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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
10
Ark Twain High School band members are asked to meet with director Sara Epperly this Friday at 6 30 p m. A decision on participation in the La Day Program at Oak Hill on September 2 is expected.
Mas. Guy Pennington will represent the Past Chief and Officers Club of Raleigh at the grand lodge meeting in Morgantown. The meeting, announced at a recent gathering, will be held August 27 28 and 29. Mrs. James Nowlin of Beckley hosted with Mrs. James Smith assisting. opening prayer by Mrs. Adolph Dinkler Jr and devotions led by Mrs. Nowlin. Refreshments served to a long list of members including Katharine Nowlin and others. The next meeting will occur at Mrs. Pennington’s home with Mrs. Dinkler Jr assisting. The U S Department of Agriculture cites sumac as a crop for soil erosion control and profitable frost land reclamation.
Mrs. Edward Snuffer hosted a birthday gathering at the Myers home in Crab Orchard to celebrate six year old Eddie Snuffer. Attendees included Mona Byrd Roberta Martin Marty Byrd Larry Priddy Galen Stephens Bobby Martin Roger Lee Stephens Patsy Gamble Margaret Stephens Gary Reed Noel Reed L. T. Hall Judy Hall David Hal Leonard Greco Beckley Joe Cooper Bob Minton Jeanette Reed MacArthur Nelva Sue Wilcox Marshall Burns Ruth Richmond Ross Armstrong Patty Burns Peggy Callaway Betty Callaway Mrs Snuffer and others attended.
Mrs. O. O. Harrald leads Circle Four of the Methodist Temple in adopting two hoy patients at Pinecrest Sanitarium. The meeting at Mrs. Harralds Clyde Street home featured Mrs. J. A. Brackman presenting a program with numerous members in attendance.
Birth announcements include Diane Marie Light born July 26 to Mr. and Mrs Elwyn Light of Miami Florida and other Beckley area births Arthur Edward Ramsey Basil Lee Campbell and a Beckley hospital birth of a son for Mr and Mrs Wildy Aliff The Light family links to Beckley and Blue Jay The report also notes a government life insurance loan rate cut to four percent and a West Virginia liquor store bonus offer through August 31 plus a story about Enos Sablosky of Scarbro dying in Beckley Hospital and a historic auto travel tale from Los Angeles
Jean Graves hosted a bridge party at her parents home on Granville Avenue. Judith Jackson won high honors with Virginia Minter second and Hester Rogers placed low. Several local guests attended, including Mary Lou Keyser Barbara Payne Ann Duval Joyce Aspinall Robin Adair Margaret Sloan Joan Hardin Barbara Byus Jane Bryant Lewis Dorothy McAlister Nan cy Richards Peggy Weeks Elizabeth Lamb Virginia Reardon Pam Trent Margaret Rose Malone and Betty Lee Mullins. The Yaqui Indians in Arizona hold an Easter Passion Play in Guadalupe and Pascua villages near Phoenix and Tucson.
The Crab Orchard Brethren Church Sunday School classes plan a picnic at the church this Sunday. Members are asked to bring a basket lunch. Rev. Eugene Cale of Princeton will deliver the sermon as Rev. W. F. Woodie is ill at home.
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