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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1958

Page

2

60 Year Old Blind Man Is Youth Work Leader

Artie Ripley, 60, of Artie in the Coal River area, blind since birth, is a familiar figure who leads local youth work. He lives alone above the old Post Office, helps students with homework, participates in church activities, composes a Christmas play, and travels to Marietta, Ohio, and Coal River Valley neighbors, while maintaining a cheerful, active presence despite his blindness.

Artie RNL Emmett Ripley Coal River Ripley Claude Stover School For Deaf and Blind Romney Artic Charles Pindar Marietta Coal River Valley

Nine Couples Seek Permits To Wed In Madison

Boone County Clerk issued marriage licenses last week to nine couples. Names include Thomas E. Slocum and Madeline King. Winifred W. Workman and Pauline Moore. Joseph E. Salmons and Sue Ellen Barker. Marvin D. Mackham and Alice F. Marcum. Omer E Miller Sr. and Roma A. Cabell. Jerry Wendel Cook and Brenda Joyce Barker. John W. Myers and Patsy Ann Miller. James M. Elkins and Wanda Lea Loftus. Bobby L. Evans and Janice J. Mooney.

Thomas E. Slocum Huston Tex Madeline King Madison Winifred W. Workman Pauline Moore Bald Knob Joseph E. Salmons Sue Ellen Barker Columbus Marvin D. Mackham Burnwell Alice F Marcum Ridgeview Omer E Miller Sr Roma A. Cabell Jerry Wendel Cook Hewett Brenda Joyce Barker Jeffery John W. Myers Patsy Ann Miller James M. Elkins Ashford Wanda Lea Loftus Costa Bobby L. Evans Wharton Janice J. Mooney Bim

Mrs. E. Foster Rites Wednesday

Ellen Foster 60 of Oak Hill died after a long illness in an Oak Hill hospital. Born Moorhead Kentucky October 24 1897. Survivors include father Bert Suddan Saltlick Kentucky brother Hamm Farmers Kentucky son Venture Foster Beckley daughters Planid Redden Sabine Avanell Hanshaw Oak Hill. Funeral services and burial at Vass Cemetery Wednesday at 12 30 pm. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill until service.

Oak Hill RNS Ellen Foster Moorhead Bert Suddan Saltlick Hamm Farmers Venture Foster Beckley Planid Redden Sabine Avanell Hanshaw Vass Cemetery Tyree

Wright Infant to Be Buried Wednesday

Graveside services for Michael Anthony Wright infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Merman Wright will be conducted by his grandfather Elder Robert Newson Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Greenwood Memorial Park The infant died Sunday night at his East Park home Survivors include three sisters Esther Louise and Mary three brothers Merman Jr Cline and Danny both parents and four grandparents The body will remain at Durgan Funeral Home until the funeral hour.

Michael Anthony Wright Merman Wright Robert Newson Greenwood Memorial Park East Park Esther Louise Mary Merman Jr Cline Danny Glen Jean

Fayette Scouts Hike To Slipper Rock For Merit Badge Prep

Fayetteville Boy Scouts hiked to Slippery Rock Saturday for open field practice Scout craft compass reading and outdoor cooking as prerequisites for first and second class ranks. Jim Mulligan Scoutmaster and Charles Payne troop committee chairman accompanied the group, with scouts Robert Sorrell Jackson Carte Frankie Larese Lee Dempsey Ronald Ray Woody Bradley Clifford Whiting John Zorio and Jack Thompson taking part.

Fayetteville RNS Slippery Rock Jim Mulligan Charles Payne Robert Sorrell Jackson Carte Frankie Larese Lee Dempsey Ronald Ray Woody Bradley Clifford Whiting John Zorio Jack Thompson

Snake diversity spans the world from tiny burrowers to giant pythons

About 1,700 snake species inhabit temperate and tropical regions worldwide. Sizes vary from brief burrowers just inches long to large pythons nearly 30 feet long and weighing around 300 pounds.

Wyoming County Court Accepts Curbing Bid

The Wyoming County Court at Pineville accepted Bruno Pais bid of 2375 dollars for concrete curb and gutter on two sides of the new courthouse addition. Pineville Construction Co. bid 12.50 per hour for bulldozer work excavating roads to county garbage sites and was accepted. The court approved consolidation of Paul Blackshears Pineville property and discussed sheriff radios and county equipment needs. Lease for the Herndon dump was approved from Pocahontas Land Corp.

Pineville ANS Wyoming County Court Bruno Pais Pais Pineville Construction Co Paul Blackshear Wyoming Bert Short Bernie Lawrence Simon Lawrence Charles Bower Itmann Robert Bailey Bower Wyoming County Health Office Herndon Pocahontas Land Corp

James Reid 8 Dies in Virginia Hospital

James Francis Reid 9 formerly of Newport News died at 9 p.m. Monday at the University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville after an illness of two months. He lived in Oak Hill about a year with his mother Violet Hutchinson Reid and the late J Francis Reid. Surviving are brother Robert Wayne and sister Brenda Gail both of Oak Hill and maternal grandmother Mary E Hutchinson of Oak Hill. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Newport News with burial at Peninsula Memorial Park. Body at Peninsula Funeral Home Newport News.

Oak Hill James Francis Reid University of Virginia Charlottesville Newport News Violet Hutchinson Reid Francis Reid Robert Wayne Brenda Gail Mary E. Hutchinson Peninsula Memorial Park Peninsula Funeral Home

Young Warrior Receives Army Tank Design Reply

Eight year old Richard Herling from Waukesha Wisconsin sent a new Army tank design to military officials and received a warm letter from Maj. Gen. Herbert B Powell of Fort Benning Georgia expressing gratification at the Army’s interest in his work.

Waukesha Wis Richard Herling Herbert B. Powell Ft. Benning Richard

Programs Should Interest All State Garden Club Head Says

Fayetteville ANS reports Mrs J Campbell Palmer III state president told Appalachian Region members that garden club programs must reach all, promote West Virginia as a live and tourism friendly state, and involve PTA groups Junior Garden Clubs and scouts in conservation efforts. She will award a plaque for top conservation contributor and honors for beautifying sponsors. Members from five counties were urged to contact legislators on billboard and soil erosion issues.

State Garden Club Fayetteville ANS Mer III Appalachian West Virginia Palmer Campbell Palmer III St. Albans

Real estate deeds filed in county clerk records

Multiple transfers listed with properties in Town District Slab Fork Mabscott Trap Hill and Beckley. Purchases include Pettry to Cook for about 500 and Lilly to Lester for about 6,000. others show no or about sums for parcels in Prosperity, Oak Grove Truck Farms, and more.

George Priscilla Pettry Effie Cook Pettry H. B J. W. Walters Benny W. Mize Lucille Whitley Oscar T. Miller Slab Fork Homeseekers Land and Building Co Lucy J. Lester Trap Hill E. R Violet J. Lilly Clarence W Anna M. Hatcher Emil Dinkler John R Rosa Wall Mabscott Charlie W Rachel O. Fizer Jack L Evelyn Moye David D. Ashworth Ruby Crutchfield Dennis B. Stanley Billie J. S. Farley Kelmar Verrice Green Willis O Rosemary Daniel Prosperity Homes City of Beckley John Wirtz Jr Evelyn M. Parsons Beckley C. H. Bivens Harry J Mary Humphrey Oak Grove Beckley National Building Company Beckley National Bank Beckley West Virginia Federal Reserve District 5

Land Transfers in Boone County Clerk's Office

The Boone County Clerk lists land transfers recorded last week. Transactions include Smeed to Mace parcels near Big Coal River and Orgas, Sims family lands totaling about 40,500 dollars, and multiple parcels in Madison, Crook, Scott, and Washington Districts with values ranging from 1,000 to 257,000 dollars. Major entries include Boone National Bank acquiring several Madison area tracts and The Holmes Tract totaling about 9,500 acres across Scott and Washington Districts and Jefferson County.

Athlone C. O. Long Boone National Bank Madison S. H. Sims Scott District Lee R. Sims B. D Ester Atkins Roblert Gertrude Atkins Camp Creek W. L Arlene F. Barbour Thomas and Mary Ellis Walter Lee Barbour Jr Clarence Opal Gobble J. R Lanna Chaney Price Hill Crook District A. B. Myers Roy Johnson Spears Creek Washington Laura Cecil Thompson Charles Georgia Workman Branham Heights Sherman Otto Oma Walker Richard Claris Casto Pond Fork Crook B. H Marcia Elkins Wanda Baine Jarrel’s Branch Hazel Jesse Gore Herbert Rosetta Adkins Ira Virginia Meadows Emory and Mary Tamplin Peytona Big Coal River Tweed Shields Denver Garnet Harper Arnold G Helen Miller Harper and Green's Mabel E. L Myrtle Hicks Jefferson Easter Virgie Carpenter B. W. Adkins Six Mile Creek Den Marigold Atkins Montie Roma Thompson Mud River Wash Eva Jesse Hill Elsie Kay Crawford and Ashby Lester Mildred Carruthers James and Quinnie Garretson Lick Creek Russell Helen Ramsey Carl Barbara Kinder Lewis Eva Hill Ashley Frederick L. Thomas National Development Company Courtney Company Incorporated Holmes Scott Jefferson Disc

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Boone County Mrs. E. Foster Wright Durgan Funeral Home Fayette Scouts Richmonds II Susie Mooney Whitby, W. VA Otis Lyons Whitby Richmond Cleaners and Laundry Universal Home Equipment Co Richmond South Kanawha Street Ichmont Fayette Street Church Street Prince Street Kanawha Street Cottage Inn Mount Hope Crab Orchard Bluefield James Reid Virginia Hostess Clubs H. F. Frazier Garden Study Club Ralph Fazio Vandalia Garden Club E. 0. Wiseman Fayetteville Garden Club Reserve District No United States Federal Reserve Bank Uni Aa Sen Pene Uwuape S. C. Turner Douglas Bowers Joe L. Smith, Jr R. G. Broaddus Raleigh Genevieve Shanklin Notary Publicly Commission U. S of Te Uber CO
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