Beckley Area Social Notes and Local Visits
Mrs. Lucille Webb returns from a Mauricetown New Jersey vacation with family from Columbus Ohio Morgantown and locals after visits to Wildwood Sea Isle and more. J B Ashley funeral attended by Beckley area residents with kin from Larrick Glover Holliday Bright and Mitchell homes. State GOP meeting attendees listed from Beckley Raleigh County and Shady Spring with Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Nathan Goff Armory as hubs. Additional visit reports include Augusta Georgia Myrtle Beach and Fort Pierce Florida guests with extended family in Parkwood and Dry Hill Road areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Webb
Hull St
Mauricetown
N. J
Donald Webb
Donnie
Jannie
David Webb
David
Debra
Donna
Columbus
Ohio
Raoul Ortigoza
Karina
Morgantown
Wildwood
Sea Isle
J. S. Larrick
Fairview Ave
C. S. Glover Jr
Edgewood
D. D. Holliday
Dry Hill Rd
George Bright
Hill Park Dr
Fred Mitchell
Williams St
Hinton
J. B. Ashley
Huntington
Beckley
Ted Kessinger
Shady Spring
Harold H. “Hank” Holt
Beaver
Ann Chapman
Daniels
Guy Hunt
Sophia
Stonewall Jackson
Nathan Goff Armory
Community women announce club events and meetings
A Beckley area women’s events column lists scheduled gatherings. Bethlehem Chapter Order of Eastern Star hosts a covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. with a school of instruction at 8 p.m. Other groups meet for rehearsals, luncheons, workshops, picnics, and Bible classes across local churches and lodges through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Local Society Notes and Bridge Winners at Black Knight Club
Mrs Carlyn Epperly and children return to Johnson City after two weeks with her parents. Mrs O W Dunn wins first prize at the Women’s Bridge Committee session at Black Knight CC. second high goes to Mrs Roy D Millican. Guests include Mrs J W Anderson and Mrs L T Putnam. Mr and Mrs Keith Harvey of Springfield Va visit their families in Stanford with newborn son Larry Keith born Aug 7 at Fairfax Hospital weighing seven pounds one ounce. Mother Phyllis J Conner teaches at Washington Irving. The Harveys have another child, Debra Joyce, 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyn Epperly
Jerry
Nancy
Melissa Gail
Johnson City
Tenn
Dorsey Foster
Roosevelt St
0. W. Dunn
Black Knight Country Club
Roy D. Millican
Wilmer A. Stanley
J. W. Anderson
L. T. Putnam
W. A. Dempsey
J. E. Sharp
Charles C. Lewis
Asa Barnes
D. M. Howen
John W. Kerns
Keith Harvey
Springfield
Dale Conner
Stanaford
Lillian Harvey
Harveys
Larry Keith
Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church
Phyllis J. Conner
Washington Irving
Debra Joyce
Walking coat with radio and heater gains college spotlight
Miss Langhorne Lewis models a chic wool coat featuring built in radio and earphones, a novel lighter fluid heater, and milium lining. The design includes sling pockets for a transistor radio, optional matching pieces, and exotic fur collars. Lewis plans to study at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri starting Sept. 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Charles S. Lewis Jr
Virginia St
Columbia
Stephens College
Prosperous Hills Gardeners Prep For Fair Flower Show
Prosperous Hills Garden Club held an August workshop from 3 30 to 7 30 PM ahead of a flower show at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Fair. President Mrs R Gene Smith and members including Mrs Gaile Bair helped plan line arrangements. Horticulture and floral entries will be received Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperous Hills Garden Club
Dry Hill
Hills
Harry Neal
D. B. Stover
Howard Earehart
Thomas Comer
Basil Bailey
Carl Bailey
Lawrence Comer
Randy Clay Feted On 7th Birthday
Randy Clay celebrated his seventh birthday at his grandmother Blanche Clay's home in Fairdale. Hosts were his mother Betty Clay and aunt Glenna Hawley. Attendees included Lillie Ann Clay Randy Daniel Larry Bailey Randy McMillion Debbie Kingrey Danny Kingrey Mike and Blaine Furey Marion and Danny Covey Mike Daniel Kim Daniel Richard Barrett Johnny and Rickie Snuffer Jeffrey Athey Carolyn Campbell and others from Fairdale and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Campbell
Fairdale
Glen Daniel
W. F. Knapp Jr
Teresa Knapp
Logan
Melissa and
Melinda Clay
Pineville
Hat Buying Rules For Better Hat Purchases
When shopping for a new hat wear the costume you plan to wear and inspect yourself in a full length mirror rather than a small table glass to ensure satisfaction with the fit and look.
Far-Flung Visits Mark Winter Socials
Fairdale brief notes a string of residents traveling from Fayetteville North Carolina Baltimore Maryland Indian Head Maryland Annapolis Maryland Woodbury New Jersey Roswell New Mexico Atlas Georgia Coral Gables Florida Geneva Ohio and Glen Rogers West Virginia for visits and returns. Paratroopers unit details appear with Amos Hendricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Daniel
Charlie Daniel
Harold Jerew
Annapolis
Bertha Stewart
Harvey Stewart Jr
Indian Head
Ben Crockett
Woodbury
N. J
Charlie Browning
Bolt
Melba Jean Roach
David
B. White
Atlanta, Ga
Elton Booth
Roswell
N. M
Sherry
Marilyn
Coral Gables, Fla
Clint Henderson
Troy Henderson
Lip gloss sold as lipstick-like medicated gloss
A transparent lip gloss marketed as lipstick like form adds high gloss when applied over lipstick. It is medicated to help protect lips from dryness and chapping.
Restore Body to Hair Hair Care Advice Card
A hair care note recommends a creamy lotion after shampoo to prevent dryness and brittleness. The lotion adds gloss and body to the hair, improving overall texture and shine.
Flower Drying Demonstrated by Briarcliff Garden Club
Mrs. George Massing led a program on Drying Flowers for Fall Arrangements at the Briarcliff Garden Club meeting hosted by Mrs. E R Harris. She described air drying, dry boxes with borax and cornmeal, glycerin treatment for leaves, and shown samples of zinnias peonies seeds and leaves. Ribbons were awarded for arrangements and horticultural entries. Atoms in white dwarf stars are noted as densely packed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Massing
Briarcliff Garden Club
E. R. Harris
Thomas Minter
E. J. Berger
Massing
Ireland
Florist
Daniel Martina
Jack Hutchens
Malcolm Smith
Glenn Runyon
I. Braxton Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
T. W. Wilson Jr
N. Oakwood Ave
Linda
Tommy
Patricia
Augusta
Clarence Savage Jr
Ponderosa Dr
A. N. Breckinridge
Parkwood Dr
Robert Abbott
Fayetteville
Lex Breckinridge
Don Houchins
Cathy Ann
Gary Don
Clete Blevins
Frankie Sue
Jennings St
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Richard Davis
Doug
Susan
Fort Pierce
Fla
K. Douglas Bowers
Woodlawn Ave
Women’s Department of
St. Matthew's Ame
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Laurel Business and Professional Women’s Club
Appalachian Assembly Room
Beckley Assembly
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Howe St
Crab Orchard Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Church of the Brethren
Beckley Temple No
Pythian Sisters
Lodge Hall
Valley Drive
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Charles Lane
Temple St
the Playhouse
Ann Thomas
Calloway Heights Community Church
Bruno Barney
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Beaver Methodist Church
Pine Wood Garden Club
Robert McClure
Jackson St
Byrd
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Church-Land
Pluto Road
R. Gene Smith
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Gaile Bair
Stuart Sondheimer
Washington, D. C
Oak Hill
Randy Clay
G. M. Powers
Main St
Downstair Store
Bec
Taty
Ichmon
Enneys
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