Women Of Moose To Attend District Meeting In Huntington
Twelve members of the local Women of the Moose lodge will attend the district meeting in Huntington Sunday. Attendees from here include senior regent Myrtle Nace junior regent Pearl Lilly graduate regent Margaret Davis chaplain Lillian Webb recorder Bessie Carroll treasurer Marie Richards guide Thelman Fisher assistant guide Ilene Kasik Rose Box Winnie Lyons Beulah Hoffman Porterfield and Alice Dutton. They will meet at Mrs Bessie Carroll in Snuffer Apartments at 8 am before leaving for Huntington. Kathleen Lubbe grand dean of the West Virginia Women of the Moose will attend the April 16 meeting. Sylvia McAlister will lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Moose Lodge
Huntington
Myrtle Nace
Pearl Lilly
Margaret Davis
Lillian Webb
Bessie Carroll
Marie Richards
Thelman Fisher
Ilene Kasik
Rose Box
Winnie Lyons
Beulah Hoffman Porterfield
Alice Dutton
Bessie, Carroll
Snuffer Apartments
Kathleen Lubbe
West Virginia
Beckley Chamber Achieves 290 Members in Drive
Beckley Chamber of Commerce reports a total membership of 290 after a drive to enroll new members. W. R. Fugitt, secretary, announced the tally and noted eight teams under J. S. Larrick’s chairmanship enrolled 45 new members to push toward the 300 threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
W. R. Fugitt
J. S. Larrick
Fugitt
Navy honors Gordon Harless with 21 months Pacific service
Gordon K. Harless, son of Mr. and Mrs. Blair Harless of Odd, was honorably discharged from the Navy after 21 months in the Pacific at Bainbridge Maryland Separation Center. He served aboard the LSM 21 and helped land Army personnel in the invasions of the Philippines and Borneo, earning the American and Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon K. Harless
Navy
Pacific
Blair Harless
Odd
Bainbridge, Md
Public
Harless
Philippines
Borneo
Bandits Refuse Fainting Deterrent in Detroit Hotel Theft
Two bandits escaped with 190 dollars in cash and 1990 dollars in clothing and jewelry from a hotel apartment Monday night after binding and gagging tenant Mrs. Bernice Amsden and guest Miss Evelyn Te beau. When Amsden fainted they briefly ungagged her, offered water, then resumed robbing the room. Amsden did not faint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Bernice Amsden
Evelyn Tebeau
Port Huron
National Commander Urges Navy Mothers to Continue Meeting
Mrs C C Mulheren led Raleigh County Navy Mothers Club at a chapter gathering as national commander Emma Jones urged members to keep meeting and continue welfare work in hospitals and rehabilitation. Past commander Dixie Lee Bryson installed officers amid readings and the charter was draped for a deceased member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Mulheren
Raleigh County Navy Mothers Club
Emma Jones
McAllen
Texas
Dixie Lee Bryson
Charlie Leo
Bessie Cooke
Junior Women to Face Lions in Tomorrow's Game
The Beckley Junior High School gym hosts the final practice at 7:15 tonight before the Junior Woman team meets the Lions Club five tomorrow at 8 in Woodrow Wilson High School. Mrs Schulte leads the Junior department with several veterans joining the squad. Tickets are at Beckley Drug with doors opening about 7:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior High
Lions Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
John Schulte
Beckley
Revival at Eccles Church of God Begins Three-Week Run
Revival services are held each night for the next three weeks at the Eccles Church of God. The evangelist is Rev. C. E. McGee of Parkersburg and the pastor is Rev. R. E. Leadtingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eccles Church of God
C. E. McGee
Parkersburg
R. E. Leadingham
Laymen Births A Daughter at Raleigh General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Edward Laymen of 148 Fairlawn Avenue announce the birth of a daughter yesterday at Raleigh General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Laymen
Fairlawn Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
Cancer Drive Workers Mail 1000 Letters for Support
Miss Arlena Miller and Mrs. George Keatley mailed 1,000 letters to individuals firms and corporations in the county urging support for the Cancer Drive. Sponsored by the Civic Department of the Woman's Club the drive seeks 3434 24 for cancer research during April. Donations may be mailed to 117 Queen Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlena Miller
George Keatley
Civic Department
The
Woman's Club
Miss Miller
T. S. Rice
Queen Street
Leatherneck and Dogface Pal Meet After Iwo Jima Bond
In Butte Montana Sandra and Robert Bishop reunite with Kapitan a Doberman who aided Marines on Iwo Jima earning praise for saving lives. Roy E Wilkinson a Marine on furlough travels 2000 miles from Rutland Vermont to visit and thank the dog and family who shared the wartime bond. Kapitan who had saved Marines was promoted to corporal before demobilization and returned home with the Bishops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kamts
Butte
Mont
Sandra
Robert Bishop
Kapitan
Pfe
Roy E. Wilkinson
Rutland
Vi.o Butte
Iwo Jima
Wilkinson
Lydia Sessions Expected Home From Musical Tour
Miss Lydia Sessions is expected to arrive here within two weeks to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Harry C Sessions of Lee Street after a several months tour with a musical review that played to military personnel in the Philippine Islands and Japan, then to Washington before reporting to New York and returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Sessions
Harry C. Sessions
Lee Street
Seattle
Wash
Philippine Islands
Japan
Washington
New York
Fires Ravage 33 000 Acres In Michigan
In northern Michigan a swarm of fires burned an estimated 35 000 acres of woodlands as firefighters prepared for renewed outbreaks. Winds easing overnight gave hope but 25 mph gusts were forecast, threatening spread. McKinley, a logging town, was partially burned forcing evacuation of about 35 families, while other localities faced rapid fire danger. Officials called it the worst outbreak since Labor Day weekend 1933. Separate note mentions sonar tech refinements locating underwater objects over six miles distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse City
Mich
Michigan
Conservation Department
Weather Bureau
McKinley
Style Show Audience Likes Orchestra at 1946 Lions Club Event
The Wilson Humber orchestra headlined the 1946 Lions Club Style Show, drawing 1000 attendees who enjoyed his wit and a lively piano number. Barbara Barrie led a vocal with The Three Little Sisters as fashion models showcased spring attire from local shops amid a period-keen, newsy town ambiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Humber
Barbara Barrie
Little Sisters
Rowland Aspinall
Lions
Rosalie C. Muller
Baby Shop
Patty Alley
David Fhompson
Becky Stanley
Sandra Soter
Carolyn Bloch
Tommy Ramey
Crewe Maples
Nancy Gabriel
Raster
Humber
Evelyn Stover
Quality Shop
Rahalls
Jo Ann Lewis
Mayfair
Vogue
Alta ScKinney
Edit Honaker
Norma Lee Bowman
Mount Hope
The
Star
Raymond
Snow Thornton Florists
B. M. Weaver
Price Caffee
Robert Price
John Y. Morgan
Ned Ragland
K. K. Rand
Wayne Reynolds
If. A. Shaffer
E. C. Stover
A. J.truman
WJ. Tully
T.m. van Stavern
W. H. File
R. S. Murray
L. M. Halloran
M. Johniston
RB. K. Lipscomb
95 Youths Attend Recreation Program
Approximately 75 youths in Oak Hill attend the Oak Hill Baptist Church recreation night each Tuesday from 7 to 8 30 p m featuring badminton ping pong skating basketball and table games. Local residents Beckley George O Brien Abe Sophia M D Weaver Ingram Branch and Mrs Lee Cox have returned from Floyd Va after attending funeral services for their aunt Mrs Amandy Turman. Mrs Mabel Taylor of Beckley Avenue visits her daughter in Lynchburg Va. Mrs BR L Bryant is a Raleigh General Hospital patient undergoing treatment. Mrs Ylllie Phillips of Key Rock has been in Raleigh General Hospital since March 28. Bill Williams a Medical College of Virginia student visits his mother on Woodlawn Avenue.
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Price Caffee
Harper Road
Hollywood
Mi‘ami
Fla
Betty Nell Sheppard
Ward Belmont College
Raleigh Heights
Hunter Clay
Donald
Hinton
Thhey
Paul Ryan
Pat
Union
A. 5. Johnston
Pauline Todd
Third Avenue
Mary Frances Todd
Charleston
William C. Ball
Beckley
Charles Townsend
Pie
William Howard Jones
E. B. Jones
Eccles
Shikoku
Japan
Jones
32Nd Radar diVision
Lizon
Larrayne Ford
Washington,d. C
Forrest Ford
Blue Jay
Merle
Ford
Leon
Portsmouth
Glen Ford
Kathleen
Mary
Joe Kenanelty
Kathleen Allen
Winston Salem
North Carolina
May Ford
Margaret Miller
Barmabus
Courtney Dorsey
Hargrove Street
S. Gordon Hodkins
Taylor C. Wilson
Hampton
J. A. Vermillion
Mercer Street
Delane Compton
C. D. Compton
Amigo
Hargrave Military Academy
Chatham
Compton
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
W. S. Neel
Austin Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
Theodore Cannaday
School Streat
Baltimore
Roanoke
H. B. Snead
Limit Street
Margaret Ball
J. A. Burton
Bluefield
Ida Ball Cooper
Mrs. Cooper
Lorna Underwood
Register
Willer
Ylallie Phillips
Key Rock
Bill Williams
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
T. S. Williams
Woodlawn Avenue
County Court Approves Condemnation for 73 Acres Park Land
Raleigh County Court and Park Board authorize condemnation to acquire 73 acres for enlarging 4 H Park on Little Beaver Creek. The plan includes removing a reversionary clause threatening ownership if park use ends, with J W Maxwell set to file the petition. Tom Harmon sworn as deputy sheriff to serve as jailer, replacing Roy Crawford who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Beaver Creek
Raleigh County Park Board
Harry E. Anderson
J. W. Maxwell
Anderson
Hal M. Scott
H. G. Farmer
Raleigh
Hubert E. Dahl
Dahl
Tom W. Harmon
Slanaford
Roy Crawford
Mother's Day Luncheon Planned by Circle Three
Circle Three of the Methodist Temple will hold a Mother's Day luncheon on May 9, led by Mrs. C. J. Rutledge. Plans were set at Mrs. F. C. Bartger's home on Wickham Avenue, with a follow up meeting scheduled May 2 at Mrs. E. F. S. Pugh's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Three
The
Methodist Temple
C. J. Rutledge
F. C. Bartger
Wickham Avenue
Ef, S, Pugh
Princewick Society Names New Officers
Mrs. C. W. Travis is the new president of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of Princewick. Other officers are Mrs. J. H. Ragland as vice president, Mrs. C. A. Bryant as executive secretary, Ed Hunt as treasurer, Q. P. Spencer as spiritual leader, and Coy Blakefield as secretary of literature and publications. Attending the meeting were Mrs. Orlean Canner, Mrs. J. C. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. D. Blakefield, and Miss Helen Travis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Travis
Women’s Society of Christian Service of
Princewick
J. H. Ragland
C. A. Bryant
Ed Hunt
Q. P. Spencer
Coy Blakefield
Lterature
Orlean Canener
J. C. Fitzpatrick
D. Blakefield
Helen Travis
Mrs Harper Announces Daughter Marriage to Bobby Horne
Mrs J B Harper of Wilds Branch announces the marriage of her daughter Nellie Terrea to Bobby E Horne of Cleveland Ohio. They wed October 6 1945 at West Side Evangelist Church with Rev Waller K Klein presiding. Horne is son of Mrs Goldie Clyburn of Danese. They will reside in Cleveland Beckley. Falls On Steps Mrs Elizabeth Carpenter 105 Bellevue Lane is in Raleigh General Hospital with a fractured right ankle after slipping on home steps admitted yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Beckley
Elizabeth Carpenter
Bellevue Lane
Raleigh General Hospital
Lemon Juice Remedy Claims Quick Rheumatic Relief
A home remedy promotes Ru-Ex Compound for rheumatic pains and neuritis. Mix 16 with a quart of water and lemon juice, take two teaspoons twice daily, with a money-back guarantee if relief is not achieved. Available at drug stores including Beckley and Cohen's Drug in TACACAT ADAGE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bry
Ti Beckley
Cohen's Drug
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Women of Moose
Forsaer
Callie Morris
Georgia
Chicago
Callie
Northwestern University
International Soundphoto
I. Sidney Laboyitz
Neville St
Farcis Dept
Beckley Photoprint Service
Raleigh CO. Bank Bldg
Dial
Virginia Hutchinson
Jeanette Harper
Glenn Sallack
Cancer Drive
Leatherneck
Pfc
Roy FE. Wilkinson
Raymond's
Main St
Lascar
Foster Hardware
Curt
Pemonest Permanente
White Cross Pharmacy
Peedi Pemslar Drug Store
Lydis_ E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Del-Mar
Grant
Oasis
Pont Arugeios
Opralas
Princewick Society
Mrs. Harper
Swan Beauty
Virginia Zi Sroector
P Snuffer
Oreronoor Rec
Srink-x Iite
Eral Us
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Mabscott, W. VA
Ardena
Ahs
Elizabeth Arden
E. M. Payne Company
Beckley, W. Ya
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