Antique doctor’s paraphernalia offered to Coal Town Museum
Items once owned by Dr K M Jarrell (1881 1947) including a weighing scale, movable weights and doctor’s bags join the Raleigh County collection. Mrs Dennis M Leary Jr and Mrs Sam Leslie arranged display in Stotesbury’s Coal Town Museum during the 5th tourist season. One baby delivered by Dr Jarrell was later linked to hosts for Beckley antique show April 21 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Blau
Jarrell
Raleigh County
John Dellinger
Glenna Dellinger
J. C
Ada Maddy) Bailey
Dry Hill
Community Notices for Beckley Women's Groups
Ber ard Women s organizations are invited to submit notices of regular or special meetings. Send announcements by 10 a.m. for same day use or by the prior Saturday for Sunday calendar entries to the Women s Department of Beckley Newspapers. Include telephone number or mailing address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notce
Women's Department of
Beckley
Friday social clubs and church events listed
Friday events include Smart Set Saving Club at Mrs Evella Smith Mabscott at 7 PM. Silver Star Rebekah Lodge meets IOOF Hall North Kanawha at 7 30 PM. Hollywood Missionary Baptist Easter Egg roll at Easter Church at 5 PM Sunday School class. Suburban Social Club meets Mrs John Ellison Mabscott Hill at 7 30 PM. Friendship Social Club meets Mrs Mary Basset Worley Road at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smart Set Saving Club
Evella Smith
Mabscott
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
North
Kanawha St
The
Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church
Suburban Social Club
John Ellison
Mabscott Hill
Friendship Social Club
Mary Basset
Worley Road
Gulf Women's Social Club and local event slate
Gulf Women's Social Club under Mrs. M. C. Wright hosts a gathering in East Gulf at 5 30 p m. The Primary Usher Board of Central Baptist Church meets at the church at 12 30 p m. Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club offers beginner lessons at New River Park Recreation Room at 7 p m. Dance at Shady Spring High School runs 8 p m with Bob Dubree calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
M. C. Wright
East Gulf
Central Baptist Church
Calico and
Jeans
New River Park
Shady Spring High School
Bob Dubree
Call
Social Civette Meeting Postponed to May 7
The social civette meeting is postponed until Saturday May 7 and will be held at the home of Mrs Marie Hembrick at 306 Westmoreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socia Civettes
Marie Hembrick
Westmoreland
Community club meetings listed for Whitby area
Woman's Society of Christian Service at Whitby Church meets at 7:30 p m. Shady Spring Garden Club presents art at Lions Clubhouse Beaver at 7 30 p m. Quota Club Beckley boards at Beckley Hotel at noon. Azalea Garden Club guest meeting Beck ley Hotel El Toro Room 1 30 p m. Beta Rho Chapter Beta Sigma Phi regular meeting Appalachian Assembly Room 7 30 p m. Mrs Curley Allen hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of
Whitby Community Church
Shady Spring Garden Club
Beaver
Azalea Garden Club
el Toro
Beckley Hotel
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi
Appalachian Assembly Room
Curley Allen
Raleigh Cancer Society Board Meeting and Dinner Event
Raleigh County Unit of the American Cancer Society holds a board of directors meeting at the Penthouse of Raleigh County Bank at 7 30 p m and the American Association of University Women annual dinner at the Elks Club main dining room at 6 30 p m A guest speaker Mrs Robert Parker presents West Virginia Wildflowers and Their Tourist Potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
The
American Cancer Society
Raleigh County Bank
American Association of University Women
Elks Club
Robert Parker
West Virginia
Beckley clubs schedule spring meetings and elections
The Quota Club of Beckley holds its annual meeting and officer elections at the Beckley Hotel at noon. The Beckley Garden Club meets at Mrs. W. C. Mays home on 700 North Kanawha Street at 1 p.m. The Stoco Bandmothers meeting is postponed to Wednesday April 20 at 7 p.m. at the Junior High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Garden Club
W. C. Mays
N. Kanawha St
Stoco
Circle of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church Meeting
Wednesday gathering at Crab Orchard Baptist Church. Meet at the church at 1 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Mission Circle No 5 at Crab Orchard Church
Mission Circle No 5 at Crab Orchard Baptist Church meets at 7 30 p m hosted by Mrs Lakie Fink at Crab Orchard. The event invites members and neighbors to attend the church function with plans announced for a social and community meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Lakie Fink
Crab Orchard
Births at Raleigh General Hospital March 29 30
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Day mond Arthur Bradley welcome Robert Lloyd born March 29 at 7 12 pm weight 6 11 12. Mr and Mrs James Franklin Worrell announce daughter Sherry Lynn born March 29 at 10 30 pm weight 6 14 12. Mr and Mrs Normal Stanley Milam announce daughter Tina Marie born March 30 at 4 45 am weight eight 01.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Daymond Arthur, Bradley
Robert Lloyd
Raleigh General Hospital
Sherry Lynn
James Franklin Worrell
Clyde St
Normal Stanley Milam
S. Kanawha St
Tina Marie
Firefly Fish Uses Built In Searchlight
The firefly fish emits a bright light from under each eye via a large oval spot. A tissue fold can block the glow like an eyelid. The glow actually comes from a colony of bacteria living beneath the eye.
Suit Dress Features Good Lineage
Pattern notice for Young Originals from The Raleigh Register describes a sheath dress with jacket featuring a stand-up collar. Details include pattern F-64 sizes 10 to 20, busts 31 to 40, fabric yardage, and pricing instructions with mailing to New York. Include 25 cents handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Raleigh Register
P. O
Midtown Station
New York
N. Y
Mrs Evans Presents Program At St Mary's WSCS Meeting
Mrs Gary Evans led a St Marys Methodist WSCS meeting with an Easter meditation on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. She read the poem To Gladden Every Spring and announced plans for the West Virginia Conference in Beckley. Members voted a $5 gift to the Dorothy Lee Scholarship fund and noted a mission gift in honor of Mrs Henley�s granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Gary Evans
Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. Mary's Methodist Church
Jesus Christ
Gladden
Fred Henley
West Virginia
WSCS
Beckley
Dorothy Lee
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Henley
Grady Dean
Beckley Child Care Center
B. L. Moss
Creativity Is Back In Style by Ruth Millett
Great great grandma found pride in handmade household crafts. Modern women recycle that pride through knitting crocheting painting and sewing with kits and displays. Today they work on crafts while men watch television, reclaiming the creative urge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Baptist Churchwomen Hear Mrs Farthing
The Lydia Ormandy Circle of Memorial Baptist Church heard talks by Mrs. Charles Farthing on devotional topics at a Tuesday night meeting hosted by Mrs. Wayie Daniels. New members were welcomed and plans discussed for a future church sign and revival notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Farthing
Lydia Ormandy
Memorial Baptist Church
Wayie Daniels
Miller St
Thelma Lilly
Earl Godby
Helen Shrewsbury
Frederick Meadows
Eloise Meadows
Kanawha Street
Richard Meadows
Lord
Zachariah
Nahum
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Margaret Pierce
Harold Blevins
Pershing Street
Alan Bonds Jr
Albert Epperley
Carlos Plumley
Juanita Robinson
Joe Harrah
Bill Sergeant
James Cooper
Bob Maltempie
Jo Ann Miller
Don Bare
Ernest Cooper
Garnet Lowe
John Underwood
Clifford Meadows
John Smith
Elizabeth Lilly
Hester Harrah
Ernest Wickline
John Wells
Virginia Johnson
The Consumers Question Box on Brand Names and Safety
Margaret Dana explains that familiar brands do not guarantee quality though larger firms often have stricter controls. She notes USDA continuous checks on imported canned foods and that foreign plants must meet U S safety standards before products enter the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
USDA
Food Talk In Time Of Crises From Food Lingo
Patricia McCormack notes Americans weave food terms into daily speech from flat tires to empty wallets and eggheads. The piece surveys how phrases like peach, apple of my eye, and chick appear in everyday language and reflect culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia McCormack
New York
UPI
Junior
Papa
Sunnyside
Eve
DAR Essay Contest Winners Named for Beckley Schools
The Captain James Allen Chapter DAR announced the 5th to 8th grade winners in Beckley. Kim Lopez Brooks Adair, Loretta Bennett Mabscott, Marlena Hajash St Francis de Sales, and Annette Boyan Teel School earned top honors. County finalists totaled 27 from multiple schools. State winners receive historical novels. national winners receive $25 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain James Allen
Daughters of the American Revolution
Beckley School
Kim Lopez
Brooks Adair School
Pedro Lopez
Oakwood Ave
Loretta Ruby Bennett
John Bennett
Beckley
Mabscott Elementary School
Marlena Hajash
George Hajash
Mankin Ave
St. Francis de Sales Catholic School
Annette
Cranhberry, Teel
Sylvia
St. Francis de Sales
Mabscott
Brooks Adair
Maxwell Hill
DAR
Local Residents Return From Winter Florida Trip
Mr and Mrs Herman Warden of Stamford Road return home after a winter in Tampa. Mrs Elizabeth Brown and Mrs Catherine Dixon of Beckley represented Piney Oaks School at the West Virginia Restaurant Convention in Charleston on April 7 with Miss Connie Richmond of Shady Spring. Richard Williams of Dayton Ohio visits Beckley relatives including Mr and Mrs Thomas A Williams and Mrs C B Penn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Warden
Stamford Road
Tampa, Fla
Elizabeth Brown
Catherine Dixon
Beckley
Piney Oakes School
West Virginia
Civic Center
Charleston
Richard Williams
Dayton
Ohio
Thomas A. Williams
C. B. Penn
Mr and Mrs Barney Harmon Return from Florida Winter
Mr and Mrs Barney Harmon of Sophia returned home Friday from Tavares Florida where they spent the winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Harman
Sophia
Tavares
Fla
Wilcox couple head to Greenville for weekend visit
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wilcox of Shady Spring depart this morning for Greenville South Carolina to spend the weekend with their daughter Nancy Joe Wilcox a student at the local college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Wilcox
Shady Spring
Greenville, S.C
Nancy Joe Wilcox
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. John Fox in LounGe Event
Mrs. John Fox formerly Shirley Parsons of Kincaid was feted at a stork shower hosted by several ladies at Mabel's Beauty Shop. Games and prizes went to Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Martha Legg, and Mrs. Willie Mills. Attendants hailed from Sprague Maple Fork Prosperity Mount Hope Sherwood Heights and Maynor with many local hosts listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fox
Shirley Parsons
Kincaid
Mabel’s
Ethel Barley
Mabel Pittman
Kathleen Fox
Bill Gilkerson
Fox
Martha Legg
Willie Mills
Susie Lovell
Linda Armstrong
Carol Ward
Gay Pittman
Sprague
Billie Allen
Judy Mills
Stella Castle
Shirley Bauer
Ocie Defoe
Letha Davis
Ruth Lilly
Maple Fork
Salley Fox
Prosperity
Margaret Ward
Mildred Reed
Beckley
Mary Cain
Mount Hope
Ruth Carter
Hilda Shrout
Sherwood Heights
Lucclle Pack
Jimmie Hawthorne
Devonna Gilkerson
Judy Barley
Homer Compton
Jackie Compton
Pat Renefro
Bradley
Clara Richmond
Maynor
Kambouris Family Hosts Visit From Annapolis
Arriving Wednesday night to spend the Faster weekend with Mr and Mrs Nick Kambouris of 208 Croft St were their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Chris Samaris and children Steven Daphne and Evangeline of Annapolis Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Kambouris
Croft St
Inlaw
Chris Samaris
Steven
Daphne
Evangeline
Annapolis, Md
Also Mentioned on This Page
K. M. Jarrell
John
Glenna
Del
Linger
Dennis M. Leary, Jr
Stotesbury
Woman’s Club of
Harold Smith
Eileen Jarrell
Concord
N. C
K. M. Jar
Quota Club of
Millet
G. M. Powers
Main St
Mrs. Evans
St. Mary's
Wei
Faye Farley
B. T. Donalson
al Ellison
Earl Evans
Emanuel Amato
Luther Moses
Basile Meadows
H. C. Barnett
Elizabeth Daughtry
Bernard Sizemore
Stanley Burress
Baptist Churchwomen
Mrs. Farthing
the Consumers
Margaret Dana
Food For
John B. van Dyke Jr
Beckley College
K. Douglas Bowers
Bob Jones Academy
Connie Richmond
Universal Corporation
S. Kanawha Ph
Bank of Raleigh
Kenewha Streets
Eta Cmc
Diamond Bridal
Virginia
Kredit Jewelers
Beckley Theatre
W. Va
Hotel Hill Bldg
Oak Hill
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