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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1955

Page

3

Spring Bridge and Canasta Party for Cancer Fund Drive

Beckley Sisterhood of Beth El Temple plans a Spring Bridge and Canasta Party to raise funds for the Cancer Fund Drive. The event is set for Monday April 25 at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple Howe Street with decorations of spring flowers. Chairwoman Mrs Herman Samans and committee members will supervise ticket sales with proceeds supporting the ongoing drive following a Charity Ball and a Cancer Benefit Movie at the Beckley Theatre chaired by Mrs Paul Edward Ash and co chaired by Mrs J G Windle Jr.

Beckley Beth el Temple Masonic Temple Howe Street Herman Samans Nathan Pickus Marc Front Nora Franks M. E. Harvit Viola Schlickerman Cancer Fund Beckley Theatre Paul Edward Ash Gener

Rev Shirley Donnelly to Speak At Civic Department Meet

The Civic Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley meets tonight at 8 in the club house on Park Avenue. Rev Shirley Donnelly will discuss The History of West Virginia and Raleigh County. Donnelly, pastor of Crab Orchard Baptist Church, is noted as a leading historian and author. Mrs Lawrence Thorne will give the invocation. Mrs Fred Hays leads the meeting.

Woman's Club of Beckley Park Avenue Shirley Donnelly West Virginia Raleigh County Donnelly Upsom Downs Oak Hill Crab Orchard Baptist Church Crab Orchard Lawrence Thorne Fred Hays Sam Cohn Walter Rappold W. R. David C. C. Drewry Lois Edmundson C. H. Gra

Coming Events For Women Groups In Beckley Area

Women organizations may announce meetings by telephoning or mailing notices to the Beckley News. Notices due by 10 a.m. daily. Sunday calendar items must arrive by 10 a.m. Flowering Hills Garden Club meets at 1 30 p m at 111 Bellevue Lane. Raleigh County Medical auxiliary luncheon at Beckley Hotel at 12 45 p.m. Monday Music Club chorus rehearsal 2 30 p.m. and executive meeting 3 30 p.m. Chaminade Music Club rehearsal for Music Festival 8 p.m. First Methodist Church S Heber St. Beverly Music Club at 602 Woodlawn Ave 8 p.m. Hilltop Baptist Church Missionary Circle Crab Orchard 7 30 p.m. in Mrs T T Smith s home Junior Department Woman s Club Beckley Park Ave 8 p.m. Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club Coca Cola Building 7 30 p.m. WCTU meets First Methodist Church 2 p.m. Bethlehem Chapter CES No 71 initiation 8 p.m. Masonic Temple Howe St Coal City Ladies Aide Mrs Carl Barker 7 30 p.m.

Women's Department Beckley

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Neighborhood notes list visits and travels of Beckley residents visiting relatives in Fredericksburg Virginia Miami Florida and Huntington Details include guests at the Weirs Dickinsons Moffatts Perdues and Massings with health and travel updates Inquiries mention a patient at Columbia Presbyterian and a contact lens seminar attended in Charleston Also mentions chicken pox at home and attendance at a baseball game in Charleston opening day visitors from Canton Ohio and Kingston North Carolina during the week

Don Weir North Vance Drive Charles Ferguson Feson Stephen High Point B. E. Dickinson Arthur Beth Ann Crawford St Bernard Dickinson Fredericksburg Paul Harless Church St Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center New York City Joe H. Winner Beckley Optometrist Newton K. Wesley Charleston Brady Persinger Klaus Street C. L. Cline Cline Miami Fla Key West Silver Springs Williston D. R. Wheeler Beckley James. Moffatt Tamarah Foster Ave W. H. Hall Huntington A. J. Perdue Catlett St J. R Stewart Duane Kingston N. C T. R. Campbell James Weir Stanaford

Local Girls Win Honors at West Virginia Junior Classical League

Two Woodrow Wilson High School girls earned recognition at the fifth annual WV JCL meeting at West Virginia University in Morgantown. Frances Ragland was elected vice president, and Janet Hollandsworth won the short story award for To the Brave Goes the Fair. Accompanying attendees included Susie Pyles Prestine Crosby Frances Ragland Joan Gill and Latin teacher Mrs Roy Milligan and Miss Gladys Milam. The Beckley group sang Te Cana Patria with Phyllis Bowers at the piano. Dr Lillian B Lawler of Hunter College spoke on classics and the group enjoyed social functions during the convention.

Woodrow Wilson High School West Virginia Junior Classical League West Virginia University Morgantown Frances Ragland Janet Hollandsworth Susie Pyles Prestine Crosby Joan Gill

Christian Church Circles to Meet During Week

The Women's Christian Fellowship of First Christian Church schedules meetings for Groups 4 7 and 8. Group 4 led by Mrs Tom Young meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs Mayo Mitchell home with co host Mrs J P Canterbury. Group 7 led by Mrs I E Hawkins meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Builders Classroom with host Mrs Howard Phipps. Group 8 led by Mrs W C Warden meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Men's Classroom with hostesses Mrs Van Daniel and Mrs Wilmer Warden.

Women's Christian Fellowship The First Christian Church Tom Young Mayo Mitchell J. P Canterbury I. E. Hawkins Howard Phipps Miss Result Beckley College Apts. O. 4 W. C. Warden van Daniel Wilmer Warden

Corn Stew Sauce for Meat Loaf Offers

A simple vegetable sauce combines drained canned whole kernel corn with stewed tomatoes. Heat until bubbling to create a pairing for meat loaf.

Beckley Legal Secretaries Form Local Association

The Beckley Legal Secretaries Association was organized Friday at a luncheon at the Beck ley Hotel. Mrs. S. F. Fisher outlined the group’s aims to unify legal workers under a national body, cooperate with bars, judges and attorneys, elevate ethics, and support welfare for women and children. Officers elected: President Mrs. S. F. Fisher, Vice President Mrs. Boucher Boyd, Recording Secretary Mrs. Herbert H. Pulliam, Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Joe Perdue, Treasurer Mrs. Leah Toney Trail.

Beckley Legal Secretaries Association Beckley Hotel S. F. Fisher National Association of Legal Secretaries Boucher Boyd Herbert H. Pulliam Joe Perdue Leah Toney Trail Beckley Herbert Pulliam Boucher

Crab Salad Stuffed Avocados for Bridge Club

When it is your turn to enter tain the bridge club, make up some crab salad with crabmeat diced celery and mayonnaise. Fill unpeeled avocado halves with the salad bake gently and serve with chips watercress rings carrot and hot rolls dessert could be pineapple chiffon pie.

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the Baptist Youth Fellowship First Baptist Church Sophia Dora Day Phyllis Hunt Evelyn Rogers Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Cancer Fund Drive J. G. Windle Jr Civic Department John Osborne Irving Goldstein J. G. Anderson C. H. Carson Frank Davis Carman Feazell Theresa Edwards Wayne Reynolds Rev Eric Mccreery ST Flowering Hills Garden Club George Mays Jr Bellevue Lane Raleigh County Medical Society Methodist Temple Chaminade Music Club First Methodist Church S. Heber St Beverly Music Club John E. McKenzie Woodlawn Ave Women’s Missionary Circle Hilltop Baptist Church T. T. Smith Park Ave Duplicate Bridge Club Coca Cola Building Women's Christian Temperance Union Bethlehem Howe St Coal City Carl Barker Revlon Cohen Neville ST Women’s Dept Christian Church Circles Legal Secretaries Association Beckley H. P H. P S. Fayette Street Guy Amato WVU Scout Sup’t Pres Mgr Allegheny Insurance Agency Democrat Sloan Ber Sprague, W. Va Dodge Dealers Danny Thomas Daddy Abc-Tv Bert Parks Roy Rogers NBC Duncan-Catron Motor Inc Prince St Beckley, W. VA Word-Duncan Motor CO Howard Ave Mullens, W. VA
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