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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1954

Page

8

Oak Hill Sorority Plans Guest Outing This Month

Miss Mary Lou Mitchell hosted the Beta Theta Chapter opening meeting at her Hill top home with co host Mrs John Duda. The group planned a hamburger fry at Little Beaver Park on Sept 21 at 630 pm for members and guests. The program Introductions and Invitations followed the opening ritual as part of a series on Conduct Expression and Purpose.

Oak Hill Mary Lou Mitchell Beta Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Hilltop John Duda Little Beaver Park Wilbur Eigenbrod Duda Ways and Means Sorouty Hobart Watson Highland Ave Mitchell Aide Earl Bannister W. H. Booth Jr William Moore William F. O’neal Jr James H. McClung J. P. Painter Betty Alice Perry D. C. Rapp Jr Juanita Scott R. R. Thomas Jr Robert Via Leonard Baird

Lodge Officers Moved at Knights of Pythias Meeting

In Oak Hill the Knights of Pythias conferred page rank on Karl Krause and will bestow it on Sella Rhodes next Tuesday. Wilbur Williams resigned as prelate, triggering promotions for Wallace Evans as prelate Jack Evans as master of arms Frank Nunez as inner guard and John W. Perry Jr as outer guard. The lodge plans a family picnic at Leighton Pegram farm Salem road Thursday at 6 30 p.m.

Oak Hill RNS Karl Krause Knights of Pythias Lodge Sella Rhodes Wilbur Williams Wallace Evans Jack Evans Frank Nunez John W. Perry Jr Leighton Pegram Salem Road

Coal Operator Taken by Death

OAK HILL. George E. Evans 67 Oak Hill died at 5 30 am in Oak Hill hospital. A coal mine operator he had been ill two weeks with pneumonia and a heart condition. Funeral arrangements are in complete. The body is at the Thomas Funeral Home.

Oak Hill RNS George E. Evans Oak Hill Hospital Evans Thomas Funeral Home

Oak Hill Rotarians Hold Picnic Meeting

The Oak Hill Rotary Club held a dinner meeting at the home of Rev. C.S. Donnelly on Pea Ridge Road. Afterward members toured the Donnelly library and museum housing Fayette and Raleigh county historical books and Indian and Army souvenirs and relics.

Oak Hill RNS C.S. Donnelly Pea Ridge Road Rotary Club Donnelly Fayette Raleigh

Bluefield Specialist Addresses Wyoming County Medical Society

The Wyoming County Medical Society met in Mullens at the Cow Shed with Dr. E W Kirby Jr of Bluefield Sanitarium as guest speaker. He spoke on urinary tract infections using slides, followed by a round table discussion. The auxiliary met for the first 1954 55 term led by Mrs. George Fordham with new officers and committee chairs named. next meeting December 5 will feature Mrs. Ray Burger as guest speaker.

Ward Wylie B W. Steele American Medical Education Fund Frank Isoldos L. H. Trippett Speaker's Bureau E. M. Wilkinson National Bulletin R. C. Hatfield C. T. Upchurch

Junior Garden Club Suspended in Oak Hill Meeting

Oak Hill Garden Club voted to suspend the Acorn Junior Garden Club due to demands of school activities and scout work. The leader Mrs. W. S. Harding Jr. resigned after moving to Cowen. Guests spoke on bulbs for beauty at the Lundale Drive home of Mrs. C. D. James.

Oak Hill RNS Acorn Junior Garden Club Oak Hill Garden Club Lundale Drive C. D. James W. S. Harding Jr Cowen Hobart Watson J. C. Hamilton Fayetteville Appalachian W. P. Bittinger A. W. Burdette C. S. Donnelly J. E. Frisk E. S. Hamilton V. C. Harvey J. W. Jones R. E. Kelly Dewey Kincaid John Kincaid J. &. Lewis Tracy Moses W. P. Newland G. A. Owens J. B. Thompson H. L. van Camp J. C Hamilton R. R. Thomas

Enrolls in College Wright Ohio?

Bob Miller, son of Mr and Mrs Miller of Wyoming, left Thursday for Berea Kentucky to enroll at Berea College.

College Wyoming RNS Bob Miler

Burglars Strike Mullens Shoe Shop and Conley School

Two burglaries were reported in Mullens area on Monday night. At Howard Avenue shoe shop confectionery, a radio, cigarettes, and about $15 were stolen during 9 to 10:30 p.m. At Conley School near Calorie, three windows were broken and a soft drink machine damaged as intruders searched the principal's office, teachers’ desks, lockers, and school store. State police investigated.

Sadie Fleshman Adkins Funeral Services Friday

Beelick Knob. Sadie Fleshman Adkins 32 died Tuesday in Hinton Hospital after a four year illness. Funeral in Nickell Funeral Home chapel East Rainelle at 2 p.m. with Rev. Bill Houchins. Burial Gwinn Cemetery Green Sulphur Springs. Surviving: Ira T. Adkins husband Claude Fleshman father China Hicks Johnson mother two brothers William Fleshman Portsmouth Ohio Lawrence Fleshman Gatewood one half brother Claude Fleshman Jr Elton and son Wesley Earl Adkins at home.

Sadie Fleshman Adkins Beelick Knob Hinton Hospital Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle Bill Houchins Gwinn Green Sulphur Springs Ira T. Adkins Claude Fleshman Elton

Pineville Man's Mother Dies

Funeral services for Rosa Guzzi Miniaci 81 Princeton were set for 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Father George Burke presiding. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery. Born December 1 1872 in Cantanzio Italy she married Pasquale Miniaci December 22 1895 and lived in Mercer County 41 years as a Sacred Heart parishioner. Survived by four daughters Mrs James Russo Bluefield Mrs A A Folino Boston Mass Mrs Carmine Romeo Northfork and Mrs Fred Thompson Princeton. two sons Sam A Miniaci Pineville Joseph O Miniaci Huntington. 15 grandchildren eight great grandchildren.

Princeton RNS Rosa Guzzi Minaici Sacred Heart Church George Burke Woodlawn Miniaci Cantanzio Italy Pasquale Miniaci Mercer County Sacred Heart Catholic Church James Russo Bluefield A. A. Folino Boston Mass Carmine Romeo Northfork Fred Thompson Sam A. Miniaci Pineville Joseph O. Miniaci Huntington

Polio Patients Improve at Milton Hospital

Jean Mullins, daughter of Trooper and Mrs. Leslie Mullins of Princeton, is improving at Morris Memorial Hospital Milton after a mild polio attack with no paralysis. Neighbor Frank Dalton Jr. is also responding to treatment for a mild case at the same hospital.

Princeton Rns Jean Mullins Leslie Mullins Morris Memorial Hospital Milton Frank Dalton Jr Milton Hospital

Hall Funeral Set Today

Robert Allen Hall aged 84 of Ronceverte died after a three week illness. Funeral service at Central Baptist Church in Hinton at 2 p.m. with Rev. H. P. Hackeny and Dr. Fred B. Wyand. Burial in Greenbrier Burial Park. Survivors include three sons, five daughters, sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Dewey Smith Orville Ohio O. W. Crook Jumping Branch Carmen Sims New York Onya E. Hill Hinton

Accoville Couple Injured in Baileysville Collision

An Accoville couple, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gollinhue, were injured in a Sunday evening crash at Baileysville involving a car driven by Bob Cook. The Gollihues suffered abrasions, contusions, and knee and temple lacerations and were treated at Mercy Hospital before being released.

Baileysville Accoville Charles Gollinhue Bob Cook Gollihue Mercy Hospital

Miss Joan Johnson Weds Charles T Mitchell Jr

Miss Joan Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson Oak Hill became the bride of Charles Tiffany Mitchell Jr son of Mr and Mrs C T Mitchell Williamson in a 230 pm ceremony at Oak Hill Methodist Church Dr C G Eastwood officiated The bride wore ice blue Chantilly lace gown with taffeta skirt a blue lace cap veil and pearl necklace The groom is city editor of the Williamson Daily News They will live in Williamson until his October military service A reception followed at the church social hall

Oak Hill RNS Joan Johnson Charles Johnson Charles Tiffany Mitchell Jr Williamson Oak Hill Methodist Church C. T. Mitchell C. G. Eastwood Jenny Lee Vie Joy Kistler Petersburg Mitchell Kyle Mann Palmer Miller D. P. Lively Virginia Beverly Ersel L. Slater Cincinnati Mt. Hope High School Marshall College Huntington Delta Loyal Order of Moose Williamson Junior Chamber of Commerce Williamson Daily News

Morgan Couple Welcome Son in Welch Birth

Mr and Mrs Floyd Morgan of North Spring are the parents of a son born at Grace Hospital Welch on Thursday September 9 at 1256 PM The birth adds another member to the Morgan family with the new arrival announced in local society notes.

North Spring Rns Floyd Morgan Grace Hospital Welch

Open House Sign At Station Leads To Cash Loss

A Lebanon New Hampshire gas station employee discovered an open window and $180 missing from the cash register when arriving for an Open House. The sign advertising the offer was removed immediately after the theft was found.

Lebanon N. H Bob Rousseau

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Oak Hill Sorority Wyoming County Medical Society Arbuckle Confectioners Yoo T.w.woodsons Richmond, Va Adkins Funeral Services Hall Charles T. Mitchell Jr Charlies John Melvin Harris Dennis Phillips U. S. Air Force Beckley Johnson Frank Mauritz Mullens High School New York Times Appalachian Electric Power Co American Gas and Electric System America The Inquirer
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