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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1960
Page
2
The Owls begin their season with a Dec 2 game against Stoco. Players include son of Mr and Mrs Bill Tara and Mrs Amos Shumate of Soulsville. Manager crkozy confirms the schedule.
Barron will tour Boone County on a return campaign. He will be met atop Lens Mountain at 9 a.m. for a day of speeches and touring aimed at widening his county margin. Democrats including Manning Boggs and other local candidates will join at multiple stops reaching Van at 10 a.m. and Madison at 7 30 p.m. for a Scott High School auditorium address.
Fayette County Local Board No 3 lists selectees including Jean John Alexander Martindale Jr Ansted Marvin Chapen Ray Reneey Edward Lee Fox Danese Wayne Douglas Richmond Mount Hope Leon Morris David Parker ton and Wendell Quinton Taylor Branch for reporting.
Banyuwangy is described as a Dutch province in Java with an unspecified population estimate of about ten thousand or more, reflecting a brief, fragmentary archival note.
Coal River Little League members elected Carl G. Jarrell Dry Creek as president Harold Scott Montreal as vice president Howard Clay Pettus as secretary and Wilson Hall Whitesville as treasurer at Mount View School Tuesday. The league will improve the Pet tus park infield replacing it with sand and soil and plan a Nov 19 Montroal meeting to discuss a Park Board umpire board and incorporation of the Little League. Feb deadline set for team sponsorship. refreshments by the school PTA.
About 500 Americans reside in Kobe Japan a major seaport of one million inhabitants. The brief note locates a sizable expatriate community in the port city known for its international trade and strategic harbor.
The Oak Hill Jaycees select go cart races at Red Devil Memorial Stadium to raise money for Collins High School stadium bond payments. Net proceeds go to the stadium fund, with 2,300 dollars targeted. races will feature revised formats and a Nov. 18 carnival. Co chairs Mrs John Donachy and Mrs H R Cole lead fundraising efforts, with entries invited from Beckley Charleston Bluefield Ansted and Virginia clubs.
Fayetteville RNS reports six marriage license applications filed in Fayette County Clerk’s office. Applicants include E M Crowder and Annie Cosby. Ralph J Downey and Mary Downey. Bett Sue Bobbitt and Sphillips. Clarence Lightfoot and Arthelia Medley. Joyce Arbaugh and Sphillips. Barbara Ann Brewer and A Skaggs. Shirley Fox and Elmer Fox.
Mrs Jane Lowe remains a patient at Charleston Memorial Hospital Dinah Lee McComas returns home to Lebanon Virginia after visiting here with Mr and Mrs J kit Mr and Mrs Paul Greer and daughters Betsy and Paula were weekend guests of her mother Mrs Jennie Goode of Athens A 10 Gene Edwards of Myrtle Beach South Carolina visited last week with his parents Mr and Mrs John Edwards Mr and Mrs Donald Hawkins of Denver Colorado were guests last week of Mr and Mrs Chester Hawkins Miss Brenda Lowe weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Sam Mutter of Mullens D P Moore and daughter Pat and grandson Stevie Crockett were weekend guests of relatives in Bandy Virginia Michael Rush has returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs James
Mr and Mrs Robert Martin of Flint Michigan, former West Virginia residents, returned home after visiting relatives there. They saw his brothers Les ley Martin in Lansing Kenna Martin Crab Orchard Wilbur Martin McArthur Harold Martin Lookout and Mrs T A Parolari in Rock Creek plus Frank who joined them in Meadow Bluff Greenbrier County. They lived in Flint about five years and he works for General Motors Chevrolet Division.
Mr and Mrs Joseph E Laverty of Augusta Georgia are visiting relatives in Raleigh County. They count W E Wills Emory Daniel Jess Daniel Stick ney Mrs Sherman Clay Glen Daniel and Mrs Luther Mooney as part of their Raleigh area kin. Laverty was born in Raleigh County and is a retired civil servant who served in the army at the Augusta Arsenal before settling there. Mrs Laverty is a Georgia native. Each year they return home to visit and praise West Virginia scenery and people.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilson and daughter Andres Kay were weekend guests of relatives in Big Stone Gap Virginia. Mrs. Wilson's mother Edmonia Reaser of Greenville Tennessee joined the visit.
Peggy Lou Cook led the Oceana School Parent-Teacher Association devotional Monday night. She read Psalm 91 and led a prayer, then performed a piano solo. Bean Gray presided, naming committee chairs for the year. The PTA voted to sell hot dogs on Election Day and candy for supplies, with Janet Payne named secretary replacing Clarence Woody. About 65 members attended.
In Fayetteville at St. Anthony Shrine Boomer, Betty Sue Bobbitt and Ralph Downey united in a Saturday 11 a m ceremony. Rev M E MacDonald officiated. Bride daughter of C Dennis Bobbitt and Mrs Bobbitt, groom son of Bernard J Downey and the late Mrs Downey. Attendants included Margaret Alder man and Leo Bode. Reception at the Altar Society hall. The couple left for Keokuk Iowa where they will reside.
Jesse Owens will speak at Mount Hope high school auditorium at 3 30 p m instead of 6 30 p m today due to changes in his travel schedule. The rally is part of his Republican campaign across the nation.
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