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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1965
Page
5
Local notices invite women’s groups to submit announcements through the Women’s Department. Deadlines are 10 a.m. for same day use and Saturday by 10 a.m. for Sunday calendars. Wednesday events include a Moose Lodge memorial service and combined meeting at 8 p.m.
The Just-A-Mere Club meets at New Pioneer Hotel on South Fayette Street at 7 30 p m hosted by Mrs. Robert Rhinehart. Past Noble Grands Club of Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 2206 meets at Mrs. Eugene Turner's home 420 Pike St at 7 30 p m. Board of Directors Raleigh County Community Council gathers at the Woman's Club of Beckley clubhouse at 5 p m.
Kathy Gunter Circle of Memorial Baptist Church meets at 7 30 p m at Mrs W H Walker 115 Miller Street. Moose Lodge hosts dinner and entertainment for 25 Club members at 6 30 p m. Pleasant Oaks Home Demonstration Club holds a 10 a m workshop at Mrs David Crum 368 Ellison Ave. Crab Orchard Woman's Club gathers at Crab Orchard Baptist Church social room 7 30 p m. Woman's Improvement League meets at Mrs Roscoe Mackins 218 Westmoreland St 1 p m. Mabscott Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service gathers at the church 7 30 p m. Mission Circle No 5 at Crab Orchard Baptist Church hosts at Mrs L L Fink 7 30 p m. Beckley Art Group meets Playhouse Workshop 7 30 p m painting scenery for Teahouse of the August Moon.
Prosperous Hills Garden Club meets at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Building at 7 30 p m. Guest speaker Arbury Hal stead will discuss Foundation Planning.
Route 41 Home Demonstration Club at Stanaford hosted by Mrs Erdine Fleshman at 10 30 a m in the morning location details readable from the fragment indicating a local club meeting notice.
East Beckley Elementary School hosts a PTA meeting at 6 p.m. The Lad and Lassie III 4-H Club gathers at First Christian Church at 7 p.m. Both items appear in local listings for community groups and youth activities.
Moose Club hosts family night for lodge members and wives at 8 p.m. Student Council hosts Sweetheart Ball at Stratton High School auditorium from 7 to 11 p.m. Silver Star Rebekah Lodge meets at IOOF Lodge Hall on Valley Drive at 7:30 p.m.
The Fine Arts Department and Woman's Club of Beckley sponsor a card party at the Park Avenue clubhouse starting at 1 p.m. Funds support community projects.
Members only event at New River Park Recreation Room features a special square dance and the election of club officers at 8 p.m. Local attendees are invited to participate.
The Social Savings Club plans a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carter on Sylvia Street at 7 30 p.m. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming savings initiatives and cooperative plans.
The Raleigh County unit of the Bluefield State College Alumni Association will gather at the residence of M. K. Austin, located at 1213 South Fayette Street, to convene a meeting at 7 p.m.
The National Institute of Drycleaning offers public access to courses once limited to pros. The fibers and fabrics class teaches fabric identification, wax use in softening, and other fiber facts via nine lessons. About 1000 drycleaners have completed the course. write the Registrar in Silver Spring, Maryland for details.
Mr and Mrs A J Parent Jr announce the birth of their daughter Linda Sue on February 4 at 8 a.m. at Memphis Baptist Hospital, weighing six pounds. The family includes siblings Melvin Joseph, Maria Leigh, and Martha Lynn. The mother is Dor is Lee Meadows, daughter of C M Meadows of 114 Virginia St.
The American Home Department of the WCB led a court observance with Mrs. Hi. T. Gibson and Mrs. Heath Bell guiding members. Harry L. McCreery presided as Raleigh County Criminal Court judge and E. Berkley Lilly served as prosecuting attorney. About 530 members attended to learn court procedures and civic obligations of jury duty.
Mr and Mrs Charles French Toney announce their second child born Tuesday February 9 at 4 27 p m in Raleigh General Hospital weighing seven pounds seven and three quarters ounces. The mother, Louise Joseph, is the former daughter of Mrs Moses Joseph. The couple also has an older son Charles French III turning three on February 12. Mrs Toney is advertising manager for Beckley Newspapers Corp.
Mrs Marjorie Bryant of 906 and 12 S Oakwood St hosted as guests for a week Spec 5 and Mrs Sherman D Hill with children Mary Beth and Mike from Killeen Texas. They are stationed at Fort Hood for the past 15 months with the U S Army.
An editor cautions parents to seek immediate dental care when a child’s tooth is knocked out. Reimplantation is often possible, with splints or casts guiding healing, preserving baby teeth to allow proper eruption of permanent teeth and avoiding future orthodontic issues. Wrap and keep the tooth moist, then rush to the dentist.
The clerk records marriage license applications: Melvin Ray Mutter 21 of Dry Creek and Linda Lou Roach 19 of Leevale. Richard Lee Smith 22 of Kilsyth and Thelma Jean Thorne 20 of Kilsyth.
A collage of reader tips from Polly's Pointers and Dear Polly columns includes practical sewing aids such as a tape guide to measure five eighths inch from the needle, a mirror-height ribbon hang, and a glueing hint from an egg shell. Also notes a bridal shower honoring Mrs. Charles Ray Prince in Mabscott with attendees listed.
Mr and Mrs A B Carney of 212 E St spent the weekend in Princeton as guests of their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs C A Carney. The couple marked their first anniversary and he celebrated his birthday with a dinner on Sunday. Other guests were Mr and Mrs J B Cleghorn of Princeton.
Mr and Mrs M F Barksdale of 211 Fairview Ave spent the weekend in Greensville South Carolina visiting their son David a Furman University student. They attended the Furman versus Virginia Military Institute basketball game in Lexington Virginia.
Susan Starr Burleson daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Burleson of 404 Parkway Street earns Dean’s List honors at Queens College Charlotte North Carolina for maintaining high academic averages in the first semester.
About 150 youths attended a senior high dance Friday night hosted by Beckley Women’s Club. The New Marauders provided music from 8 to 11 in the club house on Park Avenue. Susan Stowers presided with a red and white carnation setting and chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Rontley Webb and Dr. and Mrs. John A. Hedrick. A birthday gathering for Patty Elkins followed at 105 Foote Street with hosts Mrs. Pat Di Lorenzo Mrs. Dan Martina and Mrs. Steve Ledahawski and guests Lena Martina John DiLorenzo Rita Nancy Elkins Barbara Elizabeth Susan Frankie and Stephen Ledahawski.
Mr and Mrs James Edward Mitchem of Mabscott announce the birth of a daughter named Robin Lynn born February 7 at Raleigh General Hospital weighing six pounds eight and three quarters ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James A Mitchem of Itmann and Mr and Mrs Russell Lilly of Mabscott.
Court Paula No. 741 Catholic Daughters of America schedules initiation on February 21 at 2 p.m. in St. Francis de Sales Parish Hall with a banquet at 5:30 p.m. at Beckley Hotel. Mrs. Frank Rodriguez chairs arrangements for the banquet.
UPI report from Washington lists best regional buys for the weekend from the U S Department of Agriculture and Interior. Beef steak ham and broiler-fryers eggs canned salmon fish portions provide meat staples while carrots celery lettuce and citrus fruit offer abundant produce in the northeast with plentiful onions tomatoes apples and oranges and seafoods such as fillets king crab oysters shrimp and clams.
A divided box keeps clean gloves in pairs ready for wear. The method ensures quick access and neat organization when gloves are needed.
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