Nursing Commemorative Stamp to Honor Nurses Dec 29
On sale December 29 at post offices nationwide will be the Four Cent Nursing Commemorative Stamp. Miss Mary Lemons of Beckley heads West Virginia Nurses Association. the stamp is a joint issue by the U S Post Office and Health, Education, and Welfare. First day ceremonies will be in Washington, D C with government officials and nursing leaders. Collectors may request first day covers by sending envelopes and payment to the Postmaster Washington 13, D C, by December 27 1961, with covers addressed low and left for vertical postage.
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Mary Lemons of
Beckley
West Virginia Nurses Association
U. S. Post Office
Health, Education, and Welfare Departments
American Nurses’ Association, Inc
Washington
D. C
Congress
Pleasantville
N. C
ANA
Four-Cent Nursing Commemorative Stamp Debuts in DC
The four cent Nursing commemorative stamp designed by Alfred Charles Parker goes on sale in Washington DC on December 28. It features a young woman lighting a candle symbolizing dedication to the nursing profession with a blue blouse and background, red candle and flame, black hair, and green frame. The vertical 0.84 by 1.44 inch design appears in panes of 50 with an initial printing of 100 million.
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Washington, D. C
Alfred Charles Parker
Sheriff’s dispatcher to get polished gift from brother
Fort Worth radio dispatcher Elmer Le Fever will receive a comb with a sponge for teeth as a Christmas joke from his brother E. G. Le Fever of Santa Fe New Mexico. Elmer jokes he is bald like himself and plans to send shampoo.
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Fort Worth, Tex
UPI
Sheriff's Radio
Elmer le Fever
E. G. le Fever
Santa Fe
N.M
Elmer
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
New York photographer Mary Candace, known as Mary Kimball, spends holidays in California after modeling for a national ad. West Virginia residents plan visits, hospital stays, and holiday travels, with students from WVU and Concord College returning home for Christmas and noting family and medical events.
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Mary Kimball
Cecil R. Ford
Carter St
New York City
California
Mary Candace
The
Register
Concord College
Athens
Louise Breck
Graham K. Breck
Northwestern Ave
Bill Molina
Andrew Molina
Glenn Ave
Larry Bolash
Frank Bolash
Whitestick St
West Virginia Technical Institute
Montgomery
Shelia Jackson
Charles W. Jackson
Clyde St
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
Ann Anderson
G. L. Anderson
Fourth St
Jim Bob Kessinger
Marshall University Figures In Local Marriage Record
The notice names Mr. James B. Kessinger and Mrs. Kessinger of East Prince Street Huntington and lists both as connected to Marshall University in Marshall University, Huntington.
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James B. Kessinger
East Prince St
Marshall University
Huntington
Striking magenta wool coat on Mrs. Lytton at club show
Mrs Richard Lytton modeled a magenta wool coat with white mink collar and cuffs at a Black Knight Country Club holiday luncheon and style show for women and guests. The coat features cascading lines, silk satin milium lining for warmth, and a white mink hat. Fur fashion shifts suggest wear from October to April and a chic long glove with the new sleeve.
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Richard
Nancy) Lytton
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley Women's notices invite club meetings
Coming events column lists regular and special meetings for women groups. Notices should be sent to Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department by 10 a.m. for same day use. Sunday items must arrive by Saturday 10 a.m. Thursday events include Midway Home Demonstration Club Christmas party at Mrs. Coral Pack's home at 7 p.m. and Beckley Temple No. 55 Pythian Sisters meeting at Lodge Hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday features Just A Mere Club at Mrs. Samuel Hoston's home, 214 Saund-
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Woman's Department of
Beckley
Midway Home Demonstration Club
Coral Pack
Midway
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Watkin’s Drug Store
Samuel Hoston
Saund
Christmas Program Set At Maple Fork Church Today
Maple Fork Baptist Youth Choir and Sunday School present a Christmas program at 7:30 p.m. at Maple Fork Church under director Harmon Davis. The program features readings, songs including The First Noel, and a play The Great King performed by the young people. Assistants include Ann Annatoney Mrs Jesse Davis and Eula Bower. Public invited.
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Maple Fork Church
Maple Fork
RNS
Maple Fork Baptist
Harmon Davis
Jesse Davis
Ann Annatoney
Eula Bower
Joann Kincaid
Dayton Blake
the Wiseman
Carolyn Williams
Linda Stover
Christ
Nancy Kincaid
Kenneth Bowyer
Keith Bowyer
Elizabeth Hurd
Michael Davis
Cindy Stover
Beverly Kidd
David Kidd
Ellen Thompson
Angels Watch
Mother Mary
Margaret Toney
Paulette Green
Sheryl Green
Ann Davis
Imogene Treadway
Gary Blake
Young People’s Group
Jeanie Toney
Sherill Green
Roger Williams
Herod
James Toney
Wise Man
George Davis
Janice Bowyer
Sharon Williams
Ruth Bowyer
Mary
Suzanne Toney
Page Boy
Glenn Chapman
Joseph
Steve Treadway
Wayne
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club Event Near Greenbrier
Audrey Dickerson hosts a square dance at 7:30 p.m. followed by a club session at 8 p.m. in Greenbrier Dairy Social Room for the Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club attendees.
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Calico and Jeans
Greenbrier Dairy
Christmas Tea Scenes At Mrs Miller Home
Mrs George Miller hosted a Christmas tea with a guests list including Mrs Paul Nitschke Mrs W F Henrichs Miss Kathryn Kerrigan Mrs Jack Lilly Mrs Byrd White and others. The room featured a colorful cloth crystal china and silver table setting a white chrysanthemum centerpiece red roses and carnations and rhododendron leaves. The home was festively decorated with holiday decor and a small Christmas tree in the living room.
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George Miller
Paul Nitschke
W. F. Henrichs
Kathryn Kerrigan
Jack Lilly
Byrd White
Abram Gellar
Evan Hume
Joseph Parker
Phyllis Trautmann
Betty Perry
Ethel Awalt
Ann Louise File
Domenic Pisegna
Corry Pyles
James Tanner
J. B. Franklin
Richard E. Goodwin
Junior Choir Of Shady Spring To Appear On TV Friday
The Junior Choir of Shady Spring Community Church will appear on the Visit With Hazel show on WOAY-TV Oak Hill at 1 p m Friday. The group will sing Christmas carols hymns and several solos. Mrs Frank Skaggs directs. Miss Peggy Bryant will be pianist and former pianist Mrs Oscar Morgan will present a number.
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Shady Spring Community Church
Hazel
Woay-Tv
Oak Hill
Frank Skaggs
Peggy Bryant
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Court
Applications for marriage licenses filed in Raleigh County Court reveal couples including Robert Lee Ward 21 and Linda Lee Fraley 18 of Slab Fork and Larry Wayne Walls 18 with Lois Jean Winters 16 of Rhodell both pairs listed with parental names and locales Slab Fork Stephen son Rhodell details indicate official records entry for forthcoming nuptials.
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Raleigh County
Robert Lee Ward
Herman and
Hazel Ward
Slab Fork
Linda Lee Fraley
James
Sylvia Fraley
Larry Wayne Walls
Elbert
Edna Walls
Stephenson
Lois Jean Winters
Dan and
Bertie Winters
Rhodell
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
C. J. McQuade
Cabell Heights
J. E. Terry
Denver
Colo
Charles C. Tucker
Harper Road
Bluefield
Walter G. Willis
John Gorsica III
John Gorsica Jr
East Main Street
School of Pharmacy
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Anne Kessinger
Ted Kessinger
Glade Creek
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WVU
Brenda Booth
Clarence Booth
E. Prince St
Ferrel Pauletto
Tony Pauletto
Skelee
Peggy Richmond
Fred Richmond
Granville Avenue
Sheri
Winter
Woodlawn Avenue
Damon Goode
Indianapolis
Ind
John Peters
Frank Cook
Beaver
Woodrow Peters
Cool Ridge
University
Vately
IWIN
Ers
Audrey Dickerson
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
R. C. Jones
Jones
Shady Spring
Oscar Morgan
Prince St
Neville St
Aptics
Steed
Po Beckley
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