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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1946
Page
10
Christmas party plans will be made at the general meeting of Cub Pack Number Six of the First Baptist Church in the church basement tonight at 7 30 oclock. Albert Allen Jr has asked all cubs and their parents to be present at his meeting.
Attendance at two Beckley Thanksgiving services ranged from 450 to 500 as Rev A F Eggleston led devotionals and Rev LR Wing ham preached at First Baptist. Additional offerings included music by Miss Violet Cook and J O Freeman with several pastors participating in a union service at Memorial Baptist Church.
Beckley women plan to attend the Sixth District Conference of the American Legion Auxiliary at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston on Sunday December 1. The event includes a 10 30 am session and a 1 pm session with a dinner between. Mrs Ben F Dorsey will conduct a school of instruction joined by special department officers from Wellsburg Wheeling Huntington Charleston and Beckley.
Mary Ann Pachula was hostess to the J. D. Club at her Skelton By-Pass home. Attending were Margaret Ann Gunter, Ellen Roush, Pat Mellon, Giorgia Gunter, Martha Sanders, Sara Malone, and Une Martin as they planned a bake sale for the near future.
Local social notes list students and families visiting relatives for Thanksgiving. Philadelphia plans include John Daniel and Frank Cain for the Army Navy game. West Virginia University students and Greensboro classmates are mentioned with family gatherings and game trips.
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