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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1948

Page

8

Shady Spring Students Stage Comedy for Woman's Club

Shady Spring Night School students present the comedy Ask Nancy by Rose Campion at a 2:30 p.m. Beckley Woman's Club American Homes and Garden meeting. Director Mrs. Preston B Crosby directs the cast including Mary Grace Fourney as Nancy with Lillian Clark Nell Jean Rose Ila Mae Pitzer Alma Gregory Belva Farley. Whistling numbers by Mrs. C E Davis include Ave Maria Ah Sweet Mystery of Life and Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses.

American Homes and Garden Beckley Woman's Club Shady Spring Nancy Rose Campion Woman's Clubhouse Park] Avenue Preston B. Crosby Dora Lee Stysel Mary Grace Fourney Lillian Clark Nell Jean Rose Ila Mae Pitzer Alma Gregory Belva Farley C. E. Davis Ava Maria Schuberts Victor Herbert John Openshaw L. T. Pullan E. G. Larrick

Baptist Circle to furnish Pinecrest patient care

Memorial Baptist Church Circle No 2 plans a treatment for a Pinecrest Sanitarium patient. Meeting at the church featured Ruth Lowe leading devotionals on Consecration to Jesus and a solo Living for Jesus. CARE package plans and attendee list noted.

Pinecrest Sanitarium Circle No. 2 Memorial Baptist Church Ruth Lowe Jesus

Caracal diet hints and vegetable peeling note

A fragment mentions caracal characteristics and the process of peeling vegetables in a kitchen setting. It references placing peels into a sink and notes possible colors of peeling waste and a garbage container.

Central Asia

Mrs L G Houser Leads Baptist Circle Meeting

Circle No 12 of First Baptist Church met at 913 Woodlawn Ave Tuesday night hosted by Mrs L G Houser. Mrs J E Sharp opened with a poem The Savior's Hand and devotional The Three Talents followed by a program review of Ideas Have Legs. Business notes covered Finecrest work and Christmas card sales.

First Baptist Church L. G. Houser Woodlawn Avenue J. E. Sharp Savior Martha Ellen Snider F. A. Freeman Earl Snider J. W. Witherspoon Peter Howard

Wickline Ormandy ceremony ties couple in Monroe County

The double ring wedding of Miss Hattie Faye Cornelius Bryant and Ernest Wickline was held at Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. C. Walker officiating. The bride wore a light blue suit and white Bible, attended by Miss Ruth Copeland. The groom, an ex Navy man, works at General Stores. couple to reside at 123 Miller Street after a brief honeymoon.

Hattie Faye Cornelius Bryant Fayette- Ormandy Lydiaville Ormandy William Miller Street Tolseries Ernest Wickline George Wickline Keenan Monroe County Ruth Copeland Beckley Woodrow Wilson High School Athletic Association and Boosters Club Wickline Beckley Ice and Feed Company U.S. Navy General Stores Oakwood Avenue

Beta Sigma Phi Meeting Hosted at Williams Street Home

Mrs. Robert Greene hosted the Beta Sigma Phi Sigma Chapter gathering on Wednesday night at 8. Mrs. Holliday presided over the business session where committees planned future meetings at Mrs. Robert Taylor's Garfield Street home and at Mrs. Armine Kell's Summers Street residence. The program led by Mrs. Seelinger covered modern concepts of happiness through understanding nature and life on earth. Refreshments were served to a host of members including Miss Kell and Miss Pickle.

Robert Greene Sigma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Williams Street W. R. Holliday Bladene Pickle Garfield Street Robert ‘Taylor Aliss Armine Kell Summers Street Earth Ken Beth Seelinger Greene Kell Pickle Eva Jane McNeil Emily Louisline W. D. Dale Hollie’ (Day H. E. Melton, Jr J Walter Humphrey Jameswalker Malcolm McDaniel Seelinger John Doud Taylor J. Q. Stover, Jr W. R. Monk

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Pvt. John L. Peters on eight day leave from Parris Island visited his parents in Beckley South Kanawha Street. Audrey Wood Riffe, now secretary to Myron S. Baker at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, is his wife. Beckley residents Ritchie L. Shannon family and Tracy Shannon family visited L. L. Shannon in Pineville. Mrs. George Gray and son George Jr. traveled to Sabina Ohio to visit Mrs. Gray’s mother and planned return to Beckley early next week.

John L. Peters Marine Corps Parris Island S. C John Peters South Kanawha Street Harold Riffe, Jr Audrey Wood Raleigh Register Myron S. Baker West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon Beckley Ritchie L. Shannon Tracy Shannon L. L. Shannon Pineville George Gray George, Jr Sunrise Avenue Sabina Ohio

Beckley Girl Bonnie Boggs Journeys With Grandparents

Six year old Bonnie Boggs, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs G T Boggs, travels with her parents across the country visiting relatives. She has seen Diego and Tijuana Mexico during the trip and sends kisses home each morning as new adventures unfold.

Bonnie Boggs Beckley Tijuana Mexico

Brown family welcomes Thelma born January 0 at home

Mr and Mrs Charley Brown of Arnett are the parents of a seven pound daughter named Thelma born at 8 15 at their home.

Charley Brown Arnett Thelma Watche

Winding Gulf Woman's Society Opens Year At Church

The Womens Society of Christian Service of the Winding Gulf Methodist Church met at the church for the first time this year with Mrs. Howard Carter as vice president in charge. The program included devotions, a prayer by Mrs. Hobart Winton, a vocal by Mrs. Kennedy, and a dramatic service led by Mrs. Willie Pychon. Members pledged anew during a candlelight service as world symbols and a cross framed the altar.

Womens Society of Christ-ian Winding Guilt Methodist Church Howard Carter St. Luke Hobart Winton Roland Kennedy Willie Pychon Clifford Bowyer Ramond Lawson Christ

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American Homes and Garden Department Baptist Circle OW Wers George Ralph Bailey G. R. Rich Ards W. E. Mitchell Mortis Gwinn C. Minter George O. Mills T. L. Maynor Pinecrest Jerry Woods Otis Yost Sybil Wood Faye Kosnoski Mary Sullivan Ray Perry Ethel Carper Harold Dew Wavie Daniel Blanche Walker Morris Gwinn Don Lowe Estella Beasley Elizabeth Baker R. F. Baker Fred Schultze Piano Studio West Virginia University Pearl Marguerite Emhee Del-Mar Onais Neville St Raymond’s Aymond Big City Ember Neville Beckley, W. Va Finecrest Lena? Thompson Houser R. T. Stovall R. L. Dickerson Dennis Leary T. M. Harris Helen Daughterty W. Fe Carter Clyde Law G. E. Hedrick Lena Thompson Annie Long Edward Sharp W. L. Fink Earl ‘Snider Worth Harper French Davis Bessie Carroll B. E. Silverman Raleigh County Bank Lydia E.pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Charles E. Walker Darwin Meador Faye Farley Beta Sigma Phi San Diego Steyn Eris Main St Embee's Reginald Meyers Mer WJLL Wwanr Man ABC Beckley Newspapers Erig Neville Street Eric Rosenbaum Bailey Jewelry CO H. & M. Shoe Store Neville St. — Beckley W. Va Mewilde Street Beckley Theatre Bechley Oak Hill Mt. Hope Vanity Beauty Shop Myra Webster Richardson Eva Doyle Prince Sir Winding Gulf Group Vicks Budget North Fayette Street Kanawha St Richmond Miss Swank the Sample Shop
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