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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1950
Page
3
About 85 members and guests attended the last Ann Rose Class meeting at First Baptist Church. New officers were installed after a pot luck dinner and a devotional service honoring late class member Mrs. I. J. Amick.
Dorothy Amick details community happenings from Woodlawn Terrace to Beckley including hospital admissions and discharges, birthday gatherings, wedding visits, travel, and family updates. Named residents and their locations in Raleigh General Hospital Beckley Hospital and surrounding towns are listed alongside recent moves and visits.
Duty Shop advertises Cut Mate vanity cream oil wave products by Helene Curtis Cold Wave offers and prices. Includes mention of 203 percent Prince 8t and a $5.00 to $7.50 range.
Mrs. Necy Frazier of Shorts Creek Virginia, 35, details a long failed thyroid gland treatment and X rays, spending about 1000 dollars with doctors. She credits Dr Burnett's New Medicine after five months for full recovery and improved health, urges contact for information and orders Hillsville Virginia.
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club chose June 21 for the Laurel Wreath dinner dance to be held in the Black Knight Country Club ballroom with annual awards for outstanding members. A May 1 membership party was announced for Coca-Cola Building South Oakwood Avenue.
Pauline Edwards daughter of Mr and Mrs G H Edwards Amigo and Avery Blaine Bishop son of Mr and Mrs A P Bishop Lenore City Tenn wed at 2 pm Sunday April 23 at Miss Vannie Hatchers Beckley home. Rev A F Clendenin officiated. The couple will live in Beckley with a delayed July wedding trip planned. Mrs Bowman and others set up hostess and reservations groups for BPW events and delegates for state convention in Morgantown May 19 were announced.
Mr and Mrs Elliott William Ingram announce the birth of a son Robert James at Raleigh General Hospital at 4 p.m. April 23, weighing 5 pounds 4 ounces. Mr and Mrs Charles Glenn Gunnoe announce a son Larry Glenn at Raleigh General Hospital at 2 17 a.m. April 24, weight 8 pounds. Mr and Mrs George L Ballard announce a son at Raleigh General Hospital April 24, weight 6 pounds. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Baker announce a daughter at Beckley Hospital April 24, weight 6 pounds 13 ounces. Mr and Mrs Frank Adkins announce a son at Beckley Hospital April 24, weight 7 pounds 14 ounces.
The Calloway Heights Baptist Missionary Circle will allocate 50 dollars from its treasury to pay for a church lot for a Missionary Baptist Church. The plan was set at a Tuesday afternoon meeting hosted by Mrs. Dempsey Ramsey. Members agreed to dedicate 10 percent of funds to foreign missions.
The Beckley Art Group released rules and committees for its Fourth Spring Show to be held May 22 at the Raleigh County Library Memorial Building. Entries by members in good standing must follow media classifications and limits. originals only or clearly marked copies. Committees include publicity, program, hanging, and hostess groups led by Mrs. Bragg and others. the show runs all week with public viewing and spectator judging.
A senior committee at Woodrow Wilson High School was chosen to plan the annual Kid Day program and activities. The event is slated for a date between May 8 and 15. Members include Patsy Callison as chairman Eddie Vance as secretary Mary Holcomb Julia Ann Dunn Helen Farmer Margie Pachuta Betty Jo Phillips Bonnie Shuff Wanda Shaver Betty Williams Tom Knight Ches Zundert Jack Hale Bob Manning Far Whitener Glenn Gilkerson and Sonny Prillaman.
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