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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1950

Page

2

Summer Bridge Event Closes Ladies Activities at Black Knight Club

A bridge day at the Black Knight Country Club concludes the season for ladies with seventeen tables in play. Prizes go to Mrs. Robert Campbell high, Mrs. Frank Gans second, and Mrs. Phil A. McDaniel low. Hostesses include Mrs. D. O. Means and several co chairs.

Black Knight Country Club Robert Campbell Frank Gans Phil A. McDaniel D. O. Means Price H. Caffee B. H. Hopkins A. J. Truman Guy Hice James W. Walters

Women’s Fellowship Meeting Set Thursday

The Christian Women’s Fellowship will meet at 7 30 p m on Thursday with the program Getting The World Call Ready For Publication arranged by Mrs A H Wilson and special music by Mrs L E Shrewsbury and daughter Fernia Rose Group 2 led by Mrs Z E Burford will serve as hostesses.

Christian Women's Fellowship A. H. Wilson LE. Shrewsbury Fernia Rose Z. E. Burford

Ellen Fink Celebrates Fourth Birthday at Crab Orchard

Ellen Fink was honored on her fourth birthday with a party hosted by her mother Mrs Clyde Fink at their Crab Orchard home. The afternoon included games and refreshments for guests Jerry Basham Judy Persinger Charles Persinger Jo Ann Durham Sandra Durham Daniel Durham Ralph Fink Frankie Mae Fink Donna Spradlin Ray Crews Wanda Kay Gunther Nancy Fink Mrs John Rice and Mrs Homer Persinger.

Ellen Fink Clyde Fink Crab Orchard Jerry Basham Judy Persinger Charles Persinger Jo Ann Durham Sandra Durham Daniel Durham Ralph Fink Frankie Mae Fink Donna Spradlin Ray Crews Wanda Kay Gunther Nancy Fink John Rice Homer Persinger

Executive Board to Meet of Christian Women's Fellowship

The executive board of the Christian Women's Fellowship will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Builders Classroom of the First Christian Church.

Christian Women's Fellowship First Christan Church

Pre Nuptial Parties Honor Miss Jackson Miss Mann

Miss Judith Ann Jackson and Miss Mavis Mann receive pre nuptial entertainment ahead of their weddings to Thomas Ballard Preston and other honors. A dessert bridge at Mrs. Paul Warden’s Whitby home featured pink and white decor with prizes won by Mrs. E. S. Pugh Jr and others. A subsequent bridge at Mrs. Wayne Reynolds’s Woodlawn Avenue home continued bridal celebrations with Mavis Mann winning high prize and a green and white refreshment motif.

Judith Ann Jackson Thomas Ballard Preston Paul Warden Whitby Overton Kent E. S . Pugh, Jr Low Jack Bazzarre Jean Fugit W. J. Jackson ES. Pugh, Jr W. BE. Hale Jack Bazarre W. J Pettigrew Gene Hall Varge Hampton Phil McDaniel William Watts James Paige Barbara Fantelle Toledo Jean Fugitt Mavis Mann Harry May Wayne Reynolds Miss Jackson Gene Mann Woodlawn Avenue William Slate Fletcher Mann E. 8. Pugh, Jr William Hale Dorothy Wyatt Goodwillie Ann Wyatt James III White Sulphur Springs E. M. Fayne, Jr Kanawha Street Goodwillie Beckley A. Ray Fink Mabscott Raleigh N.C T. G. Kelley Norma Jean Hess Medical College of Virginia Richmond Thomas Hess Calloway Heights O. K. Daniel Charles Kermit Allegra Huntington Winnie Daniel Mercer Street J. D. Canady Crad Orchard Richard McGhee O'Garlon St. Louis Beatrice Gill Har~grove Street St. Albans J. R. Banfield

Birthday party honors Linda Snead with gifts

A birthday celebration on S. Kanawha Street for Linda Cheryl Snead featured yellow and green decorations and favors of balloons and suckers. Guests included Carlton White Paula Perdue John Trevison Dan Hamilton Nancy Snead Lynne Bailes Sharon Bailes Sandra Miller Robert Howery Vickie Shumat e Kathy Klieman and Melya Ann Miller.

Linda C. Snead Feied Linda Cheryl Snead S. Kanawha Street Charles Snead Carlton White Paula Perdue John Trevison Dan Hamilton Nancy Snead Lynne Bailes Sharon Bailes Sandra Miler Robert Howery Vickie Shumate Kathy Klieman Melya Ann Miller

Eating on the road guideline for pleasant dining

The article advises travelers to seek busy, relaxed eateries with clean attendants and a neat, well dressed manager on duty. It stresses sanitary standards and orderly service as universal rules for pleasant meals in any locale.

T. T. Teen Club Honors Edith Israel with Party

Edith Israel was honored at a birthday party hosted Thursday by the T. T. Teen Club and the Crab Orchard home of Miss Nila Riffe. Guests included Norma Taylor, Betty Stover, Jo Ann Combs, Nila Riffe, Eunice Riffe, and Betty Lewis.

Edith Israel T. T. Teen Club Crab Orchard Nila Riffe Norma Taylor Betty Stover Jo Ann Combs Eunice Riffe Betty Lewis

Covered Dish Dinner To Honor Out-of-Town Presbyterians

Young adults of the First Presbyterian Church in Bluefield invite out-of-town guests to a covered dish dinner Tuesday at 6 15 p.m. at Beckley Presbyterian Church. The visiting group will lead the program with Miss Betty Lee Evans and Mr and Mrs Bennie Kelley serving as hosts this month.

Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church Bluefield Lonnie Gapen Lakeland Fla Beckley President Hotel Gapen Frances Siggins BR. M. French S. Kanawha Street Elbert Vermillion Athens Orchard Avenue Pete Jewell Hill Grady Zigler Winston-Salem N. C Franks Gans First Avenue John Hambrick, Jr Huntington Kirby Lawrence Cheryl Foster Pearisburg J. G. Foster St. Kanawha Street Stewart Andrews Meadows Court S. Ferrell Alice and Suellen Frank Bivens Rhelda Kingsley W. P. Smith George Milton Illing Rainer Germany Charleston Kanawha Valley Ilings Pax Buren Davis Wickham Avenue A. H. Wilson Joe Howell David Wilmington Robert Ferguson Glen White Toronto Ontario Canada Jack Davidson James Suttie Constance Flanigan Lorraine Apartments Fatima Louvres Rome Montserrat Sodality Pilgrim Queens Work St. Louis Helen Farmer J. Farmer Sixth Street Laird Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Montgomery Robert J. Beedon Portland Ore Beaver Rhelda Kingser

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Dorothy Amick records a busy social page with guests and visits across Beckley and nearby towns. The note lists Miss Mary Elizabeth Reeser hosting relatives in Beckley and numerous weekend guests arriving from Winston-Salem Huntington and Morgantown among other places. Attendees include judges, professors, students, and family groups visiting for holidays and events.

Miss Virginia L. Cline Feted At Two Pre-Nuptial Affairs

Bridal events for Miss Virginia Lee Cline and fiance Thomas Lee Humphries include a luncheon at the Lillybrook home hosted by Mrs. A. J. Pugh with pink asters and white carnations on display. A lingerie shower at the Porter home featured fall arrangements and games with prizes for attendees. The couple plans a Sept. 8 ceremony at First Baptist Church.

Virginia L. Cline Virginia Lee Cline Thomas Lee Humphries First Baptist Church Lillybrook A. J. Pugh Cline A. C. Cline M. L. Humphries Ilene Porter Joanne Pugh Mary Sue Pugh Gills Joan Hawley Marlene Smith Jan Pugh Lilly‘brook Barbara Clement Irma McGuire Anne Howard Pineville Joyce Rogers Mary Frances Wood Mary Ardith Jones Sara Lou Meander Patsy MacAllister Peggy Cook Patsy Cook Hetty Martin Delores Martin Masiel Deweese Zelda Deweese Margaret Waronicki Mary Buckland Tiney Hawley Patty Williams Margaret Oliver G. A. Burkett Almedia West Jean Porter

Presbyterian Women Plan Thursday Meeting at 2 P.M.

Women of the Presbyterian Church will gather Thursday at 2 p.m. for their meeting and discussion, with refreshments to follow.

Bowling entertains for Mrs Bostic with stork shower

Mrs. D Bowling hosted Tuesday at her Pike Street home a stork shower for Mrs Jennings Bostic. Garden flowers decorated the rooms. Prizes went to Mrs H Phillips, Mrs Fred Murphy, Mrs Garnett Lemon, and Mrs Mae Hoft Man. Guests included Mrs Fred Murphy and others.

Don Bowling Jennings Bostic Pike Street Bowling H. Philliips Fred Murphy Garnett Lemon Mae Hoft Man iFred Murphy BE. C. McAllisiter Burse Bostick Effie Mae Bragg Hoffman Lemon Phillips Paul Ayers Russell Garaffa EE. Miller Ray Kitty

School of Instruction at Bethlehem Chapter Meet

Mrs. Gladys Mullins will conduct the annual school of instruction at the Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Order of the Eastern Star meeting in the Masonic Temple at 8 pm on Sept. 5. Attendees urged by Mrs. Rosetta Flint include several named members.

Gladys Mullins Cone Bethlehem Masonic Temple Pan Mullins West Virginia Rosetta Flint Marcy Alay D. O. Means Kermit Locke Ralph Starkey James Pickus C. C. McGraw E. E. Bibb, Jr Mary Carney Thelma Blakely Margie Mitchell

Glen Morgan Woman Wins Graves Scholarship to William and Mary

Miss Elizabeth A. Bartlett of Glen Morgan receives the Graves scholarship to William and Mary College in Williamsburg Virginia. She is the daughter of Mrs. T F Bartlett and the late Mr Bartlett and a Shady Spring High School graduate now a senior at William and Mary for excellence in academics.

Glen Morgan Elizabeth A. Bartlett Graves William and Mary College Williamsburg T. F. Bartlett Bartlett Shady Spring High School William and Mary

Premium Honors Taken At State Fair by Former Shady Spring Teacher

Rosemary Williams. former Shady Spring High School teacher. supervised the Buckhannon Upshur Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America exhibit that won the top premium in F H A educational exhibits at the State Fair in Lewisburg.

Shady Spring Buckhannon Upshur Future Homemakers of America Lewisburg Rosemary Williams Shady Spring High School

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Black Knight Club Women’s Fellowship Miss Mann Mary Ann Putman Joe H. Winner Neville Street Farris’ Dept W. Va Payne’s Life W.va Stoze Dorothy Amick Mary Elizabeth Reeser W. M. Reeser Granville Avenue Alice Summers Ellison Avenue D. C. Totten Charles Lawrence Eddie R. &. Racker Tottens John Davenport C. RB. Fulton Helms William Davis Margaret Ann Harrogat Maypleswood Line Mare L. Front Max Caplan Sandra Lof Morgantown Capelan L. H. Flesinger Ipmishburgh Ronald Paulson T. Ji. Fitz Carroll Hutchinson Jo Ann S. Oakwood Avenue Tappahannock Karl V. Brown Spencer, i S. Oakwood F. Scott Joan Canterbury C. C. Canterbury Russell Street Raleigh General Hospital F. B. Henley Telford Tenn W. H. Henley Charles L. Garretson Martha Larry Edgewood Drive Trenton Ill Charles W. Garretson N. O. Wright San’ Diego Calif Ralph N. Wright Ife William T. Pilkington Mary Kerbawy Albert Kerbawy Morengi Mich Harald Williams P. J. Wood Flat Top Mose Kerbawy Blissfield Albert N. Fayette Street Otis Glenn Kallam Madison Midway Arlie E. ‘Taylor Ronald H. Webster Roy J. Smith T. V. Waddell Indianapolis Ind Earl Yates Dorcas Avenue Ralph Hedrick Ceredo Druid Avenue Miss Cline Iene Porter OUA Tile Dept Neville St. Phane the Women of the Presbyterian Church D. Bowling J. Bostic Meet of Bethlehem Fxgeni Ea By By Cara Nome Caio Ae Post -Collier's Beckley Drug Co Rexall Sterling Beckley Jewelry Beckley Jewelry Store Heher St
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