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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1942

Page

3

Personal notices of illnesses and visits across the area

Miss Jean Lauffer remains at her parents home on Granville Avenue due to illness. Several families travel for funerals and visits, including Hopkins to Nashville for William Stephen Hopkins's funeral, Dr. Alvin J. Cook in Delaware, and Mrs. McKenzie hosting relatives for her mother’s 83rd birthday. Visitors include Mrs. Taylor from Johnson City, Mrs. Skaggs, Mrs. Fable, and others from Montgomery, Layland, and Charleston, with many relatives traveling to and from local homes.

Jean Lauffer E. H. Lauffer Granville Avenue E. H. Hopkins L. F. Hopkins Hopkins William Stephen Hopkins Nashville Hospital Nashville Tennessee Victor Taylor Johnson City Raymond Foster Second Avenue J. O. Freeman Wilmington Delaware Alvin J. Cook Delaware Avenue Bethany Baptist Church Charles Jackson Marjorie Givens East Rainelle A. C. Givens North Oakwood Avenue Nina Lee Settle Huntington

Drizzles Selects Program Leaders At May Meeting

The Drizzles voted to rotate program lead roles at a gathering hosted by Arleney Lilly on Edgewood Drive. The group chose topics and used Reader's Digest leaflets for content, with last night focusing on Missions. Refreshments were served to Arlene Lilly Mary Lilly Irma Akers Ina Eye Gladys Eye Bessie Calloway Fay Stull Carmen Jean Burke and Edna Earle Heath. The next meeting is set for Irma Akers home on Tuesday May 19 at 7:45 p m.

Arleney Lilly Edgewood Drive Arlene Lilly Mary Lilly Irma Akers Ina Eye Gladys Eye Bessie Calloway Fay Stull Carmen Jean Burke Edna Earle Heath

Glen Jean Bridge Club Meeting Report

Glen Jean Miss Inez Lafferty and Miss Alice Kershaw hosted the Glen Jean Bridge Club at Miss Lafferty's home Tuesday evening. Rose Darnall won high prize with Mary Taggart second. players included Mrs J B Thompson Oak Hill, Mrs C E Jones, Mrs Willard Moore, Mrs Walter Darnall, Mrs William Darnall, Mrs E W Seibert, Miss Mary Taggart, Miss Pauline Taggart, Miss Rose Darnall Mount Hope, and Miss Margaret Jasper Glen Jean.

Register Glen Jean Inez Lafferty Alice Kershaw Mary Taggart Pauline Taggart Rose Darnall Mount Hope Margaret Jasper

Mothers Day Service Tonight at Temple Beth El

A special Sabbath service honoring Mother's Day will be held tonight at 8 p m in Temple Beth El announced by Rabbi Harold L. Gelfman. Beckley Sisterhood members Mrs Ed Harvit Mrs Morrie Morgenstern and Mrs D E Silverman will participate. Edward T Gilmer Jr vocalizes with pianist Mrs Mabel T Taylor. Gilmer formerly sang at the Jewish Temple in Chattanooga and at local churches. Taylor has organist experience at the local Presbyterian Church and helped organize local musical groups. Rabbi Gelfman will preach on The New Woman and invited the public to attend.

Temple Beth el Harold L. Gelfman Beckley Sisterhood Ed Harvit Morrie Morgenstern D. E. Silverman Edward T. Gilmer, Jr Mabel T. Taylor Gilmer Chattanooga Tennessee

Special Youth Service Planned at Nazarene Church

A special youth meeting is set tonight at 7 45 p m at the Church of the Nazarene on Johnstown Road as part of revival services. The Rev Lida Brandyberry will lead an illustrated message titled Remember. Sunday offers a Mother's Day service with Rev and Mrs Brandyberry honoring the oldest and youngest mother. The revival concludes Sunday at 7 30 p m with the Rev Brandyberry delivering the sermon. The public is invited to attend all services.

Church of the Nazarene Johnstown Road Lida Brandyberry Brandyberry

Baptist Circles Organize For Coming Year

The First Baptist Church circles held meetings to elect officers for the church year. Circle One chose Draper Lewis as assistant leader with a full slate including program chairman and other officers. refreshments for ten members and one guest. Circles Two through Eleven also elected leaders and officers, discussed programs like Stewardship, Power of Prayer, and faith themes, with meals for attendees and plans against the Moslem University note.

First Baptist Church Circle One Richard Lewis Draper Lewis Herbert Kendricks S. G. Nuckols Bailey Groseclose D. W. Bryson Rebecca Jilly C. R. Ford W. S. Beavers B. O. Means Everett Broyles Ed Cook Farr L. Grose Circle Three J. Brabban C. M. Ward H. E. Phipps W. L. Carter Price Caffee Rebecca Johnston M. B. Light Leaders of Prayer Everett O'Neal Sanitarium Patton Graves E. H. Crouch George Ballard E. H. Robinette Circle Five R. L Johnson Fidelis J. C. Wauhop T. H. Fitzgerald W. M. Kessel W. W. McCutcheon E. W. Lewis O’neal Circle Six W. A Thompson Fourth Street E. E. Tucker W. A. Dempsey H. A. Lushnot S. S. Gore Harwood James W. A. Argenbright Progam J. H. Dunn Reading Circle Nine K. C. Stewart H. T. Calfee Elsie Boyd Lucian Davis O. C. Helm W. F Cremens Odessa Arthur Circle Eleven D.O. Totten Garner Williams Ida_ S. O'Dell O. F. Cook George Harvey T. L. Maynor

Local Salvation Army Home League rallies in Charleston rally

The Virginia and Southern West Virginia Area of the Salvation Army held the final Home League Rally at the Salvation Army building on South Fayette Street with about 150 women attending. Corps from Ashland Kentucky Beckley Bluefield Charleston Huntington Logan Princeton Welch Williamson participated. The program included sermons songs solos skits plays and a keynote by Mrs E R Holt. Prizes for handiwork were awarded to several corps.

Virginia West Virginia Salvation Army South Fayette Street R. Rose Richmmond—Va Home League of the Major B. Morris E. R. Holt Atlanta First Methodist Church Anna Ingalls Rheda Holmes Ashland Corps Beckley Corps John Huntington No. 2 Princeton Corps Huntington No. 1 Welch Corps Christ Charleston Corps J. G. Polley L. T. Putman

Circle Sewing Circle to Meet Weekly for Soldier Sweaters

Clara Barton Sewing Circle members rolled yarn for soldiers' sweaters and began knitting during a meeting at Mrs J C McClusky's home. The group voted to hold weekly meetings on Thursdays, with Mrs Joe Kish presiding, and the next session to be hosted by Mrs N T Gagalis on North Oakwood Avenue.

Clara Barton Sewing Circle J. C. McClusky Joe Kish Kish N. T. Gagalis George Soter Mary Giglia Posey Conner

Lightning and currency notes in brief

The yen equals about 84 cents. Nevada is a Spanish word meaning snow clad. A lightning flash carries roughly 30 coulombs, far less than what a storage battery can hold.

Nevada

Plan for Woman's Auxiliary Birthday Party at Church

Executive board of the Woman's Auxiliary of First Presbyterian met yesterday to plan the party slated for May 21 at 7 30 p m in the church. Mrs Henrietta Kinzer led the session with Mrs David Rees giving the devotional study. Mrs H Meador announced oversight of Assemblies Tome Missions and the Alaska historical material project is being assembled by the University of Alaska with a Rockefeller Foundation grant.

First Presbyterian Church Woman’s Auxiliary Henrietta Kinzer David Rees H. Meador Assemblies Tome Missions Alaska The Univesity of Rockefeller Foundation

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