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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1962

Page

5

Spring fashion show to feature Beckley nurses models

The Beckley Memorial Hospital Professional Nurses Organization plans a 7:30 p.m. fashion show at the Elks Club featuring Miss Sue Keaton and other nurses in spring outfits. Models wear wool knits, maternity costumes, and light cotton ensembles with accessories from local Beckley stores. Kyle Kepple will introduce the models with Miss Nancy Hendrickson and Miss Mary Lou Kelly coordinating.

Sue Keaton Beckley Memorial Hospital Professional Nurses Organization Elks Club Shumate Marie Raymond Barbara Salmond Meredith Trent Mary Ann Bivens Phyllis Kish Ruth Walney Alice Flick Paul Epperly Beckley Laura Cooper Kyle Kepple Nancy Hendrickson Mary Lou Kelly

Attorney To Address Juniors At Department Meeting Tuesday

The Junior Department of Beckley Women’s Club will hear David T. Kennedy Jr. discuss What We Should Know About Wills at the club house on Park Avenue Tuesday night. He is with Thornhill and Thornhill and will be introduced by delegates Rose Ann Allen and Nita Skiles, who report on their youth leadership camp activities. Reports will follow from the Follies of 1962 committee chairmen, with invocations and a flag salute led by Mrs. William N. Turner. The hostess committee heads include Mrs. Don Wise and assistants from several local families.

Woman's Club of Beckley David T. Kennedy Jr Wills Park Avenue Thornhill and Thornhill Jack Hutchens Rose Ann Allen Kyle Allen Cherry St Nita Skiles Raymond Skiles Quarry St Camp Horseshoe Robert Lee Daniels William N. Turner Don Wise Larry Cic

Printed Pattern M 429 Sizes 10 to 20

Avail able in Misses sizes 10 12 14 16 18 and 20. Size 16 dress requires 27 8 yards 45 inch fabric jacket requires 13 4 yards. Send one dollar for Printed Pattern M429 to The Raleigh Register Pattern Department P O Box 59 Old Chelsea Station New York NY. Print plainly your name address with one style number.

Surah Shantung Raleigh Register Pattern Department P. O Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y

Beckley Women Plan Meetings in Local Clubs

Women's organizations invite notices for regular or special meetings. Highlights include Sally Peck Guild Patty Swarhout host 200 Van Voorhis St 7 30 p.m. and many others across First Baptist St Marys Memorial and more with times from 1 30 to 8 p.m. A Servicemens Wives Club annual dinner is March 16 at Moose Club.

Sally Peck Guild First Baptist Church Patty Swarthout van Voorhis — St Servicemens Wives Club Moose Club Jerry Burba David Creager Donald Cunningham Teddy Whitman

Xi Chi Chapter Hears South Africa Program

Beta Sigma Phi Xi Chi Chapter heard Mrs. Jack Martin discuss South Africa on geography history customs religion and tribes. She covered Kenya Rhodesia the Congo and Madagascar as members including Mrs. John Lee Cher presided. attendees listed. meeting at Mrs. Tony Milano's home in Sophia.

Xi Chi Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Jack Martin South Africa Martin Kenya Rhodesia Congo Madagascar John Lee Cher Betty Neal June Reed Daryl Williams Pauline Clemons Jack Mu

Lets Face Up To It Gals Here Is Where Men Excel

Ruth Millett argues men excel at directions restaurant orders parking and nails while women may be better at asking for help yet a woman’s skill at not getting lost outpaces men. Millett promotes a booklet Happier Wives offering tips for husbands. Send 25 cents to Ruth Millett Reader Service at The Raleigh Register, New York.

Ruth Millett The Raleigh Register P. O Dept. A Radio City New York N.Y Newspaper Enterprise Assn

Fairdale crowd attends Hamid-Morton Circus show

Residents of Fairdale and Bolt attended a Sunday performance of the Hamid-Morton Circus at Beckley. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Covey and daughter Eileen, Mrs. Hope Walker and son Buster, Mrs. ClaRice Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Farmer and daughter Alicia, and Harlin Covey with Pat and Nancy Wall and Dale Covey families. A separate note reports a thief stole a mile of electrical wire from power poles serving two vacant farms near Des Moines.

Des Moines, Iowa UPI

Community Club and Sorority Meetings Schedule

Wednesday schedule lists Xi Alpha Gamma chapters Beta Sigma Phi at Coca Cola Social Room 7 30 p m Midway Home Demonstration Club at Elementary School 7 p m Playhouse 7 30 p m Beta Rho chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority holds a regular meeting

Beta Sigma Phi City Council Appalachian Assembly Room Coca-Cola Charlotte Cooney Beta Sigma Phi Midway Home Beta Rho Beta Sigma Phi Sorority

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Mrs Georgie Levy of Charleston, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Bragg, is a patient at Charleston Memorial Hospital after Friday surgery. Mrs Bragg with Rev and Mrs Dewey Wilson of Crab Orchard spent Friday and Saturday with her. Guests at Crab Orchard included Henry Gabbe, Rosa Lee Easter of Washington DC, Charles Brackett of Charleston, and Dorothy Wilson and daughter Margaret of Princeton. Mr and Mrs John M Alderson of Alderson were weekend guests in Maryland Avenue. The Aldersons and Kirbys attended the Saturday performance of Twelve Angry Men at The Playhouse by Curtain Callers.

Georgie Levy Charleston George Bragg Sophia Charleston Memorial Hospital W. H. Bowling Crab Orchard Henry Gabbe Rosa Lee Easter Washington, D. C Charles Brackett Dorothy Wilson Margaret Princeton John M. Alderson Alderson O. B. Kirby Maryland Avenue Aldersons the Kirbys Playhouse

TV Mystery Stuns Somerset Cleric Timepiece Oddity

In Somerset England the Rev Keith Weston reports his clock can be heard ticking from his television set and the picture fades whenever his wife goes upstairs. He says he has given up trying to understand the strange phenomenon observed at his home.

Somerset England UPI Keith Weston

Harry Jackson Recovers at Home After Appendectomy

Harry Jackson rests at his McAlpin home after an appendectomy performed at Beckley Hospital several days ago. His condition is improving and doctors expect a full recovery.

Harry Jackson McAlpin Beckley Hospital

Science shrinks piles without surgery gains relief

New York report says science finds a healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids while stopping itching and relieving pain without surgery. In numerous cases, patients experienced actual shrinkage and relief as treatment proceeded.

New York, N. Y

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