Prince of Israel cantata to be sung at First Christian Church
The Prince of Israel Christmas cantata will be presented Sunday at 7 30 PM by the church choir at First Christian Church. The program includes preludes, solos, quartets, choruses, and a benediction with director Mrs Oscar Williams and pianist Mrs Ritchie Ware. Gift collection and hostess group details include Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses listed. November December birthdays on hostess committee. aiming for 100 attendees and gifts for a worthy cause.
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First Christian Church
Lemore
Willye Scott
Ritchie Ware
Fernia Mae Smith
Oscar Williams
Scott Martin
Bethlehem Ephrasiah
G. C. Hurt
Brooks Adair
Anise Bailey
Ethel Martin
Altas
Dan Covey
Clyde Cook
D. A. Blankenship
Roy D. Millican
Katherine Avis
Mae Hollandsworth
Lillian Lawson
D. H. Meakin
C. M. Doss
Lotus Brock
Garnette Harvey
Harvey
John Yago
Anchor Class Holds Quarterly Meeting
The Anchor class of the First Christian church will hold its regular quarterly meeting Friday at seven thirty in the church basement. It features a Christmas party with a share with others theme. Members bring clothing, household necessities, food or a toy for an eight person family guest group.
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First Christian Church
Harry Andersons
George Parker
J. R. Beatty
Slab Fork Pastor Honored at Christmas Dinner
Rev. F. C. Davis, pastor of the Slab Fork church, will soon leave to spend Christmas in Washington and then move to a new field. He was the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Mrs. Austin Caperton and Mrs. O. G. Callison at the Caperton residence. The gathering featured a Christmas decor theme with a small group of congenial friends. Attending were Rev. F. C. Davis, W. G. Caperton, Henry Butterworth, Wm. J. Hutchinson, J. T. Bailey, Dr. J. H. Greene, Dr. J. L. Lineweaver, Wm. N. Shanklin, O. G. Callison, and Austin Caperton.
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F. C. Davis
Slab Fork
Washington, D. C
Austin Caperton
O. G. Callison
W. G. Caperton
Henry Butterworth
Bethlehem Chapter Hosts Christmas Party in Regular Session
Bethlehem chapter No. 71 Order of Eastern Star held a Tuesday meeting with a covered dish dinner. Betty Lee Mullans and David Mullins dressed as newsboys distributed bulletins outlining six months of programs. A 125-guest Christmas carol session followed, Santa appeared, and stars on the tree matched gifts delivered to each guest.
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Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Betty Lee Mullans
David Mullins
Afternoon Bridge At Black Knight Country Club
Mrs. J Lewis BumGardner and Mrs A H Grigg hosted an afternoon bridge at the Black Knight Country Club. Poinsettias brightened the card rooms while prizes went to Mrs J A Campbell for high score and Mrs French Lucas for second. A salad course followed the event.
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J. Lewis Bumgardner
A. H. Grigg
Black Knight Country Club
J. A. Campbell
French Lucas
Holiday Visitors and Travelers Around Beckley
Local society notes list Betty Jordan arriving from Arlington Hall Washington to spend holidays with Mrs. Walker Jordan and family. Several students including Mary Tieche June Evans and Carlyle Wade Jr. return from Arlington Hall Greenbrier College and VPI respectively. Families travel from Welch Morgantown Danville and Lynchburg for gatherings. Rosa Thompson improves after hospital treatment.
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Betty Jordan
Arlington Hall
Washington, D. C
Walker Jordan
Charles Higgins
Episcopal Seminary
Alexandria
C. M. Higgins
Neville Street
Jack Polley
Charleston
Paul E. Prillaman
Oak Hill
Beckley
J. A. Cunningham
Lewisburg
Mary
Miss Cunningham
Greenbrier College
Mary Alice Tieche
Washington
D. C
A. A. Tieche
L. T. Putman
Welch
June Evans
J. T. Evans
Woodlawn Avenue
B. B. Richmond
Morgantown
Fred
United States Military Academy
West Point
Francis Gwynn
Danville
She Gwynn
Louise Hinton
Kyle Willis
J. G. Pedro
Alice Cheatham
Huntington
Rodney Flake
Bluefield
Overton Kent
Lynchburg
E. E. Huddleston
Rosa Thompson
Athens
Tom Morgan
Beckley Hospital
Carlyle Wade Jr
V. P. I. Blacksburg
Embarrassed Bride Princeton Holiday Visitors in Charleston
A string of social notes records Miss Nancy Wickham of Gunston Hall Washington DC arriving to spend Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. T H Wickham. Other guests include Miss Audrey Ball Fort Yates NC Miss Frances File Gunston Hall Washington DC Mr and Mrs Ashton File and granddaughter Miss Frances Wiseman Charleston. Visitors span Charleston Beckley Skelton and nearby towns with several plans for Christmas travel and family gatherings.
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Princeton
Nancy Wickham
Gunston Hall
Washington, D. C
T. H. Wickham
Audrey Ball
Fort Yates
N. C
A. J. Ball
Frances File
Ashton File
Oak Hill high school play postponed to January 4 1936
In Oak Hill West Virginia the journalism class play Lady Spitfire planned for Friday December 20 is rescheduled to January 4 1936. Social items note Mrs Grace Marschner hosting Fayetteville bridge club at her Nancy Pat apartments with a Christmas centered luncheon and prize winners Mrs Robb Gover and Mrs C C Rubush. Additional briefs mention Janice White arriving from Axton Va to spend Christmas with her parents and several Charleston visits by local residents.
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Lady Spitfire
Oak Hill High School
Grace Marschner
Fayetteville
C. C. Rubush
Robb Gover
Charles Mahan
Raine
H. R. Beckelheimer
H. E. Dillon
James Abbott
James H. White
C. P. Anderson
G. C. Porter
Paul Nicholls
Whipple
Janice White
Axton
J. E. White
Bill Clapp
Charleston
Mary Frances Whiteside
Betty Jo Knapp
Frank Thomas
Jack Mason
William Bruffy
Feast of Lights Observance for Judah Maccabeus Theme
Feast of Lights to be observed Friday night December 20 with one candle lit in each home and synagogue, then increasing nightly to eight. The celebration honors Judah Maccabeus for restoring the temple and advancing religious liberty. Families explain the Hasmonean hero’s story in synagogue, school, and home as children listen.
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Judah Maccabeus
Antiochus Epiphanes
Pattern No Address Enclosure Notice in Raleigh Register
A brief notice in The Raleigh Register requests readers to enclose twenty five cents in coins for Pattern No Address at 247 West 43rd Street New York NY. The notice appears as a historical reader service item with no additional details.
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Raleigh Register
West 43Rd Street
New York
Maccabean Temple Re dedication Story Editorial
Describes the Jewish revolt against pagan desecration under Antiochus and the rededication of the Temple by Judah Maccabeus. Mentions the miracle of the oil lasting eight days, Hanukkah rituals, lighting lamps, gifts, and synagogue readings centered on Zechariah not by might but by spirit.
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Judah Maccabeus
Zechariah
Israel
Practical Negligee Pattern H-3113 Offered For Home Sewing
Premiere Patterns H-3113 presents a moire silk or satin negligee or lounging robe with shawl collar pockets and sash. Sizes 14 to 42 with busts 32 to 42, fabric needs vary by size. Pattern ships by first class mail from The Raleigh Register, 247 West 43rd Street, New York, for twenty five cents.
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Paramount
Frances Langford
Raleigh Register
West 43Rd Street
New York
N. Y
Cantata fundraiser and orchestra gift drive
The group aims to celebrate Christmas and give music students a chance to sing and perform choir music. Contributions for cantata books and a new cello were requested at the entrance. A coffin box served as a temporary phone booth in Snake Creek Florida during the September 1935 hurricane.
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Snake Creek
Fla
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