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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1952
Page
8
A long list of social notices from Beckley area residents records visits, illnesses, hospital treatments, weddings, and travel. Names include Wilkinson Heather Honaker Sawyers Kirkpatrick Hodge Calfee Amick Rahall Kilbourne and many others with details of family visits, nursing, and weekend gatherings across Beckley Mabscott Bluefield and nearby towns.
Mrs H L Painter was honored Friday with a birthday party at their F Street home by cousin Mrs Fred Plumley. Attendees included Mrs Noah Berry Weizel Jerry Brammer Caris O Dell Plumley W W Brammer Mrs Genevieve Plumiey Russell Plurmiey Kenneth Bowman Lewis Bury Nora Lee Painter Linda Lula Painter and Carolyn Ray Painter.
Miss Thora McElrath and William H Sutherland exchanged vows at First Baptist Church in a candlelit ceremony. The couple, both Virginia Tech graduates, plan to reside near Fort Leonard Wood Missouri where he serves in the Sixth Armored Division.
Maxwell Hill Farm Women's Club met Friday at Maxwell Hill Baptist Church to discuss the free Enterprise System with Beckley speakers Frank Gans and Charles Hodel. Twenty five members attended. officers, committees, and hostesses were announced.
True Blue Rebekah Lodge schedules Church Women Fellowship events for the week. Group Three led by Mrs. Arthur Rees meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Burwell Ware's home 413 North Kanawha Street. Group One gathers at 7:40 p.m. in the Builders' Class room. Group Nine hosts a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday with Miss Gloria Wipperman as leader. A Friday banquet at Odd Fellows Hall in Sophia honors the current membership drive, featuring Mullins Quartet vocal selections and a large guest list including Mrs. Stefan Mulins and many others.
The Women of the Beckley Presbyterian Church will elect officers for the upcoming year at Thursday’s 2 p.m. meeting. Guest speaker Miss Elizabeth O'Dell will address the group on The Christian Woman's Place in Politics.
Two Beckley hostesses co hosted a stork shower for Mrs William P Ross of Mullens formerly of Beckley at the Theodore Hatcher home on South Kanawha Street. Yellow and white decor featured yellow roses. Winners were Mrs Blanche Adams Mrs Beulah Callahan and Mrs John Burdiss. Refreshments were served.
Mrs C L Lilly of Beaver entertained Friday with games and prizes at a shower hosted by Mrs Jey Prewitt at the Daniels home. Attendees included Mrs Hazel Richmond, Mrs Paul Richmond, Mrs Catherine Robinson, Miss Pauline Oakes, and many others in the Beaver community.
Shady Spring Baptist Church Ladies Mission Circle met at the W. E. Boyd home with Mrs. V. E. Boyd as hostess. The program featured scripture, prayer, a reading, and a home mission play. A total of $23 was raised for the home mission fund. Next meeting set for March 13 with Mrs. Lonnie Linkous as hostess. Refreshments served to 13 members. Revival services at First Church of God in South Mullens continue nightly through Feb. 24 led by Rev. Clark T. Farley of Pikeville, Kentucky. Corinne PTA to host a pie social Monday night at Corinne School with a country store and surprise packages. The event starts at 7 p.m.
Mr and Mrs James Franklin of New Richmond announce the birth of an 8 pound 4 ounce son on Friday February 15 at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch.
A medical ad claims Lydia Pinkham's Compound provides complete or striking relief for menstrual distress in about three of four cases. It promotes tablets with added ingredients and suggests continued use through the month. It also mentions benefit for hot flashes and related symptoms.
Special steam treatment uses two heaping spoonfuls of Vicks VapoRub in a vaporizer or boiling water as directed. Easy and fast, children breathe in soothing steam that carries relief deep into the throat and bronchial tubes, medicating and soothing irritated membranes to ease coughing and restore normal breath.
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