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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1947

Page

8

Surprise Birthday for 70th Years of Mr and Mrs Price

Mrs. Charles Sanger Mrs. C D Lilly and Mrs BE A Fellers hosted a Sunday open house at the Fellers residence on Stamford Road in Beckley to honor the 70th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs W C Mike Price. Family and guests from Beckley and beyond attended with one grandson Harold Denson from San Francisco present. The Prices have six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Charles Sanger C. D. Lilly Fellers Stamford Road W. C Mike” Price Beckley Harold Denson San Francisco Calif

Mixed Salad Bowl With Shredded Greens

Use shredded raw greens such as spinach or cabbage in a mixed salad bowl. The greens provide a crisp texture and fresh flavor that pairs well with other salad components.

Mrs Witherspoon To Speak At Baptist Circle No 11

Mrs J W Witherspoon wife of the Beckley Presbyterian minister will be guest speaker for Thursday nights meeting of Circle No 11 of the First Baptist Church. The women meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Bishop Street home of Mrs W J Jackson. Assistant hostesses will be Mrs J E Dickerson and Mrs Fletcher W Mann. Mrs W R Fugitt is the circle leader.

J. W. Witherspoon Beckley Presbyterian Circle No. 11 First Baptist Church Bishop Street W J. Jackson J. E. Dickerson Fletcher W. Mann W. R. Fugitt

Fall Costume Party Planned By T D Club

Ninth graders of Beckley Junior High School discuss a late October or early November costume party at the Dexter Avenue home of Martha Ware. The T D Club names Gloria Sarandon and Arin Latane Ware as mascots with officers Shirley Sikora, Sally McGinnis, Sally White, Dora Sarandon, and Dianna Hodges.

T.D. Club Beckley Junior High School Tidon Dexter Avenue Martha Ware Gloria Sarandon Cleon Sarandon Arin Latane Ware W. B. Ware Shirley Sikora Sally McGinnis Sally White Dora Sarandon Dianna Hodges

Nurses to See Movie At Beckley Dinner

Twenty nurses will gather in the Beckley Hotel private dining room at seven tonight for a dinner and a health department film. Elgin Hall and Mrs Minnie Bell Kellman will present the movie with planning by Mrs Loraine Suptic and Mrs Hazel Scott. President Mrs A B Coates will preside.

Beckley Hotel Health Department Elgin Hall Minnie Bell Kellman Loraine Suptic Hazel Scott A. B. Coates

Honor Lodge Degree Will Meet Tonight

All officers and members of the drill team for the Degree of Honor Lodge are requested to attend a 7:30 PM meeting tonight. Mrs. Hazel Scott, the president, said the drill team will practice for inspection services scheduled for Tuesday October 14.

Degree of Honor Lodge Hazel Scott

Deodorant Spray Launch in Durable Plastic Bottle

A new deodorant comes in a non breakable thermo plastic bottle. The cap is removed and the bottle is pressed between the thumb and forefinger to operate like a miniature atomizer.

Heat inside footwear contrasts in color under sun

Laboratory tests show black shoes heat up more than white shoes when exposed to sunlight. With an outside thermometer at 115 degrees, the interior of black shoes reaches much higher temperatures, while white shoes stay cooler at about 99 degrees.

Joint Meeting Planned by Beckley Music Clubs Monday

Musical meetings in Beckley clubs start with a joint gathering of the Monday Music Club and the Chaminade Music Club on Monday October 6 at 8 15 p m at the Beckley Presbyterian Church. Out of town musicians from Bluefield Princeton Oak Hill and Hinton will perform including vocalists pianists whistlers and violinists.

Beckley Monday Music Club Chaminade Music Club Beckley Presbyterian Church Bluefield Princeton Oak Hill Hinton

Local Social Notes Highlight Beckley Figures and Travel

Incidents In The Lives Of PEOPLE YOU KNOW lists Beckley residents visiting relatives in Beckley and elsewhere, travels to New York and Forsyth, Ga, and social calls. It notes student Paul Carr at WVU Morgantown, family visits in Charleston and Parkersburg, and a Beckley doctor’s relatives visiting Pinecrest Sanitarium. Martin Luther cited on civil divorce law.

New York P. C. ‘Conner Charlotte Ann Cole’ Street Etta King Affinity Iaegar Paul Carr Hinton Phyllis Daniel Beckley West Virginia University Morgantown P. C. Johnson Joyce Ann Temple Street Roanoke M. W. McKinney Nellie Albaugh Pinecrest Sanitarium C. V.albaugh Roy. Boyde Carmen Sonia Albaugh Dorothy Woodes Doris Bibb Oak Hill Joseph Peters Eccles Fairmont Van Joe L. Smith Woodlawn Avenue Charleston Colin McLuckey Dexter Avenue New York City John Beckley Campbell John Beckley

October Meetings Of Methodist Temples 12 Circles Revealed

The October schedule of meet ings for circle groups at the Methodist Temple on South Kanawha Street is announced. Circles 1 12 have events listed from October 2 to October 21 with various hostesses and times.

Methodist Temple S. 12

Wesleyan Guild Plans Pot Luck

The Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist Temple will hold a pot luck dinner next week. Members schedule the event for Tuesday October 7 at 6 p.m. at the church on South Kanawha Street.

Wesleyan Service Guild The Methodist Temple South Kanawha Street

First Baptist Men Host Dinner and Campaign Plan

The Men’s Bible Class of the First Baptist Church met to plan an attendance drive running to April 30. Two teams blues and reds led by R Holiday and Elmer Davis were formed. Attendees included Dr A J Gook W R Vanny A C Cline and many others. Birth announced for Melvin Douglas son of Ayers Parents at 114 Virginia Street. Tomato jelly salad recipe noted.

First Baptist Church Bruce Howard Blues Reds R. A. ‘Holeliday Red Elmer L. Davis A. J Gook W. R. Vanney A. C. Cline J. B. Jones R. ‘Ss. Taylor Preston. Crosby Sam Raborn A. RB. Williams D. O. Totter FN. Brown LE. Harvey I. O. Holliday N. B. Lintecum W. C. Cowey W." G.lawe Virginia Melvin Douglas Becley.Hospital Pare Doris’ Lee Meadows

Birth of James Paul Jr. to Mr and Mrs Paul Morgan

Otsego couple Mr and Mrs Paul Morgan announce the birth of their first child James Paul Jr on Friday September 19. The newborn weighed seven and one quarter pounds at birth.

Paul Morgan Otsego James Paul, Jr

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. E. McKenzie Community Concert Association Gloria Vance Mrs. Price W. C. Price E. A. Fellers Charles Songer Etta McEwan Maggie Pinson Gertrude Glass E. J. Songer N. A. Songer W. C. Mays Margaret Bennett W. F. Henrichs T. H. Hamilton Fred Clemmons Patty Maude Price Whitby Homer Price Scotty Selah Bays Eva White Hazel Underwood Carolyn Charles, Jr Jimmy Songer Linda Sarrett L. C Bayne Edward C. D. Lilly and Son Stuart Justice Bobbie Grace Lilly J. Silverberg D. H. Warren John Candler Nancy and John, Jr H. L. Fellers Romney Del-Mar Oasis Neville St T. D. Club Honor Lodge Beckley Hospital Mary Isabel Rothlisberger Ann Collins Mount Hope Rothlisberger Point Pleasant Robert Sutton Sammy Jackson Raleigh G. C. Ellison Denver Col C. W. Fisher R. W. Scott Beaver Ray Lacy Grant Mark Raleigh Heights Parkersburg Robert Godfrey Scott Avenue Martin Luther W. L. Cox W. H. McGinnis, Jr Ig Se J. K. Cunningham E. S. Duckworth Harry Harvey Della England Turn James Lilly Philip Wilkes T. K. Moore Wesleyan Guild Myra Webster Richardson Eva Doyle Prince St Court House Ward W. IT. Grant Co Charles Sanford State University Don Sanford Junction Street Moss Hart George S. Kaufman Woodrow’ Wilson High School Marguerite Mary’s Beauty Shop Prince St-Phone Tom's Grill Beckley’s Big City Raymond Asai Smith’s Beauty Shops Smith Murphy Henry Cohens Gil Iris Plumbly Lona Leas
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