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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1961

Page

7

Governor Barron to Speak at Bible Conference

Governor W W Barron will be invited as guest and a special post office for Dr Lehman Strauss will be established as attractions at the Ninth Annual Spring Bible and Missionary Conference at Appalachian Bible Institute Tuesday through Friday. 300 to 400 people are expected. services begin 9 30 am and 7 pm. The Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Association plans a three day Community Fair with a 20 member board of directors.

Dry Hill Country Life Group Fair W. S. Stump W. W. Barron Lehman Strauss Highland Park Baptist Church Detroit Mich Appalachian Bible Institute Bradley South America Dry Hill Prosperity ‘Country Life Association Dry Hill Road

Princewick Man Held To Grand Jury Action

John Cree of Princewick waived to the grand jury at arraignment before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez on a charge of possession of stolen property. He posted a $1,500 bond and was released from Raleigh County Jail Saturday afternoon after being arrested by Beckley State Police Saturday morning.

John Cree Princewick Joe Rodriguez Raleigh Cree Beckley

Cherokee Ham mond Wild West Rodeo Dates Set

Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group has set July 2 to 4 for the Cherokee Hammond Wild West Rodeo at the Community Fairgrounds for a third straight year. Improvements include a larger arena and enhanced lighting to boost entertainment value.

Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group

Fourteen Men Sign For Army Duty At Beckley Station

Fourteen men enlisted at Beckley Army recruiting station on Thursday and Friday. Names include David Larry Woodson, Jennings Ray Maynard, Garland Bruce Fields, Harvey J. Workman, James Ronald Boyd, Henry Meduin Vance, David Carl Presley, Raymond Compton, Ferrel Justice Hurley, Ronnie Darrell Biggs, Hardin Houston Marshburn, Franklin Dale Thornton, and Thomas Archibald Taylor. They will be stationed at Fort Knox for basic training. Thornton heads to Brooke Army Medical Center for 12 weeks of operating room schooling. Taylor to Fort Monmouth for 11 weeks in ordnance electronics.

Army Beckley David Larry Woodson Charles Woodson Milburn Jennings Ray Maynard Dorothy Maynard McVeigh Garland Bruce Fields Elizabeth Mamie Glossip Oklahoma City Okla Harvey J. Workman Nimrod Workman Chattaray James Ronald Boyd Claude S. Boyd Raven Henry Meduin Vance Phillip Vance Davenport David Carl Presley Nellie Presley Birchleaf Raymond Compton Tivis Compton Davenport Ferrel Justice Hurley Stuart C. Hurley Matewan Ronnie Darrell Biggs James D. Biggs Bradley Hardin Houston Marshburn Alma Mae Stepp Franklin Dale Thornton Elwood Thornton Quincy U. S. Army Medical Service School Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Tex Thomas Archibald Taylor Archibald Taylor Ridgeview Drive S. Charleston U. S. Army Signal School Fort Monmouth N. J Ordnance Electronics Fort Knox

Trap Hill trio tops 1961 high school graduates

Judith Ann Croft Mary Elizabeth Tolley and Regina Kay Lubich head Trap Hill High School’s 1961 graduating class as summa cum laude recipients. Croft with 3.94 GPA attends Concord College plans for teaching commerce math Tolley 3.91 heads National Honor Society and Marshall University Teacher's College. Lubich 3.88 serves as church organist and NSS member.

Trap Hill High School Judith Ann Croft Mary Elizabeth Tolley Regina Kay Lubich Judy Jerry H. Croft Eccles Future Teachers Club Trap Hill Eccles Community Church Eccles Youth Fellowship Eccles Youth Center Thomas E. Lightfoot National Honor Society Willie S. Tolley Surveyor Mary First Baptist Church Beckley Lubich Bolt Breckenridge Baptist Church Young People’s Beckley College

Greyhound promotes Honey in the Rock package tour

Greyhound Lines will market a package tour built around Honey in the Rock the outdoor drama. The $11.69 package includes a reserved seat one night hotel stay and round trip taxi service from Beckley to the Grandview Amphitheater. Advertisements will run in Greyhound and Piedmont Airlines terminals with C O Railway eyeing tie ins for passenger service.

Greyhound Lines United States Canada Beckley Eugene Hancock Greyhound Chicago Hancock Piedmont Airlines Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Richmond Prince Don Bender C & O Beckley Grandview Amphitheater

Measles Head List In Raleigh Fayette Counties

The State Health Department report shows measles leading in Fayette and Raleigh counties for the week ending Saturday. Fayette County reports 11 cases and Raleigh 27, while Raleigh County records four influenza like disease cases, seven mumps, 13 streptococcal infections, two tuberculosis, one gonorrhea, and four syphilis. Fayette County notes two animal bites, one chickenpox, three mumps, two streptococcal infections, and one tuberculosis. Wyoming County did not report.

Fayette Raleigh State Department of Health Disease Control Fayette County Raleigh County Wyoming County

You Know: Record Egglaying Set in South Africa Test

United Press International notes the highest authenticated egglaying total of 355 eggs in 365 days by a Black Australorp at Glen Agriculture College in South Africa during the 1944-45 laying test.

United Press International Glen Agriculture College South Africa

New COLONAID laxative offers 3 way relief

Aging colon causes dry hard waste and weak muscle propulsion. COLONAID moisturizes, rebulks, and gently stimulates the lower colon to relieve constipation. The product claims overnight relief, hospital safety for expectant mothers, and no interference with nutrient absorption. Introductory size 43 cents.

Colonaid CoLoNam

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T. N. Thurman Wayne Laws Stump J. R. Campbell D. B. Stover L. C. Mollohan Walter James Larry Stover Association Barron D. W. Kinzer Wayne Stewart Kinzer D. B. Stover Jr Eddie Talboom Wyoming Iicchmon West Virginia Clifford Udy Concord College Raleigh County Board of Education Bluefield Marshall University Teacher’s College Regina Mrs Pete E Des Moines, Iowa Arthur Brown Des Moines Martha Mikesell Eldorado Biarritz Cadillac Fleetwood Burleson Motor Company Woodlawn Avenue Beckley, West Virginia
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