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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1959
Page
2
John Richard Dolle of Harvey dies at 47 after short illness in Oak Hill. Funeral in Thomas Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. R. J. Chenoweth officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery Addition. Survived by father Mike Dolle of Hill Top and two sisters Mrs. Lawrence Cumbow and Mrs. Alice Rhodes.
Fayette County again faces penalties under the state aid to schools law for underreporting non-utility property. For 1959-60 eleven counties are listed with projected losses totaling about 395 thousand dollars, with Fayette’s anticipated hit at 117,916 dollars after three consecutive prior years of penalties. Other counties show varied past penalties and new entrants appear in the tentative 1959-60 lineup.
Barbara Sue Austin, 6, Beartown, received medical care at Grace Hospital Welch for removal of a piece of glass from her left foot.
Parents Mr and Mrs Charles Curry of Emmett announce the birth of a daughter born Monday at 3 59 p m at Grace Hospital Welch weighing five pounds four ounces The event is recorded as a family addition in the local community.
Pineville Woman’s Society of Christian Service met in Fellowship Hall at First Methodist Church for a program titled Faith With Works. Members heard a report on the Buckhannon School of Missions trip with the society’s representation marking Pineville’s first involvement. An annual seminar was announced for Beaver Church on Sept. 11. Several members were listed as attending and others were noted as hospitalized or at clinics in Welch and Bluefield.
Charley Lacy Foley 63 died in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Last rites will be given by Rev. Randolph Johnson at Oak Hill Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park. He was born March 18, 1896 in Mount View and was a retired Virginia Railway worker. Survived by wife Mary Elizabeth three daughters two stepdaughters four brothers four sisters a grandchild and five step-grandchildren. Body at Tyree Funeral Home and will be taken to the church one hour before the funeral.
Funeral services for Mrs Ethyl Wriston 66 will be held at Pax Church of God at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev H G Clendenin officiating. Burial will be in Thompson Cemetery. She died Tuesday morning after a short illness in Oak Hill hospital. Survivors include her husband Nevil and many relatives including children Grady Wriston Gary Ind Jack Chatt Clarksburb Bill Chatt Detroit Ordie Winston Toledo and Esther Ferguson Long Branch plus 12 grandchildren and eight step grandchildren. The body will be taken from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope to the home at 5 p.m. today and to the church one hour before the funeral.
Fayetteville event marks the eighth anniversary of Rev A Wilson Wood as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church of God. Services begin 7 30 p m with Rev G J Wilson of Hill Top First and Second Baptist churches delivering the message and music by the Second Baptist choir. A musical program Thursday night. concluding session Sunday at 2 30 p m with Rev Walter Harris of Harlem Heights First Baptist Church delivering the message and Mount Hope First Baptist Church choir providing music.
The Herndon Methodist Church Men’s Club held its second annual outing at Curtis Short’s lodge on Flat Top Lake with 55 members and guests. Activities included boating and croquet followed by a business session and worship. Crawford Wilson spoke on Many Wrongdoings with Good Motives, Elmer Murphy introduced him. Treasurer Charles Cook reported 80.54 cleared from a fish fry and 199 still owed on a 950 building fund, with painting of the church ceiling completed and a 200 contribution approved for the Jackson’s Mill chapel. About 10 members planned to attend the Methodist Men conference at Mill Sept 18 to 20. Next meeting set for Sept 17 with Henry Carter as guest speaker.
PRINCETON AP A 16 year old boy woke in a local jail to face questioning on five forged checks found in his pockets. Juvenile officer Bill Edens said the crude notes aimed to fund a bus trip to Baltimore where he hoped to live with a sister. Police nabbed him after a Bluefield store owner refused to cash one of the bogus checks. The boy, from a broken home, sought $17 and money for his plan. A woman tied to the husband named on the checks offered to help with bond.
Mrs Christine Lambert Trisler was honored Wednesday with a bridal shower in Fellowship Hall at the First Methodist Church Pineville She became the bride of Donald Trisler of Fairmont Sunday at 3 p m at the First Methodist Church Sharing hostess duties were
C. E. Jones received a bachelor of science in secondary education at West Virginia University on Wednesday. She visited her parents in Pineville on the way home to Columbia, Maryland. The former Peggy Hansbarger will teach at Masontown High School near Morgantown next term. Her husband expects Army discharge September 10 and they will live in Morgantown as he resumes studies at WVU this fall.
Mrs N L Kemp hosted Circle No 1 at Mount Hope Methodist Church Monday night The program led by Mrs Miller Gwinn included a devotional from Our Country and topics Mexico and Hawaii The study book was Concerns of a Continent Attendees included Mrs Louis Corey Mrs E C Hanes Mrs G L Hinchey Mrs Clifford Darby Mrs Henry Danner Mrs A M Patteson Mrs W L Martin Mrs R C Simpkins Mrs J E Perkins Mrs Gwinn Mrs George Amorine and host’s daughter
KOPPERSTON RNS A birthday party on the Thacker lawn honored eight year old David Thacker son of Mr and Mrs Robert Thacker Hosts Mrs Clarence Ford led the event Attendees included Pam Baldwin Ricky Ford Jimmy Ford D B Browning Falcus Dennis Asbury Michael Leslie Ford George Giardella Jerry Giardella Johnny Venters Jeanie Venters Stephen Cassell Michael Rush Douglas Davis and Michael Thacker Prizes were awarded to Douglas Davis and Michael Ford.
The Laurel Garden Club will gather at 2 p.m. Thursday at the home of Mrs. Guy Yeager on Moran Avenue. Members will answer roll call with "The Pest I'm Out to Get" and Mrs. Fred Kingdon will lead a program on Planning for Outdoor Living.
Leevale resident Mrs Hubert Morris was surprised on her birthday with a party hosted by sister in law Mrs Homer Morris at her home. Guests included Mrs Howard Morris Mrs M R Flowers Mrs Robert Cameron Mrs Bill Arnold Mrs Earl Hudson Mrs Virgil Workman Mrs Raymond Price Mrs Callie Walker Mrs Charlie Barrett Mrs Sylvia Williams and Mrs Marie Estep.
The Rev and Mrs Denzil Shultz of Plymouth Wis and her mother Mrs Ellwyn Clay of Maplewood hosted overnight guests Tuesday for Mr and Mrs Jim Frazier. Dr and Mrs E G Shannon and children left Saturday for Claytor Lake Virginia for a cabin stay. Mrs Lawrence Worrell underwent major surgery Thursday at Stevens Clinic Welch marking her second operation in three weeks. Thursday guests included Dr and Mrs Harold Brammer and children Karen Austin and Mr and Mrs T F Brammer of Princeton, as Shannon's daughter Nancy who had visited Princeton joined them on their return.
In the Pax Church of God workroom, the Willing Workers Band collected dues and sold packages totaling 26.50 to support church pew payments. Mrs. Jack Akers presided, with members including Viola Trent Flossie Daniel Edith Humphrey Fannie Howard Martha Craddock Joe Bailey Brenda Williams Carol Williams. The group plans a bake and hot dog sale for today, starting at 11 a.m., and will meet again August 26.
A stork shower honoring Mrs. Donald Gray was hosted Friday at the home of Mrs. Hubert Gray in Maynor with co hostesses Mrs. Wilbur Williams. Pink and white decor, games, and refreshments accompanied the event attended by a list of guests including Mrs. Mable Feazelle Mrs. Ed Atha Mrs. Jack Bailey Mrs. Ruby Tyree Mrs. Margaret Smith Miss Marie Pack Miss Judy Pack Mrs. Evelyn Hoskins Miss Linda Hoskins Mrs. Marie Evans Miss Donna Evans Miss Betty Pack and Miss Trella Evans.
Mrs. David Mays of Coal City reports the death of her sister in law Mrs. Lee Carter of Speedway at her home early Tuesday. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Speedway Church.
Winnipeg AP report says Robert E Warriner, Jacqueline Hart’s brother in law, denies any knowledge of a marriage to Stanley Gaines in Winnipeg. Hart, a New Jersey debutante who disappeared last month, had earlier claimed kidnapping but later recanted.
Miss Anne Carolyn Parker became the bride of Edwin Clyde Burgess in a July 14 ceremony at First Methodist Church Deming New Mexico. The couple, both Highlands University seniors, are from Deming and Artie and reside in Springer NM.
Former Brenton residents Mr and Mrs Robert L Morton now of Mentor Ohio announce the birth of a daughter, Dianne Lynne, born August 12. The baby weighed eight pounds seven ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gabor Gambos of Brenton and Mrs Glen Morgan of Baileysville.
Madison crowds gather as Boone County Board of Education fails to act on requests to move a meeting to the circuit courtroom. Three members absent leave unresolved whether to hear residents about alleged unrest at Scott High School amid claims of a teacher dispute involving Mrs. Mary Tamplin, wife of the county schools superintendent. The eight hour session adjourned after dawn with Tamplin retained at Scott High by a 3 to 2 vote.
Oak Hill hospital reported nine births last week. The list includes Larry Gene Hash, Johnny Ray Carte, Sandra Charlene Castle, James Fredric Todorovich, Cynthia Lynn Pino, James Edward Treadway, Kimberly Ann Blake, Della Louise Hardy, and Edgar Jr. Smith, with birth dates from August 12 to August 16 and weights ranging from five pounds twelve ounces to nine pounds.
George J. Titler of District 29 UMWA says a big Labor Day event will be held in Pineville on Sept. 7 with speakers including Elizabeth Kee Roy Lee Harmon and possibly Judge Thornton Berry. Co chairs are Joe Bragg and Carl Bunch. Activities include prizes for veteran miners and contests for children.
Mrs Gene Bowyers formerly Claudine Isom was honored with a stork shower at the home of Mrs George Bowyers Willis Branch Co-hostesses were Mrs Claude Humphrey and Mrs Ann Kidd Prizes were won by Mrs Ralph Humphrey Mrs C F Holstein Mrs Flo Donell and Mrs Nan cy Kubasek Refreshments were served to a large list of guests including Miss Linda Dowell and many Mrs Humphrey relatives and friends
Vergee Alyce Lilly of Ravencliff was feted at a Morgantown home by Mrs. Quintenne Petitte. Fifty guests attended the bridal shower. Miss Lilly is the bride elect of Jim Petitte and the wedding is planned for the latter part of the month.
Circle No. 3 of Mount Hope Methodist Church met at Mrs. Lawrence Portman’s Oak Hill home. Activities included swimming, a 5 30 p m picnic, and a business session led by Mrs. Harold Hock. Visitors Loraine Wotring and Joe Haughts party joined. devotion at 118th Psalm and a study on Mexico and Hawaii were by Mrs Hock. Next gathering planned at the church with Mrs Dorothy Fontana hosting.
In Pineville the Edna Stevens Circle of Cook Memorial Baptist Church met at Mrs. Rue Schoolcraft’s home. Mrs. E M Curry spoke on Thoughts Concerning the Practice of Neighborliness. A salad course was served. Members present included Mrs. E M Cuvery, Mrs. Clair L. Cook, Mrs. R. J. Caudill, Mrs. Fred Foster, Mrs. Walter Green, Mrs. Tommy Stevens, Mrs. Myrtle Rose, and Mrs. Benjy Sizemore. The Jewell Asbury Circle met at the church for a cook out and business session with a devotion by Mrs. Bruce Howard on A Letter from a Missionary in Africa. The Love Gift was led by Mrs. Norma Hall, with prayer by Mrs. O L Burgess. Families attending included the Nobles, Dancys, Howards, Burgesses, Hayhursts, Short, Mullens, Hall, Stewart, Slavy and others.
Parents Mr and Mrs Welsey Salmons Gilbert announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday at Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch.
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