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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1959

Page

7

Area Girls Finalists In Scholarship Contest at Collins High

Two Collins High School students Suzanne Noyes and Sandra Jarrett are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Both 17, they advanced from 550000 classmates after ranking among 10000 top scorers on the nationwide educational development test. Jarrett, senior and student leader, participates in multiple clubs and activities including Girls State and Senior High Fellowship. Noyes serves as vice president of the National Honor Society and Tri-Hi-Y, leads in church choirs, and chairs youth programs.

OAK Hill ANS Collins High School Suzanne Noyes Sandra Jarrett Miss Noyes R. N. Noyes Mankin Ave Miss Jarrett J. N. Jarrett Mankin Circle Collins Colorado the Log Quill and Scroll Tri-Hi-Y First Presbyterian Church SHF Betty Henry Society of the Children of the American Revolution Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church At Bluestone Presbytery Camp Horseshoe Fayette County

Circles at Cook Memorial Baptist Plan Thursday Meetings

Circles of the Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville will meet Thursday. The Shannon Cooper Circle meets at the church with Mrs Claude Phillips as chairman and Mrs Floyd Rose in charge. Edna Stevens Circle gathers Thursday evening at Mrs C L Cook home with chairwoman Mrs E M Curry. Jewell Asbury Circle convenes at Mrs Charlie A Shields residence with chairwoman Mrs O L Burgess.

Pineville RNS Cook Memorial Baptist Church Shannon Cooper Claude Phillips Floyd Rose Edna Stevens C. L. Cook E. M. Curry Jewell Asbury Charlie A Shields O. L. Burgess

Woman Is Injured In Foot Lacerations At Layland

Carol Sexon Sexton, daughter of Mr and Mrs B Sexton of Layland, was treated for severe foot lacerations at Beckley Memorial Hospital on Saturday.

Layland Rns Beckley Memorial Hospital Carol Sexem B. Sexton

J Henry Lilly Dies Funeral Set In Hinton

J Henry Lilly, 68, of Hinton, died at 8 15 a m Tuesday en route from Forest Hill to his summer camp on the Greenbrier after a total heart attack. Funeral set for 2 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church with burial in Restwood Memorial Estate. He had long railway service with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway later retiring in 1958. He held leadership in locomotive unions and leaves wife Clara two sons Ralph and Raymond a daughter Jerry Lilly plus siblings and six grandchildren.

Jumping Branch John P Elizabeth Pack Lilly Summers County Lilly Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers B. of L. E. No. 236 Clara Ralph Highland Springs Raymond Portsmouth Ohio Jerry Lilly J. W Hinton Basil Lilly Nimitz Minnie Bolling Mabscott Lawrence Cole Alta Luther Hamm Forest Hill Darrell Cooper William Williams Slab Fork Ronald Meadows

Shower Honors Mrs. Gar land Privett

Mrs. Gar land Privett was honored with a household shower at Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville. Refreshments were served and gifts opened by numerous local ladies and friends from the community.

Pineville RNS Cook Memorial Bapntist Church Garland Privett

Pineville Personal Visits Spangle Weekend Gatherings

Pineville residents and connections from Morgantown Bluefield Charleston Athens Welch Welch area spent weekends with family and friends across Bluefield Morgantown Charleston Athens Rainelle and Welch. Travel included Mrs. Lane Cooke visiting in Charleston and James Dell Cooke returning to Pineville with his mother.

Pineville Rns F. P. Cook James Pizzino Gail Bluefield James Liddle Carole Collins Morgantown Ray Shannon Oceana Pocahontas County W. B. Sowers Jr Athens J. W. Martin Lane Cooke Don H. Finley Charleston James Dell Cooke Robert Dow Bailey Marshall College Bessie Brooks Huntington Elma Hayhurst Donald Welch Floyd Rose Carmel Hill S. H. Clark Dennis C. Morgan Rainelle Estel Morgan Mildred Linkous Cheryl Lynn O. E. Linkous Maggie Enderson Ida Linkous Claytor Lake B. C. Burn Michigan Anderson Linkous

TV Bible Course First Offered on TV for Credit

More than 200 students completed final examinations in the first Bible course broadcast by television for college credit. The Saturday morning TV course was sponsored by American University and the Methodist School.

TV Bible Washington American University Methodist School

Pineville High Cheerleaders Named

Pineville High School announces its cheerleaders Katy Basham Carol Baldwin Sally Schilling and Christine Brooks. Basham, daughter of Jack and Mrs Basham, leads cheers for two years. Schilling, a junior, is in Tri-Hi-Y. Baldwin, also a junior, is from Keyrock. Brooks, a junior and FHA officer, hails from Rockview.

Pineville Pineville High School Katy Basham Carol Baldwin Sally Schilling Christine Brooks Miss Basham Jack Basham Miss Schilling Byron Schilling Miss Baldwin Clarence Baldwin Keyrock Kelly Brooks Rockview FHA

Government Puts Yearly Two Billion Spent on Angling

Government estimates show anglers in the United States spend about two billion dollars annually.赛事

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Civic Center Names Twaddle Assistant Manager

Thomas R. Twaddle, 40, formerly of Mount Hope and administrative assistant to the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, is named assistant manager of Charleston's Civic Center. He will assist Manager William S. Bolden at the two and a half million dollar facility, announced by Civic Center Commission chairman Homer Hanna Jr.

Charleston Mount Hope Thomas R. Twaddle Henry Ash Department of Finance and Administration William S. Bolden Homer Hanna Jr Civic Center Commission Twaddle

Vacant Church Region Has Most Churches Yet Few Members

A Berea College survey finds the Southern Appalachian region spanning seven states from Pennsylvania to Alabama has the highest church count per population but the lowest membership rate in the nation.

Berea Berea College Appalachian Mountain Pennsylvania Alabama United States

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J. Henry Lilly G. Privett Glen Laxton Earl Webb Bernard Stump Clarice Brown Stacie Mullens Ozzie Cook Maxine Privett Greta Privett George Privett Thomas Rollins Maggie Rollins Gerald Ellison Donald Fuller Grace Fender C. T. Upchurch Latha McDermitt Eddie Crews H. E. Crews Este] Gunter Carl Ellison Garnett Barrett Dana Brown Irene Cook Marion Cook Barbara Webb Brenda Barrett Dixie Privett Barbara Murray Elaine Stump Catherine Crews Ruby Lambert Trading Post Rand McNally Postpo Ultra Vision DOY Valley Drive Reco FLO CIP NEW River Supply CO Prince Street Beckley Halstead Refrigeration CO Lewisburg-Ronceverte Lewisburg Appliance & Furniture Lewisburg West Virginia Ag) Electric Pittsburgh Civic Center Philco Predicta Television Television Haqts Sales & Service Beckley Music & Electric CO Prince St
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