Azalea Garden Club appoints committees for anniversary tea
Azalea Garden Club selects committees and chairmen for its 20th anniversary Tea on April 18 at the Beckley Hotel Ballroom. The program features a 2 PM lecture by Mrs. William F. Lowry Jr. of Pittsburgh on flower arranging.
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T. A. Vermillion
Azalea
Azalea Club
Azalea Garden Club
Beckley Hotel
John E. McKenzie
William F. Lowry Jr
Pittsburgh
E. Earle Bibb Jr
W. A. Thornhill
Joe L. Smith
F. L. Banks
M. C. Banks
Duff D. Daniel
Paul B. Earwood
J. P. Nowlin
R. G. Richards
A. A. Tieche
J. W. Watkins
M. M. Ra
Beckley Hospital Births Listing Details Several Newborns
Local hospital births include multiple babies born in Beckley and surrounding areas between Feb 6 and Feb 16. Newborns include Diana Lynn Lilly, John Wesley Halstead, Catherine Ann Cole, Steven Bruce Blevins, Randall Parker, Vanessa Cheryl Hebb, Barbara Sue Lilly, Allen Keith Prater, Melanie Elaine Lewis, Alvin Douglas Lucas, Sherri Ercelle Trent, Cathy Lynn Morris, Janice Mae Pyles, Drema Faye Sears, and others with birth times and weights listed. Families include Arnold Bailey, Arnett Lilly, James Halstead, James Cole Jr., Harold Blevins, Malcolm Parker, Vernon Hebb, William Lilly, William Prater, Clarence Lewis, Alvin Lucas, Edward Trent, Lester Morris, James Pyles, and Leslie Sears. Locations center on Beckley Memorial and Beckley Hospital with dates in February.
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Arnold C. Bailey
Bob
Mark Arnold
Beckley Hospital
Diana Lynn
Arnett Lee Lilly
Glen Daniel
John Wesley
Steven Bruce
Harold L. Blevins
MacArthur
Thomas Randall
Malcolm M. Parker
Mount Hope
Vernon
Hebb
Shady Spring
Vanessa Cheryl
Barbara Sue
William L. Lilly
Allen Keith
William H. Prater
Scarbro
Clarence Lewis
Lansing
Melanie Elaine
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Alvin Douglas
Alvin E. Lucas
Lester M. Morris
Winona
Cathy Lynn
Janice Mae
James J. Pyles
Oak Hill
Drema Faye
Leslie Sears
Jonben
Shower Marks Meet At Coal City Home
The Willing Worker's Band of Coal City met Monday night at Mrs. Kate Coalson s home led by vice president Mrs. Marie Coalson A devotional period preceded a stork shower honoring Mrs Lagatha Duncan Readings were followed by a social gathering with attendees including Mrs Addie Bradley Mrs Macie Underwood and many others with the hostess Mrs Kate Coalson among them
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Coal City
Kate Coalson
Marie Coalson
Lagatha Duncan
Addie Bradley
Macie Underwood
Martha Buskirk
Effie Allen
Charlotte Murphy
Dorothy Marsh
Ruby Kelly
Helen McGrady
Bernice Bolen
Faye Bolen
Irene Pigg
Betty Bolen
Myrtle Norris
Bernice Teel
Aimee Duncan
Helen Bolen
Dollie Bolen
Patty Lilly
Mabel Lee Bolen
Judy Bolen
Phylis Coalson
Geneva Coalson
Cookie Buskirk
Sondra Marsh
Birthday Observed for Mrs Wagner in 70th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ted Phillips hosted a birthday dinner Tuesday for Mrs G R Wagner as she marked her 70th anniversary. Attendants included her husband four children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren with a pink cake centerpiece.
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Mabscott
BNS
Ted Phillips
G. R. Wagner
Beryl Wagner
J. Garland Cole
Beckley
Bill Wagner
Birthday Dinner Honors Bertha Ruble and Grandson Pat
Mrs. Bertha Ruble marked her 70th birthday with a dinner at the Ruble home attended by Pat Ruble and other Ruble relatives. The table centerpiece included yellow Easter lilies and white carnations, a red heart decorated cake carried the inscription Happy Birthday, and a wild turkey Ruble hunted and froze for the occasion.
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Sophia
Rns
Bertha Ruble
Pat Ruble
Ruble
Debra
George Ruble
Janet Farthing
Terrie Lea
Gary Wayne Ruble
Rickie Ross Ruble
Diana Lynn Ruble
Review Of Books In Raleigh Library Mixed Fractures
Review of A MIXTURE OF FRAILTIES by Robertson Davies about Monica Gall a Canadian singer who studies in London after a wealthy will funds her training and a romance with composer Giles Revelstoke. Also discusses SWEAR BY APOLLO by Shirley Barker about a 18th century Scottish doctor who encounters smallpox on Isle of Rona and a cast including Margery Craig and Ellen Deverson.
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Salterton
Monica Gall
Monica
London
Giles Revelstoke
Scotland
Randall Woodbury
Edinburgh
America
Isle of Rona
Laird
Margery
Kenneth Craig
Ellen Deveron
Andra
Dor sey Lafon Returns Home After Visit in Beckley
Mrs Dor Sey Lafon returned to Detroit Tuesday after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Mitchell and relatives including son in law and daughters Bill Almond and Herbert McKinney. Dempsey Kelley is improving at St Lukes Hospital in Bluefield. Wednesday guests at J B Burdiss included Mr and Mrs Steve Caffee and Ida Booth Nichols who marked her eightieth birthday. Other guests at Bill Almonds included Seth Mason Vera Ann Almond Cindy Paul Jenkins and Donald Almond and Mark from Coal City.
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Rhodell
Dorsey Lafon
Detroit
Mich
Robert Mitchell
Bill Almond
Herbert McKinney
Dempsey Kelley
St. Lukes Hospital
Bluefield
J. B. Burdiss
Steve Caffee
Ida Booth Nichols
Beckley
Coffee honor for Beckley VA hospital staff wives
A social coffee at Mrs. A. Gellar’s 101 Edgell Drive welcomed physician wives, hospital personnel wives, dieticians, and nurses from Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. Centerpiece figures of Martha Washington and George Washington adorned the table with paper costumes and a cherry tree motif. Mrs. George A. Miller led the silver service.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
A. Gellar
Edgell Dr
Martha
George Washington
Washington
George A. Miller
Added Attraction for Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Question prompts readers about enhancing mashed potatoes with minced parsley or watercress. It suggests adding a simple herb mix to elevate the dish and invites readers to try flavor variations. The note reads as a home-style cooking tip.
Double Exposure The Morgan Twins Memoir of Glamour
Thelma Lady Furness and Gloria Vanderbilt recount their rise in New York society from 1921 onward. The sisters describe their personal adventures and the allure of beauty and personality that drew famous men, shaping the era's international social scene.
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Gloria Vanderbilt
Thelma Lady Furness
David McKay Co., Inc
Morgan Twins
Thelma
Gloria
New York
Beckley Homemakers Meet At Kirk Home
Beckley Homemakers Club met at Mrs. Edward Kirk's home on Bellevue Lane for a regular session. Mrs. Kirk opened with a devotional and Mrs. George Coker presented Over come Evil with Good. The lesson How Can I Keep My Family Happy was led by Mrs. William Foster with six steps and seven barriers. Mrs. Barkley, president, led the meeting. Mrs. Kirk reported on a January 31 Pinecrest birthday for patients and distributed family health record books. Mrs. Huddle Jr. urged West Virginia green efforts and cleaning around homes. Planning a hat workshop for March was announced for the next meeting.
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Joseph Barkley
Kirk
Pinecrest
Broiled Lamb Kidneys Prepared With Butter
Split lamb kidneys are prepared by trimming fat and membrane with kitchen scissors. Broil over medium heat about four inches from the heat source. Brush with butter during cooking and turn to brown both sides.
Flowering Hills Garden Club plans June flower show
Flowering Hills Garden Club members prepared posters for their first flower show on June 3 at Beckley Elks Club Ballroom with the theme House and Home. Mrs Holt Kester is general chairman and Mrs Don Williams schedule chairman.
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Flowering Hills Garden Club
Beckley
Elks Club
Holt Kester
Don Williams
Paul Burdette
R. E. Newman
Queen St
H. D. Butterworth
National Garden Club
St. Louis
Salad tip recommends drained bean sprouts in dressed greens
Add drained bean sprouts to salad greens tossed with oil and vinegar. Some canned sprouts vary. seek a large sweet variety for best results.
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Druid Ave
Sherri Ercelle
Edmund T. Trent
Lester
Magnavox
Perry Como
Jan Campbell Music Company
Main St
Brassifres
Review of Books
Raleigh County Public Library
Robertson Davies
Charles Scribner's Sons
N. Y
Appolo
Shirley Barker
Random House
Jonathan Logan
Joan Miller
A&k Originals
Manford Casuals
New Spring
Gasco Food Institute Cooking School
Edward Kirk
Walter Cooper
Beckley Homemaker’s Club
Fortune Show
Carl Price
C. M. Doss
Bernard Carter
Eugene H. Meadows
Newman
T. V. Hutchinson
Burdette
Eugene Huffman
B. B. Chambers
Paul Phipps
J. E. Sharp
C. S. Bolen
Harold Dew
Williams
Kester
Creomulsion
RCA
W. Neville ST
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