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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1958
Page
2
The stewardship and promotion conference of the southern Parkersburg Presbyterial will hold its fall meeting at the Presbyterian Church on November 1. Principal speaker will be Rev. John Henry Strock, synod executive. New York City occupies 6-100,000ths of the earth's land surface.
Pineville youths from four churches plan a 6 to 8 p m UNICEF event visiting homes in teams. Friends and families will recognize teams by orange bags and coin boxes to raise money for milk and food sent to children in troubled regions worldwide. All funds go to the United States Committee for UNICEF in New York.
At the Oak Hill Hinton game Friday at Red Devil Stadium Collins High crowned Sharon Elkins 15 as the 12th Miss Homecoming. The senior daughter of Mr and Mrs James Pikins was named by principal Dc M Bruffey with Nancy Lively as maid of honor.
Murell McKinney, 29, Bud, admitted to Wyoming General Hospital early Wednesday with hip and pelvic injuries after a cutting machine he was operating slipped out of gear and pinned him against timber in the Stephenson mine.
Fort William Ontario AP report says Jerry Mendeck won a 1957 car in a Lakehead Exhibition draw but cannot drive the vehicle. He is 23 years old and unable to operate the automobile.
Oak Hill Ohio? No, West Virginia. the Oak Hill Civic League met at Hotel Hill at 8 p.m. Mrs. D P Lively led a devotional and Mrs R H Scott guided a pledge. They planned a school clothing closet, formed a committee led by G J Thomas, and heard about the Capitol District Convention of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs in Fayetteville on Oct 11 with co hosting by the Oak Hill Civic League and the Fayetteville Woman's Club. The program showcased the Women's Rescue Corps in action led by J P Cashion, with Nancy Hannabass narrating and noting the local corps as the first in the state and third in the nation. Members and guests listed attended the meeting.
Funeral services for Miss Myrtle Lawson will be held Tuesday at 2 p m in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev Freddie Steele officiating. Burial will follow in Hot Coal Cemetery. Miss Lawson 41 died Sunday at home after a long illness. Surviving are two brothers Everett Cannelton Albert Summerlee and six sisters all of Mount Hope with others in Pulaski Va Cannelton and Fayetteville. The body will lie in state at Tyree Funeral Home until the service.
Fayetteville entity reports $252,150 in suits filed in the Fayette Circuit Clerk office. Named actions include Mack Dobbins seeking $75,000 and Joseph Pence $150,000 against Leonard A Thompson, William B Weymouth vs Charles Weaver for $25,000, Joe Tabit vs George Elias for $650, plus John Wilson vs Palmer Beard Miller for $1,500. A group suit by Mr and Mrs William M Young names multiple defendants with no stated amount.
Mrs Effie Delp of Mullens is honored at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Women of the Church of Bluestone Presbytery for long service. The presentation by Mrs Al Sandoval marks the first life membership for a Mullens Presbyterian member. Delp’s life is traced from Union County birth in 1890 through teaching, church work, and founding roles in Richlands and Mullens churches, along with Bible teaching and world missions involvement.
Fayetteville and other towns report applications for marriage licenses in Fayette County with 25 listed couples. Names include James Brubaker and Caroline Harrah, John Butler and Sherry Whitley, Ralph Canterbury and Shirley Sharp, James Farrish and Florence Eads, Albert Lee and Geraldine Hendricks, Joe Lawson and Josephine Agee, Robert Murdock and Shelby Adkins, Lyle Otler and Dorothy Bostic, James Peters and Beverly DuFour, William Radford and Lou Morton, Joseph Samples and Betty Murray.
Collins High School junior class in Oak Hill held a spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the junior senior prom. The event netted 206.60 from 348 tickets sold with five committees guiding planning including Publicity, Supplies, Tickets, Decorations and Clean-up led by chairpersons such as Diane Rhodes and Sharon Flint. The dinner replaces the usual magazine drive.
Funeral services for Mrs. Theresa B. Coy of Red Star will be held at First Baptist Church Hill Top with ministers G J Wilson and R D Farry officiating. Burial is planned at Hill Top Cemetery. She died at 6 25 p m Saturday from a heart condition aged 56. Survivors include her husband George five sons and four daughters plus 14 grandchildren. Body at Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean.
C E Mahan of Fayetteville will review Bending the Twig at 8 p m Tuesday at Oak Hill Baptist Church. The Borderland Chapter DAR sponsors the event with invocation by Rev Randolph Johnson and music by the Choralettes of Collins High School. Mrs J M Francesa will introduce as chapter regent.
Dr J A McCraw announces a three day free X-ray drive in Boone County starting Nov 4 for residents over 20. Food handlers excluded. Wharton Nov 4 1 4 pm Madison Nov 5 10 am to noon and 1 4 pm Nov 6 10 am to noon and 1 3 pm Whitesville Nov 7 9 am to noon Sylvester Nov 7 2 4 pm Sponsored with Boone County Health Department.
Doctors prefer this asthma formula for private patients and tests show it stops attacks in minutes and provides hours of relief. The remedy, once prescription only, is now available without a prescription in small Primatene tablets.
An advertisement touts Primatene as opening bronchial tubes and loosening mucus to ease asthma distress and nervous tension without injections. It promotes a three-medicine, prescription-strength formula sold for 98 cents with a money-back guarantee.
Mrs Franklin D Parker of Covington Va scheduled for goiter removal at Wyoming General Hospital today after Sunday admission. Parker is the former Sarah McNutt, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry McNutt of Mulllens Fairview Street.
A Raleigh County educational board candidate pledges nonalignment with any faction and vows to represent all citizens. The platform includes free K-12 textbooks, better equipped junior highs, relief from overcrowding, enhanced science and vocational facilities, and continued progress to expand opportunities for all children. Ad paid by local business leaders.
Billy Cline, 18, of Long Branch, is jailed on charges of burning a barn owned by Ted Morgan. Cline admitted to striking a match in hay while seeking shelter from rain, then fled and watched the blaze. The barn, valued around $300, contained $200 in seed. Morgan offered leniency if Cline helped rebuild, which he refused.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union plans an Institute at Oak Hill Baptist Church starting at 10 a.m. A noon luncheon follows. Speakers include Rev. Chenoeth pastor of Oak Hill Baptist, Mrs. C. R. Hill on the Legislative department, Mrs. Thomas James on youth temperance education, Mrs. J. Matty Beav er on natural fruit beverages, and Mrs. Ira Whitlock Beckley on child welfare. Mrs. Kelly Williams leads the event.
A 48 model car driven by Edward Thompson, 47, Minden, struck a 50 model car driven by Tracy Calvert, 24, Thayer, Saturday night at Glen Jean. Calvert turned left from U S 21 to SR 20 and was hit by Thompson traveling south on 21. Charges filed against both drivers by Oak Hill State Police.
Hanover Courthouse Virginia judges for the Hanover Farmers' Picnic were disappointed as watermelons and cantaloupes were judged solely on appearance with no tasting.
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