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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1971

Page

10

Anniversary Celebration Held For Mr and Mrs Florio Pais

Open house honors 50th wedding anniversary of Florio and his wife in Pineville. Attendees include five children and numerous relatives from Gary Roanoke Clarksburg New York City Ormond Beach and Mullens. The couple born in Amonzo Italy arrived in 1914 and 1921 married June 1 1921 in Portchester Pa.

Pineville Florio Pais Pais Amonzo Italy America Portchester

Oak Hill Demonstration Club Picnic at River Avenue

The Oak Hill Demonstration Club held a picnic dinner at Mrs. Tom Brown’s home on River Avenue Friday evening. Afterward Mrs. Martha VanHorn spoke on Nicaragua and Central America with slides, while Mrs. Eunice Janney led the devotional and read the poem My Garden.

Oak Hill Levi Smith Eunice Janney Nellie Nallen Ilda Skaggs Maggie McClung Ruby Johnson Nell Bannister Martha van Horn Charles van Horn Mary Hubacker Martha Persinger

Birthday Honoree Mullens MULLENS MULLENS

Clarence C. Whitlow of Ghent was honored with a birthday dinner by his wife and family as he turned 71 on July 10. Attendees included relatives from Mullens Ghent Princeton Roanoke Bluefield and Christiansburg among others.

Mullens BNS Clarence C. Whitlow Ghent Whitlow William Finney J. G. Finney Glen Whitlow Debra Tom John Glen Jr Charles McKinney Stella West Corinne Rebecca Lovell Frances Math Philip Bluefield Jimmie Sutphin Kathy Mark Chritiansburg, Va

Garretts Return From Cedar Lake Arts Fair Trip

Dr and Mrs Frank R Garrett return home after a ten day vacation visiting the Arts and Crafts Fair at Cedar Lake. Several relatives travel from St Clairsville Glendale Bradley Maple Fork Road Kilsyth and Washington DC to visit family.

Mount Hope RNS Frank R. Garrett Cedar Lake Paul Blazer St. Clairsville Ohio Glendale Buddy Eder Scotty South Charleston Angelo Yates Detroit Mich Fannie Cinotti George Barbers Bradley Edward Marchio Maple Fork Road Josephine Stella Kilsyth Tommy Kochinsky Christie Washington, D. C Helen Lorenzo Oak Hill John Kessler Lochgelly Louie Stella

Menotti Birthday Fete In Spoleto During Festival

Spoleto residents gave composer Gian Carlo Menotti a 60th birthday tribute with a night procession to his home and a serenade by Florida State University singers in the Festival of Two Worlds. The event capped an opera night as the town marked the annual festival he creates. The whale shark is the world’s largest fish and feeds on plankton and small prey.

Menotti Spoleto Italy UPI Gian Carlo Menotti Florida State University Singers

Hollywood Ladies Find Fulfillment Beyond Fame

Dick Kleiner profiles June Lockhart Shari Lewis and Rosemary La Plante as Hollywood women redefining success. Lockhart embraces divorce independence and magazine reading while pursuing CBS Miss IUSA duties. Lewis creates Head Start filmstrips and critiques children programming. LaPlante, Miss America 1941, paints landscapes and lives content with family and art.

Hollywood June Lockhart Arizona Hawaii June CBS Shari Lewis Lamb Chop Shari U.S

Three Day Wyoming County Musical Event With Wind Symphony

A three day program opens Thursday in Oceana with the American Wind Symphony directed by Robert Austin Boudreau. The event, supported by local groups and sponsors, features chamber classes concerts and host family engagements with a final Saturday program at the Oceana High School Athletic Field and exhibits by Milan Dobes and George Starbuck.

Oceana American Wind Symphony Robert Austin Boudreau Wyoming County Music Educator’s Assn Thomas Goheen Eastern Associated Fuel Corp Wyoming County United Fund West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council Oceana Area Laurel Swimming Oceana High School Pat Dixon Joan Rine Wyoming County Wyoming and McDowell Glen Rogers High School Victor Gilkerson Oceana Laurel Park Ralph Hannah Baileysville Baptist Church Harry Cook the Royal Firework Handel Bali Goheen Carl Mack Wyoming County Board of Education Alpeca Jane Lucento Mullens Father Wdlowiak Laurel Park i Hannah George Starbuck Milan Dobes Starbuck T. O. Whelan Carol Foglesong Darrell McKinney Pineville Woodrow W. Cooke

What's in a name Sodom Lane council rejects change

In Marshall England a 150 year old lane named for Sodom faced a local uproar after an official plate was installed. Residents campaigned to rename it but Stourbridge Council refused the change, allowing removal only by a unanimous Parish Council vote.

Marshall England UPI Sodom Lane City of Sin Stourbridge

The girl who gets the most dates is ahead of her sisters

A lighthearted note on competition among sisters as the eldest seeks more social engagements, highlighting the playful family dynamic and rivalry in dating.

Payne Family Homecoming Held in Pineville

A Payne family homecoming for the late Dan and Celia Payne was held Sunday at Bradshaw. The day featured picnicking and fellowship with many relatives and friends attending from Maryland Ohio Florida and West Virginia among them Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baker and family Mr. Ranier Md Mrs. William Harold Baker and daughter Vienna Mrs. Martha Moore Pineville Mrs. Stell Prippeth Oceana Mrs. Johnny Lozier and sons Oceana Mr. and Mrs. Walter Payne and Mrs. Sally Hamilton Orlando Fla Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis Huntington Randy Moore Dayton Ohio Mrs. Verda Goodall Roseville Ohio Mrs. Fannie Dove Ocala Fla Mrs. Lula Hawkins Charleston and Ida Payne and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Payne Bradshaw.

Pineville Dan Celia Payne Bradshaw Raymond Baker Ranier William Harold Baker Vienna Martha Moore Stell Prippeth Oceana Johnny Lozier Walter Payne Sally Hamilton Orlando Fla Thomas Davis Huntington Randy Moore Dayton Ohio Verda Goodall Roseville Fannie Dove Ocala Lula Hawkins Charleston Ida Payne John D. Payne

The Mule: A Notable Hybrid Animal

The mule is a useful hybrid animal with a mare mother and a donkey father.

Parker Reunion Draws56 Attendees At Camp Creek SF

Descendants of John and Iowa Woods Parker of Princeton gathered for their annual Parker Reunion at Camp Creek State Forest with 56 in attendance. Recurring attendees from multiple towns listed. next reunion set for July 9, 1972 at Camp Creek.

Parker Camp Creek SF

Art Group Meet Slated Thursday

Fayette Art Group plans its regular monthly meeting at 10 am Thursday in the Mount Hope United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Hostesses include Hazel Haley Frank R. Garrett and Ronald Pittman. Guest speaker Edith Tolley of Fayetteville will discuss Famous Quotations From The Old Masters. Members are urged to bring West Virginia landscape paintings for display at Hotel Hill Oak Hill.

Mount Hope RNS Fayette Art Group

Bixby and Brenda Benet Tie the Knot in Malibu

Actor Bill Bixby and actress Brenda Benet wed in Malibu on a beach home ceremony. Both 36 and 1st marriages for each, with a spokesman noting the Sunday vows. The pair star in The Courtship of Eddie's Father.

Malibu Calif UPI Bill Bixby Eddie Brenda Benet Bixby Miss Benet Mike Bain

Italian father acquitted in infant drowning case

Magistrate Francesco Amato found Livio Davani not guilty of murder after ruling he was temporarily insane when he threw his deformed son Ivano from a bridge into the Tiber on August 27. The verdict said there was no intent to commit a crime and ordered his release.

Rome UPI Tiber Francesco Amato Livio Davani Ivano Davani Davani Amato

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Vanessa Pais Rosemary Pais Clarksburg Sean Neely Roanoke Father Wolowiak R. J. Chenoweth Elizabeth Wenzel Richmond Joseph Monti Joseph Monti Jr Welch Elio Larese Switchback James Bradford Bowling Green James Deimer Dallas Mullens Louise iRezzonico Rosa Id’antoni Oak Hill Club Mt. Hope By Dick Kleiner Charlie Mallory Lucy Rosemary LaPlance Harry Coplon Rosemary Bullock’s Westwood Island Creek Buddy’s Dobes Arnold Hager Rubye Meador Clell Proffitt Philip Roach Paul Greer Tom Gales J. H. Halstead Koppeston Oceana- Kopperston Otis Cook Gladyce Nunn Johnny Basconi Les Lively Bill Browning Fred. Cook Lawrence Brown T. O. ‘Whelan P.O Elm City North Carolina Bristol-Myers Co Payne Family Home Makers Brought To You By Frank J. Larese Lee’s Inc Oak Hill, W. VA Lloyd Bright Abby Zora Parker McGhee Sidney Burgess Brian Cindy Joey Sue Bill Parker iGeorge Kirk Susan Miller Ironton Dorothy Parker Jim Parker Angie Frank Miller Ray Loretta Peggy Parker Booth Roxanna April DeNeal Lenny Mike Anderson Dewey McGhee Debbie Charlotte N. C Romey Webb Charles Allen Tracy Jackie Dianna Camp Creek Frances Bright Sue Cooper Jessies Beauty Shop Main ST H&m Florsheim, Winthrop, Rand Children’s Shoes Stride Rite and Poll Parrot Avi Neville and Heber
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