Raleigh County Cancer unit opens. Beckley women plan door to doorcampaign
The American Cancer Society calls for larger yearly funds as Raleigh County Cancer Unit opens. Under the Woman's Club of Beckley leadership volunteers will canvass door to door on April 6 with chairmen from Raleigh County Farm Women's clubs and multiple local groups. Films will be shown April 7 at Dry Hill Prosperity Community Building, with Dr. Robert A. Bearer of Beckley Memorial Hospital moderating a Q and A after screenings Living Insurance and Warning Shadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley
Woman's Club of
Fred K. Hays
Community Service Committee
Raleigh County Farm Women's Clubs
Denval Stover
Prosperity Farm Women’s Club
Harold Blake
COP Homemaker's Club
Duff Patton
Mount Tabor Homemaker’s
C. B. Treadway
Maxwell Hill Homemaker’s
T. N. Thurman
Dry Hill Farm Women’s Club
Mount Tabor
C. E. Stanley
Boyd Stanley
Denny Phipps
Robert Davis
John R. Reid
Roy E. Lawson
O. E. Jessup
Cecil Tabor
L. B. Shrewsbury
Eugene Alderman
L. A. Dillon
K. E. Becklehimer
Grover Combs
Sadie McCormick
I. E. Borrer
Paul Shrewsbury
Pleasant Hills
Emmett Crum
Eurie Lilly
Wilbur Bowyer
Cleve Brewer
Charman Carte
Roman Wood
Dry Hill Prosperity Comunity
American Cancer Society
James G. Windle Jr
Raleigh County Cancer Unit
Robert A. Bearer
Beckley Memorial Hospital
House to House Canvass Leaders Named in Raleigh County
Drive workers selected to pick up film workers tags envelopes and other material for a Raleigh County canvass. Pictured left to right are Mrs Harold Blake vice president of Cabell Heights Oak Grove and Pleasant Hills Homemaker's Club Mrs Duff Patton of Mount Tabor Homemaker's Club Mrs Homemaker's Club Mrs T N Thurman of Dry Hill Farm Women's Club and Mrs Denval Stover of Prosperity Farm Women's Club. All are serving as chairmen of the house to house canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Cancer Center
Harold Blake
Cabell Heights
Oak Grove
Pleasant Hills Homemaker’s Club
Duff Patton
Mount Tabor
En’s Club
Denval Stover
Prosperity Farm Women’s Club
Wedding Vows Read In Green Valley Home
Mr and Mrs Alfred Darrell Persinger wed Saturday at the home of the bride s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Billy Ray Lewis Green Valley The bride Norma Mae Foley daughter of Mrs Grace Foley Crab Orchard and the late Barnett Foley and the groom son of Mr and Mrs Abred Persinger Crab Orchard Both attended local high schools A reception followed with out of town guests including Bill Withrow Rhonda Kevin Cleveland Ohio Raymond Foley Falls Church Va Mrs Richard Hill Huston and Mrs Wade Waddell Crow The newlyweds will reside in Green Valley until joining their husband
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Darrell Persinger
Billy Ray Lewis
Green Valley
Norma Mae Foley
Grace Foley
Crab Orchard
Barnett Foley
Abred Persinger
Pensinger
Mark Twain
Woodrow Wilson
Lewis
Bill Withrow
Rhonda
Kevin
Cleveland
Ohio
Raymond Foley
Falls Church
Richard Hill
Huston
Wade Waddell
Crow
Mabscott visitors from Virginia family visits over holiday
Mabscott social notes report Ed Nixon and family of Coeburn Virginia visiting Mrs Eastle Farmer and calling on Gerald Farmer Richard McKinney. Also the Gene Maynor and wife Honewell Virginia stayed with Marvin Maynor and visited Elizabeth Robinson in Beckley before returning to Virginia Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
RNS
Ed Nixon
Faye
Buddy
Coeburn
Eastle Farmer
Nixons
Gerald Farmer
Richard McKinney
Marvin Maynor
Gene Maynor
Honewell
Maynors
Elizabeth Robinson
Beckley
Virginia
Beardsley Beckley births prompt quiet announcements
Mr and Mrs Bobby Lee Law of Slab Fork announce the birth of daughter Donna Lorraine at 1 17 p.m. March 5 in Beckley Hospital weight 5 pounds 14 ounces A daughter Lorrie Mae born to Mr and Mrs Donald Earl Davis of Stamford at 9 41 a m March 7 in Beckley Hospital weight 6 pounds 11 ounces Mrs Wallace Charles Om... handled birth of son Ar Mara Quinn at 3 01 a m March end fragments show incomplete data
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Lee Lawson
Slab Fork
Donna Lorraine
Beckley Hospital
Lorrie Mae
Donald Earl Davis
Stamford
Wallace Charles Omban
East Beckley
Ar- Mara Quinn
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Court
Applications for marriage cease as recorded in the Raleigh County Court clerk’s office. Frank Wilson Bennett Jr. 21 of Shady Springs son of Frank and Maude Bennett and Juanita Ethel Lilly 17 of White Oak daughter of Lakin and Mildred Lilly. Robert Ernest Smith 20 of Hampton Va son of Herbert and Fred Smith and Betty Louise Underwood 18 of Rock Creek daughter of Earl and Ruth Underwood. Benjamin Harrison Workman 70 of Beckley son of Mary Workman Hodge and Edith Virginia Maynor 47 of Artie daughter of George and Sarah Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilson Bennett Jr
Shady Springs
Frank and
Maude Bennett
Juanita Ethel Lilly
White Oak
Lakin
Mildred Lilly
Robert Ernest Smith
Hampton
Herbert
Fred Smith
Betty Louise Underwood
Rock Creek
Earl
Ruth Underwood
Benjamin Harrison Workman
Beckley
Mary Workman Hodge
Edith Virginia Maynor
Artie
George and
Sarah Stover
Visitors Return Home From Florida and Beckley Visit
Visitors in Beckley area include Mr and Mrs Kenneth Allen and children Betty and Barbara returning to Cleveland Ohio from visiting Mrs Williams and in laws on Westwood Drive Laurel Terrace Mrs Williams joined them for an extended visit Miss Elizabeth James and Mrs A K Canterbury returned to Beckley after a two months Sarasota Florida vacation Dr and Mrs T A Vermillion and son Bob visited Dr and Mrs Uriah Vermillion Athens Randy Brooks son of Vaughan Brooks is a Beckley Hospital patient after minor hand injury seven weeks ago Lloyd Meador, a former Mac Arthur resident, visiting Beckley area this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Allen
Betty
Barbara
Cleveland
Ohio
George W. Williams
Ralph Amick
Westwood Drive
Julian Williams
Laurel Terrace
Williams
Elizabeth James
Reservoir Rd
A. K. Canterbury
Woodlawn Ave
Lloyd Meador
MacArthur
Beckley
Birth at Raleigh General Hospital Records 8 Pound 3 Ounce
A baby weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces was born at Raleigh General Hospital. The birth details list the newborn as a healthy infant with parents unnamed in the fragment.
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local brief lists the Easter travel and visits of several area residents. Sandra Webb, a Alderson-Broaddus College sophomore, visits her mother Lucille Webb in Philippi. Kenneth Cunningham and family, Richmond natives, return from weekend with W H Cunningham clan in Kanawha Street. Janet McCary, nursing student, returns to Charlottesville for University of Virginia program after Easter home. Raymond Mullins and children travel to Cleveland to visit relatives. W Lyle Rader and family visit Riverside then Clifton Forge and Clarksburg to see relatives. Patty Jane Rader, DePauw University student, joins her mother in Beckley before further visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Webb
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
Lucille Webb
Hull St
Kenneth Cunningham
Bill
Richmond
W. H. Cunningham
S. Kanawha St
Clifton Haley
Eccles Rd
John Peters
East C St
Janet McCary
J. A. McCary
Temple St
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Charlottesville
Raymond Mullins
Cleveland
Ohio
Flossie Cox
Coal City
U. S
Korea
W. Lyle Rader
Riverside, DL
Patty Jane Rader
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Rader
E. L. Ellison
Beckley Ave
Clifton Forge
Clarksburg
J. Keith Pickens
Sophia Girl Feted At Birthday Party
Nannette Cirer celebrated her eighth birthday with a party at her maternal grandparents home. She helped her mother run games and prizes went to Robert Hall Pete Milano and Alan Dean Woodie. Guests included Anabelle Milano Nancy Hall Karen Childress Elaine Kincaid Donna Cochran Anna Milano Ruth Ann Branham Loraine Kincaid and Mary Francis Cirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Kincaid
Donna Cochran
Anna Milano
Ruth Ann Branham
Loraine Kincaid
Ad Mary Francis Cirer
Flat Top Club Learns Pest Prevention At Meeting
Flat Top Farm Women’s Club met at Mrs. P J Wood’s home with Mrs. W J Rogers teaching on household pests. She urged pre storage clothing prep and biannual DDT spray to prevent clothes moth damage in West Virginia. Next meeting set for April 11 at Mrs. Virgil Shrewsbury’s home. Also, Raleigh County Singing Convention planned at Mabscott Methodist Church Sunday 2 to 4 pm with regional choirs quartets and soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rogers
Flat Top Farm Women's Club
P. J. Wood
Virgil Shrewsbury
Mabscott
RNS
Raleigh County
Mabscott Methodist Church
Sophia Social Items Reflect Easter Visits Across States
Sophia reports Pfc. Hubert Leslie on 10 day leave with parents after duty in Puerto Rico. Easter weekend visits include McVeys, Wikels, Raricks, and Seabalds visiting relatives in Washington DC and Staunton. WVU students list Morgantown returnees from Sophia area with multiple surnames and home towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Hubert Leslie
Fred Plumley
U. S. Marines
Puerto Rico
Washington, D. C
Alex McVey
Susan
Mary
R. H. Wikel
Long Branch
Laura McVey
James Pennington
Wikel
Charles Wikes
Staunton
William Rarick
J. C Rarick
Springton
Aubrey Allen
Eddie Hall
Coal Mountain
Aubrey Allen Jr
Beckley
R. H. Seabald
Sandra
Cleveland
Ohio
Sam Roberts
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Hcancer Center
Gulf Woman's Club
Alex Lavis
Raleigh County Cancer Chapter
Fred Lavis
GWS
Fred X. Williams
W. W. Withrow
Roland Hatfield
Frank Noe
F. E. Simpson
Tams
Paul Jackson Green Jr
Paul
Paul Jackson Green
Raleigh General Hospital
Ounes
Women’s Dept
Flat Top
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Aaron Darnell
Delmar Darnell
Richard Blackburn
Nick Blackburn
Ralph Staton
J. A. Staton Jr
Keneth
Clarence Culiss
C. A. Guliss
Maxi. McVey
Jack McVey
Earl McVey
Gary Graybeal
Tivis Graybeal
Midway
Jerry and
Neal Bays
Kenneth Bays
Kenneth Nicely
Pete Nicely
Notif
A&p
Milies
Schwinn Bicycles
Jack Frost
Emerson
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
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