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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1960

Page

6

Ex-Student Pastor Accepts Va. Post

Charles Lam bert son of L L Lambert Princeton has been named Minister of Education at Lake Side Presbyterian Church Richmond Virginia He previously served as student pastor of the Oceana and Kopperston Presbyterian Churches from September 1958 to May 1959 He is a Davidson College and Presbyterian Seminary alumnus with prior experience in Rotary PTA and Teen Town advisory roles and worked at Scarbrough's in Austin before completing his Bachelor of Divinity degree.

Oceana RNS Lake Side Presbyterian Church Richmond Charles ‘‘Cheeze Lambert L. L. Lambert Princeton Kopperston Presbyterian Kopperston Marietta Ohio Rotary Club Presbyterian Youth Fellowship Parent-Teacher Association Lake Placid N. Y Austin Texas Presbyterian Seminary

Karen Walls Weds Tommy Toler in Private Oceana Ceremony

Miss Karen Walls and Tommy Toler wed in a 6 am ceremony at Rev. Oney Toler’s home. The bride, daughter of Normad and Mrs Walls of Cyclone, wore a pink sheath dress with white carnations. Toler, son of Mart and Mrs Toler, plans to live in Chicago after the ceremony.

Oceana RNS Karen Walls Tommy Toler Oney Toler Normad Walls Cyclone Toler Mart Toler Chicago Ill Oceana High School Tri Hi-Y Chester Gibson Rober Perkins Frank Walls Dorothy Walls Eleanor Walls Dick Walls Ruth Walls James Cook Lois Cook

Bookmobile Is On Schedule After Snow Delays

Fayette County Bookmobile resumes service with Thursday and Friday rounds after heavy snows. Librarian Mrs. C P Anderson Jr. notes no Wednesday stop this week. Thursday stops include Glen Ferris Charlton Heights Falls View and Boomer with times listed. Mount Hope Friday runs 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Oak Hill RNS Fayette County C. P. Anderson Jr Glen Ferris Charlton Heights Falls View Boomer Mount Hope

Chile Rich in Nitrates Iodine and Copper

A note on Chile in South America highlighting its abundant minerals nitrates iodine and copper. The statement emphasizes natural resources and national wealth without detailing specific mines or figures.

Chile South America

Hospitalized kin and new birth reported in Coal River area

Zeila Jarrell learned her sister-in-law Lessie Kuhn of Sylvester is again hospitalized at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Ralph Hill and wife of Colcord announce the birth of a son in Kanawha Valley Hospital on February 3. Wilson Walker recovers at home after ten days in Charleston Memorial Hospital where daughter Norma Thompson also was hospitalized and gave birth to Regina Lynn on February 6.

Colcord Zeila Jarrell Inlaw Lessie Kuhn Sylvester Beckley Memorial Hospital Ralph Hill Kanawha Valley Hospital Wilson Walker Charleston Memorial Hospital Norma Thompson Regina Lynn

Girl Scout Council Officers Re-Elected in Fayette County

Fayetteville group re elected officers for two year terms at a council meeting. Officers are Mrs. Don Sanford president Mrs. Robert Herndon vice president Mrs. K M Robbins secretary and Mrs. A Rosser Long Jr treasurer.

Fayetteville RNS Fayette County Girl Scout Council Don Sanford Mount Hope Robert Herndon Gauley Bridge K. M. Robbins Cannelton A. Rosser Long Jr C. R. Harnsbarger Jackson’s Mill Oak Hill Girl Scouts Wheeling Mansfield Hamilton Ohio Berea St. Louis Ohio Governors Conference On Sally Sue Witten Cleveland

Chamber Sets Feb 25 Meet at Hotel Hill Luncheon

The Chamber of Commerce schedules a 12 15 p m luncheon Feb 25 in the Hotel Hill club dining room. No speaker will attend a general discussion on feasible chamber projects. Members and prospective members are invited to attend the dutch treat event.

Oak Hill RNS Chamber of Commerce Hotel Hill Otho Ray

West Indies Exports Oil and Bauxite Profits Rise

Crude oil from Trinidad and bauxite from Jamaica and British Guiana rank among the region’s most lucrative exports today.

Trinidad Jamaica British Guiana West Indies

Oak Hill Jaycees seek charter with 20 members

Oak Hill Jaycees plan to file for charter with the national organization by February 23 at the National Guard armory. Acting president James Lively said 25 prospective members have shown interest and eight have paid dues, needing 20 members to sign the charter, with a constitution and by laws ready for formal adoption next week.

OAK Hill RNS Oak Hill Jaycees National Guard James Lively Lively Upper Kanawha Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce Therr The Jaycees Willam Nichols Walter “Sam’’ Fox Floyd Warrick Allen Stoner Robert Gresham William Nunley Robert Sanger William Sulesky Robert Holliday Lewis Ladoucer James Evans James Stanley Garland Buck Bill Meador

Mrs. W. Bishop Speaks On Our West Virginia

Mrs. W. C. Bishop spoke at the Borderland Chapter DAR February meeting in Mount Hope on West Virginia history, geography, parks, forests, and the motto Mountains are Always Free. She urged better schools and roads and noted 14th in wealth but 40th in education while listing state landmarks and Centennial plans.

Mount Hope RNS West Virginia W. C. Bishop Borderland Daughters of the American Revolution P. C. Graney Bishop Little Mountain State Panhandle Little Switzerland West Vir Ginia Blackwater Falls Cacapon Lost River Watoga Mont Chateau Morgan Morgan Monument Rumsey Memorial Monument Point Pleasant Monument Fairfax Stone Memorial Half Way House Preston County Seneca Rock Spruce Knob Cranberry Pocahontas County National Congress Washington, D. C R. L. Hughes J. E. Howard C. R. Hill Society House Cedar Lakes Hill Woay-Tv J. M. Francesa Alex Gray Fayetteville F. A. Guffey J. B. Thompson Oak Hill Scarbro C. F. McCoy Glen Jean H. J. Oram Lester Frank Graff J. C. Gwinn Graney

Ostentatious Osteopathy Story From The Pacific Palaver

Ostentatious osteopathy notes a palatial setting with palaver and palliate rhetoric. The piece hints at palpable tension and palpitations among participants while a pacificator role emerges in a lavish regional scene.

Weekend visits and illnesses across Huntington area

Glen Rogers reports weekend visits by Marshall College students including Mike O Kane and Becky Pizzino among others. O Rudder relapsed from pneumonia after hospital treatment, while Mrs Waldo Tackett traveled to Dungannon for her father’s illness. Other relatives and patients listed include Shumate and Cozart at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens and the Brooks and Durham families.

Glen Rogers Mike O'Kane Marshall College Huntington Claude Robertson Becky Pizzino Marshall Melvin Becklehimer Bobby Mosley West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery Don Nuckols Morris Harvey Charleston Waldo Tackett Dungannon Tolley Cozart Wyoming General Hospital Mullens L. M

Capt Ray L. Carr to overseas duty with 52d Troop Carrier Squadron

Capt. Ray L. Carr of Oceana will serve six months overseas in Germany with the 52d Troop Carrier Squadron, flying C-124s to cargo and troop movements for the 322d Air Division. Rhein-Main Air Base near Frankfurt will be home in Europe, with return to Donaldson AFB, S C. He is married to Betty Cumben of Richmond, Virginia.

Oceana Germany Ray L. Carr J. G. Carr Carr Betty Cumben Richmond 52D 322D Europe Near Middle East United Kingdom Rhein-Main Air Base Frankfurt Donaldson Air Force Base S. C Military Air Transport Service

Area Building Razed By Fire in Colcord

A cinder block building owned by Carte Cook and Dorothy burned about 7:30 p.m. Monday. The blaze in the structure occupied by Mr and Mrs Junior Jones appears due to defective wiring and destroyed the roof wood frame two bicycles a power motor an electric pump a washing machine canned goods and other articles. Whitesville volunteers fought the fire. Damage was about 500.

Colcord RNS Carte Cook Dorothy Junior Jones Whitesville

Columbus Second Voyage Details Recorded

Report notes Christopher Columbus led 17 ships and about 1500 men on his 1498 second voyage to the New World, outlining the expedition's scale and command.

Christopher Columbus New World

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Davidson College Davidson, N. C Scarbrough’s Department Store Top Value Seth Thomas Prince St. Beckley, W. Va Bocas Areca Cohen's Drug Stores Words of the Champions Fayette Raleigh Wyoming Pharisaical Pharmaceutical Philatelist Picaresque Picayune Piccalilli Raleigh Register and Principals Associations Capt Barnett Frank Pizzino Glenn Robinson Virgil McNiell and Sons Roy Gillespie Beckley
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