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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1954

Page

3

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Weekend guests at the Covey home included nephew Robert Harwood of San Diego California. Dora Pennington hosted her son and daughter in law J P Schwartz and Robert and Cymila of Maitland for a visit. Multiple residents faced travels, illnesses, and family gatherings in Beckley and surrounding areas.

G. D. Covey Yale St Robert H. Harwood San Diego Calif Dora Pennington S. Kanawha St J. P. Schwartz Robert Cymila Maitland Mollie Blake Park St

Kidney Slow-Down May Bring Restless Nights

When kidney function slows, people suffer backache headaches dizziness and loss of energy. Cold stress or overexertion can trigger these discomforts and minor bladder irritations may wake you at night. Don’t neglect your kidneys. Try Doan’s Pills a mild diuretic used for over 50 years.

Dean Doan

Mountain Top Garden Club Hosts Meeting At Woodlawn Ave

Mrs L A Landers hosted the Mountain Top Garden Club at her Woodlawn Avenue home with co hostess Mrs O C Helm The group opened with Garden Memories and observed a moment of silence for Mrs E M Payne Jr Members displayed arrangements for judging with blue ribbons awarded to Halloran for white and bronze chrysanthemums and to Eye for a miscellaneous piece Red ribbons went to File for oranges in a brass cuspidor and Hawkins won red in the specimen class A dessert course followed for members and three Beckley guests and one Pelham New York visitor New headlines note United Nations Week planned for October and fund raising via calendars and bird feeders

Mountain Top Garden Club L. A. Landers Woodlawn Ave O. C. Helm O. H. Meador E. M. Payne Jr W. R. Fugitt United Nations L. M. Halloran W. H. File File I. E. Hawkins John Eye S. C. Ballangee C. Stepler D. A. Blankenship Eye J. G. Foster R. M. French Fugitt Halloran Harry Hall A. L. Honaker F. B. Stone Harlow Warren H. D. Butterworth W. E. S. McCormick Beckley George Hall Pelham, N. Y

Local births announced from Beckley Hospital

Mr and Mrs Allen Keith Walker announce daughter Linda Kathryn born Sept 24 at 3 56 pm weight 6 6. Harold George McMillion and wife report daughter born Sept 24 at 7 53 pm weight 4 13. Lyda Elizabeth born to William Edward Sutphin and wife Sept 25 at 4 05 am weight 7 3. Robert Mason Cunningham Jr born Sept 25 at 5 35 pm weight 8 2. Stephen Wayne Hungate Jr born Sept 26 at 9 10 am weight 8 3. All births occurred at Beckley Hospital.

Allen Keith Walker Mankin Ave Linda Kathryn Beckley Hospital Harold George McMillion Box Beckley Lyda Elizabeth William Edward Sutphin Thornton Ave Robert Allen Cunningham Jr Orchard Ave Robert Mason Stephen Wayne Emmett Hungate Jr Pemberton

Barter Theatre picks Lukather for The 13 Clocks Prince

Paul Lukather chosen by David Wayne as outstanding young actor of the year at Barter Theatre auditions will portray The Prince in James Thurber's The 13 Clocks at Barter Theatre Virginia. Performance is at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium with tickets at the door.

Paul Lukather David Wayne New York Barter Theatre the Prince Barter Theatre of Virginia James Thurber Woodrow Wilson High School Abington

Barter Presentation Features Paul Lukather at Woodrow Wilson

Paul Lukather stars as the Prince in The 13 Clocks to be presented by Barter Theatre of Virginia at Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Lukather, Duke and Yale graduate, has acted with Dorothy MacGuire and Stephen McNally and is amid a Universal-International screen test process.

Paul Lukather Barter Theatre of Virginia Woodrow Wilson High School Duke Yale Paul California Dorothy MacGuire Stephen McNally Universal-International Studios John Houseman

Eagles Auxiliary Plans Joint Birthday Party

The Eagles Auxiliary discussed a joint birthday party with the Eagles Arena at a meeting last night at the Eagles Home on Woodlawn Avenue. Mrs. Doris Ray, president, conducted the session and plans were outlined. The next meeting is set for October 11 at the Home.

Eagles Auxiliary Eagles Woodlawn Ve Doris Ray

Luncheon Fetes Beckley Fine Arts Dept Officers

Mrs. Robert Thomson Jr hosted a luncheon at The Country Kitchen for Beckley Woman's Club Fine Arts Department officers and chairmen. Attending were vice chairman Mrs. R. B. Armentrout, secretary Mrs. A. Robert Koch, treasurer Mrs. O. H. Meadows, project chairmen Mrs. Bernard Carter and Mrs. M. W. Arnold, music chair Mrs. L. T. Durrance, and guest Mrs. Roy L. Herndon, last year’s Fine Arts chairman.

Robert Thomson Jr Hull St Beckley Woman's Club R. B. Armentrout A. Robert Koch O. H. Meadows Bernard Carter M. W. Arnold L. T. Durrance Roy L. Herndon Fine Arts Sherwood Music Club Mary Ann Butterworth Julia Fleshman Hazel Underwood Carolyn Morris Paul Hinzman

Local Women’s Club Notices for Week Ahead

Beckley newspapers notice column lists events for women groups. Friendship Night at Judea Shrine 13 8 p m. Woman's Mission Circle at Hilltop Baptist Church Crab Orchard 7 30. Beckley Duplicate Bridge League Coca Cola Building 7 30. Rural Acres Garden Club Locust Street 7 30. Business and Professional Women Employer and Employee Banquet Beckley Hotel 7 p m. Notices due by 10 a.m. for same day use.

Women's Department Beckley Coca-Cola Beckley Hotel

Mrs Tracy Riffe Speaks at Crab Orchard Baptist Group

Mrs Tracy Riffe gave a devotional titled Ready to the General Mission Society of Crab Orchard Baptist Church in the recreation room last night at 7 30 Circle No 2 hosted the meeting Prayer was led by Mrs Filliot Deck and a duet sung by Mrs Gene Riffe and Mrs W P Riffe Jr A monologue by Mrs Raymond Beckett followed and Miss Melba Adams read The Others With Me A solo Out of the Ivory Palaces was performed by Mrs W P Riffe Jr The vice president Mrs Hubert West presided in the president's absence Refreshments for 40 members were served by the hostess group

Tracy Riffe General Mission Society Crab Orchard Baptist Church Circle No. 2 Filliot Deck Gene Riffe W. P. Riffe Jr Raymond Beckett Melba Adams Ivory Palaces Hubert West Willard Riffe Oliver Snuffer

Miss Martha Covey Takes Librarian Post in Florida

Miss Martha Covey daughter of Yale Street will depart Knoxville Tennessee on September 30 to Gainesville Georgia where she accepts a librarian position at the University of Florida. She has served as librarian at the Lawson McGhee Library in Knoxville for several years.

Martha Covey Florida G. D. Covey Yale St Knoxville Tenn Gainesville University of Florida Miss Covey Lawson McGhee

Raleigh County Marriage Licenses Documented

Applications filed in Raleigh County Clerk’s office show four marriage licenses pending. Couples include Lee Preston Adkins 21 of Shady Spring and Barbara Raye Harvey 16 of Cherry Creek. Charles Raymond Wood 19 of Odd and Reba Juanita McDaniel 19 of Odd. Robert Grady Wickline 23 of Prince and Bertha Marlene Pruiett 18 of McAlpin.

Lee Preston Adkins Lee Adkins Shady Spring Barbara Raye Harvey Clifford Harvey Cherry Creek Charles Raymond Wood H. Wood Odd Reba Juanita McDaniel Monroe McDaniel Odd Robert Grady Wickline Luther Wickline Prince Bertha Marlene Pruiett Mrs. B. Vv. Pruiett, McAlpin

Parsley Leaves May Be Cut And Stored

Parsley leaves may be cut dried and stored in tightly covered glass jars a few roots can be transplanted into boxes or flower pots and grown indoors over winter

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