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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1956

Page

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Past Matrons Club Meets at Honts Home in Bethlehem

The Past Matrons Club of Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Orders of Eastern Star met Monday at 2 p.m. at 108 Park Ave with Mrs. M. P. Honts presiding. Reports on a sale, devotional readings, and religious talks were shared. Attending members and guests participated in prayers, readings, and a program including Baptist and missionary topics. Plans were made for Christmas cards and a charity sale.

Bethlehem Orders Eastern Star M. P. Honts Park Ave C. L. Hongker W. C. Mullins Clarksburg R. M. French Land of The Guinea God Earth First Baptist Church C. L. Johnson Crescent Rd Italy France Switzerland R. H. Dew C. E. Gunnoe Carl E. Meadows Bill Smith Ray Hawley Dan Pack John Alderson A. C .Cuth Rell Troy Mitchem W. A. Loving

Rhodell Community Widely Visited Over Weekend

Rhodell residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Speedway Coal City Athens Staunton and Mullens. C. B. Craghead A. W. Craghead and Coy Sanders hosted guests. Cline Ritchie returned home after an automobile accident hospitalization at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley Memorial Hospital treated Mary Lou Farley.

Paul Craghead Herman Dainley Speedway James L. Meadows Charles Concord College Athens Marvin Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Staunton Mary Lou Farley Delbert Farfey Beckley Memorial Hospital J. B. Brooks Mullens J. B. Burdiss

Food price shifts favor beef and pork in weekly market update

Market notes show steak and other beef cuts down in price as limes remain scarce while supplies of pork, chicken, and lamb offer bargains in many areas. Vegetables like cabbage and potatoes are standout buys. apples and summer fruits grow scarcer with moderate declines in some meats and a larger broiler and fryer supply anticipated. Local family notices follow.

Associated Press Jgood Florida Hiwlic Colery Porterhouse

Current Best Sellers in Fiction and Nonfiction

A condensed catalog lists fiction titles including The Last Hur, Ander sonville, The Mandarins, A Thing of Beauty, A Single Pebble, and non fiction works such as Profiles in Courage and The Birth of Britain. Readers see prominent authors and varied topics from history to romance in this display.

Cannor Andersonville Mackinlay Janior THE Simonfe de Beauvoir A. J. Cronin John Hersey Arthrivis and Dan Dale Alexander Britain Winston Churchill Barbara Hooton Patrick Dennis John ¥. Kennedy Smiley Blanton

Betrothal Announced At Chapter Meet Gunter Reader

Betty Gunter announces engagement to Phillip Verduce at a XI Beta sorority chapter meeting in Greenbrier social room. Guest speaker Mrs. Pansy Riffe presents talks on life and its origins as chapter members discuss cook book project, decor plans, and a covered dish dinner set for Oct 18 at Mrs. James Maples home.

Beta Sigma Phi Darrell Williams Sophia Woodrow Smith Janice Bent Burdiss West Virginia Frederick Huntington A. J. Staples Xi -Chi Lara Beth Friel Wear Virginia Veterans Administration Hospital John Martin Walter Cullop Bent Betty Gunter Beta Sigma Phil Betty Jane Gunter XI Beta Thej Phillip Verduce Mrs. Anthony Allen Park Mich Geo’rge A. Gunter E. C. St. Beckley Sherwood Dunnagan Pansy Riffe Greenbrier Harold Eye International Office Wun Monk Evelyn Stover James Maples Jack Skinner Ways and Means

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