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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1950
Page
10
Mayor J E Murray asks the Public Service Commission to raise Whitesville water rates by 33 cents for the first 1 000 gallons to fund a $3 000 revenue bond issue for a new sedimentation tank pumps meters and repairs. The town blames river pollution from coal washing plants for the need to upgrade the system.
Miss Kathleen Standard will serve as superintendent of the summer vacation church school at Gordon First Baptist Church. Miss Betty Lorrison is assistant superintendent Patsy Ann Miller chairs the music department H R Jarrell and Mrs Edna White are material chairmen. The Van Auxiliary 8516 installed Ferne Dickens as president with Bertha Griffis installing the officers and staff.
Mrs Elizabeth Pauley of Bald Knob was honored on her 90th birthday with a party Friday. Attendees included Mrs Marvin Jarrell Air Mrs Jesse White Mr Elwood Loftus Mr Okle Justice Reginald Jarrell Patsy Jarrell Van Gordon Orphan Browning May Cook Atheline Cook Sarah Lowe Liza Mariner Carmen Cook Donie Peters Minnis Jarrell Joy Cook Dennis Browning and others.
Seaman First Class James F. Sloan USN is expected to arrive in April to spend a 15 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs C J Sloan. Key Seybert Sloan, son of Mr and Mrs Normal Sloan, is a patient in Beckley Hospital.
ORGAS-Guests in the home of Mrs. John Farrish of Oakill Sunday included Mr and Mrs Clifford Hornsby and children of Orgas Visiting in Alderson Saturday were Clifford Hornsby and Darrell Brown The average American consumes 250 quarts of milk or their equivalent each year
Fire at the home of 8. C. Hickman two miles from Princeton caused slight damage when sparks from a flue ignited a bird nest at the eaves. Hickman smelled smoke after building a fire and found attic flames. Neighbors’ bucket water caused minor water damage.
Seven Mercer County couples received marriage licenses from the county clerk in Princeton. The pairs listed include Douglas Thaxton of Bramwell with Yvonne Bunker of Montcalm, and Clarence Buchanan Crystal with Ruth Strieff of McComas, among others. The record names spouses across Princeton and nearby towns with several couples spanning multiple communities.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Howard announce the birth of a daughter, Sandra Marilene, at Whitesville Clinic at 1 a.m. April 4. The baby weighs 7 pounds. C. W. Moore, electrician's mate second class, returns to his base at the Naval Receiving Station Treasure Island Calif.
A survey of Gordon area children not attending Sunday school is planned to invite them to a youth rally Baptist Youth Fellowship and vacation church school. The plans arose from an Easter party hosted by Mrs Edna White with devotionals by Arthur Young and Patsy Ann Miller and prizes for Charles Carpenter and Tommy White.
Van High School band members will participate in the regional band festival in Logan on April 28. Majorettes selected to lead the band are Don Rita Harrington Nelda Mitchell Flora Jean Dalton Joyce Miles and Nadine Parsons.
Mrs Laura Alderman of Arnette now resides with her daughter Mrs Ruth Chewning. Mrs Emily Ann Sewers and son of Kanawha City returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs Carmen Jarrett. Guests Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Jesse Kinzer included Mr and Mrs C H Lewis of Charleston.
Gordon Miss Pauline Per due Madison spent the weekend with her brother in law and sister Alr and Mrs Leslie Parsons Mr and Mrs Roby Elswick of St Louis Mo have returned home after spending two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Elswick Mr and Mrs Curt Vickers of Charleston visited relatives in Gordon and Bandytown Sunday Miss Freda McClure of Madison and Miss Katie Meadows of Price Hill spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Clyde Meadows Mr and Mrs Ray Pauley and son Gary visited relatives in St Albans Sunday Elwood Loftus and Jesse White of Van visited Bald Knob Sunday afternoon
A joint church gathering of the Men's Bible Class led by W. L. Perry and the Ladies Bible Class led by Mrs Clifford Miller met Saturday evening at the Perry home. Kathleen Standard offered the opening prayer, with readings by H. R. Jarrell and discussions on Christ’s second coming. Members filed year-end reports and planned next week’s visitation list. The next meeting is set for May 13 at the Sowers home.
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