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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1937

Page

3

Dahlia Show Opens In White Sulphur Springs

The third annual Old White Dahlia show opened at noon in the Cameo Ballroom of the Greenfield hotel under the American Dahlia society. Reginald H. Patterson heads the committee with assistance from the Old White Garden club. Three judges will award ribbons in ten classes. Entries come from multiple towns including Covington and Ronceverte. Major prizes include Queen of the Show and Sweepstakes with purple ribbons and silver cups.

White Sulphur Springs Cameo Greenfiel Hotel American Dahlia Society Reginald H. Patterson Patterson Old White Garden Club Edward Haynes Oliver Shurtleff Fairmont E. C. Curry George P. Alderson Lewisburg D. W. Bell Covington Pearl B. Nickell Ronceverte Charles Kilgore Winona L. S. Connell Charleston William A. Lake Jr Kenneth Gillespie

Personal notes from Utica and nearby towns

Social items list residents visiting relatives and traveling for weekends or events. Farnham Rising of Utica expected today to visit friends. Maxey family visiting Zanella parents in Helen. Leweis Martin leaving for Roanoke. Kittle planning weekend with Miller family in Stansbury street. Rosalind Carroll and Rexford Funk of Charleston to visit friends. James travels to Richmond for sister's death. several others suis des well being updates and college moves noted.

Farnham Rising Utica N. Y L. V. Maxey Peter Zanella Helen Leweis Martin Roanoke Lewis Kittle Bluefield L. E. Miller Stansbury Street Rosalind Carroll Rexford Funk Charleston W. A. James Richmond J. R. VanMeter Anne Pierce B. T. Wren Jr Burgess Street Yankton S. C Rob Roy MacGreggor Paul Pierson Ted Baltimore I. B. Bush George L. Cole Wright Road Raleigh General Hospital Duff Daniel J. E. McKenzie Dewey Isley Moorehead City N. C George M. Parker Joe Sibold William Lucas Newport Joe VPI Blacksburg William Lynchburg College Betty Garrett Huntington Marshall College Charles Lewis Marie Ollie W. Brown Greystone Apartments Gilbert Kelso Harry Anderson van Hunter John Ward Parkersburg Bessie Carroll Beckley Claude Jarrett Resaco Peggy Jarrett Hettie Robertson Washington, D. C Grove City Grove City College T. B. Pugh Fairview Apartments Eloise Calfee Mar

Princess Craddock named for Mountain State Forest Festival

Princess Miss Marjorie Estelle Craddock of Glenville is chosen by State Senator G. C. Belknap to serve as a festival princess at Elkins October 7 8 and 9. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Bantz Wooddell Craddock.

Marjorie Estelle Craddock Glenville G. C. Belknap Elkins Miss Craddock Bantz Wooddell Craddock

Local Social Notes Include Student Moves and Visits

Garet Corker returned last night after a day in Morgantown with Miss Eileen Jarrell who will be a student there. Mrs. Gaston Caperton of Slab Fork visited Charleston yesterday. Mrs. Bernard Mason of Pearisburg Va is visiting her daughter Mrs. Austin Caperton in Slab Fork. Bill David of Winding Gulf heads to Chapel Hill to enter the University of North Carolina as a freshman. Martha Rose Shrewsbury will leave Sunday for Huntington to re enter Marshall College. Pete Lilly will leave tomorrow to enter Marshall College. Mrs. W R Byard and Mrs. W R Spencer of Covel were business shoppers in Beckley yesterday.

Gaston Caperton Slab Fork Charleston Bernard Mason Pearisburg Austin Caperton Bill David Winding Gulf Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Martha Rose Shrewsbury Huntington Marshall College Pete Lilly W. R. Byard W. R. Spencer Covel Beckley

Methodist Women Pay For Organ Victory Sunday

The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church on Heber Street celebrate Victory Sunday after paying over $7,000 for a two manual Kilgen organ. Rev. Ross Culpepper will read the roll of honor of all contributors, many now moved or deceased, with special music directed by Clifford Waterman and Mrs Iva Williams.

The Methodist Episcopal Church Heber Street Ross Culpepper Mr. Culpepper Clifford Waterman Iva Williams Manuel Kilgen Father Coughlin Shrine of the Little Flower Michigan

Town Aims to Quiet Noise After 10 P M Policy

Sophia enforces a curfew on weeknight loud music after 10 P M with midnight deadline on Saturdays. The Raleigh Register misprinted stating a 1 A M limit on weeknights. People leaving for Marshall College include Phil Mayhew Boucher Boyd and Lowell Higgins. Charles E Thoma visits Beckley as Charleston business guest.

Sophia Raleigh Register

Fidelis Class Elects Mrs G M Powers as President

Mrs G M Powers chosen leader of the Fidelis class at First Baptist Church Sunday School. She succeeds Mrs W H Chrisley with officers named for 1937 38 term and to be installed at October meeting. Hostesses and attendees listed with many local names and Charleston visitor noted.

G. M. Powers Fidelis First Baptist Church Powers W. H. Chrisley K. K. Rand O. D. Hall L. G. Houser Harry Davis Clara Dickerson French Davis John Peters J. H. Meadows B. F. Stout John Wilkies James Bibb S. G. Humphreys Nathan Lilly M. R. Beard Russell Arthur Chrisley Kermit Locke Harry May J. Earl Lilly W. S. Beavers Fletcher Freeman Robert Thomson Wendell Harvey Joe Hutchinson Roscoe Williams D. Orville Means Worth Harper T. B. Settle Harry P. Davis Overton Kent Nan Monroe T. L. Maynor Ethel Price M. F. Barksdale

Miss Stump Weds Charlie Cassity Carded in Fitzpatrick Ceremony

Mr and Mrs W F E Stump of Fitzpatrick announce the marriage of their daughter Hester Ruth to Charlie Cassity of Pemberton son of Mr and Mrs Sam Cassity. The ceremony was at 10 am on Wednesday August 11 conducted by Rev J C Cook Moorehead Ky. Present were Mr and Mrs Millard Cassity. The couple will reside in Detroit where Cassity works as an auto salesman.

W. FE. Stump Fitzpatrick Hester Ruth Charlie Cassity Pemberton Sam Cassity J. C. Cook Moorehead Millard Cassity Detroit Cassity Shady Spring High School Murphy’s Berea College Berea

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