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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1960

Page

7

Fayette Cub Scouts To Hold District Meet

Fayetteville hosts planning for Pack 149 to reorganize after summer. Scouts from three districts will gather at F. O. Harris Park Smithers Sept 11 from 1 to 5 pm to display handicrafts. Mesdames Akers and Crewshank among attendees.

Fayette Cub Scouts Fayetteville RNS Chestnut American Legion F. O. Harris Park Smithers Ben Akers Avalon Buckskin Council Boyscout Capitol Street Charleston Ames District Ames Church Roy Cruikshank Leslie Bryant Jr Thomas Kes

Birthday Surprise for Edith Allen at Beaver Home

A surprise birthday party for Mrs Edith Allen was held Sunday at the Beaver home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs W W Bragg. Attendees included relatives from Charleston Mount Hope Beckley Bradley and Fort Jackson S C. Families shared a lawn picnic dinner in the afternoon.

Mount Hope BNS Edith Allen Inlaw W. W. Bragg Beaver Jess Wills Herb Walters Bill Walters Mike Betty Walters Charleston Maggie Hinchey Fannie Richeson Kyle Allen Jr Kyle, Lewis III Rose Anne Beckley Ralph Allen Richard Carol Roger Betty Bradley Ralph Allen Jr Fort Jackson S. C Sandra

Judge’s wedding fee reply sparks lasting memory

In Waukesha Wisconsin AP reports Judge David L Dancey presided over a marriage when the groom asked for his fee. The judge replied Whatever you feel it is worth. The man shook his hand and walked away.

Waukesha, Wis David L. Dancey

Telephone Official Guest Speaker At Oak Hill Rotary

OAK HILL RNS Benny Swager commercial manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co at Lewisburg was guest speaker at the Oak Hill Rotary Club meeting Tuesday He also gave a microwave demonstration to the group He displayed a mock kit to demonstrate how voice frequencies are relayed through the air It is a voice transmission system the Bell System inaugurated about two years ago for long distance calls The demonstration showed how the waves could be bound or reflected from one town to another and how different materials can affect the waves Following the demonstration Swager answered questions from the group It was announced that Dave Fox District 755 governor will attend the next meeting Wallace Bennett secretary and Harry Duncan attended the one day Rotary Institute meeting held in Montgomery Aug 19 All clubs of District 755 were represented at the meeting.

Oak Hill RNS Benny Swager Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Lewisburg Rotary Club Bell System Swager Dave Fox District 755 Wallace Bennett Harry Duncan Rotary Institute Montgomery

Shoulder Pads, Heads Bang Tonight in Local Match

A gritty prep basketball night features players Trennis Mathis Leroy Messer Butch Forren Ronnie Stewart Joe Harding Ernie Bailey Denny Burkett and Gerald Brunty for the home squad. In photos, Larry Acord Daniels Gerald Brunty Ronnie Stewart appear at guard and end positions while backs include Butch Farrar Danny Long and Denny Burkett.

Dick Myers Trennis Mathis Leroy Messer Butch Forren Ronnie Stewart Joe Harding Ernie Bailey Denny Burkett Gerald Brunty Larry Acord Mike Daniels Butch Farrar Danny Long

Should He Ask $300000 or $800000 For Conservation Budget

Charleston AP conservation director Warden M Lane weighs a realistic $300000 general revenue request against a bolder ask of $800000 to $1 million to fund a fuller conservation program. He notes past reliance on special revenues and higher license fees, and cites the need to expand forestry work and ranger salaries while counties hire more officers.

Charleston M. Lane Lane Board of Public Works Hazen H. Fair General Revenue Fund Buckhannon

Family notes and moves across Glen Rogers area

Seldom readers see a patchwork of visits and relocations as Glen Rogers residents host relatives from Beckley Charleston Morgantown and San Pedro Calif. Highlights include Sgt Elvin Robinson and family leaving for Camp Lejeune, others visiting through Glen Fork and surrounding areas, and local residents returning from hospital and travel.

Glen Rogers Elvin Robinson Glenn Robinson Camp Lejeune N. C Pensacola Florida Elvin Jr C. H. Durham J. S. Durham David Durham Obie Wanescot Judy Eddie Chicago Jim Morris Morgantown Alma Morris Kim Charleston Wilson Mosley Beckley Memorial Hospital Marshall Free Arlington John Oyenik Arthur Sweeney Santa Ana Calif Dickie Sundin Clarence Sundin Glen Rogers High School George Welshans Pennsylvania Clare Brooks Bryan Ball Shumate Glen Fork Aubrey Fanning Pam Cook Ed Cook Beulah Presley San Pedro Cook Presley Bob Marland Malissa

Mary Stewart Weds Aldo D Cont in Raven Cliff

Miss Mary Stewart daughter of Mr and Mrs Ward Stewart Raven Cliff and Aldo Del Cont son of Mr and Mrs Louis Del Cont Welch were married Monday morning at St Peter's Catholic Church Charlestown Following the ceremony Rev H A Ryan officiated Music was by Diane Spresser The bride wore a princess Lace dress with Sabrina neckline and shoulder veil She carried a white orchid bouquet They will reside in Houston Texas and the couple plan a short wedding trip

Ravencliff RNS Mary Stewart Ward Stewart Aldo del Cont Louis del Cont Welch St. Peter's Catholic Church Charleston H. A. Ryan Diane Spresser Ernest Auciello, Welch del Cont Glen Rogers High School Concord College Athens Concord Kappa Sigma Kappa Fraternity Houston Tex

Oak Hill VFW to Sponsor Dance Saturday

Oak Hill VFW Post 3110 and Auxiliary plan a charity dance Saturday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Oak Hill with the Contours of Montgomery providing music to raise funds for toys for needy children at Christmas. Attendees include Frank Navicki Tom Burt and Joleta Midkiff with others at a recent meeting in Ripley.

Oak Hill RNS Veterans of Foreign Wars Clarence W. Dickinson Montgomery Frank Navicki Tom Burt Joleta Midkiff Ripley Burt Fayette Elliott Warden Bill McClung Eugene Allen Larry Novicki

Son is Born in Charleston to Marchio Family

Mr and Mrs Jack L Marchio of Charleston announce the birth of their first child a boy Jack L Jr born Saturday Aug 27 at Charleston General Hospital weighing eight pounds ten ounces The paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Andy Marchio of 307 Clendenin Street Andy Marchio is a former resident of Kilsyth and attended Mount Hope School.

Charleston Jack L. Marchio Jack L. Jr Charleston General Hospital Andy Marchio Clendenin Steet Kilsyth Mount Hope School

Community Visitors and a Newborn at Beckley Memorial

Pax PAX visitors from Princeton and Mr. Wright hosted gatherings with multiple families from Mr. Hope Huntington and Ashtabula Ohio. A daughter, Melody Lynn Dotson, was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Dotson of Packs Branch on August 28 at Beckley Memorial Hospital weighing five pounds ten ounces.

Pax L. C. Thompson Besleigh Thompson Sandra Princeton B. A. Wright Ashtabula Ohio Valerie Spangler Jefferson William Lilly Bradley Mark Spangler Beckley Ralph Lawson Cathy North Carolina Melody Lynn William Dotson Packs Branch Beckley Memorial Hospital J. W. Hewlett

Jesse Girl Graduates From Nursing School

Miss Sharon Lee Cook of Jesse graduates from St Marys Hospital School of Nursing Huntington. The event at 3 p.m. marked her completion after study begun September 1957 with a psychiatric affiliation at Our Lady of Peace Hospital Louisville. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James J Cook Jr and will remain on staff at St Marys.

Jesse Sharon Lee Cook St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing Huntington James J. Cook Jr Miss Cook Oceana High School Tri-Hi-Y Future Homemakers of America St. Marys Our Lady of Peace Louisville Cook Orville Lusk Mark Ruby Cook G. M. Cook Oak Hill Tiny Stone Mullens Russell Bond Beckley

Westerville man hid under sink after escape

Westerville Ohio police sought 39 year old Wencl Jarrell for an escape from Casimbus Workhouse. They found him hiding under his kitchen sink at his home.

Westerville, Ohio Wencl Jarrell Jarrell Casimbus

Grandparents Mr and Mrs Dotson Noted in Craigsville

The grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lawrence E Dotson of Craigsville.

Lawrence E. Dotson Craigsville

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