Legion Auxiliary District Convention Highlights
The Sixth District American Legion Auxiliary at St Albans approved a resolution urging adoption of feminine attire for women inmates in veterans hospitals. Beckley Post 32 Auxiliary earned a prize for most delegates, traveling 820 miles. Speakers included British Legion member Mrs Davies and state president Mrs Dotson, with about 75 attendees from Raleigh, Boone, Logan and Kanawha counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
Alpha Sigma
Concord College
Beckley Group
American Legion Auxiliary
St. Albans
Mel. Lee Porter
Beckley Post 32
Ethel Davies
Mymouth
England
British Honten
British Legion
Vincent Recuebren
Davies
Crown Branch
Devon
London
C. E. Dotson
Huntington
Alan McLain
Charleston
B. F. Dorsey
Fred, Roschi
Beckley
Maybell Riddle
Elizabeth Durbin
Marmet State Hospital
Porter
Dorsey
Roschi
Harry Andersson
Lynn Stevenson
Goldstar Mothers Committee
Raleigh
Hovke, ‘Logan
Kanassha “Counties
Farewell shower for Grace Burleson before move to Arizona
Mrs Grace Burleson of Sophia left Friday for Phoenix Arizona for health reasons. A farewell shower hosted by Freewill Ladies Circle featured games and refreshments for many Sophia and nearby residents. She was accompanied by her husband and three children as they relocate to make their future home in Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Burleson
Sophia
Phoenix
Ariz
Freewill
Esther Skeens
Maxine Smith
May Hurley
Arnie Campbell
Junior Haga
Stella Meadows
John Haley
Artie Love
Vernon Sturgill
Lee Eller
Beulah Dye
J. J. Robinson
James Akers
Betty
Charles Lambert
Marley Hurley
O. B. Sturgill
Howard Walker
Annie Basham
Estel Lambert
Lilia Halstead
Grace Carter
Noah Price
Albert Farley
Gay Miller
Burkie Hill
Carey Maxey
Vance Sturgill
Homer Martin
Raleigh Martin
Bink Williams
Annie Reed
Gertrude Holizapher
Mary Poe
Christine Skeens
Jeanette Gallahan
Jean Love
Arbutus Eller
Mildred Hurley
Two Helen Couples Wed in Beckley Double Ceremony
Two Helen couples were married Saturday at Beckley Presbyterian Church in a double ceremony with Dr. J L Lineweaver officiating. Ralph Peak wed Patsy Ruth Pruitt and Clarence Blackburn married Betty Matherly, both unions reported by local families with Hazel Lacy and Milford Lacy in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Beckley Presbyterian Church
J. L. Lineweaver
Ralph Peak
E. L. Peak
Patsy Ruth Pruitt
Dewey Pruitt
Gladys Perkins
Clarence Blackburn
S. M. Blackburn
Betty Matherly
F. J. Matherly
Hazel Lacy
Milford
Lacy
Social Roundup Notes From Beckley Virginia
Local residents and visitors are listed in a weekend social column. Names include Suttons Coffeys Kiddy Leach Coleman Hutchinson Stover Payne Snider Leach Elkins and Lewis, with travels to Charleston Farmville and Charlottesville and attendance at a WVU Virginia football game. Illnesses involve 13 year old Jo Ann Kiddy and Mrs E M Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Leach
Louise Coleman
Virginia Intermont College
Bristol
E. J. Leach
B. H. Coleman
Beckley
Virgil Hutchinson
Fulton Avenue
Burell Stover
James A. Stover
Harper
Susie, Otey
Lorraine Apartments
Roy Cannie
Lorado
Charles H. Payne
Paynecrest Farm
Middlebrook
E. M. Payne
Snider
Beaver Avenue
Richmond
Liss
Virginia Interment College
Johnson Leach
Anne Street
William Elkins
Bride
Wanda Lewis
George Willis
Smithers
Robert Higgins
Woodlawn Avenue
R. S. McClung
Pineville
Phil Wyatt Payne
E. M. Payne, Jr
North
Kanawha Street
E. B. Hawkins
Virginia Street
W. B. Peck
Clara Joyce
South Heber Street
Charleston
Sue Ann Walker
Raymond Walker
Tommy Olsen
Skelton
Belle
Bob Allen
Allens
L. E. Walker
Fletcher Mann
Harper Road
Kermit Locke
Virginia
West Virginia University
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Locke
Farmville
Ray Spangler
Jacksonville
Fla
Walter Carter
Neville Street
C. E. Beavers
Redwing
Bluefield
Beckley Nurse Anna Davis Named in Who's Who 1948 49 Edition
Anna Mae Davis of Beckley is one of five Alderson Broaddus College nursing students honored in the 1948 49 Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. The Junior, affiliated at Jersey City Hospital, expects to graduate in June 1950 after returning from her hospital year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae Davis
J. French Davis
Church Street
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
John W. Elliott
Jersey City Hospital
Jersey City
N. J
Alpha Beta Nu
F Nursing
Alderson- Broaddus
State Nurses Association
Fonor Lodge to Meet for Polly Rama Gifts Exchange
The Beckley Degree of Honor Lodge will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m in Mrs. Wilford Stover s Neville Street home. Polly rama gifts will be exchanged during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonor Lodge
Beckley
Wilford Stover
Neville Street
Pollyrama
Nine New Members Joined Beckley Royal Neighbors Lodge
The Beckley Royal Neighbor Lodge admitted nine new members at 7 30 pm last night at the First Methodist Church. Named are Wanda Deeds Retha Deeds May Lynch Opal Armstrong Julia Philpot Mary Myers Nellie Rogers Mary Bailey Fern McKinney Mary Gustiniski Rose McKinney. Refreshments were provided by Inez Lair Annie Alley and Annie Allen. Officers to be elected next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Royal Neighbor Lodge
First Methodist Church
Wanda Deeds
Retha Deeds
May Lynch
Opal Armstrong
Julia Philpot
Mirs Mary Myers
Nellie “Rogers
Mary Bailey
Fern McKinney
Mary Gustiniski
Rose McKinney
Inez Lair
Annie Alley
Annie Allen
Garden Council Plans Education for Public
Garden Council met Saturday at North Kanawha Street home to discuss educating the public on caring for public property and to plan a Christmas candy contribution to Pinecrest Sanitarium patients. Attendees included Mrs. W H File, Mrs. Harry Crawford, Mrs. H A Perdue, Mrs. Ted Stover, Mrs. Everett Keyser, Mrs. Launa Morrison, and Mrs. Payne, the chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Warden Council
E. M. Payne
North Kanawha Street
Pinecrest Santarium
W.H. File
Harry Crawford
H. A. Perdue
Ted Stover
Everett Keyser
Launa Morrison
Payne
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Rose Noel Jr in Raleigh
Mr and Mrs Rose Noel Jr of Glen Morgan announce the birth of a son Sunday at 1 17 pm in Raleigh General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rose Noel, Jr
Glen Morgan
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Hadassah to hear report on national meeting
Mrs. Charles Levine will report on the Hadassah national convention in Atlantic City at a Beckley chapter meeting in Beth El Temple on December 1. Mrs. S. Milstein announced the event, originally set for tomorrow night. Members are asked to bring pillow cases for a linen shower to aid Jews in Palestine, with a skit by Mrs. Sam Hochman titled I See their.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Levine
Atlantic City
Beckley
Beth el Temple
S. Milstein
Palestine
Sam Hochman
Young Temperance Club Shows Ills of Drink
Members of the Loyal Temperance Legion organized by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union presented a program on the ills of drink. The demonstration aimed to educate the community about temperance and alcohol harms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Temperance Club
Loyal Temperance Legion
The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Local Social Ladies Gather For Charity Event
Mrs Weintraub Mrs Abrams Mrs Laymen Mrs Goldstein Mrs Kamiens and Miss Hannah Hochman will participate in a community event. The gathering aims to raise funds and support local initiatives through a series of activities and presentations.
Posters on alcohol impact shown at Friday meeting
Readable fragments note posters illustrating alcohol effects shown at a Friday evening meeting. The program included group singing and a worship segment, reflecting community outreach.
Mrs Rose Burgess Honored at 65th Birthday Party
A November 9 birthday party at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Burgess in Cranberry honored Mrs Rose Burgess on her 65th birthday. Guests included many relatives and friends such as Mrs Ezra Jilly Mrs F W Gyllon and Mrs Lucille Cannaday among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Burgess
Ed Burgess
Cranbererry
Ezra Jilly
F. W. Fyllon
W. Phillips
Frances Cannaday
Lucille Cannaday
June Bailey
JW. MM. Moodespaugh
Paul Walker
Delbert Lee Smith
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R Sorority
Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority
Billie Lilly
Cool Ridge
Ellen Rae Lawson
Mullens
Kathryn Mayhew
Gary
Ellen Peery
War
Doris Witten
Joan Lusk
Williamson
Mary Bolinger
Florence Purtee
Philip Lilly
Mrs. Burleson
Arizona
Coats
H. O. Sutton
Charles Coffey
Staunton
Charles Sutton
Russell Street
Carl Sutton
Wendell Kesterson
Akron
Ohio
Jo Ann Ellen Kiddy
R. K. Kiddy
Crawford Street
Anna Davis
Lydia E Pinkham
Pinkham
Vlydia E. Pirkmann
Dobbs
Floet
Raleigh County Benk Building
Garden Council
DIAL
B. E. Silverman
DSC
Raleigh County Bank
Kellogg's
A. C. Buethe
St. Cloud
Minn
Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Nylon
Marquisette Ninon
Beckley Hadassah
LASCA
Gegases Fhone
Missy
cent _ of
Utckley
Beckley Hardware and Supply CO
Heber St
Main
Downtairs Store
Ladies’ Accessories Dept
Children’s Department
Nelly Don
E. M. Payne Co
Main St. — Beckley, W. Va
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