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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1960
Page
3
George Arliss Sluss 32 of Mount View was found frozen near his home after a heavy snow blanketed Summers County Sunday night. Coroner Dr J W Stokes attributed death to exposure amid a prior nervous condition and blackouts. Survivors include his parents two brothers and three sisters. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors. Arrangements incomplete.
Wyoming County Clerk records show Harry and Bernese Woods selling Lot 72 in the John A Ball Section Mullens for about 12400 to John and Lona Brooks. Other deeds include transfers to Burl Conley, Northfork Lumber Co., Margaret Baxter, and Hillcrest Memorial Gardens among numerous parcels and spaces with prices ranging from about 50 to 12400.
Fayetteville group donates to the public library to help keep evening hours open. Meeting at Mrs. E. R. Crouse’s home, co hostess Mrs. Dacelay Caldwell. Speaker topics included Maine state bird chickadee and dry stone walls. An autumn display titled Let Us Give Thanks featured pine and chrysanthemums.
Four generations gathered at the Long Branch home of Mrs. Rachel Tyree Lively Saturday for an open house honoring her 81st birthday. Shown with Mrs. Lively are her son Carrie, her grandson Gene, and great-grandson Mark, along with Mr. and Mrs. Carnie Lively of Whitby and their sons and daughters-in-law.
Harve Davis and his wife celebrate fifty years of marriage, having wed October 12, 1910 at Maple Fork. The Maynor couple hosted a Sunday reception with about 95 guests. Attendants included family in Maple Fork, Norwalk, Detroit, Eau Gallie, Oak Hill, and Green Valley.
Mrs. John Clark returned home to 124 Laurel Creek Road after a two week Raleigh General Hospital stay in Beckley. Visitors include Earl and Mrs. Allen of Salt Lake City at 305 W Maple Ave, Hobart Daniel of Oak Hill hospitalized, A D Shawver of Charleston visiting W Howard Shawver at 121 Park Drive, Robert Ballard and children Greg and Cindy of Boomer visiting L. Wiseman on Lindberg Avenue, and Joe Romanello of Portsmouth Ohio visiting Lena Wiseman on Maple Avenue.
Oak Hill police units are dispatched to Logan County for a special voting assignment. Sgt C C McGraw and Trooper Carl Berkeley remain in Oak Hill while Troopers H D Hercules D W McCoy and B H Pettrey work in Logan. A Logan Grand Jury will hear voting irregularities findings by McGraw and A G Joe Johnson. Gov Underwood has asked plainclothes State Police to monitor voting statewide today.
Mullens West Virginia news notes Mrs Ird win Lawson of New Richmond was honored Saturday night at the Church of God on Lusk Ave with Mrs James York as hostess Games were played and prizes awarded to Mrs Charles Tabor Mrs James A Mitchem and Mrs Tiny Richms Others attending were Mrs Oscar Meadows New Richmond Mrs Cecil Clagg Itmann Mrs Bud Lusmbo and Mrs Millie Kemp
Ben Dunman Junior High School crowned Miss Patty Worley as homecoming queen during halftime of the game with Beckley Junior High. Attendants Barbara Bright and Sandra Smith joined her, with Lynette Hinchee and Barbara Shrader as escorts. Players Joey Zebrosky Jolly Jennelle Richard Thompson Mike Compton and Byron Stump escorted the queen to the field.
Fayetteville Woman's Club will serve spaghetti on Wednesday with two service periods 11:30 am to 1 pm and 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm in the Fayette County Memorial Building dining room. Tickets are sold by club members as final preparations for the event and for a December silver tea mark the club's 25th anniversary. Executive board members include Miss Gladys Bary president and Mrs. Glen Thomas Mrs. A L Huddleston Mrs. Louise Hoover and Mrs. George Hatfield.
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