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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1951

Page

9

Shower honors Mrs. Floyd Williams at Calloway Heights

Mrs. Floyd Williams of Masewell Hill was feted Friday with a stork shower at her mother’s Calloway Heights home. Hostesses were Mrs. L. S. Lilly, Mrs. Joan Peery, and Miss Mary Williams. prizes were awarded to several guests.

Floyd Williams Masewell Hill Calloway Heights L. S. Lilly Lilly Joan Peery Mary Williams C. D. Harrah P. Pachuta Sanford Lilly Harold Harvey

Farewell Party Honors Mrs George Yazell at Vine Street Home

Mrs Roy Hager hosted a Wednesday night farewell in Vine Street for Mrs George Yazell with co hosts Mrs Hager and Mrs Harold Dew. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ivan Thompson Mr and Mrs William Ormandy Mr and Mrs Earl Crews Mr and Mrs James Bucy Mr and Mrs Howard Thompson Mr and Mrs Mike Thompson Harold Dew and Roy Hager as movers to Miami Fla where he has accepted employment.

George Yazell Vine Street Roy Hager Hager Harold Dew Yazelle Miami, Fla Ivan Thompson William Ormandy Earl Crews James Bucy Howard Thompson Mike Thompson George Yazelle Center Jeff Register Phata

Universal Military Training Dominates Women's Club Convention

At the General Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Houston, delegates debated a resolution endorsing Universal Military Training for young men starting at age 14. The topic sparked heated talks and the resolution was sent back for rewording. The convention features talks by Perle Mesta and Erwin D. Canham and plans a Korea relief drive.

Martha Cole Houston Tex General Federation of Women’s Clubs Perle Mesta Luxembourg Erwin D. Canham Christian Science Monitor Resolutions Committee Congress National Security Training Corps Federation Korea Women's Club John L. Whitehurst Baltimore America Whitehurst Council of International Clubs of the Federation Y. T. Pyun Topeka Kas Kenneth McFarland Pyun

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Local notices list residents of Beckley and nearby towns with hospital stays travel visits and family gatherings. Names include Talmage D Caffee Hillwark Drive awaiting surgery and Gregory Daniel Hodel infant patient at Raleigh General Hospital among extended family visits and travel to Cleveland Detroit and The Greenbrier.

Dorothy Amick Talmage D. Caffee Hillwark, Drive Oak Hill’ Hospital Oak Hill E. G. Killary East Montepellar Sylvia Street Buford Croauch Julia Secrest Fairview Apartments Harry Carper Oak Ridge Tenn Secrest C. H. Dickinson Pulaski Charles E Daniels Charleston W. J. Barbour, Jr Raleigh Heights G. H. Waddell Columbia Harold Meador Harold, Jr Washington, D. C Gladys Meador Lorraine Apartments Philip G. Kimball Orchard Avenue Cleveland Grover C. Marion Mabscott Hill Norfolk Harry Hawley Beckley Place Hinton Mosbey Davis Johnstown Road Walter Willis Iin Bluefield Boyd Hutchinson Whitesville K. A. Reid Crab Orchard L. H. Kessinger Damn Creek Gregory Daniel Hodel John Hodel N. Kanawha Street Raleigh General Hospital Paul Kasuha Clyde Street Beckley Veterans Administration

Local social notes and visitors listed in Beckley area

The page lists residents and guests visiting Beckley and surrounding towns. It notes initiation into WVU senior honorary, bridesmaid duties in Lenoir North Carolina, musical studies at Appalachian Teachers College, and weekend visits among families from Princeton Wyca Pineville Union Beckley Charleston Roanoke Lynchburg Miami and Charleston with mentions of weddings surgery and travel.

N. C Betty Ferguson Appalachian Teachers College Boone Francis Israel Sam Haynes Janette Crab Orchard Boomer Reservoir Road Beckley Price Hawiey Clyde Street William Hawley Roanoke W. B. Hume Desighter Templeton John H. Hoskins Temieton Garnette Masonic Memorial ‘Hospital Lynchburg Edward Skull Katherine Joseph Charleston Dennis Hollandsworth Ewart Avenue

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