Gulf Woman's Club hosts homebound children party
A Gulf Woman's Club event at the Sophia club house drew about 30 guests for a holiday party for homebound children. Gifts were given to Nina Ruth Lowry and Carol McComas, with health and welfare chairwoman Mrs. Herbert Suiter in charge. Other attendees included Violet Carter and local youths, while Miss Priscilla Sutter provided piano music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia
Nina Ruth Lowry
Carol McComas
Midway
Herbert Suiter
Lenore McPherson
GWC
Richard Venable
Coal City
Alex McVey
McPherson
W. W. Withrow
Fred X. Williams
Priscilla Sutter
Tuesday Judea Shrine No 13 meets at Masonic Temple
Women’s organizations are invited to announce regular or special meetings via the Woman's Department. Notices by 10 am are used the same day, with Sunday listings by 10 am Saturday. Judea Shrine No 13 White Shrine of Jerusalem holds regular meeting and initiation at the Masonic Temple on Howe Street at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Judea Shrine No
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Beckley Women’s groups host holiday parties across age groups
Youth holiday parties sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Beckley split activities by age: preschool 10 11 30 a m first to third grades 2 4 p m fourth to sixth grades 7 9 p m GuM SubDebs of Gulf Women’s Club meet at Sophia Clubhouse at 1 p m Degree of Honor Lodge No 56 executive board meets at Mrs Veronica Adkins 119 Heber St 7 30 p m Deb Juniors dance on Park Avenue 8 11 p m Episcopal Churchwomen Epiphany Tea at St Stephen’s Church 1 30 p m Charmette Sub Deb’s Holly and Tinsel Ball at Greenbrier Social Room 8 12 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Veronica Adkins
Heber St
Park Avenue
Charmette
Holly and Tinsel Ball
Greenbrier
Throw Away Clothing Spoils Shopping Fun
Ruth Millett argues disposable clothes would ruin the thrill of shopping by removing the chance to find long lasting, stylish garments. She contrasts fashion finds with mass produced outfits and notes the excitement comes from items that endure years. The article urges readers to seek enduring style and offers Millett’s reader service booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Dior
Raleigh Register
P. O
Dept. A
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Local Hospital Birth Announcements From Beckley Hospital
Birth notices list multiple families and newborns at Beckley Hospital. Linda Deline Lester, daughter of Donald Ray Lester and wife, weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces at 12 55 p m on December 17. Jeffrey Lee Quesenberry, son of Robert Quesenberry and wife, weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces at 3 10 p m on December 10. Keffrey Keith Hatcher, son of Darrel Hatcher, weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces at 4 35 a m on December 12. Vicky Lynn Dent, daughter of Gary Dent and wife, weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces at 1 03 p m on December 12. Thomas Lee Lilly, son of Elbert Lilly and wife, weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces at 8 05 p m on December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Linda Ledine
Donald Ray Lester
Jeffery Lee
Robert Monroe Quesenberry
Tolley Dr
Keffrey Keith
Darrel Edward Hatcher
Beckley
Gary Allen Dent Fof Prosperity
Vicky Lynn
Thomas Lee
Elbert Lawrence Lilly
Crab Orchard
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local social notes list visitors and dinner guests from Beckley to Washington D C with R S V P style updates. Families from Beckley Mabscott Sophia and Glen White are mentioned along with servicemen returning to and departing for duty at Ft Knox Camp Lejeune and Ft Jackson.
Miss Priscilla Suiter Visits Bristol Parents
Miss Priscilla Suiter, a student at Virginia Interment College in Bristol Virginia, is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Suiter of Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Wayne McVey
H. H. McVey
Sophia
Marshall University
Huntington
E. L. Ellison
Beckley Ave
James L. Burnette
McAlpin
Jimmy Hicks
Chicago, Ill
Lanny
West Virginia University
Hicks
James Hicks
Ewart Avenue
Cecil Torrico Jr
Susan
Steven
Washington, D. C
Cecil Torrico
Dave Hill
Tams
Sonora Houck
Miami
Kanawha County
Dallas Boothe
Ball St
Boothes
Teir
Willis Boothe
Cabin Creek
John Houck
Boothe
Charles Johnson
Debbie
Atlantic Beach
Fla
Jack Rupe
Lexington
N. C
Nancy
Barney Haga
John Rupe
Blanche Pinson
Akron
Ohio
Dan Pinson
Pinson
T. W. Wiseman
Linda Henderson
Sue Worthington
D. P. Henderson
Carl Worthington
Stotesbury
Priscilla Suiter
Virginia Interment College
Bristol, Va
Mrs
Herbert Suiter
Munich
Germany
U. S. Army
Richard Proctor
Beckley
Nancy Lomax
Robert Lomax
N. Eisenhower
Proctor
Beckley College
Morris Harvey College
Warren
Food Baskets and Shoes Aid Crab Orchard Families
Mission Circle No. 1 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church organized food baskets and shoes for several Crab Orchard families during a holiday meeting. The program featured Ruth McCall, W. M. Horton, Earnest Ballangee, Virgil Riffe, and L. D. McGraw with Mrs. Cecil Edmonds presiding and W. H. Boyd leading the dedication prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
Mission Circle No. 1
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Ruth McCall
W. M. Horton
Earnest Ballangee
Virgil Riffe
L. D. McGraw
Cecil Edmonds
W. H. Boyd
Clayton Cooper
Edmonds
Fairdale Holiday Visits Across States
West Virginia University students Jerry Smith Victor Gapri merino and Ronnie Lilly spend holidays with relatives in Glen Daniel Ravencliff and Morgantown. Ed Johnson in Glen Daniel hosts Dayton visitor Ed Johnson. Claude Walker visits mother Cinda Walker and brother Dewey Walker in Vinton Ohio. Pfc Timonth Nunn at Camp Lejeune spends holidays with Edgar Nunn. Kermit Smith of Falls Church Virginia visits his mother Josie Smith in Glen Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Walker
Cinda Walker
Vinton
Ohio
Dewey Walker
Victor Giammerino
West Virginia
Falls Church, Va
Josie Smith
Glen Daniel
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Cathy
S-Gauge & HO
Aurora
Gilbert
Beckley Ice & Feed
Prince St
Fluenza
Frank McManamay
Calloway Heights
James McManamay
Norfolk, Va
Charles T. McManamay
Ft. Knox
Charles L. Miller
Loretta
Charleston
Donald Bair
Ray Vandall
Arlie Dale Donley
Dan Donley
E. Prince St
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Donley
Sgt
Paul J. Donley
Camp Lejeune
Pyatte
Maybelle Benfield
Glen
Frank Benfield
William Benfield
Danny
Carol
Kathy
Benfield
Prell Self
Drexel, N. C
Lena Wheeler
Billy Joe Smith
Billy Ray
Cleveland
Smith
Garlan Wheeler
Mabscott
Thamer Wheeler
Glen White
James McDowell
Newton
Kan
Fred Ray
Sharon
David
E. E. Ray
Terry Williams
Frankie Bevins
Miss Bee Ann Ray
Thurmond Ray
Joe
Ypsilanti, Mich
Woodrow Jones
Billy and
Elizabeth
Scarbro
D. C. Sizemore
D. D. Marshall
Kim
Pam
Lynn l
Falls Church
Mar
Shall
Sue Sizemore
Carolyn Scott
Terry Walser
Greensboro
Walser
Dixie Sizemore
H. M. Calvert
Montgomery, Ala
Diane
Marvin Proffitt
Honaker
S. G. Helton
Sharon Bishop
Earl Rowe
Shirley Rowe
K. C. Butler
Temple St
Kenneth Lee Butler
Coco
Kenneth Butler
Butler
Clacey Vogt
Rochester
N. Y
Cecil Vogt
Crow
Linda Houchins
Rosebai
N. J
Vogt
Charles R. Davis
Fredericksburg
Roy Y. Davis
Charles A. Gregory
Reservoir Road
Rayburn Legg
Eva Dickerson
Allie Dickerson Proctor
Oak Hill
J. R. Burke
Karen
John
Mike
Fairview Avenue
Wellston
Clarence J. Meadows
Wayne Murphy
Anne Meadows
Washington, Etes
Coats
PRAMS
The
Baby Shop
Main St
Opp
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Charles Crawford
S. L. Crews
Dosha Hughes
N. C. Knapp
Hollis Rhodes
Mose Pitzer
Ethel Vandeventer
Mary James
Lena Wilson
Ruby Burroughs
A. C. Allen
Fairdale
Shulton
P.S. Handy
Thompson Drug CO
Roa”ly
Dan River
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