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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1968

Page

7

Oceana High School Christmas Concert Schedule

The Oceana Band and Chorus will present a Christmas program at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym under Thomas Coheen. The program features The Nutcracker Suite selections, Winter Scene, Jingle Bells, Do You Hear What I Hear, and a combined Children’s Prayer from Hansel and Gretel, plus Do You Hear What I Hear and White Christmas. The concert includes both senior ensembles and grade school beginnings with a public address system courtesy of the Young Republican Club of Oceana.

Oceana Oceana High School Thomas Coheen Grundmann Tchaikovsky Davis Livingston and Evans Anderson Jingle Bells OHS Willie Hurrell Berlin The Young Republican Club of

Roosevelt Labels Muckrake as Attacks on Public Figures

The president deploys the term muckrake to condemn sweeping unjust charges of corruption against public men and corporations, framing it as a harmful practice in political discourse.

Theodore Roosevelt

4 H Club Feted At Yale Party

The Willing Workers 4-H Club of McGraws was honored with a surprise Christmas party at John McGraw School. Leaders Lafferty and Brown arranged decorations, a tree, refreshments, and a gift of a jewel box slippers and candy for Mrs. Lafferty.

McGraws John McGraw School Lacy Lafferty Jack Brown Glenna Lafferty Deborah Halsey Robyn Schumann Margie Clay Deborah Trump Susan Milam Rebecca Schumann Debbie Tilley Lafferty Leon Bailey Katrina Brooks John Brown Joe Brown Mackie Canada Donald Clay Carlos Coleman Deborah Cozort Brett Duncan Sandra George David Lafferty Kathy Lafferty Mary Lafferty Philip Lafferty Danny McGraw Jan McGraw Kenny McGraw Timothy McGraw Edna McMillian Kathy Pauley Sharon Philips Drema Shumate Larry

Alitalia Cabin Crew Threaten 24-Hour Strike Over Training Plan

Stewards and stewardesses of the government owned Alitalia said they would strike for 24 hours on December 22 if the airline proceeds with plans to train 150 stewardesses from other countries. The move follows the government decision to offer positions to foreign crew to staff international routes. The union argues the plan undermines local workers and jobs.

Rome UPI Alitalia Airlines Lother

Negro history largely unrecorded in school texts

The article argues that Negro history is often ignored in U S text books beyond slavery and civil rights milestones. It notes that despite blacks shaping American history, publishers and historians showed little indexed evidence outside a few key collections and libraries.

Bob Cochnar Newspaper Enterprise Assn New York NEA Booker T. Washington America U. S Schomberg Harlem New York Public Library Howard University Library East

Afro American History Efforts Expand In US

Independent efforts push to fill black history gaps with materials by Henry Dabbs AEVAC and NEA projects develop Afro- American Fact Pack transparencies a 24 part newspaper feature The Last American and The Negro Almanac extend reach while editors aim to match familiar names with black figures and achievements through new guides and boards.

Henry Dabbs NEA Aevac, Inc Henry Dobbs New York Dabbs Dabb Newspaper Enterprise Association Don Oakley John Lane Oakley Bellwether Publishing Co Harry A. Ploski Roscoe C. Brown New York University

Be A Reporter Regional News Service Invite

Residents of Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties are invited to share news with Raleigh Register correspondents. Logos marked RNS will identify regional news service submissions. Contact nearest correspondent by listed names and phone numbers to speed stories to the newspaper.

Fayette Raleigh Wyoming Raleigh Register

Matheny Hustlers Will Go Caroling

The Matheny Hustlers 4-H Club planned a Christmas caroling event for December 19 at Matheny Grade School. Brenda Stewart chaired the committee with Billie Bowman Dennis Sizemore Jackie Linkous and Phyllis Reed as members. Darlene Abshire and Rodney England led songs. Cheryl Ray filed the secretary report and Dennis Sizemore the treasurer report. The club passed a candy sale after the Christmas break as a fundraising project. A poem titled He's Coming Tonight was presented.

Matheny Matheny Hustlers Brenda Stewart Billie Bowman Dennis Sizemore Jackie Linkous Phyllis Reed Darlene Abshire Rodney England Cheryl Ray Dennis ‘Sizemore

Fiduciary Notes Recorded In Fayette County Clerk's Office

Fayetteville records show guardians named for John Edward and Ann Louise Oliver with a $5,300 bond. Gordon Billheimer appointed executor of Billa Stockton's estate. T A Myles and others named as commissioners of accounts and appraisers. Numerous bonds posted for guardians, administrators, and executors including Vernia Calvert, J H Holt, Hugh Garrett, L T Tully, J Z Summerfield, and Martha Hicks. Events include a Mullens wedding notice for Diane Edna Cook and Carlos Lester with church ceremony details.

Fayetteville Fayette County E. M. Oliver Montgomery John Edward Oliver Ann Louise Oliver T. A. Myles Edna Cook Mullens Diane Carlos Lester Lowell Lester Jack William R. Nelson Highland Avenue Baptist Church George Vickers Vernia Calvert Marvin Lyones J. H. Holt 337 Valley Drive North Beckley Nita Rae Holt Fred Frisk J. H. Gray William McCoy Hugh Garrett Mount Hope Donald Gene Garrett W. B. McCoy Donald Mitchell L. T. Tully J. M. Tully Anna Tully J. Zane Summerfield C. R. Hill Jr W. Robert Abbot Walter Wilson John Massing Jas Elizabeth Massing Martha Hicks Minden John Hicks William Brown Albert Brown Gladys Baker Margaret Dileonardo R. W. Maynor Herbert Jann Bertha Ann Skaggs Nile Eastman Raymond McVey Jr Gene Miller

First Humane Society Founded in Amsterdam to Help Drowning Victims

The earliest humane society bearing the name began in Amsterdam Netherlands aimed at aiding those apparently drowning, as noted by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

FIRST Humane Society Amsterdam Netherlands Encyclopaedia Britannica

Fayette Suits Filed in Fayette County Circuit Clerk's Office

Suits filed since Wednesday include William Storey versus Frito Lay for auto damages. Thomas L. Carson and Betty Carson sue Fern Buckholt Siple and Ralph H. Buckholt as executor of Lillian Hannigan Frankfort estate. State of West Virginia ex rel G Thomas Battle tax suit against Laura Coal Co. Lucas General Tire of Beckley v Leonard Price and Robert Price doing business as Police Construction Co. Hugh Garrett administrator of Donald Gene Garrett estate sues Appalachian Power Co and Betverision Systems Inc in a wrongful death case.

Fayetteville Fayette County William Storey Frito-Lay, Inc Thomas L. Carson Betty Carson Fern Buckholt Siple Ralph H. Buckholt Lillian Hannigan Frankfort State of West Virginia G. Thomas Battle Laura Coal Co Lucas General Tire, Inc Beckley Leonard Price Robert Price Police Construction Co Hugh Garrett Donald Gene Garrett Appalachian Power Co Bettervision Systems Inc

County attorney's trouser rip prompts recess and repair

Sedgwick County Attorney Keith Sanborn bent to view notes during a preliminary hearing drawing amused reactions from spectators. Judge Daniel Dwyer briefed him in private and escorted him to chambers where the judge repaired a torn seat in Sanborn's trousers.

Wichita, Kan UPI Sedgwick County Atty Keith Sanborn Chester Lewis Sanborn Common Pleas Daniel Dwyer Dwyer

Doctors quit smoking survey shows 52 percent non-smokers

CHICAGO physicians survey finds 52 percent of American doctors do not smoke, with many quitting due to evidence linking cigarettes to lung cancer. A new tablet aids nicotine reduction, with under 2 percent of 150000 users still smoking. free information available from the Anti-Tobacco Center of America.

Chicago Anti-Tobacco Center of America Dept Park Avenue South New York City

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Glen Rogers Junior Academy of Science Joe McGraw Reese Fuller Roy Trump Santa Claus Ricky Bailey Jerry Barnett Clemenceau Allen Kenneth Price Rooatel Guest A. J. Shannon Pineville Wyoming County Elizabeth Williams Academy of Science Oceana Band and Chorus Dasher Panker Cecil Irving Blitzen Jack Kent Boa, Tas Yale Tan Seva Lone Hand Jean Baptiste Point du Sables Granville Woods Matthew Henson Frederick Douglass Eli Whitney Lewis and Clark John Paul Jones William Jennings Bryan North Pole Raleigh GY Register Bradley - Sand Branch William Gilkerson Crab Orchard Donnie Nuckols Coal City Pemberton Princewick Fireco Helen Evans Fairdale Helen Snuffer Glen White Helen Violet Moore Herndon Susan Quesenberry Mabscott Elizabeth Robinson Maple Fork Cittsville Sweeneysburg Maynor Leo Thompson Margaret Marchio Rock Creek Maude Parolari Whitesville Shady Spring Edward Sanderson Sophia Russell Pegram Valeigh Clerk’s Office Gordon Billheimer Billa Stockton Agnes Collett Christine Ballard M. N. McMorrow Carmela Bryant Joetta Daniels Lester-Cook Ady WBKW Bottling Company Coca-Cola Bottling Works the Beckley National Bank Lucas General Tire
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