Winds Of Agnes Sail To San Juan On Manatee Cruise
Beckley newsroom editor recounts the Good Ship Manatee sailing from Portsmouth Virginia on May 28 1972 bound for Charlotte Amalie St Thomas. Agnes storms delayed route forcing sail changes and rough seas as crew sought San Juan harbor arriving June 19 for a landfall amid tropical scenery and cautious navigation.
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Manatee
Portsmouth
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas
Virgin ‘Islands
el Morro
Puerto Rico
San Juan
San Juan Harbor
Raleigh County schools see women underrepresented in top posts
In Raleigh County West Virginia a study of the 1971-72 school directory shows all board members and most high level posts held by men while 80 percent of the staff are women. Teachers and principals express mixed views on women in leadership roles amid broader discrimination concerns including limited promotions for women and blacks.
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Raleigh County Board of Schools
Raleigh County Education
Plains Board
Superin
Pat
Ruth
J. Earl Halsey
Old San Juan
Halsey
Puerto
Rico
Caribbean
Raleigh County
Carib- Virginia
Bean
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Former Beckley pastor Dr. W Reece Burns of Bluefield is at St Marys Hospital Clarksburg awaiting surgery. Household and bridal showers mark events for local families including Mrs Everette Pennington and Miss Terra Eastridge with details on hosts and venues.
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Beckley United
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
Everette Pennington
Bibb’ Avenue
Lara Tedder
Lu Tolbert
Reba Whitt
Sherry Ball
Jane Anni Campbell
Terra
Eastridge
Richard Shumate
the Gulf
Sophia
Orley Eastridge
Myra Shumate
Beckley
Sophia Church of God
Jack Hughes
Harvey S Tankersley
Ronald Mills
Jack Boyd
Coming Events For Beckley Women’s Organizations Tonight
Beckley area women groups publish notices for meetings and events including Beckley Moose Lodge Moose Lodge ballroom officers meeting 6 30 p m business 7 30 p m Laurel B and P W C picnic at Elaine McCollum home Maxwell Hill 6 30 p m Raleigh County Civic League Rhodes First Baptist Church 7 p m Bethlehem Chapter 71 Eastern Star school of instruction Masonic Temple Howe Street 8 p m Golden Circle Senior Citizens Shady Grove Eccles church 11 a m Raleigh County Chapter 499 A A R P luncheon at First Christian Church Beckley 11 30 a m Thursday Senior Chorus Shady Grove Baptist Church Eccles 7 p m Beckley Community Concert Association membership meeting Beckley Hotel 7 30 p m Raleigh GOP Women paper collection Park Junior High 8 50 a m to noon WV Public Employees Association Pinecrest Hospital 7 p m Pre-school Story Hour Raleigh County Library 10 a m Heroines of Jericho Masonic Hall 5 30 p m Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club 115 Prince St 8 p m Ebony Savings Club Eula Brown home 7 p m Midnight Promenaders Square Dance Robert Bennett 115 Prince St 8 p m Bethlehem Chapter 71 Eastern Star reception for Miss Addie Gooch Masonic Temple Howe Street 7 p m.
Ann Landers Advice and Reflections From Letters
A reader letter prompts Ann Landers and Mrs. Omaha to urge light and honesty in relationships. The column cites personal growth, generational gaps, and practical community service as paths to fulfillment, ending with a note about writing in care of The Raleigh Register.
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Ann Landers
Montello
Wisconsin
Tribune
Watertown
S. D
Daily Reader
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Raleigh Register
Chicago, Ill
Designers See Intelligent Women Drive Fashion Choices
The Chicago Sun Times reports on how fashion designers view the ideal woman as engaged, informed, and active in politics, travel, and world events. Designers Kasper, Beene, Trigere, Cashin, Burrows, Anthony, Maxwell emphasize brains, independence, and lifestyle influence in clothing.
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Chicago
The
Fashion Group of Chicago
Kasper
Geoffrey Beene
Pauline Trigere
Canasta
Bonnie Cashin
Stephen Burrows
Women's Page social notes and wedding photo rules
The Women's Department seeks Beckley and Raleigh County social news. Wedding pictures must be used within seven days or the write up will be brief, with exceptions for overseas weddings or space limits. Engagement photos due by Thursday noon for Sunday publication. Sunday deadline is Friday noon. Color photos rarely accepted and The Register may reject items or determine photo size. Photos not returned unless fifty cents for postage.
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Beckley
Raleigh
U.S
Women’s Department
Register
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Dan Snead
Forgoten
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Brenda McDaniel
Iboard
Iin
Thum
Bemset
Sue Stover
Secondary Education Act
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All County High School
Ramona Jarrell
Clear Fork High School
Land
Jmen
Schuuis. de Wullitll
Raymond Stafford
Balt
Stanley Browning
Keith
Salt Lake City
Utah
Connie Bailey
Sabine
Browning
Lilly Whitefield
Northfork
Garner Bailey
Silver Springs, Fla
Walter and
Sandra Smith
Dixie Ave
Carl Harvey
Vicki Rakes
MacArthur Church of God
John Harvey
Louie Rakes
Scarlet Perdue
Louie Rakes Jr
Tommy Rakes
Dempsey
Rakes
Pearisburg
Cool Ridge
Women’s Department of
Annouces
Baden Nee
Dawmonday
Women of the
Moose
Laurel Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Elaine McCollum
Maxwell Hill
Bethlehem
Order of “Eastern Star
School of Instruction
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Golden Circle
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Eccles
American Association of Retired Persons
Christian Church of
Shady-Grove- Baptist Church
Gen. Beckley Room
Beckley Hotel
GOP
Park
West Virginia
Public Employes Association
Pinecrest Hospital
Raleigh County Public Library
Jericho
Masonic Hall
East Gulf
Calico and Jeans
Harry McColgan
Prince St
Ebony Women’s Savings Club
Miss. Eula Brown
Ringleben St
Robert Bennett
Order of Eastern Star
Addie Gooch
Beckley Dance Theatre School
Prince ‘St
Oak Hill
Ann
Aan
John Anthony
Vera Maxwell
Main Street
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