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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1936

Page

5

Sayre Maddy Among Alumni Leaders Here

West Virginia University alumni in Raleigh county are highlighted as leaders in various fields. Notable names include Spike Sayre an insurance salesman and former Dunbar High teacher and principal. Ervin Maddy social science teacher and forensics coach. O D Hall insurance man and former Glen Rogers principal. Mrs Charles Benford Simms Kappa Gamma alumna and French teacher. Sarah Ballengee former Kappa Gamma president now physical education teacher. David D Ashworth former prosecutor and US district attorney now with a law firm. Clarence Peregoy Woodrow Wilson high principal and Raleigh county educator with an MA in education. John L Middleton WVU alumnus and current sales rep. S Verne Scott and Kermit Locke law graduates.

Ervin Maddy Woodrow Wilson O. D. Hall Glen Rogers High School Charles Benford Simms Kappa Kappa Gamma Woodrow Wilson High School Sarah Ballengee Kappa’s Princeton High School David D. Ashworth The University Law School United States McGinnis Shady Spring Beckley College John L. Middleton West Virginia Sand and Gravel Company S. Verne Scott Kermit Locke

Miscellaneous Shower Honors Mrs Lawrence Gray

Mrs T S Gray hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Lawrence Gray at her Skelton home. Alumnus Everett Sylvester Sayre, an insurance man and West Virginia University notable from Jackson county, attended and many gifts were presented to the bride with a refreshment course served.

Lawrence Gray T. S. Gray Skelton Urel Dillon Ed Waddell Gray L. L. Woods Charlie Turner Ollie Aker E. E. Dillon Henry Bobbett Radford Wheeler Wannie Brown George Thornton Joe Elamore Tom Hess F. Meric Byron Gray Gail Norma Gray G. H. Shultz Kyle Taylor John Jordan Merrit Chandler George Sifers Biddie Wardrup F. Reco George Treadway Vernon Thornton

Personal Notices From Pulaski And Nearby Towns

Mrs. L. W. Bennett visits Pulaski for a week with relatives. Several residents, including Mrs. Jane Matheney and Miss Rosalind Carroll, spend Thursday in Charleston. J. A. Reese of Charleston attends to business in Beckley. Mrs. R. A. Boyd, patient at Raleigh General Hospital, is reported to be improving. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Lilly of Hinton visit Mrs. V. T. Lilly on Lilly Avenue. Patricia Anne Ashley, Berea College student, to spend weekend with parents J. B. and Mrs. Ashley. Betty Jordan to return from Jenkins with Mrs. E. F. Shepard. Shepard and Jordan were Republican candidates for prosecuting attorney. New Ragland follows family tradition, pursued law in Morgantown earning LL B, served as city attorney, then practiced solo. Ragland owns interests in Ragland Electric and Raleigh Development.

Jane Matheney Rosalind Carroll Bessie Carroll Charleston J. A.reese Beckley R. A. Boyd Raleigh General Hospital R. V. Lilly Hinton V. T. Lilly Lilly Avenue Patty Anne Ashley Berea College New Ragland Morgantown Ragland Ragland Electric Company Raleigh Development Company

Visitors and travel notes from Beckley area residents

In North Carolina this week were E M Payne and wife returning from Middlebrook Virginia to visit their son C H Payne. J M Ferguson made a business visit to Charleston yesterday. Mr and Mrs J S Edmundson visited Charleston yesterday. Ebersole Gaines of Fayetteville a Beckley business visitor to ay. Edith Clay Ruth McCommack B H Hopkins and L F Hopkins plan to attend the Shrine Ceremonial dance in Charleston this evening. Ben H English, recently a Beckley Hospital patient, is recovering at home on Harper Road.

J. M. Ferguson Charleston J. S. Edmundson Ebersole Gaines Fayetteville Beckley Edith Clay Ruth McCommack B. H. Hopkins L. F. Hopkins Shrine Ben H. English Beckley Hospital Harper Road

Cold Vaccine and Cough Syrup Promotion

Build up your resistance to colds and coughs with guidance from a physician then visit for Cold Vac vaccines cough syrups and cod liver oil preparations.

Thanksgiving Tea at Hume Villa Hosts Guild Members

Hume Villa on North Kanawha Street hosted a Thanksgiving tea arranged by Mrs. W. W. Hume and Mrs. Burwell Ware for the Ladies Guild of the First Christian Church. The event featured floral decorations, a program by Mrs. Dan Covey and Mrs. Earl Snead, piano pieces by Mrs. Ritchie Ware, and a song by Mrs. G. C. Hurt with piano accompaniment.

Degree of Honor Lodge Social Includes Dinner and Games

Members and guests gathered at the foose Lodge for a six oclock dinner and an evening of informal games led by a lively program of music. The Porterfield sisters performed duets with Mrs. FE D Terry, while Bernard Dixon and Ralph Withrow provided string music.

Degree of Honor Lodge Foose Lodge Porterfield Sisters FE. D. Terry Bernard Dixon Ralph Withrow

Birth of a daughter announced by the Hogg family

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Hogg announce the birth of a daughter on November 19 at Beckley hospital. Ellen Gadd delivered readings and Mrs. Griffith spoke on women’s current events as guests enjoyed tea hosted by Mrs. Hume and Mrs. File. Tea service was handled by Mrs. Putnam, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Burke, and Miss Smith with a centerpiece of yellow chrysanthemums.

Clarence W. Hogg Beckley Hospital Ellen Gadd D. P. Griffith Annice Bailey W. A. Burke Margaret M. Smith

Miss Garten Weds Mr. Farley in Rock Haven Ceremony

Miss Noka Faye Garten daughter of Mrs. C. A. Garten and William Henderson French Farley were married today at the bride's mother's Rock Haven apartment. Dr. Ritchie Ware conducted the single ring ceremony in a setting of carnations and roses. The couple, after a motor honeymoon to Virginia, will reside in Cottage apartments. The bride, a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, wore a green fall ensemble. Farley, a Beckley resident employed by Franklin Dairy, is son of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Farley of Princeton.

Noka Faye Garten C. A. Garten William Henderson French Farley Rockhaven Ritchie Ware Woodrow Wilson High School Farley Beckley Franklin Dairy Company T. K. Farley Princeton Welch High School Concord College Athens Phi Sigma Phi Virginia

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State University Raleigh County T Sayre Maddy West Virginia University Everett Sylvester Spike” Sayre Dunbargh School Spike Sigman Counci Everett Sylvester Sayre Jackson County North Carolina Mrs. E. M. Payne Son C. H. Payne Middlebrook, Va White Cross Pharmacy Bair Bldg Heber St General Mot Beckley Hardware & Supply Co Beckley, W. Va Frigidaire Hume Villa W. W. Hume Burwell Ware Fete Ladies Guild TL Ky Drug Store Watkins Vitalis Williams Jergen Scott Vick I As Lt Pet Sheata Miss Garten Mr. Farley Rockhaven Apartments C. E. Galaspie Fred Brewer Jess Colvard R. F. Kessler Helen Farris Elizabeth Ann French Evelyn Fink Helen Lewis W. T. Lilly Preston County Pennsylvania Line Mr. Lilly Just Kayser Vogue Sa Brand Alec Speas Mfg. CO Kansas City, MO
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