College Leaders to Speak at Presbyterian Church
Dr Leonard Riggleman president of Morris Harvey College in Charleston and Chaplain Robert H Clarke lieutenant colonel at Ashford General Hospital will speak at the Presbyterian church on September 3 and 10 respectively. Dr Riggleman chooses subject Victory Through Unconditional Surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Riggleman
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Robert H. Clarke
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
Presbyterian Church
Riggleman
Navy Man Honored With Farewell Party
Painter First Class Robert Eugene Lilly was honored with a farewell party by his sister Mrs. Jack Polk of Whitby before reporting back to his base. Attendees included Ladine Lively Sylvia Cox Leo Cox Betty Sue Hensley Mildred Workman Juanita Workman Evelyn Polk Lucy Mae Polk Helen Lilly Sylvia Lilly Nickie Warden Ethel Price Mabel Bragg Gene Lively Bobbie Bolen Frederick Hensley Junior Lilly Kenneth Lilly Roy Lilly Bobbie Saye Eugene Stafford Jack Keen Richard Smith Otho Lilly Bonnie Hughes Robert Keffer Rubert Lilly Gene Lilly Jessie Lilly Mr and Mrs Okey Bragg Mrs D W Polk Mrs Marvin Polk Mr and Mrs Jack Polk and their children Danie Nora Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eugene Lilly
Jack Polk
Whitby
Ladine Lively
Sylvia
Leo Cox
Betty Sue Hensley
Mildred
Juanita Workman
Evelyn
Lucy Mae Polk
Helen
Sylvia Lilly
Nickie Warden
Ethel Price
Mabel Bragg
Gene Lively
Bobbie Bolen
Frederick Hensley
Junior Lilly
Kenneth Lilly
Roy Lilly
Bobbie Saye
Eugene Stafford
Jack Keen
Richard Smith
Otho Lilly
Bonnie Hughes
Robert Keffer
Rubert Lilly
Gene
Jessie Lilly
Okey Bragg
D. W. Polk
Marvin Polk
Danie
Nora Elizabeth
Miss Rahall Hostess At Weiner Roast
Miss Alice Rahall daughter of Mr and Mrs A Rahall of Woodlawn entertained with a recent weiner roast at the Four H dam for her brother George Rahall a student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburgh Pennsylvania George will return to Pittsburgh the first of the week Attending were Lorraine Rahall Madeline Corey Juliene Rahall Fefe Ramesh Delores Rahall Hallie Lilly Louise Corey Thelma Rahall Livia Krec as Pittsburgh guest Mason Amos Lilly Phillip Rahall Junior Kerbawy Georgie Corey Louis Rahall guest of honor and the hostess
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Rahall
A. Rahall
Woodlawn Avenue
George Rahall
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
George
Lorraine Rahall
Madeline Corey
Juliene Rahall
Fefe Ramesh
Delores Rahall
Hallie Lilly
Louise Corey
Pattern No. 8490 Creates Smart Two Piece Outfits
Pattern The two piece favorite returns in smart stripe or pastel light weight fabric suitable for a full suit in warm plaid wools. Pattern No 8490 offered in sizes 10 to 20 with size 12 needing 4% yards of 39 inch material. Send 20 cuts in COINS for each pattern ordered plus your name address sizes and pattern numbers to The Raleigh Register Today’s Pattern Service 1150 Sixth Avenue New York 19 NY. Fashion fall and winter issue is 32 pages, price 15 cents.
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Raleigh Register
Sixth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Dies In Action Wayne Childress Killed in France
Wayne Childress 22 son of Mr and Mrs B R Childress of Pemberton was killed in action in France on July 14 per war department. He joined the armed forces October 1942 trained at Camp Atterbury Indiana and Camp Breckenridge Kentucky before going overseas last March. He served with the 329th infantry in England before transfer to the French front. Survivors include three sisters Gladys Jane and Betty Jo and brothers Billy Calvin and Bruce the latter ordered to report for induction September 5.
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Wayne Childress
B. R. Childress
Pemberton
France
War Department
Armed Forces
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky
England
329Th Infantry
Gladys
Jane
Betty Jo
Wrae
Billy
Calvin
Bruce
People You Know Residents and Visitors in Beckley Area
The community lists returning residents visiting relatives and staying guests. Mrs E L Ellison and son Edward Ellison travel from Washington to visit, along with Mrs Alline Collins and children. Several local families host or welcome relatives from MacArthur Peters burg Ronceverte Knoxville Bluefield Morgantown Clarksburg and Morgantown visitors are noted. Various service members on leave are mentioned with family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Ellison
Beckley Avenue
Washington, D. C
Edward Ellison
Alline Collins
Clayton and
Sue
G. C. Pyles
MacArthur
Petersburg
Virginia
Red Cross Chapter Announces September Calendar
The local Red Cross chapter lists weekly activities September 4 to 9. Events include knitting and surgical dressing groups at Memorial building production room, plus sewing groups at First Christian church, Presbyterian office, Eunice Red Cross room, and First Baptist church with varying times.
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The
American Red Cross
Memorial Building
Red Cross
First Christian Church
Presbyterian Ee
Singer Ofice
Raleigh
Eunice
Eunice Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Knitting
the Red Cross
Knitting Group of the Red Cross
Eagles To Stage September Dances at Prince Street Club
The Beckley Flying Eagles announce dances at the cloud rooms on Prince Street on September 2 16 and 30. George Abraham and his orchestra will play from 8 to 11 30 p m. A class in honor of Secretary Frank Piotrowski starts September 24 followed by a banquet with the Eagles club baseball team that recently won the last half championship in the Post-Herald junior league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Flying Eagles
Cluud
Prince Street
George Abraham
Frank Piotrowski
Eagles
Post-Herald
Barbara Greer Weds Frank Lee in Bellwood Ceremony
Barbara Greer daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Greer of Bellwood married Frank Lee son of Mr and Mrs A E Lee of Bellwood on July 28 at Rev Ralph McAlister s East Rainelle home. Both attended Meadow Bridge high school. The groom works for Peabody Coal awaiting induction and they reside with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Greer
Bellwood
Barbara Greer
Frank Lee
A. E. Lee
Ralph McAlister
East Rainelle
Meadow Bridge High School
Peabody Coal Company
Missionary Faye Toney to Speak at Stamford Baptist Church
Miss Faye Toney, returning from a decade in Africa, will be the guest speaker at Stamford Baptist Church this Sunday at 5 p.m. Rev. B. C. Jennings leads the church, and the public is invited to attend, announced Mrs. Basil Young this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Toney
Africa
Stamford Baptist Church
B. C. Jennings
Basil Young
Berginnis Hosts Graceful Birthday Dinner
Mrs Grace Weaver Berginnis entertained at a home dinner honoring her daughter Mary Alice on her sixteenth birthday. Guests included Lona Meadows Sidney Johnston Mary Alice Mc Ginnis Eugene Cavindish Ernest Peters Eugene Weaver Chester Lynch Jr Mrs S G Weaver and Billy Berginnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berginnis
Grace Weaver Berginnis
Mary Alice
Lona Meadows
Sidney Johnston
Mary Alice McGinnis
Eugene Cavindish
Ernest Peters
Eugene Weaver
Chester Lynch, Jr
S. G. Weaver
Billy Berginnis
Mabscott Woman Is Given Shower
A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. James P. Fitzpatrick recently at the home of Mrs. J. W Ingram in Mabscott. Attendants included a long list of relatives and friends from Mabscott and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with several named attendees and the honoree among the host and guest names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
James P. Fitzpatrick
J. W Ingram
K. W. Thompson
Roxie Powers
Paris Richards
A. Ray Fink
Bernard Bowers
Fred G. Lilly
Ronda King
W. H. Brown
Toney Kocholik
W. G. Johnson
Earl Loflin
Anna Hutchinson
Georgie Crawford
Verna Mae Crouse
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Hattie Hurt
Stella Donenport
Minnie Brammer
Mae Brammer
Jewell Walker
Rethel Johnson
Dora Mae Fadily
Carol Jean Kocholik
Roxie Ann Richards
Mary Felion Richards
J. W. Ingram
Births of a son and a daughter in Beckley area
Dr and Mrs Harwood James of Neville street announce the birth of their second child a son William Harwood on August 16 at Beckley hospital. Their daughter Carolyn is seven. Mr and Mrs Charles Saunders of Hinton announce the birth of a daughter August 30 at home named Carolyn Louise. Saunders is brother of Mrs Louise Saunders Ford of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwood James
Neville Street
William Harwood
Beckley Hospital
Carolyn
Charles Saunders
Hinton
Carolyn Louise
Saunders
Louise Saunders Ford
Beckley
Oak Hill Visitors and Local Hospital Updates
Robert Wood and Royce Zeek of Oak Hill were Beckley visitors yesterday. H. A. Taylor recently underwent an appendectomy at Raleigh General Hospital. Barbara Sue Lynn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Crawford, is receiving treatment at Raleigh General for a broken arm after a fall at home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wood
Royce Zeek
Oak Hill
Beckley
H. A. Taylor
Raleigh General Hospital
Barbara Sue Lynn
D. Crawford
Crocodiles: The Largest Survivors of the Reptilian Era
Crocodiles stand as the greatest survivors from the age of reptiles, tracing lineage back to ancient ecosystems. Their robust bodies, powerful jaws, and adaptable habits helped them endure mass extinctions and continue as apex predators through vast geological periods.
Conservationists To Study Deer Population In West Virginia
The conservation commission forms a nine member committee to conduct a 60 day survey on deer damaging crops and orchards in West Virginia and to draft a bill for the 1945 legislature. Director Jack Shipman and Raymond J. Lambert of Kenova announce the plan amid farmer complaints about vegetation damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Jack Shipman
Shipman
Commission
Raymond J. Lambert
Kenova
Clay Footballer Is Injured In Practice
In Charleston a Clay high school football player Eugene Combs aged 14 from Odessa is hospitalized with a fractured hip after an injury sustained during a practice yesterday with the Clay squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Eugene Combs
Odessa
Clay
Stronger Legislation Sought After Escalating Situation
Committee members include Glenn Jackson of Logan a house of delegates member and former president of the West Virginia Affiliated Sportsmen's Association. The group says stronger legislation will be needed to meet the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Jackson
Logan
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Sportsmen's Assciation
Sprague Couple Marries at Beckley Tabernacle
Nona Sanders of Sprague married Harless W Sydenstricker at 4 p m August 6 in Beckley Tabernacle by Rev Harry R Peyton. Bride wore blue with red rose and white asters. Attendants included the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Lester Sanders and others. groom to Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. bride to live with parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Sanders
Sprague
Nona
Harless W. Sydenstricker
J. A. Sydenstricker
Beckley Tabernacle
Harry R. Peyton
Sanders
Lury Gunther
Stotesbury
Joe Hawks
Beckley
Camp van Dorn
Mississippi
Mosquito Coast described as Honduras Nicaragua border area
The Mosquito Coast refers to the region in the southeast corner of Honduras and along the eastern coast of Nicaragua. It is a historically distinct geographic area known for its coastal terrain and proximity to Caribbean trade routes.
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Honduras
Nicaragua
Mosquito Coast
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