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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1965

Page

11

Initiation Panel Talk Features Of Y Meeting

Mullens West Virginia reports cover a joint Mullens High School Tri-Y and Hi-Y initiation. A panel discussed Teen Age Marriages with Mrs Woodrow Cook Ray Toler Judy Repass and Bill Delp. New Tri-Hi Y and Hi Y members were initiated and plans were made for National Tri-Hi Y Week. Donations were authorized for a Christmas food basket.

Mullens ANS Mullens High Woodrow Cook Ray Toler Judy Repass Bill Delp Sue Cline Tri- Hi-Y Tammy Canterbury Pam Tice Jackson’s Mill Tri-Hi-Y Gloria Green Carolyn McConnihay Vicki Tay- Hee Sheila Tolliver Carol Acord Donna Monday Frankie Simpson Sheila Courington Barbara Cook Karen Cook Kay Wingo Jo Ann Taylor Che Payne Bodie Shumate Repass Kathy

Pineville council mulls gross sales tax plan

About 15 Pineville businessmen met to discuss a proposed gross sales tax. A special council session set for Dec. 23 to act after publication. Arguments centered on tax impact, potential use for street improvements, and possible charter changes to dissolve the town. Mayor Stewart said a vote to enact the tax would likely occur Jan. 1, 1966.

Pineville James Lyons W. C. Bailey Pineville Gas Co Jesse Gillespie Appalachian Power Co Bluefield Lyons Bill Bailey John Scoleri Dick Cook Beckley Princeton Mullens Oceana Welch Bailey Charleston Vaughn Stewart

Christmas Events Set By Rockcastle Church

The Rockcastle Baptist Church in Rockview hosts its annual Sunday School program at 10 a m followed by a Christmas service at 11 a m directed by Dewey McKinney. The youth department presents a candlelight service with about 30 participants and a Living Cross feature. A church program is planned, with a candlelight observance on December 25 at 7 p m.

Pineville RNS Rockcastle Rockview Dewey McKinney

Clampdown On Addiction in Britain Sparks Junkies Panic

British addiction rises sharply with a Brain committee report urging treatment centers modeled on American methods. Doctors overprescribing cited. addicts fear loss of legal access and turn toward black market as supplies may be curtailed. Barry Ellis, heroin user of 21 years, warns of mounting coercion and demand for prohibited drugs.

Britain Lord Brain Brain Home Office Barry Ellis Brain Committee Ellis

Fragmented OCR notes mix medical policy and lost items

A garbled OCR passage mentions pre-1900 tablets, withdrawal discomfort, and Sir Lord Brain, plus unrelated local notices about lost pets and jewelry. The jumble references a government policy shift and notices from West Virginia, Beaver, and Sophia area with contact numbers.

Lord Brain Royal’ of Physicians

New Pledges Joined Xi Chi Exemplar Beta Sigma Phi Sorority

Xi Chi Exemplar Chapter held a Ritual of Jewels ceremony at Mrs Ben Williams home for new pledges Mrs Williams Mrs Jimmy Woodie Mrs Georgia Barr and Mrs Don Kelly During the business session led by president Mrs Jack Martin plans were made for the December 22 covered dish Christmas dinner and gift exchange at Mrs Daryl Williams home A culture gram presented by Mrs Hiiene Woodie featured brief current events on “Good Life” Ten quotations and a closing poem followed Next Exemplar actions included sending papers for past president Mrs Jack Murdock to become Eune and electing Mrs Daryl Williams as Valentine Queen candidate Refreshments and home decorations were provided by hostess Mrs Ben Williams Attendees included Mrs Jack Murdock Mrs Carl ie Moye and Mrs John Cierer.

Daryl Williams Xi Chi Beta Sigma Phi City Council Jack Murdock

Shelepin Seizes Key Soviet Party Post in Kremlin Shuffle

Moscow dispatch reports Alexander Shelepin, a rising Kremlin figure, has become party secretary for organization and personnel after a Kremlin reshuffle. The move grants him power to appoint or remove officials across the party, signaling further ascent under Brezhnev though observers note no evident dilution of collective rule.

Henry Shapiro Moscow UPI Alexander N. Shelepin Kremlin Soviet Union Tat Shelepin Shelepin Nikolai V. Podgorny Lenin Frol Kozlov Nikita Khrushchev Leonid I. Brezhnev Khrushchev Yan Oarty Organization KGB Ovmunist League Party Brezhnev

Farm Output in 1965 Rises to Second Highest on Record

Union announces 1965 farm output near record levels despite a disastrous grain crop. Izvestia notes harvest plans were met with other crops exceeding average figures from 1959 to 1964.

High Union Izvestia

Public hearing on two bridges location near Robson

The State Road Commission will hold a public hearing on January 5 in Montgomery at 2 p m in City Hall Auditorium. The hearing concerns the location and construction of two bridges and their approaches on a 61 near Robson Fayette County. Robson lies between Montgomery and Oak Hill on West Virginia 61.

Charleston State Road Commission Montgomery Robson Fayette County City Hall Oak Hill SRC

Bognor council declares holiday amid pool distraction plan

The Municipal Council of Bognor England declares a local holiday while authorities seek to build a screen around the pool to keep motorists from being distracted by bikini clad girls this summer.

Bognor Eng UPI

Italian man tries to kill himself on tracks then drowns

Silvano Masseroni, 29, lay on railroad tracks in Cremona to end his life. The train halted inches away after the engineer applied brakes. He fled on a motorcycle and was later found dead in a canal, half an hour after the incident.

Cremona Italy UPI Silvano Masseroni Masseroni Jum

Girl's Chorus Sings At Worship Service

In Pineville the newly organized Girl's Chorus of the First Methodist Church sang two anthems, Prayer and Cherubim Song, during Sunday worship led by Mrs William Lewis. The group wore new white robes with maroon and gold accents and included Suzanne Lyons, Roger Wilkinson, Patty Griffith, Ricki Huffman, Kathy Martin, Linda Broom, Theresa Raymond, Helen Chonce reth, Mildred Lewis, Rachel Richner, Marilyn Campbell and Karen Taliaferro.

Pineville ANS First Methodist Church William Lewis Suzanne Lyons James C. Lyons Roger Wilkinson Twila Wilkinson Pattie Griffith Harold Griffith Ricki Huffman Richard L. Huffman Kathy Martin Jack D. Martin Linda Broom Alfred Broom Theresa Raymond Carloorama Helen Choncereth Chenoweth Jr Muldred Lewis Rachel Richner C. E. Richner Marilyn Campbell Lewis Campbell Karen Taliaferro Ray Taliaferro

General Meet Planned Mount Hope Church Ladies

Cir cle No 1 of Mount Hope Christian Church met at the Lowe home on Broad Street. The group opened with worship and Nelson Davis led a Luke I Christmas lesson. Members shared favorite Christmas memories. Plans were made for a December 20 Christian Woman's Fellowship meeting and the next regular meeting on January 12 in the church social hall.

Claypool Betty Cook Miss Nun Blanche G. Cook Mount Hope Hallie Rowe Hettie Hinkle Rubye Workman John Kucek Homer Cook Maude Cozort Murvan Walker Edith Green Minnie B. Hawkins Mora Chambers Ersel Gene Workman RNS Mount Hope Christian Church James D. Lowe Jr Broad Street Nelson Davis Luke I Lowe Christian Woman's Fellowship J. B. Iton Jr Hill C. Brown Ard Fred Thompson

Can non Street subway security upgrade reported in London

A London article reports that Can Non Street subway station in the banking district has added armored protection. The measure follows a tip from local residents and aims to enhance safety around the station.

London UPI Cannon Street Chet

Death notices and funeral announcements from Melton Mortuary

Death notices for PIISON Denver 45 Eccles RASO Antonietta 66 Beckley JOHNSON Cora Bell 84 Moore George E 67 list ages addresses and funeral times. Services at Melton Mortuary Chapel St Francis de Salles Sunset Memorial Park Greenwood Memorial Park with private service for relatives and multiple officiants noted.

Piison Piison Denver Marion Street Melton Mortuary Sunset Memorial Park Raso Raso Antonietta Eccles Requim St. Francis de Sares Catholic Johnson Johnson Cora Bell Ellison Avenue Beckley Moore Moore George E West Moreland Street Ritchie and Johnson Rev C. 0. Mitchell W. M. Neal Greenwood Memorial Park

Opening of Beauty Academy at 71144 Fife Street

Announcing the opening of a beauty academy at 71144 Fife Street Sei. Specials listed. Contact 346-9603 or 343 for details.

OF Beauty Academy Fife Street Sei

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