Beasley Woman's Club delivers care for county children
Mrs. John Bizik heads the Junior Department of Beckley Woman's Club in a Project Head Start drive at Institute Elementary. Volunteers coordinated by Mrs. Don Boyd provided physicals for all county Head Start children and distributed 700 grooming kits. They also collected newspapers for sleeping mats and supplied classroom toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Casey
Institute
U. S. Akers
John Bizik
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Don Boyd
January Women’s Club Notices Invite Meetings
Coming events column invites women’s organizations to announce regular or special meetings. For Beckley Newspapers, call 253-3321 or mail notices to the Women’s Department. Notices by 10 a.m. appear the same day. Sunday calendars by 10 a.m. Saturday. Tuesday picnic of the Friendship Class at First Baptist Church hosted by Mrs. L. C. Mollohan on Mollohan Drive at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Department of
Beckley
First Baptist Church
L. C. Mollohan
Mollohan Drive
Stanaford WCTU and Missionary Baptist Church Notice
Stanaford Woman's Christian Temperance Union and Missionary Baptist Church of Stanaford announce a meeting at 7 30 p m with details to follow. The event marks a community gathering hosted by local religious and social groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanaford
Golden Age Club Meeting Postponed
The Golden Age Club announced a postponement of its meeting due to remodeling work at the clubhouse, with plans to reschedule once renovations are complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
Community church and fraternal events listed
Ladies Mission Circle at First Baptist Beaver in Daniels at 7 30 p m. Women of the Moose Officer s Chapter Night formal at Moose Ballroom 7 30 p m. Catholic Daughters of America meet at St Francis de Sales Church at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Mission Circle
First Baptist Church of
Beaver
H. E. Brammer
Daniels
Women of the Moose
Officer's
Moose
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Eastern Star and Progressive Center Joint Meeting Notice
East Beckley Progressive Center holds a general meeting at Central Baptist Church on the ground floor at 7 p.m. Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Order of the Eastern Star meets regularly at the Masonic Temple on Howe Street at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Beckley
Central Baptist Church
Bethlehem
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge Meets at Mabscott Hall
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 206 holds its regular meeting at IOOF Lodge Hall Mabscott at 8 p m All members urged to attend for routine business and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Gate
Rebekah
IOOF
Mabscott
Wednesday curtain callers and district meetings
Wednesday features a Curtain Callers general meeting at The Playhouse at 7 15 p m. Winding Gulf Presidents Council holds its annual session with Mount Grove Baptist Church of Wyco at 9 30 a m All Circles in the district are asked to attend. The Orch Ard Valley Woman's Club meets at Mrs James Wickline home Crab Orchard at 7 30 p m Committee chairmen and executive board gather there Circle No 2 of First Methodist Church has luncheon at Mrs J S Ellison 115 Ellison Ave at 12 30 p m Circle No 5 of The Methodist Temple meets at Mrs Sue B Kinzer 802 S Kanawha St at 1 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winding Gulf Presidents Council
Mount Grove Baptist Church
Wyco
Orchard Valley Woman's Club
James Wickline
Crab Orchard
First Methodist Church
J. S. Ellison
Ellison Ave
The
Methodist Temple
Sue B. Kinzer
S. Kanawha St
Circle No 6 Picnic at New River Park
Circle No 6 First Baptist Church led by Mrs L H Echols invites families to a 6 p m picnic at New River Park with bring-your-own-food. Beckley Temple No 55 Pythian Sisters meet at North Kanawha Street lodge hall at 7 30 p m. Heroines of Jericho Pride of East Gulf Court No 63 meet at Mason ic Hall East Gulf 5 30 p m. Prosperity Home Demonstration Club meeting canceled. Circle No 10 Methodist Temple at the home of Mrs Carlyle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
L. H. Echols
New River Park
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Kanawha Street
Heriones of
Jericho
Pride of
East Gulf Court No
Masonic Hall
East Gulf
Methodist Temple
Carlyle
Pastor's Wife Conducts WSCS Devotional at Beaver Church
Mrs. Paul Apple led the devotional as Beaver Methodist Church WSCS met. The theme The Inclusive Church was explored by Mrs. Buford Pugh, with meditations and prayer. Juanita Blevins announced a family picnic August 18 at 6:30 p.m. Hostesses and several attendees were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
RNS
Paul Apple
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Beaver Methodist Church
Apole
Jesus
Buford Pugh
Juanita Blevins
Keith Radford
John Akers
J. H. Massie
Mrs Jarrett Demonstrates Flower Arranging at Garden Club
Mrs Pauline Jarrett presented a program on a convex curve at the Rhododendron Garden Club meeting in the Appalachian Assembly room. Hostesses included Mrs W C McMahan and Mrs Robert Johnson. The session featured design fundamentals, berry beetle protection talk, and a Points system explained by Miss Betty Wilkes. Members noted bulbs for fall planting and a horticulture update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Jarrett
Eugene Eager
Ted McDowell
Jarrett
Betty Wilkes
Margaret Phipps
Golden Gate Rebekahs Install New Officers
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 206 in Mabscott installed new officers led by Mrs Harold Blake and district officers. Noble Grand Mrs Nichols, Vice Grand Mrs Dallas Radford, Warden Mrs Don McCoy, Conductress Mrs Ross Neal, Chaplin Mrs Ruby Williams, Guardians Mrs Mable Persinger and Mrs Lena Lewis, Musician Mrs Hume Vogt, Secretary Mrs Rena Hughes, Treasurer Mrs Atheline King. Attendees included Mrs Nellie R Rogers and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker
Noble Grand
Golden Gate
Rebekah Lodge No. 206
Mabscott
Fred H. Nichols
Mabscott Hall
Harold Blake
H.E. McGraw
Russell Pegram
Sophia
Pansy Williams
Beckley
Nichols
Dallas Radford
Don McCoy
Ross Neal
Ruby Williams
Chaplin
Mable Persinger
Lena Lewis
Hume Vogt
Rena Hughes
Atheline King
Maxwell Hill HD Club Makes Apple Butter
Maxwell Hill Home Demonstration Club met in Mrs. Floyd Williams home Friday with Mrs Williams presiding in absence of president and vice president. Members discussed making apple butter for the Appalachian Art and Craft Festival on Sept 25 at Raleigh County Armory and planned a bake sale for Aug 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill
Ty Home Demonstration Council
Raleigh County Armory
Hubert Turner
Ireland
Maura Fennelly
Grandview State Park
Sophia outing honors Dreama Rhodes on her birthday
A Tuesday evening Lake Stephens excursion honored Mrs. Dreama Rhodes with guests including her husband Richard and son Richie. The event featured greetings from relatives G C Mentz and Virginia Eckman, plus a Grandview State Park tour and multiple visits among family members in Sophia and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Lake Stephens
Richard
Dreama) Rhodes
Richie
H. H. McVey
G. C. Mentz
Pemberton
Virginia Eckman
Conowingo
Leonard Broomell
Oxford
Russell Pegram
Sharon
Darrell Mentz
Mary
Grover McVey
Newark
Del
Couple returns to Louisville after Wilson High reunion
Mr and Mrs Gus White came back to their Louisville home after visiting his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs John Beckley Campbell at 115 Sigmund St They attended the 1938 class reunion dinner of Woodrow Wilson High School at the Beckley Elks Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus White
Louisville
John Beckley Campbell
Sigmund St
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Elks Lodge
Weekend Guests At Zimmerman Price Home
Mr and Mrs E A Zimmerman Jr and their children Judy Jo Anne and James of Harvey Illinois visited his parents Mr and Mrs E A Zimmerman of MacArthur. Weekend guests in the Zimmerman home included Clifton Price and Pam of Columbus Ohio and Laura Price of Sophia. Also present were Jesse Jennings of Morehead Kentucky and Rev and Mrs W G Price and sons Bill Allen Ricky of Perkingston Miss. Monday expected visitors include Herbert Price and wife of Chicago Illinois who will visit his mother in Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Zimmerman Jr
Judy
Jo Anne
James
Harvey, Ill
E.A. Zimmerman
MacArthur
Zimmerman
Clifton Price
Pam
Columbus
Ohio
Laura Price
Sophia
Price
Jesse Jennings
Morehead, Ky
W.G. Price
Bill, Allen
Ricky
Perkingston
Miss
Herbert Price
Chicago
Ill
Tolbert relative travels for aunt Laura Bowers funeral
James Tolbert of Hopewell Virginia formerly Beckley arrived Thursday to attend funeral services for his aunt Mrs Laura Bowers held Saturday at Sunset Cemetery. He will stay through the week at his mother Ona Tolbert’s home 348 Railroad Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tolbert
Hopewell
Beckley
Laura Bowers
Sunset Cemetery
Ona Tolbert
Railroad Ave
Mrs Lloyd Carper Reported Satisfactory After Surgery
Mrs Lloyd Carper of 102 Hartley Ave is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after undergoing surgery Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Carper
Hartley Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Free land couple heads to South Gate visit
Mr and Mrs ES Free of 311 Ewart Ave depart Monday for South Gate California to visit Mr and Mrs George Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES. Freeland
Ewart Ave
South Gate
Calif
George Reed
Dalton and Garrett Families Visit Relatives Across Regions
Mr and Mrs Earl Dalton of 412 Hubbard Street and Mrs Mildred Garrett with son Brian Patrick Beckley have returned home after visits to Clintwood Virginia Bristol Tennessee Smoky Mountain National Park and Cherokee North Carolina. Recent Dalton guests include Mr and Mrs R I Hargett of Miami Florida and Mrs Hargett’s former Eccles Beckley connections. Also hosted were Mrs Mike Pachuta Prosperity Mrs Arnold Holdren Parkway Street and Mrs Edna Davis of Harper Road plus S Sgt and Mrs John Hallman Fr Leonard Wood and Viet Nam duty. Curtis Randall Bucklin and son Randy of Washington DC were weekend guests of his parents in Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Dalton
Hubbard St
Mildred Garrett
Brian Patrick
Beckley
Clintwood
Bristol
Dalton Home
R. I. Hargett
Miami
Fla
Hargett
Ann Fleming
Eccles and
Mike Pachuta
Prosperity
Arnold Holdren
Parkway St
Garrett
Richard Fleming
Eccles
Edna Davis
Harper Road
Curtis Randall Bucklin
Randy
Washington, D.C
Glenn B. Bucklin
Daniels
Mrs Loman Weddle Admitted for Treatment in Beckley
Mrs Loman Weddle of Sophia was admitted Monday morning to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital for treatment.
Plumley—Plumley visit ends as Sacramento bound family departs
Mr and Mrs Arnold Plumley and daughter Patty left Friday for Sacramento after a week visiting his brother and sister in Beckley. En route they stopped to see C E Peppers in Huntington and were joined by Mrs Plumley's brother-in-law and sister Jimmy Kidd and son Pat from Texas City visiting Mr and Mrs Jimmy Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Plumley
Patty
Sacramento
Calif
Danie Plumley
215
Reservoir Rd
Inlaw
C.E. Peppers
Huntington
Jimmy Kidd
Pat
Texas City
Tex
Jimmy Prince
Lincoln Street
Declining Nome Population Traced From 1900 to 1960
Nome Alaska shows a long decline from about 20,000 residents in 1900 to roughly 2,000 in 1960, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. The drop follows the era of the gold mining stampede and related boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Alaska
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Susan Kufahl Marries Dale Lee Crookshanks
Miss Susan Kufahl and Dale Lee Crookshanks were wed at First Baptist Church of Pearisburg Virginia. The couple, daughter and son of Bill Kufahl and Walter Crookshanks, wed in a 10 am ceremony performed by Rev Dowl McGrady. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Pearisburg
Susan Kufahl
Dale Lee Crookshanks
Bill Kufahl
Elkins St
Walter Crookshanks
Beckley
Dowl McGrady
Paul Ballard
Crookshanks
Woodrow Wilson High School
Quality Pastry
WWHS
Cranberry
Anatolia Means All Of Asia Minor Turkey
The term Anatolia historically refers to the entire region of what is now Asiatic Turkey, dwelling across the Asian side of the Bosphorus and extending to the interior. It encompasses the peninsula and lands that form modern Turkish geography and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anatolia
Asiatic
Turkey
Lord's Prayer Contains Fifty Six Words
A statement notes that the Lord's Prayer comprises fifty six words. The claim highlights count details relevant to liturgical texts and common recitations. It presents a concise observation without broader scriptural analysis.
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Bernard Flederbach
Boyd
the Playhouse
Prosperity Home
WSCS
Grady Martin
W.L. Greene
Harry Poling
Hubert Poore
H. H. Miller
Robert Freeman
Robert Akers
Alvin Cook
Agnes Trump
Bartow, Fla
Alex Thompson
Elizabeth Schwank
David Falkner
J. K. Brash
Eward
Eliazabeth Perdue
Robert Johnson
Carl Drewry
W. C. McMahan
Frank Gans
Florida
Carlyle S. Bolen
Kathy Bolen
Carlyle S. Bolen Jr
Bluefield
Mary Laucinda Courtney
Richard Courtney
Charleston
J.W. Gilmore
Julia Gilmore
East C St
Jess Gilmore
Miss Gilmore
Baltimore, MD
Golden Gate Rebekahs
Nellie R. Rogers
Dempsey Eddy
Rosco Lilly
Inez Crawley
Mary Sparks
Gene Turner
Nora Bush
Paris Richards
Mable Forrest
Maxwell Hill HD Club
Mary and
Sharon Pegram
Mee
James Fix
Beckey
Mentz
Eckman
Broomell
Richard McVey
Amigo
Boen
Woodlawn Ave
RT. Bair
John Baker
Virgil Miller
Tsaiist
Bermuda
Oak Hill
Lorraine
Realform
Enneys
S.M.L
Dressy
Mrs
Miss Thompson
Rebecca B. Thompson
Bernard B. Thompson
Homer Stanley Jr
Millard Tyree
George Ellis
Edgewood Dr
William Warren Jonas
Covington
George Wilson
Robert Lowe
Carroll Thurman
Paul Dillion
S. A. Worley
Beulah McMillion
Jess Worley
Mattie Coburn
C. C. Thornton
Tilman Smith
Glenn Sallack
Malcolm F. Smith
James Lowe
Grady Morgan
Becky Wilson
Maude Geiger
Perry O’dell
Elizabeth Browning
Bernard Thompson
Carolyn Forren
Jean Seidman
Thomas Scott
Robert Forren
Ruth Kellman
S. A. Worley Jr
G. M. Powers
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