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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1957
Page
4
Ashford man Harlow Abshire, 69, was reported in satisfactory condition at Charleston Memorial Hospital after a incident in Whitesville.
In Fayetteville RNS reports the Women of the Presbyterian Church named J C Clay the guest speaker. He outlined two main paths to unity through prayer and personal discipline and urged a united front for 1957 projects like furnishing the church parlor. The meeting, led by Mrs Houston Wendell, set committees for seminary friends and college work and appointed a kitchen crew for the year.
Mrs. Yona Coffman Rakes of Oak Hill, 39, will be buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday held at her son Ernest Coffman’s home. She died Wednesday at Oak Hill Hospital after a heart attack. Members of Oak Hill and United Knights and Pythians Lodge No. 29 participate in initiations and related events.
Four men charged with theft of copper wire from Semet Solvay Co valued at 1392 pleaded guilty in Fayette Circuit Court. Denis Lee Burgess Russell Junior Crawford Robert Lee Hurley and Hobart Wesley Butrick sought probation, with sentencing set for February 1. Two others, Jacob Jackson and Thomas Darling, were fined 16.50 each after a jaw altercation.
The Fayette County School Bus Drivers Association meeting planned for January 21 is tentatively rescheduled to January 8 due to weather conditions.
Twenty five Selective Service registrants of Local Board No 21 Mullens have been mailed orders for Armed Forces physical examinations on Jan 23. The list includes Jack Emery Dudley of Pringle Ling Paul Arthur Toler of Guyan and many others from Mullens and surrounding towns.
Oak Hill revival announcements list January 2025 services at Oak Hill Methodist Church. Evening gatherings begin 7 30 with worship and a program in the Youth Chapel led by Belle Bennett Circle. Attendees include Mrs Ed Love, Lillian Rapp, Ermett Fitzwater, Mary Lou Mitchell, D P Lively.
City officials completed a second reading of an ordinance to build an $80,000 parking lot at the corner of Howard Avenue and Fourth Street. The measure, set for a public hearing January 28, authorizes $80,000 revenue bonds with $72,000 net to acquire land and set parking rates. The board also discussed hiring electricians, updating electrical code, and limiting agency advertising without formal approval.
Extension classes from Concord College and West Virginia University will hold the second semester start in Pineville on January 23. Marshall College cannot serve Wyoming County during the 1956 57 term, per Wyoming County schools superintendent Jesse W. Morgan.
A meeting of the Professional Photographers Society of West Virginia was held Sunday at Oak Hill with a luncheon at Hotel Hill. Ross Taylor of Charleston presented a lecture on commercial photography and an oil coloring session by Earl Huddle of Beckley.
Mrs. Fred Fredericks Mrs. John Chestias and Mrs. Sammy Sluzas hosted the VEW Auxiliary to Clarence W. Dickerson Post 3110 at Oak Hill. Guests enjoyed social games and a white elephant sale run by Mrs. George Harris. Refreshments were served before the business session.
Mullens West Virginia three members of Boy Scout Explorer Post 121 answered an overnight emergency service hike Saturday led by Explorer adviser G W Biggs. Freddy Smith Larry Dixon and Ronald Smith hiked to Rinehart Mountain, cooked, hydrated, and practiced first aid before sleeping. They returned home at 8 am Sunday as part of night training for emergency response.
Fayetteville report notes the Ann Judson Circle of the Baptist Church gathering at Mrs. Cecil Spradlin's home with co host Mrs Epperly. Mrs Raymond Adkins led the program and Mrs W R Ballard taught Exodus Bible study. Refreshments followed for a list of attendees including Mrs D N Weatherford and Mrs Maxine Workman and others.
Fayetteville residents share visitors from Maine and Ohio including Mr and Mrs C H Maxwell of Cape Elizabeth Maine with J H White returning from Detroit. J G Page is listed as a patient at Oak Hill Hospital with improved condition. G Vance of Elgeria Ohio announces the birth of Lonnie Gene Jr. dost. Dolly Lucas Beaver and James Whitely Daniets visited T P Farley.
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