Beckley Women Voters Plan Christmas Party and Club Meetups
Beckley League of Women Voters hosts a Christmas party at Bank of Raleigh Civic Room at 7 30 p.m. Sophia Methodist Church Woman's Society meets at 7 30 p.m. at Rev Mason's home. Social Service Committee of Women of the Moose gathers at Appalachian Assembly Room at 7 p.m. with guests invited.
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Beckley League of Women Voters
Bank of Raleigh
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Sophia Methodist Church
Lemuel R. Mason
Social Service Committee of Women of the Moose
Appalachian Assembly Room
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Regular Meeting Notice
Beta Sigma Phi Beta Lambda Chapter will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 p m in the Hopkins Skylanes Conference Room.
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Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Hopkins Skylanes
Eagles Auxiliary Christmas Party At Eagles Hall
Eagles Auxiliary hosts a Christmas party at Eagles Hall on Woodlawn Avenue at 7 30 p m with members invited to join in seasonal festivities and fellowship.
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Eagles
Eagles Hall
Woodlawn Ave
King's Daughters Christmas Program and Party
A King's Daughters event is set for 1:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of First Christian Church featuring a Christmas program and party for members and guests.
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King’s Daughters
Fellowship Hall of
First Christian Church
Prosperous Hills Garden Club Plans Christmas Arrangements Exchange
Prosperous Hills Garden Club members led by Mrs J R Campbell of Prosperity meet at 7 30 p m to prepare Christmas arrangements for exchange among members.
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Prosperous Hills Garden Club
J. R. Campbell
Prosperity
Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club Christmas Party
Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club invites members to a Christmas party at Bow Wick at 6 30 p m. Details indicate an evening gathering with holiday cheer and fellowship.
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Hillcrest
Bow
Wick
Woman's Improvement League Meeting At Fayette Street Home
A Woman's Improvement League event takes place at the home of Mrs. E. L. Morton, 430 South Fayette Street, at 1 p.m. Mrs. William Beverly serves as co host.
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Woman’s Improvement League
E. L. Morton
S. Fayette St
William Beverly
Evening club meetings listed for Coal City area
Ladies Auxiliary of Freewill Baptist Church meets at Auxiliary Building at 6 p.m. Young Woman's Club of Central Baptist Church gathers at 202 Dock Street, home of Mrs. Juanita Spradley, at 7 p.m.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Freewill Baptist Church of
Coal City
Young Woman's Club
Central Baptist Church
Juanita Spradley
Dock St
Tryouts and meetings listed for community groups
Tryouts for Curtin Callers at The Playhouse directed by Mrs Dorothy Ellenbogen at 7 30 p m. Poinsettia Savings Club meets at 134 Sour Street at 7 p m with Mrs Ernest Jones hosting. Piney View PTA holds regular meeting at the school at 7 30 p m. Memorial Baptist Church Women’s Mission Society elects officers at 7 30 p m. Beckley Temple No 55 Pythian Sisters and Past Chiefs Club host a turkey dinner and gift exchange at Richmond Recreation Center starting 6 p m.
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Women’s Mission Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Chiefs
Richmond Recreation Center
Westwood Garden Club Christmas Dinner at Black Knight Club
Westwood Garden Club hosts its annual Christmas dinner at Black Knight Country Club starting at 6 30 p m Details focus on club gathering and holiday celebration at a private venue with members attending.
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Westwood Garden Club
Black Knight Country Club
Christmas meeting of Cal Loway Heights class
Ann Thomas leads Bible Class of Cal Loway Heights Community Church at Mrs William Woods home on Sycamore Street at 7 30 p m.
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Ann Thomas
Calloway Heights Community Church
William Woods
Sycamore St
Friday Wiley Spiritual Choir Rehearsal at Central Baptist
The Friday Wiley Spiritual Choir will rehearse at Central Baptist Church at 7 30 p m. Members gather for evening practice and community worship in a warm church setting.
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Wiley
Central Baptist Church
Community Groups Hold Evening Meetings and Gift Exchange
Queen Esther Court No. 53 of Heroines of Jericho gathers at G. St. at 5 30 p.m. The Rural Acres Garden Club hosts a Christmas meeting and gift exchange at 212 Elm St the home of Mrs. W J Falconer at 7 30 p.m.
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Jericho
G. St
Rural Acres Garden Club
W. J. Falconer
Elm St
Zeta Phi Beta Chapter Hosts Tea at New Pioneer Hotel
Alpha Zeta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority holds a social tea at the New Pioneer Hotel on South Fayette Street at 3 p.m. Mrs. Pearl Hodges and Mrs. Mary Jackson are the hostesses.
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Alpha Zeta Zeta
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
New Pioneer Hotel
South Fayette St
Pearl Hodges
Mary Jackson
Bethlehem Chapter 71 Christmas Party for Members' Kids
Bethlehem Chapter 71 Order of Eastern Star hosts a Christmas party for members' children and grandchildren under 12 at Masonic Temple starting 2 p.m. Charm-Ette Subdeb Club hosts a separate Christmas Party at El Chico at 2 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring gifts for the industrial school.
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Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ette
el Chico
Industrial School
Dry Hill Club Plans Christmas Party at Prosperity Building
Dry Hill Home Demonstration Club announces a Christmas party to be held at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Building on the 7th of December. Members and guests will enjoy seasonal refreshments, music, and a small gift exchange.
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Dry Hill
Soviet Citizens Offered Winter Cruises to Cuba
The Tass news agency announced winter cruises to sunny Cuba for Soviet citizens. Three cruise liners, including the Baltika that carried Premier Khrushchev to New York in 1960, will operate the trips twice monthly.
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Cuba
Moscow
UPI
Tass
Nikita Khrushchev
New York
GFWC President Urges Safe Holiday Practices
The General Federation of Women's Clubs president Mrs Dexter Otis Arnold urges mothers and clubwomen to follow basic safety rules during Christmas. She cautions about home fires from matches and unsafe trees, toy materials, wrapping disposal, and driving precautions including seat belts and mindful driving. Local Raleigh County clubs echo the message urging families to avoid accidents and enjoy a safe season.
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America
Dexter Otis Arnold
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Raleigh County
GFWC
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Gulf Woman’s Club
Shady Spring District
Marsh Fork District
Alexandria
Christ
Santa Claus
Polly’s Pointers: Household Tips From Polly Cramer
Readers share clever home hacks from freezing important papers in a cellophane bag as a makeshift safe storage to masking shiny irons with an old sock and using tape masks for colds. Suggestions include replacing clothesline with chain for drip dry and quick storage ideas. Polly invites more ideas for a silver dollar if used.
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Polly
S.N.S
M.C
Raleigh Register
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Court
Marriage permit applications listed include Willie Murphy 36 Beckley son of Silas Murphy and Everliner Minix and Margaret Martin 23 Beckley daughter of Robert and Lula Collier. James H. Robinson 23 Bowie Md son of Willie and Elizabeth Robinson and Birdie Jean Doss 20 MacArthur daughter of George and Catherine Doss. Edward Franklin Scarbro 24 Mount Hope son of Grady and Ardena Scarbro and Jackie Lea Compton 21 Clear Creek. James Denzil Treadway 21 Cleveland Ohio son of Junior and Margaret Treadway and Marylin Sharlene Lilly 18 Sullivan daughter of Archie and Garnet Lilly.
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Raleigh County Court
Willie Murphy
Beckley
Silas Murphy
Everliner Minix
Margaret Martin
Robert
Lula Collier
James H. Robinson
Bowie
Willie
Elizabeth Robinson
Birdie Jean Doss
MacArthur
George and
Catherine Doss
Edward Franklin Scarbro
Mount Hope
Grady and
Ardena Scarbro
Jackie Lea Compton
Clear Creek
Zack
Ida Hancock
James Denzil Treadway
Cleveland
Ohio
Junior
Margaret Treadway
Marylin Sharlene Lilly
Sullivan
Archie
Garnet Lilly
Moscow holiday bazaar in House of Toys features Father Frost
Moscow children visit a Christmas theme free bazaar at the House of Toys as Moscow Radio reports Father Frost and the Snow Maiden greet them. An artificial pine forest adds a real pine smell to the display, reflecting seasonal cheer.
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Moscow
UPI
House of Toys
Moscow Radio
Frost
Snow Maiden
Local residents' holiday travels and hospital notes
Mrs John Linsky of Cranberry returns home from Raleigh General Hospital after a 10 day stay. Richard Bruce Abrams, Blair Academy freshman, to spend Christmas vacation from Dec 15 to Jan 2. His brother A David Jr., a freshman at Washington and Lee University, to visit Dec 19. Mrs Forest Boyd undergoes major surgery at Raleigh General and is reported satisfactory. Wein, a UPenn Medical School freshman, at 107 Queen Street. Mrs Ophelia Hill returns to Birmingham after two weeks visit while her mother Mrs Grace Salmon was hospitalized at Beckley Memorial.
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John Linsky
Cranberry
Raleigh General Hospital
Richard Bruce Abrams
A. David Abrams
Springdale Ave
Blair Academy
Blairstown
N.J
Blair
A. David Jr
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Forest (Thelma) Boyd
Mount Tabor
Ophelia Hill
Birmingham
Ala
Grace Salmon
Rhodes St
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Gay Snowflake Decorations For Young Holiday Makers
Children will enjoy creating colorful snowflakes and a tabletop snowflake tree. Instructions cover cutting folded circles, assembling a mobile, gift wrap patterns, and a cone-tree display with crayons, gold paper, and water color washes for festive home décor. Alan Wein visits Dec. 22 for Christmas with his parents.
Beckley Art Group Elects New Officers At Dinner
At the Beckley Art Group Tuesday dinner 25 members attended as new officers were introduced. Mrs. Eugene O'Neal named president, Miss Virginia McCormick first vice president, Mrs. Charles Earehart Jr. second vice president, Mrs. Holt Kester secretary, and L. W. Thorne treasurer at the Beckley Elks Club.
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Beckley Art Group
Eugene O’neal
Virginia McCormick
Charles Earehart Jr
Holt Kester
L. W. Thorne
Beckley Elks Club
Centennial Queens Contest Set For This Weekend In Charleston
Raleigh County candidate Miss Jane Anderson arrives from Morgantown to compete for West Virginia Centennial queen. The event at the Daniel Boone Hotel features 55 contestants with 15 semifinalists and five finalists. Officials include Mrs. Lewis and Gov. Barron. Finalists travel to Pasadena for the Tournament of Roses parade.
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Raleigh County
Jane Anderson
Charleston
Morgantown
West Virginia
J. G. Anderson Jr
Flat Top Lake
West Virginia University
Daniel Boone Hotel
C. C. Lewis
Queens Awards
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Centennial Commission
John Shanklin
Numley Snedegar
Queens
Hulett Smith
Department of Commerce
W. W. Barron
Lewis
Queen’s
Parlor C
Municipal Auditorium
Executive Mansion
Fred Hurt
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Gulf Woman's’ Club
Shady Spring
John Reed King
Pittsburgh
Ernie Saunders
Wchs TV
California
Pasadena
Food Shopping Guide Highlights Weekend Buys
Washington report lists top pre holiday buys across produce fruits and dairy. Featured vegetables include broccoli cabbage carrots celery kale mushrooms onions potatoes sweet potatoes and spinach. Fruits covered are apples avocados limes strawberries Florida oranges and bananas. Dairy and eggs are good buys along with various meat poultry roasts steaks lamb veal pork and broiler fryers. Fish options emphasize clams fillets lobsters oysters scallops and whiting.
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Washington
UPI
Orange Jersey
Florida
First part of the mainland of the New World discovered by Colum bus was Venezuela
A concise note claims the initial mainland discovery by Christopher Columbus targeted the region now known as Venezuela. The historical phrasing implies an early exploration milestone impacting the broader Caribbean and South American history.
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New World
Columbus
Venezuela
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Gene Placidi
T. C. Canaday
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Dorothy Ellenbogen
Poinsettia Savings Club
Ernest Jones
Sour St
Piney View
Parent-Teacher Association
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Marty
Prince St
Polly Cramer Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Eas
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R. Wein
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Alan Wein
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Mary Carter
S. Kanawhe
Miss Jane Anderson
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