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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1960

Page

5

Women Of Presbyterian Church Birthday Luncheon Held

The Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church heard Mrs. W. S. Owen speak on Stillman College needs during a birthday luncheon honoring the woman’s work in the Presbyterian Church. Officers were announced, Bible study plans outlined, and tables decorated to match the four seasons as attendees celebrated a long tradition of birthday offerings.

Women of Presbyterian Church Beckley Presbyterian Church W. S. Owen Bluefield Bluestone Presbytery U. S South B. B. Richmond Tuscaloosa Ala B. L. Clay W. Fred Richmond Truman Sayre George Steffey Joe Huddle John Kushner M. A. Johnson Clay Leslie Gates C. J. Kinzer W.L. Cole Christian Education A. J. Walker World Missions Kinzer J. W. Witherspoon J. K. Edmund Son J. E. Stanfield Fayetteville L. J. Timms Welch

Smith Family Returns From Delaware Vacation

Mr and Mrs W T Smith Jr and their children Nan cy and Tommy have returned to their home in Newark Delaware after visiting the home of her parents Mr and Mrs AA Farmer in Bolt.

Homemakers Club Plans May Tour of Jackson's Mill

Mount Tabor Homemaker's Club discusses a May 9 tour of Jackson's Mill at a Wednesday meeting hosted by Mrs. Ildon Rorrer. President Mrs. Robert Davis leads a wall finishes lesson with magazine examples while devotional leader Mrs. Duff Patton presents The Resurrection and a poem He Arose.

Jackson’s Mill Mount Tabor Ildon Rorrer Robert Davis Duff Patton Cecil Tabor Raleigh County

Family and travel notes from Crab Orchard roster

DARRELL ISRAEL returns to Jacksonville after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Israel in Crab Orchard. MRS J C Worles at 505 Temple St undergoes major surgery at Beckley Hospital and shows signs of improvement. Eldridge Maddy and family return to Columbus Ohio after visiting Maude Payne in Blue Jay. Also visiting were Kenneth Payne Paul Dorsey and James Dorsey families from Beaver. Joe Robert Duran and son Jeff arrive from San Francisco to visit Willis and Roberta Trent. first California visit for the child.

Darrell Israel Jacksonville Fla Great Atlantic- Pacific Tea Co Frank Israel Eldridge Maddy Columbus Ohio Maude Payne Blue Jay Payne Kenneth Payne Paul James Dorsey Beaver Joe Robert Duran Jeff Roberts San Francisco Calif Willis Trent Allen Ave Roberta Trent Duran California

Community Women Announce Regular and Special Meetings

Local clubs and church groups schedule meetings and events across Beckley area. Listings include Bible study at Beckley Presbyterian Church, Cancer Drives by Gulf Woman's Club and Shady Spring District groups, and various club meetings from Thrifty Homemaker to Catholic Daughters of America with times and locations.

Woman's Department of Beckley Gulf Woman's Club Cancer Drive Gulf Area Shady Spring Woman's Club Cherry Creek Sophia Paula Catholic Daughters of America St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church

Local Nurses To Attend Confab In Florida May 2-6

About 40 members of the West Virginia Nurses Association will attend the 42nd annual American Nurses Association convention in Miami Beach May 2 to 6. WVNA president Mrs Glenice Gather says 18 WVNA delegates will participate, with attendees from Beckley Memorial Hospital and Beckley VA Hospital. Two special awards will be given: the Mary Mahoney Award for improving intergroup relations in nursing and the Pearl McIver Public Nurse Award for outstanding public health nursing.

West Virginia Federation of Woman's Clubs Woman’s Club of Beckley WCB West Virginia Nurses Association, Inc American Nurses’ Association Miami Beach Mary M. Lemons Beckley Memorial Hospital Mae McPherridge Maureen Geraghty BMH Phyllis Ditson Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Glenice Gather Grafton WVNA Confab ANA House of Delegates ANA House of Delegates Mary Mahoney Pearl McIver

Suburban Club Fashion Plans May 9 Mill Tour

The Suburban Club held a workshop in Cabell Heights Oak Grove and P Hills with Mrs Burton Royal in charge of devotional. Mrs Emmett Crum led the lesson on Wall Finishes and showed wall board and plywood for refurbishing walls or building new homes. Flower bulbs were exchanged and a May 9 tour of Jackson's Mill was planned. A white elephant sale was announced for May 12 with Mrs W R Daniels as hostess. Other attendees included Mrs Virgil Meadows Mrs Jessie Arthur Mrs Claude Hatcher Mrs Emmett Mann Mrs Ewell Curtis Mrs L C Hiffiner Mrs eo Shelor and Mrs W West.

Burban Cabell Heights Oak Grove P Hills Burton Royal Emmett Crum Jackson’s Mill W. R. Daniels Virgil Meadows Jessie Arthur Claude Hatcher Emmett Mann Ewell Curtis L. C. Hiffiner Eo Shelor W. West

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Stillman College Owen Presbytery Stillman H. L. McCreery William Sutphin William Bower John Gates Everette Keyser Frank Hale Becka The Women of the Church W. E. S. McCormick West Virginia Homemakers J. C. Worles Temple St Beckley Hospital G. M. Powers Main Street Stantogs Baby Shop Ag Age Club Ladies Circle Mabscott Christian Church To Clean Beta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Coal City Order of Eastern Star Visitation of Worthy Marie C. Young Eliza Hunter Mary Holley Hunter St Dora McCormick Eagles Woodlawn Ave Ebenezer Service Guild Jean Green Thrifty Homemaker’s Club Mrs. Margaret Hill Mulberry St White Cross Women’s Bible Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Temple Friendship Hall of the Church Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia Inc Raleigh County Vocational School General Mission Society of Crab Orchard Baptist Church Just-A-Mere William Garrant Ross P. Daniel Friendly Art Club Lillian Clark Smoot Ave Intermediate Department A. David Abrams George Warren Hodel Henry L. Walker William G. Snyder Frank West John C. Ashworth Florida Quality Lumber and Supply Co City Ave Tussy Cohen’s Drug Store Neville Street Suburban Club ISIS Ee Sean Sis Isis Casuals
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