Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Dorothy Amick recounts Raleigh County social notes with multiple local residents traveling visiting relatives and pursuing studies. Myra Sue Roush Miss Raleigh County travels from Nassau to home on Woodlawn Avenue. Ellen Roush returns to West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon for senior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Amick
Myra Sue Roush
Ellen Roush
Woodlawn Avenue
Nassau
Myra Sue
Raleigh County
Russell Williams
Shelby
N. C
L. H. Williams
Warren B. Williams
Reservoir Road
J. R. Simmerman
Franklin Avenue
William Triggs
W. E. Evans
Portsmouth
Corinna Hillman
Carden A. Hillman
S. Heber Street
Hartford
Conn
Hartford Seminary Foundation
Carl B. Fox, Jr
Ansted
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Fox
R. L. Davis
Ellison Avenue
Mullens
A. C. Allen
Crab Orchard
Bob Allen
Belle
Allens
Allen
L. E. Walker
Skelton
Gertrude Roush
Miss Roush
Zora Prater
Kessinger Street
R. L. Long
Yale Street
E F Cooper Celebrates 83rd Birthday at Oakvale
E F Cooper of S Kanawha Street marked his 83rd birthday with a dinner hosted by Spacinalagy and daughter at the Boggess home in Oakvale. Guests included Beckley couples the Col. and Mrs E F Cooper, the Bond, Stovall, Maxey, and Nannie Maxey families, plus relatives from Athens Rich Creek Va Peterstown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Cooper
S. Kanawha Street
Spacinalagy
Oscar Bogegess
Boggess
Oakvale
Woodrow Bond
H. T. Stovall
L. V. Maxey
Golden Anniversary Marked By Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hall
Mr and Mrs H J Hall celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with open house at the Tabor home. A gold Bible presentation by Rev B C Jennings honored the couple, and Joyce Hall read aloud. Music by O D Hall In and Keith Powers accompanied the event with 2 to 4 pm visiting hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tabor
H. J. Hall
Hall
B.C. Jennings
Elgin M
O. D
Joyce Hall
Mr. Jennings
O. D. Hall
Keith Powers
Fr. J. Tall
Eagles Auxiliary Accepts Six New Members at Meet
The Auxiliary to the Benevolent Order of Eagles held a meeting with a musical program and initiated six new members Ruth Miller Jane Dunbar Mrs Nick Garcia Mrs Radford Wheel ser Mrs Ralph Rice and Mrs Earl Rice Vocal selections were performed by Judy Jones and Julia Jones Beulah McMillan provided guitar piano and ukulele entertainment A buffet dinner followed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benevolent Order of Eagles
Ruth Miller
Jane Dunbar
Nick Garcia
Radford Wheelser
Ralph Rice
Earl Rice
Judy Jones
Julia Jones
Beulah McMillan
Mrs. Light Celebrates 70th Birthday With Dinner
Mrs. F. F. Light of 404 Stanley Street marked her 70th birthday with a Sunday dinner at her home. About 60 guests later called, including Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Smith of Shady Spring and numerous Beckley and Hinton residents such as Elvin Light and Cathy Prater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Light
Stanley Street
Light
Tillman Smith
Shady Spring
Walter Sampson
Walter Knight
Hinton
Charles Bergendahl
Eddie
Sara Ann
R. Lee Lively
Mayme Bergendahl
Mr. Hope
Perry O'Dell
Rodney
James Rothwell
David
Leonard Prater
Cathy
Elvin Light
Beckley
Jacqueline Lowe Presents Report to Baptist Group
Miss Jacqueline Lowe gave a report on the State Baptist Youth Fellowship at Group 4 of the First Baptist Church Tuesday. Mrs. Alta Miller hosted at Woodlawn Avenue. Devotions were led by Mrs. Elmer Swarthout and the program by Mrs. Mel Harvey on For Such an Hour I Come. Refreshments were served to 11 members and three guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Baptist Youth Fellowship
First Baptist Church
Jacqueline Lowe
Alta Miller
Woodlawn Avenue
Elmer Swarthout
Mel Harvey
Adorable bears pattern preorder and needlework catalog
An old advertisement promotes a cute bear motif pattern by TAMAS with a 15 1 2 by 19 1 2 inch size. It asks readers to mail twenty cents to Raleigh Register for pattern details and a free Alice Brooks Needlework catalog offering crochet knitting embroidery and cuddly toys. A separate dinner party note lists guests visiting Thomson Camp on Glade Creek and names several attendees from various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamas
Raleigh Register
Household Arts Dept
P. G
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Andress
Alice Brooks
Smorgasbord Set For Next Month By Cecelia Guild
The St. Cecelia Guild of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church plans a smorgasbord in October. Beverly Watts and George Puckett were named to plan at the Thursday meeting. A bake sale is scheduled for Sept. 23 with items delivered to Raleigh County Bank at 8 a.m. Mrs. William Watts led devotionals and Miss Watts played piano during a Biblical quiz program. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Joe Galluccia and George Puckett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cecelia
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Beverly Watts
George Puckett
Cleo Renis
Raleigh County
William Watts
Stesses
Joe Galluccia
Junior Women Open First Fall Meet And Announce Programs
The Junior Women outline the 1950 51 fall schedule with Dr. Weldon Brown of Virginia Tech delivering a talk on United States Russian issues on October 17. Hostess chairs and a packed lineup of programs and speakers follow through November 11 and into 1951 with events including Christmas stories painting as a hobby and a one act play by Woodrow Wilson High School Dramatic Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nis
Weldon Brown
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
al & Pam
Brown
John ©. Smith
Jack Burger
John Hedrick
Lovell Higgins
Judy Jackson
Willian Laren
Eugene Larrick
E. E. Sheffler
Hulett Smith
William Snead
Nancy Wickham
Shirley Donnelly
Oak Hill
Mariel West
Freduret
Ross P. Daniel
L. T. Putman
R. L. Reardon
Ethel Keyser
Caperton
Russell Parsons
Phill A. McDaniel
David Abrams
Bill Boone
Louise Christian Canterbury
Ruth Wilson
C. A. Thompson, Jr
Russell Dalton
Betty Lee Evans
John Ginestra
Gene Hall
Ruth Laren
A. E. Oliver
Matt Powers, Jr
Jean Sweet
Joan Wilkes
Clyde Woods
Dramatic Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
Frank Vass
Frank Hale
WSCS Meeting Date Changed
The Women's Society of Christian Service will meet at First Baptist Church on September 28, as announced by president Mrs. W. W. Honaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Women's Society of Christian Service
First Baptist Church
W. W. Honaker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Rees
Austin Avenue
Harper Road
A. A. Tieche
S. Oakwood Avenue
Elizabeth Ann McCulloch
W. H. Koehler
First Presbyterian Church
Charleston
Young Hicks
Concord College
Athens
Russell Sims
E Street
Mettie Wyant
W. H. Cunningham
Arthur Crabtree
Williamson
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Bill Crawford
W. M. Crawford
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Tom Williams
Austin P. Smith
Bishop Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Philip Wilkes
Calloway Street
Flora Hornbarger
Bluefield
Charles Garrett
Calloway Heights
Mercer Street
Charles Gordon
Winnipeg
Canada
Jack Hunt
Wilson Street
Rural Acres
Frank Short
W. RK. Yord
E. J. Allenbkaugh
Ted Stover
W. K. Johnson
Eagles Auxiliary
Thomson Camp
Doc Breks
Glade Creek
Samuel Thomson
Karl Snead
Jack Smith
Micheal
Lewis D. McClure
Monroe
Mich
Emory Carper
Artesia
Dan Covey
A. O. Smith
M. L. Bragg
Wiliam Tissue
Mt. Hope
Elizabeth Carter
Norton, Va
Sylvia Cline
Jackson Smith
Varge Hampton
Samuel Earl Hampton
Annice Bailey
Cecelia Guild
Del-Mar
Oasis
Helene Curtis
Lee Dillon
Juanita Porter
Meredith Goins
Frances Mason
Richard German
James W. Witherspoon
George Haldane
John Fisher
Phoebe Bledsoe
Joan Daniel
Edward Mannix
Billie Gail Miller
William Patterson
Gaver Powers
Lucille Sinisko
James Thompson
E. W. Wilburn
Wilfred Woodfell
Lee Burleson
John 8. Callaway
Harry Kirkpatrick
Gus Mithoff
E. S. Pugh, Jr
John V. Schulte
Oscar Sellars
Thomas Stafford
Betty Jane Wilkes
Randall Wooddell
China
Tsui Yathwang
Betty Wilkes
Bessie’s Beauty Shop
Kanawha St
Mary Smith
Bessie Meadowe Lovell
Philip Morris
Orres A i
Philip
Morris
Phillp Morris
America
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