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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
3
Don Martin son of Mr and Mrs Jack D Martin of Pineville visits his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Charles Smallwood and their son Jeff in Anchorage Alaska for six weeks. Smallwood is stationed with the Army in Anchorage.
Wade Pinson of Ravencliff marked his 87th birthday with a home party on Friday. Attendees included family and friends from Ravencliff Kopperston Beckley For rest Eccles Oxon Hill and San Antonio's Alamo note. Kenny Vaught turned 12 on Saturday during the event.
A surprise housewarming shower was held Tuesday evening at 306 Highland Ave in honor of Mrs. Dora Lewis. Hostesses from Circle No. 3 of the United Methodist Church served as organizers and gave corsages and a centerpiece featuring pink carnations and blue asters. The guest list included numerous Mullens and nearby town residents from Corinne and Kopperston.
Mrs. Julia McGraw attended a two day conference at Concord College Athens with ACT priorities for 1972-73. Velma Allen led discussions and West Virginia delegates prepared for the NEA ACT in Atlantic City June 23 to 30. Gavel passed to new president Lillian Porter of Wayne County as officers Marie Underwood Carole Foglesong Libby McKinney were named.
The West Virginia Baptist State Youth Camp will not be in session this summer due to remodeling at the Baptist Grounds in Hilltop.
Miss Reba Jane Rowe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald Rowe and Wayne Stanley Bond son of Mr. and Mrs. Maling L. Bond exchanged nuptials at the First Baptist Church of Trussville Alabama. The ceremony featured attendants, a Nassau wedding trip, and a reception at the church with plans to reside in Carbondale Illinois after the trip.
A household shower honored Mrs. Larry Halsey of Chatanooga Tenn. Tuesday evening at the Glen Fork Baptist Temple. A blue and white centerpiece and a decorative cake framed the event with several prizes awarded to attendees.
Mr and Mrs John Thacker announce the birth of their first child a daughter Jennifer Lea born Thursday at the Man Appalachian Regional Hospital She weighed seven pounds ten ounces Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Thacker of Kop perston and the Rev and Mrs Guy Walls of Cyclone
Dorothy and William Kadas identified the amnesia patient as their son Kim Kadas of East Chicago Indiana. The 16 year old, found wandering near Key West after eight to nine weeks missing, remembered nothing before seeing a buoy and a shore.
Glenn H Curtis built and flew the first practical seaplane in 1911 and 1912, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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