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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1946

Page

10

Marines Honored At Farewell Party

Two marines honored at a farewell party hosted by Mrs. O P Spencer and Mrs. Dee Brakefield at the Spencer home in Princewick. Attendees included many local residents and families such as Allen White Hale Hunt Lilly Meadows Adams Ragland Buskirk and Adkins. page also notes furniture finishing advice about wiping with damp cloth to raise grain before sanding and staining.

Charles Spencer Billy Brakefield O. P. Spencer Dee Brakefield Spencer Princewick Allen White Pat Hale Helen Travis Betty Meadows James White Roy Hunt Harold Lilly Clinton Spencer Richmond White Loretta Lilly Lou Meadows Thelma Adams Anna Logan Frances Smith Lola Sanchez Ray Hunt Jean Logan Bill Kilgorg F. T. Connor Bobby Ray Anderson John Ragland Tommy Meadows Magee Buskirk Irene West Mary Meadows Gleddine Adams Wilma Adams Betty Sue Hasford Jerry Buskirk Coy Brakefield Homer Sanders Ed Hunt Imogene Lewis Bernard Howell Paul Spencer Eugene Adkins

Twin Sisters Deliver Babies Within 24 Hours at iBeckley

Hospital records show Twin Sisters Ella Roberts Horton and Betty Roberts Grose both gave birth on August 27 at Slab Fork. Horton welcomed a daughter at noon while Grose had a son shortly after midnight. It was Horton’s second child and Grose’s first.

iBeckley Hospital Ella Roberts ‘Horton Harold Horton Slab Fork Betty Roberts Grose Roy Gross Hortons Groses

Honor Lodge Plans Hallowe'en Dance

The Degree of Honor Lodge will hold a Hallowe'en dance at the Eagles Club with a dinner planned for September 29. Seventeen members attended the executive board meeting where pollyanna gifts were exchanged and Leona Wright assisted as hostess alongside K C Stewart.

Hallowe'en Leona Wright K. ¢ .Stewart

Miss Washington to Represent Capital at National Pageant

Jeanne Carlson 19 of Alexandria Virginia has been selected as Miss Washington of 1846 and will compete for Miss America of 1946 at the national pageant of beauty and talent.

Jeanne Carlson Alexandria Washington

Women Honor Mrs McMillion At Shower In Bluefield

Mrs Elwood McMillion of Hudson Street was guest of honor at a shower hosted by Mrs Glenn Ford and Mrs Virgil Hutchinson on Hudson Street Bluefield. List of attendees includes Mrs Ribey Bennington Mrs Bil Oliver Mrs Lowell Phillips and many others. Gifts sent by several friends.

Elwood McAminion Hudson Street Glenn Ford Virgil ‘Hutchinson Ford Lalso Ribey Bennington Bil Oliver Lowell Phillips Noah Huffman Carl Wheeler Eva Daniels Fred Lilly Mabel Ayers J. W. Ingram Kelly Mc

Kennedy Family Hosts 7th Birthday Party for Virginia Dare

Mr and Mrs Ashley Kennedy held a party on Harper Road honoring their daughter Virginia Dare on her seventh birthday. Guests included Harold Light George McGraw J E B McGraw Ernestine Bailey Curtis Bradley Jerry Pasitka Donald Riffe and many others. Pills were sent by Gilbert Stanley and Franklin and Glenn Harper.

Ashley Kennedy Harper Road Virginia Dare Harold Light George McGraw J. E B. McGraw Ernestine Bailey Curtis Bradley Jerry Pasitka Donald Riffe Lois Ann Volbert Doris Ann Wilcon Nerma Petlvy Eunice Riffe Norma Jean Beckelhimer Douglas Beckelbimer Rosie McGraw Persy Shrewsbury Glenna Harper Ora Lee Stanley

Kidd Child Birthday Party At Home On Hull Street

Three year old Judith Anne Kidd celebrated her birthday yesterday at her parents Roy and Mrs Kidd home on Hull Street. Guests from Camden New York attended and played lawn games before a pink and white decorations themed meal.

Judith Anne Kidd Roy Kidd Hull Street Sheila Gaye Rovers Martha Sue Collier Helen Patsy Charles Talbert Margaret Moye Peggy Miller Rodney Kay Weikle Dickie Kidd Elizabeth Jenny Keesee Mary Low Sally McGianis Red Whitley Ralph Mann Nancy Kessinger David Robert Nancy Keeseo Larry Leinbach Camden N.Y

Schacht hurls coffee at AP photographer in courtroom

Hjalmar Schacht, once Reichsbank president and war crimes defendant, threw a cup of steaming coffee at Associated Press photographer BL Sanders today in a small dining room above the international courtroom. Sanders calmly wiped his camera and took Schacht’s picture as he ate lunch.

Schacht The Associated Press Muernberg Germany Hjalmar Schacht Reichs ‘Bank BL Sanders Sanders International

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Inter-City Rotary Club Camp Beckwith G. T. Davis Jeff Minnie Wiseman Fayette Ville Dr. Pepper Bolling Co Mabscott, W. VA Honor Lodge Hallowe’en New Yorker Vese Ana Cece Thomson Debriet Catherine Armstrong E. 0. Armstrong College Avenue Beckley Hotel Cornell University Annabelle Laing Barbara Lou Dunkley Mary la Graham Betty Mclean Mary Stuart Malone Joyce Drewry Raine Mary Hornbrook Mary Young Lorena Rahall Mary Agnes Cain Mrs. McMillion Hunton George L. Garner Huntington Housing Authority Fielder Garner Colorado Cereale Eatrogess Fam Monea Ratit Sade Tassa Kay Neville Street Beckley W. Va Post Post's General Foods Kennedys Kidd Child California Layne Dr. A. Jayne & Son Jou H. & M. Shoe Store Toll Parrot Shoes Beckles Modern Neville St Beckley Theatre
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