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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1948
Page
11
A humorous look at quiz tests and self assessment across magazines and newspapers. The writer shares experiences with vocabulary and color personality quizzes, noting mood shifts, self doubt, and the urge to return to crossword puzzles.
David Taylor reports educators Byron Hughes and Clifford Woody of Michigan University caution against rigid expectations for child development. They urge parents and teachers to tailor goals to each child, noting growth rate varies and overemphasis on achievement can harm motivation and spirit.
A series of meetings begins Sunday night November 21 at Harper Heights Baptist Church. Rev Calhoun is the evangelist with assistance from pastor Rev W F Toliver who succeeds former pastor Rev J V Osborne.
Lois Ann Schoolcraft celebrated her sixth birthday with a party at the Scott family home. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Rue Schoolcraft hosted games and prizes were awarded to David Neal Joyce Gunter and Patty Gravely.
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent cough medicine for chest cold bronchitis and related ailments. It claims the blend of birchwood creosote and time tested ingredients soothes inflamed bronchial membranes and promotes rest with no narcotics. It promises a money back guarantee if the user does not like its effects.
Diet alone or exercise alone won t do it says Phyllis Coates a movie star who shows simple routines. She praises walking stairs and wall stretches to trim figures with steady breathing and posture to boost height and bust line.
The December 3 ceremony at Central Baptist Church in Hinton will feature two Beckley residents, Joseph E. Black and Hulett C. Smith, as ushers. Bride Emily Humphries, of Hinton, is a West Virginia University graduate and Sissonville High School teacher, while groom Lacy Emmett Warden, of Charleston, is a Woodrow Wilson High School and Beckley College alumnus.
Beckley West Virginia December meeting of the Beckley Woman's Club will be held December 13 at the First Methodist Church. The event is a joint session of all departments with the church choir directed by Baxter Laird and organist Mrs Tessie Williams. Dr R W Downes spoke at the November gathering on plastics and polyethylene and their civilian uses.
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