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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1952

Page

8

State President of League of Women Voters Addresses Charleston Meeting

The 20th annual convention of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs met in Charleston at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Mrs. J N Steven, president of the state League of Women Voters, urged voter education, nonpartisan action, and attendance at school board meetings while highlighting the League’s aims and the ballot’s importance. Delegates from Beckley, Oak Hill, Mount Hope and many towns reported club activities, fundraising, youth programs, and community service as preparation for the next convention in Princeton.

West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs Princeton Danel Boone Charleston Beckley Young Woman's Club Virginia Reardon John H. Davis D. K. Amick J.n ¢. Steven West Virginia Steven Boards of Education League of Women Voters John Bryson Capitol District Dean A. Bailey Paul Allen Madison Frank Claytor Southern District Athens Bluefield Dunbar Hinton Hurricane Montgomery Mount Hope Nitro Northfork Oak Hill Rainelle Rupert Saint Albans South Charleston Welch Raleigh Fayette County Camp Horseshoe Fayetteville Mt. Hope Youth den Bryson Fleetwood Guthrie Guthrie Robert Kidd J.C. Gwinn Edward Pasley Mack Bolen William Calloway C. W. Dixon Jr M. J. Moyer J. Ike Brown H. F. Anderson Daniel Boone Hotel

Wesley Class October Meet Thursday Observed

The October meeting of the Wesley Fellowship Class of the Methodist Temple was held Thursday night at 222 Vine with hostesses including Mrs. Noel Christian and Mrs. Leonard Prather. Devotions were led on Fellowship, business planned bake sale and yearbooks distributed, with reservations for the dessert bridge event at Greenbrier Dairy due by Tuesday morning.

Wesley Fellowship Methodist Temple Noel Christian Vine St Leonard Prather C. i E. Kincaid T. C. Troutman RB Er Presley Ronald Troutman John Kammer Luther Mann iHubert Houchins Bernard Bryant M. W. Arnold Spencer Lewis Myrtle Rich John Hall John Arnold Bernard Martin Grady Allen M. & Gillespis Don Cecil. Miller R. W. Highland Harold W. Miller Rober James H. Todd jRoss Pickus Lert I. Estep W. C. Rogers James F. Stone G. Rob J. H. McCann Palmerert Bullock Greenbrier Farley L. E. Miller David A.ova Miller Norma Garrett Sidney Fink Arthirs Wade Clay Carl Bunch Chie Ellenbogan Robert Harry Comer Ernest Levine Allenbaugh B. F. Burleigh Robert Chambers Florend Sadler William Smith Robert Wills J. W. Whit Pickus

Average US woman outlives man by about four years

A study reports the typical American woman lives roughly 4 years longer than the typical man. The finding highlights gender gaps in life expectancy and varies by health factors and lifespan trends across the United States.

United States

Lydia Pinkham medicines give relief from hot flashes

In doctors tests Lydia Pinkham's Compound and Tablets relieved distress in 63 and 40 percent of cases respectively. The ads claim modern action with a calming soothing effect and urge women to try the medicines for relief from the symptoms of middle life change.

Lydia Pinkham

Baraca Philathea Classes Mark 62nd Birthday Anniversary

Local women observe the Baraca Philathea Classes 62nd birthday at the First Baptist Church. A pageant honored founder Marshall Hudson and members collected three boxes of used clothing for the needy. About 30 attendees, including guests, enjoyed refreshments after the program. A Thanksgiving dinner planning note appears with Stotesbury WSCS using a new range.

Baraca Philathea Stotesbury Woman's Christian Service Club J. H. Meadows Sam Leslie Clifford Minton Sam Flanagan Booker Holmes Safey Association Eccles Holmes First Baptist Church G. A. Burkett Grove Avenue Marshall 4. Hudson Syracuse In. Y D. D. Totten A. N. Har. How Louetta Thomas C. D. Buckland H. E. ‘Melton Tower Alexandria

Birth of Kenneth Basil Wilcox at Raleigh General Hospital

Mr and Mrs Basil Wilcox of Crab Orchard announce the birth of a son Kenneth Basil on Oct 5 at Raleigh General Hospital. The baby weighed 7 pounds and 12 ounces at birth.

Basil Wilcox Orchard Kenneth Basil Raleigh General Hospital

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