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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1956

Page

8

Garden Club hears Miss Hepler on dried material art

Miss Emma Hepler of Secarbro Garden Club Scarbro spoke at a Fernwood sponsored open meeting in the Coca Cola Social Room attended by about 60 garden club members. She described drying flowers and foliage with sand borax glycerin and oven methods and demonstrated arranging techniques.

Emma Hepler Secarbro Garden Club Scarbro Coca Cola Fernwood Garden Club James Farris Fernwood W. A. Thornhill Fernwood Group Joe Pye Hep Fer

Raleigh County Marriage Permit Applications Readied

Marriage permit applications list multiple pairs with ages and residence towns including Beckley Charleston and Beaver. Names include Van Allen and Mary Crosley ages 3% and 17. Robert Parsons and Joyce Whitener. James Berry and Leatrice Hunter. Wilson Cook and Shirley Rogers. Doris Lambert and Robert Dunn. Laura Davis and Fullon Davis. Arlene Cook. Boyd Kouns and June Bloeser.

van Clark Allen Joe Verna Allen Cranbury Mary Ellen Crosley Adam Lottie Crosley Beckley Robert Frederick Parsons George D Susan Parsons Charleston Joyce Whitener E. A. Whitener James H. Berry David and Louise Berry Baltimore Leatrice Hunter Grady Miller Opal Long Beaver Wilson Cook Fannie Cook Shirley Rogers Minnie Deboard Sophia Robert Eugene ‘Dunn Warren J Jonna Dunn Doris Elaine Lambert Carl H Lina Lambert Roy Fullon Davis Herbert Lina Davis Hillsvile Laura Arelene Cook

Miscellaneous Shower Honors Mrs Cumiford at Calloway Heights

Mrs Wiliam Cumiford former Mrs Delah Wied was honored with a miscellaneous shower Friday in the social room of Calloway Heights Baptist Church. Prizes went to Mrs B L Jones Mrs Loma Hart and Mrs Mary Hancock. Hostesses included Mrs W M Chandier Mrs George Taylor Mrs B L Jones Mrs C D Hall and Mrs Leigh Comer. Refreshments served to a large list of guests.

Wiliam Cumiford Delah Wied Calloway Heights Baptist Church B. L. Jones Loma Hart Mary Hancock W. M. Chandier George Taylor L. Jones C. D Hall Leigh Come

Combined Meet by Beckley Legal Secretaries Group

The Legal Secretaries Association of Beckley and Mercer County LSA will meet Thursday Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Glass House. Mrs. S. F. Fisher state president will speak on her trip to the national convention in Fort Worth Texas and there will be a get acquainted session with the visitors. Warm weather tip: prepare a main dish in a skillet on the range bake into a casserole and top with buttered crumbs and paprika brown under the broiler.

Legal Secretaries Association of Beckley Mercer County LSA Pbom Glass House S. F. Fisher Fort Worth Tex Beckley Legal Secretaries Association Mercer County Lsa

Beckley Garden Club Names Fall Flower Show Committee

Mrs. H S Edwards presided at Beckley Garden Club in the Gans home on First Ave appointing a committee for the Fall Flower Show table setting classification to be held Sept. 29 at the Beckley Hotel. Mrs. A Cappellari was named chair with assistance from Mrs. Paul Copeland and Mrs. Frank Gans.

Frank Gans P. H. Caffee Beckley Garden Club Gans First Ave H. 5. Edwards Beckley Hotel A. §. Cappellari Paul Copeland

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Community notices recount visits and travels of local families and relatives. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Harry E Camper and their sons in Oak Ridge Tennessee visiting relatives in Union New Jersey and Charleston. Several visitors plan weekends in Charleston and nearby towns.

Harry E. Camper Harry Robert Oak Ridge Tenn Julia Secrest Apts Woodlawn Ave W. H. Helmbrecht

Community notices warm Beckley events weekly

The Beckley area calendar lists meetings and social gatherings from Wednesday to Saturday. Listings include the Beckley Area Registered Professional Nurses at Veterans Hospital, St Anne's Guild at St Stephen's Church, and multiple garden clubs, circles, and missionary groups with venues and start times.

Beckley Area Veterans Hospital

Local Visitors Share Sunday at Area Homes

Mr and Mrs M A Thompson and daughter Peggy of Roanoke visited in the Johnson home with Mr and Mrs Carl A Bostick at 211 Fourth St. The McGraws returned from Farmville Virginia where they stayed with Roy Coleman and toured Williamsburg. The Sprouse family from Columbus Ohio were guests of H E Melton at 106 Ellison Ave for a Sunday visit.

D. B. Shumale Douglas T. C. Collins Mike Reservoir Rd Myrtle Beach D. C Martha Jane Adams G. C. Birt Austin Ave Thelma Adams Cleveland Ohio Frank Hanshaw II Frank Petersburg H. K. Stairs Ellison Ave EW. Martin Calloway Heights Emory Martin Ronceverte A. T. Baker Charleston Bob Allen Frank Gans First Ave Andrew Young Ann Washington, Pa Gans John Hamrick, Jr Binghamton N. Y Aliie Dickerson Procter Oak Hill Inlaw R. H. Legg Eva Dickerson C. E. Beavers Johnstown F. C. Adams Georgia Johnson Logan Charles Stanley Man Mir Paul E. Wood Johnstown Rd J. W. Givens Woodlawn Ave Wallace Givens Brian and Shelley Knoxville Tenn Edith Hall Crab Orchard Beckley Hospital Will S.J. Amato Trudy Manuel Rockford Emanuel Amato Pemberton Enrico Della Mea Berkley St Jacqueline Lowe James R. Lowe Orchard Ave First Baptist Church Olean Lowe Weirton Janice Marie Cox Hudson Ave Raleigh General Seaid Deem Ramey Danny and Edward Or_ Jayee-ettes Littlelando Fla Beaver Park Shelter C. B. Harris Beaver Bluefield J. John E. McKenzie M. M. Ralston Hill Parker W. R. Fugitt College Ave Gene Morehouse Hull St Raleigh General Hospital Lloyd Dobbins Jean Crawford Myers Ave Dana Johnson Home M. A. Thompson Peggy Roanoke Carl. A. Bostick Fourth St Keith McGraw Farmville Roy Coleman Virginia Williamsburg K. B. Sprouse Columbus H.E. Melton

Speiden Engagement to B L Thompson Announced

Mr and Mrs Marion C Speiden of Mitchells Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Virginia to Bobbie Lloyd Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Howard C Thompson of 309 Orchard Ave The couple's backgrounds include Culpeper High School Virgina Tech study and Westinghouse Electric Pittsburgh radar division engineer work Thompson is a 1956 VPI electrical engineering graduate and Navy veteran The announcement notes the parties and their educational and professional status.

Marion C. Speiden Mitchells Elizabeth Virginia Bobbie Lloyd Thompson Jer Howard C. Thompson Orchard Ave Speiden Culpepper High School Culpepper Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Thompson Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley College U.S. Navy VPI Westinghouse Electric Corp Pittsburgh

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Emma’ Hepler Bearbee Ernest Desa Jr Miett Hesteds Fernweed Gardes Club W. A. Thorm MM Fernweed Garden Club Miss Hepler Raleigh County Irs Lane Raleigh Register Midtown Action New York Cumiford Fernwood ‘Garden Club Edwards Palmer Farley Albert Wheley A. Robert Koch Ross Irie E. M. Des Rowhers Copeland Ben Lewis Cappellari J. S. Larrick Washington Dean Bette Wilton Women's Department St. Anne's Prosperity Farm Women Lee D. B. Stoyer Women’s Missionary Society of Mission Circle Hilltop Baptist Church St. Stephen's Rhododendron Garden Club Eugene F. Eager Beckley Ave Dry Hill Lasey Morgan Leeds Birmingham Ala Gene Hunt Columbus, Ga Rural Acres Garden Club Hummingbird Junior Garden Club Glade Creek Daniels Missionary Society J. W. Nunn Westwood Dr Sarkeshe Aching Kuso Log Miner Masraiay PROVO Cohen's Drug Store Neville SL oRnans Elizabeth Speiden B.L. Thompson Eliabeth Speiden Crowgey Crowgey Sausage Company
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