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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1935

Page

5

Miller-Ellis Nuptials Announced Yesterday

Elizabeth Sue Ellis married Vance Miller on February 13 1935 in Bristol Tennessee. The bride, daughter of J Ivan Ellis of Princeton, is active in social circles and visited relatives here during summers. The secrecy of the marriage was kept until now. Other society notes include members preparing for state Junior Womans Club convention and various local visits and travel plans.

C. H. Fink Elizabeth Sue Ellis Vance Miller Bristol Tennessee Miller J. Ivan Ellis Princeton

Hi Y Club Members Travel to Wheeling Meeting

Three Woodrow Wilson High school Hi Y Club members John Hodel Matthew Corey and Jimmy Hayes left by car for Wheeling to represent their group at the state Y M C A meeting. About 600 high school boys from across the state are expected to attend.

Wheeling Hia Woodrow Wilson High School John Hodel Matthew Corey Jimmy Hayes

Personal Mention Of Several Local Families Travel Plans

Dr and Mrs W W Hume leave for Cincinnati to visit relatives including Mr and Mrs A F Taylor and Mr and Mrs W L Long family. Holden visitors expected for weekend with Mr and Mrs R B Yaple family. Mr and Mrs Charles Hodel return from New York City after a week stay and AP national meeting. Miss Elinor St Clair Miss Edith Agee Miss Helen Windle are noted in social notices.

W. W. Hume Cincinnati Ohio A. F. Taylor W. L. Long Holden R. B. Yaple Charles Hodel New York City Hodel Associated Press Elinor St Clair Edith Agee Helen Windle

Local Social Notes From Stanaford Area

Stanaford WV residents and visitors appear in a string of greetings and calls. Miss Nina Hollingsworth teaching at Mark Twain spent Sunday with her mother Mrs J E Hollandsworth. Miss Ruth Dickson of Beckley, Marshall college student, called on Miss Meredith White. Vaughn Stanley and Miss Meredith White Concord college students spent Easter with their parents, with Miss White hosting guest Miss Madelene Winfry of Princeton. Carl Armstrong, formerly Beckley hospital patient, is now able to be out. Agee Stewart, Dick- son manager, remains a local reference point in community chatter.

R. G. Stewart Dicksons Cash Store Nina Hollingsworth Mark Twain J. E. Hollandsworth Ruth Dickson Beckley Marshall College Meredith White Vaughn Stanley Concord College Miss White Madelene Winfry Princeton Mt. Hope Carl Armstrong Beckley Hospital Agee Stewart

Local Social Notes From Easter Week in West Virginia

Surnames Hurt Hinkle Williams Dye White Stanley McGuire and others visit relatives and shopmates over the Easter weekend. Family calls extend to Alderson Princewick Glen Rogers Beckley and Layland with trips to stores and gatherings. Residents from Marfrance Skelton Amigo and Layland appear in multiple small exchanges and weekend visits.

Long Wanted School presents Negro minstrel and play program

Pupils directed by Miss Corda Walker staged a Friday evening program at Egeria Long Wanted School featuring a Negro minstrel with full participation and the play I Cant Lib Wit Out You by the eighth grade. Cast included Jasper Shrewsberry Adam Muddle Brookie Shrewsberry Violet Mud dle his wife Mae Shrewsberry Mayonaze Muddle Walter Shrewsberry and Cora Walker. Otis Foley provided music for dances and performed numbers at the end. Audience was the largest this year with many from Egeria and Basin side. Visitors included Ezra Shrewsberry of Long Branch New Jersey with his wife visiting relatives Elmer Shrewsberry.

Long Wanted Corda Walker Jasper Shrewsberry Adam Muddle Brookie Shrewsberry Violet Muddle Mae Shrewsberry Mayonaze Muddle Walter Shrewsberry Cora Walker Pyrmid Lumax Otis Foley Egeria Basin Side Ezra Shrewsberry Long Branch New Jersey Elmer Shrewsberry Lacy Blankenship Deta Walker Willard Agee Fireco

Pan Pacific Education Conference Invitation Amid Pacific Nations

Invitations were sent to nations bordering the Pacific for a Pan Pacific educational conference to be held in Tokyo the week of August. The outreach targets government and educational leaders to foster regional collaboration and exchange ideas on regional education policies.

Pacific Ocean Tokyo

Salango Places in Debating Team Glory at Davidson

Jimmy Salango of Beckley, a divinity student at Davidson College, North Carolina, joins Tyler Port to close the forensic season with four straight wins. They defeated Georgia Tech by two to zero, and earlier beat Sewanee, Kentucky, and Centre College. Salango began debating at Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley and later at Elkins, where he earned a reputation for brilliance.

Jimmy Salango Beckley Davidson College North Carolina Tyler Port Georgia Tech Salango Port Sewanee University of Kentucky Centre College Salange Woodrow Wilson High School Elkins

Flat Top PTA Meeting Reports Talks and Refreshments

The Flat Top West Virginia Parent-Teacher Association held a regular session at Flat Top school last Wednesday. G J Woods and Paris Lilly of Princeton delivered interesting talks as part of the program, and after business was concluded, refreshments were served. Birth announced of a baby girl born April 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Clownie Lilly. Local notices include Olivier Bragg visiting from Beckley, Mark and Mrs. Eadle of Jumping Branch visiting Clownie Lilly, Noah Clark and family returning from Florida, and visits by Luther and Ted Oakes of Concord College plus Claude Hutchins of Dunn visiting.

Parent Flat Top School G. J. Woods Paris Lilly Princeton Olivier Bragg Beckley G. A. Richmond Mark Eadle Jumping Branch Clownie Lilly Noah Clark Florida Luther Ted Oakes Concord College Luther Oakes Claude Hutchins Dunn

Beckley Shriners Travel to Charleston Ceremony

A number of Beckley Shriners head to Charleston today for the annual spring ceremonial of Beni Kedem Temple. A parade through the business district will include 75 candidates for membership in the order.

Beckley Shriners Charleston Beni Kedem

New Nail Polishes Debut In Silver Gray And Marina Green

The latest nail polish shades include a dull silver gray and a Marina green. Designers highlight these hues as contemporary, versatile options for spring collections and daily wear.

New Books Highlight Royalty and World Affairs

Royalty figures dominate new books with E F Benson offering Queen Victoria stories in a witty ongoing life of the monarch. Marie, Dowager Queen of Roumania, adds Ordeal, a diary-based memoir spanning four war years. Frazier Hunt portraits the Prince of Wales in The Bachelor Prince, though some disclosures remain untold. Thumbnail reviews cover Mason on Shinto, Stewart on creatures and cosmos, Steen in Spain, McWilliams on Adamic, Williamson on Austria, Morrison on Scotland, plus local spring pastoral scenes and social notes.

Marie Roumania Victoria Scribners George H. Doran Russia Mr. Doran Frazier Hunt Prince of Wales Prince Harpers Mr.Hunt Princces Canada Louis Adamic America Carey McWilliams Arthur Whipple Adamic Mr. McWilliams Thames Williamson Doubleday Doran Mr. Williamson Austria T. J. Morrison Appleton - Century Scotland

Community mourns John Marshall Garten in Abraham West Virginia

The town extends sympathy to John Marshall Garten’s family after his Saturday morning death. Interment occurred in the family cemetery and funeral services were led by Rev. D. G. Richmond of Meadow Creek. Other notes mention Easter visits by Lena and Violet Adkins, travel by G. W. Smith and family, and various local visits and guests across Hinton Beckley Jumping Branch Babock Lumber camp and nearby areas.

John Marshall Garten Garten D. G. Richmond Meadow Creek Lena Violet Adkins Mt. Hope Jake Adkins G. W. Smith Hinton G. F. Arthur Beckley Earl Smith Jumping Branch W. E. Surbaugh Ernest Surbaugh Fred Bennett Baby Sam Bennett Valeria Goodson Elmer Goodson Goodson Babcock Lumber Camp C. O. Smith Smfill Noel Juanita Ramsey

Effort Underway to Make Sunday Official Day

Ankara reports AP says efforts are afoot to designate Sunday as an official day of rest. The move aims to standardize a weekly pause across sectors, reflecting cultural and religious considerations.

Associated Press Ankara

Rest day in Turkey disrupts banking and business

The article notes a Sunday and Friday closing pattern in Turkey with banks and many businesses closing on Friday and often Sunday. This schedule slows deals and hampers commercial activity, highlighting how religious rest days affect commerce and banking hours.

Turkey

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Miller-Ellis Anne Jane Clay Mary Elizabeth Ballengee Rosalie Stover Roland Witt Russell Rader Delmar Craft Moundsville The Junior Womans Club J. W. F. Beckner Roanoke, Va R. L. Estill Premier W. M. Phillips Blountville Tenn R. T. Willis A. W. Hawley Stella Newland Moorefield Harper Road J. B. Clifton Kanawsa Street Fairmont Ollie Burnett Eva Calloway Genevieve Bradley Marjorie Graves Jane Lee Deem Alma Davenport Grace Gladys Davenport Edna Dodson J. M. Hayes, Jr Lee Burleson 0. G. Hudson Virginia Hudson Willis Gilmore East Gulf J. M. Heffernan G. Mead Charest W. B. Ware C. H. Mead White Sulphur Springs George Kellman Raleigh General Hospital White Cross Pharmacy Stanaford, W. Va Mildred Tilton Holmson Long Island Reno Hollywood Hollywood Boulevard Callie White Madalene Winfry Audra Stanley C. H. McGuire Amigo J. D. White Agee Steward Dickson’s Cash Glen Rogers Warren Sizemore Layland Spen W. Va John Tolbert Helen Baseball Club Swagger Coats RED Cross Flat Top Mrs By John Selby E. F. Benson Queen Victoria England Longmans Benson J. W. T. Mason Dutton Mason Charles D. Stewart Little, Brown Atlantic Monthly Stewart Spain Marguerite Steen Ter Huntington Horace Mildred Ellison Pluto Ota Smith Harwood James Murphys Burea E. M. Payne CO Main Street Abraham, W. Va Raleigh County Bank C. A. Garten Minnie E.M. Payne CO Alison Bede Sussex Evelyn M. Winch Raleigh Register
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