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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1952

Page

9

Yale Bonus Planned For Oak Hill Employes

Oak Hill council approved a $25 Christmas bonus for all city employees to be read twice and published before the new year. The meeting also adopted a garbage disposal ordinance and authorized buying 100 new chairs for the council room at $980. Chief Bellew reported aerials arrived for the two way police radio with remaining equipment due by Nov 29 and traffic lights needing repair. city manager to address it. Civil defense will be based atop Oak Hill City Hall with Cpl. Harry Fuken supervising and plans for watch posts and telephone use set. Oscar Martin named supervisor.

Oak Hill Council Huntington W. EF. Bellew James Perry Civil Defense Cpl Harry Fuken Roanoke

Rites Set Thursday For Mrs. Foster 75

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday for Mrs. Letha Cooper Foster 75 of Fosterville who died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital. Burial will be in Comfort Cemetery. Born March 9 1875 at Orgas she was the daughter of Floyd and Mary Cooper. Her husband preceded her in death. Surviving are a daughter Grace Keeney three sons Carson Belle Irwin Charles ton Freeman six grandchildren and several siblings.

Fosterville Letha Cooper Foster Charleston Healing Stream Baptist Church Seth Ray Harris Comfort Cemetery Orgas Floyd Mary Cooper Grace Keeney Carson Belle Irwin Freeman Icem Charley B James Cooper Bertha Jordan Nora Hunter Dry Creek

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting Set in Oak Hill

An open AA meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Friday in the Knights of Pythias Hall Oak Hill. A Charleston speaker is scheduled to address the group which organized about a month ago and meets weekly each Friday in the KP Hall.

Oak Hill Alcoholics Anonymous Knights of Pythias Charleston

Young Mother Dies Rites Set

Funeral services for Mary Louise Tolliver, 17, mother of a 13 day old son, will be held at 11 a m Friday at her father in law Cal Tolliver’s residence on Micajah Ridge with Rev Leonard Church officiating. Burial in Richardson Cemetery on Indian Creek. She was wife of Hiram Roller of Micajah Ridge. Born August 5 1935 in Wyoming to Goff Smeltzer and spouse of four sisters and brothers. Body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to Tolliver residence.

Wyoming Goff Smeltzer Indian Creek Robert Lee Carmel Joe Preston Smeltzer Pfc Walter Hampton Johnson Lubbock Tex Sarah Jane Naomi Judy Geraldine Smeltzer Robertson and Foglesong Tolliver Residence

Short Infant Dies Funeral Services Today

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. for four month old Timothy Randolph Short of Fanrock born in August. He was found dead in bed Tuesday morning with rites at Brier Creek Church led by Rev Edgar L Beverly. Burial followed at Altizer Cemetery. He had been in ill health since birth and was an only child.

Oak Hill Garden Clubs Hold Annual December Banquet

Oak Hill three garden clubs held their annual dinner meeting at Hotel Hill on Friday evening with members from Trowel and Red Bud clubs. Guest speaker Miss Mary Bridget discussed Flowers and Gardens of the Bible, noting numerous biblical references to gardens and plants.

Oak Hill Hotel Hill Ffirnday Trowel Richard McDonald Lottie Williams Mary Bridget Montgomery

Favors and Decorations Highlight Annual Fair Attendees

Mrs. G A Owens used white pine with blue and silver spikes and white candles for favors while Mrs A L Sydnor picked pine cones hem lock and red favors. Decorations were by Mrs R P Nichols and Mrs W P Newland. About 70 members attended the annual fair with five guests including Miss Jean Moorefield of Oak Hill and Miss Nan Snyder of Mt Hope.

Tracy Moses G. S. Callison Shirley Donnelly W. H. Level C. P. Anderson C. D. James H. L. van Camp E. S. Hamilton G. A. Owens A. L. Sydnor R. P. Nichols W. P. Newland Jean Moorefield Oak Hill Nan Snyder Mt. Hope Mary Bridget Montgomery Raymond Tisue Hope Bertha Adams Hugo Bornheim

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