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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1968

Page

17

Mullens BYF Committees Are Appointed

The Mullens Highland Avenue Baptist Youth Fellowship held its first meeting since summer recess with President Vikki Burcham presiding. Committees named include Social with Jack Finney, David Akers, Vikki Burcham, Dusty Nutter, Steve Dixon. program with Nancy Gillespie, Judy Sarver, Tommy Sarver. devotional. Rodney Bentley, Butch White, Sheila Fisher. publicity. offering with Dusty Nutter and J G Finney. Telephone with Connie Pauley, Vickie Steele, Drema Walker, Betty Alley. bulletin board with Jean Mills, Carol Allen. clean up with Butch McNeeley, Butch White, J G Finney. Counselors listed as Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy McVey, Mrs. Clifton Pauley, and Mrs. James Bowers. Rev. William R. Nelson is pastor.

Mullens ANS Highland Avenue Baptist Youth Fellowship Vikki Burcham Jack Finney David Akers Dusty Nutter Steve Dixon Nancy Gillespie Judy Sarver Tommy Sarver Rodney Bentley Butch White Shelia Fisher Christy Musser J. G. Finney Connie Pauley Vickie Steele Drema Walker Betty Alley Jean Mills Carol Allen Butch McNeeley Jimmy McVey Clifton Pauley James Bowers William R. Nelson

High School Counselors Day At West Virginia Tech

West Virginia Tech sponsors its third annual High School Counselors Day with Union Carbide Corp aimed at expanding college contact for students. The program features registration and coffee, talks by Tech leaders on New Vistas at Tech and teacher education, a lunch, and county meetings through 3:30 p.m.

Montgomery West Virginia Tech Union Carbride Corp Tech David J. Palmer Clem Humphreys State Department of Education Donell B. Portzline Union Carbide Hirise

FASTEETH Keeps Dentures Firm and Comfortable

Advert text urges denture wearers not to fear loose teeth and wobbling. It promotes FASTEETH as a spray that makes false teeth firmer, improves eating ease, and reduces pasty taste. It advises regular checkups and highlights availability at drug counters.

Gexitet F. Fasteeth

Melford Holland Named To Tech Hall Of Fame

Melford E. Holland of Falls View receives WV Tech Hall of Fame honors for 1968. An Alloy plant operations supervisor at Union Carbide with 35 years of service, Holland joined the firm after completing studies at New River State College in 1934. He helped build Martin Field, played football under Shroyer and Shearer, serves as Calvary Episcopal vestryman, and is married to Hilda Hedrick with two children. He will be honored during Tech Homecoming ceremonies October 12.

MONTGOMERY — _ WestVirginia Tech Melford E. Holland Falls View Union Carbide Corp Holland Union Carbide New River State College West Virginia Tech Fi Batar Cappar Sigma Tau Alpha Ken Shroyer Marshall Shearer Martin Field Calvary Episcopal Church Montgomery Hilda Hedrick Glen Morgan Nancy Robert Wheeler Salem Melford E. Jr St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Bridgeport Tech LeMay East Fall Mount Vernon Ohio Helen Maitland University of Michigan U.S Frank J. Lausche Executive Jet Aviation Inc Columbus Johnson Air Force

Weekend Visits and Community Notes From Pineville Area

Pineville area residents shared weekend visits with relatives and classmates from West Virginia Tech and Marshall University. The notices also list hospital patients Edgar Stone and J W Burton Jr and report recent funeral services for Walter Cunningham, with relatives staying onsite during convalescence.

Engagement of Judy Lawson to Charles Bell in Mount Hope

Roy E. Lawson announces the engagement of his daughter Judy Lynn Lawson to Charles Gaylor Bell son of Elizabeth Bell of Red Star and the late John Bell. Judy Lawson is a Mount Hope High School 1966 graduate member of Future Business Leaders of America and Alpha Beta clubs. Bell, also a 1966 graduate, served two years in the U S Army with a year in Vietnam and now works at McCall's Corp Dayton Ohio. An open church wedding is planned for 6 30 p m October 26 at Mount Hope Christian Church.

Roy E. Lawson West Virginia St Mount Hope Judy Lynn Lawson Charles Gaylor Bell Elizabeth Bell Red Star John Bell Miss Lawson Evelyn Wees Lawson Mount Hope High School Future Business Leaders of America Alpha Beta Pep Mount Hope Christian Church Bell U. S. Army Vietnam McCall’s Corp Dayton Ohio

Pineville Groups Set Meets This Week

Pineville hosts a busy schedule with a 7:30 p m PTA meeting at Pineville Grade School No 2 featuring a first grade activity recap by Mrs Marieta Rogers and a brief musical program. Xi Beta Epsilon of Beta Sigma Phi meets 7:30 p m at Appalachian Power Co building with Mrs Alfred Broom hosting and Mrs James C Lyons and Mrs Orville Wilks in charge of culture. Thursday’s Woman's Society of Christian Service observes Charter Night at 7:30 p m in Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church with Mrs W C Belcher leading the business session and Mrs Orville Wilks as program chair.

Marieta Rogers Xi Beta Epsilon Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Appalachian Power Co Alfred Broom James C. Lyons Orville Wilks Woman’s Society of Christian Service Church Uniting W. C. Belcher Fellowship Hall First United Methodist Church

Planes collide over Melbourne. all survive landing safely

Two light planes collided in midair over Melbourne on Saturday. A Piper Cherokee with four aboard brushed the wing of a Cessna 182 carrying two persons. All four occupants of the Cherokee sustained facial or spinal injuries while both planes landed safely at a golf course and Moorabbin airport.

Melbourne Australia API Moorabbin

Honor attendants listed for ceremony as parade lineup

From left to right the honor attendants include Frankie Parker senior daughter of Charles Parker Sparky Parker Ricki Huffman soph o more Richard L Huffman Brenda Cook junior daughter of Buddy Cook Peggy Goode senior daughter of Joe Goode and Roger Wilkinson junior daughter of Twila Wilkinson Individual class plots will be displayed for public viewing on the field.

Frankie Parker Charles Sparky) Parker Ricki Huffman Richard L. Huffman Brenda Cook Buddy Cook Peggy Goode Joe Goode Roger Wilkinson Twila Wilkinson

Coal Firm Names Foremen in West Virginia Mine Division

Pocahontas North Division of Consolidation Coal Co names three new section foremen. Glen Peery, Coy Ray Taylor, and Kermit E. Fowler join the staff. Peery, a Mullens High School and Beckley College alumnus, hails from West Virginia and remains married to Beulah Hart of Rhodell with four children. Taylor, a McComas High School graduate, ran his own business for eight years and shares a home with Lovetta Mildred Davis. they have a daughter and twin sons. Fowler, previously with a small mine operation, is married to Betty Lester of Saeger and has two grown sons, Kermit and Robert.

Morgantown Pocahontas North Division Consolidation Coal Co Glen Aay Peery Coy Ray Taylor Kermit E. Fowler Peery Mullens High School Beckley College West Taylor McComas High School Lovetta Mildred Davis Rock Fredrick Ronald Theodore Donald Lovetta Rae Fowler Betty Elizabeth Lester Iof Saeger Kermit and Robert

Dear Mrs Lawrence Close Friendship and Family Strain

A reader writes about an unmarried friend who lives with elderly parents now in their late eighties. With parents ailing she faces constant care duties and growing resentment as married sisters visit less, shaping a tense family dynamic.

Muriel Lawrence Mrs. Lawrence

LeMay a Hawk's Hawk in Third Party Bid for President

United Press International profile outlines Gen Curtis LeMay career and strong anti Communism, noting WWII bomb campaigns, Vietnam stance, and role as Wallace VP pick. It covers OSU alum, Air Force service, later jet business, and family details.

United Press International E. LeMay Air Force LeMay Japan Columbus Ohio Vietnam Strategic Air Command Ohio State University George C. Wallace Wallace Bel Air Los Angeles

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mullens Byf Clif Pauley Earl Burcham James Gillespie Donald Nutter Don. Clark Congress Pol Don Clark Akers Electric Service Fayetteville Martin’s Furniture Co Oak Hill Lowe's of New River Supply Co Sears, Roebuck and Co Jack's Furniture, Inc Beckley Marty’s Inc Beckley Sparks T.V. & Appliances Lowe Brothers Elec. Serv Montgomery Ward John W. Eye Beckley Gray Lumber Company Crab Orchard Beckley Furniture Beckley Maytag Aurora Rhodes Supply Company Imperial Smokeless Coal Co Quinwood Sewell Electric East Rainelle Department Store Rainelle Hines Electric Store Hines Rainelle Maytag East Western Auto Associate East Rainelle Haynes Radio & Refrig Dorsey Gauley Furniture Co Gauley Bridge Melford Holland Tech Hall of Fame Pineville Area Crowley Worrell J. W. Burton Jr Riverdrive Veteran’s Administration Anita Mangus Madison Pineville Charleston George F. Brown Hem Ike Farley Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Sof Byron Rose Centerville Ted Kidd Williamson Branch Glasgow J. B. Kidd Walter Cunningham Franklin N. C Paul Cunningham Mary Ann Crews Bobbi Crews Judy Smallwood Marshall University Eddie Crews Charles Smallwood Leo Tilley Wyoming County North Carolina Charles Baugess Ravenswood Wayne ‘Goode Rockview Fred Goode Inlaw Aulda Byrd Twin Falls Road RNS Parent Crocus First Murphy Co Libby Beeman Pineville High School Shuff Field Raymond Beeman Pineville-Welch Roar Herndon Gen Curtis E. LeMay Mexico City Mexico
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