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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1971
Page
3
In Carlisle England teen bride Janice Harker 18 said I will then fainted twice at a wedding reception. Doctors call it nerves and order rest while she stays in hospital just after her nuptials to Tony Smith.
Oak Hill City Council, following petitions by Harvey Avenue residents led by Mrs. Helen Fleshman, ordered Claude Kirby and Arthur Burgess to move their Little Oak Construction Co office from a residential site within 30 days while work proceeds at the East End Shopping Center. The council also set July 6 to rule on James Tully’s request to abandon South Hill Drive for shrubbery and improvements. Officers were tasked to check East End parking at Green's Upholstery and bids for sewer work in Ford and Sunrise, with demolition of condemned Oak Hill buildings planned.
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A Pax area household shower honored Mrs. Raymond Gail Stover at her brother’s home with games and prizes. Dozens of guests including Miss Rita Maynor Miss Drema Davis and many Maynor family members attended the event.
Sydney officials shut Bondi Beach due to murky waters amid a strike by 10,000 sewage workers. Since the walkout, an estimated 162 million gallons of untreated sewage have been released daily into the Pacific Ocean.
Buckhannon report lists three Fayette County graduates from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Mary Jean Dorsey earns a Bachelor of Science in mathematics with Alpha Xi Delta and honor societies. Nancy Wilson Shumate graduates in biology with Beta Beta Beta membership. David Vincent Belcher earns a Bachelor of Arts in speech and dramatic arts as a choir and drama club member.
The Willing Workers Junior 4-H Club at John McGraw School, judged by Victor Gilkerson Jr., showcased numerous projects including What's Cooking, Electricity, Good Grooming For Girls and Boys, Photography, Hobbies, and Geology. Members listed include Brenda Blankenship, Mike Byars, Faith Marie George, Ken Duncan, Glenna Lafferty, Phillip Lafferty, Sharon Lafferty, Dan McGraw, Tim McGraw, Edna McMillion, Don Milam, Susan Milam, Sandy Payne, Becky Schuman, Stephen Shumate, Timmy Shumate, Deborah Sizemore, Sharon Sizemore, Rhonda Tilley, Linda Tolliver, Debby Trump, Gary Trump, and many others.
Brenda K. Boothe of Oak Hill earned a bachelor of arts in English and literature after completing the past semester at Lake Superior State College in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. She held multiple academic honors and campus leadership roles and plans to pursue a master's degree.
Fourteen United Methodist ministers from West Virginia will retire at the Annual Conference in Buckhannon. A service of retirement is set for Thursday evening June 10 and honors ministers with collective service of 346 years.
Charleston reports the fourth annual Family Trails Day Outing will be held at Seneca State Forest on Saturday June 19. The event includes a 1 pm hike from Thomas Mountain to Greenbrier River with boats for river crossing, a 6 pm dinner at the Picnic Area, and a vehicle tour of the forest earlier or a camping option. Dinner costs 2.25 dollars for adults and 1.50 for children under 12. reservations are required for dinner.
The World Almanac notes General George S Patton Jr and his Third Army used blitzkrieg style tactics to push across northern France and into southern Germany causing over a million enemy casualties.
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