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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1955

Page

11

North Korean girl arrives to study at Davis and Elkins College

Susie Huh Young Sook, 21, a North Korea native, landed in San Francisco on Oct 21 and will major in sociology at Davis and Elkins College for the second semester. Her sponsorship comes via Mrs. O C Landrum and supporters.

Scarbro Huh Young Sook North Korea San Francisco Seoul Davis and Elkins College O. C. Landrum. Scarbro Susie Edward O. Landrum O. C. Landrum Sgt. Landrum M. W. McGladrey Landrum Rev. and C. C. Landrum Lochgelly Summerlee James Don Landrum Scarbro Elementary School

Special Driving Tests Slated For Students at Fayetteville

Fayetteville High School set to host a driving safety demonstration near Memorial Auditorium after a 10 am assembly next Tuesday. A car will show 20 mph emergency stops while measuring stopping distances with a yellow paint cue. Nationwide Insurance provides the vehicle and safety engineers.

Fayetteville RNS Fayetteville High School Memorial Auditorium Dan H. Perdue Nationwide Insurance United States

Holi day Fashion Preview planned at Mullens High

The Auxiliary to the Wyoming County Medical Society organizes a style show on November 17 at Mullens High School Auditorium with matinee and evening performances. Proceeds fund a loan to educate a Wyoming County student in nursing. Featured acts include home talents and various dances and musical pieces. Attendees listed include many local chapter members and community participants.

Mullens High School Wyoming County Medical Society George Fordham Ward Wylie David

Rites Thursday For Mrs. Blake

Funeral services for Nora Virginia Blake 77 of Fayetteville will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Cotton Hill Baptist Church Beckwith with Rev Charles Jones officiating Burial follows at Blake Cemetery The body will be moved from Dodd Payne Funeral Home to the church one hour before services Mrs Blake died Monday after a year long illness Survivors include husband Theodore C Blake three sons Lester Russell and James seven daughters Irene Dean Naomi Walkup Minnie Jones Gladys Sprague Nora Feazell Dollie Donoty and Dorothy Blake all of Fayetteville one sister Ann Clendenin of Graydon 26 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren

Fayetteville RNS Nora Virginia Blake Cotton Hill Baptist Church Beckwith Charles Jones Blake Dodd-Payne Theodore C. Blake Lester Russell Kanawha Falls James Irene Dean Summersville Naomi Walkup Boomer Minnie Jones Gladys Sprague Lavenworth Kan Nora Feazell Dollie Donoty Dorothy Blake Ann Clendenin Graydon

Shower Honors Mrs. Phillips at Stork Shower in Mullens Park View

Mrs C C Phillips Jr was honored at a stork shower hosted by her sister in Mullens Park View Addition. Guests and hostesses attended with corn games, prizes, and baby themed favors as refreshments followed the gift display and corsages were exchanged.

James Kuhlke Jane Lowe Donald Sisk Jack Finney Joe Hill Charles Bailey George Thomas Wallace Thomas Bill Allen Bill Murphree Jack Stewart Lillard Eldreth Jim Arrington Cecil Lacy Si Smith Bill Morris Clyde Byrd L. B. Wickline Nancy Brammer Pat Neal Dana Bailey Joe Witt

Arthur Raines Taken by Death

RNS reports Arthur L. Raines 52 longtime Deerfield mine electrician dies after extended illness from cancer. Born Blacksburg Va December 10 1903 he lived in Deerfield with wife Mable and five children. Survives include parents and siblings. funeral Thursday at Montcalm First Church of Christ with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield.

Blacksburg Robert Catherine Raines Peterstown Raines Wyoming County Covel Deerfield Mable Mullens Buddy West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery Jerry Larry Rose Ann Nobel Bluefield Sherman Gold Bond Emmett Ripplemead Juanita Vance Myrtle Martin Opal Bradley Montcalm First Church of Christ J. S. Foley Woodlawn Cemetery Clyde Crotty Houston Jackson Curtis Short Dewey Bailey Garvin Walker Junior Harmon Edmond Laxtom Bernard Bryant Craven Funeral Home Montcalm

Ohio Produces Half of Nation's Greenhouse Tomatoes

Ohio leads national tomato production, supplying nearly half of the United States greenhouse tomato output. The state's growers dominate the sector, reflecting robust agricultural activity and market demand within the region. Local firms report strong yields and expanding infrastructure to support continued growth.

Ohio

Miller to Talk To Band Group Mullens Meeting

Mullens Band Association will host Jack Miller of Consolidated Bus Lines on November 14 at Mullens Grade School. He will discuss travel arrangements for the bands trip to Washington for the National Cherry Blossom Festival in April. Paul Markowitz reports the program will cover carnival concession stand blotter sales and other projects plus advance ticket sales for the November 18 spaghetti supper from 5 to 9 p.m. at the venue.

Mullens BNS Jack Miller Beckley Consolidated Bus Lines Mullens Band Association Miller Washington Paul Markowitz Association

Christmas Party Planned by Kopperston WSCS

The Kopperston Women's Missionary Society planned a Christmas party for December 20 at a recent meeting. Twenty members attended as Mrs. James Shott led a program on Stewardship of Time. Hostesses were Mrs. Helen Estep and Mrs. Hammond Bowes.

Kopperston RNS Kopperston Women’s Missionary Society James Shott

History Teacher Speaks to Club in Fayetteville

Holly Kessler, history and government teacher at Fayetteville High School, spoke to the Fayetteville Woman's Club in Memorial Auditorium about Know Your America. She highlighted early settlers' hardships, warned that communism threatens freedoms, and urged steadfast adherence to Christian principles.

Fayetteville RNS United States America Kessler B. S. Collins E. B. Eskew R. G. Thomas

Tiny worms found on ice with unstudied life cycle

The National Geographic Society notes that tiny worms are sometimes found living on ice, but their life cycle remains unstudied.

The National Geographic Society

Safe Driving Day Proclaimed in Oak Hill

Oak Hill Mayor H C Brown proclaims December 1 1955 as Safe Driving Day. The effort endorsed by President Eisenhower and Governor Marland is led by the Presidents Committee for Traffic Safety with about 200 national groups backing a nationwide push to reduce and eliminate highway accidents. The proclamation urges safe driving and walking and year round safety measures, with Oak Hill Police Chief H E Janney requesting full public cooperation in ongoing safety programs.

Oak Hill RNS H. C. Brown Eisenhower Marland President’s Committee For Traffic Safety Brown H. E. Janney

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