Red Cross Quota Progress in Raleigh County Stalls
Only 20 percent of Raleigh County's 1947 Red Cross quota has been collected. General chairman Phil McDaniel urged volunteers to complete rounds and submit reports as the annual roll call ends March 31. The home service program reaffirmed its aid to servicemen and veterans, with last year’s home service spending near 10,000 and a 1947 budget set at 9,000. Junior Red Cross reported 600 Valentine cards for hospital patients and plans for 50 St Patrick's Day cards. garment production materials exist but volunteer enlistment lags. Board authorized attendance at a home service secretaries convention in Alexandria Va and two delegates to the National Red Cross convention in Cleveland.
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Raleigh
Red Cross
Phil McDaniel
Red Cross Home Service Committee
Raleigh County
Mrston Ve Schulte
Junior
Maerials
Children’s Garments
J. E. McCreery
Board of Directors
P. B. Barwood
Home Service Secretaries
Alexandria
National Red Cross
Cleveland
Ohio
Rail Pensioners Lodge To Be Organized Here
Rail pensioners and others are invited to a meeting at Raleigh terminal in the B of L E Hall on Sunday March 16 at 2 pm. The aim is to organize a pensioners lodge with social activities and regular meetings in the hall. Organizer H G Hughes and retired railway engineer H H Withrow urge all interested persons to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
B. of L. E. Hall
Pensioners Lodge
H. G. Hughes
H. H. Withrow
Merchants To Decide Summer Store Hours
Beckley Mercantile Board will set summer opening and closing times at the April meeting. Last night the matter was discussed but no vote occurred due to a quorum shortage. Secretary Owen Rickard was tasked with sending advance notices to ensure a quorum.
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Beckley Mercantile Board
Yary Owen -Rickard
Elks Elect Officers and Scholarship Vote Set
At the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 1542 meeting, officers for the next year were nominated. Election is March 26 with terms from April 1. Nominees include McDowell Bibb Dellinger Watts Woods Hudgins Irle Braun Lar fick Schulte. The group also approved a nursing scholarship at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Ross Irle
Ted G. ‘McDowell
Clarence L. Bibb
John Dellinger
Bill Watts
Jay Woods
Frank Hudgins
A. R. Braun
J. S. Lar Fick
John Schulte
Tyler
Raleigh General Hospital
Uncle Of Raleigh Countians Expires
Clarence Wooten 4-H club agent for Raleigh County joins beer dealers from all sections of West Virginia at the funeral of Alexander Wood who died Wednesday morning at Charlotte hospital. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. in the state capital area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wooten
Associated Press
Raleigh
Charleston
Clyde Law
Fred B. Watkins
Serena
W. Va
Alexander Wood
Earings
Short Raleigh County Circuit Court Session Near Three Minutes
Judge Ben H. Ashworth reports a Raleigh County circuit court session opened at 9 a m with orders read and one signed before adjourning three minutes later. Separately, WV Congress of Negro Parents and Teachers plans a regional meeting at Dunbar High School on Saturday with representatives from multiple counties attending.
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Raleigh County
Ben H. Ashworth
Negro Pta
Fairmont
West Virginia
Congress of Negro Parents and Teachers
Harrison
Hampshire
Lewis, Mar ‘Ion
Monongalia
Preston
Randolph
Taylor and Upshur
Dunbar High School
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Rail Pensioners Lodge
Elks
Raleigh Countians
Kanawha Street
Coats
Men’s & Boys
Neville Street
Beckley Theatre
Beckley
Raleigh Coal & Coke Co
Wilson Brothers
Batiste
Grocery Department
RED Rose
BABY
Vigoro
Norwich Aspirin
Krade
Norwich Milk
Norwich Mineral Oil
Norwich
Naval
Agar
Turkey
Pen
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