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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1960

Page

5

Breeden Wilkes vow in Columbus Ga ceremony

ESS Breeden Wilkes exchange marriage vows in Columbus Georgia with H H Hunter Jr judge of Muscogee County officiating. Bride daughter of Mrs Phillip Wilkes and late Phillip Wilkes. groom son of Mr Mrs Earl Breeden. Couple reside in Victory Apts Columbus after ceremony attended by local friends.

Breeden-Wilkes Columbus, Ga H. H. Hunter Jr Muscogee County Columis Phillip D. Wilkes Hull St Earl F. Breeden Clyde St Columbus Beckley College Woodrow Wilson High School Fort Benning Korea Victory Apts Benning Road

Community events invite notices from women groups

Beckley area clubs list Tuesday to Thursday meetings with church dinners, canvassing for Cancer Drive, installations, sewing, and service events. Organizations include Gulf Woman's Club, Beta Sigma Phi, Degree of Honor, Judea Shrine, and Practical Nurses Association. Times and locations span Beckley, Shady Spring, Mabscott, with deadlines for notices.

Gulf Woman's Club Cancer Drive Gulf Area Shady Spring District Woman's Club Cherry Creek Sophia

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Local notes report a new baby, Sara Elizabeth Hay, born to Mr. and Mrs. James Hay Page in Raleigh General Hospital weighing eight and a half pounds. Grandparents listed. mentions of family ties and community connections. Funeral services noted for Edward Theodore Buck Jr. in Richwood, with wife Shirley McQuade noted as daughter of Richwood residents. Other items include T. F. Brewer’s return home after hospital stay and Dr. Deane Brooke’s mumps confinement. Belpre, Beaver, and Los Angeles connections appear through visits and a Los Angeles funeral.

Sara Elizabeth James Hay Page Mount Hope Beckley Raleigh General Hospital Cecil H Graham N. Tanawha Sr Paul B. Earwood Carrie Herndon Bales Harry Bales, Whitestick Sr Richwood Edward Theodore Buck Jr Ann Arbor Mich Shirley, McQuade Oine Joe McQuade

Mrs Ruth Wright Receives Notice in Local Inquiry

Mrs Ruth Wright of Rawlings Street has received word regarding a local inquiry or notice. The brief item notes her implication in a broader civic matter and indicates ongoing formal processing or investigation by city authorities.

Ruth Wright Rawlings St

Bride Honored At Sophia Shower In Methodist Hall

Mrs. David Lee Hinte, a recent bride, was feted at a household shower in Sophia Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Hostesses included Miss Dixie Rowe and Mrs. Roy Dale Martin. many guests presented gifts and flowers as games and prizes entertained the honoree.

Sophia RNS David Lee Hinte Sophia Methodist Church Roy Dale Martin Dixie Rowe Faith Hylton LaVerne Martin Homer Martin Lou Ella Rowe Earl Rowe Judy Gillispie Raleigh Martin Hinte Lula Halstead Ruby Walker Thelma Griffith Roy Martin Buford Riggs Lena Asbury W. J. Blair Paula McPeake Geraldine McPeake Thomas Gillispie Arlene Woodie O. A. Phillips Pearl Roberts Moyer McPeake Charles Hinte Jeanette Gollehon Luther Gollehon Archie Wiseman Jim Reaves Jesse Attill Doris Arron Lorene Martin Frank Ubeda Henry Brooks Ted Hylton Herman Martin Lorrayne Crothers Irene Richmond Myra Richardson L. J. Grubb Ernest Martin Ernest Martin Jr

GFWC Announces 69th Annual Meeting in Washington

Mrs Robert Thomson Jr president of the Woman's Club of Beckley and Mrs Arnold C Burke chairwoman plan to attend the five day GFWC international convention June 13 to 17 in Washington D C Miss Chloe Gifford will preside Junior headquarters sit at Shoreham Hotel and delegates at Sheraton Park Hotel Advance hotel reservations go through the GFWC Housing Bureau in Washington D C

General Federation of Women’s Clubs Robert Thomson Jr Woman’s Club of Beckley Arnold C. Burke WCB Thomson Wayne Reynolds Sheraton Park Hotel Washington, D. C Chloe Gifford GFWC Shoreham Hotel International Delegates Sheraton Park Gfwc Housing Bureau K St

Glum Chief of Police Hands Over Parking Ticket

Norman Oklahoma AP reports a dejected police chief Bob Lester walked into the station, paid a 50 cent overtime parking fine, and left, ending a brief incident at the city police hall.

Norman, Okla Bob Lester

BSP Chapter Sets Meet Wednesday

The Xi Alpha Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will meet Wednesday evening in the home lot. Members discuss invitations to the state convention on Oct 15-16 and upcoming rituals for new members set for May.

Beta Sigma Phi Neil Dew Travelers Lane Beta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Sorority BSP Xi Alpha Delta Herbert Alley E. Prince St Walker Treadway Olaf Olaff Mankin Ave Pat Roach Fairmont Beta Sigma Phi Duke Williams Elks Club Order of the Rose Bank of Raleigh Jack Clemens W. C. Mitchell Bill Cadle

DAR Members Remember Fallen In 69th Continental Congress

At Constitution Hall DAR members honored 3 681 deceased with Easter songs and prayers as Mrs Ashmead White presided. President Eisenhower sent a message urging faith and justice while speakers from government and international studies addressed defense, security and global cooperation.

Dar’s Union Constitution Hall Thomas Earle Stribling Atlanta Ashmead White Daughters of the American Revolution Defense Department Gen Willston B. —— USA Progr Alexandra Tolstoy Count Leo Tolstoy Tolstoy

Meet Thursday Friday In Bluefield

The Federation of Republican Woman's Clubs holds its annual spring conference Thursday and Friday at the West Virginia Hotel in Bluefield. Local attendees include Mrs. Reginald Meyers and Mrs. C. A. Carney Jr. Meyers asks those planning to attend to contact Merle Norman Studio immediately. Committee meetings Thursday and an all‑day session starts 9:30 a.m. Friday with a luncheon and banquet.

Federation of Republican Woman's Clubs West Virginia Bluefield Reginald Meyers District No. 6 C. A. Carney Jr Meyers Merle Norman

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Kenneth Ray Breeden Earl Woman's Department of Seckley Beckley Presbyterian Church Floor C Business and Professional Woman's Club Beckley Hotel Golden Age Club Park Ave Woman's Club of Dry Hill Farm Woman's Club P. C. Johnson Temple St Judea Shrine No. 13 White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple Howe St Crusaders Council No. 1 Heroines of Jericho C St Modernistic Homemakers Club Edna Love Sylvia St Woman's Society of Christian Service First Methodist Church Spring District Shady Spring Ladies Circle Mabscott Christian Church Women of the Church White Cross Women’s Bible Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Temple Friendship Hall of the Church Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia Inc Raleigh County Vocational School Jimmy’s T. F. Brewer Austin Ave Raleigh General William Zeighler Butch Belpre Ohio W. H. Ford Beaver M. E. Wilson Los Angeles Calif Washington G. M. Powers Main Street Geo Yes Manasquan N. J Michael Valerio Michael Webb Florist and Greenhouse We Teri Philco Super PHACO Beckley Furniture Neville St Opp Beckley National Bank Aarne DAR Nan Nicholas Nyaradi Institute of International Studies Bradley University Peoria, Ill Richard Arens Direcor Committee On Un-American Activities House William E. Raborn Bureau of Naval Weapons Department of the Navy Fredrick Brown Harris Senate Kenneth McFarland General Motors Mayflower Hotel United States Russia Panama Canal Zone William W. McClaugherty McKenzie James Allen Securange Mutual Income Foundation Heritage Securities, Inc North High Street Columbus 16 Fayette Street Lewisburg Court Street McConnell Amenca Smoath Insurance Organisation Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. Co Nationwide Life Ins. Co Dacron, Nylon & Cotton Amaticn
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