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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1949

Page

10

Yale Party for Children Set by Whitesville Lodge

Whitesville youths will receive a Loyal Order of Moose event December 22 with a parade forming at the Moose hall at 1:30 PM. Queens from Sherman Clear Fork and Marsh Park high schools will be honored with gifts, bands, majorettes, Scouts, VFW, and American Legion participants. A Liberty Theatre concert precedes a Rose Harvey Dancing School show and gift presentations to children. candy hats apples and oranges are given.

Y Register Whitesville Loyal Order of Moore J. J. White Queens Sherman Clear Fork Marsh Park Moose Hall Rabizh Street Boone Street Sherman High School Boy Scouts Veterans of Foreign Wars Post American Legion Liberty Theatre Rose Harvey Dancing School Peters Lewis Harvey Vivian Massey Cam Coiner Poe Anderson Moose Wall

Child Fatally Burned by Water in Cornstalk

Archie Dean Loudermilk, three, son of Arvel and Mrs Loudermilk of Cornstalk, died at Hinton Hospital after accidentally falling into a tub of scalding water while his mother washed. He also leaves a brother Norman Dale at home and grandparents Andy Loudermilk of Clintonville and Almeda Blankenship of Clintonville.

Clintonville Als Almeda Blankenship

Jumping Branch Personalities and Local Visits Note

Jumping Branch residents share a report of Joyce Meador breaking her foot in a porch fall and receiving care at Hinton Hospital. Visitors include Rev. and Mrs. Walker from Beckley, Billingtes family from Rainelle, and kin of the Spencers and Coles as they adjust homes and apartments in the community.

Aggresior Joyce Meador Lloyd Meathor Hinton Hospital Carrles E. Walker Beckley Nimitz Billingtes Billie Rainelle J. Alt Lilly John Sprouse Kineston Howard Spencer

Ward Home Christmas Circle Meeting at Mount Hope

In Mount Hope the Galilean Circle of the Mount Hope Baptist Temple held its annual Christmas party and meeting at Mrs. W. C. Ward's home. Virginia Duckworth led a program with monologues and poems, gifts were prepared for missionary Miss Lolecta Stickler in Arizona, and clothing items were planned for Miss Fay Toney in Africa and for Mount Hope Elementary School, with a letter of appreciation read from missionary Rev. Perry Jackson.

Register Mount Hope Mount Hope Baptist Temple W. C. Ward Virginia Duckworth Willian Martin Russell Blake P.H. Garrett St. Luke and St. Mark Miss Duckworth Lolecta Stickler Arizona Ward Grace McCutcheon Robert Price Carl Cooper

Bowne Funeral Services Thursday

Funeral services for Benjamin Franklin Bowne 78 of Colcord will be held Thursday at 2 a.m. from the Home School Chapel with Rev. W. Pindar officiating. Burial will be in Bowne Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth, two daughters Ruby Richards and Garnet Burns, two sons Rupert and William F. Bowne, a sister Minnie Ballard and five grandchildren plus five great grandchildren.

Register Olcord Benjamin Franklin Bowne Cotward W. Pindar Home School Bowne Cemetery Seth Elizabeth Binet Colvent Ruby Richards Colcord Garnet Burns Clear Creek Rupert William F. Bowne Minnie Ballard Caula Calif

Miss Billy Stinetic Returns to Boone County Court Duties

Resuming her duties as a stenographer in the Boone County Court house Miss Billy Stinetic has returned to work after illness in Madison.

Wye Register Stat Madison Boone County Billy Stinetic

Infant Rites Conducted at Adkins Cemetery

The Rev. Sarah Dickens conducted graveside rites yesterday at Adkins Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Willas who died Sunday. Surviving are paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Richard Willas of Naoma and maternal grandmother Mrs Barbara Douglas of Naoma. Mercer couples apply for marriage licenses include Paul Macak Kokomo Indiana and Rimyra Meadows Bluefield. Thomas Stanley Sons and Elizabeth C Joseph Bluefield. John Chester Wingate Jr Shrosaota Fla and Martha Lee Boyd Bluefield. Lead pencils were first used in 1560 in England during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign.

Register Naoma Sarah Dickens Adkins Cemetery Richard Willas Barbara Douglas Princeton Mercer Paul ¥. Macak Kokoma Ind Rimyra Meadows Bluefield Thomas Stanley Sons Elizabeth C. Joseph John Chester Wingate, Jr Shrasota Fla Martha Lee Boyd Curtis M. Shrewsbury Berniece Mae Shrewsbury Dott Ray Shanklin Priceton Ruth Pauline How Ard Charles Wesley Mit England Cell, Jr Roanoke Miles Queen Elizabeth Lots Barty McComas

Seven Boone County couples seek marriage licenses

MANISON Seven Boone County couples filed for marriage permits at the county clerk's office. Applicants include Thomas Junior Pauley and Mary Katherine Dunlap. Seth Peters and Syd Legg. James A. Thompson and Iris Jean Cantley. Carleid Paville and Roy Linville. Vada Browning and Alvin Randolph. Melba McNeeley and Benjamins Miller. James P. Jarrell and Betty Jo Workanan.

Register Manison Boone County Thomas Junior Pauley Mer Taummy Pauley Sanerco Mary Katherine Dunlap George Adkins McCockle Seth Peers Hive Peters Wharton Syd. Legg James A. Thompson Lon Thompson Thompson Charleston Iris Jean Cantley Afr Lester Cantley Seth Carlleid Paville Roy Linville Canreo Vada Browning Howard Browning Morrisvate Alvin Randolph Alf William Randolph

Vernon and Jackie Cowley Hosts Among Charleston Visitors

Vernon and Jackie Cowley hosted guests on Thursday including Hilly and Philip Maynard of Garrison. In Charleston on Wednesday shoppers included Mrs. William Coawfey Ates Ernie Michards Mrs. Hugh Cowley Mrs. Arnold Cur ney and Mrs. Richard Blizzard.

Y Register Seth Vernon Jackie Cowley Hilly Philip Maynard Garrison Charleston William Coawfey Ates Ernie Michards Hugh Cowley Arnold Curney Richard Blizzard

Van Housewife Collects Earrings Move to Whitesville

DOROTHY Last rites were conducted for Goldie Mae Nunley one year old daughter of Mrs. Betty Nunley who died Sunday. Rev. Glen West officiated at Assembly of God Church with burial in Estep Cemetery Ameagle. Survivors include mother and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nunley Dorothy. Whitesville Move to Whitesville Mr and Mrs Van Cline Priestly and children now reside in Whitesville. Theresa Frazier of Van has collected 43 pairs of earrings from across the country in the past year.

Register Dorothy Assembly of God Church Goldie Mae Nunley Betty Nunley Glen West Estep Ameagle Charles Nunley Whitesville Rewaster Van Long Creek Theresa Frazier Texas Tennessee North Carolina Kentucky Kansas Connecticut West Virginia

Madison Board of Education Meets Tonight at 8

Members of the Woone County Board of Education meet tonight at 8 o clock in the office of the superintendent of schools to discuss district matters and schedule upcoming actions.

Madison Woone County Board of Education Superintendent of Schools

Also Mentioned on This Page

Yale Whitesville Lodge Thurl Cole Alr George Scott E. C. Cale Laird Office Equipment Willas James Thompson Morris Harvey College Orgas Fast Bank High School Riss Trucking Company Priscilla van Housewife Nunley Funeral Services Wade H. Bardin, M. D Neville St North Heber Street Penney’e Penney's Gaymodes Denier Percale Pesete Penmeve Ynes Becautel Smert Onda
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