Mrs. C. H. Williams Speaks on Mexico at Circle Meeting
Mrs. C. H. Williams was the main speaker at Circle No. 5 of the First Baptist Church August meeting at Mrs. James Bibb's Raleigh Heights home. She discussed Mexico’s rapid improvements in living conditions, schools, and health facilities, but noted the high infant mortality and ongoing adobe living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Williams
Circle No. 5
The
First Baptist Church
James Bibb
Raleigh Heights
Mexico
Williams
French Davis
FE. B. Eckle
Mrs Charles Jackson To Represent Circle On Visitation Day
Mrs Charles Jackson volunteers to represent Circle No 10 of the Methodist Temple at visitation day on the second Thursday each month. August meeting held at the leader Mrs Glenn Akers home 224 Glenn Ave. Devotional by Mrs Arthur Smith who spoke on a Buckhannon training school. Mrs G E Foster and Mrs Harry Moran reported on Pinecrest patient and contributions were approved. A vase for the sanctuary was purchased and eight members attended. Dessert plate served after the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jackson
Circle No. 10
Methodist Temple
Glenn Akers
Glenn Ave
Arthur Smith
Buckhannon
G. E. Foster
Harry Moran
Pinecrest
Faience Tile Popular in Fine Home Floors and Walls
Faience tile, with a craftsman like handmade look, is used as floor or wall surfacing in living rooms of fine homes. The textured tile has rugged artistic appeal from variations in face and edges. When glazed dull or matt it makes a practical yet unusually beautiful home floor.
Travel lanes and city list with fuel prices
A garbled OCR style list shows city names NEW YORK CHICAGO CLEVELAND WASHINGTON BOSTON DETROIT ATLANTA MIAMI LOS ANGELES NORFOLK RICHMOND Huntington BLUEFIELD and a row of prices including 12.60 13.20 9.45 8.05 16.50 11.20 10.70 20.10 47.75 9.95 7.70 2.75 1.50, suggesting a price table or fuel quote without coherent context.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Atlanta
Miami
Huntington
Bluefield
Richmond Shower Honors Evva L Watkins Before Wedding
A bridal shower was hosted at the Richmond Recreation Room at 7 30 p m to honor Miss Evva Lee Watkins, who will wed Dean T Jones in a September 8 ceremony at First Christian Church. Attendees included family and many friends, with the party centerpiece featuring wedding bells, a bride doll, and a candelabra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evva Lee Watkins
Peggy Canterbury
Richmond Recreation Room
Barbara Thomas
Watkins
Dean T. Jones
First Christian Church
A. H. Wilson
Margaret Watkins
Center St
M. T. Jones
Taylor
Booth
Marguerite Watkins
Mike Smisko
Gene Cox
Rebecca Lilly
J. Robinson
Bonnie Robinson
Donna Robinson
Thelma Wicker
LeMoine Harper
Mary Harper
James Broome
Dewey Godby
McPhearson
Catherine Gulbin
Kathie Gulbin
Ruth Thompson
O. F. Cain
Clay S. McDaniel
Phyllis Harvey
Herman Harvey
Ann Gose
Hazel
Mrs. C. W. Minnick Honored At Household Shower
A household shower was held in Beckley Manufacturing Companys social room Saturday at 7 pm honoring Mrs. C W Minnick the recent bride. Hostesses were Mrs. Don Renfro Mrs. Dewey Farley and Mrs. Gail Browning. A long guest list included many named wives and widows from local families and the Minnick circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Minnick
Beckley Manufacturing Company
Don Renfro
Dewey Farley
Gail Browning
Mary K. Browning
Ruby Shumate
Wilma Mills
Irene Akers
Dot Snyder
Jean Rairden
Ruth Jorden
Phyllis Lucas
Agnes Marshall
Eva Mae Sinozich
Jenna Brown
Eva Crouch
Helen Pratski
Shirley Tate
Margaret Crouch
Glenda DeLuca
E. Cooper
Jene Owens
Barbara White
Betty Goodman
Mary Meadows
Irene Hall
Nancy Wiles
Nellie McMillion
Ruby Browning
Willa Salango
Anna Richmond
Shirley Crowder
Joan Crowder
Lois Toney
Willa White
Lola Lilly
Sara Canaday
Manuel Blanco
C. E. Minnick
Kenneth Farley
Bobbie Thomas
Basil Dodd
Mary Bell Fain
Gwinn Fink
Betty Martin
H. Minor
Mary Lou Minor
Carol Coucheau
Shirley Starcher
Miller
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Beckley Raleigh Register
Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Handy Hubby Carson Sews Way to Wardrobe Wins
Mrs Larry Patrick received a sewing machine as a gift from her husband and planned lessons she skipped as he mastered seamstressing in under a month. He has since made her several new dresses, showcasing his skill and speed.
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Carson
Iowa
Larry Patrick
Coming Events for Women’s Groups in Beckley
Local women’s organizations announce meetings and notices for the week. Circle No 10 meets at First Baptist Church with Mrs J J Vargo at 109 Ford Street at 7 30 p m American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 32 gathers at 8 p m in Room 6 Memorial Building Sophia Band Mother’s Club convenes at Sophia High School at 7 30 p m. Business Women’s Circle of Beckley Presbyterian Church holds a dinner meeting at the church at 6 p.m.
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Women's Department
Beckley
First Baptist Church
J. J. Vargo
Ford St
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Bldg
Sophia Band
Mother's Club
Sophia High School
Business Women's Circle of
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Church Circle Meetings and Dinners Schedule
Group No. 2 at First Christian Church hosts fellowships at Mrs. M. W. McCollum home, 225 Fairview Ave, 7 30 p m Circle No 9 of Presbyterian Church chaired by Mrs R E Olson with Mrs J T Jarrell at Harp er Rd at 8 p m Group No 9 First Christian Church plans a member dinner with husbands at Mrs Chester Bennett’s Beaver home at 6 30 p m Friday Sallie McGinnis Class at Methodist Temple meets in Madge Moore’s home.
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First Christian Church
M. W. McCollum
Fairview Ave
Presbyterian Church
R. E. Olson
J. T. Jarrell
Harper Rd
The
Chester Bennett
Beaver
Sallie McGinnis
Methodist Temple
Madge Moore
Beckley Panhellenic Tea Planned at Hotel Dining Room
Beckley Panhellenic tea set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Beckley hotel dining room with Mrs. Emmett Pugh Jr. serving as reservation chairman.
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Beckley
Marriage Permit Applications and Couples Listed
Raleigh County records show numerous marriage license applications naming pairs such as Tony Masin and Beatrice McMillion of Beckley, James Burley and Loraine Johnson of Price Hill, Billy Bare and Sue Howington of MacArthur, and many others from Beckley East Beckley Princeton Glen Jean Mabscott Lester Prosperity and surrounding areas. The notices list each fiancé and fiancée with their ages and hometowns reflecting a broad regional pooling of applicants.
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Tony L. Masin
Beckley
Beatrice McMillion
Dorothy
James Burley
Sam Burley
Price Hill
Loraine Johnson
Cass Johnson
Billy Bare
Arthur Bare
Columbus
Ohio
Sue Howington
Charles Howington
MacArthur
John Allen Brown Jr
J. A. Brown
New Haven
Connecticut
Mae _ Gibson
Major Gibson
Raleigh
William F. Bullock Jr
W. F. Bullock
Williston
Mary Jean Meadows
R. D. Meadows
J. S. Devlin Jr
J. S. Devlin
Meadowsville
Margaret Joan Wright
J. C. Wright
Charlie Griffith
Henry Griffith
Princeton
Betty Hicks
Eccles
George Hayes
Levi Hayes
East Beckley
Edna Mae Wilson
William Lewick
Mike Lechok
Glen Jean
Nellie G. Richmond
F. C. Richmond
Dewey Basil Martin
D. B. Martin
Cleveland
Edith Jane O'Neal
Paul J. O'Neal
Daniels
Raymond D. McNeely
Flavis McNeely
Bradley
Catherine Blevins
G. W. Blevins
Eugene F. Robinson
L. W. Stanley
Minnie Catherine James
A. W. James
Prosperity
Charles W. Taylor
Coy Taylor
Glen White
Mildred English
Jim English
Mabscott
Methodist Temple Bible Class Memorial Service for Sallie McGinnis
A memorial service was held Sunday at 10 05 a m by the Sallie McGinnis Bible Class of the Methodist Temple. The program included a prelude, eulogy by Mrs E H Christian, a duet by Mrs J W Woods and Mrs J F Maddy, scripture by Mrs Wesley Hedrick, a prayer by Mrs W H Foglesong, a piano solo by Mrs J M Collins, and the unveiling of a picture and plaque by Miss Sally Lynn McGinnis and Miss Mary Lou McGinnis, Mrs McGinnis' granddaughters.
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Sallie McGinnis
Methodist Temple
E. H. Christian
God
J. W
You Find Yourself Like Any One Else You Find Yourself Like Any One Else
A narrator addresses the quality conscious homemaker who values practical beauty and efficient living. The piece links taste in items from cookbooks to poetry, and emphasizes the homemaker as the key to maintaining a high standard of living through selecting the best products.
Incidents In The Lives Of- People You Know
West Virginia social notes recount visits and travels of Brooklyn and Cleveland residents. Over Underwood and relatives from Beckley to Charleston host and visit family during vacations in Baltimore Wilmington and the Greenbrier River camp.
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Over Underwood
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ezra Underwood
Route 2
Beckley
Tom Garrett
Cleveland
Ohio
Reese Smith
East Beckley
Clarence Smith
Lynn
Clarence Jr
West Neville Street
Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
Greenbrier River
W. Lyle Rader
Margaret Lyle
Riverside
Fred Phillips
Valley St
Sophia
Fred
Watermelon Feast Hosted by Local Church Class Leader
E N Swarthout of the Joy Class at First Baptist Church invites members of the class their families and friends to a watermelon feast at 7 pm Thursday on the lawn of his home 205 Wyoming Ave.
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E. N. Swarthout
First Baptist Church
Wyoming Ave
Brock couple announce birth of daughter Rebecca Lynn
Mr and Mrs Earl Brock of Montreal announce the birth of a daughter Rebecca Lynn at 9 10 p m on August 5 in Raleigh General Hospital. The baby weighed 7 pounds 9 12 ounces. Mrs Brock is the former Miss Mary Dickenson of Beckley.
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Earl Brock
Montreal
Rebecca Lynn
Raleigh General Hospital
Brock
Mary Dickenson
Beckley
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Circle Meeting
Bibb
W. A. Argenbright
General Missionary, Society
O. C. Helm
J. Brabban
Ida
M. O'Dell
J. H. Green
E. Miller
Bessie McNulty
Eckle
Davis
Circle
Greyhound
Fayette St. Ph
Dorothy Gray
White Cross Pharmacy
Bair Bldg
Evva L. Watkins
Dominic Basconi
J. Snyder
Fred Kellman
Ellen Lively
Kitty Harmon
Ed Sharp
E. Ellison
J. Casey
Jo Ann Casey
Kay Turner
Alice Jean
Anna Dean Williams
Oscar Williams
Rose Marie Farley
C. H Canterbury
Harry Thomas
Barbara Gully
Mary Lou Lewis
Patty Wooten
Sue Kelly
Linda Hutchins
Patsy Morgan
Carolyn James
Joyce Arnold
Gloria Biggs
Betsy Hatcher
Mary Lou McGinnia
Patty Basham
Susie Otey
Patsy Martin
Martha Weaver
Susie Pyles
Phyllis Bowers
Patsy Talbert
Janet Mills
Janet Hollandsworth
Catherine Beavers
Barbara Ann Johnson
Sally Ramey
Carolyn Morrison
Carolyn Palmer
Norman Southern
Pat Donahue
Carolyn Patton
Regina Miles
Lois Lickliter
Mary Hereford
Kay Carol Short
Katherine Ross
Raleigh County
Manhattan
West Virginia
Raleigh Register
Miss Charleston Gazette
Queens
State Capitol
Charleston
Miss Gazette
Kathryn Poling
South Charleston High School
Music Theory
Glee Club
Y Teens
TS Hirst
Murphys
Dan River and
Nane Brand
Blue Jean
Bobby Sox
Oxfords
Wer and
W. Main ST
Glenhaven
Glen
Ella
Peckley
Women's Dept
Die R. Phillips
Barksdale Air Force Hospital
Shreveport
Annie Alley
Patty
Westwood Drive
Smoky Mountains
North
South Carolina
R. A. Shackelford
Woodlawn Ave
M. K. Hearn
Shackelford
John Creter
John Charles
Ann Elizabeth
Martinsville
Patty Alley
Hartford
Cape Cod
James W. Witherspoon Jr
James II
New England
Canada
Evelyn Hasbrouck
Beaver Ave
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Virginia Ann Tucker
Marshall College
Charles C. Cooper
W. Spencer Sage
Carol
Peggy
Linda
Glen Allen
J. P. Myles Glen Daniel
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