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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1955

Page

2

District 16 Rebekah Lodges Convene For Annual Meet in Oak Hill

Laurel Rebekah Lodge hosted District 16 spring convention in Mount Hope with Oak Hill members welcoming delegations from over 20 lodges. Elizabeth Williams led programs as mayor Bernard Rocke and Rev Arnold Belcher opened, with ceremonies, reports, entertainments, and a closing banquet at Oak Hill Moose Hall.

Rebekah Lodges District 16 W. T. Sheppard Sewell Valley Lodge East Rainelle Julia Butts Helen Persinger Thelma Gunnoe Fort Hill Lodge Elizabeth Williams Glen Rogers Laurel Lodge Oak Hill May Silvers Bradley Martha Sneddon Price Hill Alice Coneter Rebekah Mt. Hope Mount Hope RNL Laurel Rebekah Lodge Bernard Rocke Arnold Belcher Rose Marie Shumate Ravencliff Pat Wheeler Beckley Jeanie Sneddon Nisha Arthur Sallie Lepto Cathy Arthur Larry Stacy Dickie Yates Moose Hall C. R. Hill Shirley Donnely Laurel Lodge 207 Bertha Rubell Ada Martin Bessie Chambers Betty Harvey Ada Johnson Gertrude Fink Miss Williams Lakie Manning Chambers Dempsie Eddy Harvey Louise Miller Jerry Grewer Andrea Lovell Rachel Lodge HI True Blue Lodge Golden Gate Deborah Lodge Baby Lodge Oceana Rebekah Lodge Oceana Wyoming County Mary Etta Lodge Dan Gunnoe Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Beechwood Man Reports Theft

Beechwood resident Paul Blankenship reported the theft of a spare tire and wheel from his pickup while at work Monday night at the Black Eagle mine. The chain and lock securing the tire were also stolen. State police are investigating.

Man suffers finger injury at Ames Mining Co

Emil John son, 40, of Fayetteville, was admitted to Oak Hill Hospital Monday for treatment of a left middle finger injury sustained while working for Ames Mining Co.

Oak Hill Emil Johnson Fayetteville Oak Hill Hospital Ames Mining Co

Dinner Meet Set Oak Hill

The Fayette County Bus Association will host a steak dinner at the Knights of Pythias Hall in Oak Hill at 6 15 p m on Thursday.

Oak Hill RNS Fayette County Bus Association Knights of Pythias Hall

Glen Rogers Personals Shows Local Visits and Moves

Glen Rogers area notices list Betty Tackett visiting Sarasota for a month with her uncle Arnold Tackett. Kirk Tackett returns from St. Albans after a week with grandparents. Concord College students Dowdy and Bunting stayed with families. Emma Sundin moves to Dayton for work. Christine Davidson visits Carol Durham. David Trump and his mother Cleve Trump stay with Basil Trump in Langley Field and Mount Hope. Buddy Richardson returns home after surgery at Beckley hospital.

Glen Rogers RNS Betty Tackett Waldo Tackett Jeff Sunday Sarasota Fla Arnold Tackett Kirk Tackett St. Albans R. W. Tackett Frederick Dowdy Thomas Bunting Concord College Athens Emma Sundin Dayton Ohio Francis Christine Davidson Scarbro Carol Durham David Trump Langley Field Basil Trump Trump Cleve Trump Mount Hope Buddy Richardson Jess Richardson Beckley Hospital

OES Installation Set Thursday by Mullens Chapter

Mullens Chapter 100 Order of the Eastern Star to install officers in a closed meeting at the Masonic Hall Moran Ave. Ina Elliott to be installed worthy matron with E S Elliott as patron. A full slate of elected and appointed officers named with conducting and preparing officers listed.

Mullens RNS Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Hall Moran Ave Ina Elliott E. S. Elliott Irene Meadows Noah West Mayme Cook Lackey Miller Hallie Brammer Elliott Ora Bolen Louise Edwards Marshall Nora Lilly Hazel Toler Anna Goad Grace Elliott Sentinel

Mullens Kids Await City Playground Openings This Summer

Young Mullens residents anxiously observe progress on the South Mullens play area where a gravel base supports a 60 by 100 foot hard top surface. A bigger Mullens Grade School site adds a 72 by 100 foot hard top, with other city playgrounds opening today under directors’ supervision.

Mullens

Summers Woman Found Unharmed on Mountain

Mary Bennett a 69 year old resident of Brooks Mountain was found after three days missing in Summers County West Virginia by a neighbor and dog search party. She appeared normal and uninjured despite lacking food and water. She requested a chew of tobacco before being taken to her cabin ten miles down the mountain.

Hinton West Virginia Mary Bennett Brooks Mountain Summers County Here Earl Heilems Hellems Paul Bragg Hellenis

Wyoming Bus Petitions Up For PSC Hearing

Three bus firms petitioned the Public Service Commission today. The Maryland and West Virginia Co. sought authority to extend service to Clarksburg and Wheeling via Bridgeport Fremont Mannington Cameron and Moundsville. Consolidated Bus Lines and Pineville Lynco Bus Co. request continued service between Oceana and Kopperston Wyoming County but say patronage is insufficient. Pineville Lynco also seeks to discontinue the Pineville Lynco run once used to carry Crozer Coal and Land Co. employees to the Lynco mine after a $100 monthly subsidy ended.

Charleston Public Service Commission Maryland and West Virginia Co Clarksburg Wheeling Bridgeport Fairmont Mannington Cameron Moundsville Oceana Kopperston Wyoming County Consolidated Bus Lines Pineville-Lynco Bus Co Pineville Lynco PSC Authority Crozer Coal and Land Co

Installation Slated By Pineville Lodge

Pineville Lodge 138 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons will hold a public installation of officers at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Masonic Temple W W St Clair deputy lecturer will be the installing officer Refreshments will be served.

Pineville ANL Pineville Lodge 138 Masonic Temple W. W. St. Clair

Returned to Prison Fayetteville

Willard Truman, Clay, was returned to the state penitentiary Tuesday from the Fayette County Jail. Arrested on a charge of passing bad checks by Deputy Sheriff L. K. Toney, he was then charged with parole violation.

Fayetteville RNS Willard Truman Clay State Penitentiary Fayette County L. K Toney

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