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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1949

Page

3

Travel Talk by Charleston Woman to Open Beckley Club Program

Fine Arts Department of the Beckley Woman's Club will host a Travel Talk by Mrs. Tom Davis of Charleston at 2:30 Friday in the Park Avenue clubhouse. Davis, ex-state federation president and former state architect, now runs Diamond Bookshop. The session follows a West Virginia theme with songs led by Mrs. A H Wilson and piano by Mrs. Cc A Thompson.

Charleston Fine Arts The Beckley Woman's Club Park Avenue Leslie Williams Tom Davis Charles Ton West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs West Virginia West A. H. Wilson Cc. A. Thompson R. B. Armentrout J. P. Bonner A. K. Canterbury Charleston Daily Mail

Beckley Women Attend Come As You Are Party

Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a National Business Women's Week event in the Recreation Building. Members and guests arrived in lounging outfits including house dresses and blue jeans, with several notable costumes and a few impromptu performances.

Beckley Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club Teresa Gilmore Club R. L. Davis Oakwood Avenue E. L. Bowman George Soter Mary Voilet Feazell Sidney Fox Phoebe Bledsoe Wayne Reynolds Helen Durham Mary Syner Bessie Carroll Martha Dickenson

Mrs Hamilton Visits Beckley Friend Over Weekend

Mrs Jim Hamilton of Ceredo Kenova spent the weekend in Beckley visiting Mrs Walter Glasco of South Kanawha Street.

Jim Hamilton Ceredo- Kenova Beckley Walter Glasco South Kanawha Street

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Residents and relatives are mentioned across Beckley and surrounding towns including Alvin Kirby Lawrence and Mary Virginia Foster planning a Pearisburg home after their October 1 wedding. Others visit family, travel, or pursue studies and training with several relocating to Charleston, Nashville, or Washington.

Raleigh General Nurses Travel Talk Tonight

The Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumnae meet at the nurses home on Woodlawn Avenue at 7 30 pm with guest speaker Mrs J E McKenzie describing European travel from her summer tour.

Woodlawn Avenue Raleigh General Hospital Nurses’ Alumnae Association J. E. McKenzie

Beckley Art Group to Discuss Color Harmony Rules

Miss Kathleen Anderson will lead a Raleigh County Library session tonight at 7 30 as the Beckley Art Group reviews proposed art show rules. The rules committee will submit suggestions for future shows and the group will vote on them.

Kathleen Anderson Beckley Art Group Raleigh

Beckleyans Plan To Attend Fete At Sandstone

The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Cales of Sandstone will be celebrated Sunday with Beckley area residents visiting their home from 2 to 5 p.m. They are parents of six, including Mrs. E. B. Eckle of 719 South Kanawha Street, with seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Lily Street Wheeling West Virginia Board of Realtors Dorothy McCullough Riley Street Beckley Hospital John W. Gwinn College Avenue Baxter Laird Charleston Beckley Nora Collinsworth Huntington W. F. Henrichs Harper Douglas Wakefield Coutlee Larchmont N. Y George Warren Hodel Bishop Street Elder Ray Yates Crawford Street Howard Finley Tommy Linda Welch W. T. Tabor Clyde Street Everett Goins Norfolk, Va Chris Goins Glen White Norma Garrett Temple Street Princeton S. G. Cales Sandstone E. B. Eckle South Kanawha Street

Fidelis Class Plans Halloween Party at October Meeting

The Fidelis Class of the First Baptist Church will host a Hallo ween party in connection with its monthly meeting. The event will be held at Mrs. Albert Wheley's home on Reservoir Road on Thursday October 20.

Fidelis First Baptist Church Albert Wheley Reservoir Road

Births at Beckley and Raleigh General Hospitals

Mr and Mrs Arton Lavern Roark of Ghent announce the birth of an 8 pound 1 ounce daughter at Beckley Hospital on October 8. Mr and Mrs John E Jones Jr of 512 South Kanawha Street reveal the birth of a son at Raleigh General Hospital on Saturday night.

Arton Lavern Roark Ghent Beckley Hospital Raleigh General Hospital John E. Jones, Jr South Kanawha Street

Lodge to Meet at First Methodist Church Tonight

All members are requested to attend the meeting at 7 30 o clock this evening at the First Methodist Church for the Degree of Honor Lodge gathering.

First Methodist Church Degree of Honor Lodge

Brother and sister reunite after twenty years abroad

Mrs. Hazel Terry of East Main Street reconnected with Bert E. Hedrick a Montana homesteader after more than two decades. Hedrick 69 and his wife and granddaughter Sandra Kay Goins four visited eastern relatives this month and plan to tour Washington and Pittsburgh before a November return. Hedrick served in the U. S. Army 1902 to 1904 and became an early Montana homesteader in 1910 owning about 1,400 acres used for cattle and wheat. He was joined by his 87-year-old mother Mrs. J. J. Hedrick and sister Miss Gretna Hedrick of Organ Cave.

Hazel Terry East Main Street Bert E. Hedrick Stanford, Mont Hedrick Sandra Kay Goins Washington Pittsburgh U. S. Army General Pershing Terry J. J. Hedrick Organ Cave Gretna Hedrick Bert Hedrick Beckley Montana

Liquid Capudine relief claims and directions

An ad styled note extols Liquid Capudine as a quick relief for headache and neuralgia. It asserts Capudine is a prescription formula with four ingredients dissolved for fast action and urges following label directions for relief.

Raleigh Bible Class Halloween Party At Raleigh Lodge Hall

Thirty six members of the Adult Bible Class of Raleigh Community Church held a Halloween party at Raleigh Lodge Hall. Costume prizes went to Verney Poore Clyde Cochran Forest Fisher Jake Allen Clyde Meador Alex Kish James Underwood Ruby Pennington and Jack Riggle. Rev Clyde Meador led a fellowship discussion ending with the Lord s Prayer. Host committee included Albert Gregory and Florence Lawrence.

Raleigh Community Raleigh Lodge Hall Verney Poore Clyde Cochran Forest Fisher Jake Allen Clyde Meador Alex Kish James Underwood Ruby Pennington Jack Riggle Albert Gregory Florence Lawrence

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