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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1956

Page

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Bandy Suffers Collarbone Injury In Car Crash

Fred Bandy of Princeton suffered a broken collarbone when a speeding brown sedan forced a car off the road near Princeton. The incident happened Monday as Jack Necessary of Bluefield drove the car with Noble Raines as a passenger. another vehicle fled the scene. Bandy was treated at Wyoming General Hospital and released.

Madlens Princeton Herndon Fred Bandy Route 1 Jack Necessary Bluefield Necessary Randy Noble Raines Tralee Bandy Wyoming General Hospital

Initiation Dinner Celebrates Oak Hi Beta Theta Chapter

Mrs Ernest Vazio president of Oak Hi Beta Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority leads a Friday initiation dinner at the Hotel Hill. Pledges welcomed include Mrs Charles Wiseman Miss Rosemary Tall and Mrs Fred Russell as eighteen members attend. One member, Mrs Gene Larter, could not attend and will be initiated later.

Ernest Vazio Oak Hi Beta Theta Beta Sigma’ Phi Sorority Charles Wiseman Rosemary Tall Fred Russell Wall of Oak Nation Hotel Hill Gene Larter Frank “Maurliz Stuitio

Birthday Names Listed Across Several Towns

A garbled OCR item lists multiple individuals with birth day associations and places such as Mt Hope Pax Oak Hill Oak and Evans MS Hope, plus names like William B Ramey Henry Foster Kathleen King John Alden Lilly Edna Bibb and others. The fragment appears to be a community birthday or obit-like notice with scattered locations and dates, but lacks coherent events or dates.

William B. Ramey Mt. Hope Thomas Henry Foster Pax Charles Carol Gordon Mt Hope Floyd Grady” “Evans MS Hope James Edmond « Howard Seven Jack. Jones Oak Hill Kathleen Elizabeth King Oak” Hil John Alden Lilly Oak’ Hull Alice Edna Bibb Belly Groff McDowell Sy Mel Verdst Earwood Sty Ham Cole Stanley Sii

President of Medical Group Named in Mullens Meeting

Dr C T Upchurch was elected president of the Wyoming County Medical Society at a dinner meeting in Mullens. He succeeds the late Dr L H Trippett of Amigo. Officers named for the year include Dr Mario Cardenas as vice president and Dr George Fordham as secretary-treasurer, re-elected. The program featured the film Case of the Doubting Doctor. Future dinner planned for Mullens in February.

Matlens American Medical Assn Otter- Sociéty Cop. Upehuireh Mario “Cardenas George Fordham Ward Wylie Ross Newman Frank Zsoldas David Williams BE. M. Wilkinson Mullens

Bowyer seeks Supreme Court review of 1953 murder case

Henry Bowyer asks the Georgia Supreme Court to review his Fayette County second degree murder conviction in the 1953 death of Jack Weeks at Pax tavern. Bowyer, sentenced to five to eight years, challenges procedural issues including a witness not confined to the record. Oak Hill Eastern Star to honor Mrs Selah Ball with dinner at Hotel Hill. Jenny Bucks’ lone World Series start notes a 9-0 Yankees win over the Dodgers in 1936.

Charleston Henry Bowyer Supreme Fayette County Bowyer Jack Weeks State Supreme Court Weeks Oak Hill Ofs Group Ball Oak” Hill Oak Hill Order of Eastern’ Star Selah ‘Ball

Dell White Wins Boone County Recount in Whitesville

Dell White, a veteran Boone County politician and former Danville Bank official, won the county race after a recount. Initial gains showed White ahead by 23 votes over Democratic opponent Tom Gibson, with a later recount reducing the lead to 29 votes.

Whitesville RNS Dell White Boone County Samu Tom Gibson White Gibson Danville Bank State Board of Control

Everette Collins Named New Probation Officer

PINEVILLE RNS Everette Collins 49 of Pineville has assumed the duties of probation officer in Wyoming County succeeding Lee Anderson who died Oct 22. Appointed by Judge Robert M. Worrell Collins serves for an indefinite tenure. A Pineville High School graduate, he worked as a postal clerk seven years and later with the Department of Public Assistance and the Bureau of Census. He was most recently a salesman warehouse supervisor for Williamson Supply Co. He is a native of Baileysville, married and father of one.

Pineville RNS Everette Collins Wyoming County Lee Anderson Robert M. Worrell Wyoming Counity Circuit Court J . Collins Pineville High School Department of Public Assistance Bureau of Census Williamson Supply Co Baileysville

Mother Of 14 Shot By Husband In Crowded Oak Hill Home

Lola Mae Jackson, 40, was shot in her Fayette County home during a domestic argument that defense claims stemmed from crowding and stress. Husband Lawrence Jackson, 43, was arrested on felonious assault charges after the incident at Oak Hill Hospital where Mrs. Jackson was treated for gunshot wounds to her right arm and back. She says she will not press charges, and twelve of their fourteen children live at home, ages eight months to 22. A magistrate hearing was tentatively set. the event occurred early today and the couple’s family situation was under review.

Oak Hill Harlem J Heights Stove Lola Mae Jackson Irvis Fayette County Lawrence Jackson Electro’ Metallurgical Co Hospital Byal Buddy. Crouch Virgil Lyons Fayetteville Jack ‘Son

Bandmasters Plan Four Festivals In West Virginia

About 125 members of the West Virginia Bandmasters Assn ended a three day meeting in Huntington today. They agreed on tentative plans for four area band festivals to be held May 3 and 4, replacing the one statewide Huntington festival. Sites include Huntington Bluefield Fairmont and Clarksburg with twelve regional festivals preceding them. Area chairmen and county reps from Bluefield McDowell Mercer Wyoming Raleigh Summers Monroe Greenbrier Fayette and Nicholas will finalize plans in Parkersburg Saturday.

Huntington West Virginia Bluefield Fairmont Clarksburg The Activities Commission West Virginia Secondary Principals Assn Parkersburg Richard Wellock McDowell Mercer Wyoming Raleigh Summers Monroe Greenbrier Fayette and Nicholas

Whitesville Chamber Plans Dinner At Thursday Meeting

Whitesville Chamber of Commerce will meet at 2 30 p m Thursday at the Press Club to finalize plans for the Employer and Employee Dinner scheduled Friday night.

Whitesville RNS Whitesville Chamber of Commerce

Christmas program planned by Woman's Civic Club

Mrs G V Duncan chairing the Christmas program for Thursday evenings meeting of the Woman's Civic Club at Mrs Herman Akers home Highland Avenue. The session will close with a Christmas party and exchange of gifts during the social hour.

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G. M. Powers Richmond Richmond’s Beckley Richmon Cleaners Jolling Lotaden Was Borni Eng Dorothy Gray Beckley Pharmacy ‘Bair Medical Group Clyde Wilson Canada Pierpont Maben Methodist Church Garland Phillips Black Fork ‘Tolliver Black Fork Souisville Pinecrest Sanitarium Jenny Bucks Dodgers Yankees Charter Oak Hifaight Continental Distilling Corporation Philadelphia Pennsylvania Everette Collins Bandmasters Wooddell’s Magafold Teddy Salt Oor Dade Hak Wooddell's Jewelry Store, Inc Main St Court House Whitesville C’of Chets Nannette Don River VOGUE Baby Shop Beckley Hotel Penney's Brentwood Daytime Penney Wieter
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