Beckley Ladies Attend Various Social Gatherings
A list of attendees from Beckley reveals numerous women at gatherings including Mrs. Dennis Leary, Miss Mona Wood, Miss Boots Dilley and others. Events noted include a 7:30 p.m. initiation committee gathering and a 6 p.m. Christmas covered dish dinner at the Sally McGinnis Bible Class, Methodist Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Leary
Mona Wood
Boots Dilley
Alfred Hughes
Nancy Thorne
Robert Thomson Jr
Lawrence Thorne
Topsy O'Dell
All of Beckley
Roy Meador
Anna Laura Waid
Sally McGinnis
Methodist Temple
Ladies Mission Society of
Beckley Women’s groups list weekly event notices
Women groups in Beckley publish notices of meetings including Navy Mothers Club Christmas party at Mrs Clinton Dew 403 Valley Drive and Royal Neighbors at Eagles Hall Woodlawn Avenue along with ad hoc gatherings from Beta Sigma Phi to Shady Spring District Woman's Club and local churches. Receipts by 10 am used the same day for Sunday entries and Saturday for weekend calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Navy Mothers Club
Clinton Dew
Valley Drive
W. B. Connoley
Roscoe Bailey
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Hall
Woodlawn Avenue
Ways and Means
Shady Spring District
Woman’s Club
Zina French
Ken
Zeta Phi Beta and Garden Club Meet at Local Homes
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Alpha Zeta Zeta Chapter hosts Mrs. C D Trent at 1503 S Kana wha St for a 3 p.m. Saturday gathering. Monday sees Azalea Garden Club, hosted by Mrs H C Avis at Druid Ave, holding an annual Christmas luncheon at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Zeta
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
C. D. Trent
S. Kanawha St
Azalea Garden Club
H. C. Avis
Druid Ave
Gulf Woman's Club Cancels Friday Box Supper Dance
The Gulf Woman's Club Fine Arts Department cancels the Friday night box supper and dance at the Clubhouse. Chairwoman Mrs. Robert Horton says the event will be rescheduled for a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Woman’s Club
Fine Arts Department
Gulf Woman's Club
Robert Horton
Zinc Usage in Steel Protection Dominates Metal Trade
Britannica notes zinc is mainly used to protect steel from atmospheric corrosion, accounting for about 40 percent of the metal trade. This reflects zinc’s key role in corrosion resistance and longevity of steel structures and components.
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Britannica
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Miss Janith Cochran of Barboursville arrived to visit her parents at Daniels and works in Barboursville State Hospital office. Mrs J W Witherspoon is conducting world missions workshops in Kentucky this week. James Salyer, mayor of Sophia, in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital since Nov. 29. Mrs Roger Sharp in satisfactory condition after orthopedic surgery at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Mrs Georgia Marie Balding of Oak Hill visiting son-in-law James L Wood Jr and family in Austin Ave after returning from Sherman Texas. Pvt Samuel B Kessler leaves for Ft Gordon after basic training at Ft Jackson spending 14 days with his parents. Mrs Julia Ragland admitted to Raleigh General Hospital. Wesleyan Service Guild met at St Marys Church to plan fund-raising. next meeting Dec 19 at Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janith Cochran
Barboursville
Hubert E. Cochran
Daniels
Miss Cochran
J. W. Witherspoon
Beaver Ave
Board of
World Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Kentucky
James Salyer
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
James L. Wood Jr
Austin Ave
Georgia Marie Balding
Oak Hill
Sherman
Wesleyan Service Guild
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
Stanley Gurress
Treasury
Ryan Lilly
Dixon
B. L. Moss
Holiday Schedule at BK Country Club Festivities
The Black Knight Country Club releases a December calendar of events including a Holiday Fashion Show on December 13, a Christmas Get-to-gether on December 17 with dancing by the Tommy Dickenson Trio, a Junior and Teen-Ager Dance on December 21 with The Deconaires, a Children's Party on December 23 with Santa, and a New Year’s Eve Dance on December 31 headlined by Bus Widmer’s seven-piece band. Club hours note closures December 24 and 25, then a two week break January 1 to 15. Reservations and table bookings are described by manager Robert B. Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
Tommy Dickenson
Deconaires
Pearlsburg
Blacksburg
Santa Claus
Bus Widmer
Ohio
Hors D’oeuvers
Robert B. Parker
Parker
Mainz Plans World Printing Museum Opening in 1962
Mainz Germany birthplace of Johann Gutenberg inventor of movable type expects to open a world museum of printing during 1962 with plans for exhibits tracing the craft from its origins to modern typography and publishing facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainz
Germany
Johann Gutenberg
Racing Bird Speeds Up To 35 Miles Per Hour
Knowledge rate suggests scientists add ten billion words to world knowledge each year. The chaparral cock, or road runner, will race cars at speeds up to 35 miles an hour. The bird flies off the ground only on rare occasions.
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Robert Rhinehart
Westmoreland St
St. John’s Baptist Church
Raleigh
Lillian Carter
C. E. Fife
Norma Allen
Nellie Cundiff
Hinton
P. R. Buckholt
F. M. Arritt
C. T. Shackelford
Fayetteville
Florence Croft
Ansted
Laura Hinchman
Davin
W. C. Neal
Herbert Morgan
W. W. Cook
Mullens
Mae Belcher
Pineville
Willia Huddleston
XI Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
James E. Brown
Alpha Phi
Pauline Jarrett
Davenport
Living Investments
Wayne Reynolds
Robert Hatcher
Leslie Carter
Oscar Williams
O. J. Smith
Woman's Club of
Park Ave
Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Bank of Raleigh
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi
Bair Building
Filiza Hunter
Florence Hall
Bair St
D Demi Debs
Pam Thacker
Queen St
Christian Women’s Fellowship of
First Christian Church
Playhouse
Loof Hall
N. Oakwood Ave
Beaver Lions Club
Gamma Gamma
Richmond
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Court of Calantha
Knights of Pythian Hall
South Fayette Street
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
James Pennington
Prosperity
Sophia Fire Department
Town Hall
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Chiefs Club
Poinsettia Savings Club
Aileen Duren
Riley St
Giris
Princeton
Bluefield
Welch
Pital
Ft. Gordon
Pvt
Samuel B. Kessler
U. S. Army
Ft. Jackson
S.C
S. W. Kessler
Raleigh General Hospital
Julia Ragland
Broadway St
Neth Gross
Oscar Hutchison
SSDWC
Kenneth Gross
Lowell Lilly
Raymond Eye
Harold Ward
Shady Spring High School
BK Country Club
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Leslie W. Dalton, Jr
S. Oakwood Ave
Montgomery Ward
Golden Brent
Dacron
Golden Brent Sport
Brent
England
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Orion
Gordenent
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