Antiques Show Opens With Civic Club Sponsorship
Mrs. Kermit A Locke leads Beckley Civic Department Women’s Club in sponsoring the seventh annual antiques show and sale opening Thursday for three days. Her collection includes an organ lamp, a piano lamp, a Limoges plate, a Bristol vase, a blue pressed glass piece, and a walnut burr table. Mrs Ray Dowdy and Mrs Duke Williams are among local collectors highlighting lamps and other pieces. Judi Compton’s Woman’s Whirl on WHIS TV features Mrs Perry Futterman Thursday at 1 p.m. to discuss antiques.
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Kermit A. Locke
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Limoges
Bristol
Ray Dowdy
Marion St
Duke Williams
Perry Futterman
Judi Compton
Whis-Tv
Bluefield
Coming Events for Women’s Groups Announced
Women organizations are invited to send notices for regular or special meetings. Contact Beckley Newspapers Women’s Department at 253 3321 or mail notices or calendars. Notices by 10 a.m. are used the same day. Sunday items must arrive by Saturday 10 a.m. Zeta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa and Elks Club Dining Room meet at 7:30 p.m.
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Women's Department of
Beckley
Zeta Chapter
Alpha Delta Capa
Elks Club
Woodrow Wilson High seniors dance planning meeting
Parents of graduating seniors from Woodrow Wilson High School gather at Raleigh County Courthouse in the county court room downstairs at 7 30 p m to plan the upcoming dance event.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
Thursday Beckley Temple Social Night at Lodge Hall
Beckley Temple No 55 Pythian Sisters invite members to a social night at Lodge Hall on North Kanawha Street at 730 PM. Attendees should arrive on time for an organized gathering with fellowship and activities.
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Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Lodge Hall
North Kanawha St
Spring Rally at Crab Orchard Baptist Church
The Raleigh Association of Baptist Women hosts a Spring Rally at Crab Orchard Baptist Church, with the Gamma Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi present in the Coca-Cola Social Room at 7:30 p.m. and the rally continuing at 9:30 a.m. next morning.
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Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Raleigh Association of Baptist Women
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Community clubs and groups meet around town
Coal City Home Demonstration Club and Coal City Community Church hold meetings in the recreation hall at 1 pm. Gulf Woman's Club meets at the Clubhouse at 7 30 pm. Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1938 gathers in the Penthouse of Raleigh County Bank at 7 30 pm. Pinewood Garden Club meets at Mrs Lewis W Dunns home 206 Vine St at 7 30 pm. St Stephen's Guild at St Stephen's Episcopal Church hosted by Mrs C S Lewis Jr at 104 Virginia St at 1 30 pm. St Frances de Sales Parent Teacher Organization meets in the school cafeteria at 7 30 pm with Sister Mary Edith speaking on vocations. Beckley Subdec Council Appalachian Assembly Room at 7. Beckley Disabled Veterans Auxiliary Unit 18 meets in Memorial Building at 7 30.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County Bank
St. Stephen’s Guild
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
St. Frances de Sales
Mary Edith
Social and Lodge Meetings Advised Tonight
Silver Star Rebecca Lodge holds a social night at IOOF Lodge Hall on North Kanawha Street at 7 30 p m Degree of Honor Lodge No 56 meets in executive session at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Sue Walker 112 Carter Street Rural Acres Garden Club gathers in the Terrace Room of Beckley Hotel at 7 30 p m with hostesses Mrs Lawrence Hunt Mrs Hubert Henson and Mrs W K Johnson.
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Silver Star
Rebecca Lodge
Ioof Lodge
North Kanawha St
Sue Walker
Carter St
Rural Acres Garden Club
Beckley Hotel
Lawrence Hunt
Hubert Henson
W. K. Johnson
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club Workshop</T:
The Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club hosts a beginner’s workshop at New River Park Recreation Room at 7 p.m. Participants learn basic steps and have an opportunity to practice with club members.
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Calico and Jeans
New River Park Recreation Room
Raleigh County Retired School Employes Assn Meet
The Monday session of the Raleigh County Retired School Employes Association will convene at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church with members gathering for a scheduled meeting.
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Raleigh County
First Christian Church
Eye Shadow Application Technique And Tips
The guide explains applying eye shadow by half closing the eye and blending over the lower half of the eyelid from the inner corner toward the temple. It suggests smoothing color into surrounding areas for a fade to the outer corner and notes options between pressed powder or fluid types applied with a brush, emphasizing waterproofing.
Warden-Patrick Read In Belew Creek North Carolina
A marriage at Welcome Home Baptist Church Belew Creek North Carolina joined Miss Sue Patrick and William Darrell Warden in a 2 p m ceremony. The bride wore a white silk gown with lace sleeves and carried carnations and roses. The groom is William E Ward en of Florida formerly of Beaver. The Rev Stokes Holt officiated.
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Warden
Patrick
North Carolina
Welcome Home Baptist Church
Belew Creek
N. C
Sue Patrick
B. J. Patrick
William Darrell Warden
William E. Warden
Florida
Beaver
Stokes Holt
Nita Egger
Debbie Patrick
Plush Terry Throw-Over for Surf and Pool Use
A plush cotton terry throw-over shelters a bikini between dips and soaks up wet skin. It offers cozy warmth in sand-swept or knee-tickler length, ideal for pool or beach days.
Wild turkey favors running over flight to escape pursuers
The wild turkey, while capable of flight, predominantly uses running as its primary escape tactic when pursued, highlighting its ground mobility and cautious nature in natural habitats.
What The Daughters Do DAR Delegate in Washington
Mrs. John E. McKenzie of 2 Woodlawn Ave is in Washington DC as a delegate to the Continental Congress of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution representing the Captain James Allen Chapter. The NSDAR, organized Oct 11, 1890, aims to preserve memory and promote education and patriotism while expanding freedoms.
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John E. McKenzie
Woodlawn Ave
Washington
D.C
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
James Allen
National Society Dar
NSCAR
DAR
D. Street
Washington, D.C
Memorial Continental Hall
DAR Genealogical
George Washington
Capitol
Society
Constitution Hall
District of Columbia
DAR Continental Congress
Lexington
Constitutional Hall
Valley Forge
Bacone Indian College
St. Mary's School
Kate Duncan Smith
Alabama
Tamassee
South Carolina
Kate Duncan Smith School
Grant
Ala
Tamassee Dar School
S. C
Society aims and founding goals stated by Mrs McKenzie
Mrs McKenzie rejects the label of tea sipping women and emphasizes that the society’s objectives align with its founding purpose attending Congress. She clarifies focus on principles and broader aims rather than stereotype.
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McKenzie
Weds Margaret Moye and William E Weidensall in Pearisburg
Margaret Ann Moye daughter of Mr and Mrs James R Moye of Crab Orchard married William Edward Weidensall son of Mr and Mrs William Weiden sall of Mabscott on Tuesday April 12 at 12 15 pm in the parsonage of the Methodist Church Pearisburg Va The Rev T O Willis officiated The bride is a senior at Woodrow Wilson High School Weidensall works for United Parcel Service Beckley They reside temporarily with his parents at Mabscott Spirituals are sacred folk songs created or modified by the Negroes in America
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Margaret Ann Moye
James R. Moye
Crab Orchard
William Edward Weidensall
William Weidensall
Mabscott
Methodist Church
Pearisburg
T. O. Willis
Woodrow Wilson High School
Weidensall
United Parcel Service
Beckley
Mrs Vern Holman Returns Home and Plans Kentucky Move
Mrs Vern Holman and her son Glen will depart this week to join her husband in Hazard Kentucky where they will reside at 616 Broadway. The family previously lived in Washington Iowa and will relocate from 105 Fairview Ave. Also noted is the discharge of Rebecca Lynn Hoskins a 15 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Grady Hoskins from Raleigh General Hospital after a hospital stay.
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Vern Holman
Fairview Ave
Washington
Iowa
Rebecca Lynn Hoskins
Grady Hoskins
Prosperity
Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs Russell Atkins Visits From Alexandria for Two Months
Mrs Russell Atkins and her daughter Tammy arrived Saturday in Alexandria Virginia for a two month visit with her parents Mr and Mrs A W Allen. Also spending the weekend in the Allen home were Jimmy Allen and his daughter Adean of Alexandria and Mrs Florence Arnold of Arlington Virginia.
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Russell Atkins
Tammy
Alexandria
A. W. Allen
Allen
Jimmy Allen
Adean
Alexandria, Va
Florence Arnold
Arlington, Va
Local Skelton girls attend Cherry Blossom Festival
Sandra Cheetham age 10 daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cheetham and Laura Lee Canaday age 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Waymond Canaday, both of Skelton, attended the Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Sandra Cheetham
John Cheetham
Laura Lee Canaday
Waymond Canaday
Skelton
Weekend Visits and Family In Raleigh County
Saturday and Sunday in Washington D C featured a visit to Miss Margaret Candaday in Arlington Virginia, sister of Laura Lee of the US Department of Agriculture. They returned by train Monday. MR AND MRS C B Treadway hosted their son and daughter in law, Franklin and wife and children David and Beth Ann of Akron Ohio, with another son Stevie admitted today to Beckley Appa for surgery.
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Washington, D.C
Margaret Canaday
Arlington, Va
Laura Lee
US. Department of Agriculture
C. B. Treadway
Franklin Treadway
David and
Beth Ann
Akron
Ohio
Stevie
Beckley Appa
Patient Emma Harvey in Greenbrier hospital
Emma Harvey, 82, formerly of Beckley and now residing in Sweet Spring, was admitted after a fall on April 9 resulting in a broken shoulder. She is listed in satisfactory condition at Greenbrier Valley Hospital in Ronceverte.
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Greenbrier Valley Hospital
Ronceverte
Emma Harvey
Beckley
Sweet Spring
Highway Safety topic at Flat Top Home Demonstration Club meeting
Mrs L V Harvey presented Highway Safety to Flat Top HD Club at Mrs V C Shrewsberry’s home focusing on road maps cautious driving and a planned graph. Other attendees included Mrs Jane Foster Mrs W J Rogers and new member Mrs Charles Hodges with reports on Mercer County Council training and international Women’s organization. Collections for Pennies for Friendship and International Student Fund were taken followed by a crazy hat show.
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L. V. Harvey
V. C. Shrewsberry
W. J. Rogers
Margaret Meador
Dayton Richmonds
Mercer County HD Council
Princeton
P. J. Wood
Gams On Display On Street Scene Fashion
A fragment notes stockings on the current fashion scene with polka dotted patterns and bold stripes. Front leg coverage contrasts with solid back colors as onlookers imagine upcoming styles.
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Main Street
Au Courant
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Coal City
Gulf Woman’s Club
Pinewood Garden Club
Lewis W. Dunn
Vine St
Appalachian
The
Beckley Disabled Veterans Auxiliary Unit
William Channell
J. Fearington
Oxford Area
Pennsylvania
Pemberton
U. S. Army
Korea
Bakers’ Inc
Winston Salem
Luther Hicks
William Hernandez
Marvin
Midway
W. D. Warden
Terry
Orkin
North
Kanawha Street
NSDAR
Margaret Moye
William E Weidensall
America
W. E. Weidensall
Barricini
G. M. Powers
Main St
Beckley AY
Eppy
Valley Drive
Connies
California
Cobblers
C. J. Allen
G. B. Keaton
A. C. Meadows
Charles Hodges
Dean
Doan
Murphys
Tee Composte
Murphy’s
Watt
Rghs
Eoy
Cee
Rae
G. C. Murphy CO
Murphy
Afi
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