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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1972
Page
9
Pax area social notes describe multiple Mother's Day visits and family events. Lively relatives from Beckley Norton and Linville gather at Mrs Delia Liveys home with siblings and in laws including the Canterbury and Humphrey families. Lasting impressions include anniversary and birthday mentions within the extended Lively network.
Milam High School alumni schedule a May 2021 reunion at McGraws with classes from 1921 to 1941 invited. Activities start 10 am with class pictures, a 7 pm reception, and a Sunday ham dinner. Marvin McGraw will give the welcome. Theme is The Zodiac. decorations chosen by Mae Belcher.
Fayetteville report lists six marriage licenses issued by the Fayette County clerk as of Monday. Couples include Virgil Soney Adkins and Linda Gail Rodriguez. Alvin Jennings Arthur and Leatrice Likens. Larry Dean Miller and Beverly Jean Scott. Ronnie Dale ODell and Cynthia Joyce Ward. Ronald Neal Price and Mary Elaine Baker. Danny Wayne Winston and Valeria Lynn Brown.
Col W J Moore and Col W A Rawl announce the West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine will assume administration of Greenbrier Military School on June 30, renaming it the Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine. First class expected this fall as GMS ceases operations under its Virginia charter.
The Federal Reserve reports U S industrial output rose 1 percent in April the strongest monthly gain in 17 months driven by consumer goods and defense equipment. Home building cooled with housing starts at a 2.1 million annual pace in April, the slowest since October.
Fayette County 4H Leaders Association led by Ray Wiseman announced 26 scholarship requests for county and state camps with a fund drive to raise money. Donations came from Long Airbox Company Green Acres Nursing Home Rosser Long Insurance Ruby Trump Runner and others. Upcoming events include 4H Field Day May 20 at Beckwith camp and area round up June 3 in Pineville, plus a human relations training May 30 at the Raleigh County Outdoor Education Complex. A crafts workshop is scheduled June 17 at the 4H camp with Jeanne Scarbro and a revised 4H leaders constitution to meet national standards. A booth at the July 4 town park celebration will raise funds.
Mrs Betty Sadler and her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Albert Sadler Jr of Sarasota Fla arrived Thursday at McGraws to stay the summer with son and brother Morton Sadler and his wife. They plan two week visits with James Sadler of Charleston and former Oak Hill residents will visit that area. Walter McGraw was admitted Friday to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after falling ill en route to Virginia to visit his son and daughter in law Larry McGraw. Opal McGraw visited Sunday with her husband, son in law and daughter Mrs Tommy Brown and Melissa of White Sulphur Springs and Benny McGraw of McGraws.
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