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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1963
Page
14
January designated as a Month of Revival at Fayetteville Methodist Church under Rev. Charles S. Thompson. Evangelism will be emphasized during Sunday and two Wednesday services with groups promoting attendance on specific dates led by the church commissions.
Samp son Troutman was killed when a truck struck him on Route 1 Newark while he stood beside a patrol car stopped by an officer for speeding. Police reported the fatal incident occurred Thursday involving an unidentified driver and responding units.
Isaac Ellison celebrated his 87th birthday with an open house hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aliff in Pax. Born December 30, 1875 at Packs Branch, he is the son of the late Anderson and Rhoda Ellison and has seven living children with his wife Roxie Thompson. A long-time resident of the Pax Lively Packs Branch area, Ellison has traveled nationwide and is connected to multiple family members in Huntington Huntington Oak Hill Beckley Arlington Baltimore and East Kingston.
UPI reports the shop president said Christmas sales froze as the adding machine printed 99000 dollars and then exploded its electrical connection. Flames caused about 50000 dollars in damage.
A 1963 savings appeal urges small regular deposits toward a goal with Beckley National Bank promising 2 percent annual interest. The message stresses personal resolve, modest contributions like 50 cents or a dollar, and forming a saving habit to build a sizeable sum.
Mount Hope updates list residents moving homes and holiday visits. Mary Dower relocated from Colorado Street to Main Street, while Miss Mary Ellen Stover enjoys Christmas at her aunts’ home. Notes mention Sonny Lewis’s death, Jess Lay Jr. visiting family in Washington, D C, and Bill Dower’s recovery from a mine accident. Other visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fizer and son from Smithfield Ohio, with Patty Dower now Mrs. Fizer. Margie Brock and Lynn Brock return from Dayton, and Linda Bolen spends holidays at Kilsyth. Joe Vallina, on leave, returns from overseas assignment.
Mount Hope and Concord College share list of students spending Christmas at home. West Virginia University and other institutions report numerous students including Judy Park Carol Summers Rowena Bryan Alleneth Garrett Conrad Neely Eugene Gast Mike Frisk Charles Kidd Bill Chapman Lewallen Danny Danner Susie Patteson Pat Garrett Pat Buffa Tom Kuhn Carol Kuhn Susie Humphrey Ann Callaway Bill Caperton and others listed with parent names and hometowns. Names and affiliations reflect regional college enrollments and family connections.
Miss Sandra Kay McGrady daughter of Avery and Mrs McGrady Elk horn City Kentucky and Edward Randolph Ward son of Rev and Mrs Delmar Ward Maben united in marriage at 2 pm Sunday in the groom's parents home The Rev Lee Clay of Maben performed the single ring ceremony Attendants were Miss Glenda Ward and Frank Keaton The bride wore a royal blue wool suit The couple will reside at Lester after a brief wedding trip The bride attended Trap Hill High School The groom is a Mullens High School and Pineville Trade School graduate and works for Holiday Trucking Company at Maben
In early medieval times March 25 was New Year’s Day across Christendom. The Gregorian calendar fixed January 1 as New Year for Catholic countries in 1582 and spread to others over time, Britannica notes.
Fayette County filings show 26 marriage license applications in the clerk’s office. Couples listed include Bobby Bennett and Ruth Armstrong both ages 23 and 18 respectively, with multiple others from Raleigh River, Slab Fork, and nearby areas.
A listing of marriage pairings includes St Albans and Kimberly couples with ages 19 to 26, and Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Muncie, and Mount Hope residents. Each entry notes groom and bride names, ages, and parental lines, spanning Montgom ery to Minden and beyond.
Linda Carole Pennington and William Everett Peters Jr. married in a home ceremony read by Rev. Barley at 9:30 p.m. The bride, daughter of Frances Pennington and Henry Pennington, and groom, son of Nora Belle Pasley and Everett Peters, plan futures in Mount Hope and Pittsburgh where Peters serves in the Army.
In Fayettville, Miss Juanita Taylor and Specialist Kelly Nottingham Jr. were married in a double ring ceremony. The Rev. Roy F. McClelland officiated at his home on Second Ave. The bride, a 1962 Fayetteville High School graduate, is the daughter of Edgar and Mrs. Taylor. The groom, son of Kelly and Mrs. Nottingham of Oak Hill, is stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
A capillary is the tiniest blood vessel in the human body and is observable only with a microscope. It forms the thin exchange network linking arteries and veins.
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