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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1954

Page

8

Garden Club to Erect City Signs In Oak Hill Beautification

Oak Hill group Spade and Trowel Garden Club discussed signs for city entrances as part of its 50th anniversary beautification effort at a Monday meeting hosted by Mrs. J Ralph Taylor. Co hosts were Mrs Hugo Bornheim and Mrs Lillian Rapp. Members planned a dried flower show and sold Christmas cards while calendars were ordered. They will deliver flowers to Oak Hill Hospital and six members earned ribbons at the Fayette County Fair Lookout. The club was entered in National Garden Club Council’s silver anniversary book for its permanent home fund.

Oak Hill BNS Spade and Trowel Garden Club J. Ralph Taylor Hugo Bornheim Lillian Rapp F. W. Dickinson Oak Hill Hospital Fayette County Lookout J. T. Brooks National Garden Club Council Bluefield

Adds Members to Radiant Council 28 in Oak Hill

Two prospective members of Radiant Council 28 Daughters of America were accepted at a Knights of Pythias Hall meeting on Monday night in Oak Hill. Initiation for Doris Hackney and Erma Dempsey will occur at the September 20 gathering. Mrs. George Youravish presided in Mrs. Gladys Frazier's absence and reported on the Clarksburg state meeting. Flowers were sent to patient Della Shuff at Laird Memorial Hospital. About $12.50 was raised from a telephone bake sale with more collections pending. Participants included Mrs. Youravish and numerous council members.

Oak Hill RNS Radiant Council Daughters of America Knights of Pythias Hall Doris Hackney Erma Dempsey Clarksburg George Youravish Gladys Frazier

Adkins Rites Conducted at Mill Creek Church

Funeral services for Robert Ford Adkins 37 of Brenton were held at 4 p.m. Monday at Mill Creek Church near Brenton, with Rev. Troy Adams officiating. Burial followed in Miller Cemetery. He drowned Friday morning in Bluestone Reservoir. Survived by wife Merlie, two sons Jackie and James, mother Myrtle Jordan, brother Linden Adkins, and three sisters. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Jackie Sampson Air Force Base N. Y James Myrtle Jordan Brenton Linden Adkins Ohio Boyd Trent Manuel Blevins Glen Fork Ed Cook Robertson and Foglesong

Aspirin for Children Pure Orange Flavor No 1 Health Flavor

Product listing describes aspirin for children in a pure orange flavor labeled health flavor No 1. It reads as a ready reference item with basic branding and flavor notes. No claims or additional medical guidance are provided in the fragment.

Beech-Nut launches four cereal in 4 oz size

Beech-Nut introduces all four cereals in a convenient 4 ounce package. The new size aims to please baby with fresh tasting cereal and smoother texture. Nutrition experts say the cereals contribute to growth and strength while offering variety for caregivers.

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Holder Funeral Set Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Carula Angel Holder 51 of Ansted will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Ansted Baptist Church with a team of local ministers officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Zion Cemetery in Ramsey. She leaves husband Allen a son O J Wood and a daughter June Hardy among other relatives. The body will be moved from Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville to her residence 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Ansted ANS Carula Angel Holder Fayetteville Ansted Baptist Church Guy Vaughn C. E. Walker C. R. Pauley Mount Zion Ramsey David and Nellie Rule Nutter Mount Hope Emory Nutter Joseph Nutter Paintsville Bobby Lee Nutter Mildred Eades Aline Cavendish Dodd-Payne

Silver tea planned at Oak Hill Presbyterian Church

A silver tea is planned Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. by the Oak Hill Presbyterian Church. The affair will be held at the Lundale Drive home of Dr. and Mrs. Richard German.

Oak Hill RNS

Labor Day Fete in Oceana Sees Heat Casualties

About 3,000 attended the only formal Labor Day observance in Oceana with a mile-long parade along State Route 10. Four musicians and a National Guardsman collapsed but recovered. William Blizzard of the United Mine Workers spoke on coal job losses and union gains since the 1920s, urging action to avert deeper recession. Local officials, Rotary and Lions clubs sponsored floats and contests ending at the high school football field.

Oceana ANS Oceans William Blizzard United Mine Workers District 17 West Virginia Blizzard R. D. Bailey Pineville C. A. Young Oceana Methodist Church L. W. Beane Bailey Litz McGuire Logan Melvin Triple UMW Logan Field Oceana Rotary Club Kopperston Lions Club Greenbrier Dairy Sunbeam Bakery Daniels Auto Supply Larry’s Drive In Clear Fork Hardware Crozier Lumber Co Graham’s Zelda Cook Ford Co

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