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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
3
A new organ built by Henry Pilcher's Sons of Louisville has been installed in St Stephen's Episcopal church and will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Sunday. An organ recital by Mrs. Thomas Elswick with two vocal solos by Miss Beverly Watts is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday evening. The public is invited.
Sergeant Madeline Barley of the Women's Army Corps was guest of honor at a Beckley hotel luncheon hosted by Mrs. Bess Kate Snyder. Attendees included Mrs. W. R. David, Mrs. Claren Marsh, and Mrs. Harry Myers.
A farewell party honored Gary S Bennett seaman second class at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs G C Bennett of Skelton. Bennett has been on sick leave and has returned to the Norfolk Naval Base Virginia. Attendees included Mrs C Tate Virginia Baer Mary Baer Ruth Toney Jeanne Gravley Iona Layton Flora Depola Frances Ferguson Frances Farley Wallie Grimes Mary Layton Margie Hitchcock Leslie Dean Fleming Eugene Weaver Maurice Douglas Kenneth Shaffer Cecil Meadows Pat Bradford Jimmy Lowcell Charles Ray Wills Herbert Howell Holroyd Rogers L A Garner Howard D Burgess George Elliott Bill Harvey Harold Cain Wesley Hearn Eugene Elliott Joy Mae Bennett Alan Bennett Max Bennett and Scotty Bennett.
William DeClare, 44, of Sullivan, was injured when slate fell on his right leg and hip while loading coal at Killarny. He was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital yesterday at five. The full extent of injuries will be determined after X rays.
Corporal T. E. Bazzarre Jr of Columbia SC is on a 10 day furlough staying with his wife and daughter at 814 12 South Kanawha street and his parents Mr and Mrs T E Bazzarre of Skelton. Guest Corporal Don C Bramshaw of Columbia also visits. Miss Nancy Seacrest of Mount Hope was a guest in the Bazzarre home recently. The practice of selling art by auction in England dates from the 17th century.
Henry Lesesne reports that most polio infections are mild or asymptomatic. Many carriers show no paralysis, with only a fraction developing weakness. Epidemics remain localized and Augusts/Septembers peak, while prevention and cure remain elusive. progress comes from research funded by the March of Dimes.
Historical evidence shows sponge washing practices in Mediterranean countries dating back to early times, indicating long standing domestic uses and cultural adoption across coastal communities.
A list of visitors and returning service members from Beckley and surrounding towns highlights Mrs J J Reynolds of Houston Pennsylvania visiting relatives in South Kanawha Street and Maple Avenue. Several service members and family members are noted with furloughs from camps in Florida Camp Murphy and Camp Bowie Texas along with arrivals back in Beckley after overseas duty in the South Pacific and other theaters.
A historic note recalls the Samoan Islands once labeled the Navigator's Islands, reflecting early maritime schemes and guiding explorers who charted the Pacific group. The name highlights navigational significance tied to traditional seafaring routes and regional identity.
The writer George Eliot, whose real name was Mary Ann Evans, is identified by the documentation as her birth name and pen name distinction, reflecting her literary legacy and gendered identity in 19th century authorship.
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