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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1972

Page

6

WCTU District 7 Convention Scheduled in Beckley

Mrs Kelly J Williams announced the Women's Christian Temperance Union District 7 convention will be held Thursday at Second Baptist Church Beckley with 10 am registration The program features welcome by Mrs Madeline Collins guest speaker Jack Tulley VA Hospital and a memorial service led by Miss Hilah Basham Oak Hill Collins High School teacher Local officers and Sojourner Truth members will host luncheon and panels Future reports will cover state and district conventions and Cedar Lakes program

Oak Hill RNS Kelly J. Williams Women’s Christian Temperance, Union District 7 Second Baptist Church Beckley Cora Harris D. W. Goins Madeline Collins WCTU Jack T. Tulley Veterans Administration Hospital Patsy Hudson Lottie Jones Shirley Hasselquest Loyal’ ‘Temperance Legion Thomas W. Jones Basil Young Stanaford C. W. Mather Bluefield Sojourner Truth Edward Eady Cedar Lakes M. H. Wood Wctu Public Relations Maimi Fla Hilah Basham Collins High

Pax Area News Items Highlight Local Visits and Travel

Pax area social notes list numerous visits among families and friends from Long Branch to Pax and beyond. Richard Humphrey of Craigsville is hospitalized in Summersville Memorial. Elmer Williams of Lively fractures his hip at home and is treated at Oak Hill Hospital.

Mann Ronceverte Ray Kelly Long Branch Raymond Kelly Kelly Cattletsburg Milton Judy .Wells Richlands Pax Huntington Roger Allen Mount Hope Richard Humphrey Craigsville Ray Humphrey Summersville Memorial Hospital Humphrey Thelma Wingrove Tessie McNeely Darrell McNeely Bradley Virgil Godby Elkton Okey Bennett Duane Pam Amherst Ohio Godby Charles David Humphrey Staunton Elmer Williams Lively Oak Hill Hospital

Open House Set At Area College

Local high school students are invited to Concord College for a science and mathematics open house on Saturday. Attendees can review biology and premedical programs, view demonstrations of equipment, tour the campus, and use recreational facilities in Centennial Hall.

Athens Concord College College Twin Towers Centennial Hall Concord Karl Fezer Department of Biology

Westmoreland Smokeless Coal Faces Pollution Charge

Westmoreland Coal Co was tried October 31 for causing pollution of Slab Fork Creek, a tributary of Guyandotte River, with a fine and costs of 208 dollars. Amigo Smokeless Coal Co faced a similar charge for Barkers Creek pollution. Don Green, conservation officer, arrested both cases. Michael E Smith of Midway was fined 21 dollars for speeding on State Route 16 and for illegal passing on the same road. Gerald Wayne Myers of New Richmond was fined 28 dollars for unlawfully littering a public road on State Route 10.

Dotte River Don Greene Westmoreland Coal Co Slab Fork Creek Don Green Michael E. Smith Midway J. M. Perry Cpl. White Gerald Wayne Myers New Richmond

Mullens Minister Hospitalized After Accident

The Rev. Mike Megimose of the First Christian Church of Mullens is a patient at West Virginia University Hospital in Morgantown after a spring automobile accident that broke his ankle. In his absence James Vanover of Beckley serves as acting minister. his parents are Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Vanover of Frantz Avenue.

Mullens Mike Megimose First Christian Church of West Virginia University Hospital Morgantown Megimose James Vanover Beckley Marlon Vanover Frantz Avenue

Dobrynin Calls on Rogers on Helsinki Conference Plans

UPI reports Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin visited Secretary of State Rogers to discuss the European Security Conference set to open in Helsinki on November 22 with more than 30 nations. They also talked about a January start for talks on mutual and balanced force reductions aimed at cutting troops and weapons along the Iron Curtain.

Washington UPI Anatoly F. Dobrynin William P. Rogers Helsinki Dobrynin Rogers

Niece of Honoree Attends Mass Party at Sts. Peter and Paul

A special post mass party at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church was attended by a niece of the honoree, Mrs. A. P. McNeill Jr., along with several guests including Miss Betsy Romage, Mrs. Helen O'Neal, Mrs. Margaret Marchio, and others from Oak Hill and Kilsyth.

Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church A. P. McNeill Jr Betsy Romage Helen O’neal Margaret Marchio Mary Falvo Louis Angius Mary Srednicki Oak Hill Josephine Stella Kilsyth Ann Kody Bob Oxendale P. A. Taggart Main Street Mount Hope Leo Werner

WSCS Circles Plan Meetings in Mullens

Mullens Circle No 3 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet at 7 30 p m today at Mrs Curtis Crotty’s Moran Avenue home Circle No 5 will meet at 7 30 p m Friday at Mrs R E Lookabill’s home Details indicate local church women’s group gatherings in Mullens West Virginia for this week.

Mullens Woman’s Society of ‘Christian Service of The United ‘Methodist Church Curtis Crotty Moran Avenue R. E. Lookabilll

Montgomery Wife Named To West Virginia Tech Counseling Post

Mrs. Anne Cavalier of Montgomery has been named to a counseling position at West Virginia Tech's Learning Center in West Virginia. She is the wife of John Cavalier, an instructor of technical mathematics at Tech and a 1970 WV Tech graduate with a BA in social studies. She taught social studies for Fayette County Board of Education before joining Tech. The Learning Center provides tutoring, reading improvement, learning skills training, and individual counseling on a voluntary basis.

Montgomery Anne Cavalier West Virginia Tech New Learning Center John Cavalier Tech Community and Technical College Cavalier West Virginia University Fayette County Board of Education

Fire Department recruitment meeting set in Fayetteville

Fayetteville Fire Department schedules a recruitment meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at the American Legion Home on Maple Avenue. Fire Chief Wheat Wendell and Mayor John L Witt Jr say the session covers general department matters, qualifications and benefits. Citizens 16 and older invited. refreshments to follow.

Fayetteville

Freewill Baptist Church Ceremony Unites Linda Matheny and Steven Myers

The Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church hosted the 6 pm wedding of Linda Matheny and Steven Cary Myers. The ceremony featured traditional selections and solo performances, with a church reception following. The bride is a Mount Hope High School graduate, and the groom is a Morgantown student majoring in economics at West Virginia University.

Freewill Baptist Church Linda Matheny S. C. Myers Kilsyth Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church I Geneva Gilland Steven Cary Myers P. A. Taggart Mount Hope Gerald Hawley Mary Cheek Miller Pam Boyd Phillip “Butch” Grabowski Bill Lauder Portsmouth Ohio Angela Warwick Robert Warwick i Robert Arthur Rudolph Arthur Bradley Mount Hope High School Myers Taat West Virginia Morgantown University

Bluefield State to Adopt LEGS Nursing Teaching System

Bluefield State College will host Nov 9–10 workshops in the Basic Science Building to introduce LEGS Learning Experience Guides for Nursing Students. Anne Roe explains LEGS uses multimedia options and self paced learning to tailor objectives for each student while instructors act as guides and motivators.

Bluefield Bluefield State College Anne Roe Marshall ‘University West Virginia ‘University Huntington ‘State Hospital Helen Ferguson BSC Legs Roe

Yale Parade Topic of Mullens Chamber

Mullens Chamber of Commerce announced Miss Lynette Anne Koper Miss West Virginia will lead the Christmas Parade. The decision followed a Tuesday meeting at Pizza Mart Mullens. Miss Koper is a Parkersburg native and Marshall University student. The group also accepted Mullens High School Disc Jockeys offer to tape city announcements for street PA playback.

Mullens Lynette Anne Koper West Virginia Mullens Chamber of Commerce Pizza Mart Roper Parkersburg Marshall University

Surgeon Performs Bypass During Acute Heart Attack

A famed heart surgeon at Georgetown University Hospital says he performed a six hour open heart bypass on Gerald E. Tyler, 51, of Sarasota, during an active heart attack. Tyler had five ventricular fibrillation episodes within an hour, requiring defibrillation before the emergency procedure. The operation, using a vein graft, aimed to restore blood flow and salvage heart tissue, with Tyler now deemed to have an excellent chance of recovery.

Washington Charles A. Hufnagel Georgetown University Hospital Gerald E. Tyler Sarasota, Fla Husky Tyler United States Hufnagel

Death notices and funeral arrangements from Crab Orchard

Obituaries list multiple local deaths with ages and service details. Cleo Jean Simmons 48 Riverdale Maryland funeral 2 p.m. Calfee Chapel. burial Calfee Cemetery. Dennis ONeal 72 Coal City funeral 2 p.m. Fred X Williams Chapel Sophia. burial Sunset Memorial Park. Corbet F. Fulcher 79 Crab Orchard funeral 3 p.m. Keyser Bryant Chapel. cremation. Molly King 12 Crab Orchard funeral 11 a.m. Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Janet Gail Kin King 13 Crab Orchard funeral 11 a.m. Blue Ridge. Mary Cage Wilson 14 Crab Orchard funeral 11 a.m. Blue Ridge. multiple chapels and officiants named.

O’neal O'Neal Dennis Coal City Fred X. Williams Sophia Haskel Salmon Burial Bay Catia Sunset Memorial Park Fulcher Fulcher Corbet F Crab Orchard Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Keyser-Bryant Crematorium King Molly Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel South Kanawha Street Mark Wolfe Glen Sage Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel Kin King Janet Gail Wilson Wilson Mary Cage

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