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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1952

Page

8

Crab Orchard Circle One Donates to Polio Fund

Crab Orchard Baptist Church Circle One approves a $5 contribution to the Raleigh County Infantile Paralysis Fund during a Wednesday meeting at Mrs. 2. C. Benor’s home. Devotional by Mrs. Virgil Riffe includes Sweet Hour of Prayer and Acts 7 scripture read by Mrs. Riffe, with talks on Prayer by Mrs. J. B. Combs and Mrs. W. H. Boyd. History of World Day of Prayer given by Mrs. E. G. Kent followed by Prayer For Peace read by Mrs. J. B. Combs.

Raleigh Mission Circle Crab Orchard 2. C. Benor Virgil Riffe

Basham Bland Rites Held at Glen View

Robert Orville Bland and Constance June Basham exchanged vows at noon Saturday in Pearisburg Virginia. The couple, attending by Alonzo Bland and Mrs Mae Bland, plan to reside at Glen View. She is a Woodrow Wilson High School junior. he works for Eastern Gas. Officiant was Rev. Allen J. Harkness.

Robert Orville Bland Constance June Basham Glen View Fuel Associates Eccles Allen J. Harkness the Baptist Church Pearisburg James J. Basham Ridge Avenue Mae Bland Alonzo Bland Glen White

Mrs Edward Fink Named Delegate To VFW Auxiliary District Meeting

Mrs Edward Fink will attend the district Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meeting as delegate from the local group. District officers from Beckley will attend with Miss Durham senior vice president and Mrs Fred Huffman district chaplain. A national president is to be present for the Morgantown meeting Feb 28 and 29. A Valentine motif decorated the social hour and dining table with a heart shaped cake and red roses.

Edward Fink VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Gtoup East Rainello Helen Durham Beckley Jnttend Miss Durham Fred Huffman Auxilied Huffman Edward Cairman John Kammer Morgantown Valentine

Miss Mary Jean Sawyers Entertained with Luncheon

Pre nuptial entertainment concludes this week for Miss Mary Jean Sawyers bride elect of T K Darrough Jr. Hostesses Mrs Draper Lewis Mrs J W Fer and Miss Alice Bumgarner hosted a luncheon at Beckley Hotel in pink and white decor. Centerpiece featured pink and white snapdragons. Corsage of pink carnations given to the bride to be. Guests included Mrs J A Barnell Mrs T R A Cunningham Mrs R A Cunningham Mrs L A Gates Mrs S B Ferris Mrs H R Sawyers and Miss Ruth Wilson.

Mary Jean Sawyers T.K Darrough, Jr Draper Lewis J. W. Fer Alice, Bumgarner Miss Sawyers Beckley Hotel J. A. Barnell TR. A. Cunningham R. A .Cunningham L. A.gates S. B. Ferris H. R. Sawyers Ruth Wilison

Refreshments Planned for Stace High Concert by Band Mothers

Mrs Marie Bucklin in charge will serve refreshments at the Stace High School concert to aid the band uniform fund. Band and Glee Club members supported the project at the meeting with plans to sell home made cake and candy. Twelve members attended the Wednesday meeting at Lego Junior High School.

Stace Marie Bucklin Stace High School Mem Glee Club Thej Stoco Junior High School Lego

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

A long list of social notes records visits and illnesses among local residents. Mr and Mrs O O Warren spend days at home and in Sarasota. Mrs T H Heaberlin confined at Orchard Avenue home by illness. Relatives visit Clifton Forge after a death in Paw Paw. Lt James Robert Bailey returns from service. Mrs George Harvey and other locals recover from hospital stays or illnesses. A varied round of family visits, moves, and travel fills the weekend notices.

O. O. Warren Stanley B. F Hazelwood Vaca Freman Street Sarasota Fla T. H. Heaberlin Orchard Daugh- Avenue E. L Warren J. E. McComas Huntington W. R. Henkle Fio Maryland Aveaue Clifton Forge Ellen May Slough A. B. Slough Paw Paw James Robert Bailey George E. Harvey Woodlawn Avenue Beckley Hospital Dorothy Hogue Greenbrier College For Women Andrew C. B. Hogue Cynthia Lovelace Molly Taylor Garden A. Hillman South Heber Street Sterling Justice Wind Jing Gulf Johnstown Road George R. Wallace Oxnard A. N. Wallace Orchard Avenue Rhoda Rowles el [Jison Avenue B.E. Wal Bozoo Murther van Hunter East Prince Street A. H. Hazlett Carl Dorothy Myers Avenue Howard Feazell Richwood John Wood Park Avenue Gene Weidensally Chicago

Stoco High Concert to Fund Uniform Purchases

Stoco High School music department will host a 7 30 p m concert under Mrs Duke Williams. The Glee Club opens with The Bel of Stoco and performs 14 selections while the band offers 16. Proceeds will buy new uniforms for the band. Selections include World is Waiting for the Sunrise and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.

Stoco High School Duke Williams Glee Club Bel of Stoco Music Department Adams Seitz Rodgers Ball Shannon Nevin Gershwin Watson The Edwards Moonlight Bay Wen

Marlene Blanchard Weds Louis Lopez in Stotesbury Home Ceremony

Miss Marlene Alice Blanchard wed Louis James Lopez in a single ring ceremony at the groom's parents home. Rev W F Tole led the service as the couple’s families and Wanda Shupe attended. Blanchard, a Mark Twain High senior, and Lopez, a Mark Twain graduate, will reside with his parents while he enters the Army.

Marlene Alice Blanchard Louis James Lopez Jeie Meadows Basin Louis Lopez Stotesbury W. F. Tole Liver Wanda Shupe Homer Cox Lopez Louis Marlene Frank Flanagan JT. Gunter Mark, Twain High School Mark Twain High School United States Army

Valentine Party Honored Sue Taylor at Shady Spring Home

Sue Taylor was honored Sunday with a Valentine party hosted by her mother Mrs Beulah Phillips at their Shady Spring residence. Guests included Margaret Ann Hover Barbara Sue Kindrick Bobby Mills David Croy Ruth Ann Mills Gene Cray Mary Lusk Jane Lusk Connie Clark Robert Griffith Judith Richardson Linda Boley Barbara Richardson Ruth Lusk Oleta Brady Barbara Carter and Lonnie Mills. Machine Waves an $3.50 Guaranteed $ Machine Waves . 5.00 by With or Without Appointment Del Mar Beauty Shop 323 Neville St. Phone 912.

Sue Taylor Sue Taylor Beulah Phillips Shady Spring Margaret Ann Hover Barbara Sue Kindrick Bobby Mills David Croy Ruth Ann Mills Gene Cray Mary Lusk Jane Lusk Connie Clark Robert Griffith Judith Richardson Linda Boley Barbara Richardson Ruth Lusk Oleta Brady Barbara Carter Lonnie Mills Del-Mar Neville St

Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Offers Change of Life Relief

Doctors tests show Lydia Pinkham's Compound and Tablets relieve distress from menopause 63 to 80 percent of cases. The ad claims relief from tense mood, hot flashes, irritability and functional discomfort. It promotes the original and iron-added tablets as modern, non pain-deadening treatment.

Lydia Pinkham Pinkham

Roquefort Cheese Dressing on Salad Greens

A quick dressing blends one third cup Roquefort cheese into one and a half cups French dressing. Crumble cheese, mix, shake well, then pour over salad greens.

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Crab Orchard Circle Basham -Bland N. C. Knapp W. H. Boyd Ennis Deck W. F. Shrewsberry Adult Bible Glass Raleigh Charity Fund Charity Fund Vchurch James Underwood Vernon Allen Clyde Gregory Young Lincoln Harry Milam Washington Dillard Walker Ernest Caffee Ghopges Cooking Lee O Rei Zenith TV Zenith UWF Wordsworth Sheraton Warrenty Walpole Teble TV Beckley Music & Electric Co Feyette St Colin McLuckey Mgr Bry Dorothy Amick Robert Lytton Laurel Terrace Ray Spangler Harless Apartments Betty Lytton Mont-gomery Vago Nunnari Oak Hill Mankin Avenue C. E. Howell Robert Higgins Woodlawn Franklin D. Roosevelt Iis J. D. Bailey Baileysville John A. Hedrick Beckley Avenue South Vivian Brown UP News England Inia Museum of Fine Arts S Richmond Colonial Williamsburg Thomas Jefferson Harry Lee George Washington Mt Vernion Handson King Cotton March Sousa Skull Key Mrs. Lowis James Lopez B. E. Silverman Raleigh County Bank Lydia Pinkhamn Nero M.L Acer Teers
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