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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1965
Page
8
Mrs Lawrence asks how to handle a granddaughter who lies about reading after lights out. The answer urges open calm confrontation, telling parents, and rejects accusing the child. It argues lying stems from fear of self and recommends unwavering acceptance to reduce deceit.
Three circles of the Mount Hope Presbyterian Church met Tuesday to study Christian Action lessons for December and January. Circle 1 gathered at Mrs. Callaway’s home with Mrs. Haslam attending as guest. Circle 2 met at Mrs. Howard’s, planning boxes for college students. Circle 3 met at Mrs. Jasper’s with Mrs. Morelli leading, planning church decorations for January.
Oak Hill Methodist and Episcopal pastors will exchange pulpits at 11 a m Sunday as part of a nationwide effort for Christian unity. The Rev Tally Hanna of First Methodist and Rev David Heil of St Andrew s Episcopal note the exchange aligns with the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan 18 25 and the World Council of Churches promoted effort. Lay leaders Steele Callison and S C Higgins Jr will lead services.
Freeman White of Pineville was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail on four counts of larceny and tampering by Magistrate William Harper. White was charged by city and state police with taking ten gallons of gasoline and tampering with two City of Pineville trucks.
The Fayetteville Methodist Church Men planned their annual Sweetheart Banquet for February 8 at the Monday meeting with wives as guests. John Holliday delivered Ye Are The Temple of God, and Stanley Moore, of the Plant Pest Control Division, spoke on the Agriculture Story and pest quarantines affecting the state. Attendees included John Witt Jr and Rev J H Wickline among others.
A chatty note says television is blamed for many things and possibly why bookcases rarely appear in furniture advertisements. The remark links TV popularity to ad content shifts, implying changing consumer focus and display options without naming brands or dates.
Rainbow Assembly No 14, Order of Rainbow Girls, met to plan initiation rites for January 25. Officers elected for next quarter include Deloris Batten as worthy adviser and Mary Jean Dorsey as charity. A Beckley installation at 7 p.m. January 16 and Oak Hill installation date were noted.
M Sgt Amedeo Domi and T Sgt Warren Alderman, former Glen Rogers High School classmates, met again at Chanute Air Force Base after eighteen and a half years in the Air Force. Their careers zigzagged through Lackland Keesler Fairchild Hawaii Okinawa and other bases before a chance reunion in Chanute revealed they now live near each other and send their children to the same parochial school.
Mrs J M Francesa hosted Fayetteville Garden Club Friday. Stanley Moore of the Plant Pest Control Division spoke on federal quarantine rules and pest threats to West Virginia. A film titled The Agriculture Story depicted USDA activities. January garden reminder given. Next meeting set for Mrs A E Stacy in Glen Ferris with Flowers of the Bible as topic. $29 raised for Girl Scout Troop gifts.
The Rev Shirley Donnelly will receive the Award of Merit at a noon luncheon in Oak Hill Hill Hotel hosted by the American Association For State and Local History. Dr. James L. Hupp will present the certificate. invitees include the Fayette County Historical Society of which Donnelly is an honorary life member.
Oceana High School varsity football players, parents, and cheerleaders will be honored at a banquet sponsored by the Oceana Rotary Club. The dinner at Oceana Methodist Church on January 18 at 6 30 p m features guest speaker Charlie Snyder Marshall University football coach. Head coach John Beckleheimer led the team to an 8 2 season, the best in school history.
The Epsilon Delta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha met at Mrs. Myrtle Ashe’s home with co hostess Mrs. Ethel Banks. They finalised Founders Day plans to be held in February with Dr Alma C Allen of Bluefield as guest speaker on the theme Sisterhood. Dr Allen holds degrees from Shaw University University of Iowa and Boston University and is a member of several professional groups. Attendees included Mrs Howard Monroe Mrs Charles Jones Mrs Tanner Livasy Mrs Martha Wright Mrs Cora Brown Mrs Phillip White Mrs Ada Robinson Mrs Amanda Christian Mrs Virginia Webb Miss Rosetta Payne and Mrs Evelyn Killian.
A play titled A Day to Remember was performed at the Mount Hope Presbyterian Men meeting. New president Lloyd Fitzgerald and officers assumed duties. cast included Bill Callaway Ellen Page Lucile Page Sam Dorado Jr Mary Jean Dorsey. A Circle No 5 steak dinner was served. new officers listed and attendees named.
Ray and Randall Tilley returned to Newport News after weekend visits with relatives in Beckley Zanesville Ohio Kopperston and Bolt. Guests included Rev Cameron Lilly Lisa Lilly Kevin and Kem Acords and Rev Willis Wood with Kermit Gentry Michael and Angela Gentry. Flood threats interrupted travel plans and isolation concerns echoed past 1963 floods in Laurel Branch.
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