Beckley area sorority rush preview at coffee event
About 150 members and guests attended an informal coffee at the Woman's Club of Beckley hosted by the Beckley Area Panhellenic Association. The program featured a fall fashion show with 15 members modeling campus styles and a panel on sororities on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Beckley Area
Panhellenic Association
John Ashworth
Joe L. Smith Jr
Joan Miller
WVU
Jane Walker
Mount Hope
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Judy Toler
Mullens
Concord College
Mary Doug Haldane
Patricia Trail
Susan Burleson
Loleta Melton
Charles W. Merritt
Thomas Minter
Polly's Pointers and Do-What-You-Like Club tale
In Polly’s Pointers columns a nostalgic reader shares forming a Do-What-You-Like Club by young suburban mothers. The group meets weekly with members taking turns cooking baking sewing and organizing activities for the children to brighten days at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Cramer
Miss Fleming Returns to Teaching After European Tour
Miss Ann Fleming of Homestead Florida resumes duties at Homestead Air Base Elementary School after five weeks touring eight countries in Europe. She spent a week in Beckley visiting sisters Mrs Arnold Holdren Mrs Mike Pachuta and Mrs Earl Dalton. In Europe she visited sister and brother in Bamberg Germany Sgt and Mrs John J Hallman. Mr and Mrs L W Lobstein return home to 227 Hargrove Street after weeks touring the Pacific Northwest and attending the World's Fair in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Fleming
Homestead, Fla
Beckley
Homestead Air Base Elementary School
Europe
Arnold Holdren
Parkway Dr
Mike Pachuta
Mankin Ave
Earl Dalton
Lilly Heights
John J. Hallman
Bamberg
Germany
L W. Lobenstein
Hargrove St
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Wash
Mr and Mrs Hayse Bratton Return Home With Son
Mr and Mrs Hayse Bratton and their son Steven have returned to 207 Scott Ave after a several days visit in Moorehead City North Carolina.
Local family moves to Charleston for IRS job
Jr. and two children, previously of Dorcas Avenue, have relocated to Charleston where he has accepted a position with the Internal Revenue Service. He previously served as treasurer of Beck ley Presbyterian Church while residing in the area.
Waughs Host Visitation For First Grandchild
Visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs O C Waugh at MacArthur are their daughter Mrs Robert Lyon and three month old son Donald Eugene of La Grange Illinois Their husband and father is to arrive Friday Donald is the first and only grandchild of the Waughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Waugh
MacArthur
Robert Lyon
Donald Eugene
la Grange
Lll
Donald
Waughs
Martin Family Visit From Fair Haven
Mr and Mrs Fred Martin and children Evelyn and Harry of Fair Haven New Jersey are spending the week with her mother Mrs H L Crawford at 340 North Kanawha Street Their son Fred Jr is expected to arrive this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Martin
Evelyn
Harry
Fair Haven
N. J
H. L. Crawford
N. Kanawha St
Fred Jr
Harold Neely Honored With Surprise Farewell Party
Harold Neely of Hinton the 1960 Republican gubernatorial candidate, and his family, were honored with a surprise farewell party at the Glass House. A summer graduate of West Virginia University, Neely will assume a teaching post there next Sunday. The event was arranged by Damon Williams and Robert Spencer, both of Hinton, and Cecil Underwood and his family attended as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Neely
Hinton
Glass House
West Virginia University
Neely
Damon Williams
Robert Spencer
Cecil Underwood
Miss Ann Davis Resumes West Virginia University Duties
Miss Ann Davis returned Sunday to Morgantown West Virginia University where she completes her master's degree after visiting Miss Anne Kessinger at Glade Creek. Davis has accepted a teaching post at a university in Athens Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Davis
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Anne Kessinger
Glade Creek
Miss Davis
Athens
Miss Cheryl Faull Vacation With Parents In Roanoke
Miss Cheryl Ann Faull a student nurse at Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke Va is spending a 10 day vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs John Faull of Ford Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Ann Faull
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke
John Faull
Ford Street
Mrs Grover C Hedrick Jr Named Treasurer At WV Med Aux
Mrs Grover C Hedrick Jr will serve this year as treasurer of the Women's Auxiliary to the West Virginia Medical Association. She was named with other officers at the annual meeting held Thursday and Friday at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs with the 95th annual meeting of the state Medical Association. Mrs Howard G Weiler of Wheeling was named president of the Women's Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover C. Hedrick Jr
West Virginia Medical Association
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
State Medical Association
Howard G. Weiler
Wheeling
Women’s Auxiliary
Eddy Family Weekend Visit Returns to Parkersburg
Mr and Mrs E Blaine Eddy of Parkersburg were weekend guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Herbert B Eddy of Lester. They were accompanied home by their son Blaine who had visited for several weeks with his grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Blaine Eddy
Parkersburg
Herbert B. Eddy
Lester
Blaine
Kes family visiting Lorain Ohio relatives in Harpers Road home
Mr and Mrs George E Kes and children Gregory Mark and Sharon of Lorain Ohio are guests this week in the Harper Road home of her parents Mr and Mrs Ildon Borrer. Gregory and Mark have stayed the past ten days with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Ted Kessinger in Glade Creek and with the Rorrers. The family plans to return home next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Kessinger
Gregory
Mark
Sharon
Lorain
Ohio
Harper Road
Ildon Borrer
Ted Kessinger
Glade Creek
Rorrers
O'Dell Family Returns Home After Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Cletus O'Dell and children Cletus Jr and Donna Kay return to Colmar Manor Maryland after a weekend with his mother Nina O'Dell and aunt Donna B Dorsey of 112 Koiner St in their home community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cletus O'Dell
Cletus Jr
Donna Kay
Colmar Manor
Nina O'Dell
Donna B. Dorsey
Koiner St
Charles Preslar Returns From North Carolina Vacation
Post Herald city editor Charles Preslar came back from a week’s vacation with stops in Blowing Rock Sanford and Fremont and a tour of the Outer Banks He also spent several days with his family in Hickory Mrs Bill Newman and daughters Sherry and Marilyn have returned to Coral Gables Florida after a month with her parents in Glen Daniel Mr and Mrs Joe V Huddle Also noted are visits and homecomings tied to local residents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Preslar
Post-Herald
North Carolina
Blowing Rock
Sanford
Fremont
Hickory
Bill Newman
Sherry
Marilyn
Coral Gables
Fla
R. C. Henderson
Glen Daniel
Navy apprentice on 14 day leave from Beckley
James Darrell Meadows sea man apprentice in the U S Navy spends a 14 day leave at his mother Mrs Ora Meadows home in Beckley. He will report for duty at the U S Naval Air Station Oceana Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Darrell Meadows
U.S. Navy
Ora, Meadows of
Beckley
U.S. Naval Air Station
Oceana
Family notes from Louisville and Shady Spring social roundups
Mr and Mrs Walter White and family of Louisville Ky visit Mrs Mae Keiner in Woodlawn Ave. They plan to return home this weekend. Sandra McKenzie a Morris Harvey College junior vacationing with Mr and Mrs Howard Wallace at 113 Riley St. Frank Willis of Lanham Md and Mrs Walter Farrow of Shady Spring hosted luncheon. Maxwell Hill hosts Mr and Mrs Jack Roop weekend guests Mr and Mrs Jack Rowe of Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Gus) White
Louisville, Ky
Mae Keiner
Woodlawn Ave
Walter White
Hargrove Street
Howard Wallace
Riley St
Sandra McKenzie
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Frank Willis
Lanham, Md
Walter Farrow
Shady Spring
Maxwell Hill
Jack Roop
Jack Rowe
Fairmont
Wood-Hylton Reunion Planned at W C Wood Tract
The Wood Hylton family reunion is set for Sunday September 2 at the W C Wood tract on Tommie's Creek owned by J C Wood with Henry Wood as president. Members and guests are asked to bring picnic baskets for an all day event. The morning sermon will be by Rev Lynn Combs and the afternoon sermon by Rev Charley Bell. featured singers Clint and Sarah Hill and Cal and Marie Summers. Other officers include Lacy Wood Laten Wood and Albert Hylton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood-Hylton
Wood-Hylton Family
W. C. Wood
J. C. Wood
Tommie’s Creek
Henry Wood
Reunion Association
Lynn Combs
Charley Bell
Clint
Sarah Hill
Beckley
Cal
Marie Summers
Barn Church
Lacy Wood
Crab Orchard
Laten Wood
Albert Hylton
Ferguson Tankersley Marry In Dunbar Methodist Church
Mrs. Lois F Tankersley and Greene L Ferguson wed at 7 30 p m in Dunbar Mississippi with Rev W Cecil Shepherd officiating The bride daughter of W White Tankersley of Forest Virginia and the late Mrs Tankersley and the groom son of Mrs Roy Pritchard of Camps Creek The ceremony featured gladioli and daisies with a white Bible bouquet The matron of honor wore rose embossed brocade The couple will reside at 1028 Central Ave Charleston after a wedding trip to Washington and Fairfax Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey's Memorial Methodist Church
Dunbar
Lois F. Tankersley
Greene L. Ferguson
W. White Tankersley
Forest
Dorothy Morton
Jack Horton
Lloyd A. Tankersley
Fellowship Hall
Betty Pickens
Mary Ann Miller
Dorothy Moulder
Charleston Orthopedic Appliances Co
Cohen Drug, Co
Charleston
Washington, D. C
Fairfax, Va
Central Ave
Rural Acres Club Plans Contest and Meeting Notes
The Rural Acres Garden Club announced an in group flower arrangement contest at the next meeting hosted by Mrs. Orville Ballengee in Calloway Heights. New president Mrs. Frank Shortt led discussions including a September rummage sale and the Appalachian District meeting at Collins High School, Oak Hill on Sept 29. Plan to record club trustees for Rural Acres Drive property and build a clubhouse soon. Past president Mrs. W R Yost spoke on mulching citing Raleigh County Library as a resource. Mulching aims to preserve soil moisture and protect plants from temperature swings and sun. acceptable materials include leaves manure straw sawdust pine wood grass clippings burlap and paper, with fire risk noted near houses. Thirteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Acres Garden Club
Frank Shortt
Orville Ballengee
Calloway Heights
West Virginia Garden Club, Inc
Collins High School
Oak Hill
Rural Acres Drive
Raleigh County Library
Monday Notices From Beckley to Mabscott Village Clubs
Coming events listings show Beckley Legal Secretaries Association picnic canceled at New River Park. No. 1 Club of St. John’s Baptist Church Raleigh hosts Kate Murray at S Fayette St 7 p.m. Chaminade Music Club meets Flat Top Lake at C A Thompson 7 30 p.m. Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge 6 30 p.m dinner 8 p.m meeting with Pollyanna gifts. IOOF Hall Mabscott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Legal Secretaries Association
New River Park
St. John’s Baptist Church
Raleigh
Kate Murray
S. Fayette St
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge
Ioof Hall
Mabscott
Tuesday Meeting Notices From Community Groups
Christian Women's Fellowship at First Christian Church holds an executive committee meeting at 7 30 p m followed by a combined meeting with the official board. Phymosia Garden Club gathers at 228 Westwood Drive 1 30 p m. Judea Shrine No 13 Friendship Night at Masonic Temple Howe Street 8 p m. Beckley Art Group meets at 7 30 p m at Mrs Holt Kester’s Harper Road. Modernistic Homemakers Club at Mrs Walter Robinson on Hager Street 6 p m. Ladies Day for women golfers at Black Knight Country Club 9 a m. Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club picnic at Flat Top Lake home of Mrs Virgil Sarrett 6 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Women's Fellowship
First Christian Church
CWF
Phymosia Garden Club
Frank West
Westwood Drive
Judea Shrine No
Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Beckley Art Group
Homemakers Club
Walter Robinson
Hager Street
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Flat Top Lake
Virgil Sarrett
Pleasant Hills visitors plan tour of Kentucky Tennessee and Smokies
Pleasant Hills residents Mr and Mrs J C Knibb and daughters Lees and Frances of Crozier Virginia spent the weekend visiting brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Fred H Nichols. They plan a tour of Kentucky Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains before returning home Mrs Prema Baker has been discharged from Beckley Hospital and is improving at her Pleasant Hills home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Knibb
Lees and
Frances
Crozier
Fred H. Nichols
Kentucky
Tennessee
Smoky Mountains
Prema Baker
Beckley Hospital
Pleasant Hills
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Malcolm F. Smith
Betty Ramey
Morehead State College
Morehead
Jo Anne Kish
Sophia
Judy Park
Carol Kuhn
University of Cincinnati
Smith
Harry Patterson III
R. E. Mallette
Jan Stratton
Harold Hedrick
Becky Thompson
Martha Christian
Jack Hutchens
E. S. Pugh Jr
Nancy Boyd
Roy A. Cunningham
Polly
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
NEA
Helen Conway
Mrs. A. C
Connie
CAFE
Main St. Beckley
Raymond
Dial
Keya
Beye Cosmetic Studio
Jeauty
MR. and
Mrs
Joe V. Huddle
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Washington
Roanoke 2
Cincinnati
Columbus
Piedmont Airlines
Mrs. Greene L. Ferguson
Rural Acres Club
Spartan
Singer Sewing Machine CO
S. Kanawha Si
THE
Singer Mfg. CO
Woman's Department of Reckery
Chaminade Music Club
C. A. Thompson
Black Knight Country Club
Beard School of Dance
Golden Heart
Love Bros
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