Citys New Official Hostess To Begin Work First of May
Emily Fisher of 212 Beckley Avenue has been named Beckley Welcome Wagon hostess for the year and will start duties May first. She recently returned from New York City after completing a preparation course and will visit newcomers, new mothers, engaged girls, and families moving within Beckley. Previous hostesses include Rosa lie Muller and Mrs. T. S. Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily
Felix) Fisher
Beckley Avene
Beckley
Jeanette B. Richardson
Fisher
New York City
Montgomery
Steve Suptic
T. S. Rice
W .C. Larrimore
Rosatlie Muller
Cancer Drive Contributions Total 765 Dollars Announced
Miss Arlena Miller announces Raleigh County cancer drive has raised 765 toward a 5000 goal. The drive, moved from April to extend into May due to a coal strike, will canvass businesses with Civic Department of the Woman's Club and county women aiding. A Tag Day may accompany national Cancer Society fund solicitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlena Miller
Raleigh County
Control
Aote
No Laxatives For 30 Years Belogg All-Bran Ad
When I complained of constipation my doctor recommended BELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN which I have eaten for 30 years. I never had to take another laxative. If your diet lacks bulk this tasty cereal will supply it. Eat Kellogg's All-Bran with milk daily and drink water. If unsatisfied after 10 days return empty carton to Kellogg Co Battle Creek Mich for double your money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellogg
F. Filden Spear
Harrisburg
Kellogg
Presbyterian Women to Meet Thursday at Beckley Church
The executive board of the Woman's Auxiliary of Beckley Presbyterian Church is convening Thursday afternoon at 2 30. Mrs David D Ashworth of Callaway street remains ill at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Beckley Presbyterian Church
David D. Ashworth
Callaway Street
Wanted Men And Women Who Are Hard Of Hearing
A classified appeal seeks men and women with hearing loss to try the Ourline Home Method test promising improved hearing. If no improvement, money back. Inquiries at Cohen Drug Co. Beckley West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen Drug Co
Beckley
We Va
Sportamt
Accopy
Seppe Lees
Seane Lao
Pea Cohen Drug CO
Neville St
W. Va
Beckley D A R Women Attend Continental Congress Tour
Beckley D A R members Mrs Burmeister Mrs Sanders and Mrs Harkleroad joined sev enth Continental Congress in Washington DC last week. They met leaders including Maj Gen Arnold and Louis Johnson while at a White House reception with Mrs Truman and a Mayflower Hotel banquet. Delegates urged Truman to limit trade with Communist nations and supported a strong national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Allen
Daughters of Three Beckley
Joseph T.martin
House
W. H. Arnold
Department of the Army
Louis Johnson
Frances Bolton
Ohio
Lowell Thomas
H. R. Bankage
Beckley
White House
Harry R. Truman
Mayflower
Langston
York
Valley Forge Memorial
Harkleroad
Actioz
H. G. Smith
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Washington Hotel
Burmeister
Sanders
Lewis de Cozenove
Alexandria
Ward Mankin
Washington, D. C
E. L. King
Richmond
Carl Bachman
Wheeling
Harley M. Kilgore
E. H. Hedrick
John Bricker
Millard Sisler
Morgantown
Continental Congress
States of the Union
Arnold
Washington
Col
West
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Martin
DAR
Truman
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Several Beckley area residents are noted in routine life items. Barton Jones, five, had tonsils removed at Beckley Hospital. Alvy Hawley returns to Canton after a weekend visit with his uncle Irk Hrink in Beckley. The Rosses return to Beckley from Deland Florida for the winter. Bobbie Kay Lively, 14, had her appendix removed at Raleigh General Hospital. Mrs. June Lucas Clay visits Charleston. Reva Lucas Hopkins and daughter Gloris Diane return to Detroit after visiting Glen Daniel. Mrs. Wade returns to Beckley after wintering in Florida. Mrs. Lemon and daughters Sara and Billie spend Sunday in Hinton. Mrs. Lilly and son Malcolm return from Hollywood. The Starrs visit Abbington and Beckley en route home. Dr. and Mrs. Covey, Sr. of Baltimore stay with relatives on Woodlawn Avenue. Mrs. Davenport heads toward Yale, Oklahoma for a funeral. Thetford, of Huntington, elected president of the state Dry Cleaners and Launderers Association. Kyle cleaners reps attend in Beckley. Thetford’s party at the meeting includes Humphrey and Kinzer from Kyle cleaners and Richmond cleaners reps. Dr. Kreinheder of Cleveland visits Beckley en route home. Jane Springer of Springfield, Mass., arrives to spend the week with her son George Springer in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Jones
Andrew Jones
Park Avenue
Beckley Hospital
Alvy Hawley
Canton
Ohio
Westwood Drive
Irk Hrink
Charles ‘T’. Ross
Deland
Fla
Beckley
Woodlawn Avenue
Bobbie Kay Lively
J.Q. Lively
Raleigh General Hospital
June Lucas Clay
Glen Spaniel
Charleston
Reva Lucas Hopkins
Gloris Diane
Detroit
A. Lucas
Glen Daniel
W. T. Wade
Tampa
St. Petersburg
T. W. Lemon
Sara
Billie
Hinton
A. Z. Lilly
Malcolm
North
Kanawha i Street
Hollywood
J. G. Starr
Skelton
Abbington
Airs
W. Z. Morean
W. C. Covey
Baltimore
W. C. Coveys
Duxey Davenport
Mabscott
Charles J. Davenport
Yale
Okla
Jerry Davenport
Oklahoma
Clyde Cunningham
Coal City
Harold Cunningham
Cc. R. Kennedy
South Hills
R. A. Thetford
Huntington
Kyle Cleaners
State Dry Cleaners and Launderers Association
Cy Humphrey
Humphrey
Kyle Kinzer
Jess Richmond
Ray Richmond
H. C. Barnett
Richmond Cleaners
Hunlingan
Paul Kreinheder
Cleveland
Ted G. McDowell
Willams Street
McDowells
Greenbrier
White, Sulphur Springs
Jane S. Springer
Springfield
Mass
George W. Springer
Edgewood Drive
Putman daughter chosen as Delta Gamma delegate to national convention
Mary Ann Putman of South Kanawha Street has been selected as the official delegate for the West Virginia University Delta Gamma chapter to attend the Diamond Jubilee convention in Swampscott Massachusetts from June 2 to June 8. She is a junior, recently named president of the Morgantown Delta Gamma chapter, and active in La Tertuila Dolphin YMCA WRA and Phi Sigma Kappa affiliated events. Notable attendees include Mrs. Arthur Vandenberg and Mrs. Ruth Bryan Rohde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Putman
South Kanawha
Street
Mary Ann
West Virginia University
Delta Gamma Sorority
Delta Gamma
Swampscoll
Mass
New Oceana House
Delta
Lindenwood College
Columbia
Morgantown
la Tertuila
Dolphin
Young Women’s ‘Christian Asociation
Women's Recreational Association
Land
Phi Sigma:Kappa Fraternity
Dela Gamma
Phi Betar
VFW Auxiliary to Replace Items for Fire Ravaged Home
The VFW Auxiliary at the Mabscott post asks all members to salvage and donate items for the Taylor family after a fire destroyed their home. Volunteers will collect clothing kitchen items towels and utensils at the Memorial Building and box them for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Taylor
Mabscott
George W Bright Named Delegate For Conrab
George W Bright of Hill Park Drive is among West Virginia Church delegates chosen for the quadrennial Methodist conference in Boston. He and Mrs Bright left Prince Street for sessions lasting about two weeks, including law making and policy forming groups. Seven clerics and seven laymen are WV delegates. In Boston they will visit Marguerite Asher, sister and Boston grade school principal, and a niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Bright
Hill Park Drive
West Virginia
Boston
Mass
Bright
Prince
Massachusetts
Brights
Marguerite Asher
University chapter to host sorority convention week
United States ambassador and Inex Robb headline a convention week packed with programs and workshops for sorority officers. Mary Ann leads the barn dance presented by the university chapter. About 15 active and alumnae members from West Virginia will attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Inex Robb
Mary Ann
West Virginia
Brogan announces birth of son James Blane in Crown
Mr and Mrs James E Brogan of Midway announce the birth of their first child a son named James Blane born at the home of the bride's parents in Crown on Wednesday April 21 Mrs Brogan the former Ann Puskas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Brogan
Midway
New Pound
James Blane
Crown
Four Brides-Elect Feted By Mrs Jack Morton Tonight
Beckley social notes report Mrs Jack Morton hosts dessert bridge for four local brides elect at 7 30 tonight in North Kanawha Street home of grandfather William MacTaggart. Green and white decor feature a floral display of white tuberose with greenery and corsages at each place setting. Honorees Rosemary Hash Mary Lu Graham Alicia Tutwiler and Sarah Riley Hunt receive gifts. guest list includes local social notables and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Jack Morton
Rosemary Hash
Wiliam J. Pettigre
Mary Lu Graham
James Page
Alicia Tutwiler
Edgar Mohler
Sarah Rlley Hunt
Roy A. Cunningham
David MacMillan
Warrenton
Tommy Ballengee
Marcy Hornbrook
Mary Virginia Foster
Polly Jo McCulloch
Phoebe Bledsoe
Jack Bazzarre
Judy Jackson
David Mullens
Nancy Richards
Ruth Laren
Pegey Weeks
Bryce Rucker
Sarah Riley Hent
Mary Lo Graham
Mine Allela Tutwiler
Mere G. A Mehler, Sr
P Lance Becaut
Beckley Hotel
Trousseau
E. M. Tutwiler
Ronald Snyder
Mount Hope
Warrenton, Va
J. A. Hunt
Cecil Graham
Ross Daniel
Azalea Garden Club Plans Spring Flower Show in Beckley
Azalea Garden Club members meet at Mrs Ned Raglands Beckley home to set tentative dates for an annual spring flower show to be held in Beckley within three weeks. Mrs Harry L McCreery chairs the show committee and a school ticket donation to a student is approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Azalea Garden Club
Woodlawn Avenue
Ned Ragland
Eugene Harvey
Harry L. McCreery
J. W. Watkins
Earl Bibb, Jr
J. E. McKenzie
E. M. Payne, Jr
Payne
Kanawha Street
Brooklyn Man Visits Son-in-law in Locust Street
Morris M. Besso of Brooklyn spent the past weekend at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Fink, on Locust Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris M. Besso
Brooklyn, N. Y
Sidney Fink
Locust Street
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Emily Fisher
Cancer Drive
VOGUE
D.A.R
eMarie
Neville St. Beckley
Kiddie Shop
Neville Si
Spinet
Baby
Beckley Music and Electric Company
Frank
Helene Curtis Seco
Marguerite
Duchess
Embec
Del-Mar
Caste
Ee Pace Uraymond
Big City
Raymond's Beauty Shop
Mary Ann Putman
Confab
Stauffer
Main Street
Main St
Clar Wea
Vv Saan
Peru
George Bright
Conrab
Vanity Beauty Shop
Prince St
Helene Curtis
Myra Webster Richardson
Eva Doyle
Witter
Lydia Z.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. G. Lilly
Duff Daniel
M. C. Banks
Paul Payne
Lb. G. Richards
Ida S. MM. O'Dell
M. A. Johnson
BE. B. Hawkins
Harry Sessions
Dp. €. Ashton
J. P. Nowlin
E. E. Bibb
M. ML. Ralston
J. B. Huffman
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
Quality Shop
Main
Raleigh County Bank Bidg
Beckley, W
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