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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1949

Page

2

Falls View Addition contract awarded by Supreme Jud School Board

The Supreme Jud School Board approved a building contract for the Falls View Addition totaling 99,414 dollars. Rotary Club of Oak Hill planned summer camp transportation for Fayette County crippled children, with West Virginia programs explained by Bruce Catfield and a fundraising drive led by W B Rocke to begin March 1.

Supreme Jud School Board Falls View Wyoming Rotarians Steff Oak Hill Rotary’ Club Fayette County Hotel Hill Bruce Catfield State Crippled Children’s Society West Virginia Alan Wicker Fayetteville Falls Jew Seabok Construction Company Sedgott Concern WAL. Lawson Idonard J Morris Southeastern Construction Hardman Construction Company C. H. Jimilson Faulkes Brothers Kenhill Construction Company H. B. Agsten, Jr East End iFlectro-Metallurgical Company

Bert Hall Resigns Cub Scout Leadership

Mount Hope Lions Club reports Bert Hall has stepped down as Cubmaster amid calls for volunteers to fill the post. The Cub Scout pack, with five Den Mothers and Den Chiefs from Troop 91, meets Mondays and plans a March Kite theme and handmade crafts display.

Magister van Wweicr Mount Hope the Mount Hope Lions Club Den Bert Hall Pres Mount Hope Lions Club

Idan Large Puckett Rites Held in Lansing

Funeral services for Mrs Idan Large Puckett 77 will be at 2 30 p m tomorrow from Lansing Baptist Church with Rev Roland Kennedy and Rev John Bragg officiating Burial will be in Lansing Cemetery The body will be removed from Dodd Funeral Home to the home of a daughter Mrs A B Coyer in Fayetteville until the funeral hour Survived by five daughters and a daughter in Whitby Ky three sisters one brother and several grandchildren born July 18 1871 in Cumberland Gap Tenn she married Adam Puckett in 1892 died 1925 An unrelated note about Chinese farming charms follows the obituary fragment.

A.B. Coyer Register Fayettevil Lansing Hen Jey Whitby Lucy Smith Middleboro Gordon Mannie Ray New Jersey Milton Large Knnoxville Tenn Cumberland Gap Adam Puckett Old ‘Town Puckett

Bradley Outpost to Begin Year Without Indebtedness

Mount Hope Presbyterian Church circle 3 announces the Bradley Outpost chapel at Price Hill will start the new church year debt free. The project cost about 7000 dollars with 1000 paid by the Price Hill Outpost.

Bradley Register Mount Hope Circle 3 Mount Hope Presbyterian Church Price Hill W. FB. Peting W. B. Poling Wil Bradley Circle W. J. Moore The Historical Foundation Montreal N. C

Pythian Convention Date Changes In Ansted

Due to conflicting dates the Pythian Convention at Signall Knob Lodge Ansted shifts from March 19 to April 2. Grand secretary W T Price notes the clash with Knights of Khorassan banquet for Layton K Pegram at Hotel Hill. Price visited Ansted Lodge and assisted in instituting a new member B C Sisk. Oak Hill lodge was invited to attend March 15 meeting.

Register Oak Hill Ansted Dramatic Order Knights of Hotel Hill Price Ansted Lodge B.C. Sisk Knights of Pythias Lodge of Oak Uhi

Maben Father Held in Jail

Leonard Mayse of Maben is confined to Wyoming County Jail in default of a $500 peace bond and $15 in fines. Magisterial hearings followed his guilty pleas to assault and threat charges after his wife Beulah testified he struck their 14 year old son with a vase and threatened him with a knife.

Hegister Mullens Leonard Mayse Maben Wyoming Kt. M. Stovall Mayse Beulah Mayse

History of Prayer Book Told at Meet

Rev John A Wilson Jr led St Anne s Altar Guild in Oak Hill discussing the Common Prayer book s aim to unite Anglican worship. He noted the book s vast translation reach and said linen for the altar would be purchased by the guild. A barbecue supper followed and the next meeting on April 8 prepares for Easter services on April 17.

Hogister Statt Oak Episcopal Church

Holt Funeral Rites Thursday for Henry Holt

Henry Luther Holt 50 of New Richmond died unexpectedly from a heart attack at the Wyco store of the E. C. Minter Coal Company. He had worked at Black Eagle and was pronounced dead 25 minutes after collapse. Surviving: wife Laura Rutherford Holt, daughter Mary Low Holt, two brothers Frank and George, sister Bessie Hall. Funeral at Halsey Chapel New Richmond with Mt Taher Cemetery burial.

Register Mullens Henry Luther Holt New Richmond Wyco E. C. Minter Coal Company Holt Black Eagle D. D. Wilkinson Jie Black Eagle Company Robertson and Foglesang Mar Halsey Chapel Mt. Taher Beckley

Christian Circle Seeks Sewing and Medical Supplies for China

Members of the First Christian Church Beckley church group urge donations of sewing supplies and medical items such as bandages and adhesive strips to aid a China mission. The unit met for a pot-luck supper led by Mrs. A. Smith with devotionals on Growth and a mission study on A Day At South Gate. Fourteen members and one guest attended. the group plans to resume after Easter.

First Christian Church Beckley China A. ©. Smith Kirs Mach Meador Mayo Mitchel South Gate Locie Wood Pinecrest Sanitarium C. M. Doss

Circle Fete Marks Final Year Meeting At Home

Twenty four members of Circle 1 of the First Baptist Church gathered at Mrs. Oscar C. Helfon’s Pine Street home for the final meeting of the year. A covered dish dinner was served and the leader received a gift for services. Dr. Alvin J. Cook gave a missionary prayer and Mrs. D. Q. Totten led devotionals on The Little Things of Life. A trio including Mrs. Teo Waronicki Mrs. Mary Buckland and Miss Lega Hawley entertained with piano by Miss Ilene Porter. The meeting closed with group singing Bless’d Be the Tie That Binds led by Miss Helm on piano.

Cyrcle 1 First Baptist Oscar C. Hel Pine Street Alvin J. Cook D. Q. Totten Teo Waronicki Mary Buckland Lega Hawley Ilene Porter Miss Helm

Members and Guests Attend NE Circle No 12 Meeting

Thirteen members and four guests attended Circle No 12 of the Methodist Temple Tuesday night. Mrs. Fred Roschi hosted at Park Street. devotionals by Mrs. John C Walters focused on Faith from Newness of Life. Members voted to buy a dress for Marguerite Bugby and supply school materials for her Indian mission projects.

W. H. Foglesong R. B. Armentrout Anise Bailey Earl Snead Circle No. 12 Methodist Temple Fred Roschi Park Street John C. Walters Marguerite Bugby India E. S. Pugh

Fire threatens hillside school as trash pile burns

Mullens firefighters responded to two alarms, the second at 10:10 p.m., when a trash pile from a new house under construction near Sulwwal High School caught fire. Winds spread the blaze to two acres on the mountainside before extinguishment. No building damage reported. Fire origin traced to unattended trash left by construction workers. Trooper W M Simon to Shinnston shifts. New York harbor launch reports migrating rats spotted in the Hudson River.

Hezoter Slelt Mullens Mulens Mupéist High School Clyde Newsomme High Sulwwal B. W. Steele W. M. Pentruff New York Harbor New Jersey Hudson River Manhattan

Mrs Robert Hoge Feted By Two At Mullens Party

Mrs Robert Hoge celebrated in Mullens with two guests at a party honoring Marjorie Ruth Hoge. The event featured local familiar faces and social greetings reflective of the town’s social calendar.

Robert Hoge Mullens Y Register Abs Marjorie Ruth

Jones Child Drowns in Creek Near Glen Jean

Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Gary Joe Jones three year old son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Jones of Glen Jean who drowned yesterday afternoon in Loop Creek near his home. The body was found about 50 feet from the creek bank after a search by the family. He is survived by his parents and siblings Wanda Jean Janet Fern Judy Kay and Lloyd Edward. The body remains at Collins Funeral Home in Glen Jean pending arrangements.

Register Glen Jean Gary Joe Jones Lloyd Jones Loop Creek Wanda Jean Janet Fern Judy Kay Lloyd Edward Collins

Stevens Home Razed by Fire at MacDonald Hill

Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the six room frame house of Shirley Stevens on the MacDonald Hill last night. Mount Hope volunteer firemen battled the blaze but the house and furnishings were a total loss. The family was away and nothing was saved.

Register Mount Hope Shirley Stevens MacDonald Hill

Cohen Drug Co Mall Orders to Above Add

Cohen Drug Co places mall orders to above add. This brief item notes a commercial request and refers to a distributor or location as part of the procurement record.

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