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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1959

Page

5

Beckley Panhelle nic Association Coffee Inspects New Officers

About 135 women gathered at the Women's Club of Beckley for a Panhelle nic Association coffee. Mrs Ross Daniel presided at the service with several members including new president Mrs Jack Nuckols and new college relations chair Mrs D F E Neil. New officers also include Mrs P M Peabody vice president Mrs Warren Thornhill III recording secretary Mrs Harry Patterson II corresponding secretary and Mrs B E Dickinson treasurer. Back to College decorations featured hat boxes and miniature trunks with summer blooms. Also presiding was Mrs K Douglas Bowers.

Panhellenic Association Women’s Club of Beckley Ross P. Daniel Robert N. Daniel Jack Nuckols D. FE. Neil New Harry Patterson II B. E. Dickinson K. Douglas Bowers

Speaker outlines sorority life at annual Panhellenic event

Mrs Delano Williams of Alpha Sigma sorority Concord College Athens spoke at Beckley Woman's Club about college motives and sorority life. She warned against choosing college for social life alone and advised keeping an open mind to find the right place, whether in a sorority or independently.

Delano Williams Shady Spring Panhellenic Association Woman's Club of Beckley Park Ave Alpha Sigma Sorority Concord College Athens Williams

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Local notices list many visits and returns. Mrs Conrad Stowers and daughter Susan moved from Westwood Drive after a week with Rev and Mrs W B Currinutte in Louisa Kentucky. Families from Parkwood Drive, Fairview Avenue, and Elm Street are noted as traveling or visiting across Virginia, Washington DC, North Carolina, Ohio, and Maryland.

Conrad Stowers Susan Stowers Westwood Dr W. B. Curniutte Louisa J. C. Maples Janie Parkwood Dr Virginia Beach Washington, DC Williamsburg Fairview Ave J. R. Burke John Burke Wellson Ohio J. H. Holt Suzanne Jimmy Combs St Atlanta 59Th Naval Construction Battalion Association Atlanta Biltmore Hotel Holt South

Smoking and wind loss in athletes explained

Dr. George W Crane discusses how smoking harms athletic wind. He cites carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke reducing red blood cell function, causing functional anemia and impaired oxygen delivery to muscles, reducing performance for athletes like Jerry L. aged 19.

George W. Crane Jerry L Swammer Crane

Stork Shower Honors Mabscott Bride Mrs Beauford Dixon

Mabscott residents gathered in Mabscott Lodge Hall for a stork shower honoring Mrs. Beauford Dixon formerly Betty Jean Walton. Hostesses were Mrs. Bertha Walton and Mrs. Loretta Farmer. Guests included many Mabscott families and friends as gifts and games added to the evening.

Mabscott RNS Beauford Dixon Betty Jean Walton Mabscott Lodge Bertha Walton Loretta Farmer Marie Hernandez Ollie Wilson Atheleen King Violet Gravely Elizabeth Robinson Patty Hedrick Brenda Walters Donna Ford Mary Burkette Sylvia Ford Gerald Farmer and Son Jerry Norma Lee Scott Milfa Pittman Johnny Denny Patricia Robinson Suzreko Scott John Dixon Douglas Walton Lois Walton Virginia Hedrick Paris L. Richards

Beckley Woman's Department Seeks Meeting Notices

Women's organizations are invited to announce regular or special meetings. Notices should include calendar details and be sent by 10 am to the Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department. Sunday calendar items must arrive before 10 am Saturday for same day use.

Woman's Department of Beckley

Community club notices and meetings listed

Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Eastern Star meets at Masonic Temple Howe Street at 8 pm. Women of Moose hold rummage sale prep at 7 30 pm. Crab Orchard WCTU hosts covered-dish luncheon at 11 am, meeting and officer installation at 1 pm at Mrs Ruth McCormick home. Black Knight Bridge Association luncheon at BK Country Club 12 45 pm. Mount Tabor Farm Women’s Club annual picnic at Mrs Cecil Tabor’s Harper Heights noon. Royal Neighbors of America picnic at Mrs M L Humphrey 206 Hargrove St 6 30 pm. Eliza Hunter Home Department Class at Mrs Ida Pulliam Massey Street 5 pm.

Bethlehem Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Howe St Woman's Christian Temperance Union Crab Orchard Ruth McCormick Black Knight Bridge Association BK Country Club Mount Tabor Royal Neighbors of America Eliza Hunter Ida Pulliam Massey St

Six Wauhop sisters reunite with mother after seven years

For the first time in seven years six Wauhop sisters gathered with their mother Mrs. J. C. Wauhop. The group includes Vera Wauhop Beckley and twin sister Mrs. H Jennings Petersburg with Mrs. Ned Foster in Charleston. Remaining siblings and visiting relatives from Beckley Charleston and El Cajon joined at the Foster home in a family reunion scene.

Cawford St A. E. Bailey Phelps Maryland J. C. Wauhop Vera Wauhop Beckley John Whited Panama City Fla H. G. Jennings Petersburg Ned Foster N. Kanawha St H. C. Mohler Globe, Ariz Robert Anderson el Cajon Calif

Birth of Josephine Lynn to Cangemi Eccles family

Fairdale report announces the birth of Josephine Lynn to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cangemi in Eccles on August 10. The infant weighed seven pounds and is welcomed by the family at home.

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