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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1935
Page
6
Dr H A Duncan gave an insightful Rotary program talk while a seventh grade violin quartet and faculty trio performed. Eleven Oak Hill High students joined the 13 Club, honoring scholastic and activity excellence.
A Beckley newspaper urges readers to donate to needy families at Thanksgiving. It lists five families with tuberculosis, unemployment, and poverty, plus two children and a baby. Call 1441 to arrange aid and clothing donations.
Oak Hill Baptist church members under Caesar Ronconi hosted a social evening at Mr and Mrs Charles Caldwell home on Bunker Hill. The Cantata rehearsal for December 22 at the church followed a brief social hour with refreshment. A wedding between Miss Madelon Murphy and Joe Mays was held at Upson-Downs home of Reverend Clarence Shirley Donnelly on November 21. Oak Hill High School held a Thursday assembly with Rotarians in charge of organizing activities.
In a Gretna Green like town in West Virginia, marriage licenses surged in early November 1924. From the first to the 19th day, 291 licenses were issued, with 418 licenses that month in the county and 5 277 by November 20. Frank A. Billingsley tied marriages to city churches, while Rev. B. TN. noted 863 marriages by November 1 after moving to the area.
In Salvador Brazil housewives organized a consumers strike against butcher shops after the city government raised meat prices. The strike aims to resist higher costs for households and preserve affordability for shoppers.
Mabscott West Virginia church notes list devotional services at Calvary Baptist today at 11 60 a m and 7 30 p m with Rev L E Fineout in charge. On Tuesday November 26 the B Y P A will host an all church society inviting the entire church roll. A Thanksgiving program and offering is planned. Mid week prayer meeting is set for Wednesday night in the church auditorium. Birth announcement: Mr and Mrs Hubert Rice announce the birth of a daughter Virginia Catherine on Monday November 18 at their home.
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