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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1961
Page
12
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church will hold its annual parish meeting on Tuesday January 31 with a 6 p.m pot luck supper and a 7 p.m session. Five vestrymen will be elected and yearly reports from church groups will be presented mainly in writing. A children's movie will be shown in the parish house during the meeting.
The Beckley Presbyterian Church to install Men of the Church officers led by C. Joseph Stoddard as president and Dr W W McKinney as vice president. Doyle Minter to be secretary and H Whitley Perkins treasurer. Dor J W Witherspoon to conduct the installation with Lewis Meadows organizing the dinner at 6 15 p m. Stoddard’s attendance is uncertain due to a trip to California. Guest speaker will be Rev James Salango of Christ Memorial Church Ellicott City Md, a former Beckley member.
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce contributed $832.75 to the Raleigh County March of Dimes drive. Polio Fund chairman Anthony DeMaiori noted funds came from last year’s polio clinics where about 2,800 residents received polio vaccine. a fourth Jaycees clinic is planned for June.
A law enforcement veteran of 23 years, Wetzel Brammer of Beaver, is serving as a Raleigh County deputy under Sheriff C. A. Slim Thompson. Brammer, born April 2 1915 in Prosperity, is a part-time jailer and long time county constable since 1938 with prior service as deputy under Sheriff Lewis in 1947 48. He attended Midway Elementary, Shady Spring High, and the West Virginia State Police Training School at Dunbar. He is married to Ruby Plumbey and the couple has one child. He attends Beaver Methodist Church and belongs to several local fraternal and police organizations.
Raleigh County Secondary Principals will hold an association dinner meeting at 6 30 tonight in El Chico. Committee reports will be the business to come before the meet.
Registration for West Virginia extension courses occurs this week across eight communities. Extension Director E. B. McCue lists class times with topics including education and history in Beckley Bluefield Elkins Lewisburg Meadow Bridge Princeton Rainelle Summersville. Classes meet at various high schools and the Board of Education Office.
The Dry Hill-Prosperity County Life Association will hold an emergency meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the home of Mr and Mrs H R Stover in Prosperity President W S Stump announced Originally scheduled for Friday the meeting was cancelled because of weather Stump urges all officers trustees committee chairmen and members and other interested residents to attend
Beckley Civitan Club members sold 5900 pounds of fruit cake during their annual sale. Teams were formed for the drive and the Thursday night losers bought the winners steak dinners at the Beckley Hotel. The total was slightly below last year’s sales. E Earle Bibb showed a film titled Washington at Work.
School official Sn Dewey Bone of Dry Creek is in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after being admitted Thursday for an infected finger. He is under treatment and listed in stable condition.
Loyal D. C. Means Lumber Co. workers organize as stockholders led by D. O. Means with a $100,000 authorization. Rebuilt Lavinder Co. opens at 201 N. Kanawha St. selling refurbished appliances and furnishings with a three day Feb 2 4 open house and a prize television drawing. H and M Shoe Store sees Isley return to management after Payne stint.
Principal Charles Burdiss, now at Princewick Elementary, oversaw the final closure of Affinity Elementary after 29 pupils moved to Pemberton. The Board of Education will decide on January 24. Twenty-nine students remained at Affinity, a four room school with four teachers teaching grades one to eight.
New York special report says a doctor prescribed asthma formula is now available over the counter in tiny Primatene tablets. The ad claims it opens bronchial tubes relieves congestion eases tension and stops attacks within minutes with hours of relief at 98 cents a bottle.
The Maids and Matrons Social Study Club met at Mrs. Howard Monroe's home on F Street with co hosts Mrs. John Lea and Miss Rosetta Payne. President Mrs. Garland Robinson led reports on the shoe project Christmas card sale and Heart Fund Drive. Plans were made for the club 27th anniversary Feb 24 with numerous members listed.
Delores Martin presides over the Utopian Teenette Club in East Beckley with Gloria Chambers Audrey King and Geneva Hannah as officers. Members include Brenda Evans Barbara Smith Margaret Smith Mary Moore Penny Palmer Patricia Gilbert Shelly Dooms and Dorothy Bandy as the group aims to assist needy persons.
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