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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1958
Page
4
PAYETTEVILLE RNS The deadline to register or correct registration for voters in the Aug. 5 primary is July 5. Those who moved within their precinct must transfer registration. Voters can change by sending their last registration card to the permanent registration office and the courthouse. Anyone 21 before November may vote if registered by July 5.
Oak Hill names Paul Boland as delegate to the 89th annual Grand Temple Lodge Knights of Pythians convention to run Thursday through Saturday. Also attending from Oak Hill are H. L. Van Camp deputy grand chancellor of the 12th district and W. T. Price state secretary, with sessions tied to the Pythian Sisters Sith convention.
J E Howard began official duties Sunday as mayor of Mount Hope after serving as acting mayor since April 8. He was elected May 13 with 74 votes, unopposed, joining Clerk W B Polling and Councilmen Harvie Stark Patrick C Graney Jr Thomas W Howard J R Hubbs and Dr F R Garrett who were also unopposed. Howard, a West Virginia University alumnus, was chief engineer for The New River Co from 1925 to 1953 and has since run a consulting engineering office in Mount Hope focusing on disputed legal engineering questions. He previously worked with railroads including Toledo and Ohio Central Buckeye Central and Northwestern Portsmouth and Roanoke.
Fayette County Farm Bureau and Farm Women's Council hold their regular quarterly meeting Thursday at 10 30 a m in the courthouse. By laws up for revision Blue Cross Blue Shield rep will explain the group hospital plan West Virginia Farm Bureau official and state secretary will advise. Lunch for both groups provided by rotating clubs.
Oak Hill Junior Woman's Club won second place in the State Purple Patch Contest for outstanding contributions to the Cancer Society in May. The club donated a hospital bed and mattress to the Fayette County loan closet, made hospital shirts and bed pads, collected rags, and helped fund cancer drives. Delegates Mrs. Charles Balding and Mrs. James Mahoney reported 100 percent Honor Club and 100 percent participation awards. Delores Ford and Tommy Winston were designated for Girls State and Camp Horseshoe respectively.
Mullens resident James Henry Foote earned valedictorian honors at Bluefield State College and graduated summa cum laude with a 3.81 average. He works full time for the Virginian Railroad and commuted daily from Mullens, maintaining near perfect records and straight A averages for three semesters. Foote is married and has two daughters.
Funeral services for 17 year old William Darrell Ashley will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Thurmond Gospel Church. He drowned in New River Friday near Glen Jean and his body was found Monday. He was a Mount Hope High School sophomore, born April 20 191, son of Charles H and Drema Workman Ashley. Surviving are his parents three brothers two sisters and four grandparents. Burial at Hill Top Cemetery Hill Top.
The guest of honor at a Glass House birthday dinner Sunday evening was Mrs. C. H. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huffman of Huntington, Mrs. Russell Biffle and son Rusty of Oak Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alberchinski, Alan and Flaine Alberchinsky, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bragg, C. H. Dodd, and Harold Dodd, all of Fayetteville.
GLEN ROGERS (RNS) David McNeill was honored Saturday evening when his mother hosted a party at their home for his 18th birthday. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Virgil McNeill. Forty guests attended with dancing games gifts and refreshments.
Three civil actions filed in Fayetteville include William Day suing Home Finance and B P Whitlock doing business as Billys Used Cars for 5768.33, Commercial Credit Corporation suing Ralph Reille for 1000, and Eleanor Beres suing John H Toler of Fayetteville for 1500.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Lee Whipple died at birth in an Oak Hill hospital. Graveside rites were set for 2 p.m. at Greenwood Memorial Park with Rev J W Gowens officiating. Survivors include four brothers Bernard Robert Lawrence and Wendell at home and two sisters Nancy Bell and Gayle of New York. The body lay in state at C D Trent Funeral Home Beckley.
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