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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1936

Page

2

West Virginia House Speaker WedsMiss Marjorie King

West Virginia University held a campus romance to a wedding as John J. Pelter speaker of the house and Marjorie King of Charleston married at the bride parents home. The ring ceremony marked the union with Pelter a Logan county native and law student.

Associated Press Charleston West Virginia University John J. Pelter House of Delegates Marjorie King B. Walter King BE. J. Westfall Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Miss King Char Morgantown Pelter Logan County The Unity County School Unit Senate Charles E Unity Library Alpha Xi Delta

Captain Praises Camp Raleigh in CCC Report

Captain Lloyd Jones of the Charleston district lists Camp Raleigh as excellent in every item in a report. Colonel W H Waldron, CCC commander, congratulates the camp on its good showing.

Lloyd Jones CCC Charleston Camp Raleigh Cersay W. H. Waldron

Has Operation Whitesville July 23

Miss Thelma Miller returned from the Monty hospital where she and an appendicitis operation.

Whitesville Thelma Miller Monty Hospital

Junior Guild at Whitesville Meets in Home

The Junior Guild of Whitesville met Tuesday evening at Miss Annie Showen’s home. Attendants included Valerian Roysden Flor ette Miller Zella Stump Margaret Showen Ruth Bartlett Marcella Sloan O E Stump Saterfield and Eunice Moses. The group, organized in 1935, is active in mission fund raising with Mrs O E Stump as counsellor.

Whitesville Annie Showen Valerian Roysden Florette Miller Zella Stump Margaret Showen Ruth Bartlett Marcella Sloan O. E. Stump Saterfield Eunice Moses

Personal Notices of Relations and Travels

Personal Mention lists Mary Alice Hood of Chattanooga and her mother Mrs. R O Wray traveling to Huntington to visit a daughter Mrs Randle Hall and plan others before returning. Grace Lynch and Charles Lynch depart for Cory Pennsylvania to visit relatives. Mrs Betts and Mrs Dunn of Ronceverte visit sister Mrs D W White. Mrs J H McCulloch and Mrs D C Ashton plan weekend in Lexington and Harrisonburg to see Polly McCulloch.

Charles Hood Mary Alice Chattanooga R. O. Wray Roy Jr Huntington Gey Randle Hall Grace Lynch Charles Lynch Cory Fred Betts John Dunn Ronceverte D. W. White J. H. McCulloch D. C. Ashton Lexington Harrisonburg

Twenty Years In One Family Guests Visit Several Homes

A long list of visitors travels between Canadian and American homes staying with relatives in Beckley and nearby towns. Guests include international travelers from Saskatchewan Toronto and Ohio while Florida trips are planned for a two week vacation visiting sites in Fort Myers. A Kentucky resident praises Scalf's Indian River Tonic claiming twenty years of use and health benefits for herself and a daughter, noting it is sold at druggists for one dollar per bottle.

Clara Belle Helen Daugherty Welch Pearl Bulloch Aailine Tee Fort Florida William Hanson Hoouston Texas Hanson R. T. Thurman School Street S. O. Billings Athens Cecil Bunnell Richard Crawford N. J W. R. Givens Mount Hope W. C. Mays Roy D. Millican Dave Keyser Virgil Snead Helen Anderson Fort Meyers H. L. Nickell Beckley Lewis Whites Corbin Scalf

Wilda Garvin Engaged to James Pickens of Clarksburg

Announcement states Miss Wilda Ann Garvin of Charleston will wed Mr. James Keith Pickens of Clarksburg in early fall. Formal notice given by her father Charles Letcher Garvin of Cunard. Garvin grew up in Fayette county and works at Charleston General Hospital.

Wilda Ann Garvin Charleston James Keith Pickens Clarksburg Miss Garvin Charles Letcher Garvin Cunard Garvin Fayette County J. Hugh Miller Beckley Morgantown E. L. Ellison Charleston General Hospital

Birth of Daughter Jane Ladier Breckenridge

Mr and Mrs Lawrence Breckenridge of Mabscott announce the birth of a daughter Jane Ladier on July 19. Mrs Breckenridge was formerly Etheline Ballard.

Lawrence Brekenridge Mabscott Jane Ladier Breckenridge Etheline Ballard

Boone County Delegates and Alternates Listed by Districts

Boone County delegates and alternates for each district are named, detailing precincts such as Crook, Beckley, Scott, Washington, Sherman, and districts like Nellis, Peytona, Danville, Foster, and Low Gap. The list names delegates, alternates, and corresponding towns including Wharton, Bald Knob, and Whitesville with numerous individuals.

Crook District Clarksburg W. F E. Doss Uneeda Gracie White Van Everett Brown Dennie Ferrell H. W. Alderman R. R. Arrington Wharton Beckley J. T. Huddy Gordon Luther G. Peters Bald Knob Wm. Dingess E. C. Berkeley Howard Jarrell O. D. Justice Della Vickers Cecil Spratt E. C. St. George Danville E. E. White Madison Perry Dolin Foster Dell White S. L. Tamplin J. W. Bias Washington District B. L. Allen Low Gap Lloyd Estep Hewett L. G. Hager Hassel Miller Curtis Miller Turtle Creek Melvin Hall Ramage George Stewart R. B. Allen J. F. Sullivan Jeffrey

Men Can Sew as Well as a Woman Says Mrs Lilly

Beckley series profiles successful women features Mrs A C Lilly a Singer Sewing teacher and bookkeeper who argues men can sew as well as women based on masculine students and male employees She attributes sewing success to genuine interest and questions she notes sewing machines now offer embroidery rug making and fagoting Her views contrast with beliefs about eyes fatigue and she outlines two life rules to do a good deed daily and to learn something new each day.

A. C. Lilly Singer Sewing Company Beckley Lilly Lill Charleston Huntington

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John Pelter State University del- Mar Beauty Shop Main ST Singer Daisy Violet Hilton Ieft James Moore Cleveland Dallas Junior Guild Camp Strawderman Son John Howard Briar Hill Camp William McCallum Saskatoon Saskatchewan John Davidson Dorothy Toronto Canada H. Goodenough Robert Ferguson Glen White Leta Wainwright Toledo, Ohio J. R. Beaty East Main Street Wilda Garvin James K. Pickens Gwe Quart Boone County Dacy C. M. Ward Peytona District Don Estep Nellis Paul Maxie Lillian Ballard Costa Woody Blake Gerald Smith Peytona G. L. Hamrick Ashford J. C. Hart Watt Elkins Frazier Atkins Gertrude Harless D. M. Gunnoe Luther R. Jones Alvin Hall Irwin C. Booth Morrisvale Edgar Dolin Lory Della Williams Lottie St. George A A Stor Betty Wales Virgil Woolgora Penney Enlieas UsePenney Neville Street Post Office Baffin Bay
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