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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1958

Page

4

Baileysville Personal News Highlights Local Visits

Baileysville brief notes list Edward Harless returning from a Washington trip, Ruth Stone and Henry Morgan visiting and Ruth Morgan recovering from surgery at Bluefield Sanitorium. The Tullys and children planned a Florida vacation while T Sgt Howard A Stone resumed duty in Charleston after 30 days off. Pratt reunion attendees from Marion and nearby towns were present along with Meadows visitors from Welch.

Baileysville Rns Edward Harless Columbia D. C Ruth Stone Henry Morgan Morgan Bluefield Howard A. Stone Charleston S. C Obert Harmon Pineville Pratt Marion Jim Pratt Freddy Harrison Walter Toler Jimmy Bruce Fitch Dorothy Ferguson Juanita Toler Eugene Meadows of Welch

Boomer Resident Feted With Stork Shower

Boomer residents honored Mrs. Charles Cavendish with a stork shower hosted Friday evening at Mrs. Ray Smith's home. Co-hosts were Mrs. Merl King and Mrs. A. J. Waid. Guests included Mrs. Leonard Baughan, Mrs. Burl McCutcheon, Mrs. Boomer Plumley, Mrs. Loyd Maties, Mrs. Harry Shawkey, Mrs. C. W. Bell, Mrs. Sam DeMarco, Mrs. Robert Ballard, Mrs. Eugene Simms, and Miss Carolyn O'Dell.

Boomer Ray Smith Charles Cavendish Merl King A. J. Waid Leonard Baughan Burl’ McCutcheon Boomer Plumley Loyd Maties Harry Shawkey C. W. Bell Sam DeMarco Robert Ballard Eugene Simms Carolyn O'Dell

Pineville Lions Install Officers for New Year

Pineville Lions Club installs officers at a Saturday ceremony in Cow Shed. Darrell McGraw becomes president as Joe Bragg notes upcoming Chicago trip for Minute Man Band with plans to depart July 7 and return July 12. 28 members, 14 with perfect attendance. guests include Mrs Massey and John Thomas.

Pineville RNIS Minuteman Chicago International Lions Club Joe Bragg Pineville Lions Club Chicago Stadium West Virginia Sheridan Plaza Hotel Bragg Cow Shed Darrell V. McGraw William England Jr Eugene Graham Robert Venznia David Acord Jack Mullins John Rogers Sam ‘Minjaci Norman Morgan C. W. Andrick Lee Massey Ansted Club Pineville Club Gerald Acord Ram Collins Frank Deskins Gene Graham Doug Hamlin Woodrow Rutherford John Scoleri John Legg Jesse Houck Darrell McGraw England Rogers Massey Wives of the Lions Florence Wilkes Pineville Woman's Club Pineville Rotary Club John Thomas Thomas

Oak Hill student attends Alpha Phi biennial conference in Calif

Miss Jean Sharon Frisk of Oak Hill, West Virginia, a member of Alpha Phi at University, served as a delegate at the 42nd Biennial Convention in Pasadena. The Huntington-Sheraton hotel hosted events from Monday to today, highlighting the Alpha Phi Foundation and its Youth investment mission. Members note cardiac aid donations exceed 265000 since 1946 along with extensive service hours.

Oak Hill Jean Sharon Wate Frisk West Syracuse University Syracuse N. Y Alpha Phi Foundation Alpha Phi

Mount Hope Mount Hope social notes and injuries

The Mount Hope column lists visitors and local events including Mr and Mrs Charles Sorrell of Baltimore visiting Mount Hope friends, Roger Trzicak in Beckley Hospital with a broken jaw from a Sunday ball, and several locals headed to Bible School and National Guard training. Other updates mention Miss Stella Davis visiting, James Montgomery training at Ft Knox, J C Miller Jr taking a job in Boomer, and relatives visiting from Detroit Syracuse and Asheville.

Mount Hope Charles Sorrell Bobby Baltimore Charlie Massey Roger Trzicak Arnold Trzicak Beckley Hospital Price Hill Free Price Hill Free‘will Baptist Church At 7:30 P. m. Miss Stella Davis James Montgomery National Guard Ft. Knox J. C. Miller Jr Esso Standard Oil Co Boomer Nellie Smith Bryant Crouse Ted Davis Sandra Kay Davis Bluefield Deck Davis Maple Fork Charles Stover Louisville, Ky Jerry Miller Ethel Ridgeway Doris Ann Green Syracuse N. Y J.C. Miller Sr

Kopperston Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Visits

Local residents share weekend visits and travel plans across Kopperston and nearby towns. Lester Buckley and family plan Daytona Beach trip with several relatives. multiple households host guests from Beckley Lorado Lancer Mullens and Cleveland Ohio. Patti Booth returns home after hospitalization. Sandra Buckley visits Montgomery relatives. additional short mentions of guests at T. P. Mooney and Branham households.

Kopperston RNS Lester Buckley Keith Brown Beckley John Rush Lorado T. H. Bailey Eric Tyree Vernal Tyree Twin Oaks Ella Maynard Lancer Daytona Beach Fla Lester Buckleys Ted Sauls T. R. Workman Carl Smith Glenn Keyes T. A. Kessler Montgomery Patti Booth The Man Memorial Hospital T. P. Mooney Harrison Arrowood Mullens Edgar Justus Cleveland Ohio Clarence Branham Sandra Morgan Brown Bim

Pineville Personal News Highlights Movements and Visits

Pineville area residents share travel plans and home moves. Mrs Goldin Cook and her daughter plan to settle in Long View Texas with laygoers, while Rudy Cook remains visiting in Jacksonville Florida. Families visit relatives in Pineville and nearby communities, including Columbus and Rock Creek, amid hospital updates and local travel.

Pineville Rns Goldin- Cook Ruby Layman Long View Texas Rudy Jacksonville Flo Zed C. Ball Doris Steiner Cleveland Stellie Williams Rock Creek Joseph N. Williams Laura Acord Jane Wills Quince Borrer Denver Pettey Johnny Stone Ernie Eskew Ohio Chris Cantley Marion Eskew Larry Collins Jimmy Farley Retatives Quince Rorrer Raymond Cantley David Danny Blanche Melba Rorrer Cottage Grove Ore Elizabeth Flynn Ben Cooke Elizabeth Faye Beckley Jake Dilly Katy Burnside Dry Creek Lowell Borrer Lacy Cantley Glen Daniel

Glen Rogers Personals News Highlights Local Visitors

Glen Rogers society notes list recent hospital visits and births. Sue Broyles returns from Beckley after surgery. Debra Jean Clay born June 18 in Arlington. Mary Alderman and Phyliss Alder man visit. Mrs Pearly Egnor visits Sophia. Infant Tammie Taraczkozy returns home from Memorial hospital Beckley. Others return from Arlington and Fairdale with several family greetings.

Glen Rogers Sue Broyles Arnold ‘Broyles Beckley Hospital George Clay Arlington Debra Jean Sophia Alex Taraczkozy Memorial Hospital Beckley Tammie Margaret Alderman Carmen Bailey Fairdale Cuartes Alexander Ralph Chillicothe Johnny Bailey Marshall Free Clifford Free Bir Clare Brooks John Brooks Nancy Oceana Arthur Sweeney

Mine Rescue Stations To Get New Apparatus

CHARLESTON The State Mines Department acquires new breathing apparatus for mine rescue stations. Crawford L. Wilson, chief, says six complete face-piece type devices have been received and three more are on order to replace obsolete equipment no longer manufactured. The six delivered were placed at the Wharton No 2 mine rescue station of Eastern Gas and Fuel in Barrett Boone County.

Charleston State Mines Department Crawford L. Wilson Wharton No. 2 Eastern Gas & Fetal Crates Barrett Boone County

Weather Keeps Speaker From Attending Demo Dinner

Democrats in Charleston turned last night’s Jefferson Jackson Day dinner into a family night as bad weather prevented the main speaker from arriving. New York Mayor Robert F Wagner failed to land en route and returned by train, forcing substitutes to give five minute talks from candidates for Secretary of State, Supreme Court, and the U S Senate.

Charleston Supreme Court Daniel Boone Wayne Morse D-Ore New York Robert F. Wagner Washington Arthur B. Koontz Hulett C. Smith Harley O. Staggers Cleveland M. Bailey Robert C. Byrd Elizabeth Kee H. L. Ducker Huntington Harold A. Bangert Thornton G. Berry Welch U. S. Senate

Federal Pension Increases For Early Retirees

Washington AP Some 232000 retired federal workers will see bigger pension checks in September after President Eisenhower signed a bill boosting benefits about 10 percent for those who began drawing before Oct 1, 1955. The top annual increase is $304. The changes take effect Aug 1 and will appear in September checks. About 12000 widows previously ineligible also gain. Workers who retired after Oct 1, 1956 remain under a different pension schedule.

Washington Eisenhower Civil Service Commission

ASC Committee Chairman Named for West Virginia

Clyde Bonar of Burlington Mineral County was named chairman of the West Virginia State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. The appointment, by the Secretary of Agriculture, was announced with Senators Revercomb and Hoblitzell. Bane D. Warner of Frankford Greenbrier County was named as a member. Bonar has served on the committee since January 1956 and succeeds H S Vandervort of Morgantown who retired under a rotation policy.

Washington Clyde Bonar Burlington Mineral County West Virginia H. S. Vandervort Morgantown Vandervort

Close To Home Fireman Dies Battling Blaze

San Diego California four days after Kenneth Key reported as a rookie fireman he joined his company in fighting a house fire that engulfed his own home. The tragedy highlights the dangers faced by firefighters early in their careers.

San Diego Calif Kenneth Key

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