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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1966

Page

7

Shower Honors Mrs. Ronnie Hamilton at Oceana Church

Mrs. Ronnie Hamilton was honored with a household shower in Oceana First Church of God Fellowship Hall. Hostesses included Mrs. Worley Walker and Mrs. O. C. Hamilton. Guests and helpers listed. bride is Patty Blankenship, now Mrs. Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blankenship of Kopperston.

Oceana Ronnie Hamilton Fellowship Hall Oceana First Church of God Worley Walker O. C. Hamilton Charles Blankenship W. O Carter Juanita Cook William Lusk Cook Hamilton Patty Blankenship Kopperston Pearlsburg State House Charleston West Virginia Tech

Visit Notes From Lively Household Weekend Guests

Pax visitors at the Henry Canterbury home include David Williamson of Dayton Ohio and Kermit Kinsley with son Stevi from Tipp City. Effie Clyburn of Beckley also joined for a two week stay along with other local guests. Burman Wilson and family plan several weeks in Whiting Indiana with sons Freddy and Ewell. Weekend guests of Oleta Shumate include Jim Hill and daughters Debra and Kelli from St Albans.

Pax Henry Canterbury Lively David Williamson Dayton Ohio Kermit Kinsley Stevi Tipp City Canterbury Home Effie Clyburn Beckley Freeman Clay Edna and Linda Sand Branch Blaine Tyree Karen Susan Reanna Alicia Paint Creek Road Jess Humphrey Burman Wilson Whiting Ind Freddy Wilson Ewell Wilson Oleta Shumate Jim Hill Debra Kelli St. Albans

Look and See Nonsense by Muriel Lawrence

Muriel Lawrence critiques modern reading methods and praises Professor Robert L. Allen for advocating phonics and decoding over experiential or emotional learning. She contrasts look and see with alphabet instruction and previews a future column distinguishing emotional knowledge from ordinary brain knowledge.

Muriel Lawrence Enterprise Assn Robert L. Allen Teachers College Columbia University Sigmund Freud

Be A Reporter Fairdale Surveyor Notice

Fairdale surveyor contact list shows Mrs Helen Snuffer and others with localities Mabscott Flat Top Ghent Mount Hope, each with a phone number for reporting.

Fairdale Helen Snuffer Ghent Cordie Nugen Mount Hope Margaret Marchie

Role Of U S Clergy In Times Of Crisis

In this fourth installment the writer examines how U S clergymen confront civil rights and poverty era tensions. He notes church leaders lead social action, face backlash, and risk splits within congregations as they advocate housing, Medicare, voter registration, and protests. The Viet Nam crisis looms as a major future challenge.

David Poling New York NEA Harlem Hough Watts South Dixie mid-South Saul Alinsky America John Q Selma Washington Viet Nam United States

Churchwomen Install Officers At Mount Hope Circle Meetings

Mount Hope Presbyterian Church circles held their final meeting of the year. Circle No 1 plans installation of new officers for the coming year and will stage a Sept 19 general meeting. A Mobile X ray Unit visit is scheduled Sept 14 with times noted. Circle 2 also held its last gathering of the year and announced Communion on Oct 2. Members discussed pledges funds and clothing donations for overseas.

Mount Hope ANS Circle No. 1 Mount Hope Presbyterian Church T.L. Feazelle H.D. Norton P.C. Graney Jr Joseph McCoy Patrick C. Graney Jr E.C. Amick W.G. Callaway J. H. Coleman W.C. Holliday C.E. Jones James Page T.A. Jaeger Circle No Gladys Lawton Stanley C. Higgins O. J. Walker O. G. Callison H. E. Howard A. C. Carman Walter Bookman Sam Dorado Tom H. Snyder Allen Garrett Jr Corrie Graff J. E. Howard C. A. Hogg

Escapees From Huttonsville Prison Nabbed Behind Bars

Charleston United Press International reports two convicts who escaped from Huttonsville Medium Security Prison in a garbage truck last Wednesday were recaptured. Eugene Gillespie 29 of South Charleston was seized Saturday in Ruth. Raymond H Short 20 of Pineville was caught Friday by Charleston detectives. Both were serving 15 year terms for armed robbery in Kanawha County.

Charleston UPI Huttonsville Eugene Gillespie South Charleston Ruth Raymond H. Short Pineville Kanawha

Culprit Caught in Fires Plaguing Evergreen Woman

A woman accused a pattern of fires and urged action. Officials tailed her home and nabbed the culprit, who dropped lit matches into the gas tank of the woman’s car. It was her son.

Evergreen Colo UPI

Cook Stewart Bridal Held in Matheny

The wedding of Miss Sue Stewart and Terry Cook took place at 6 p.m. on September 9 in the Matheny Church of God. The couple, both of Matheny area, were joined in a single-ring ceremony officiated by Hansel Cook with Rev. Stellie Parsons offering the prayer. The bride, a Oceana High School graduate, wore a white silk two-piece dress with a lace-cowl bodice and lace sleeves. A reception followed at the groom’s parents’ home with a four-tier cake. The couple plan to reside in Jesse while Terry works at the Coca Cola Plant in Pineville.

Matheny Sue Stewart Alfred Stewart Terry Cook Matheny Church of God Jesse Cook Hansel Cook Stellie Parsons Roy Stone Marcum Stewart Arvil Cook Jesse

Woman's Mission Society Discusses Faith at Oceana church

The Oceana First Baptist Woman's Mission Society met with devotional by Mrs Elia Cook and theme songs and talks on Faith Freedom's Foundation Oneness of Faith and Works and The Voice of God The program included reports from several members and plans for leadership training and a sewing center drive with items to be donated Attendees included Mrs Mora Chambers Mrs Virginia Claypool Mrs Ronald L Cook Mrs Ella Cook Mrs Homer Cook Mrs Maude Cozort and others with Miss June Milam visiting.

Oceana Woman’s Mission Society of the Oceana First Maude Cozort Homer Cook White Cross Socret Cook Harlan Ellenburg Pineville Travis Taylor Welch Rockcastle Association Rockcastle Baptist Church Rockview Kelly Williams Merle Wood Minnie Hawkins Honor Point Hettie Hinkle Mora Chambers Virginia Claypool Ronald L. Cook Ella Cook G. B. Workman Edith Green Perry Scott Jeanette Houston June Milam

Jurors to Report for Fayette County Court Duty

Petit jurors for the Fayette County Circuit Court must report Wednesday as announced by circuit clerk C. H. Maxwell. The group was initially summoned for Tuesday and rescheduled to the midweek session.

Fayetteville Fayette County C. H. Maxwell

Montana Joins Union On November Eighth, 1889

The state of Montana was admitted to the United States on November 8, 1889 marking its official entry into the Union. State leaders and residents celebrated the milestone as Montana became the 41st state.

Montana

United States leads world in soybean production

United Press International reports that the United States accounts for 64.2 percent of all soybeans produced worldwide, according to the 1966 World Almanac.

United Press International United States

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