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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1959

Page

5

Let's Preserve West Virginia Beauty Clean Up Week aims

Raleigh County Farm Women's Council leads a state wide Clean Up Week campaign under Gertrude Humphreys and T D Gray with local chairs Mrs Robert L Davis and Mrs A F Gravely. The program urges citizens to clear highways creek banks and private property of trash and to plant a year long beautification project across 12 clubs. A poster contest for junior high students rewarded Sandra Griffith Norman Farley and Marilyn Broughman with cash prizes and school copies of Living and Loving West Virginia.

Lina Macfarland Abraham Lincoln West Virginia Raleigh County Farm Women's Council Gertrude Humphreys T. D. Gray West Virginia University Morgantown Robert L. Davis A. F. Gravely Cochairman Davis Rocfwc Raleigh Raleigh County Nancy Boyd H. B. Thomas Carl Lucas The Conservation Commission Sandra Griffith Shady Springs Raleigh County Red and Gun Club Norman Farley Shady Spring School Beckley Rural Development Council RC Farm Women's Council Marilyn Broughman R. J. Broughman Forest Rd Maxwell Hill County Rod and Gun Club Let’s Preserve Walter G. Cooper

Tilden Homemakers Plan Landscape Project At Church

Mrs. Jesse Gravely, president, and Mrs. A. F. Gravely, chairwoman, of the Tilden Homemaker's Club, preview a landscaping plan for the Tilden Community Church grounds. They will plant a hedge of hemlock, flowering shrubs, and evergreens to separate the parking area from the lawn.

The Tilden Homemaker’s Club Jesse Gravely A. F. Gravely Robert L. Davis Tilden Community Church Maxwell Hill Community Park

Raleigh County Garden Council Meet in Coca Cola Room

The Raleigh County Garden Council will meet in the Coca Cola Social Room at 1 30 p m Saturday. Mrs Colin McLuckey, president, will conduct the meeting.

Raleigh County Garden Council Coca Cola Social Room Colin McLuckey

Home On Leave For Marvie Lewis Navy Stint

Marvie Lewis son of Mr and Mrs Marvie Lewis Amigo will leave Friday for Fallon Field Fallon Nev where he will be stationed with the U S Navy Lewis has spent a 17 day leave at home after completing nine weeks of basic training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill

Marvie Lewis Amigo Fallon Field Fallon Nev U. S. Navy Lewis Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill

Senior At Mark Twain High Is Secretaries Week Awardee

Sharon Louise Hicks, a Mark Twain High senior, was named Secretary of Tomorrow by the Beckley Chapter of the National Secretaries Association. She led among candidates from Stoco, Sophia, Shady Spring, Trap Hill, and Clear Fork high schools, received a dinner gift and certificate from Betty Halstead, and holds multiple leadership posts with a strong academic record and typing and shorthand speeds.

Sharon Louise Hicks Mark Twain High School Beckley National Secretaries Association Stoco High Sophia High Shady Spring High Trap Hill High Clear Fork High Sharon Betty Halstead James Hicks Helen Southeastern District Association of Student Councils Raleigh Wyoming Mercer Fayette Counties MTHS West Virginia Association of Student Councils Jackson's Mill Glenna Farley Stece High Lester Farley Coal City Barbara Freeman James F. Freeman Green Valley

Catholic Daughters Hold Communion Breakfast at Saint Francis

Members of Court Paula No. 741 Catholic Daughters of America received Holy Communion at the 9 am Mass and attended a Communion Breakfast in St. Francis de Sales School cafeteria. Mrs. Joe G. Lilly Jr. led arrangements served by the Holy Name Society.

Paula Catholic Daughters of America St. Francis de Sales Joe G. Lilly Jr Holy Name Society Catherine Gallagher Dario Pitotti Isabel Farris Angelene Amato William Aurednick J. R. McDaniel E. L. Scott M. B. Dorsey Jr Robert Lowery Frank Barone Louise Fanti Earl] Biggs Bernice Morasco M. B. Smisko Jessie Kendricks Lawrence Pruitt S. H. Bridge J. C. McCluskey Francis Conway Joseph Gugliotta Willard Fielding Pasqua Spinelli E. J. Fourney

Social Savings Club Meeting at Mrs Edna Pannell Home

The Social Savings Club will gather at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the home of Mrs. Edna Pannell on Hunter Street to hold its meeting and discuss club matters.

The Social Savings Club Edna Pannell Hunter St

Bath Elevator Idea Aims to Help the Handicapped

A proposed bathtub elevator would raise and lower bathers in a platform. It targets the disabled and elderly who struggle to bathe, offering a potentially convenient, all over wash.

Soak Rugs Before Laundering For Clean Shag Surfaces

Soak shag rugs in lukewarm soap suds to lift soil. Then wash in an automatic washer with clean suds for best results.

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