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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1955

Page

8

Princeton Garden Council to sponsor annual Christmas Lighting contest

The Princeton Garden Council will sponsor the fourth annual Christmas Lighting contest with each garden club assigned a role. Tasks include lighting demonstrations, judging, hospitality, judging transport, police coordination, prize announcements, and gift procurement. A special program with slides on home decorations is planned. classifications mirror last year with door, window and overall categories.

Princeton ANS Princeton Garden Council Mountain State Club Mountain Laurel Club Boutonniere Club Silver Springs Club Princeton Garden Club Tanglewood Club Friendship Club Florabunda Periwinkle Clubs P. I. Lilly George W. Seaver

Suits for Divorce Filed in Mercer County Circuit Court

Carter Miller sues Joan Brindle Miller for divorce with the clerk of Mercer County Circuit Court. Brindle Miller has been in England for three years with their infant daughter. Shirley Ann Suiter sues Jeffer son Suiter Jr. for divorce.

Princeton Rns Mercer County Carter Miller Joan Brindle Miller England Shirley Ann Suiter Jefferson Suiter Jr

Blevins Rites Set Thursday

Funeral services for Roby W. Blevins, 73, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the New Richmond Chapel with Rev. O A Sparks officiating. Burial follows in Jackson Cemetery near Penville. A retired New Richmond lumberman, he died Sunday in a Huntington nursing home. The body will be taken to the Kenneth Dotson residence at New Richmond today at 4 p.m. from the Wyoming Funeral Home.

Blevins New Richmond Huntington Kenneth Dotson Wyoming Funeral Home

Odd Fellows Select Lodge Hall Location in Oak Hill

Oak Hill residents learn the Neely building on East Main Street will house a new Odd Fellows lodge hall. Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Laurel Lodge meet at Knights of Pythias Hall. An old fashion working session at the Neely building is planned for 8:30 a.m. Saturday to remodel the site, followed by an oyster dinner at Laurel Rebekah Lodge at 6 p.m. Saturday open to the public. tickets available from members.

Oak Hill RNL Neely East Main St Independent Order of Odd Fellows Odd Fellows The Laurel Lodge Knights of Pythias Laurel Rebekah Lodge

Woman Slashed With Bottle In Fight At Home

Mrs. Virginia Graham, 21, Mullens, received deep wrist wound treatment at Wyoming General Hospital after trying to separate a fight between her husband Alvin and a relative. An unidentified uncle allegedly wielded the weapon. Also admitted were Mrs. Ray Barlow, 37, overdose reception, and three miners with work injuries at local mines.

Itmann Ray Barlow Boyd Belcher Mullens Deerfield Harvey Thaxton Stephenson

Hospital Treats Two for Injuries in Oak Hill

Two persons were treated Saturday at Oak Hill Hospital outpatient department. Ernest Adams aged 54 of Long Branch sustained a right hip injury from a fall. Barbara Jean Dent 17 months old, daughter of William F Dent, received treatment for cuts on her left hand and right wrist.

Oak Hill RNS Oak Hill Hospital Ernest Adams Long Branch Barbara Jean Dent William F. Dent

Clifftop Girl Learns Homemaking Through WVU House

Betty Bartram of Clifftop and five other senior coeds are gaining hands on experience in home management by living six weeks in a WVU house operated by the Division of Home Economics. The group acts as a family unit with a resident instructor and a baby, exploring daily duties and decisions in line with modern homemaking life. Ruth D. Noel, head of the division, says the setup mirrors the balance of college work and home responsibilities faced by today’s homemakers.

Betty Bartram West Virginia University Division of Home Economics Miss Bartram Ruth D. Noel

Wyoming Doctors Favor Peace Over Communism Dinner Talk

Wyoming County Medical Society and auxiliary members heard Prosecuting Attorney Robert Bailey decry communism as a modern illness. He urged United Nations as a check and urged support for a medical student loan fund. A 40th anniversary tribute to Dr Byron W Steele was given, gifts presented, and officer elections held. Attendees included Drs Wylie Cardenas Steele Fordham Newsman Isoldos Wilkinson Trippett Lilly Grewal Villani Bailey Murphree and others.

Byron W. Steele Mullens Wyoming County Ward Wylie Rns Wyoming County Medical Society Robert Bailey Cow Shed Pineville Bailey United Nations Free World West Virginia State Medical Association Paul P. Warden Knowledge Land Cooperation American Medical Educational Fund West Virginia University School of Medicine Wylie Mario Cardenas Steele Fordham Ross E. Newsman Davis H. Williams Itmann Trippett Amigo Frank Isoldos E. M. Wilkinson Vivan Lilly J. S. Grewal Beckley Villani Welch Ben Murphree

Beckley Woman Speaks to Club

Mrs Charles S Lew of Beckley spoke to Fayetteville Garden Club on A Family Christmas. She discussed ornament origins, simple holiday table decorations, and a dinner centerpiece using white pots and greenery with colored balls. A $5 contribution to the Tuberculosis Association was approved.

Fayetteville BNS Charles S. Lewis Beckley M.G. Hresan Carl B. Vickers Tuberculosis Association H. R. Beckelheimer E. M. Darnall H. E. Dillon Blanche Echols C. A. Goddard Bland K. Hesse Jr John Lindley

Mine Safety Equipment Firm Honors Area Men for Service

Fayetteville's Clifford G. Allen and Earl W. Allen receive 15 year service pins from Mine Safety Appliances Co. for long careers with the Pittsburgh firm. Both men, sons of J. H. Allen, have held roles as salesmen and servicemen, with Clifford's career including Chicago Coyne School training and stints in Beckley and Kaymoor shops. The company, based in Pittsburgh, is a leading producer of mine safety gear including lamps, gas masks, first aid, and rescue equipment.

Fayetteville ANS Clifford G. Allen Earl W. Allen Salt Lake City Utah J. H. Allen Lawton-Beury Fayette County Mine Safety Appliances Co Pittsburgh Clifford Earl Fayetteville High School Elverton Gatewood Beckley Machine Co Coyne Electrical School Chicago Ill Kaymoor West Virginia University and Coyne Electrical School MSA Logan Territory Denver Colo Colorado Mine Safety Appliance Co

Mount Hope Players Attend Dance Night

Mount Hope High School football squad with seventy five members and guests attended a party and dance Friday night in the Greenbrier Dairy social room. Chaperones were Mr and Mrs Blaine Tanner Beckley and Mr and Mrs George Potter Mr and Mrs Gene Spedaro and Mike Bolen all of Mount Hope.

Mount Hope Greenbrier Dairy Blaine Tanner Beckley George Potter Gene Spedaro Mike Bolen

New Science Claims Painless Pile Shrinkage

A New York report announces a non surgical cure for hemorrhoids using Bio-Dyne, marketed as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form. The claim suggests actual shrinkage and pain relief, with a money back guarantee and availability at druggists under a U S patent.

New York, N. Y Pat

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