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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1956

Page

7

Miss Nancy Argabright Weds Dorsey Brown in Oak Hill

In Oak Hill at 11 30 a m last Tuesday Miss Nancy Argabright daughter of Louis Argabright became the bride of Al C Dorsey C Brown. The ceremony at the bridegroom's parents home featured double ring rites and a reception followed. The bride, a Mark Twain High School alumna, works for G C Murphy Co and is active in Women of the Moose. Brown, an Oak Hill High School graduate, is in the Air Force and stationed in Bermuda. The couple left for a Washington D C honeymoon after the ceremony.

Oak Hill RNS Nancy Argabright Louis Argabright al c Dorsey C. Brown C. H. Brown Titlow Ave Thomas Shumake Barbara Hendrickson Clinton Kirk Page Anthony Sparciano Eugene Scott Becky Washington, D. C Mark Twain High School Sophia G. C. Murphy Co Women of the Moose Dorsey Air Force Bermuda Oak Hill High School Michigan Painting Co

Funeral Today For Mrs. Hudson

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Hudson 66 of Edwight were held at Edwight Presbyterian Church with burial in Miller Cemetery Rock Creek. She died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Eunice survived by husband Miles Hudson and many children siblings and grandchildren listed.

Dexter Edward Edwight Catherine Massey Louise Justice Sundial Ruth Price Van Verna Lee Hudson Chicago Til Elkins Leonard Delmer Webb Camp Creek Cyril Webb Woodville Don Webb Peach Creek Burn Webb St. Albans Viola Price Rose Hager California Georgia Downey Clay Jesse Webb Charleston

Fayette Woman Hurt in Fall

Mrs. Ethel B. Neely, 45, of Salem Road, was hospitalized in Oak Hill with a back injury and multiple cuts after standing on plaster lathe in her aunt’s attic while her brother checked for bees. Other local injuries included a man with a sprained ankle from wet grass, a boy bruised from a fall, and a man with a cut above the eye from a car incident. several others received minor injuries or were treated and released.

George W. Coffey Sanford St Roger Inman Clifton Inman Chestnut Ave Young Inman Raleigh Register Oak Hill James A. Martin Jr Martin Jerry Carte James H. Carte Hico Wilson Tabb

Johnson Rites Set Thursday

Funeral services for Harrison B. Johnson 56 of Harvey will be at 1:30 pm Thursday at Harvey Baptist Church conducted by Rev. R. D. Ferry and Rev. L. C. Fletcher. Burial will be in Carter Woodson Cemetery Ingram Branch. A retired miner, he died Saturday at 6 pm from a heart condition. Born March 19, 1900 in Virginia, he was a Harvey Baptist Church member and United Mine Workers of America. Body at Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean until one hour before services.

Glen Jean RNS Harrison B. Johnson Harvey Harvey Baptist Church R. D. Ferry L. C. Fletcher Fayetteville Carter- Woodson Ingram Branch Johnson Virginia United Mine Workers of America Collins Funeral Home

Carter to Address Mining Institute

Paul Carter superintendent of maintenance for Armco Steel Co. will speak at the Coal River Mining Institute in the Boone County Memorial Building Madison at 7 30 p m Friday on Underground Mine Lighting. In Detroit upon her husband’s return to duty the bride will reside with her father.

Whitesville ANI Paul Carter Armco Steel Co Coal River Mining Institute Boone County Memorial Building Madison Detroit

Oak Hill Girl Named Delegate to National Conclave

Oak Hill Miss Ann Flack daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Flack of 705 Central Ave and a Marshall College senior has been chosen as a delegate to the Delta Sigma Epsilon National Conclave to be held August 19 24 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans La. She serves as vice president and pledge mistress of Delta Sigma Epsilon Social Sorority and is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta freshmen honor and Alpha Beta Alpha library science fraternity She was recently initiated into Kappa Delta Pi national education honorary Membership is based on scholarship leadership and service.

Oak Hill RNS Ann Flack R. W. Flack Central Ave Marshall College Delta Sigma Epsilon Roosevelt Hotel New Orleans Mise Flack Alpha Lambda Delta Alpha Beta Alpha Kappa Delta Pi National Education

Local Stores Begin Summer Closures in Whitesville

In Whitesville a string of local shops started closing on Wednesday afternoon and will remain shut through the summer, signaling a broad pause in downtown commerce as merchants reassess conditions.

Whitesville RNS

100 Per Cent Enrollment Reached In Safety Course

The Summerlee mine with a 405 payroll achieved full enrollment in the U S Bureau of Mines accident prevention course. Explosives engineer L G Fitzgerald noted roof fall hazards as the No 1 killer in coal mines and urged testing of roofs before and after blasting, citing 1955 and 1956 fatality figures. Local union and management representatives supported the drive for safety, while workers listened to demonstrations on roof bolting to reduce hazards.

Summerlee New River Co U. S. Bureau of Mines L. G. Fitzgerald Bureau of Mines United Mine Workers Local Union 6048 Clifford Light Pleasant Penny Homer West John Rosick John Dixon Richard Loving Andrew Bennett Vernon Cox Fitzgerald West Virginia Russell Young Erskine McGhee

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