Interdenominational Book Study Hosted by Sophia First
Women of Sophia First Baptist Church hosted the third annual interdenominational book study at the church on Friday night. Host representatives included Mrs. James Kay lor Mrs. Monroe Coleman Mrs. George Bragg and Mrs. Marvin Proffitt, chairperson. The study focused on Land of El Dorado by Santo Uberto Barbieri with two representatives from each participating church presenting on the topic.
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Sophia First Baptist Church
James Kay
A Room To Teach Child Tidiness
A column on keeping children's rooms neat suggests a practical compromise for clutter with a fun wastebasket and a clown clothes stand. Designer Emily Malino creates a bright pink lime yellow themed room with built in storage. The space features a bed headboard wall, white plastic cabinet doors, adjustable furniture, and easy care fabrics to encourage tidiness.
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KAY Sherwood Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Emily Malino
Cleverly styled dress pattern for teens at UCLA contest
A vivid pattern ad offers a clever teen dress with or without sleeves and a wide collar, winner in UCLA dress design contest No. 8225. Sizes 10 to 16 with 30 to 96 bust, sleeveless option, yardage for 35 inch and 7-8 yard contrast. To order, send 35 cents to Sue Burnett at The Raleigh Register New York. Add 10 cents for 1st class mail. Print name address zone style number and size. Coming Spring Summer 62 Basic Fashion at 50 cents.
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Ucla
Patt O-Rama
Fruit Loaf Dessert Nice For Guests
Elegant dessert for entertaining with coffee. Assemble in advance, layers of graham cracker crumbs brown sugar walnuts cinnamon butter lemon gelatin hot water drained fruits banana then chill and garnish with whipped cream. serves 6 to 8.
Jewelry trends shift to multiple chains in gold wire
Costume jewelry moves away from beadwork toward layered designs in gold colored wire. The trend highlights unusual silhouettes as makers experiment with interlinked chains and sculptural forms.
Velvet lined mink wedding rings go with velvet ribbon
The pieces now feature lining of velvet ribbon and are made in fox as well, in white and Norwegian blue. They are offered at moderate prices.
Briarcliff Garden Club Plans Herb Display and Study
Briarcliff Garden Club members will meet at 1 30 p m Wednesday at 212 Queen Street the home of Mrs Alan Susman for a program on Kitchen Door Herb Gardens common herbs will be shown and the planting and kitchen use of herbs will be studied
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Briarcliff Garden Club
Alan Susman
Queen St
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County
Applications for marriage licenses filed at the Raleigh County Clerk's office list James Daniel Coalson 18 of Mead and Teresa Rae Roark 16 of Mead, James Harold Keith 24 of Helen and Willa Jane Poore 21 of Helen, and Golden S Beane Jr 32 of Beckley with Velma L Guovai of Naoma.
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Raleigh County
James Daniel Coalson
Charles
Blanche Coalson
Mead
Teresa Rae Roark
Macie Roark
Edward Roark
James Harold Keith
Ross
Goldie Keith
Helen
Willa Jane Poore
Hoyle
Edith Poore
Golden S. Beane Jr
Golden S
Cord
Rene Craigo Celebrates Eighth Birthday Party
Rene Craigo was feted on her eighth birthday Saturday at a party hosted by her aunt Mrs. Lawrence Fink of Blaketown. Rita Craigo supervised the games. Guests included Lana Hughes Beverly Hall Debbie Bowling Marsha Payne Lou Ann Kepto Marcie Dodds Kathy Hughes Eddie Ingles Bruce Dodds Joey Kepto Michael Kepto Freddie Webb Kenny Wayne Sumner Greg Bowling Glen Johnson Ray Norton and several Craigo family members.
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Rene Craigo
Lawrence Fink
Blaketown
Rita Craigo
Lana Hughes
Beverly Hall
Debbie Bowling
Marsha Payne
Lou Ann Kepto
Marcie Dodds
Kathy Hughes
Eddie Ingles
Bruce Dodds
Joey Kepto
Michael Kepto
Freddie Webb
Kenny Wayne Sumner
Greg Bowling
Glen Johnson
Ray Norton
Ethel Payne
Delores
Initiation Tonight For Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge
Initiation ceremonies for new members of the Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge are set for 7 30 p m today at the IOOF Hall Mabscott with attendees from the lodge and local community expected to participate.
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Mabscott
RNS
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Local births and hospital updates in Beckley area
Reports list T. G. Honaker improving after major surgery at Beckley Hospital. Marion Cook underwent surgery for a ruptured disc in Cabell Huntington Hospital with family from Detroit in Huntington town. Douglas Thomas named for newborn son Feb 3 at Raleigh General Hospital weighing 6 15. A daughter Melinda Gail born Feb 3 at 6 49 in Raleigh General Hospital weighing 7 3 1/2. A son Philip Eugene born Feb 5 at 2 00 in Raleigh General Hospital. Robert L Wilburn announces daughter Elizabeth Rachel born Feb 4 at 6 20 weighing 6 11 at Raleigh General Hospital.
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T. G. Honaker
Westwood Drive
Beckley Hospital
Marion F. Cook
James F. Cook
Midway
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Cecil L. Cook
Detroit, Mich
Huntington
Douglas Thomas
Thomas D. Toney
Johnstown Road
Raleigh General Hospital
Melinda Gail
Alfred F. Mann
West Virginia St
Philip Eugene
Curtis FE. Worrell
Crab Orchard
Robert L. Wilburn
Beckley
Elizabeth Rachel
Cupid's Casserole For February Fare
Heart shaped, crispy oatmeal biscuits atop a chicken vegetable base in a creamy mushroom sauce. Serves six. Base uses condensed soup milk chicken peas carrots onion pimento parsley salt pepper. Biscuits mix flour oats baking powder salt, milk, and shortening. Bake 450F 10 to 12 minutes until golden.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Oak Grove Hospital Roundup of Patient Updates
Oak Grove reports Nancy Aurentz recuperating at home after a week in Beckley Hospital. Mary Hurt improving in Beckley Hospital, Henry Dunbar still a patient there. Dale Tolbert recuperating at home after two weeks at Raleigh General Hospital. W B Robinson of Pleasant Hills back home after two weeks visiting Hopewell, Virginia.
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Oak Grove
Nancy Aurentz
Beckley Hospital
Mary Hurt
Henry Dunbar
Dale
Bessie) Tolbert
Raleigh General Hospital
W. B. Robinson
Pleasant Hills
Hopewell
Cities with populations over a million in 1960
More than sixty world cities reported populations exceeding one million in 1960. The milestone highlights rapid urban growth and shifting demographics as urban centers expanded worldwide.
Coming Events for Beckley Women’s Groups
Women’s groups advertise weekly meetings across Beckley area churches clubs and organizations with times locations and hosts. Supper Circle at Beckley Presbyterian Church 6 15 p m and many circles and societies meet in homes schools and temples throughout the evening including Missionary Societies Eastern Star Rainbow and Beta Sigma Phi with events at 1 7 30 p m and later.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
Pastel Snow Squares Dessert Recipe Card
Colorful pastel snow squares made with gelatin and egg whites, rolled in graham cracker crumbs, served in sherbet glasses with lemony sauce. Ingredients include strawberry gelatin, hot water, egg whites, salt, yolks, sugar, butter, lemon rind and juice, whipped cream, and graham crumbs. Makes six servings with optional color variations.
Mission meetings and DAV auxiliary events listed
Watkins Drug Store hosts a 7 30 p m gathering. The Mission Society of Daniels Baptist Church meets at the church at 7 30 p m. The Daniels Missionary Baptist Society gathers at the church at 7 30 p m. Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Chapter 18 meets in Memorial Building Room 6 at 8 p m.
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Ladies Missionary Society of the Fundamentalist Baptist Church
Euric Lilly
Prosperity
Sadie Pipkin
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Building
Ladies Missionary Society of
Mission Society of Daniels Baptist Church
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Beckley Club Activities Schedule
American Home Department and Woman's Club of Beckley hold meetings at their Park Avenue clubhouse at 1 30 p m. Maxwell Hill Home Demonstration Club meets at Mrs L W Fridley's home at 7 30 p.m.
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Woman's Club of
Beckley
Park Ave
American Home Department
Maxwell Hill
Alpha Delta Kappa Zeta Chapter Dutch Lunch In Glass House
Alpha Delta Kappa Zeta Chapter hosts a Dutch lunch at the Glass House at 12 30 p m with members gathered to discuss chapter matters and upcoming events.
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Alpha Delta Kappa
Zeta Chapter
International Honorary Teachers’ Sorority
Glass House
Hillcrest Club Plans Workshops in March Sessions
Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Harold Blake's Ca bell Heights home to plan March workshops on lamps clothing and reupholstering. Mrs. Blake announced Cancer Drive participation in April with Mrs. Emmett Crum chairing Cabell Heights Oak Grove and Pleasant Hills. Mrs. George Hanger led a RAD lesson on rural development aims to lift incomes and living standards. Mrs. Burton gave the devotional as 12 members plus one guest Miss Nancy Boyd attended.
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Hillcrest
Harold Blake
Cabell Heights
Blake
Emmett Crum
Oak Grove
Pleasant Hills
George Hanger
Kelders Announce Birth of Daughter
Mrs James R Lowe of 544 Orchard Ave returns from a five week visit with Rev Ronald G Kelder and wife in Rochester New York. Their daughter Sarah Lowe was born January 12. The family plans to move to Farrell Pennsylvania March 12 where Kelder takes a pastorate. Upon moving, Mrs Kelder will visit Beckley to see her parents.
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James R. Lowe
Orchard Ave
Ronald G. Kelder
Rochester N. Y
Kelders
Sarah Lowe
Farrell
Kelder
Jacqueline Lowe
Beckley
Fairdale Residents Filed in Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs Aden Lucas of Glen Daniel is in Raleigh General Hospital after surgery and is reported in good condition. Mrs June Clay, also at Raleigh General, will undergo surgery Friday. She is a mail carrier at Harper. Mr and Mrs Bill Crabtree and family have moved to Davin from former Bolt Mining Co employment.
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Bill Crabtree
Davin
The
Bolt Mining Co
Old Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance Ad
An advertisement targets readers born before 1911 offering a $1,000 life policy for ages 50 to 80 with no medical exam. It promises no agent calls and free information, asking for name, address and birth year to Central Security Life Insurance Co. in Fort Worth Texas.
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OLD Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Central Security Life Insurance Co
Dept
West Rosedale
Fort Worth
Texas
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Raleigh Register
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City Vista Home Demonstration Club
Paul Burdette
Stratton Parent-Teacher Association
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Order of Eastern Star
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Belmont Homemakers Club
Alfred Hughes
Gregory St
Grace Okes
Mt. Tabor
Parent-Teacher Association
Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Bethlehem
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Crab ‘Orchard Baptist Church
Les Petites Mademoiselles Club
Dema Smith
East Park
Community Concert Association
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Woodrow Wilson High School
Eagles
Xi Alpha Delta
Beta Sigma Phi
Beckley Assembly of Rainbow For Girls
Pine Wood Garden Club
Harry Gilbert
Glen Ave
Gulf Women's Club
Sophia Clubhouse
Ladies Aid Society
Regular Baptist Church
Dotty Aldridge
Beckley Temple
Phthian Sisters
Watkins Drug Store
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