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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1956
Page
1
Tod Mullens Club secured first place in the State Community Achievement Contest as reported in the Raleigh Register. The event highlighted local youth leadership and civic projects celebrated by community organizations across West Virginia.
Oak Hill West Virginia Knights of Pythias Grand Secretary's Association executive committee meets tonight and Saturday in Charleston to plan the bi annual supreme lodge convention. W. T. Price of Oak Hill hosts at Ruffner Hotel with Dewey Huggins, Alva Harris, and M. M. Ewen among others attending. The convention is set for early August in New Orleans.
Fayetteville RNS reports a sewing school for 4-H members held at Hinton last Friday. Seven Fayette County girls plus Betty Sheets and Harold Sullivan attended. Ruth Knoch led demonstrations on clothing selection, care, and new fabrics with about 150 members from Fayette Summers Raleigh Greenbrier Mercer and Monroe counties.
The Oceana Odd Fellows Lodge hosts an old fashioned pie supper at 7 30 p m Saturday in the lodge hall. Activities include fish ponds fortune telling cake walks and games with prizes. Performances by the Tonettes Sandra Wooten Kopperston Harry Morgan West Virginia Mountaineers and others. Proceeds go to the police fund.
The Woman's Mission Society of First Baptist Church held five Circle meetings Tuesday in Mullens. Reports covered Alaska mission fields in Anchorage and Kodiak, with calls for more medical missionaries and a surgical gown project for South India. Gifts and programs were planned, including birthday gifts forMarie Ball and clothing for the Seattle missionary, plus adoption of Ball for the year.
Harold Sullivan led a Spade and Trowel Garden Club talk on driftwood crafts at Mrs. D. H. Jones home. Members donated magazines and books for home-bound children and planned an Arbor Day program with Girl Scout Troop 4. Refreshments were served by local members. A Oak Hill Business and Professional Women’s Club meeting at Hotel Hill planned officer elections and annual reports.
Pineville ANS reports the births of a son David Cole to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wells at St. Luke's Hospital Richmond Virginia with Patti Blankenship listed as the mother. The Wells couple reside in Pineville. Also listed is a daughter Tena Marie born March near Pineville Clinic weighing five pounds one ounce to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Parker. Parker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C B Wells Princeton and Mrs. Parker is Sandra Swimm daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A C Swimm Pineville.
The Fayette County Girl Scout Council announces a countywide cookie sale starting Saturday and running through March 17. All Girl Scouts and Brownies will participate to raise funds for the all day camp with transportation and gear covered for attendees. Neighborhood chairmen include Mrs Anthony Puskas Mount Hope Mrs Billie Burgess Oak Hill Mrs Carl Connelly Fayetteville Mrs Robert Herndon Kanawha Falls and Gauley Bridge Mrs Edgar Spenzler Charlton.
Whitesville WV March 1952 Assistant State Fire Marshal Wade Thomas will speak on "What’s What’s Burning and Why Is It Burning" at 8 p m at Whitesville Junior High School. He will also conduct a fire prevention demonstration at Colcord Elementary Dorothy Elementary March 13 and at Comfort Racine March 14. The series draws about 2500 students and parents and is sponsored by the Whitesville Fire Department.
George Strader 36 a pioneer resident of Bluefield died in a hospital Thursday after a heart attack. A native of Giles County Virginia he moved here in 1888 were he worked as a merchant and coal operator. He had been a director of the First National Bank since 1916 and lived in Bluefield for many years. Survivors include three sons.
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