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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1951

Page

8

New Baptist Circle Elects Officers for Ambassadors for Christ

Memorial Baptist Church Ambassadors For Christ Mission Circle 3 names three new officers and a slate for the year. Secretary Mrs Alfred Jones Treasurer Rex Simmons and Mrs Dilan Newton Devotional leaders Mrs Claude Fitzpatrick Refreshment chair Miss Vivian Cox Program chair Mrs Fitzpatrick Ways and Means chair Mrs James Hatcher Librarian Mrs Otis Yost Flower fund and charity roles named. The meeting opened with devotionals by Mrs Simmons with theme The Body a Temple of the Holy Spirit.

Alfred Jones Rex Simmons Dilan Newton Claude Fitzpatrick Vivian Cox Fitzpatrick Ways and Means James, Hatcher Otis Yost Simmons Arvil Wood James Greene Temple of the Holy Spirit Allen Lalley

Beckley Beckley West Virginia Bridge Tournament Planned

Beckley hosts the Southern West Virginia Contract Bridge Tournament this weekend with events including open pair, special pair, and team of four. Distinct players from Huntington, Bluefield, Princeton, Clarksburg, and Charleston expected. master points awarded. Tournament director George Goff led by local sponsors and promotions.

West Virginia Beckley Beckley Elks Lodge George Goff Huntington Bluefield Princeton Clarksburg Charleston Jeli Reien George Linsenmeyer State Bridge League Sam Hochman

Annual Blackface Minstrel at Mark Twain High Tonight

The Georgia Minstrel program starts at 7 30 in the Mark Twain High School auditorium with dances songs and jokes. Directed by Mrs Charles Elwyn Bailey with Miss Ruth Combs the show features school band and chorus members Wayne Turner Cecil Torrico James Blake James Vaught James Poore William Griffith and Robert Series in main roles. A tap dance by Geneva Hughes and Georgia Tap by Loretta Kovach Peggy Maynard Florence Torrico and Shirley Meadows are planned alongside songs by Patty Hutton and Rose Maynard including Stormy Weather Freddy Blues and more.

Mark Twain High School Georgia Charles Elwyn Bailey Ruth Combs Wayne Turner Cecil Torrico James Blake James Vaught James Poore William Griffith Robert Geneva Hughes Loretta Kovach Peggy Maynard Florence Torrico Shirley Meadows Georgia Pine Freddy Blues

BPW Club District Meeting Set For Beckley Tomorrow

Members of the Business and Professional Women's Club will gather in Beckley for District 6 sessions at the Beckley Hotel starting at 2:30 p.m. The day includes reports from presidents of Mullens Pineville Raleigh Oak Hill and Beckley clubs and a district chair election followed by a 7 p.m. dinner. Also noted are birth announcements for Deborah Lynn Gordon Keith and Harry Louis Kirkpatrick II.

Tau P Business and Professional Women's Club District Beckley Beckley Hotel Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club Mullens Pineville Raleigh Oak Hill

Births Announced for Marlene Douglas and Janet Kay

The Beckley Hospital welcomed Marlene born March 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ingale of 100 John Street. Douglas Perry arrived March 29 to Mr. and Mrs. James Perry Per Singer of Crab Orchard. Janet Kay Campbell weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces at birth March 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Campbell Jr. of Crab Orchard.

Deborah Lynn George Gordon Keith Beckley Beckley Hospital Harry Louis, II Harry Louis Kirkpatrick, I Woodlawn Avenue Beckiey Hospital Marlene Harry Ingale John Street James Perry Per‘Singer Crab Orchard Douglas Perry James’ Alvin Campbell, Jr Janet Kay

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Mrs. Julia Secrest of Fairview Apartments travels to Pulaski Virginia to visit her brother and sister in law then Oak Ridge Tennessee to see her son in law and daughter. She returns to Beckley on May 1. Attendance at several visits and hospital stays across Charleston Martinsburg Huntington and Welch is noted, including Navy and hospital care for relatives.

Julia Secrest Fair-view Apartments Pulaski C. H. Dickinson Oak Ridge Tenn Harry E. Carper Secrest Beckley J. G. Fleshman Ashley West C Street Gore S. Oakwood Avenue Martinsburg M. ¢. Fleshman Patrick McCluskey 110 Garden Ter United States Navy Raleigh General Reat Lakes Paussel Street Julia Gilmore East C Street Charleston Sarah Gilmore Oklahoma J. C. Fox Summers Street Irving Goldstein Arthur Granville Avenue Richmond Louis Calisch Louis, Jr. Gr Calisch Goldstein Griffin Lr. Lynch P. C.lynch Blue Jay George F. Fordham Catherine Ellen Mankin Avenue George Fordham Robert R. McGlung Great Lakes G. L. McClung French Street J. D. Bailey Baileysville Raleigh General Hospital L. B. Shrewsbury Harper Road St. Mary’s Hospital Huntington Andrew

Freshmas Benefit Spreads Talent Across College

A Fredericksburg Virginia college selects two freshmen to organize music and dances for the annual freshmas benefit show. The event highlights student talent and community involvement in campus celebrations.

Shington Fredericksburg She

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