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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1959

Page

9

Myf District Officers Named at Beckley Youth Meeting

The Beckley District Methodist Youth Fellowship held its annual meeting at the Methodist Church Camp in Little Beaver. Represented were Pineville Mullens Madison First Methodist and the Methodist Temple plus Saint Mary's Boy's Chapel Henshaw Mount Hope St mann Hickory Mabscott Oak Hill Jeffery Mount Zion and Kincaid. Officers elected for the coming year include Garnett Jo Morgan of Pineville as president with John McCallum Madison vice president Juanita Thompson Itmann secretary treasurer Linda Jo Mathena Pineville publicity Nellie Byrd Madison fellowship Rowena Bryan Oak Hill citizenship Jackie Kyle Beckley witness Joan Wirty Beckley outreach and Rev Bill Byrd Madison as councilor. Morgan, a Pineville High senior and active in multiple youth groups, was also named president of the Wyoming Sub-District. She has held various youth and band leadership roles and is active in her church.

Pineville RNS Beckley Methodist Youth Fellowship Methodist Little Beaver Mullens Madison First Methodist Methodist Temple of Saint Mary's Boy's Chapel Henshaw Mount Hope St.mann Hickory Mabscott Oak Hill Jeffery Mount Zion Kincaid Orentation Bill Byrd Bill Street Bill Robertson Garnett Jo Morgan Pete Morgan John McCallum Juanita Thompson Itmann Linda Jo Mathena Nellie Byrd Carolyn Thorn Rowena Bryan Jackie Kyle Joan Wirty Miss Morgan Wyoming Pineville High School Minuteman Band All County Tri-Hi-Y Teen Town Minuteman Club National Honor Society First Methodist Church

Officers Named By Matheny MYF at Matheny Church

Officers elected Sunday for the Methodist Youth Fellowship were Betty Stewart president and Mary Lee Pendry vice president with Alma Halsey secretary Timothy Travis treasurer Linda Gunter publicity chairman and James H Stuart program chairman Officers will be installed June 15 in the Matheny Church chapel A social is planned for June 13 at 6 30 p.m. at Laurel Park in Oceana.

Matheny RNS Methodist Youth Fellowship Matheny Methodist Church Betty Stewart Mary Lee Pendry Almeda Halsey Timothy Travis Linda Gunter James H. Stuart

Pax Personals Visit Families Across States

Pax Personals notesMr. and Mrs Homer Humphrey and sons Mark Lumwan and Criss are visiting Humphrey's father Sidney for a week before returning to Long View Texas. Mr and Mrs Sidney Ray and son of Columbus Ohio visited her parents Mr and Mrs C D Wilson and her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Kelly of Long Branch over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Larry Kelly and daughter Vicky were guests last weekend of Mr and Mrs F L McGown of Ronceverte.

Pax Homer Humphrey Mark Lumwan Criss Humphrey Sidney Long View Texas Sidney Ray Columbus Ohio C.D. Wilson Inlaw Mrs. Kelly Long Branch Larry Kelly Vicky F. L. McGown Ronceverte

Coal River Personal Notes About Local Stover Family

Coal River area notices list weekend visits among Stover relatives and friends in Ameagle along with illness updates. Berchie Stover is ill under a physician’s care while Elijah Stover, 81, suffers asthma and recently attended his son’s funeral in Ohio. Burk Kuhn of Sylvester is receiving ongoing treatment at Raleigh Boone Medical Center.

Sylvester Burk Kuhn Raleigh Boone Medical Center

Honored At Dinner At Divide Elementary

Ada Hash was honored at a Fayette County dinner in Divide Elementary School dining hall as she retires after 44 years in Fayette County schools. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hash of Lookout. Attendees included principal C L Levy and several staff and community members.

Lookout RNL the Divide Ada Hash Hash Fayette County Robert Hash C. L. Levy Mildred Levy Mable McClung Lola Zickafoose Gladys Boley Patricia Christian Katherine Cavendish de Murphy Muriel Marion Brown

Alumni Banquet at Tech Set for Saturday Night

The West Virginia Institute of Technology Alumni Association banquet will be held in the college cafeteria at 6 30 p m Saturday. Thomas E Myles of Fayetteville will be honored as Alumnus of the Year with Osher Parsons presenting him. Other events include diplomas for wives of graduates, retirements and the naming of Maclin Hall dormitory.

Montgomery West Virginia Institute of Technology Alumni Association Thomas E. Myles Fayetteville Osher Parsons House of Delegates Dainty McCaughan Bank Lara Ratliff William B. Axtell Tech Maclin E.S. Maclin Donald B. Clark Gauley Bridge Alumni Association Clinton Stallard Jr Falls View Gail Case Jane Ellen Seagraves

Kopperston Personal Notices Roundup of Weekend Guests

Kopperston society page lists relatives and friends visiting from Beckley Princeton Cleveland Huntington and Virginia. Guests include Mrs L M Platt Kimberly Mr and Mrs James Fultz Leet Mr and Mrs C C Tucker Beckley and many others visiting local residents for weekends and Sunday gatherings. A broadcast attendance by Kopperston parents at a Bluefield TV program is noted along with several trips to and from nearby towns.

Princeton Harry Lovel Beckley Mary Cline Marshall College Huntington Jesse Cline Brad Wilson Riley Campbell Eugene Iford Quessenberry Coalwood Robert Pelfry van Lear Denny Burkett Leslie Duncan Logan J. K. Witt D. P. Moore Patty Crockett Stevie Henry Childress Pineville Rufus Davidson North Tazewell Buck Lowe Frances Ratcliffe Bluestone Dam Glenn Ratcliffe Glen Jr Geneva Ohio Fred Ratcliffe Jack L. Burkett Lockport N. Y Debbie Virgil Burkett C. R. Rankin Roy Sherman Wyoming Kopperston Bluefield Gene Nottingham Clyde Balewin Kenneth Hager Emory Lusk Ollie Burkett John Nagy Ralph Hickman McKinney

Sorority Names New Committees in Gamma Alpha Chapter

Mullens Ohio ANS reports Mrs. Fred Shutt Jr. named standing committees for the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority during a Monday meeting. Committees cover program, membership, social, publicity, ways and means, and service with specific chairmen listed. A summer plan includes one monthly social meeting, and the June social is set for June 8 at the West Mullens home.

West Mullens Joe Hill Joe Cook Pat Neal Highland Avenue J. A. Neal

Country Life Club To Retain Officers

DEMPSEY voting at a Monday meeting decided to retain last years officers. Mrs Emma Amick 80 hosted at her home. Mr and Mrs Carl Allen of Oak Hill attended to discuss and assist with a community project to install a bathroom in Edith Darlington polio victim home. Project committeemen Evie Watkins Iva Smith and Garfield Hamilton. Club spokesman welcomed outside assistance and noted social security laws discussed by Mrs Amick.

Dempsey Dempsey County Life Club Emma Amick Carl Allen Oaks Hill Edith Darlington Evie Watkins Iva Smith Garfield Hamilton Mrs. Amick

Miller Family Hosts Soldier Visitor in Pineville

Mr and Mrs Clell Miller of Pineville welcomed their son Pfc Robert Clell Miller stationed with the 197th Ordinance Detail Nike D S Presidio San Francisco California as a Saturday dinner guest in Beckley hosted by Mr and Mrs John Carlos Huffman.

Pineville Clell Miller Pfc Robert Clell Miller Nike D S Presido San Francisco Calif John Carlos Huffman Beckley

Births at Wyoming General Hospital Recorded

Mullens Hospital lists newborns from May with multiple families named. Rita Katherine Thompson, Deborah Sue Quesenberry, Jack Desmond Alberty, Alan Jeffrey Cox, Basil Lee Jr., Donna Marie Cook, Dennis Paul Perdue, Carl Lee, Greta Annadean Bailey, Terri Elaine Goode, Peggy Joan Billings. Includes anniversary note for Miller visit to Kentucky.

Alan Jeffrey Lacy Garland Cox Itmann Basil Lee Jr Basil Lee Johnson Maben Donna Marie Eugene H. Cook Otsego Dennis Paul Donald Lee Perdue New Richmond iCarl Lee Edgar Maynor Oceana Greta Annadean David J. Bailey Ravencliff Terri Elaine Lloyd Roosevelt Goode Pineville Peggy Joan Ward Billings Kopperston

Mrs. Moore Speaks At Oak Hill Homemakers Meet

Oak Hill scene as Mrs. J. C. Moore led a sewing demonstration and home management talk at the Oak Hill Homemakers Club meeting. She also discussed refinishing woodwork and furniture. Dinner followed for several attendees including Mrs. Squire McClung and Mrs. Ruby Fox.

Oak Hill ANS J. C. Moore Oak Hill Homemakers Club Squire McClung Ruby Fox T. F. Lively Avelino Cartello Jess Evans Hilda Harrist Minnie Keaton

Oak Hill Rotary hears Van Hoose on Cleveland coal show

E H Van Hoose spoke at the Oak Hill Rotary Club meeting in Hotel Hill on Tuesday recounting his recent trip to the coal show in Cleveland.

Oak Hill RNS Rotary Club Hotel Hill E. H. van Hoose Cleveland Ansted C. Mabe Charlies House

Funeral notices and public street assessment published

Deaths announced Henry Cooper 66 Allen Junction and Bertie Ann Collins 71 of 101 Clyde Street with funeral rites at New Hope Baptist Church Stephenson and Cirtsville Methodist Church May 30 and 29 conducted by Rev. S W Williams Rev Don Lowe. burial Greenwood Memorial Park Vass Cemetery. Public notice outlines Raleigh County West Virginia Poplar Street Calloway Heights assessment June 16 1959 with Fred P Snell as Consulting Engineer. lists frontages and proposed street paving costs. Also notices of final street work completion and tax assessment procedures and a June 1 1958 hearing for revision.

Henry Allen Junction New Hope Baptist Church Stephenson Poplar Street Rural Acres Drive Calloway Heig Cherry Street Calloway Heights Raleigh County West Ginia West Virginia Fred P. Snell State OF County OF Raleigh Rivral Am't Riley G. & Font Eleanor Baird T Riley G. & Iran Blake Calloway , Heights May Blake Calloway I" Heights Ethel M. Comer Ethel M.comer Launa Morrison Calloway Launa Heights Carty Calloeights Calloway ‘Munity Gnarch Heights Addition Kester Lewis Warden Trustees of the Arsena,roperty Wahity Church Heights Zmnity I Caisbidilten Clover Clover David B Maxwell Hill Webb and Neal Vance Drive Don Lowe C. E. Walker Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Charles Morris Denver Williams Car Bailey Ross Stover Glen Looney Billi Gallaher Bob Hunter Ray Payné Shearers Tom Mann Alred Mann Tom Wilson Leonard Copeland Don Howchins Everett Lilly A. A. Ross J. F. Baird Cler County Court S. T Rales County

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