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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1950

Page

9

Leonard Funeral Rites Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Leonard of Winona will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Albans Episcopal Church with burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. She died Wednesday after a long illness at her Winona home. Survived by son Cpl. Luther Leonard of Fort Knox U S Air Force, two sisters E H Phipps Beckley and Margaret Ellis Winona, two brothers W A Hamer and D C Hamer Charleston, and two grandchildren Jimmy and Mary Lee Leonard of St Albans.

Winona Elizabeth Leonard St. Albans Episcopal Church Mt. Vernon L. W. Leonard Cpl Luther Leonard U. S. Air Force Fort Knox E. H. Phipps Beckley Margaret Ellis W. A. Hamer D. C. Hamer Charleston Jimmy Mary Lee Leonard St. Albans

Ladies Aid Society Donates to Church Building Fund

Members of the Ladies Aid Society gave a 25 dollar donation to the Advent Christian Church of Clear Fork to aid the church building fund. They met at Mrs Irene Blankenship Clearfork and planned an all day quilting event at the church on Saturday.

Pineville Advent Christian Church of Clearfork Ladies Aid Society Irene Blankenship

Society Meeting Notice Declares December Session

The next society meeting will be held Tuesday December 19 at the president's home. Refreshments were served to the 10 members present.

Funeral for Nancy Jane Pruett held at Helen Church

Nancy Jane Pruett 72 of Kopperston died December 6 at her son Harvey Pruett’s home. Funeral at Helen Community Church December 8 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Poe officiating. Burial Grassy Spur Cemetery Bishop VA. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named. flowerbearers from Circle No. 1. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Home.

Pruett Pruett Nancy Jane Kopperston Harvey Pruett Helen Community Church Poe Grassy Spur Bishop Virginia George Blake Glenn Craven Abner Lester Guy Sweeney Enoch Greer Eugene Blake W. L. Chapman C T. Upchurch W. F. Pomputius Roy Lester Lamon Wills Luther Robertson Dale Hawley Bill Lewis Tom Lester Sherman Wills W. L. Peak E. W. Elliott Lynn Combs

In loving memory of Bonnie Gore

Memorial notice for Bonnie Gore two years after death on December 8 1948 includes the grieving husband Earl and children Alfonso Mildred Glen and Margaret with Mattie Calloway listed as mother. The poem reflects enduring love and hope of reunion in Heaven.

Ernest “Pete’’ Hinkle Bonnie Gore Earl Alfonso Mildred Glen Margaret Mattie Calloway

Bennett's Floral Co Florists in Sophia West Virginia

Florists Bennett's Floral Co located in Sophia West Virginia offers cut flowers funeral flowers corsages and potted plants dialing 7585 for orders and inquiries.

Ae] Bennett’s Floral Co Sophia, W. Va Telegraph Delivery Assoc

Community Classifieds Offering Jobs and Goods in Beckley Area

A dense string of classified ads lists job openings in Beckley and nearby areas including stenography at Electrolux, sales positions with training programs, and promotions for veterans. Other notices seek a handyman, Fuller Brush openings, livestock buyers, and farm products. Items for sale include Jonathan apples, meat cuts, appliances, a Bell Howell projector, lingerie, and pets. Local events mention a Christmas bazaar, a shooting match, and tax or service notices.

DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE FEATURES

The page presents a completed daily crossword with across and down clues, including entries like chamber, lower corner of a square sail, uncooked, and birds as a class. It also lists a cryptogram puzzle DESCRIBING A LONGFELLOW quote and a sample solution string ending with King Features Syndicate, noting yesterday's cryptoquote.

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