Raleigh Baptist Convention Delegates Have Full Schedule
Delegates and friends of the Raleigh County Baptist Sunday School Convention met at Prosperity Baptist Church to view The Life of Paul on Sunday, with plans for a full day of programs led by state and local workers. Melvin Phillips will preside as over 5,000 enrollments across 34 Sunday Schools are reported with 28 old schools and six new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Raleigh County
Prosperity Baptist Church
J. Pickett
James Fidler
Goldie Bailey
Esmah Orcutt
Jones
Ben Jennings
Stamford Baptist Church
Bessie Woodrum
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Ray Patton
Beaver
Gladys Davenport
Margaret Short
Prosperity
P. N. Thurman
Melvin Phillips
Wate
Baptist Young People’s Union
John W Elliott
Alderson-Broaddus College
C. E. Walker
Memorial Baptist Church
Samuel D. Smith
MacArthur
Margaret Sullivan
Mabscott
Earl L. Grosc
Stamford
Hill 6
Eccles
Glen View
Maxwell
Hill
Odd
Metalton
Association
Recent Bride Honored by Bible Class at First Presbyterian
Mrs. Walter N. Campbell the former Marie Bair Lynch was feted with a bridal shower by the Mc Creery Memorial Bible Class at First Presbyterian Church. Campbell, a former class president, received a gift as mistress of ceremonies Mabel Taylor. Yolanda Ricci of Welch entertained with accordion solos including The White Cliffs of Dover Dark Eyes and Beautiful Blue Danube. Attendees included numerous members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter N. Campbell
Marie Bair Lynch
McCreery
First Presbyterian Church
Campbell
Mabel Taylor
Yolanda Ricci
Welch
Harry C. Myers
White Cliffs
Dover
Ned Ragland
D. W. McKeen
E. P Donahue
Mabel T. Taylor
Harry C Myers
Roy Brash
Ray Sigmund
Robert Richardson
N. S. Shrewsbury
Bobbie Bair
Ina Bair
Isabel Morton
O. H. Meador
W. W Bales
C. A. Davis
Helen Balt
Sam Rahall
David Reese
Mildred J. Wood
Kate Johnson
Mrs J Judy Honored by Shower
Mrs Jackson Knight Judy former Ruth Harvey Rule of Oak Hill was honored with a lingerie shower at the Stover home Gray Flats. Guests included Mrs Jack Brown Mrs John Hartong Miss Juliese DeVenney Miss Elizabeth McMahon Miss Ruth Bales Miss Louise Baumgardner Mrs Judy Mrs Stover and Miss Stover. Gift givers who could not attend were Mrs Carlos Stone Mrs William Mabe Mrs William Miles Miss Juanita Williams and Miss Mildred Toney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Knight Judy
Ruth Harvey Rule
Oak Hill
Evelyn Stover
C. B. Stover
Jack Brown
John Hartong
Juliese DeVenney
Elizabeth McMahon
Ruth Bales
Louise Baumgardner
Judy
Stover
Miss Stover
Carlos Stone
William Mabe
William Miles
Juanita Williams
Mildred Toney
Local Chapter Invited To Divisional Meeting
Members of the Robert E. Lee chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy have invitations to attend the division meeting and luncheon at Alderson Baptist Church on Tuesday, June 30. Division president Mrs. Ernest Thompson of Charleston will be the principal speaker.
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Robert E. Lee
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Alderson Baptist Church
Ernest Thompson
Charleston
Parents Give Boy Scouts Picnic Party in City Park
Meth odist Temple Boy Scout Troop 9 was honored with a surprise picnic in City Park on Tuesday night. Sponsors included Mr and Mrs George Wise Sr Mr and Mrs M M McGuigan Mr and Mrs O N Hutchinson Mr and Mrs Tom Brown and several others. About 15 scouts plan a week of camping at Beckwith from June 27 to July 4. The troop competes in the Victory Emergency contest run by the Charleston Area Council from April 15 to May 31, with points for merit badges rank, parents night, hikes, and war savings stamps. Beckley Troop 80 reportedly earned 9,500 points. Present at the party were Scouts Paul Young Howard Rohrer Billy Hill Jack McGuigan Rex Brown Charles Shields Bob Coburn George Wise Don Wise Lawrence Hunt Bill Edward Don Edwards Charles Smith George McCollan Billy Gunsford Dickie Hutchinson Scoutmaster R I McAlexander and Assistant Scout Master M M McGuigan. Visitors included Nancye McGuigan Billy Hutchinson Dollie Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Temple
George Wise
M. M. McGuigan
O. N. Hutchinson
Tom Brown
D. L. Hill
Lawrence Hunt
George Co. Young
Lane Shields
W. G. Edwards
Beckwith
Charleston Area Council
Charleston Council
Beckley
Paul Young
Howard Rohrer
Billy Hill
Jack McGuigan
Rex Brown
Charles Shields
Bob Coburn
Don Wise
Bill Edward
Don Edwards
Charles Smith
George McCollan
Billy Gunsford
Dickie Hutchinson
R. I. McAlexander
Nancye McGuigan
Billy Hutchinson
Dollie Edwards
Local People and Visitors Share News and Illnesses
Mr and Mrs D I Stoan and Mr and Mrs George Chambers left for a Texas vacation. Mark Twain High principal Mr Chambers. Miss Yolanda Ricci of Welch visiting Mrs Harry C Myers. James Foard of Beckley, a Washington and Lee graduate, won a German School of Middlebury College scholarship. course starts July 6. L L Scherer, A R Cook, Azel Cook to Charleston for business. Mrs Gordon Witt and Miss Lucy Kelly to return to Virginia due to Mrs Mollie Hume Farmer illness. Mrs Roy Hinton of Charleston visited. Navy man Thomas Stafford on furlough from Norfolk, also visited Grafton parents. Miss Peggy Wright ill at Westwood Drive home. Charles H Dunn of Beckley Avenue admitted to Raleigh General Hospital in critical semi coma condition.
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D. I. Stoan
George Chambers
Texas
Mr. Chambers
Mark Twain High School
James Foard
Beckley
Washington and Lee University
United States
Middlebury College
Thomas Stafford
United States Navy
Norfolk
Virginia
Mrs. Stafford
Grafton
Charles H. Dunn
Beckley Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
Soldier to return to Fort Bragg after furlough visit
Private Edwin Ratcliffe of the United States Army, on furlough with friends here, will return to his station at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, soon. Mrs. J. Hugh Miller of Morgantown is expected to arrive tomorrow night to spend the weekend visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Miller, of Virginia Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Ratcliffe
United States Army
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
J. Hugh Miller
Morgantown
J. Robert Miller
Virginia Street
Huntington Visitor Sparks Welcome at Westwood Drive
Mrs Margaret Stewart of Huntington visits the home of Mr and Mrs J W Warenll on Westwood Drive. Mrs C D Crawford Jr and son Jimmy return home after visiting relatives in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Stewart
Huntington
J. W. Warell
Westwood Drive
C. D. Crawford, Jr
Jimmy
Ohio
Ensign William H File Jr to Return Home This Weekend
Ensign William H File Jr is expected to arrive from Norfolk Virginia this week end for a brief furlough with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. File, Jr
Norfolk
Virginia
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Raleigh Baptist Convention
Presbyterian
Louise Davis
Mount Hope
J. Judy
Miss Evelyn Stover
Ali Renlies
C-O Beckley Newpapers
L. L. Scherer
A. R. Cook
Azel Cook
Gordon Witt
Alta Vista
Lucy Kelly
Culpepper
W. W. Hume
Hume
Mollie Hume Farmer
Roy Hinton
Peggy Wright
Penney
Penney's
Jean Nedra
Rayon Gabardine
Gabardines
Rayon Crepe
Port Butcher Boy
Pinin
Adonna
Otmas Business Forever
Ball Street
Morrison's
Neville Street
Morrison
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