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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1965

Page

6

Oak Hill Bank Plans New Multi Floor Building

Oak Hill based River Banking and Trust validates board approval for a three story bank building to be partly on the existing site and adjacent property. The project includes drive in facilities, landscaped areas, and space for rental offices with completion hoped for fall 1966.

Oak Hill H. B. Clower J. Edward Lewis River Banking and Trust of Pecomae Te Bank Oak Hill Theatre Church Street Central Avenue Main Street Eesley and Lee Marietta Ohio Bennett-Naeve- Thomas Engineering Co Sysem Lewis Board of Directors New River Banking and Trust Co Clower E. B. Wood George W. Jones J. B. Thompson B. F. Puckett H. Nelson R. R. Thomas Jr

Christmas program by Maple Fork youth choir

The Maple Fork Missionary Baptist Church youth choirs presented a Birth of a King Christmas program on Thursday. Directors Miss Mary Bowyer and Mrs. Maxine Thompson led a senior candlelight reading and song service featuring Sharon Williams Keith Bowyer Ronnie Legg Janice Bowyer Jerry Williams Michael Davis David Treadway Garnet Winston Ellen Jill Thompson and others. The junior group staged a manger tableau with Mary Vera Thompson Joseph Russell Tyree and peers. piano was by George Davis.

Maple Fork RNS Maple Fork Missi Baptist Church Mary Bowyer Maxine Thompson Sharon Williams Keith Bowyer Ronnie Legg Janice Bowyer Jerry Williams Michael Davis David Treadway Garnet Winston Ellen Jill Thompson Mary and Joseph Vera Thompson Russell Tyree Karen Thompson Jan Davis Freda Thompson Michael Ferrell Debra Bowyer Rhonda Legg Ann Davis Kenneth Bowyer Danny Bowyer Mary Donna Quesenberry Louise Bowyer George Davis

York Family Gathers For Holiday Dinner

GLEN ROGERS RNS The York family reunites for the parents' annual Christmas dinner the first time in ten years. Attending are Mr. and Mrs. Wallace York and their children from Philadelphia, and Mr. Desalee York with his family from Cleveland. Also present are daughters Mrs. Nancy Johnson and her son Harvey Dewaine and Latricia Elaine, plus Miss Harvella York. Mrs. Eliza Allen, Mrs. York's mother, also joins the gathering.

Glen Rogers RNS Harvey York Philadelphia Wallace York Cleveland Ohio York Desalee York Gerald Michael Stephen Nancy Johnson Harvey Dewaine Latricia Elaine Harvella York Mrs. York Eliza Allen Yorks Maple Fork Arbutis Hurd Elizabeth Charles Chapman Cittsville Chapmans Mansville Bob Darby Steven Michael Woodbridge Mabel Darby Norma Pfe Wayne Persinger Janice Persinger Phillip Lilly Sue Nimitz George Craddock Lucille Wise James Fredricka Laremour Pelion S. C Fred Thorne Nancy Minter Atlanta Robert Barley Josie Sweeney Maple Fork Road Thomas Sweeney Ashland

Be A Reporter Offered for Fayette Raleigh Wyoming News

Residents of Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties can submit news to Raleigh Register through local correspondents marked with RNS Regional News Service. Call nearest correspondent to provide timely events for publication. Contact list includes Crab Orchard Fayette Maple Fork Mabscott Mullens and others with phone numbers.

Fayette Raleigh Wyoming Raleigh Register

Weekend Visitors From Around The Region

A jumble of relatives and friends visited family in Mount Hope and nearby towns over the weekend. The gatherings included sons and daughters returning to see parents in Beckley, Kilsyth, Delware Street, and Washington DC, with several Toledo and Columbus guests.

Mount Hope Rns Ts. E. Scott Carter Bluestone Road Charles Alexandria Grend VA. S Y Columbus Jimmy Huffman Ohio A. L. Huffman Ae Kochinisky Washington Oy RM San Knee Ae Frssler Kge Arents Joe Koc Helen Lorenzo Jack Cain U S. Army Knoxville Robert Cain Delaware Street Bill Honaker Covington Gladys Honaker Scarbro Thomas Allamon J. C. Painter Georgetown Del Russell Feazell Beckley Daphna Painter Kilsyth James Hurd Washington, D. C Ronnie Hurd Oak Hill Amos Hurd Park Heights Mary Dower John Dauce B. Frank Beckley Lonnie Sammy” Warwick Minneapolis Minn Addine Morris Warwick J. E. Richeson John Jenkins Marion Jenkins Philippi Louie Stella Angela Wilbur C. Hoke Fred Stella Luigi Cinotti James Spadaro Harry Stover Akron Tracy Bennett Bennetts Hattie Bennett Luis Stuch Lewis Warden Tony Magliano Johnny Terry Nettie John Magliano Price Hill Lacy Hurt Bradley

Thanksgiving Visits Across Town And State Lineups

Maple Fork and nearby towns report a wave of holiday visits as residents travel to Cleveland Mansville Ashland and Vienna to spend time with relatives including Arbutis Hurd Elizabeth Chapman and infants the Darby family from Woodbridge and other named households.

Area Holiday Guests at Glen Fork

Area holiday guests include Sgt 1C Earl Biggs and family visiting Sanders in Glen Fork. Cpl Raymond Sanders and family stay with the Belcher family in Baltimore. Van Biggs visits Matheny, and the Shumates host Mrs Shumate sister to Biggs and Sanders.

Glen Fork ANS Lawrence Sanders Earl Biggs van and Jeffrey Bragg S. C Raymond Sanders Washington, D. C Biggs van Biggs Matheny Sanders Balt Carl Belcher Mrs Dwaine Shumate Mrs. Shumate

Gutta Percha and a Broadway Turkery Question

The note discusses gutta percha as a milky extract from Palaquium in the Malay peninsula, noting its plastic, nonrecoverable stretch when heated. It ends with an odd aside asking why a Broadway show’s goose is cooked they call it a turkey, mixing science with a rhetorical joke.

Malay Peninsula

Elvis Keeps On Making Money By Dick Kleiner

Elvis Presley remains a dominant box office and recording force with film salaries and profit shares. He commands nine film deals, top RCA seller status, and record sales surpassing 100 million. His wealth funds a private life in Graceland and Bel Air, with a close circle and generous acts such as aiding the USS Arizona Memorial fundraiser.

Dick Kleiner OOD NEA Elvis Presley Fenzy M Pruner Presley Col Tom Parker RCA Harum Scarum Frankie Johnny Mastens Company Joy Royal S Col. Parker Graceland Memphis Bel Air Los Angeles Paramount Stillsley New Orleans Elvis Hawaii Lato Uss Arizona

Families extend holiday visits amid snowy travel disruptions

Ravencliff area reports relatives arriving for Christmas visits while others travel from Ohio New York and Virginia. Burns patient Lloyd Kellam remains at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after Semet Solvay work accident. Kellam guests include Buster Melton and Thurman Wood family. Various relatives plan holiday gatherings across Sterling Vestal Alexandria and Herndon with multiple stops in Beckley and Daniels communities.

Buster Melton Beckley Thurman Wood Thurman Wood Jr Harrington Del Mary Francis Wood Alexandria John Brooks Beckle Zanesville Ohio Willis Wood Cowvensliff Clarence Gentry Herndon

Christmas Stranger presented at Raven Cliff Church

The Area Church program at Russell Baptist Church concluded a Christmas observance with the play Christmas Stranger called highly successful by church spokesmen. Opening remarks were by Jeanette Acord and Sheila Hageman. The cast included many youth from the church and guests from nearby towns.

Glen Fork ANS Ussell Baptist Church Jeanette Acord Sheila Hagerman Sherry Redden Randy Irick Rebecca Redden Tammy Hill Jackie Irick Jesus Lawrence Parnell Jr Rodney Brooks Susan Parnell Randy Pizzino Cindy Redden Debbie Walker David Powers

Holiday Guests Herald Home Ties Across States

Glen Rogers reports holiday guests as Mr and Mrs Hayden K Wolfe host their son Jerry a Virginia Tech student in Montgomery. Mr and Mrs Arnold Sizemore join Mrs Alderman in Alexandria Va where she spent Christmas with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Scott Humphrey. Mr and Mrs B A Taraczkzy left Thursday for Christmas with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Frederick Kyle Huntington.

Ravencliff Willa Stewart Harmon Cozort Glen Rogers RNS Hayden K. Wolfe Jerry Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery Arnold Sizemore Frederick Kyle Huntington

Glen Rogers seniors gift toys to needy children

Glen Rogers High School seniors and advisors Miss Elizabeth Williams and Principal James L. Stone continued a tradition by distributing new toys to 21 children on Christmas Eve after presenting the class play Bolts and Nuts. The gift exchange involved each recipient pooling gifts to fund the collection.

Glen Rogers RNS Glen Rogers High School Elizabeth Williams James L. Stone

Fortunetelling Roots Across Ancient Civilizations

The text notes that numerology astrology and palmistry were practiced in ancient Egypt China Babylon and Chaldea as early as 4000 B C. This summarizes early forms of fortune telling across multiple civilizations without adding new claims.

Ancient Egypt China Babylonia Chaldea

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