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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1962

Page

5

Raleigh General Finga Nurses Alumni Elect Officers

Mrs Elmer St Clair was elected president of the Raleigh General Finga Nurses Alumni Association at a meeting April 12 held at Mrs M P Hants 102 Park Ave Other officers include Mrs James Agee first vice president Mrs H R Moore second vice president Mrs William Harris secretary and Mrs Meredith O Trent first vice president Board members are Mrs Roy Bazzarre Mrs Edward Gallagher cond Hants and Mrs Jay Philpo An installation dinner is planned for May at White Oak Country Club Oak Hill with co hosts Mrs Honts Mrs T A Wood chair Mrs Ralph Hartson and Mrs Virginia Rushbrook Also Miss Jackie Gearhart R N welcomed as a new honorary member

Elmer St. Clair Raleigh General Finga Nurses Alumni Association M. P. Hants Park Ave James Agee H. R. Moore William Harris Mere Idith O. Trent Roy Bazzarre Edward Gallagher Cond Hants Jay Philpo White Oak Country Club Oak Hill Mad Elyn S. White Sidney M. Fox Jackie Gearhart R.N Honts T. A. Wood Ralph Hartson Virginia Rushbrook

Corsage Color Tips For Hair Color Match

Florists advise corsage color choices by hair tone with specific color guides for brunettes blondes redheads and gray haired wearers. Proper wear means stems point downward and blooms face upward as they grow.

Fried eggs on fire trap on turnpike in Pennsylvania

State police faced a five thousand dollar egg disaster when a tractor trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike caught fire. Don Krasnak of Rochester Minnesota drove the rig with a trailer loaded with eggs. The piece ends noting Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, means new flower.

Bedford UPI Don Krasnak Rochester Minn Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Easy Do One Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

Simple cubed potato bake with onion and evaporated milk creates a classic oven scalloped dish. Butter fat, water, milk and seasonings simmer until tender and sauce thickens, yielding 4 to 6 servings.

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Mr and Mrs W W Turner of Wilmington NC arrived for a ten day Beckley visit. She is the former Mrs Julia Secrest of Wickham Ave. She flew from Binghamton NY to Huntington then visited her son and daughter in law Trooper and Mrs Edsel Brammer. Mr and Mrs C M Meadows will host Easter guests Mr and Mrs A J Parent Jr Melvin and Marcia Leigh of Tennessee. Mr and Mrs W O Sydnor Jr returned from Sarasota FL visiting friends and family en route via Jacksonville and Greensboro. Sydnor attended the Greensboro Golf Open during seven week vacation.

W. W. Turner Wilmington N.C Beckley Julia Secrest Wickham Avenue Binghamton N. Y Huntington Trooper Edsel Brammer C. M. Meadows Virginia St A. J. Parent Jr Melvin and Marcia Leigh En Tenn W. O. Sydnor Jr Woodlawn Ave Sarasota Fla Guy Rice Beckley and Jacksonville Greensboro N. C Edwin E. Boone William Edwin

Rosemont Gardeners Plan Community Beautification Efforts

The Rosemont Garden Club of Slab Fork discussed beautification projects for the town including the highway intersection and cemetery. Members approved buying half an acre for the Cranesville Swamp project and talked about the Wildflower Pilgrimage at Blackwater Falls May 15 to 18.

Cranes‘ville Swamp Blackwater Falls Robert Horton Joe McElyea L. J. Neal George McKinney Elmer Banker Mountain Top Garden Club

Women's club notices invite district meetings

Women organizations are invited to send notices for regular or special meetings. Deadline is 10 a.m. for same day use, with Sunday listings due by 10 a.m. Saturday. Beta Rho Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meets 7 30 p m at Appalachian Assembly Room. Eliza Hunter Home Department Class meets at 5 p m at 208 Gregory St. Alpha Delta Kappa honors teachers hold a 7 30 p m meeting at 112 Garfield St hosted by Mrs James Scott Jr and Mrs Shawkey Lilly.

Woman’s Department of Beckley Beta Rho Beta Sigma Phi Appalachian Assembly Room Eliza Hunter Patty Wilbur Gregory St Alpha Delta Kappa James Scott Jr Garfield St Shawkey Lilly

Mission Society Hosts Guest Speaker and Local Meetings

A parish list reports multiple gatherings thorughout the week. The Ladies Missionary Society of Prosperity Fundamental Baptist Church welcomed Mrs. E H Fisher of Madison for an April meeting with Colossians as text, notes on Haiti and Brazil missions, and plans for a high school banquet. Ten members and four guests attended. A decorative trend article highlights smacked pillows as affordable home decor. A sunrise service is listed for Grandview Cliffside Amphitheater at 6 a.m. Saturday with the Thrifty Savers Club at 121 Rice St.

Ladies Missionary Society of the Prosperity Fundamental Baptist Church E. H. Fisher Madison Fisher Haiti Brazil Lester Pipkin John van Puffeln Wilbert Stover Euria Lilly Gloria Toney Stork Cleve Brewer Edward Bays Joe Johnson J. Snowden Diana Stover Rhoda Pipkin

1961 Dollar Allocation for Consumption Food Share

Only 20 cents of the 1961 dollar spent for consumption went to food, compared with 22 cents in 1956, 23 cents in 1951, and 28 cents in 1946, reflecting shifting consumer spending patterns.

Beta Sigma Phi Council Meeting at Beckley church

The Beta Sigma Phi council chapters meet at 7 30 p m in the Educational Building of Beckley Presbyterian Church to plan activities and discuss events. On Tuesday the Maxwell Hill New River Country Life Group gathers at the Community Center for its session.

Council Beckley ‘Presbyterian Church Maxwell Hill New River Country Life Group

Fidelis Class installs new officers at First Baptist banquet

The Fidelis Class of First Baptist Church held its annual banquet Thursday night and installed new officers led by Mrs. P. C. Johnson as president and Mrs. Ethel Price Williams as treasurer. Other officers include first vice president Newton Wallen and third vice president T V Hutchison with Mrs. N. R. Coleman as secretary. Rev. D M Dorsey gave the installation prayer. A gift was presented to Mrs. Cummings and the Crab Orchard School Glee Club performed. The class aims at Every Member a Christian with the motto Be Faithful Unto Death.

Fidelis First Baptist Church C. C. Callaway A. B. Cummings Ethel Price Williams P. C. Johnson Newton Wallen N. R. Coleman T. V. Hutchison M. H. Wood Kermit A. Locke Julia Clay Good Cheer Earl Snider G. C. Porter D. M. Dorsey Cummings B. H. Wonder Glee Club Crab Orchard School Fellowship Hall

Fairdale Folk Visit Tidbits From Weekend Gatherings

Fairdale news notes Pvt. Michael Kinder stationed at Ft. Jackson S C is spending leave with his parents in Bolt before reporting to Ft. Leonard Wood Mo. Other items include travels to New Orleans by Wall family and a trip to Vandalia Ohio by Mrs. Rosa Bray. Hospital visits and local relatives in Glen Daniel Mabscott Beckley Whitesville and Cleveland are listed with various family connections and a Raleigh General Hospital surgery planned for Ruby Duncan.

Rosa Bray Don Mettzer Vandalia Ohio Mettzer Suzie Sandra Brayhome Virgil McNeil Glen Daniel Emmett Harrington Beck- Ye Charles Claypool Charles Poe Logan Buddy Claypool Ted Stover Louis Kavinsky Whitesville Emma Debbie Kavinsky Katie Charleston Kavinskys The Kelly Barrett Tommy McClhenson Linda Mabscott Aussie Coldiron

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Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumni Association Elmerd. St. Clair James E. Agee Meredith Trent M. P. Honts Jay Philpott Sprague Carlo Peraldo Germany 10Th Artillery Division U. S. Army Venice Italy Peraldo Teresa Burigana Plino Peraldo Freda's Beckley Ave Manners G.C. Murphy W. Main St Rosemont Gardeners Rosemont Garden Club Slab Fork O. F. Eggleston Charlie W. Martin Poinsettia Savings Club Thelma Dyer Sour St Pine Wood Garden Club of Woman's Club of Woay-Tv Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Memorial Building Iona Jones Calloway Heights Baptist Church Mrs. Walker Treadway Stamford Road Beckley Temple Pythian Sisters Watkin’s Gamma Gamma of Beta Sigma Phi Order of Rainbow Masonic Temple Howe Street IOOF N. Oakwood Avenue Mission Circle Hilltop Baptist Church Crab Orchard T. T. Smith Mission Circle of Mount Vernon Baptist Church of Stamford Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club Bank of Raleigh Beckley Christian Youth Council Mission Society Grandview Cliffside Amphitheater Thrifty Savers Club Sally Dozier Rice St Tweedies Jacquelines Connies Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Fairdale G. M. Powers Main Street Man Mens & Boys Fayette County Oak Hill, W. Va
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