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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1964
Page
12
Miss West Virginia Ella Kessel will model in the Future Homemakers of America style show to raise funds for new uniforms. The event, held Nov. 25 at the high school auditorium, will feature a parade with club floats and tickets sold by FHA members. Dues rise to 1 to profit the chapter, with Oct. 31 deadline.
Mrs Horace McGraw and her son Joe returned Sunday after attending the Forest Festival in Elkins and visiting relatives Mr and Mrs Ed Riley and Mr and Mrs Louis Gutshall in Norton J W Riley and Mrs Fulton Brown hosted Jimmy Brown before his Charleston trip Patty McGraw returned home Friday after bronchial asthma treatment at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens and resumes classes at John McGraw Grade School Rosalie James Tommy and Susie Lucas spent the weekend with their brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Johnny Lucas and Mr and Mrs Bill Philyaw Their parents Rev and Mrs Giles Lucas attended the ministers conference of the Church of God of Prophecy in Culloden
Kathy Martin of Pineville was elected president of the Junior Fellowship at a Sunday meeting in Fellowship Hall. New officers include Sally Metz as vice president Ruthie Thomas as program chairman Mildred Chenoweth as treasurer Helen Chenoweth as secretary Donny Martin and Danny McKinney named co chairmen of songs and recreation Jim Stephenson as member and Donny Martin as fund treasurer The group meets weekly at 5 30 p m and Mr and Mrs Martin are the new adult counselors.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of Glen Rogers Community Church opened its fall activities with a hobo party Friday night. Members cooked over a camp fire near the church and directed by officers Kathryn Cottrill Connie Bailey and Linda Sizemore. Attendees included Vicki Brown Billie Jo Parum Margaret Fournier Dianne Allen Anthony Bailey Arlen Walsh Kathy Parum Drexel Webb Beverley Brown Terry Bailey David Bailey and Eddie Bailey guest from Glen Fork.
Mr and Mrs Burl Cook formerly of Marianna have moved to Matheny and reside near Easters Service Station. Their two children Mrs Warren Stewart and Ira Cook also live in Matheny.
A revival is now in progress at the community church led by evangelist Tommy Steele Jr. from Winston-Salem North Carolina. Pastor David Pollock from Allen Junction shepherds the church during the event.
Mrs. Edith Canada returned to her home in Alberta from Wyoming General Hospital where she had been a patient.
Glen Fork Independent Baptist Church won the quarterly Sunday School Rally attendance banner at Davin. Glen Fork posted a 99.21 percent attendance for July through September, with local church ensembles performing and Rev. Ernest Brown leading the devotional. Attending churches included Glen Rogers Independent Baptist, Hill Top Baptist, Crab Orchard, Cyclone Baptist, Joseph Baptist, Lynce, Davin, Pine Grove Ravencliff.
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Mrs. Louise Bailey is a patient in the Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens where she was admitted Friday night suffering from pneumonia. Other items note separate family visits and trips by Beckley and Smoot residents to Michigan and Ohio, with relatives staying longer at some locations.
Oceana man Arlie Chambers aged 39 pleaded guilty to hit and run and drunk driving in a Monday hearing before Magistrate Earl Laxton. He was fined 75 dollars plus costs for damage to a 1953 parked sedan owned by Ben Cooper of Cyclone, and police said he wrecked a 1956 model sedan while continuing north of Oceana.
The Rev. Stanley Slayton, pastor of the Itmann Methodist Church, will lead evangelistic services at Itmann Church for the week starting Oct. 11 at 7 30 p.m. Special music will be provided and area residents are invited. Slayton also serves Cook's Chapel Milam Methodist at McGraws and Maben Methodist on the Glen Rogers Itmann circuit of the West Virginia Methodist Conference. On Oct. 10 a spaghetti dinner will be sponsored by the Woman's Society of Christian Service and youth fellowship from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Itmann Grade School, open to the public.
At a Mullens Baptist Youth Fellowship session four chairmen were appointed for six months: Wardie Lefler for faith, Sammy Webster for outreach, Beth Carr for citizenship, and Connie Ball for fellowship. The group planned a joint meeting for October 25. Connie Ball led a program on recreation with two skits, Ice Skaters Best and The Morning After, performed by members including Johnny Fowler and Barbara Bright. The contest remains led by the boys 26 to 22. Attendance included Barbara Bright, Connie Ball, Diana Nutter, and several others.
Oceana High School ninth and eleventh graders will take the SCAT test and five STEP subtests from October 7 to 16 as part of the state county testing program. Vernon Short, counselor, announced that this third year of statewide cooperation aims to assess general ability and specific skills to guide course planning and improve instruction.
Mr and Mrs Roby Lamb return from visiting their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Henry Pruitt in Falls Church Virginia.
Lonnie Prillman son of Mr and Mrs George Prillman Alpeca left Bluefield Wednesday night for Mobile Ala where he is visiting his sister Mrs Larry Hamrick.
Residents of Fayette, Raleigh and Wyoming counties are urged to share news with Raleigh Register correspondents identified by the RNS logo Regional News Service. Contact nearest correspondent with events that make news to speedily aid publication. Crab Orchard Mrs Marge Rhodes Rowe 253 6976. Fairdale Glen Daniel Mrs C W Walker Jr 934 5366. Fayetteville Mrs Stella Jordan Fayetteville 25 W Flat Top Ghent Mrs Cordie Nugen 787 5892. Maple Fork Mrs Madge Davis 877 2375. Sophia Mrs Russell Pegra sonogram 683
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