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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1959

Page

8

Mission Group Hears Talk By Miss Hugart

Miss Flossie Hughart, interpreter for Home Missions of the Fayette Association, spoke to the Mount Hope Baptist Temple Woman's Missionary Society on Christian Centers. The group met for dinner, a quarterly meeting, and reports on the 25th annual house party at Alderson Broadus College. New officers were elected for a two year term, with Mrs. Helen Darnall as president and other posts filled.

Mount Hope RNS Flossie Hughart Fayette Association of West Virginia Baptists Woman's Missionary Society Mount Hope Baptist Temple Miss Hughart Hughart Oak Hill Collins High School Florence Duncan Minnie E. Garrett Andrew Oschlager Alderson Broaddus College Philippi J. L. Wilkins C. E. Clapper Helen Darnall Galilean Circle Oer, Hulbert and Guild Girls Philathea Miriam Circle Frank Graff Albert Pope Robert Angove J. C. Gwinn Jack Shockey Don Humphrey John Hager Fred Dixon Ruth Lilly Denver Arnold Mamie Parker L. A. Lewallen Hulbert Circle E. C. Brock Marvin Davis W. M. Pennington Albert Cope Robert Angrove G. E. Dixon Harry Salmon H. W. Garvin E. F. Mann C. L. Buckley R. E. Tissue A. L. Walker W. H. Lindamood J. Gwinn Margaret Rose Darnall Mary Kathryn Mann Martha Garvin Sarah Bergendahl Guild Girls

Wyoming County Land Transfers Listed in Clerk Records

The Wyoming County Clerk lists recorded land transfers in Pineville. Buyers include Bill and Beatrice Taylor for Lot 6 in Coal Mountain Subdivision No 1 from W M Ritter Lumber Co about 4000 dollars. W M Ritter Lumber Co to Bascom and Eileen Lawson for Lot 117 Wyoming Division No 3 about 2000. Kelly and Pearl Cozart to Clarence and Vernie Dishman for Lot 68 of Sabine about 2000. Roy Lee McCoy to Thomas Edwards for two parcels on Rockcastle Creek about 1000. Ray and Dan Wesley to Ollie Lafferty for property on Milami Fork Creek about 500. Ollie Lafferty to Fay Wesley for Milami Fork Creek about 500. Wayne and Pearl Justus to William H. Blankenship for Lots 146 and 1468 in Richmond about 500. Orville R. Evans and Rosalie Evans to Millard and Sylvia Stone for Lot 38 Carter-Hedrick Addition Two in Corinne about 2500. Arthur and Florence Toler to Pierce and Pansy Toler for property in Oceana District. J H Lilly Land Co to Carl W Hammond for two lots in Oceana District. Bill and Viola Houck to Harrison and Paula Houck for Lot 5 Gray Addition Mullens. Loneda M Farley and E Byron Rose to Georgia A Morgan for Lot 7 in Centerville about [amount]. Tavie Lambert to Ritter Lumber Co for coal on property on Brier Creek about 145. Board of Education to H C Chambers for property on Meeting House Branch $100.

W. M. Ritter Lumber Co Bascom Eileen Lawson Wyoming Division No Kelly Pearl Cozart Clarence Vernie Dishman Sabine Roy Lee McCoy Thomas Edwards Rockcastle Creek Ray Dan Wesley Ollie Lafferty Milami Fork Creek Fay Wesley Wayne Pearl Justus William H. Blankenship Richmond Orville R. Evans Rosalie Evans Millard Sylvia Stone Carter-Hedrick Corinne Arthur Florence Toler Pierce Pansy Toler Oceana J. H. Lilly Land Co Carl W. Hammond Bill Viola Houck Harrison Paula Houck Gray Addition Mullens Loneda M. Farley E. Byron Rose Georgia A. Morgan Centerville Tavie Lambert Ritter Lumber Co Brier Creek Board of Education H. C. Chambers Meeting House Branch

Pineville High Names Class Officers by Grade

Pineville High School announced class officers by grade. Seniors elect David Stewart as president and David Blankenship as vice president with Sue Stewart as secretary and Edward Palmer as treasurer along with a student council.

Pineville Jesse W. Houck Pineville High School David Stewart David Blankenship Sue Stewart Edward Palmer Ada Beymer Pat Valentine Bonnie Cook Darlene Sizemore Sue Rose David Mullens Sharon Worrell Julia Zsolodos Ralph Chisler Mary Swanson Smith Frankie Short Jerry Childers Patricia Blankenship Linda Chambers Robert Tilley Linda Dematteis Peggy Monaghan Pam Maynor Robert Browning

New Suits Filed in Wyoming County Circuit Court

Suits filed list three cases: Associated Discount Corp. sues John A. Bannister of Hanover for 1210.32 on a note, S. E. Cooper sues Raymond Osborne Jr. in an appeal from a justice court for 108.86, Mullens Grocery Co. sues Vernie Trent for 1311.18.

Pineville ANS Wyoming County Associated Discount Corp John A. Bannister Hanover S. E. Cooper Raymond Osborne Jr Justice of the Peace Mullens Grocery Co Vernie Trent

Rites Tuesday For Earl Sink

Funeral services for Earl Sink 57 will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Mount Hope Christian Nation Church officiated by Rev L S Elder and Rev Ernest Barley Bradley Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Sink died Sunday morning after a long illness He was a retired businessman Born July 3 1902 in MacDonald survivors include wife Myrtle Mount Hope a brother Sam Mount Hope five sisters and other relatives The body will be taken to the home this afternoon from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope and to the church one hour before the funeral.

Mount Hope RNS Earl Sink Myrtle Sam Route 1 Mae Sink Gladys Phoebus W. H. Evans Oak Hill Charles Talbert Fayetteville Charles Halstead South Charleston Tyree

Glen Rogers Personal News Roundup

Glen Rogers returns from Chicago to his home with family. Hu bert Durham flies home from Chicago to visit his brother-in-law and sister's family. Charlie Russel goes back to Detroit after an extended visit with relatives. John Ovenik and family return from Detroit after a few days with relatives. Guests of Harvey York include Wallace Yorks from Philadelphia and Philadelphia, and other relatives from Cleveland and ArlingtonVirginia.

Glen Rogers RNS Hubert Durham Chicago Obie Wanescot Charlie Russel Detroit Eric Rhen John Ovenik Harvey York Walace York Philadelphia Wallace York Desalee York Cleveland Ohio Harry Whitley Harry Jr Jane Jones East Landsdowne Bill Ricarddi Arlington

Fayetteville Personal News Highlights Local Arrivals

Miss Barbara Stone departs for Buchannon to begin sophomore year at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Mrs. Ernest Palmer and Debbie Smithers visit Irvin Shorter family. Mrs. Phillip Mazzocchi and Leo travel to Washington DC to visit relatives. Judy Garvin enrolls as freshman at West Virginia University. John Holliday and Judge C L Garvin Jr attend the Methodist Laymen's Institute in Jacksons Mill.

Mount Hope Student Among State Teacher Training Scholars

Mary Bolton, a 1959 Mount Hope High School graduate now attending Fairmont State College for secondary education, is among 13 new recipients of the State Teacher Training Scholarships. The program raises the total number of scholarship winners to 22 as they enter the college this fall.

Mount Hope Fairmont State College Mary Bolton Mount Hope High School Harvard Princeton

Pineville Residents Return From Virginia Visit

Mrs. V. D. Vaughan and Mrs. Ada Shrewsbury of Pineville returned from a week with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vaughan in Petersburg Virginia. They also visited friends in Richmond and relatives in Williamsburg. Mrs. Key Vaughan of Pineville resumed studies at Concord College as a junior.

Pineville V. D. Vaughan Ada Shrewsbury Ralph Vaughan Petersburg Richmond Williamsburg Key Vaughan Concord College

Seven Treated At Area Hospital After Weekend Incidents

In Mullens area, seven people were treated at Wyoming General Hospital over the weekend. Ernest Brown, 54, suffered multiple lacerations after an alleged fall at 1:45 a.m. Jerry Lewis, 5, burned hands from a pile of burning trash. Bobby Joe Williams, 16, hit a barbed wire fence on his motorcycle and cut his left leg. Dobby Querry, 3, inhaled kerosene from a bottle in his father’s workshop. Kathy Jo Stone, 1, James Harrison Green, 11, and Helen Naylor, 35, sustained minor injuries from falls.

Mullens ANS Wyoming General Hospital Wekend Bud Man Ernest Brown Brown Jerry Lewis Bobby Joe Williams Alpeca Dobby Querry Otsego Kathy Jo Stone East Gulf James Harrison Green Itmann Helen Naylor Corinne

Shriners Meeting Set For Friday At White Shrine Hall

Ja be Aleja Shrine No 6 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem will honor past worthy high priestesses and watchmen of shepherds at 8 p m Friday meeting in White Shrine Hall Mount Herms Mrs Gertrude Williams named worthy high priestess Clyde C Darlington watchman of shepherds Officers urged to wear formal dress Refreshments will be served

Admitted To Mullens Hospital Weekly List

Admitted to the Wyoming General Hospital during the week ending Saturday includes 46 people across Mullens and area towns. Names listed by day cover residents from Mullens, Itmann, Bailesville, Herndon, New Richmond, Pineville, Crow, Covel, Sophia, Tyrone, and other locales with multiple Mrs. and Mr. entries among them.

Mullens ANS Wyoming General Hospital William Hess Bud Lottie McKinney Covel Pete Mermere Glen Rogers Gladys Hylton Lashmeet Neva Lafferty Baileysville Agnes Reed Herndon Mary Rosser Ethan Shrewsbury Otsego Marie Kester Sophia Minnie Cook Simon Shirley Adkins Keyrock Evelyn Lumbo New Richmond Edna Cooper Beckley Roscoe Thomas Ethel Clowers Betty Blankenship Detroit Mich Marushia Milam Alpeca Tiny Looney Inez Blankenship Gracie Lusk

Mount Hope Chamber Offers $25 Reward for Damaged Signs

Mount Hope Chamber of Commerce offers a 25 reward for arrest and conviction of anyone molesting or damaging street signs. The decision was made at a Mountainair Hotel meeting, noting signs erected recently as a chamber project have been destroyed. Vice President George Wilkes presided in the president absent, plans also discussed to improve the area between New River Co. Store No. 1 and Pax Road.

Mount Hope RNS

Rev Kirk Pastoring Fayetteville Church

During the absence of the pastor of the Advent Christian Church in Fayetteville, the Rev Curtis Kirk of Charleston is conducting services. The pastor, Rev Robert Justice, is attending a Christian college in Lennox Massachusetts and will return after graduation next June.

Fayetteville RNS Advent Christian Church Curtis Kirk Charleston Robert Justice Lennox Mass

Eliza Bailey Circle Meets at First Baptist Church

Mrs Mora Chambers led a religion program for the Eliza Bailey Circle of the Women’s Missionary Society at the First Baptist Church in Oceana Circle. The gathering, hosted by Mrs Reuble Conley with Mrs Freddie Laing as hostess, named Laing secretary to fill Dr Margaret DeVores unexpired term after DeVore moved to South Carolina. The next meeting is set for October 8 at Mrs Jerry Davis home with Mrs Wayne Pollins as program leader.

Oceana RNS Mora Chambers Eliza Bailey Woman’s Missionary Society First Baptist Church Reuble Conley Freddie Laing Conley Chambers Wayne Rollins Pearl Shockley Laing

How To Help Your Child Get The Best College Education

Dr Benjamin Fine and Lillian Fine urge early planning for college. They cover financing, selecting goals, campus visits, required courses, and College Board tests, with tips on improving test scores and aligning ambitions with schools. They warn against emotional blocks and emphasize choosing college by fit and outcome.

Benjamin Fine Lillian Fine Princeton N. J

Khrushchev Changes Pace Again Today

Khrushchev kept a brisk political tempo during stops on his tour, greeting crowds, posing for photos with a crying boy, and holding a news conference aboard the train. He criticized security restrictions, griped about Disneyland access, and predicted future shifts in world power with China leading, the USSR second, the U.S. third, while showing interest in Christopher’s re election bid and noting Santa Barbara as a free city.

Los Angeles Khrushchev Edward Abbott Santa Barbara Abbott State Department Norris Poulson Holly California San Francisco Bayshore Christopher United States China Christanher

Khrushchev Family Impresses Mrs Lodge on U S Tour

Mrs Nina Khrushchev appears relaxed during her first Western trip as Sergei and daughters tour the United States with Nikita. Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge notes the family’s close, informal dynamics, Khrushchev’s wife’s thoughtful manner, and their ease with hosts and conversations despite language gaps.

San Francisco Nina Khrushchev

Bat bite kills Wisconsin farmer in rabies case

Louis Ashmore, 44, of Blue River Wisconsin, was bitten by a bat on August 8. He died of hydrophobia after a delayed onset illness. The Wisconsin Health Department attributed the death to rabies, with a U.S. Public Health Service team sent to locate infected bats.

Blue River Wis Louis Ashmore Ashmore Wisconsin Health Department U.S Public Health Service PHS Poynette Wisconsin United States University Hospital Madison

Four killed as Peru bullfight festival ends forever

In Santo Tomas Peru the annual bullfight festival turned deadly with four amateur bullfighters killed and 15 injured. Authorities said all victims were totally drunk. The festival, a century old tradition, featured bulls released into the plaza and open participation.

Lima Peru Santo Tomas Andes

Will of Denis Delea Leaves Firm 30 Pounds

Denis Delea who served 67 years at a local shop left 30 pounds to the firm to compensate for time wasted in his employment. Delea collapsed at his desk and died recently at age 80 in Dunmanway Ireland, AP reports.

Dunmanway Ireland Denis Delea Delea

Plush Pooch’s Place Motel Near Annapolis

A motel near Annapolis offers a plush stay for dogs with free dog food and a recreation area equipped with fire plugs, catering to pets and their owners seeking comfort during visits.

Annapolis, Md Annapolis

Walnut splinters lodge in boy’s eye in Baileyville accident

Stanley Ferguson fourteen son of Mrs Grant Ferguson Baileyville was hitting a walnut with a ball Saturday when the nut cracked and pieces lodged in his left eye. He received treatment Sunday from a Pineville physician.

Baileysville RNS Stanley ‘Red’’ Ferguson Grant Ferguson Pineville

Nationwide TV Speech To End Nikita's Tour

Khrushchev will conclude his U S visit with a nationwide TV speech after a news conference. The final four days include camps at Camp David, talks with President Eisenhower on cold war issues, and a Pittsburgh luncheon with Gov Lawrence and city officials. The trip ends with a NBC telecast from Washington and a farewell flight to the Soviet Union on Sept 27.

Washington Sovet Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union Khrushchev White House New York Los Angeles San Francisco Des Moines Iowa Eisenhower Camp David Catoctin Mountains Maryland United States Pittsburgh Mesta Machinery Co West Homestead University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania David L. Lawrence Thomas J. Gallagher Edward H. Litchfield University Khrushchevs Mikhail A. Menshikov National Institutes of Health NBC Andrews Air Force Base

Radio Moscow airs Longfellow poem in Russian translation

Moscow reports a 45 minute Radio Moscow program devoted to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha. Language experts praised the Russian rendering as excellent and noted the soft musical accompaniment enhanced the presentation.

Moscow Radio Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Danile Mariene WR Sch Comencs Hark Worllede Construction Company Bank of Danville Bank Second Street Danville Bank of Dell White Robert S. Ferrell Kathrine K. White Clarence C. White Jon Bea Mission Group Miss Hugart Wyoming RNL Bill and Beatrice Taylor Coal Mountain Earl Area Shriners Mullens Hospital Chamber Rev. Kirk Fayetteville Church Oceana Circle U.S. Tour Lodge Beltsville Sergei Rada Julia Nikita Slave To the End Hiawatha Russia
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