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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1950

Page

9

Freewill Baptist Bible School Reports Large Enrollment

Freewill Baptist Church in Weller MT reports a large Bible school with over 210 average daily attendees and about 250 enrolled. The program runs 10 a.m. to noon and includes 4 to 17 year olds with divisions for kindergarten primary and junior and intermediate groups under Mrs J W Baver and staff from Bradley Kilsyth and Price Hill.

Register Weller Mt, Hope Freewill Baptist Church J. W. Baver Bradley Kilsyth Price Hill Mt. Hippe Yor Powell Mary Cain Ed Blanchard Geraldine Brewer Milton Kiddy Ray Bandy Nene Huber Virginia Huber N. &. Smith Freewill Baptist College Nashville Tenn Bauer Mary Jo Walls Mr Smith America United States

Methodist Men To Fete Women At Oak Hill Church Dinner

Oak Hill Methodist Church will host a Mary E. Hill Circle dinner for women, hosted by the Men’s Bible Class, Friday at 6 30 p.m. Mrs C E Kirby Jr chaired the session which introduced a new study book. Guests included Mrs McPherson and Miss Suzanne Cooper. Next meeting set for Tuesday August 1.

Register Oak Hill Methodist Church Mary E. Hill C. E. Kirby, Jr A.’ W. Burdette C. G. Eastwood

Fayette 4-H Camp Opens July 24 at Beckwith

The 32nd Annual Fayette County 4-H Camp will open Monday July 24 at Beckwith, Fayetteville West Virginia. Four H club members with up-to-date projects may attend, with arrival by noon for registration health checks and bed-making. Camp runs to July 29 with awards at the council circle and visitors day on July 28.

Register Fayetteville Fayette County Beckwith RFC 2 W. Va Ames M. Dowdy

Pastor's Son Shows Slight Improvement After Head Injury

Wally Pharr, 14, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Pharr of Mt. Hope, remains unconscious though slightly improved at Oak Hill Hospital after a severe head injury from a fall from a truck at Babcock State Park. Meanwhile, the Christian Advent Church begins foundation work for a new building at Clear Fork.

Oak Hill Wally Pharr W. Pharr Mt. Hope Oak Hill Hospital Babcock State Park Clear Fork Christian Adent Church

Progress Noted At Oak Hill Plant

City Manager C S Waugh reports good progress on the new sewer plant at Oak Hill as Agnew Construction workers begin pouring concrete to form the septic tank after a delay awaiting steel.

Oak Hill Register Hill Seward C. S. Waugh Agnew Construction Company

Fall injures Oak Hill resident Beulah Lawhorn

Miss Beulah Lawhorn of Oak Hill was treated at Oak Hill Hospital after a fall through steps caused a leg laceration. Attendants report she was discharged after treatment.

Register Oak Hill Beulah Law‘horn Oak Hill Hospital

Court of Honor Set for Scouts in Lochgelly

Boy Scout Troop 202 sponsored by Lochgelly Community Church will hold a Court of Honor to award second and lenderfoot badges. Six scouts plus Scoutmaster Shelvin McKinney returned from Camp Clifton McClintic where Gary Grey Johnny Harsany Bobby Stamper Frankland William Belcher and David Davis advanced to second class. The course included tribal dances swimming and camping under leader Jimmy Vigay of Fort Sill. McKinney received the Scouting honor Scouts’ Mountain during an all night ritual. Institutional representative John Harsany and committee members William Piotrowski R. B. Overton William Harding Jr. Richard Carter K D Bish and Clyde W Runions. Assistant scoutmasters are Jack Kessinger and Red Jones.

Ay Register Ochgelly Lochgelly Clyde W. Rumions Shelvin McKinney Clifton McClintic Gary Grey Johnny Harsany Bobby Stamper Frankland William Belcher David R. B. Overton William Harding, Jr Richard Carter K. D. Bish Clyde W. Runions Jack Kessinger Red Jones

Tennessee Girl Weds D R Bennett in Thurmond Nuptials

Miss Lila Christina Maddox daughter of Mr and Mrs August A Maddox Charleston Tenn marries Oris Russell Bennett son of Mr and Mrs D R Bennett at a 2 pm Saturday ceremony in the home of Rev William H Foard Brooklyn Doe. The couple will honeymoon at Edgewater Lodge and reside in Cleveland Ohio.

Thurmond August A. Maddox Charleston Tenn Lila Christina Maddox Oris Russell Bennett D. R. Bennett William H. Foard Brooklyn Doe Chassie Dillard Cleveland Carl Tolliver Edgewater Lodge Appalachian Mountains Ohio Charleston High School University of Chattanooga Erlanger Nursing School Chattanooga Mt. Hope High School U. S. Navy Chesapeake and Ohio] Railway Company

Change Pleas to Guilty As Fayette Court Opens

Fayette County Circuit Court opened with six pleas changed from not guilty to guilty. Defendants include Charles A. Williams for Dodge theft, Clifford Skaggs for attempted shooting, Carl Lazarsky for felonious assault, John Keeling for malicious wounding, and others in copper theft and robbery cases. Sentences deferred to September pending probation reports. several cases continued due to hospital or other issues. A juror pool of 60 saw 43 present, with many excused or summoned for trial focus.

Y Register Starr Fayetteville Fayette Charles A. Williams Roscoe Neal Department of Probation and Parole Clifford Skaggs Mary Jackson Carl Lazarsky Joe Solomon John Keeling Philip Page Ernest Afton Martin Howard Figgett Andrew Fleming New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company Marvin Smith Isaac Plumley Mike Chupeck Marcella Smith John Smith Leonard Williams Leonard Lafferty Capias S. F. Givens Petit Jurors Rj, Thrift, Jr Ralph ‘ Armstrong Scarbro Rt -1 Raymond Clark Alley R. M. Cary Boomer Mark Casto Layland Harless Cook Kingston Oscar Childers Summerlee Ala Crowe Montgomery Theodore Deitz Victor Desota Evans Scarbro Rt. 1 Alfred .C. Grounds John Ramsey Ramsey Earl Rodes Richard Warren Jesse Young Willard Meadows James Treadway Jess Lee Harper Berlin Hamilton Kennety Adkins Ray “Adkins

W. C. Parks in Beckley Critical After Heart Attack

Mrs. J L Holliday is summoned to Bluefield Sanitarium as W C Parks of Beckley undergoes emergency leg clot removal after a heart attack. Park's condition is critical. Lewis Junior Akers and Betty June Walker apply for Mercer County marriage license.

Ather Register Princeton Lewis Junior Akers Matoaka Betty June Walker Pinoak Mercer

Golden wedding anniversary celebrated by Calloways at Glen Jean

Dr and Mrs Charles P Calloway observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Glen Jean home. Married in 1900 in Fayetteville, Mrs Elizabeth Turner was his wife. They have three living children and three grandsons. he practiced dentistry in Mt Hope and Glen Jean before entering the coal trade.

Raleigh Register Beckley W. Va W. Na Y Register Mt, Hope Charles P. Calloway Glen Jean Fayetteville Charles Calloway New Martleshille Charles Dobbs Hampden John Calloway Dr. Calloway Mt. Hope Calloway Coal Company Caprice C. and P. Calloway Coal Company Colway Coal Company Fayette Presbyterian Church Masonic Fayette County J. M. Turner R. L. ‘Hughes Oak Hill Sam Jasper Mr. Hope Myrtle Jarrett Carl Jarrett Glen Daniel Clara Craig G.M. Lafferty

Wyoming Court Docket Sees Six Trials Tomorrow

Wyoming Circuit Court docket lists six trials scheduled for tomorrow before Judge D. M. Easley, with adjournment at noon today to resume at 9:30 am Wednesday. Cases include Campbell vs Lugar and Irick vs Evans among others. several hearings show continuations or orders for judgment. No jury trials were held in this morning session.

Register Pineville Wyoming Mond Sésenle C. Nase First National Bank Bluefield Boyd Willie P. Lester Lee- Morgan Williamson Paul J. Moore Bluefietd Sanitarium J. Fierson Green Ment David Cella Lenton Morgan Gregory Barb Cline

Beckley Firm Wins Contract for Ballots

PAYETTEVILLE Biggs Johnston and Withrow a Beckley firm won the contract to print over 60 600 ballots for Fayette County's August primary. The ballot commission awarded the bid to the lowest bidder at 7.90 dollars per thousand.

Register Payetteville Fayette County Biggs, Johnston

Baseball Fan Harmed By Bat During Hanover Game

Hart, a Hanover spectator, is at Grace Hospital Welch after a hit baseball bat struck him on the head in Sunday's game. The batter missed, the bat slipped, and the incident occurred as fans watched. Regigiter Start Writer Kopperston Ocie Bowden was released to Kopperston home from Stevens Clinic Hospital after a slate bar broke his facial bone in an Eastern Gas and Fuel accident on Wednesday.

Fan Hart Register Hanover Dexter Morgan Grace Hospital Welch Kopreerton Burt Regisiter Kopperston Ocie Bowden Stevens Clinic Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates

Pineville Legion Post to Host Special Meeting Tonight

Second Vice Commander Dewey Mentz and District Commander T E Jones are expected to attend the Pineville American Legion Post meeting led by Commander Stacy Mullins. The special gathering begins at 8 p.m. in the Wyoming County Board of Education office.

Register Star Pineville Dewey Mentz T. E. Jones

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bill Hickman Methodist Jack Beard Raleigh County Bank DIAL Raleigh County Bank of Beckley West Virginia Bank Premiese Cence Eee G. C. Hedrick Exec DR. C. Wade D. C. Wade P. Ewart Lestie R Carter State of Weal Virginia Raleigh Joseph Sinestra Moose Women of the Moose Gladlyn Delaney Jacksonsville Fla Mar Jyceline Rhodes Kenneth Carroll Woman's Society of Christian Service Pineville Methodist Church P.m Vaughan Stewart Samuel A. Harford Missionary Education Mary K. Bowman H. W. Conley Rewiste Stan Winter Pineville Lodge Order of Moose Blue Room Tennessee Fayette Court Beckley Firm Uae Ae Aawe Nyaeeye Tops Aeute Penney PLAID
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