill Park Drive daughter of Talmage Calfee and Mrs Ann Calfee Smith to Haworth native Ernest Martin son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Martin. The couple planning marriage in the region.
MISS SHARRON Kenney of Washington DC was honored at a shower hosted Saturday night at the Midway Community Building. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Kenney of Walnut Cove NC, she will wed Danny George of Ronceverte Sunday at Clarendon Methodist Church in Washington. Hostesses included Margie Terry Joanne Kish Kay Maynor and others. Prizes were awarded to several attendees.
The 1960 U.S. census data were captured on nearly 950 miles of microfilm, detailing information on about 180 million people and 53 million households, illustrating the scale of the national census operation.
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