Doctors Day tribute honors medical arts in Raleigh County
A tribute to practitioners of the Medical Arts on Doctors Day March 30 in Raleigh County highlights the role of physicians. The piece recalls Dr Crawford W Long’s 1842 ether anesthesia breakthrough and notes West Virginia and locals mark the day with the Auxiliary to the Raleigh County Medical Society leading observances.
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Raleigh
Crawford W. Long
Georgia
West Virginia
Raleigh County Medical Society
Charles B. Almond
Endora Brown
Fort Lamar
Woman's Auxiliary
Southern Medical Association
Doctors Day Observance Honors Local Physicians
In Raleigh County Dr. Duff Daniel hosts a Doctors Day display of a century of physician portraits. Dr. Harry Cooper, president of the Raleigh County Medical Society, views photos of living and deceased doctors dating from the mid 1940s. The collection includes portraits such as Dr. Ward Mankin, Dr. D B Hill, Dr. M F French, and many others, highlighting service to the sick in the community.
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Raleigh County Medical Society
Harry F. Cooper
Duff D. Daniel
Bair
Daniel
Cooper
George P. Daniel
Duff
Ross P. Daniel
Raleigh
A. G. Cook
W. W. Hume
M. F. French
S. J. Daniel
E. S. Dupuy
Templeton Adair
W. W
Community women events and meetings listed for Wednesday
Beckley Newspapers column announces women’s group meetings including Just-A-Mere Club at Mrs Jerry Peck’s home North Beckley 7 pm Eliza Hunter Home Department Class 305 Massey St 5 pm Ladies Circle Mabscott Christian Church 117 1 2 Fairlawn Ave 1 30 pm Practical Nurses Assoc West Virginia Greenbrier Social Room 7 30 pm Christian Women’s Fellowship candlelight service sanctuary 7 30 pm Las Senorias Savings Club 123 Cannaday St 7 30 pm Friendship Social Club 113 Earl St 3 pm Lydia Ormandy Mission Society Memorial Baptist Church 1204 Eisenhower Dr 7 30 pm.
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Jerry Peck
North Beckley
Mabscott Christian Church
Marie Bowden
Fairlawn Ave
Lydia Ormandy
Mission Society
Memorial Baptist Church
W. A. Goodman
Eisenhower Dr
Thrifty Savers Club Hosts Past Matrons Night
Mrs. Pearl Fortune leads Thrifty Savers Club at 204 Spangler Street. Coal City Chapter 136 of the Order of Eastern Star celebrates Past Matrons and Patrons Night at 7 30 p m on Monday.
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Thrifty Savers Club
Coal City
Order of Fastern Star
Births in Raleigh General Hospital Reports
Mr and Mrs Joseph Raymond Cochran Daniels announce daughter Susan Lynn born March 18 at 6 50 pm at Raleigh General Hospital weight 9 lb 7 3 4 oz George Mitcheal II named for son born March 19 at 5 24 pm weight 5 lb 13 1 2 oz Orley Clay born March 20 at 2 14 am weight 8 lb Deb bie Jo born March 20 at 3 53 am weight 8 lb 4 oz Samuel Michael born March 15 at 10 09 pm weight 6 lb 7 oz to Mr and Mrs Alexander Hanei wich Veterans Avenue and families in Raleigh General Hospital.
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Joseph Raymond Cochran
Daniels
Susan Lynn
Raleigh General Hospital
George Mitcheal II
George Mitcheal Pack
Shady Spring
Orley Clay
Orley Carl Matherly
Cool Ridge
Debbie Jo
Watch Out Uncle Sam Niece Watchfulness Stirs Waste Talk
Ruth Millett argues women, as family economizers, will scrutinize government spending after a Kennedy era incident, prompting a nationwide tip effort to curb waste. She contends wives, secretaries, and servicemen spouses could expose extravagances, urging caution to the administration. Read Millett on how to keep a happy husband.
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Uncle Sam
Ruth Millett
George
Raleigh Register
P. O
Dept. A
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Beckley area notices list several Easter visits and hospital plans. W T Dingess of Crab Orchard, a Beckley Memorial Hospital patient, shows marked improvement after major surgery last week and is allowed visitors. Clara Swarthout, nursing student at Alderson Broaddus College Phillips, arrives Friday to spend Easter with her parents. Alice Brown of Marshall University Huntington arrives today for Easter with her parents. Norma Gundersen, West Virginia University senior Morgantown, arrives to spend holidays with her parents. Everette Carter family of Circleville Ohio will visit Dry Hill parents for Easter. Charles Farmer, Purdue student West Lafayette Indiana, arrives Friday to visit Bolt parents, joined by Wallace Carter of Newark Delaware to visit Eccles parents. Dennis residence established Germanton North Carolina after Feb 14 wedding of Judith Robertson and William Dennis. Alvin Thomas of Beckley appears in Kiss Me Kate at Highlands University Las Vegas New Mexico. Mrs G W Ballard returns to 524 Temple Street from Knoxville Tennessee after winter with her daughter Stelman Bennett.
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W. T. Dingess
Crab Orchard
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Clara Swarthout
Alderson- Broaddus College
Phillips
E. N. Swarthout
Dinkler
Charles Farmer
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Ind
A. Farmer
Bolt
Wallace Carter
Newark
Del
E. L. Carter
Eccles
Miss Betsy Brash Expected Home For Easter Holiday
Miss Betsy Brash a WVU junior from Morgantown is expected to arrive today to spend the Easter holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Brash at 328 North Kanawha Street in Morgantown West Virginia.
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Betsy Brash
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Roy Brash
N. Kanawha St
Bettina Girl Returns Home After Severe Measles
Cynthia Jo Bettina five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs S H Bettina 104 Whitestick Street returned home Monday from Raleigh General Hospital where she underwent treatment for a severe case of the measles.
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Cynthia JO Bettina
S. H. Bettina
Whitestick St
Raleigh General Hospital
Get-Acquainted Loan Offer From Royal Loan Manager
John C Marshall introduces a friendly loan pitch promising cash from 25 to 300 dollars on signature or other plan. He urges try a Get-Acquainted loan of 100 dollars, with cash in 10 minutes and possible debt relief by cutting existing payments. Open daily at 9 to 5, Wednesdays 9 to 1. Call CL 3-8379.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Marshall
Royal Loan and Finance Co
N. Heber
Gulf Clubwomen Back State Clean-Up Drive Plan
The Gulf Woman's Club adopts a resolution to back Governor Barron's Clean-up Paint-Up and Fix-Up program and will join statewide events starting April 30 with a two week schedule. Ministers will be urged to theme sermons on cleanliness and meetings conveyed at Sophia Methodist Church.
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Gulf Woman's Club
W. W. Barron
J. W. Foster
Sophia Methodist Church
N. Joe Rahall
Chester Pate
West Virginia
Pate
Robert Horton
Ben F. Carvin
Paul Cole
Coal City
Reed Daniel
Rhodell
H. C. Whitey
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Winder
R. W. Chambers
G. T. Thornhill
L. G. Houser
J. M. Coram
Woman’s Department of Beckiey
Caendar
Eliza Hunter
Annie Brown
Massey St
Practical Nurses Association of
Christian Women's Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Las Senoria’s
Beatrice Knight
Cannaday St
Friendship Social Club
Mamie Jay
Earl St
Newspaper Enterprise Assa
Kennedy
France
Washington
OL Wis
Alice Brown
Marshall University
Huntington
Saul Brown
Sophia
Norma Gundersen
Norman Gundersen
Forest Rd
Everette Carter
Circleville, Ohio
E. E. Carter
Wildwood Dr
Dry Hill
Germanton
N. C
William E. Dennis
Judith Darlene Robertson
Dennis
Ed Priddy
Danbury
Darlene Priddy
Bob Anderson
Georgiana Smith
Beckley
Romney
Canada
Alvin Thomas
Ruth Thomas
Highlands University
Las Vegas
N. M
Kiss Me
Kate
Thomas
Woodrow Wilson High School
Fred Graham
G. W. Ballard
Temple St
Knoxville, Tenn
Stelman E. Bennett
Bill's
Peoples Credit Store
Neville St. Beckley, W. Va
Mgr
Gulf Clubwomen
Governor’s Committee
Alex Lavis
Gulf Woman’s Club Conservation Department
Seidman’s
Elkins St
Embees OF
Beckley, W. Va
Charleston, Parkersburg
Montgomery
G. M. Powers
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