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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1961

Page

5

Past Matrons and Patrons Night of Coal City Chapter 136

Coal City Chapter No 136 Order of Eastern Star held Past Matrons and Patrons Night on April 3 with honored officers including Mrs Clyde Hill and Mrs H C Whitley. Attendees included Mrs M B Roberts, Mrs Manuel Blanco, Mrs Jess Stanley, Mrs James Rose, Mrs John Rupe, Miss Nellie McComas, and Mrs Virgil Sarratt. Tea reception featured white linen cloth centerpieces of white roses with turquoise candles. Hostesses were Mrs Winston Mrs Wills Mrs William Cole Mrs Robert Fleshman Mrs Remus McVey and Mrs Pauline Meadows. Others present were Mrs Paul Cole Mrs Guy Hunt and Mrs Bertha Ruble.

Coal City Order of Eastern Star Clyde Hill H. C. Whitley M. B. Roberts Manuel Blanco Jess Stanley James Rose John Rupe Nellie McComas Virgil Sarrett Winston Wills William Cole Robert Fleshman Remus McVey Pauline Meadows Paul Cole Guy Hunt Bertha Ruble

Beckley social notices and meeting calendar

Women organizations invited to submit notices by 10 a.m. for Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department. Sunday listings due by 10 a.m. Saturday. Read of new Beckley Newcomers Club meeting Coca-Cola Social Room 7 30 p m. Black Diamond Unit No 9 WV Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Assn Appalachian Assembly Room 7 30 p.m. Men’s Club First Methodist Church Parish Hall 6 30 p.m. Beckley Art Group sketch session home of Mrs H L Bragg Calloway Heights 7 30 p.m. Smart Set Savings Club home of Mrs Frances Hurt Mabscott 8 p.m.

Welephone Woman's Department of Beckley Coca-Cola Black Diamond West Virginia First Methodist Church Beckley Art Group H. L. Bragg Calloway Heights Smart Set Savings Club Frances Hurt Mabscott Gulf Woman's Club Charles Lilly Epperly The Christian Woman's Fellowship of the First Christian Church F. J. Smith Highland St

Beckley Women and Clubs Schedule For Week

A Tuesday through Saturday slate lists meetings for the Melvola Chapter Eastern Star Fernwood Garden Club Beckley Lions Stoco Band Mothers Woman's Club Mount Tabor PTA and others with times and locations across Beckley Raleigh County including churches schools and civic rooms. events include special instruction, dinners, dances, and afternoon gatherings reflecting a busy community calendar.

Family and friends visit from across states in Fairdale

FAIRDALE RNS A stream of relatives and former residents from Greenwood Morgantown Lewisburg Dayton Cleveland and Ohio visitors filled Fairdale over the weekend. Families including Sauls Smiths Ballards Barretts and Pattons spent time with local kin while service members and students such as S Sgt Walker and Nancy Sutherland were noted.

Fairdale Rns Laurell Sauls Darrell Sauls Johnny Cozart Greenwood Jerry Smith West Virginia University Morgantown Comer Smith Estil Bailey Glen Rogers Junior Bailey Nancy Sutherland Greenbrier College Lewisburg Harvey Wall Betty Simpson Dayton Ohio Quinice Dickens Lou Ann Eugene Bailey Kopperston Denver Bailey Billy Patton Concord College Athens Paul Patton Jackie Lee Walker Pope Air Force Base Fayetteville N.C Claude Walker India Copen McGraws Carrie Canterbury Maple Meadow Victor Souis Tallahasee Fla Lakie Manning Blanche Browning J. C. Plummer South Point Ashland Huntington James Nunn Fort Story Edgar Nunn Peggy Duncan Cleveland

Bible Class Meets Bolt Breckenridge Baptist Church Group

Members of the Young Adult Bible Class at Breckenridge Baptist Church gathered in the church social room for a covered dish supper and business session. They planned an old-fashioned ice cream social to raise funds for the parsonage. Attending were Rev. and Mrs. Robert Dent and son Bobby, plus several other couples and individuals.

BOLT BNS Breckenridge Baptist Church Robert Dent Bobby Howard Farmer Harold Bishop Arlene Chambers Renee and Rochelle Christine Brooks Juanita Herron M. Thompson Jim Hall J. W. Hereford Woman’s Baptist Mission Society of West Virginia Raleigh Baptist Association WMS Breckenridge Missionary Baptist Church of Huntington Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Raleigh Awms L. M. Hopkins Huffman St Memorial Baptist Church Rockcastle Crab Orchard Baptist Church Ruth Mather Granville Ohio Mission Society of Beaver W. M.chandler James Dearing Prosperity Baptist Church

Army Couple Exchange Vows in Georgia Wedding

Pfc Norma Faye Shafer daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Shafer Beaver and Sgt J C Mariano Chavarria united in marriage on March 4 in Cassita Georgia. Both are at Ft Benning. Bride a Shady Spring High School graduate attended Beckley College and worked for Chesapeake and Potomac before joining the WAC. She serves with the Signal Corps. Groom in the Medical Corps. They live in Columbus Georgia.

U. S. Army Norma Faye Shafer Norman Shafer Beaver J. C. Mariano Chavarria Cassita Ft. Benning Shady Spring High School Beckley College Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Women’s Army Corps Signal Corps Medical Corps Miguel Chavarria Georgia Collumbus

Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Treatment

New healing substance Bio-Dyne shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itch, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual reduction while easing discomfort. The preparation H suppository and ointment, from a world famous research institute, is now sold at drug counters.

New York, N. Y

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Community note invites readers to call CL 3 3321 extension 52 with tips or items for the feature section Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know appears as a readers’ column prompt seeking wide public interest contributions.

National nurses convention guest and district meetings

Miss Roberta Snyder travels to Cleveland for a national Student Nurses Association convention where she serves as secretary while preparing to graduate in August from Watts Hospital in Durham. District 1 of the Woman of the Church of Bluestone Presbytery holds its annual conference at Beckley Presbyterian Church with registration at 9 30 a.m. and program plans led by Mrs B B Richmond.

Roberta Snyder Hilda Crickmer Beaver Avenue Cleveland Ohio The Student Nurses Association Snyder Watts Hospital Durham N. C Church of Bluestone Presbytery Beckley Presbyterian Church B. B. Richmond

Birth announced for Jayne Ladier in Beckley hospital

Mr and Mrs Steve Ulaki Jr announce the birth of daughter Jayne Ladier on April 3 at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Mother is former Miss Shirley Jane Green, daughter of John H. Green Jr. and wife, from 106 Railroad Ave. Father is son of Mrs Steve Ulaki of 122 Bero Ave.

Steve Ulaki Jr Jayne Ladier Beckley Memorial Hospital Shirley Jane Green John H. Green Jr Railroad Ave Steve Ulaki Bero Ave

Music professor James Hutchinson hosted in Canton home

James Hutchinson professor of Music at St Lawrence University Canton New York stays as a guest in the Crescent Road home of Mrs Louise Burns and Miss Margaret Hallman, close relatives of his parents.

James Hutchinson St. Lawrence University Canton, N. Y Crescent Road Louise Burns Margaret Hallman

Special instruction meeting by Melova Chapter Order of Eastern Star

A special instruction meeting will be held Tuesday at 5 30 p m by the Melova Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in the Heroes of Jericho Home on G Street.

Melvola Order of Eastern Star Heroines of Jericho G. St Melova Heroines of Jericho G St

Citizenship Workshop Postponed by RCFWC in Raleigh County

The Citizenship Workshop sponsored by the Raleigh County Farm Women's Council at the First Christian Church was postponed due to conflicts with county and district church meetings. It will be rescheduled for the second week in May with exact date to be announced. all club citizenship chairmen will be notified.

Raleigh County Farm Women’s Council First Christian Church Walter G. Cooper RCFWC Cooper

Presbyterians Circles Plan Thursday Meetings

Beckley Presbyterian Church circles announce Thursday gatherings with 13 groups meeting at listed homes and times including 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. chairmen and hostesses named for each circle.

Presbyterian Circles

Beauty Break for Tired Typing Hands

A short tip advises taking a break in the morning and afternoon to smooth on hand lotion. Massage fingers firmly to relieve tension and give hands a beauty treatment while resting from typing.

McKinney Family Hosts Holiday Visit in Welch

Rhodell brief notes say Mr. and Mrs. Paul McKinney and children Paul Jr Linda Brenda Jackie and Paula Sue from Welch spent the holidays with Chess McKinney. The visit included Opie McKinney and children Chester Kenneth and David from Annawalt. Judy Grindstaff Corinne and Mary Curtiss Lewis Mullens students at Concord State Teachers College Athens also visited, stopping Sunday at the Lilly home.

Rhodell RNS Paul McKinney Paul Jr Linda Brenda Jackie Paula Sue Welch Chess McKinney McKinney Opie McKinney Chester Kenneth David Annawalt Judy Grindstaff Corinne Mary Curtiss Lewis Mullens Concord State Teachers College Athens B. W. Lilly

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