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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1962

Page

5

Spring Rally at Beckley Church Features Congo Talk

The Raleigh Baptist Woman's Mission Society holds its Spring Rally Tuesday at Memorial Baptist Church Beckley with president Mrs L M Hopkins presiding. Miss Mary Bonar a retired missionary will speak on The Belgian Congo and a Beckley First Baptist Church Missionary Society members perform a playlet Love It can Outlast Anything.

Raleigh Baptist Woman's Mission Society Memorial Baptist Church of Beckley L. M. Hopkins Mary Bonar Belgian Congo John W. Hereford Huntington Missionary Society of the Beckley First Baptist Church Miss Bonar Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society Congo Dover Dela

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Mrs. Brooks Adair visits son-in-law and daughter in Winchester Kentucky while Mrs. Patton recovers from surgery in Summers Street home. Mr. and Mrs. Patton return to Newton Falls Ohio with sister Virginia Hic kok. Paul Kelly family rest in Fort Knox Kentucky. visit Damon Farley and Roy Farley. Terri Lynn Dingess admitted to General Hospital for observation. Dexter Bailey and family return from New York after birth of granddaughter Debra Ann March 21.

Brooks Adair S. Kanawha St Edsel T. Jones Winchester, Ky John Patton Newton Falls Ohio Virginia Hickok Richmond Paul Kelly Johnny Ft. Knox, Ky Specialist 4 Damon Farley Farley Roy Farley Coal City Terri Lynn Dingess Tommy Dingess Skelton Ars General Hospital New York Wallace Cooper Debra Ann

Meadows-Brown Wed In Hinton Ceremony

Miss Mildred Irene Brown of Detroit and John L. Meadows of Detroit were married March 17 in Hinton at Rev. John F. Adkins home. Matron of honor was Kathryn Jolly and best man was Thomas Jolly. The couple plan to live in Detroit after a southern states honeymoon.

Mildred Irene Brown Detroit Mich John L. Meadows Beckley John F. Adkins Hinton Kathryn Jolly Ewart Ave Thomas Jolly

Posters Promote Beckley Community Concert Association Drive

Woodrow Wilson High School hosts a display of student posters promoting the Beckley Community Concert Association membership drive. Beckley Art Group representatives Mrs. Harry L. McCreery and Mrs. Holt Kester view the displays with school leaders including Mrs. Paul McClure, Jienell Riffe, and Principal C. G. Peregoy.

Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley Community Concert Association Beckley Art Group Harry L. McCreery Holt Kester Paul McClure Jienell Riffe C. G. Peregoy

BPW Confab Opens Today At The Greenbrier

Second vice president of the National Federation of BPW Clubs Miss Virginia R Allan of Wyandotte Mich speaks at the 41st annual West Virginia BPW convention in White Sulphur Springs The Greenbrier. Allan will be banquet speaker Saturday honoring past presidents and club presidents.

National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc Virginia R. Allan Wyandotte Mich West Virginia Federation of Bpw Greenbrier White Miss Allan Detroit White House University of Michigan

New Dishwasher Features Removable Side Racks and Built-in Heater

A newly released dishwasher includes hook on side racks for glasses and cups that detach to free space for extra dishes and large pots or pans. It also integrates a controlled gas water heater to conserve home's hot water supply.

Dishwasher News

Local Women’s Club Notices Friday events

Coming events list invites women’s organizations to announce regular or special meetings. Lydia Ormandy Circle meets 7 30 p.m. at 203 Hargrove Street, Dorcas Circle 7 30 p.m. at 702 S Kanawha Street, Mission Circle 7 30 p.m. at Maxwell Hill Baptist Church, 7 p.m. Thrifty Savings Club 7 p.m. at 204 Spangler Street, Queen Esther Court No 53 5 30 p.m. at Heroines of Jericho Home on G Street.

Woman's Department of Beckley Lydia Ormandy Memorial Baptist Church C. W. Crews Hargrove St Dorcas Cecil McComas S. Kanawha St Thrifty Savings Club Jericho G.st

Saturday Social and Calico Jeans Square Dance Night

The Saturday events feature the Social Savings Club at Cecil Montgomery home 301 Mulberry and Jeans Square Dance Club at Greenbrier Social Room with a regular dance starting at 8 p.m. Charmette Sub Deb Club hosts a meeting at the WJLS Conference Room at 5 45 p.m.

Social Savings Club Cecil Montgomery Mulberry St Calico and Jeans Greenbrier Charmette WJLS

Community meeting notices from local churches and groups

Sunday events listed include the Young Women's Club of Central Baptist Church at Mrs Naomi Turner’s home on Deegans Ave at 3 p.m. Beckley Youth Temperance Council meets at First Baptist Church at 4 p.m. Tams A M E Church hosts guest speaker Rev Walter H Harris at 2 30 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70 meets at the Legion Home on South Fayette Street at 4 p.m.

Young Women's Club Central Baptist Church Naomi Turner Deegans Ave Beckley Youth Temperance Council First Baptist Church American Legion Auxiliary Unit Legion Home South Fayette Street

Community Meeting and Club Schedule for Monday and Tuesday

Monday events include U. S. Army Mothers Club at Memorial Building Room Six 7 30 p m Dry Hill and Prosperity Home Demonstration Clubs first aid classes at Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center 7 30 p m Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge Mabscott IOOF Hall Deb Juniors Woman's Club Beckley Park Avenue 7 p m Tuesday lists Mission Circle Crab Orchard Baptist Church at Mrs Danie Plumley 215 Reservoir Road 7 30 p m City Vista Home Demonstration Club Pleasant Hills 12 45 p m Mrs Russell Scott leader Stoco Band Mothers Club Stoco High School 7 30 p m Senior band entertainment Stratton High School PTA Mrs Dora

Dry Hill Prosperity Home Prosperity Community Center Crab Orchard Baptist Church Danie Plumley Reservoir Road City Vista Home Demonstration Club T. S. McElrath Pleasant Hills Russell Scott

Newport Family Visits Parents in New Jersey Home

Mrs Barney Porter and her children Jeffrey two and Kathy four months of Newport Rhode Island are visiting the Wallens in East Gulf. They will be joined Saturday by their husband and father a machinist's mate third class in the U S Navy aboard the tanker USS Waccamaw now in Hoboken New Jersey. He will accompany the family back to Newport. Mrs Porter formerly Rita Wallen is a Stoco High School graduate and attended Concord College Athene where she studied music.

Newport R. I Barney Porter Jeffrey Kathy A. J. Wallen East Gulf U.S. Navy Hoboken N. J Porter Rita Wallen Stoco High School Concord College Athens

Paint crew and church meeting for Curtain Callers play

Wednesday Mission Circle No 1 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church meets at the church at 1 p.m. Volunteers are invited to join the Paint crew to paint sets for the forthcoming Curtain Callers play at the Playhouse at 7 30 p.m.

I At the Playhouse

Mission Circle No. 5 meets at Crab Orchard Baptist Church

The Thursday gathering of Mission Circle No 5 meets at Crab Orchard Baptist Church hosted by Mrs Emery Gunter in Crab Orchard at 7 30 p m Members plan discussion and fellowship for the evening with attendees listed as local church women.

Crab Orchard Baptist Church Emery Gunter Crab Orchard

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