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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1956

Page

3

Funeral Services Set Sunday For C I Dodd Fayetteville

Funeral services for Charles Irving Dodd 69 Fayetteville Morrician will be held at 2 p m Sunday at the First Advent Christian Church. The Rev William J Hawkins will officiate with other local pastors assisting. Dodd was a church member.

Fayetteville RNS Charles Irving Dodd Morrician William J. H. Hawkins Dodd Peterstown Fidler Hobart M. Clown Frame Belle Andjers Bozoo Dodd-Payne Church Harry R. Peyton Ballard Clowers

Hospital Lists 8 Recent Births

Wyoming General Hospital records eight births including Stella Yavonne O Neal Cindy Gail Thomp Allen J Lester Marietta Dina James Arthur Gwendolyn Kay Fredd Ray Sondra Karen David Hank with dates ranging March 13 to March 17 and locations Bud Herndon Mulens Stephen son Alpeca.

Freddy Ray Arlie McKinney Herndon Sondra Karen Ted Belcher Stephenson David Hank Charles W. Shrewsbury Alpeca

A Doctor in the Family Struggles Over Freedom and Duty

Linda confronts pressures from family and marriage as Rupert urges her to free herself from small town tyranny. Alan reassures love and warns Linda against self sacrifice, while Linda faces a possible entanglement and a looming confrontation with Fern and the scandal-filled dynamics of the household.

Linda Mel Alan Rupert Laura Adamant Aristrocracy Margaret Fern Rupert Ernst Bay

Dinner Honors Mrs. Mae Cooke at 76th Birthday Dinner

Mrs Mae Cooke celebrated her 76th birthday with a family dinner at son Jay Whit Cooks home in Oceana. The gathering honored a Wyoming County pioneer descendant of Uncle Whitt Cook, mother of eight, with 42 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Attendees from multiple families joined in the Easter themed celebration and church circle honors.

Qceana RNS Mae Cooke Jay Whit Cook Martha Belie Hurley Lloyd Charmaine Marquetta Mary Alice Cook C. C. Fishler Jerry Marcum J. W. Cook Cada Whitt Don D. Cook Gene Hendriks Donnie Weir Oceana

Gloria Campbell on Dean's List

Gloria Campbell Alley of Springdale is named to Concordia College's dean's list for the first semester. Wife of John Alley and mother of David and Myra, she is a Meadow Bridge High School graduate and senior at Concordia. She is Grace Campbell's daughter and named as a princess in the May Festival at the college.

Springdale RNS Gloria Campbell Alley Concorda College John Alley David Myra Alley Meadow Bridge High School Concord Grace Campbell

Civil Defense Program Highlights Oceana Club Meeting

The Oceana Woman's Club dinner at Kopperston Elementary featured seniors Barbara Elkins, Maxine Lewis, and Leah Collins speaking on civil defense duties, fear as a weapon, and living through disaster. A film, community projects, and fund drives were discussed, with plans for Arbor Day plantings and a cancer drive kickoff.

Oceana RNS Oceana Woman's Clb Kopperston Maxine Barrett Barbara Elkins Maxine Lewis Leah Collins Oceana High School Miss Elkins Civil Defense Organization Miss Lewis Miss Collins General Federation of Women’s Clubs Sears Roebuck Foundation

Jean Platt Delivers Piano Recital at Madison College Virginia

Jean Ann Platt, major in music, performed a piano recital in Wilson Hall at Madison College Arlington last Sunday. Attended by her son and family, the program opened with works by Bach and Couperin and included Chopin Brahms Debussy and Mendelssohn. Platt, a future teacher, is active in Sigma Sigma Sigma and Kappa Delta Pi and serves as Choral Ensemble president.

Jean Platt Madison College Virginia Faypttevillerns Arlington Iano Jean Ann Platt Wilson Hall Harti Sonburg Rosemary Fayetteville Stella Spinks Mount Hope Miss Platt Couperin J. S. Bach Beethoven Chopin Brahms Debussy Dohnanyi Mendelssohn Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority Rex Migs Platt Tommie Platt Lowell Watkins Kappa Delta Pi Sigma Sigma Sigma Marshall Sigma Phi Lambda Honor Society Washington and Lee High School

St Patrick's Day Dance At Groat Facility

The Phi Delta Pi Sorority of Concord College held a St Patrick's Day dance at the Knotty Pine Restaurant on Route W east of Oceana. HiFi Six provided music. Angelo Wenz served as host with hostess Garnet Herndon. About 150 attendees came from West Virginia Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina. A second dance is planned at the same venue in April with date to be announced.

Oceana RNS Route W St. Patrick's

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. I. Dodd Bozoo Man Gwendolyn Kay Robert Blankenship, Mullens Huse Montgomery Elxview Capitol District Funeral Director's Association State and National Association of Funeral Directors la Fayette Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Fayetteville Order of Eastern Star Royal Acch Masons of Thurmond Commandry No Knights Templar Scottish Rite Charleston Beni Kedem Temple Fayetteville Shrine Thelma Payne Virginia Clinebell Grace Geary Dunbar Charles E Webster Springs Chauncey H George Edward Walton Ida Robinson Laura Hively Ollie Winyard LaFayette Lodge No. 57 The Baptist Church Ola Opie Guanoer Bernice Clowers Hobart R Virgil Hinton Clarence RK. Clowers Mullens Paul Christian J. R. Keatley Sam Robertson Narrows Ann Seretha Mrs. Cook Gloria Campbell E. G. Shannon L. W. Beane Permanent Commission On the “City Beautiful Oceana Woman's Club Harlan Ellenburg R. C. Matfield Minnie B. Hank Margy Sue Chambers Wyoming County Cancer Unit Pineville Blanche G. Cook Crea Qitiem Bolo Homer Brooks Lynco Oscar Chambers Kenneth Hay West White Sulson Koaperston. Phur Pearl Tipper Oceana Club Willis Adams E. G. Shaw Koppenston Community Church James Green C. E. Tipper Sallie Workman Earl Wilson Wallan Betann Beckley Super Market Your Community Club Awards Chuck Grandview Morton Wu Glentore Engoyinen Kentucky Glenmore Distilleries Company Louisville Rassanger Buick America First Avenue Mountain Motors, Inc
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