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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1956

Page

8

Miss Betty Henderson Crowned Queen at Trap Hill Game

Miss Betty Henderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Annle Henderson of Fairdale, was crowned queen at Trap Hill during half-time. Eddie Mitchem, Tommy Grodent, and Dickie Bailey led the event with various student leaders and the college band participating.

Betty Henderson Eddie Haley Ronnie Coldman Snowden Covey Bolt Eddie Mitchem Tommy Grodent Hill High School Hovoc Dickie Bailey Stanley Fof Ronnie O'Dell Denver Trap Hill Miss Henderson Dottyiter Annle Hender- Harvey Fairdale Eccles Elsie Cox Janetl Amer- Hamm Sue Wood Joyce Acord Lca Drema O'Neal Phyllis Athey New Life Bible Club Jack Covey Bas Miss Harvey Miss Harvey, Daughter of Mr. Ketball Duff Harvey Atiis Joelcil Stafford Covey

Community Calendar Notices From Beckley Newspapers

Worpen's organizations invited to submit event notices for regular or special meetings. Include telephone 3321 or mail to Women's Department Beckley Newspapers. Notices received by 10 a.m. are used the same day. Sunday announcements must reach the office by 10 a.m. Saturday.

Worpen Women's Department Beckley

Welcome Wagon Club hears Beckley address by Harlow Warren

Harlow Warren, author of the Welcome Wagon Newcomers book, spoke at Beckley event on Monday night in the Beck ley Hotel private dining room. He noted Beckley is the only city with that name besides England and recounted its early features and founders. A brief business session followed with a Mothers' March letter of thanks and fund drive gift acknowledged.

Harlow Warren Berkley -USA Beckley Hotel Warren Beck- Ley England George Mays Jr Edgar Mohler Mohler Focal Mothers John Manley William Bowling Beckley F. E. Fender Frank Eckard Will Rippey William Rutter Robert Schoor Garth Rodebaugh Maxine Rector Joe Trapp Nell St Nell St. Stephen’s Guild Stephle Berry Chad Bertelson Jen’s Episcopal Church Joseph Barkley C. St. Lewis Jr Virginia Alonzo Cuthriell Walt M. Cooper Joe Davis Harry Stewart Dan Pack First Methodist William Noren Fred Church

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Community notes list residents visiting relatives in Charleston Beckley and Princeton. Highlights include H F E Melton Jr and family in Charleston, sword delivery to a Beckley resident’s relative, a Glendale California surgery, and updates on local students and clergy families traveling or relocating.

Beckley Byron E. Baker Glendale East Wilson St Calif Bakers Locust Dr Dayton Ohio James Griffith National Business College Roanoke Noel Griffith Campbell St Orlan Okes Crescent St O. M. Jones Hill St Princeton John Dunn G. V. Brown Alice Jean Wiliams Russell Enke Yonkers Oscar .O. Williams Res.ervoir Rd University of Virginia Charlottesville 0. M. Jones Bob

Spring Summer Fashion World Pattern Offer Gathers New Designs

Designed for easy casual living, the pattern offers a boxed-off blazer suit with its own weskit in sizes 10 through 18. Includes jacket skirt and weskit yardage, 238 yards for the suit. Send 35 cents for pattern and address details to Pattern Bureau Beckley Raleigh Register Box 42 New York. extra 5 cents for first class mail. The Spring-Summer Fashion World issue is on press with color illustrations and many sew easy designs.

Weskit Beckley Raleigh Register Old Chelsea Station New York

Fr day World Day of Prayer services and meetings

Activities include World Day of Prayer at St Stephens Episcopal Church with sessions at 2 and 7 30 PM. An executive meeting of Degree of Honor Lodge is at Mrs Mayo Millers home 1M Railroad Ave. Oak Grove Mission Circle meets at 7 PM in Mrs Herbert Chambers home Old Eccles Road.

St. Anne’s St Stephen's Episcopal Church Degree of Honor Lodge Mayo Miller Railroad Ave Oak Grove Mission Circle Herbert Chambers Old Eccles Road

Quick Tea Crisp Trial Recipe Teaches 18 Snack Bites

A brief note outlines making 18 tea crisps by mixing shredded coconut with grape nuts, rolling bread strips in condensed milk, coating with coconut cereal mix, and baking on a greased sheet at 373 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes.

Past Matron's Club hears devotional and sale plan

Mrs. Robert Higgins led a Monday Past Matron's Club meeting in Bethlehem Chapter No 71 at the Masonic Temple. Scripture from Matthew was read, an article Thus I Abide and a poem Today were shared, and birthday gifts given to six members as bake sale plans were set for later announcement.

Robert. Higgins Bethlehem Masonic Temple Howe St Matthew George Williams C. H. Felter T. R. Wilson Charles Honaker M. M. French Annie

Birthday Dinner Fetes Mrs Beasley at Wickham Ave Home

Mrs Beasley celebrated her 60th birthday with a Sunday family dinner at her Wickham Avenue residence. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Glen Belamy and sons Doug and Keith. Mr and Mrs Sid Sullivan and son Ricky. Mr and Mrs Clarence Basham and daughters Ruth Sue Chloe Mary Jane Minnie Kay. Mr and Mrs D Walker and daughter Mary Ellen. Mrs Stella Beasley. and Mrs Minnie Wright of Bishop Virginia, all of Beckley.

Beasley John Beasley Wickham Ave Glen Lee Belamy Doug Keith Sid Sullivan Ricky Clarence Basham Ruth Sue Chloe Mary Jane Minnie Kay D. Walker Mary Ellen Stella Beasley Beckley Minnie Wright Bishop, Va

Rebekah Lodge Welcomes Member In Ravencliff Meeting

Rebekah Lodge members held a Friday evening gathering in the Odd Fellows Hall Ravencliff. Emma Marks was welcomed as a new member. The charter was draped for the late Ed Johnson. The group voted to donate to the Heart Fund and the National Educational Fund. Plans were made for a Saturday supper with Pine Grove Odd Fellows to aid the polio fund.

Emma Marks Rebekah Lodge Joy Odd [Fellows Hall Ravencliff Nes Ed Johnson Heart Fund National Educational Fund Pine Grove Odd Fellows Group

Hubby’s Roast Dinner and Evening Music for Couples

In Peterborough Ontario male choir members hosted a roast beef dinner for their wives and fellow female choir members and husbands. Afterward they presented a musical program featuring male performers.

Hubby Peterborough Ont

Robert Kletzly Addresses Beckley Garden Club Meeting

Robert Kletzly spoke on conservation as a lifelong study at the Beckley Garden Club gathering hosted by Mrs. W. C. Barnard and Mrs. E. M. des Rochers. He outlined educational, planting, and plaque-identification methods, showed West Virginia wildlife slides, and noted a new garden therapy project for 14 VA Hospital patients.

Robert Kletzly Beckley Beckley Garden Club Kletzly A. S. Cappellari Hill Park Drive W. C. Barnard E. M. Des Rochers West Virginia H. S. Edwards Palmer Farley

Young People's Class Meets at Halsey Home in Hollywood

The Hollywood Baptist Church Young People's Class met at Treasa Halsey’s MacArthur home. Miss Halsey and Norma Laws led the devotional. After a brief business session, refreshments were served to Jo Ann Pittman Betty Sudderth Jean Smith Dolly Whitt Sharma Bryce Juanita Pannell Shelby Hall Wesly Smith Robbie Maynor and sponsors Mr and Mrs Glen Smith and Miss Helen Smith.

Halsey Hollywood Baptist Church Treasa Halsey MacArthur Miss Halsey Norma Laws Jo Ann Pittman Betty Sudderth Jean Smith Dolly Whitt Sharma Bryce Juanita Pannell Shelby Hall Wesly Smith Robbie Maynor Glen Smith Helen Smith

Sophia Band Mothers Club buys electro tuner for band

The Sophia Band Mothers Club voted at a Tuesday school meeting to purchase an electro tuner for the Sophia High School Band. President Mrs L Wolfe led the session while Arthur MelIntorf the band instructor presented the constitution for approval. Hostesses for the evening included Mrs Fred Walker and Mrs Woodrow Darnell.

Sophia Band Mothers Club Sophia High School L. Wolfe Arthur MelIntorf Fred Walker Woodrow Darnell George McKinney Delmar Darnell Cather Rushbrook Cecil Richards Clinton’ Shumate Joe Blake Saul Brown Daniel E. Polk R. F. Allen Clyde Sauders Earl Hatcher Jack Martin Shirley Rogers Leighton Farley Vernon Lawson William McPherson W. L. Kidd John Staton

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