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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1958

Page

3

Nancy Wood and Paul Stover wed in Whitesville ceremony

In Whitesville at the Whitesville Baptist Church, Miss Nancy Louise Wood and Paul Stover exchanged nuptial vows in a 7:30 p.m. candlelit ceremony officiated by Rev. O. E. Stump. The couple, both with local roots, will reside in Whitesville following a reception at the Appalachian Building.

Whitesville Whitesville Baptist Church Nancy Louise Wood Paul Stover Wood John Wood Stover HR. E. Stover Colcord O. E. Stump Bob Stina Sam Putinsky

Kingman Mayor Pushes Secession Demand Over Road Decay

Kingman Arizona mayor E J McCarthy calls for secession from Arizona to join Nevada amid deplorable road conditions, saying local roads threaten progress and safety. The bold stance signals possible political pressure and municipal friction with state authorities.

Kingman, Ariz A E. J. McCarthy Kingman McCarthy King' Sman Arizona Nevada

Oak Hill Man Listed In Fair Condition After Shooting Himself

Oak Hill man Darrell Duncan, 25, of 126 Richard Street, remained in fair condition at Oak Hill Hospital after a self-inflicted gunshot wound from a .22 caliber rifle. Patrolman Howard Tyree said he also had a neck cut and left arm injury believed to be from a razor. Duncan had just been released from a Virginia Veterans Hospital and was transported by Thomas Funeral Home ambulance.

Howard Tyree Darrell Duncan Richard Street Duncan Tyree Virginia Thomas Funeral Home

V Day Planned at Whitesville Church Enrolment Drive

Whitesville First Baptist lines up V Day for the Sunday School enrolment drive. Last year the goal was 500 with 445 average attendance. this year the goal again 500 per Sunday. Special music and a quartet are planned for Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Church Services at 11 a.m.

Whitesville RNS First Baptist Church of

Montcoal Scout Pack Tours Capital City

Montcoal Cub Scout Pack 181 visited Charleston and Kanawha Airport. Mrs P Carter filmed the trip for future meetings. Participants included Don Mathers Mrs Myrthe Meadows Regina Adkins and many Cubs who took plane rides. Den Mothers plan a follow up trip Charleston to Beckley.

Montcoal Charleston Kanawha P. Carter Don Mathers Myrthe Meadows Regina Adkins James Peters Dale Webb Sandra Carter Billy Bailey Donald Adkins Roger Carter Gayle Adkins

Icelanders Claim They're Winning Codfish Fight

AP report from Reykjavik says Icelanders claim victory in the codfish dispute with Britain. Coast Guard intercepted messages suggesting British trawlers tire of chase by Icelandic gunboats. Iceland extended waters to 12 miles. British vessels contest legality and Royal Navy protection abounds. Icelandic trawlers assert they must finish the seizure, while British and Icelandic sides clash over law and fishing rights.

Reykjavik Iceland Britain Coast Guard

Seventh Grade Return To Wyoming School Sparks Protest

Sevent​h grade pupils in the Wyoming area will attend Wyoming Elementary School this year, not Pineville High. Six seventh graders briefly enrolled at Pineville High before being sent back. Parents from Wyoming and Marianna protested at a school board meeting citing lack of band and physical education at Wyoming, with threats to keep children home if reassigned. Crowded Pineville High cited as reason to avoid teaching those subjects there.

Pineville RNS Wyoming Wyoming County Jesse W. Morgan Schoo Marianna Pineville High

Two-Man Golf Team To Represent Whitesville Lions Club

Whitesville Lions Club selects a two man golf team to compete in the West Virginia Golf Tourney set for September 14 at Hawks Nest. On September 20, president Bill Cook leads a four man delegation to the Lions Fall Conference at the Denier Boone Hotel in Charleston. Three delegates to the conference will be chosen at Tuesday’s Raleigh Grill meeting.

Whitesville RNL Whitesville Lions Club West Virginia Hawks Nest Bill Cook Lions Denier Boone Hotel Charleston Raleigh Grill

Ambulance Trip Serves Pineville Man After Fall

The Robertson-Foglesong ambulance from Pineville transported Dave Shields, 42, from his Baileysville home to Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after he broke a leg in a slip on wet grass.

Pineville ANS Robertson - Foglesong Dave Shields Baileysville Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Shields

Boone County Education Association Holds Meet

The Boone County Education Association Executive Council met at the president Darlene Bradley's home and later at Scott High School. Agenda covered legislation sick leave burial fund and school census with a reception for new teachers and planning for three citizen area meetings at Ivan High School Scott High School and Sherman High School. Attendees included Wilmer E. Doss Ray Sherwood Retta Sanders Louise Rees Madier Miller Virginia Doss Edward Goodwin and Heyward Chambers along with many Boone County teachers.

Scott High School Sherman High School Wilmer E. Doss Ray Sherwood Retta Sanders Boone County Louise Rees Boone County Education Association Madier Miller BCEA Virginia Doss BSEA Edward Goodwin Van Heyward Chambers

Mrs Pritchard rites set in Arnett Assembly of God

Funeral services for 87 year old Delilah Pritchard will be held at 2 p m Saturday in the Assembly of God Church Arnett with Rev Tollie Bonds officiating Burial will follow in Cooks Cemetery Arnett She died today in a Beckley hospital after a long illness Surviving are a daughter Mrs John Honaker Arnett three sons Ashford Dickens Twilight Glen Dickens Pine Knob and Leonard Dickens Arnett four sisters Mrs Ida Bond Rock Creek Mrs Nancy Green Bim Mrs Mary Jarrell and Mrs Sara Bailey both of Twilight The body will be taken to the home of Mrs John Honaker today by Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville ENROLLMENT LISTED COLCORD Four schools in the Coal River area reported opening day enrollments Clear Fork High School 404 Colcord Elementary 71 Dorothy Elementary 1H Upper White Oak 10

Whitesville Delilah Pritchard Assembly of God Arnett Tollie Bonds Cooks Cemetery Pritchard Beckley John Honaker Ashford Dickens Twilight Glen’ ‘Dickens Pine Knob Leonard Dickens Ida Bond Rock Creek Nancy Green Bim Mary Jarrell Sara Bailey Armstrong Funeral Home Colcord Coal River Area Clear Fork High School Dorothy Upper White Oak

Was In Season ALBUQUERQUE Labor Dept Notes Pea Picker Shortage

In midsummer central New Mexico faced a notable shortage of pea pickers, according to the New Mexico Labor Department. The report highlights a seasonal labor squeeze affecting agriculture in the Albuquerque region.

Albuquerque N. M Ernie Ford New Mexico Labor Department New Mexico

Possible Loss Of Family Trade Cover Up Las Vegas Nudes

In Las Vegas the nudist showgirl debate centers on harming the family vacation appeal. Operators argue nudity could drive away the family trade and turn the city into a honky tonk. Hotel leaders warn the couple and children market supports the casino.

Las Vegas Nev Ben Goffstein The Riviera Jack Entrader the Sands

Retiring prosecutor humbles get rich quick schemes

Los Angeles-based veteran prosecutor Herman L. Atterberry, 70, who began his career in 1921, retires Monday after declaring you cannot cheat an honest man. He recalls convicts and a lone hearts club fraud that stole over 150000 from widows and spinsters, noting the California grand theft precedent for fraud by false promise. He and his wife will return to Tomkinsville, Kentucky.

Los Angeles Kentucky Herman L. Atterberry Banco Arterberry Atterbderry Atterberry Convic Tion California Imogene Tomkinsville

Bequest Divides 70 000 Estate To Local Groups In Roswell

Gus H. Winter died at 78 leaving 70000 to be shared with local civic and charitable groups over 30 years. His Christmas instruction directed the Masonic lodge to provide two sets of long underwear to needy elderly men in the area each year.

Roswell N. M Gus H. Winter Masonic Lodge

Desalination Advances Put Ocean Water into Fresh Supply

American researchers inch toward large scale fresh water from sea with five experimental plants approved. Cost estimates range from 2 to 3 dollars per thousand gallons. municipal use may wait for 50 to 60 cents per thousand. Methods include evaporation, solar heating, filtering, freezing, and chemical or electrical purification. membranes and electrical separation in development. scale removal remains a challenge.

Rennie Taylor Associated ‘Press SAN Francisco Congress U. S. Interior Department Office of OSW

Taxed Food Sparks Outcry From West Virginia Buyer

A Huntington resident Thomas R. Haynes protests taxes on food saying such levies hurt families with tight budgets and urge applying new taxes to luxuries instead of essentials. He calls the home drinks tax unfair and asks readers to join the West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxpayers Association in Huntington for action.

Thomas R. Haynes Waverly Rd Huntington W. Va Us Today West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxpayers Association P. O. Bor

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