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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1946

Page

9

Crab Orchard Women Stage 3 Act Play at Church Tonight

The Crab Orchard Women present An Old Fashioned Mother a three act play by Walter Boy Hare tonight at 7 80 oclock in Crab Orchard Brethren Church. Violet Gamble heads the Women s Council as director with a silver offering to fund the council treasury. cast includes Deborah Underhill Judith Gamble Isabel Simpscott Glorina Perkins Roberta Martin John Underhill and more in a village drama with choir roles and local names. Mercer County grand jury returns 23 felonies and 27 misdemeanors after four day session in Princeton.

Walter Boy Hare Women's Council Crab Orchard Brethren Church Violet Gamble Women’s Council Woman's Council Treasury Debora Underhill Israel Dora Deck Widder Bill Pindle Zertie Kennedy Marvin Ferguson Enoch Rote Wonder Compton Pete” Cummings Quintus Todd Robert Deck Esther Ferguson Betty Callaway Mary Myers Nora Lilly

Births reported in Beckley and surrounding towns

Mr and Mrs John L Fisher Beckley are parents to a six and three four pounds son named Clifton Witt born yesterday at Beckley Hospital. Mr and Mrs Denny Ryall McArthur have a ten pound son born Thursday. Frank Richards Raleigh announce a daughter Gloria Jean born Tuesday October 8 weighing six and one half pounds. Mr and Mrs W A White Beckley announce their first child October 8 at Beckley Hospital named James Walter. Clifford Fisher Summersville reports a son weighing eight pounds three ounces born at Beckley hospital. Anthony Giampolo Ar 210 Locust Drive and William D Chapman Beckley announce a son seven pounds 14 ounces born at Raleigh General hospital.

John L. Fisher Beckley Clifton Witt Beckley Hospital Denny Ryall McArthur Frank Richards Raleigh Gloria Jean Emogene Prince W. A. White Woodlawn Avenue James Walter White Louise Roiner Clifford Fisher Summersville Clifford

Christian Group Meets With Mrs W Stanley on Mercer Street

Group Six of the First Christian Church met at Mrs Wilmer Stanley’s home on Mercer Street. Miss Ethel Martin led devotionals and Mrs Hazel Davenport gave the mission study on Racial Relations. Plans were announced for the Pinecrest patient visit, Home Harvest tea on October 16 at Mrs L T Putman’s home, and a youth banquet at the church Monday night.

Ethel Martin Hazel Davenport First Christian Church Wilmer Stanley Mercer Street Pinecrest L. T. Putman Vera Meyers Beulah Henkle Callie White Meredith Clark Mary Joyce McGinnis Garnet Harvey Lucie Wood Eula Bragg Eugene Scott Staneley

Church Women Meet At Beckley Home

Ten members of the First Christian Church gathered at Mrs. T. R. Wilson’s home 300 North Kanawha Street for a devotional led by Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Burke. Mrs. Collins Amon conducted the missionary study and Mrs. Marguie Fink read poems. After business, refreshments were served to 13 members and four guests.

First Christian Church T. R. Wilson Kanawha Street

Two Couples File For Wedding Permits

Two couples filed applications for marriage licenses at the County Clerk's office and one permit was issued yesterday. The filers were Pat W. Herron and Charlotte Maxine Persinger of Fairdale, Robert G. Phillips of Elkins, and Thelma Mae Hyde of Beckley, Muriel Wickline of Beckley, and Mary Ellen Ellison of Mabscott received licenses to marry.

Pat W. Herron Charlotte Maxine Persinger Fairdale Robert G. Phillips Elkins Thelma Mae Hyde Beckley Muriel Wickline Mary Ellen Ellison Mabscott

Sally McGinnis Bible Class To Meet Monday

The Sally McGinnis Bible Class of the Methodist Temple will meet tonight at 7 34 p m with Mrs E H Christian president. Mrs B H Ellison will conduct devotionals and hostesses include Mrs H Rutledge and others. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Pauley of Circle Drive, eight pounds four ounces, yesterday morning at Taylor Dearing hospital.

Sally McGinnis The Methodist Temple E. H. Christian B. H. Ellison Resistor Mullens Albert Pauley Circle Drive Taylor-Dearing Hospital

New Horse Tail Hairdo Tops Campus Fashion

Beauty editor Betty Clarke describes a sleek horse tail inspired hairstyle spreading from campuses to Fifth Avenue and Main Street. The look requires clean, long hair brushed straight back, secured with a rubber band covered by a ribbon or barrette for a smooth burnished finish.

Betty Clarke UP News Fifth Avenue Main Street

Mrs Tieche Hosts Methodist Circle gathering details

Mrs A U Tieche hosted Circle One of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at the Methodist Temple. The group played Nursery Rhyme Fun, with Mrs T A D Vermillion as winner, followed by a salad service and a long hair care adverting section.

A. U. Tieche Woman's Society of Christian Service Methodist Temple T. A D. Vermillion Betty D. Campbell A. D. Cooke M. M. French W. Oh. Hull Earl Kinzer P. O. Ma Jone M. M. Ralston C Richardson T. A. Vermilion Glenn Stewart Tieche

Mrs Kuhn Heads Naoma Women's Meeting At Church

Mrs Russell Kuhn, vice president of the Naoma Women s Society of Christian Service, presided at the church meeting. Artifacts donated by members were shown and planned for the next gathering at Mrs Kuhn s home. Three new members joined, with several others in attendance. The Universidad de La Habana note appears as an unrelated insertion.

Russell Kuhn Women's Society of Christian Service of Naoma Rosa Bonds Alla Hollandsworth Mildred Stone IC. W. Tabor King Wiley Sarah Dickens Sarah Lowe

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