Civic Group Approves Donations by Beckley Women Club
The Civic Department of the Beckley Woman's Club approved donations to various charities during a April 20 meeting at the Park Ave clubhouse. A 6 p.m. covered dish dinner featured costumes with prizes for most comical most original and best typical. Talks on Juvenile Delinquency urged women to work locally seek professional help and combine education with political knowledge. The group voted to sponsor a girl to The Girl Scout Jamboree.
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Civic Department
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Park Ave
C. H. Graham
John Dellinger
Walter Rappold
Paul Hutchinson
John W. Yago
Pierce
George Warren Hodel
Yago
WSCS General Meet Set At The Methodist Temple
The Women s Society of Christian Service will meet at 7 30 p m today with the theme Working One With Another A reception will honor past WSCS presidents after the business session The Rev W H Fogle song will introduce guests Mrs Peters directs arrangements Mary Helen Chapman plays quiet piano Claudius Newman calls worship Karen Elkins offers prayer Martha Noel Christian reads scripture A group solo features several singers Acclaimed panel on What Does the Ecumenical Church Mean is moderated by Miss Newman Speakers include Jean Mason Katy Bivens Becky Thompson Peggy Cooke Sue Dunbar and Linda French A sextet performs He s Got the Whole World in His Hands and closing prayer is by Miss Newman Circle No 11 hosts are Mrs Kenneth Lazenby and Mrs Claude Collins devotional duties fall to Mrs Frank Vass Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship participates Ushers include Paula Harless and Patricia Trail.
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Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Temple
WSCS
W. H. Fogle
Peters
Mary Helen Chapman
Claudius Newman
Karen Elkins
Martha Noel Christian
Patricia Johnson
Janice Feazell
Susie Vass
Brenda Massie
Joan Wirtz
Janet Wirtz
Miss Chapman
Miss Newman
Jean Mason
Katy Bivens
Becky Thompson
Peggy Cooke
Sue Dunbar
Linda French
Okinawa
Circle No. 11
Kenneth Lazenby
Claude Collins
No. 11
Frank Vass
Methodist
Paula Harless
Patricia Trail
Marguerite Bugby
India
Beckley
Methodist Church
J. B. F. Yoak
Temple
George W. Bright
Rex. Johnson
Don Francis
A. W. Burdette
Oak Hill
C. J. McQuade
Burdette
A. K. Minter
Friendship Hall
F. E. Winner
Miss Bugby
Shorapur
Mysore
West Virginia
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Apple Blossom Pageant Opens Thursday in Winchester
Winchester hosts the 32nd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival with coronation of Miss Elaine Atwood of Anchorage Alaska at Handley Bowl. Fred A. Seaton and Sen E L Bartlett attend. parade features 256 units, 530 floats, and Marshall Gene Barry.
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Winchester
Winchesthir
Elaine Atwood
Anchorage
Alaska
Handley Bowl
Fred A. Seaton
Interior
E. L. Bartlett
Virginias
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Garland R. Quarles
Capitol Theatre
Russ Tamblyn
Peyton Place
Tom Thumb
Potomac English
Washington, D.C
George Washington Hotel
Virginia
West Virginia
Bat Masterson
Gene Barry
Mary Ann Mobley
V.P.J. Glee Club
Armory
Bookmobile Schedule For Local Schools This Week
The bookmobile timetable lists events at Slab Fork Elementary School Tuesday at 6 30 p m for a PTA meeting with Mrs Daniel E Polk speaking. On Thursday Midway Elementary School hosts an open session from 1 to 2 p m with Mrs Polk explaining how the system works for parents and the public.
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Slab Fork Elementary
Parent-Teacher Association
Daniel E. Polk
Raleigh County Library Advisory Committee
Midway Elementary
Polk
Baptist Radio Station Being Established in Managua
Evangelical radio broadcasting station is being established in Managua Nicaragua by the American Baptist Home Mission Societies as part of missionary outreach and religious programming.
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Managua
Nicaragua
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Local Women Group Notices for Beckley County
Beckley newspapers invite women's organizations to submit meeting notices to the Woman's Department. Deadline 10 a.m. daily. Sunday notices must arrive by Saturday 10 a.m. Featured Monday events include Beckley Legal Secretaries Association dinner, WSCS honoring past presidents, Gulf Woman's Club, Degree of Honor practice. Tuesday listings cover Phymosia Garden Club, King's Daughters, Modernistic Homemaker's Club, Girl Scouts training, Dogwood Garden Club, Judea Shrine installation at Masonic Temple.
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Woman's Department of
Beckley
Beckley Legal Secretaries Association
Blue Room of Elks Club
Eliza Hunter Home Department Class Reported
A Wednesday session of the Eliza Hunter Home Department meets at the home of Mrs. Addie Smith at 308 Hunter Street at 5 p.m. The event centers on community service and homemaking activities with participants sharing tips and demonstrations.
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Eliza Hunter
Addie Smith
Hunter St
Historians to Meet in Ridgecrest Conference
Historians gather in Ridgecrest North Carolina for a first of its kind church history conference set to run from June 18 to June 24, featuring scholars from several institutions. Organizers expect discussions on archival methods and early church records.
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Ridgecrest, N. C
Practical Nurses of West Virginia District 3 Meeting
Practical Nurses of West Virginia District 3 holds a regular meeting at the Raleigh County Vocational Building at 7 30 p m. The session gathers members for discussion and planning of district activities.
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Practical Nurses of
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Demonstration Agent Discusses Food Facts at Flat Top
Mercer County home demonstration agent Mrs. Camille Stewart led the Flat Top Farm Women’s Club lesson on dangerous food fads and the risks of unprescribed vitamins. She urged reliance on doctors, USDA guidance, and local extension services for nutrition facts. The May 16 meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Harold Wood.
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Camille Stewart
Flat Top Farm Women’s Club
Virgil Shrewsbury
Stewart
Mercer County
American Medical Association
Food and Drug Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
County Extension Service
Janie Foster
P. J. Wood
Harold Wood
Relatives Visit at Fairdale Home Over Weekend
RNS reports visiting in the home of Mrs. Margie Shepard in Glen Daniel over the weekend by Don W Nuckols of Glenville and Mr and Mrs Bob Nuckols and daughter Sherry of Huntington.
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Fairdale
RNS
Margie Shepard
Glen Daniel
Don W Nuckols
Glenville
Bobby Nuckols
Sherny
Huntington
W. O. O'Dell
Laurel
Frank Chestley
Roseville
Ohio
R. Elizabeth Dooley
Beckley District WSCS Names New Officers
Beckley District WSCS members elected officers at a Beckley meeting of 71 churches. Miss Marguerite Bugby, a Methodist missionary in Shorapur Mysore India for 17 years, spoke on education and Christian work among ten million Christians in India and the role of church and government schools.
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Beckley
WSCS
India
Miss Bugby
C. G. Eastwood
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Beckley society notes list visits and stays of residents and guests. W Robert Campbell and family hosted relatives from Ohio and North Carolina. Margaret Bugby, a missionary from India, was a houseguest. George Parker attended AAUW state meeting while Rex Johnson hosted visitors.
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Randolph Norton
Charlotte
N. C
Beckley
Glass House
George M. Parker
Park Ave
R. L. Dillon
Berkley St
Raleigh Register
Norton
Charlotte Observer
Margaret Bugby
India
Rex Johnson
S. Kanawha St
Ohio
Miss Bugby
Jackson's Mill
American Association of University Women
Parker
Lynchburg
Lynchburg College
J. Adam Amick
Clifftop
D. D. Williams
Crescent Rd
Nelle Keffer
Campbell St
Parkersburg
Alpha Delta Kappa, Cine Teachers Honorary Sorority
Williams
Nelle Bryson
Beaver
Rhodell Girl Feted At Birthday Party
Phyllis Kincaid celebrated her eighth birthday with a party at her parents home. Hostess duties were led by Mrs. Rethel Kincaid and Miss Wilma Simmons. Attendees included Sharon Dunford, Stella Burton, Judy Burton, and many others, among them Rhoda Canterbury and the Shrewsburys.
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Rhodbell
RNL
Phyllis Kincaid
Rethel Kincaid
Kincaid
Wilma Simmons
Sharon Dunford
Stella Burton
Judy Burton
David Wall
Alice Richardson
Nina Richardson
Brenda Sanders
Linda Sanders
Teddy Simmons
Anthionette Eastridge
Anna Richardson
Frances Richardson
Skipper Harris
Debbie Harris
Rhoda Canterbury
Barbara Shrewsbury
Richard Shrewsbury Stephen Shrewsbury
Janet Murphy
Elizabeth Wood
Brenda McKinney
Linda McKinney
Paul Cox
Edgar Cox
Larry Howerton
Dianne Meadows
Cynthia Perdue
Johnny McKinney
Beckley Girl Elected To Office At 30th Annual BYF Convention
Lois Arnott of Beckley was elected executive vice president of West Virginia Baptist Youth Fellowship at the 30th annual BYF convention in Moundsville April 17 19. The session theme was Changed Into His Likeness with Rev R Edward Dowdy as keynote speaker. Approx 950 youths attended.
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Lois Arnott
Harry Arnott
Vine St
West Virginia Baptist Youth Fellowship
Moundsville Baptist Church
Moundsville
Danny Christian
Scarbro
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lois
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
Fel
Green Lake
Wis
Beckley
Lula Mays
Mullens
Marshall College
Tne
Huntington
McMillian Hospital Eye Surgery Mentioned in Charleston
A note references a patient who underwent eye surgery at McMillian Hospital in Charleston about three weeks ago, indicating a recent medical procedure and location.
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McMillian Hospital
Charleston
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Chicago Cubs
Civic Group
National Society, Daughters of American Revolution
Ashmead White
Bangor
Maine
White
Pierce, White and Drummond Inc
Continental Congress
DAR
M. W. Arnold
Maplewood Lane
J. A. Barnell
Edgell St
Baptist Radio
Friendship Hall of Methodist Temple
Gulf Woman’s Club
Sophia Methodist Church
Honor Lodge
Odd Fellows Lodge
Main St
Phymosia Garden Club
E. S. Pugh Jr
Lancaster St
King’s Daughters
First Methodist Church
E. C. Boyden
Hager St
Girl Scouts Association
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Dogwood Garden Club
Glenna Whitley
Coal City
Judea Shrine
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Christian Social Relations
The
M. L. Kayser
St. Mary's
E. N. Goode
Children’s Work
Spiritual Life
Ralph Fazio
Fayetteville
W. W. Hon
Cc. J. Kirby Jr
L. B. Lyon
Madison
James W. Perry
Faye Farley
Marguerite
Bugby
Women's Dept
W. Robert Campbell
Mirs
Grover C. Hedrick
Betty Beckley Campbell
W. Neville St
Rhodell
Wm. Rogers
Wooddell’s
Court House
Universal
Ss. Fayette St
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