Clubwomen Seek Improved City Outdoor Lighting
Beckley Public Affairs Committee of the Woman's Club pushes brighter lighting to curb accidents and crime. The plan centers on Park Avenue clubhouse lights, with two fixtures upgraded and more improvements planned after Council approval. Fire Chief Conner and Councilman Smith back the effort. national federation and Reader's Digest contest support expand the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Harry T. Gibson
PAC
Civic Department
Gibson
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
WCB
Park Avenue
Cecil P. Conner
Woman's Club
John W. Smith
Conner
West Virginia
Mary Katharine Barnes
Charleston
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miss Barnes
Washington, D. C
al SO
Reader’s Digest
First Woman Parole Officer In W Va Visits Beckley
Mary Louise Henson becomes West Virginia’s first woman probation and parole officer. She will interview women prisoners, help determine parole, and return parolees who misbehave, while continuing as a board stenographer. The appointment marks progress for women in male-dominated roles and prompts mixed reactions from male colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Beckley
Fanny J. Seiler
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Mildred Bateman
State Health Department
Henson
State Board of Probation and Parole
Parole-Board
J. Alexander Creasey
Probation and Parole
Offiaan
Hanna Tan Lien
Women’s Prison
Peace Springs
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Dewey
Philip
Sheryl
Lee
Local Birthday Guests List for Lillybrook Honoree
A lengthy guest list for a Lillybrook celebration includes Josh West Miss Kay Whitt Miss Sandy Whitt and many relatives and friends. Mrs B E Calvert Mrs C L Worthington Miss Vicki Worthington Miss Beth Worthington Mrs G E Hutchinson Mrs Robert Brizendine Mrs Warren Jackson Mrs Delvey Jones Mrs Maudie Courey Miss Becky Allen Mrs John Davis Miss Lorain Martin Mrs Keith Harvey Mrs Barbara Jackson Mrs Roger Meadows Jr Mrs Otis Clyburn Mrs Toy Lusk Mrs Garley Whitt Miss Gloria Whitt Mrs J F Mask Mrs John Turstuck Mrs Olive Lilly Mrs Carl Bowman Mrs Alan Moye Mrs James Carman and Mrs T W Adkins. The former Mary Tyzstuck daughter of Mr and Mrs John Tyzstuck of Lillybrook is noted. Bowman is employed as a secretary in the local People's Life Insurance Co office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh West
Kay Whitt
Sandy Whitt
B. E. Calvert
C. L. Worthington
Vicki Worthington
Beth Worthington
G. E. Hutchinson
Robert Brizendine
Warren Jackson
Delvey Jones
Maudie Courey
Becky Allen
John Davis
Lorain Martin
Keith Harvey
Barbara Jackson
Roger Meadows Jr
Otis Clyburn
Toy Lusk
Garley Whitt
Gloria Whitt
J. F. Mask
John Turstuck
Olive Lilly
Carl Bowman
Alan Moye
James Carman
T. W. Adkins
Mary Tyzstuck
John Tyzstuck
Lillybrook
Bowman
People’s Life Insurance Co
RNIS
Nurses Association Confab Opens in Charleston WV
The West Virginia Nurses Association legislative conference began Tuesday at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston and runs through today. State president Miss Mary Lemons and committee chairwoman Mrs. Margaret Pruett preside assisted by many Beckley members and District 10 officers. Speakers include Mrs. Margaret Jones and Denzil Gainer addressing constitutional, tax, and federal licensing topics with visits to the State Capitol and Governor Barron’s residence. The program ends with Frances McKenna addressing mandatory licensure impacts on nursing in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Nurses Association
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Mary Lemons
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Margaret F. Pruett
Beckley
Betty Perry
WVNA
Janice Calloway
Jay Philpott
Margaret M. Jones
R. N
American Nurses’ Association
Mary E. Reid
St. Francis Hospital
West Virginia
Frances McKenna
Births and family notices from Metuchen and Staunton
Mr and Mrs William Rossmeyer of 6 Dana Circle Metuchen announce the birth of daughter Lori Ellen Feb 19 at 5 pm in Middlesex General Hospital New Brunswick weighed eight pounds eight ounces Mrs Rossmeyer is former Laura Bays daughter of Mr and Mrs I Wilbur Bays of 106 Bishop St Mrs Bays left Feb 14 to visit the family in Metuchen Mrs William P Hall Jr and daughter Ellen left Tuesday for Staunton Va to be with her mother Mrs Elsie Gregory of 834 Greenville Ave Staunton who was scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday in the Kings Hospital Miss Susan Carol Vass daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Vass of 143 Dexter Ave and a sophomore at West Virginia University Morgantown has been initiated into the Phi Iota Chapter of Delta Delta Delta sorority Lavedia Ann Johnson 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Johnson Jr of 234 Crawford St is confined to her home with influenza
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rossmeyer
Dana Circle
Metuchen
N.J
Lori Ellen
Middlesex General Hospital
New Brunswick
Rossmeyer
Laura Bays
I. Wilbur Bays
Bishop St
Bays
William P. Hall Jr
Ellen
Staunton, Va
Elsie Gregory
Greenville Ave
Staunton
King’s Hospital
Susan Carol Vass
Frank Vass
Dexter Ave
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Phi Iota
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Experiment Cuts Hospital Costs at Montefiore Center
An article reports a New York City program at Montefiore Hospital transferring patients who are past the acute phase to a nearby convalescent center. The arrangement halves patient costs, frees hospital beds, provides 24 hour nursing, and reduces doctor visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montefiore Hospital
New York City
Community Women Schedule Evening Club Meetings
Local groups announce Thursday events across Beckley area clubs and churches. Missions circles Beta Sigma Phi Gamma Gamma Beta Sigma Phi and church groups meet at homes, schools, and social rooms at 7:30 p.m. and related social nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Shady Spring Boosters Set Style Show Friday
The first annual style show by Shady Spring High School Band Boosters will be at the school gym Friday at 8 p.m. Fifteen models who are band members will showcase fashion and hair styles, with extra entertainment and a flower arranging demo by Clement Schulte. proceeds benefit the SSHS band fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring High School
Clement Schulte
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club Election Night
The Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club will elect officers at 8 p.m. in the Greenbrier Social Room. Members are urged to attend and participate in the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calico and Jeans Square
Greenbrier
Four-Year-Old Tammy Porter Admitted With Pneumonia
Tammy Porter, four, daughter of Mr and Mrs Blaine Porter and sister Patty, is a patient at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens admitted Saturday for pneumonia after convulsions in a Mullens doctor’s office. Parents also ill with influenza. Arthur Bullins also a patient at Wyoming General Hospital for a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell
Tammy Porter
Blaine Porter
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Tammy
Patty
Arthur Bullins
Meeting Canceled by Beckley League of Women Voters
Mrs. C. J. Kleiman president of the Beckley League of Women Voters announced that tonight's meeting at 7 30 in the Bank of Raleigh has been canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Kleiman
Beckley League of Women Voters
Bank of Raleigh
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Oran Akers
Roger Meadows
MacArthur Church of God
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Lavedia Ann Johnson
Connie
Bob Evans
Georges Beckley
OAK Hill Fashions
Woman’s Department of
Daniels Missionary Baptist Church
Joy Fritz
Gulf Woman’s Club
St. Francis
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Lonnie Sweeney
Orchard Ave
Worman
Crab Orchard
Church of the Brethren
the Playhouse
Hilltop
Hilltop Baptist Church
Robert E. Lilly
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Watkins Drug Store
Rebekah
Woman's Fellowship
Carl Flory
Sophia ‘Church of God
Social Savings Club
Minnie Jones
Barber Ave
Friendship Social Club
E. Coleman
Canaday Street
Woman's Mission Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Shady Spring Boosters
William S. Johnson
Sshs Band Fund
Larry George
Elaine Seco
Anna Deck
Vickie Noor
Diane Stump
Kathy Cheek
Dawna Lilly
Jeannie Canaberry
Daisy Harvey
Susie Cox
Kay Sorenson
Becky Scott
Sandra Eppling
Lora Lee Rose
Paula Dorsey
Rita Ward
Washington
Hoover
G. C. Murphy CO
W. Main ST
Vassar
Singer Sewing Centers
Singer
MFG. CO
Kanawha Street
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Penney
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