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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1961

Page

12

Appalachian Bible Institute Piano Recital Friday Evening

Appalachian Bible Institute will present its annual piano recital at 7 30 p m Friday in the auditorium. Students of Mrs Lester Pipkin and guest pianist Miss Sarah Pipkin join Rev Cal Beukema for a program including Minuets Fantasia and Warsaw Concerto with Debussy and a novelty piece Hungah The public is invited and refreshments follow the program.

Appalachian Bible Institute Lester Pipkin ABS Sarah Pipkin R. Fair Concord College Cal C. Beukema ABI John Ramsey Rubenstein Anna Gay Chapman Sullivan Warsaw Adiiselle Mary Jeanne Henry Bach Ellmenreich Harriet Lightfoot Beethoven Anna Marie Carmean Vaila Delibes Leah Wegner Lange Nancy Moore Jesus Gabriel la Cathedrale Englande Debussy

Half Of SA Goal Now Reached

Odis D. Hinnant in Richmond says half of the $9,000 Salvation Army fund drive goal has been received with $4,487 reported at a Tuesday luncheon in Chico. Co chairman Mrs Erma Grogan led gifts at $1,065 and Mrs Odessa Lewis followed with $275 as D D Holliday urged two more report meetings to reach $6,500 by Monday and the minimum by Wednesday.

Salvation Army Odis D. Hinnant Richmond Hinnant Erma Grogan Cochairman Odessa Lewis D. D. Holliday

Lester Citizens Set Nominating Convention

A mass meeting of the Citizens Party will be conducted at Lester Junior High School at 7 30 p m Friday for the nomination of a mayor recorder and five councilmen for the June 6 election. The announcement was made by Mayor H J Oram.

Citizens Party Lester Junior High School H. J. Oram

New COLONAID laxative claims3 way relief for aging colon

A vintage ad touts COLONAID as the solution to aging colon constipation. It argues old laxatives irritate or slow digestion, while COLONAID moisturizes dry waste, retones colon muscles, and gently stimulates lower colon movement. It claims overnight relief and safety for expectant mothers, with introductory size offered at 43 cents.

Colonaid Coolonaid

City Police Clear All But Eight Criminal Cases

Beckley Police cleared 118 of 126 criminal cases reported during April per Police Chief M. E. Tyree. The month saw 1 murder, 3 robbery, 6 break ins, 1 grand larceny, 6 petit larceny, 88 drunk charges and 21 miscellaneous. Only 3 petit larceny, 1 grand larceny and four break ins remained unsolved. No autos were stolen. one of two bicycles was recovered.

Beckley Council M. E. Tyree

Sophia High School honors four valedictorians and one salutatorian

Sophia High School awarded four valedictorian pins and one salutatorian pin at a morning assembly. Recipients with a 4.00 GPA were Nancy Morton Melissa Carvin Harold Calhoun and Larry Bays. Salutatorian went to Mary Lou Farley who earned mostly A grades with one B. Commencement for 61 seniors is Friday June 2 at 8 pm.

Larry Bays Harold Calhoun Nancy Morton Melissa Carvin Sophia ANS Sophia High School Mary Lou Farley J Naney Bowman Bernard Cline Linda Cochran Bill Ray Crawford Delmar Thomas Darnell Jr Dennis Davis Beverly Rae Eddins Mary Elizabeth Eddins Linda Eggleston Billy Ray Fraley Linda Lee Fraley Emanuel Gaziano Billie Anne Gillenwater Nancy Lynn Haga Jack Terry Hampton William Lee Hartson Ruth Ann Horton Dolly Dean Howerton William Keith Huff Thomas Jolly Bonnie Lou Jones Nancy Frank D. Morton Slab Fork Future Homemakers of America Onward Tri-Hi-Y Hawk's Nest Slab Fork Community Church Slab Fork Senior High Fellowship Bluestone Presbyterian Youth Council West Virginia Assembly Melissa Ben E. Carvin Richmond Tri-Hi- Y Future Homemaker of America West Virginia Christian Youth Council Larry Kenneth James Bays Raleigh Harold F. C. Calhoun Midway

Docket Lists Eighteen Suits Against Willis Water Works

The Raleigh County Circuit Court May term opens with eighteen cases against George Willis doing business as Willis Water Works. The calendar sets hearings from May 27 to June 28, featuring many actions by State of West Virginia and numerous private plaintiffs against Willis and other defendants, with multiple trial dates and a jury report on May 29.

George Willis Willis Water Works Raleigh County Norman Knapp State of West Virginia Ardath Short State Edward Garten George W. Milam H. C. Flanagan Irvin R. Jarrell Beckley Hospital Bud Farley John Henry Hudson Elizabeth Muse Golden Wood G. C. Hatcher The Hale-Justice Drug Co Milton Epstein Mae Carper Carter Machinery Co Bruns Coal Co Rosetta Flint Charles C. Lee Lawrence Lewis Mitchell Joe Richards Family Finance West Side Inc Charles Akers Ernestine Solomon Frank Barber Beckley Glass Co Henry White Lester Lumber Co A. Z. Underwood James M. Satterfield Earl Eugene George Time Finance Co Bobby Ray Hatfield Orval Reed Joe H. Lilly Elisha Carter Charlie Anderson Frank Pugh Tommy Joyce A. L. Nichiffer Osher Embrey Harvey James Edward Harvey Cleveland Clinic Minnie Underwood Marguerite Kern B. H. Hopkins Andy Ciciuccio Maxine Abbott L. C. Lawrence John M. Moore Thomas Wiley Ruth Rose A. Boucher Boyd Mildred White John W. Kessinger George Washington Life Ins Boyd Hutchinson Raleigh Eagle Coal Co Dorothy L. Taylor Cecil Bennington Laura Bradford Appalachian Power Co Barbara Ann Boggess Kenneth K. Kiser Willa Boggess Noel B. Roberts E_ S Joe Winner Continental Casualty Co F. Tilton Lugo John William Britt Radio Cab Co C. A. Massinonte Lacy Hardin Danny Joe Lusk Clifford Martin James Motley Martha Banks Ellen Stone Lonnie Morris Harry L. Pugh Walter Snyder Sam Jackson Tent Banks Tolbert Tee Stone George Bumpus

Fifteen Seek Work At Beckley Office of Employment Security

Fifteen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Tuesday. They were one maid, one sales clerk, three waitresses, one director, one maintenance mechanic, two general office clerks, one combination welder, three construction laborers, and two coal loaders. Out-of-area openings include a civil engineer, a camp director, one programmer, one statistician, a senior lineman and a time-study man.

Beckley

Air Force Captain Speaks to Beckley Lions on Academy Admissions

Capt Donald R Showden, a U S Air Force representative, addressed Beckley Lions Club at El Chico on the Air Force Academy and the requirements for acceptance. The Tuesday night gathering focused on military education paths and eligibility criteria.

U.S. Air Force Beckley Lions Club el Chico Donald R. Showden Air Force Academy

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