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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1947

Page

10

Three Girl Scout Troops To Take Part In Exposition

Three Raleigh County Girl Scout troops will participate in a local exposition. Troop No. 28 will staff the Girl Scout booth Friday night and Saturday with activities led by Mrs. J E McKenzie and Mrs. Stoner. Troop No. 6 from the First Baptist Church led by Mrs. Ruby Wilkie will demonstrate embroidery and bedspread making. Troop No. 40 from the First Baptist Church will show cookies baking and homemaking crafts under leader Mrs. N R Coleman with Miss Joan Coleman supervising. The event also features guest speakers from Oceana and Huntington communities.

Raleigh County Amory Recover School J. E. McKenzie First Baptist Frances Taylor Ruby Wilkies Elmer Davis Max Strate First Baptist Church Will Demon Chambers Register Oceana Leo James Ship N. R. Coleman Stear Huntington G. W. Hayworth Joan —— Coleman

Prime-Sykes Marriage Set For February Twenty Second

Mrs Florence Schwartz of East Beckley announces the marriage of her daughter Betty Lee Schwartz Sykes to Orville Prime son of Mrs Carrie Prime of Fort Dodge Town. The ceremony takes place February 22 at 2 p.m. in the English Lutheran Church Vancouver Washington. The Rev W H Moller officiates. The bride wore a gold beige suit with brown accessories and a corsage of yellow roses and white snapdragons. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Carl Barnes of Portland Oregon. The couple has lived in Portland where the bride studied at Mark Twain High School. The groom serves in the U S Navy in Portland and they plan to reside there for now. The bride was honored with linen showers in Portland before the wedding.

Florence Schwartz East, Beckley Betty Lee Schwartz Sykes Orville Prime Carrie Prime Fort Dodge Town Vancouver Wash W. H. Moller Carl Barnes Portland Oregon Mark Twain High School U. S. Navy

Beckley WSCS Committee Set For 2 PM Meeting

A Beckley District executive committee of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet at 2 in the afternoon at the Methodist Temple. District president Mrs. O A Phillips will preside and lead the session. Nick Haddad III, Whitesville department store owner and manager, is reported in Charleston General Hospital.

Beckley Woman’s Society of Christian Service Methodist Temple O. A. Phillips Nick Haddad III Whitesville Nick Haddad Haddad and Company Charleston General Hospital

Millses Announce Birth of Son David Byrd

Mr and Mrs Lowell Mills announce the birth of a nine pound son David Byrd at their home on April 13.

Mrs Lowell Mills David Byrd

Area Students Head to State Chorus Meet in Morgantown

Miss Kathryne Anne Light of Mabscott leads three Staco high school students Jewel Oney Frances Johnson and Sue Hensley to Morgantown for the state chorus gathering. The group includes Mr and Mrs Mike Leeb er and others, while a separate notice reports the engagement of Athleen Elizabeth Mullens Damewood to Michael Stephen Lunek and the birth of a daughter to Mack Blair Damewood and Barbara Ann Baldridge.

Morgantown Kathryne Anne Light North Kanawha Street Staco High School Jewel Oney Frances Johnson Killarney Sue Hensley Whitby Mike Leeber Mab Viabscott Charleston Athleen Elizabeth Capi Mabscott Detroit Mich Michael Stephen Lunek Stephen Lunek Register Mullens Mack Blair Damewood Tralee Taylor Hospital Barbara Ann Baldridge W. A. Baldridge Princeton

Athletes Foot Germ Kill Quick Claim by TOHFN Drug Co

An OCR fragment touts a foot fungus treatment from TOHFN Drug Co promising rapid germ killing in one hour. The ad highlights low alcohol content and strong penetrating action claimed to kill more germs faster.

Tohfn Drug CO

Couple to wed in Beckley after Easter dinner

A dinner was held on Easter Sunday at Mrs. Lyle Tate's home in Oceana to honor the couple preparing for marriage. The bride remains at home in Oceana while illness confines her. the wedding is planned for Beckley in August.

Register Oceana Lyle Tate Beckley

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