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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1956

Page

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Jennings Berry Reported Poor After Pubic Accident

Fayette man Jennings Berry was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital in poor condition after a Sunday evening automobile crash on US Route 19. His brother W H Berry, treated at Beckley VA Hospital, was described as resting quietly. State Troopers W R Seal and Dean Lake investigated the Oak Hill incident near Laurel Creek.

Oak Hill RNS Fayette Jennings Berry Berry Maplewood Raleigh General Hospital W. H. Berry Beckley VA Laurel Creek W. R. Seal Dean Lake

Fayette Masons Purchase Old Church of God Building

The Oak Hill Masons have purchased the old Church of God building on Washington Ave for a 320 pew sanctuary project valued at about 32 000. The sale enables remodeling and completion of the sanctuary with funds raised by church members families and classes. The project will use the area jointly as a lodge and church space with pews priced at 120 each and remaining debts to be paid from contributions and sales.

Oak Hill RNS Masons Church of God Washington Ave Jones Ave Tas E. W.lambert Mater Tor Sewell Oak’ Hill Pearing Beaphas Kige Thurmond Oak Hi

Dinner Reservations Kickoff Whitesville Christmas Plan

Whitsville invites eighty guests for a December 7 dinner at the Odd Fellows Hall chaired by L. B. Salamy with Theta Rho Girls serving. Eddie Harvit chairs entertainment, recruiting a Morris Harvey College speaker as chamber plans a Christmas parade with nine entrant organizations and Santa visiting after the parade.

Whitesville RNS L. B. Salamy International Order of Odd Felons Theta Rho Charles Holland Whitesville Chamber of Commerce Eddie Harvit Morris Harvey College Whitesvile Laboka Rebekah Lodge Tuda Rho Girls Whitesville 4-H Club Ameagle Parent-Teacher Association Clear Fork Band Mothers Monteoa Boy Scouts Marfork Boy Scouts Pettus Elementary School Ameagle Willing Workers Club Marc Aryon Lucy Thomas Ralph Ifotste Santa Claus

Musterole Adbrings New Formula For Cold Aches

An old time ad copy touts a new Musterole formula combining pain relievers with mustard oil. It promises faster warming relief for colds, bronchial congestion, and tired muscles. Available in Regular Extra Strong Child’s Mild and stainless tubes with savings on large sizes.

Last Rites Held For Mrs Shumate in Athens and Mullens

Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Phipps Shumate 70 of Athens were held at 2 30 p m in the First Methodist Church Athens with burial in the family cemetery Her death occurred Saturday at the Victoria Virginia home of a daughter Mrs G R Inge She was born May 30 1875 to A B and Margaret Anne Phipps Surviving are Henderson Preston Shumate her husband three sons Basil Athens Paul Mullens Clair Logan and Alex Mahood of Charleston a daughter Mrs Frank Gary Mullens who died recently and another daughter Mrs Frank Gary Mullens.

Henderson Preston Shumate Alex. Mahood Charleston Basil Athens Paul Mullens Clair Logan Frank Gary

Canada Funeral Tentatively Set At Maben Church

Clyde Wilson Canada 39 died Saturday while en route to Piney? Forest Sanitarium Beckley. Tentative funeral services set for 1 a.m. Tuesday at Maben Methodist Church with Rev Garland Phillips in charge. Burial at Tolliver I cemetery on Black Fork Soulsville. Series of sermons to be delivered Sundays at 7:30 p.m. at Canada residence.

Mullens RNS Clyde Wilson Canada Pierpoint Maben Methodist Church Tolliver I Black Fork Anar Soulsville Garland Phillips Oak Hill Balance Pine- Randolph Johnson Forest Sanitarium Beckley Oak Hill Baptist Church Roberttson-Foglesong Christian Inter- Home Woule Arizona

Hodson Named Chairman of Science Fair Plans

Hodson chairs a seven member Wyoming County math and science committee to map plans for a March science fair for junior and senior high schools. Pocahontas Fuel Company will underwrite costs. The effort began after a Pocahontas official met with science teachers and superintendents in Pineville. Members include Burger Wigh Williams Hogg Willams Rogers Brown and Kelley. Date and venue to be set at a principal’s meeting December 12.

Midsway Raleigh Ireet Averson Esso Whitestille Emanuel Kostas Danny Brattram Whitesville Harvit Branham Johnny Karantonis Hotelle Lloyd Chambers Salamy Mrs. Thomas Charlies Holland Dr. Kostes Mullens Lee Hodson Wyoming County Pocahontas Fuel Company Pocahontas Fuel Seience Peek Pineville Hudson Maltens High School Lewis Burger Conley Wigh Robert Willams Oceana Stephen Hogg Herndon Elizabeth Willams Glenn Rogers George PF. Brown Charley Kelley Baileysville Dee

Robert Jackson Dies in Florida

Robert Lee Jackson about 70 moved from Wyoming County to Florida in 1924 died Friday in Coral Gables Veterans Hospital. He was World War I veteran and a retired landscaper. Survived by four children, siblings, and a husband, with funeral in Wolf Pen, Wolfe Pen area. Burial at family cemetery. The body was received at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home and moved to Morgans.

Pineville Robert Lee Jackson Wyoming County Florida Coral Gables Veterans Hospital Wolle Pen Harvey Martha Ann Jackson Lorene Kentucky Cleg Gilmore Portsmouth Maxine Kermit Dayton Ohio Golden Isaban Elizabeth Morgan Rebecca Morgan Ada Jackson Wolfe Pen Lake Jackson Welch Bertha Jackson Cinefiamati Wolf Pen Morcrest Okey Fats Eugene Robertson Foglesong Troy Morgan Pan Lada Butcher Bigs Wes Hamlin Bias Pine

Challenge For Dr. May A novel by Elizabeth Seifert

Chad Mays leads a clinic board meeting with tense charges as Hazel admits shifting loyalties. He exposes a web of schemes involving Wilkins Smith and Stella McCrillis, planning to record the proceedings to thwart rivals. To Be Continued.

Dr. May Chad County Hospital Dr. Mays W-S Hazel Newell McCrillis Dr. Wilkins-Smith Wilking-Smith Stella McCriffis Wilkins-Smith Chad Mays Chad Golily Britton van Horn Alice Milburn Cotten Lacey Pirt J Claude Brit Miss Duckett Har Nurse Miss Barr Tye McCrillises Board Room

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