Holiday Fashion Spotlight at Black Knight luncheon
The Entertainment Committee of the Black Knight County Club hosted a holiday fashion luncheon and style show for women and guests. Mrs. William G. Snyder organized the event with commentator Inez O'Brien aiding as host. Fashion notes emphasize closer body fits, blouson shapes, compact sleeves, pleated fuller skirts, soft self tie belts, and knits with scarves or jewelry at the neckline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight County Club
William G. Snyder
A. J
Inez) O’brien
J. Hunt
R. G. Broaddus
O’brien
Madam Darusha
Claudia
Beckley
Coming Events for Women’s Groups This Week
Weekly notices invite women’s organizations to submit meeting announcements to Beckley Newspapers. Deadline 10 a.m. Notices for Sunday calendars must arrive by 10 a.m. Saturday. Activities include Thrifty Savers Club at 112 Thurmond St 7 p.m. and Christmas events at churches and lodges with guest speakers and combined parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinb
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Thrifty Savers Club
Paul Wilson
Thurmond St
Christmas club meetings listed across Beckley area
Multiple organizations hold holiday events in Beckley including the Parent-Teacher Organization at St Francis de Sales cafeteria at 7 30 p m and Bethlehem Chapter 71 of the Order of Eastern Star at Masonic Temple on Howe Street at 8 p m Also noted are the Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club dinner at the Ballroom of Beckley-Winn Hotel and the Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi dinner and Christmas party at Town and Country Drive In with other meetings at various churches and schools all scheduled for early evening hours with reminders for attendees to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Christmas Meetings At Homes In Crab Orchard And Temple Street
Xi Alpha Gamma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi holds a buffet dinner and Christmas meeting at the home of Mrs. Carl Bunch 101 Temple Street at 6 p.m. The Crab Orchard Woman's Christian Temperance Union hosts a covered dish luncheon and Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Roby Blevins Crab Orchard at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xi Alpha Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Carl Bunch
Temple St
Crab Orchard
Gulf Woman's Club Hosts Christmas Party for Homebound Children
The Gulf Woman's Club will hold its annual Christmas party for homebound children on Thursday at Sophia Clubhouse starting at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia
Roast Beef Dinner Menu at Maddox
Rolled roast of beef with horseradish and brown gravy accompanied by whipped potatoes and Brussels sprouts in orange sauce. Includes split and toasted rolls with butter or margarine, celery cucumber sticks, green olives, ice cream, frozen blueberries, coffee tea or milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddox
Della Mae Redd Injured in Fall at Home
Della Mae Redd of East Gulf injured her right leg after a stairway fall at home. She received treatment at Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Mae Redd
East Gulf
Beckley Hospital
Skater Catherine Beckelheimer Treated After Collapse
Catherine Beckelheimer of Mac Arthur was treated at Beck ley Hospital around 7 30 p m Sunday after she collapsed while skating. The note adds Missouri has led the Union in lead production since 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Beckelheimer
MacArthur
Beckley Hospital
Missouri
Union
Woman's View Designer Of Dolls Features Simplicity For More Play Value
New York doll designer Mrs. Ethel Pelanis argues that modern toys lean toward simple, cuddly dolls with dress-up wardrobes and washable hair. Her Valentine firm, focused on dolls, posts about 2.5 million dollars in yearly sales as she and husband Lee fashion new looks from sketches to mass production for young girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Ethel Pelanis
Caroline Kennedy
Thel Pelonis
New Yorker
Traphagen School of Fashion
Lee Pelanis
Valentine
Ladies Auxiliary Of MacArthur Elects Officers
The Ladies Auxiliary of Bethel Free Will Baptist Church of Mac Arthur elected Mrs. Dorothy Basham president at the Dec. 11 meeting. Other officers include Mrs. Allen Gray as vice president, Mrs. Bessie Cook secretary treasurer, Mrs. Mildred Dunn recording secretary, Mrs. Norma Combs study course chairman, and Mrs. Louise Sisk youth chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Bethel Free Will Baptist Church of MacArthur
Dorothy Basham
Allen Gray
Bessie Cook
Mildred Dunn
Norma Combs
Louise Sisk
H. A. Reid
Jack Basham
Dunn
Gray
Combs
Battle at Point Pleasant Opens Northwest for Colonials
On October 10 1774 General Andrew Lewis led American regiments against Cornstalks tribes at Point Pleasant. The victory secured the Northwest region for the Colonial side and marked the first battle of the American Revolution era engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Ploint
Andrew Lewis
Cornstalk
Northwest
Incidents In The Lives Of- People You Know
Notices of births travels and visits. Families including the Fosters Jarr ells Meadows Davis Eller Lilly and Stack share travel and family news. Kimberly Ann Eller born at George Washington University Hospital with Brenda Jones as mother. Donna Faye Lilly born Beaver. J M Jeffries Jr visiting with family from California. a patient Angie Wells in Wyoming General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Eller
Arlington, Va
Sophia
Kimberly Ann
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, D.C
Brenda Jones
Dewey Jones
R. Lee El‘ler
Angie Wells
Davy
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Austin Starr
Shady Spring
Donna Faye
Carl J. Lilly
Beaver
Eddie Carl
Ronald Dean
Pinecrest Sanatorium Holds Christmas Party for Staff and Patients
The Pinecrest Sanitarium auditorium hosted its annual Christmas party for patients and staff with candles and the theme Every Light A Prayer for Peace. Attendees included Dr. Hugh S. Edwards and Okey Mills, with guest Joseph E. Hodgson, state institutions commissioner. The program featured an oratory, readings, and musical pieces led by Mrs. Lester Pipkin and Rev Cal Beukema, followed by a social in the cafeteria and a five branched candelabra arrangement by Azalea Garden Club. About 200 people attended, refreshments served by staff, and a Shady Spring High School band concert in the cafe featured majorettes and a radio broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Hugh S. Edwards
Okey Mills
Roy L. Herndon
Joseph E. Hodgson
Garland Howington
Appalachian Bible Institute
Lester Pipkin
Cal Beukema
Mel Harvey
Annie
Willie
Herndon
Roy Y. Virden
J. A. Hunt
Azalea Garden Club
Pinecrest
Rebecca Thompson Williams
Ruth Holdren
Joe Richmond
Mary Ann Callahan
Beverly Harvey
Hazel Hodges
Shady Spring High School
Alan Staton
Ethel Walls
Staton
New Book at Raleigh Library Honors Beckley Teachers
The Raleigh County Library debuts Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant, presented by the Woman's Club of Beckley Junior Department to honor school teachers who are club members. On the title page are Beckley Junior High staff including Mrs. Thomas Minter and Mrs. Herbert Kiser, with county librarian Cecil H. Graham, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Will Durant
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Thomas Minter
Herbert Kiser
Beckley Junior High School
Suburban Shoppe to Reopen Today Says Campbell
The Suburban Shoppe will re open today and will continue business as usual according to John Beckley Campbell. The statement confirms normal operations and ongoing customer service without disruption.
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John Beckley Campbell
Raleigh County V O T C Christmas Party
Students in the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center electrical class hold their seventh annual Christmas party in the school auditorium with games and prize awards. Afterward Mrs. Donald Lowe led singing at the piano with daughter Meridel, as refreshments were served in the West Virginia room to a long list of students and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Panamanian jockey Baeza tacks ride at Chicago tracks
B. Baeza, who led Churchill Downs riders this spring, is riding at Chicago tracks as spring racing moves to a new circuit. The Panamanian rider brings experience to multiple fixtures, aiming for strong finishes across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Baeza
Churchill Downs
Chicago
Telephone etiquette for asking a call in advance
If you plan to call someone you don’t know well, telephone first to check if it is convenient. Verifying availability helps avoid interrupting and shows respect for the other person’s time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
Camel Humps Mark Bodies Fat Reservoirs Not Water Tanks
The statement explains that camel humps store fat rather than water. It clarifies a common misconception about desert animals and highlights the biological function of humps as energy reserves rather than hydration containers.
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Ann Thomas
Calloway Heights Community Church
W. J. Falconer
Marsh Fork District
Rock Creek Methodist Church
Rex Sandifer
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No
Mabscott
Lad and
Lassie
Greenbrier Dairy
Pauline Boyden
Bostick Avenue
Woman's Mission Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Beckley Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Baraca
First Baptist Church
Daniel M. Dorsey
Mount View Elementary School
Parent-Teacher Association
Robert Cahn
North Lester
Gay Pauley
Ladies Auxiliary of
Wooddell
Court House
Main St. Beckley
G. E. Foster
French St
Kyle M. Jarrell
Winston- Salem
N. C
C. M. Meadows
Virginia St
Willie Meadows
Winding Gulf
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Allendale
S. C
Annie Williams
Meadows
Hialeah
Fla
Howard Bair
C. M
Charles Roy Davis
Fredericksburg, Va
Roy Y
John W. Stack Jr
Ft. McClellan, Ala
Prosperity
John W. Stack
Mount Hope
Arnold Eller
Derick and
Douglas
Charleston
Frank Martin
Isaac Eller
Jo Ann
Velma
J. M. Jeffries
S. Fayette St
J. M. Jeffries Jr
J. M. Ill
Joy
Jayne
Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
Pinking Shears
Young Budget
Singer Sewing Machine Company
S. Kanawha
MFG. CO
Cecil H. Graham
L. C. Caldwell Jr
Julia Ann Dunn
Mary Louise Klaus
A. K. Minter Jr
Tion
Klaus
Mitett
Appalachian Power
Eali Appalachian Power Company
Ashworth Home & Auto
Prince St
A. W. Cox Dept
Hinton
Marty
F. G. Lobban
Erson
the Valley Company
Lewisburg
Superior Sterling Co., Distributors
Bluefield, W. Va
Tegrthe
Bobbie Brooks
RITZI
Russ Togs
Jane Colby
Mer OF Beckley
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