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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1950

Page

8

Convention Delegates Named By BPW Club

Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club elected a nominating committee, named delegates and alternates for state and national conventions, and discussed fund drives, school survey results, and district meetings. A. Ray Power spoke on Brazil's rehabilitation efforts, noting US leadership and Brazil’s need to advance disabled welfare.

BPW Club A. Ray Power Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club Morgantown Victor Peetish Wayne Reynolds Jennie Bsharah D. K. Amick Mary Syner Bessie Carroll Walter Fezzell Nellie Strachan Glenn Witchell Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Notices of local residents include Abbing heading to Columbus for a stay, Fulchers attending a funeral in Huntington, illness updates for Elgin Hall and Mary Alice Gingrich, and travelers returning from St. Louis Cincinnati New York City and Richmond. Other items cover hospital recoveries and visits, plus Legion initiation attendance and extended family travel across West Virginia and nearby states.

H. J. Abbing Mankin Avenue Columbus F. C. Fulcher Crab Orchard Huntington W. O H. Yedrick Chesapeake and Ohio Elgin M. Hall Raleigh Avenue A. Lilly Malcom North Kanawha Street St. Louis Cincinnati Irving Goldstein Granville Avenue New York City N. Y Richmond Arthur

Six Tables in Play Tuesday At Weekly Duplicate Bridge

A Howell type movement was used with 22 tables in play for an average score of 55 match points. Winners were Max Workman and Jean Norton with 70% match points, second Dr. Mr. Ralston and Russ Dalton with 67.44, third Bill Klein and Sam Hochman with 63.34. The rest of the pairings and local society notes follow, including residents visiting relatives and moves to new homes.

Max Workman Jean Norton Mr. Ralston Russ Dalton Bill Klein Sam Hochman

Mrs Russell Dalton Honored At 7 30 Dessert Bridge

Mrs Russell Dalton former Miss Wanda Biggs was guest of honor Monday night at a 7 30 p m dessert bridge. Mrs S Lewis and Mrs Wendell Marston hosted a bridal fete at 106 Wickham Avenue. Floral arrangements featured stop dragons and Jonquils. After several bridge games high bridge prize went to Mrs BE Bibb Jr. Second high to Miss Nancy Wickham and prize to Mrs Gus Mithoff. Hostesses presented Mrs Dalton with linen. Four tables of bridge played.

Russell Dalton Wanda Biggs S. Lewis Wendell Marston Wickham Avenue BE. E., Bibb, Jr Nancy Wickham Gus Mithoff

Girl Scout Rally and Week Observance Planned in Raleigh County

Raleigh County will send three representatives and two alternates to the Senior Girl Scout Conference March 24 to 26 at Jackson's Mill. Beckley Scouts Glenda McKinnan and Joan Maples with chaperone Mrs. Calvin Moore returned with details from Webster Springs. The three day program includes registrations, meals, discussions, workshops, folk dancing, and installations. An annual rally marks Girl Scout Week March 12 to 18 with skits and acts at Beckley Junior High on Saturday. A meeting of the Raleigh County Girl Scout Leaders Association also approved Easter tray favors for Pinecrest Sanitarium and a Rural Development Council recreational school March 20–24. A Lincoln Elementary PTA meeting to nominate officers was postponed to next Tuesday night.

Walter Grant Eric Brown Vance Drive Callaway Street A. B. Clay South Kanawha Street R. C. Jarrell Charleston Betty Tyree Elkins Street Barbara Lou Daniel Calloway Heights Jones A. Rowe Route 60 William White Glen White Raleigh General Hospital Hirs J. S. Fisher Pittsburgh H. N. James John W. Sanders C. C. Sanders Mankin Avenue Greenbrier Military School Honor Corps of Cadets Eber Deem Roush Bluefield Beckley Florida Robert Higgins Woodlawn Avenue Arlington Tommy Goins Alderson-Broaddus College Philippi C. A. Curry Franklin Avenue Raleigh County Jackson's Mill Glenda McKlnaney Joan Maples Calvin Mnore Girl Scout State Planning Board Webster Springs Claibury Scouts Parsersburg Raleigh Logan County J. L. Byrd Scoul Jackson's Mills Schoo Scout Leaders’ Association Methodist Temple Red Cross Pinecrest Sanitarium Rural Development Council H.W. Marvey Roosevelt

Dessert Bridge Scheduled For April by Local Sorority

Xi Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi plans a dessert bridge in April at the Lilly Realty Building with Miss Armine Kell as hostess. At a recent meeting president Mrs. Sam Roberts read an invitation from Betslota Chapter in Mount Hope for a March 10 reception. Tickets for tonight’s Danugerous Corner by Barter Theater Virginia at Memorial Building go on sale at the door. The Azalea Garden Club sponsors. The group voted a $10 donation to the International Endowment Fund. Members to report on preferred program books: Theatre to Life, Living in You World and One World in Drama. Mrs. Roberts honored for her birthday. social hour featured canasta. prizes awarded to Miss Bladene Pickle and Mrs. Kathleen Ross Hoffman.

Maron m Beeing Peelish Trachan Floreen Cremens Grace Keyser Louise Courey Helen Granita Bernice Bloch Amick Pinecrest Fund Claude Lucas Camp Horseshoe Sam Rahall Madge. Richardson Daniel Boone Charleston the Internationa Relations Yasui Coca-Cola South Oakwood Avenue Strachan Xi Beta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Lilly Realty Armine Kell Sam Roberts Betslota Mount Hope Barter Theater of Virginia Memorial Building Azalea Garden Club International Endowment Fund W. H. Holliday Roberts Bladene Pickile Low Kathleen Ross Hoffman W. Th. Holliday W. BR. Monk William Dale Kathleen Ross Hoffman Kenneth Seelincer Aimine Kelt Fladene Pickle

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