Holiday Fashions To Be Featured At Luncheon
Members of the luncheon committee finalize plans for a Wednesday style show to benefit the Black Knight County Club. The event at 1 p.m. features dress modeling by numerous Raleigh County homemakers and guests with Mrs. A. J. O’Brian as narrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hunt
Woodlawn Avenue
M. A. Johnson
R. G. Broaddus
Freda Cox
Arlie Cox
Bible Ave
Black Knight Country Club
J. W. Ward Jr
Charles Merritt
John V. Schulte
J. W. Miles
Robert Thacker
William R. Sigmund
James Davis
Nancy Lytton
David Farris
Laura Cooper
Warren D. Elliott
W. E. Wilkinson
K. Douglas Bowers
W. J. Barbour Jr
Diana Hontgas
John A. Hedrick
Calvin E. Trent
A. J. (Inez) O’brian
Clement Schulte
Legal Secretaries Donate To Drives
A $5 donation by each member to Mac's Toy Fund and the Salvation Army was made at a special Legal Secretaries Assn meeting in the Raleigh County Circuit Court room. Twelve members attended as Twyla Harcuff outlined plans to prepare Christmas baskets for two needy families, with clothing and toy donations requested. The group will hold its annual Christmas party December 18 with Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Locke showing slides from their Holy Land trip.
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Mac’s Toy Fund
Salvation Army
Old William and Mary Building, World’s Earliest Academic Landmark
The main building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg Virginia is the oldest academic building in North America. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and constructed in 1695.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
North America
Sir Christopher Wren
Early Christmas decor and Rockne coaching record
Gilded egg shells wax tapers and bright paper bags held comfits lozenges and barley sugar as early Christmas tree decorations. The football teams coached by Knute Rockne achieved 105 wins 12 losses and 5 ties.
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Knute Rockne
Meets Set Thursday By Presbyterian Circles
Circles of the Women of the Church of Beckley Presbyterian Church will meet Thursday in multiple host homes and times. Locations include Dixon Lane, Kana w ha St, Kanawha St, Glenn Ave, Mercer St, Granville Ave, Prince St, Druid Ave, Hull St, Orchard Ave, and the Bible Classroom, with meetings from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. start times.
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Presbyterian Circles
Church of Beckley Presbyterian Church
B. V. Kelly
William Cruser
Dixon Lane
A.m
Doyle Minter
N. Kanawha St
T. K. Mahan
A. J. Walker
J. T. Daniels
Robert Boren
Glenn Ave
Garrett Childress
John Hindlsey
Mercer St
C. L. West
J. K. Edmundson
H. C. Avis
Druid Ave
C. H. Perry
Oakey Dunn
Fred Richmond
Granville Ave
A. P. Stevenson
Women's Bible Classroom
J H. Grose
Reese Mallette
R. A. Cunningham
Hull St
Joe Hedges
J. A. Pierson
Orchard Ave
George Cales
T. A. Wood
Frederick Wilson
Beckley Women's groups calendar for week announced
Local column invites women to submit notices for regular meetings and events. Calendar lists Electa Chapter OES Mool St at 6 p.m., Gulf Woman's Club teen event, Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge Mabscott, and numerous church WSCS circles, clubs, and PTA dinners through Thursday with venues across Beckley and surroundings.
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Mayour
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Russell Hamm recuperates at his home in Tams after hospital observation. Specialists and Mrs George Hamm return to Coppers Cove Texas after visiting Crab Orchard and Tams. Hamm attended Army schooling at Ft Eustis and is stationed at Ft Hood. CPL Emmanuel Smith at Ft Bragg spent weekend with relatives in Sophia and Meadow Creek. Pvt Burt Holland, Maine native, also at Ft Bragg, was a guest. Mrs Ivan Pizzino and children Diana and Michael visited Glen Fork while husband patrolled Pocahontas County for deer season. Jack Front and Elinor Atlas Front announce birth of daughter Elizabeth at WVU Hospital. Guardians were present. father is WVU Hospital chief medical therapist. Jackie R Mays hosts a birthday party for daughter Nona Gaye with many relatives and friends in Morgantown.
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Copperscove
Tex
George Hamm
James G. Blevins
Crab Orchard
Russell Hamm
Tams
Hamm
U. S. Army
Ft. Eustis
Ft. Hood
Cpl
Emmanuel Smith
Army
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Kenneth Lester
Sophia
C. J. Smith
Meadow Creek
Smith
Pvt
Burt Holland
Maine
Ivan Pizzino
Diana
Michael
Glen Fork
Eugene Dematteis
Theresa
Calloway Heights
Pocahontas County
Conservation Commission
Jack Front
Medical Center Rd
Morgantown
Elizabeth
West Virginia University Hospital
Mark Alan
Elinor Atlas
Philip Atlas
New York City
Dora C. Front
Heber Sr
Marc L. Front
Wvu Hospital
Inch of Candle Auction Phrase Describes Historic Sale
The term inch of candle referred to a public auction in England and the American colonies where bidding continued until a candle burned down. This phrase marks a simple, time bound sale method used in regional markets.
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England
Roses Bloom Better With Pruning Postponed Till March
Floriculturists say pruning should be delayed until March to ensure better rose blooms. The advice emphasizes harvest timing and plant vigor, advising gardeners to wait for favorable season conditions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raleigh Register
Morty
Meekle
Morty Meekle
Raleigh County
O. M. Harper
Clendenin
Center
Appalachian Assembly Room
Harless Stover
Paul C. Burdette
Okey Brooks
Harper
Sigmund St
Orion
New York, N. Y
Gregeraten
Ree. U
Pat
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Gulf Woman’s Club
Golden Gate
Rebekah
Mabscott
Black Diamond Unit
West Virginia
Deb Juniors
Woman’s Club of
Park Avenue
Dry Hill
Beckley Newcomers Club
Beckley Art Group
Elks Club
WSCS
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
M. L. Kayser
Laren Ave
Melvola
Oes
Jericho
G. St
Queen Elizabeth
Order of Eastern Star of
PLC
Howe St
Thrifty Homemaker’s Club
Louise Goldstone
Grant Street
Parent - Teacher Association of
Stratton High School
Dora McCormick
Old Eccles Rd
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia Clubhouse
Edith Morris
St. Mary's Methodist Church
J. W. Harvey
Raleigh General Nurses Alumni Association
Beckley - Winn Hotel
Christines
J. W. Walters
Neville
Beckley Hospital
Jackie R. Mays
Bere Ave
Nona Gaye
Robert Graveley
Fredia Gravely
Rita Gravely
Roger Gravely
Ronnie Ballard
Cindy Hollands
Tamara Cooper
Iralene Redden
Fred Gravely
Sandra Gravely
Patty Gravely
Norma Davis
Barden Davis
John Yost
Arnold Yost Jr
Linda Chambers
Carolyn Mays
Dale Mays
Kathy Ballard
Ginger Ballard
Denier
White
Bulova
Wooddell
Main St
Court House
Kentucky
America
Ancient Age Dist, CO
Frankfort
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