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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1957

Page

1

Birth announcement for son at Raleigh hospital

Mr and Mrs Larry D Woolwine announce the birth of a son weighing six pounds one ounce on Christmas Day at General Hospital Raleigh. The baby is named Tommy Degn Duke Arizona Yale Bradiey and the family reports mother and child doing fine.

Larry D. Woolwine Tommy Degn Duke Arizona Yale Bradiey Raleigh George Washington General Hospital

Christmas sermon at Davis Baptist emphasizes gift of Christ

Rev Robert Perry at Davis Baptist Church argues the birth of Christ is the greatest gift and the essential message of Christmas. He links Luke 2 and prophecy to urge belief, peace, and personal acceptance of Jesus as the path to true meaning this season. The church, organized in the 1930s by Rev Grady Bailey, holds weekly services and activities including youth meetings and women’s missionary circle.

Glen Rogers RNS Robert Perry The Davis Baptist Church St. Luke Christ Jesus God Bethlehem Mr. Perry Grady Bailey Perry Women's Missionary Circle Marie Bailey Jimmie Brooks Hope Walker

Christmas Day Visitors See Many Local Families

Pax Personals lists numerous Christmas Day guests at homes across Oak Hill Morgantown Beckley and Charleston. Families include Wooline Fuller Bill Shumate Vass and Underwood with expanded kin and in law visits from Mt Hope Long Branch and Cleveland. Scout group Oak Hill Senior Girl Scouts led by Mrs Morton sang carols visiting Oak Hill Hospital and Geraldine Hughes then enjoyed cookies and hot chocolate.

Bill Shumate Phyllis Ernie Page Ralph Vass Donny and Blair Superior Sylvia Fuller Charlotte Mae Beckley Louise Gilland Bradley Fuller Home Sgt Ray Leach Ruby Peggy Sue Long Branch Ruby Billings Charles ~ Billings Lochgelly Charles Plumsey Pat Martha ‘Tee Morgantown Dollie Underwood Luther Stover Kathy Dixie Stover Cleveland Don Stover Morris Harvey College Charleston Scouts CAROL Oak Hill RNS Merk Hubert Watson W. P. Bittinger Oak Hill Garden Club C. P. Anderson Sr C. S. Donnelly C. D. James J. W. Jonas R. E. Kelly Dewey Kincaid John Kincaid Walter Kominsky W. H. Level K. B. Long J. Edward Levis D. C. Newell G. A. Owens A. L. Sydnor R. R. Thomas Ike Brown

Sorority Spreads Christmas Cheer in Mullens

Gamma Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi helped Santa by delivering toys to Melvin Mills aged 12 and Otis Mills aged 4, patients at Wyoming General Hospital, and to 10 members of the Pier Point family. A basket of food was also given at Thanksgiving.

Santa Melvin Otis Mills Wyoming General Hospital Barkers Ridge Boint

Fayetteville Man Stabs Wife in Home Attack

A 63 year old man from Ten Hill was jailed in Fayette County on felonious assault after slashing his wife with a pocket knife at their home. She was treated at Oak Hill Hospital in satisfactory condition. Police Chief Tunney Hunsaker and Officer E L Tinsley led the arrest. Preliminary hearing planned before Magistrate R C Godsey.

Break in at Fayetteville Memorial Auditorium

Fayetteville county memorial auditorium was robbed Tuesday night. Soft drinks candy and $30 in silver were stolen. Entrance was forced through a front door with top and bottom pegs unfastened. Concession stand door was also forced open. Robbery found at 10 am Thursday before high school basketball practice.

Fayetteville RNS Fayelta County Memorial Auditorium Tunney Hunsaker

Child Hits Car Escapes Injury on State Route 16

Four year old Linda Carol Smith of Stephenson ran into the side of a moving car on State Route 16 at Black Eagle about 5 p m Thursday. She was treated at Wyoming General Hospital and released. Claude Ray Ingle 39 of Iroquois was driving the car and said he sounded his horn and swerved to avoid the child traveling at an estimated 23 to 30 mph. No charges were filed. The child and her grandmother Mrs. Robert Smith were returning from a visit to Black Basin when the incident occurred.

Mullens RII Black Eagle Linda Carol Smith Stephenson Wyoming General Hospital Claude Ray Ingle Iroquois Ingle Traleeming Robert Smith Black Basie

Air Force serviceman charged after Mullens wreck

A 20 year old Air Force serviceman Joe l Blackwell Jr. of Corinne was charged with reckless driving after wrecking his father's car on the Mullens Pineville road around 10 30 p m Wednesday night. State Trooper James Fairchild said he hit a slippery spot and lost control near the Itmana tipple, the car landing on its top after striking an embankment.

Mullens ANS Air Force Joel Blackwell Jr Corinne Mullens-Pineville James Fairchild

Fireworks Sellers Charged as Wyoming County Moves to Halt Shooting Matches

In Wyoming County police and Slab Fork District Constable Weedy Allen moved to curb shooting matches by cracking down on fireworks. Proprieties Youle Caraban 39 Glen Rogers and Dillard Shrews bury 37 Glen Fork were arrested for possessing and selling fireworks and fined 100 plus costs by Magistrate Jack Pizzino. Fireworks were confiscated from Caraban's store and warnings issued that shooting matches will not be permitted within the county.

Mullens RNS Wyoming James Fairchild Slab Fork Weedy Allen Youle Caraban Glen Rogers Dillard Shrewsbury Glen Fork Jack Pizzino Caraban

Funeral for Charles Perry Conway Held in Oak Hill

Funeral services for Charles Perry Conway 49 formerly of Ansted and Phoenix will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill chapel with Revs. James F. Frame and Randolph Johnson officiating. Burial follows in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. He died Sunday in Phoenix. Body remains at the funeral home.

Ansted ANS Fayette County Charles Perry Coniway Phoenix Ariz Tyree Oak Hill James F. Frame Randolph Jonson Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville

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