Coming Events for Women's Groups in Beckley Area
PS women's organizations are invited to use this column for regular or special meetings. Notices due by 10 a.m. for same day use. Saturday deadline for Sunday notices. Friday events include Friendship Social Club at Alfred Adams home, Shady Spring Womans Club makeup meeting, Young Adult Fellowship Class at Sophia Methodist Church, Silver Star Rebekah Lodge social night, Memorial Baptist Church Mission Society card sorting, Rural Acres Garden Club at Mrs Ballengee's home, Modern Woodmen Junior Club at John W Cook Jr residence, Midway Community Flower Fund at Midway Elementary, Crab Orchard Baptist Church Fellowship class social room.
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Women’s Department of
Beckley
Social Savings Club Meet in East Gulf
Social Savings Club of East Gulf hosts a meeting at 5 30 p m in the home of Mrs Thurston Hairston in East Gulf for members and guests.
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Social Savings Club of
East Gulf
Thurston Hairston
Social Saving Club Meeting at Mrs Elsie Johnson Home
The Social Saving Club at 109 Antonio Ave. led by Mrs Elsie Johnson invites members to a 7 30 p m gathering. The Willing Workers Club of New Hope Baptist Church will meet at the church at 6 p m.
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Social Saving Club
Elsie Johnson
Antonio Ave
Willing Workers Club of
New Hope Baptist Church
Thrifty Savers Club Hosts Birthday Meeting
The Thrifty Savers Club plans a birthday gathering at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Rev. John Lockett located at 113 Canaday Street. Organizers invite members to attend and celebrate with a community service spirit.
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Thrifty Savers Club
John Lockett
Canaday St
World Day of Prayer Services At Hollywood Missionary Church
Public invited to World Day of Prayer Services at Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church with refreshments to be served after the gathering.
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The
Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church
Beckley Woman's Club Dance Set for Park Avenue Clubhouse
The Senior High Department invites members and their guests to a mid semester dance from 8 until 11 p.m. at the clubhouse on Park Avenue.
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The
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Raleigh County Unit Hosts Blue Field Alumni Meeting
The Raleigh County Unit of the Blue Field Alumni Association, honoring M. K. Austin of 1213 South Fayette Street, will meet at 7 p.m. The event aims to connect alumni and honor distinguished members.
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Raleigh County
Bluefield Alumni Association
M. K. Austin
S. Fayette St
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club Dance Night
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club hosts a caller dance at Shady Spring High School gymnasium. Due to a rescheduled ball game the dance begins about 8 30 p m. Curley Custer of Hagerstown Maryland will be the featured caller.
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Calico and Jeans
Shady Spring High School
Curley Custer
Hagerstown
Shady Spring High
Bluefield Alumni Meeting Postponed to Later Date
The Bluefield Alumni Association meeting set for 7 p.m. at Mrs. M. K. Austins home has been postponed to a future date.
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Bluefield Alumni Association
M. K. Austin
Woman's Club Event at Central Baptist Church
Sunday gathering hosted by the Woman's Club of Central Baptist Church at the home of Mrs. Gladys Kemp on Smoot Street 209. The item notes a social or meeting likely in the church community context.
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Woman's Club
Central Baptist Church
Gladys Kemp
Smoot St
West Virginia Legal Secretaries Board Meeting Noted
A board meeting of the West Virginia Association of Legal Secretaries is scheduled at Town and Country Restaurant at 2:30. The notice highlights the gathering as a routine organizational update with discussions on upcoming events and member issues.
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West Virginia
Beckley Legal Secretaries Association
Beckley Hotel
Beta Sigma Phi Beta Rho meets at Appalachian Assembly Room
The MONDAY Beta Rho Chapter holds its regular meeting at 7 30 p.m. in the Appalachian Assembly Room.
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Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi
Appalachian Assembly Room
Lions Ladies Night To Honor Governor Tucker District 29-N
Lions clubs in 42 districts invite members and spouses to a Saturday Black Knight Country Club event led by Jay Wood. A social hour at 6 15 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. precede a dance with Jan Campbell orchestra at 9 p.m. Also on Tuesday Highland Garden Club meets and Home Demonstration Club gathers in MacArthur at 1 30 p.m.
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A. R
Sam) Tucker
N. Lions
Black Knight Country Club
Jay Wood
Jan Campbell
Creative Abilities in Maxwell Hill Club Meeting
The Maxwell Hill Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Wayne Brown's home to discuss cultivating creative abilities through crafts and decorative dishes. Mrs. L W Fridley urged imaginative creation using colored prints, while Mrs. Margaret Williams showcased friendship quilts and the Baltimore Friendship Quilt from mid 19th century. The group, led by Mrs. W E Harvey, awarded three members for birthdays and appointed Williams secretary. Next meeting at Mrs. C B Treadway's Teel Road home.
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L. W. Fridley
Maxwell Hill Home
Wayne Brown
Margaret Williams
Baltimore
Tional Magazine
Roxa Wright
W. E. Harvey
C. B. Treadway
Clarence Griffith
Hubert Turner
Williams
Griffith
Teel Road
Square Dance Set Saturday At Shady Spring Gym
Curley Custer, famed square dance caller from Hagerstown Md, will headline a Saturday night 8 30 square dance at Shady Spring High School gym. Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club sponsors. Ruth Custer to assist. Guests expected from Charleston Huntington with possible Bluefield Princeton. March 19 brings Dorsey Adams as next caller.
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Calico and Jeans
Custer
United States
Ruth
Hagerstown
Bunk” Keatley
Shady Spring
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Brief local items under interest share small life events and social happenings. Readers are invited to contact the paper at the listed one phone number for notes or submissions.
Hammond Couple to Visit Sprague Family in Cobourg
Mr and Mrs J W Hammond of Cobourg Ontario Canada will arrive today to visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs W N Sprague Jr 111 Lee St Ontario Canada city paper notes the family gathering set for this week.
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J. W. Hammond
Cobourg
Ontario
Canada
W. N. Sprague Jr
Lee St
Mrs Walter A White Admitted For Observation
Mrs Walter A White of Hargrove Street was admitted to Beckley Hospital Thursday night for observation and treatment.
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Walter A. White
Hargrove Street
Beckley Hospital
Miss Kay Phillips Pledged to Pi Beta Phi at WVU
Miss Kay Phillips a sophomore at West Virginia University Morgantown has been pledged to Pi Beta Phi sorority. She is the daughter of W E Phillips of North Kanawha Street.
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Kay Phillips
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
W. E. Phillips
North Kanawha Street
Pamelia Dew Joins Kappa Delta Sorority Chapter
Recently pledged to the Beta Phi chapter of the Kappa Delta Sorority is Miss Pamelia Kay Dew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dew. The ceremony highlighted collegial service and sisterhood values as new members were inducted.
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Beta Phi
The
Kappa Delta Sorority
Pamelia Kay Dew
Daugh
Freshman Nursing Student Born to Dew Family at WVU
A newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dew of 109 Sigmund Street arrives as a freshman at West Virginia University majoring in nursing.
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Ter
R. H. Dew
Sigmund Street
West Virginia University
Mrs Paul Cook Honored at Stork Shower in Hotchkiss
Mrs Paul Cook of Hotchkiss recently adopted a girl named Lisa Diane and was honored with a stork shower Friday night at the Hotchkiss Baptist Church. Hostesses included Mrs James L Cook Jr, Mrs Harless Cook, Mrs Alva Tilley, Mrs Herman Ward, and Mrs Kenneth Eller.
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Paul Cook
Hotchkiss
Lisa Diane
Hotchkiss Baptist Church
James L. Cook Jr
Harless Cook
Alva Tilley
Herman Ward
Kenneth Eller
Mrs Madylene Elkins In Satisfactory Condition After Surgery
Mrs Madylene Elkins of Shady Spring is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a major surgery performed Wednesday.
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Madylene Elkins
Shady Spring
Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs Truman Caffee Recovers After Major Surgery
Mrs Truman Caffee is recuperating at her home on Sunrise Avenue following a major surgery at the Beckley Avon Regional Hospital.
Parisians warn police after radioactive isotope drop
Parisians were warned over the radio to alert police but not touch or open three radioactive isotope packages that dropped from a truck while being taken to a hospital. The incident prompted safety notices and police response as authorities secured the area.
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Paris
UPI
Nevada Pioneers Voter Election of U.S. Senate Members
Nevada became the first state allowing voters to elect U.S. Senate members. This milestone marks a shift toward direct popular choice in national legislation.
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Nevada
U. S. Senate
DAR Members Highlight National Heritage Camp Experience
DAR Hear Camp representatives Lynn Cooke and Pamela Jackson described the July session at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, during the Cap tain James Allen Chapter meeting. They praised the opportunity and noted plans to sponsor more girls, while officers outlined delegates to the 75th annual DAR Congress in Washington.
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A. D. Cooke
Captain James
Cedar Lakes Conference Center
Ripley
James Allen
Lynn Cooke
Pamela Jackson
Woodrow Wilson High School
W. A. Arnold
West Virginia
National Society
DAR
Irma Huettner
Congress of
The
Washington
John E. McKenzie
Huettner
Roy Millican
R. L. Reardon
National Defense
Earl E. Bibb
A. S. Johnston Jr
A. P. Stevenson
S. M. Bledsoe
Creative work vs busy labor urged at Prosperity club
Mrs. Wayne Stewart led a Prosperity Home Demonstration Club lesson on distinguishing busy work from creative work. The group explored creative art in daily cooking and homemaking with examples like a hand hooked rug and a painted picture, noting plans for the March meeting at Mrs. D. B. Stover’s home.
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Wayne Stewart
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
Rufus Rogers
Stewart
D. B. Stover
Joseph Jones
Henry Arnott
James Woolwine
Wayne Laws
Joseph Dombey
Carl Toney
Jones
James Pennington
Robert Swecker
D. B. Stover Jr
Eugene Brown
Births in Raleigh General Hospital News
Thomas Benjamin Jr. named by Mr and Mrs Thomas Benjamin Taylor of Clear Creek born Feb 15 at 8 25 am weighing 5 pounds 14 1 2 ounces. Earl Wayne Jr son of Mr and Mrs Earl Wayne Hutchinson born Feb 15 at 10 26 am weighing 8 pounds 3 4 ounce.
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Thomas Benjamin Jr
Thomas Benjamin Taylor
Clear Creek
Raleigh General Hospital
Earl Wayne Hutchinson
S. Fayette Sr
Earl Wayne Jr
Rosebud Club Meet Features Workshop
The Rosebud Garden Club held a Wednesday workshop at Mrs. William Lewhok’s home 213 Edward St with co host Mrs. Cooper White. Frank Bolash of the Department of Natural Resources presented slides on West Virginia State Parks and Roy Lee Harmon spoke on the state’s scenic beauty. He read poetry from a book and a beautification discussion followed. Refreshments were served. Attendees included Mrs. J D B Shumate Mrs. Jimmy Tucker Mrs. Howard Phillips Mrs. Joe Barron Mrs. Toney Gonzalez Mrs. Noel Griffith Mrs. Denzel Palmer and Mrs. A L Loma.
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Rosebud Garden Club
William Lewhok
Edward St
Cooper White
Frank Bolash
Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia
Roy Lee Harmon
JD. B. Shumate
Jimmy Tucker
Howard Phillips
Joe Barron
Toney Gonzelaz
Noel Griffith
Denzel Palmer
A. L. Loma
Japanese base sets marriage counseling to curb resignations
Japanese military authorities on Higashi Chitose base in Hokkaido establish a marriage counseling service as a go between for 1 500 unmarried service men and prospective brides. The aim is to discourage men from leaving the service for civilian life where girlfriends are more plentiful.
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Marriage Counselors
Tokyo
UPI
Hokkaido
Higashi-Chitose
Blood test bill eyed for couples and pregnant women
A bill to provide free blood tests to young couples and pregnant women will go before the Japanese diet after cabinet approval today. The measure aims to curb rising general disease rates, with Welfare Ministry data showing a peak in 1948-49 and a renewed increase beginning in 1960.
Beckleyans' Son Tours With National Players
Chris Sarandon Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sarandon of Beckley will portray Cleante in The Miser by the National Players at West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery on March 2. The Catholic University touring company is a long‑running national repertory group in its 17th season, covering up to 36 states and Canada.
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Chris Sarandon Jr
Chris Sarandon
Woodlawn Ave
Cleante
Moliere
West Virginia Institute
Canada
Marshall Auditorium
Marshall University
Huntington
Sarandon Wil
Romeo
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Catholic U
Mrs Roscoe B Lilly honored by Mab Scott lodge shower
Mrs Roscoe B Lilly received the past noble grand pin from Mrs James Walker left, noble grand of the Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge Mab Scott, at a surprise personal shower after the lodge meeting Tuesday night. A Valentine motif decorated the dining room as 23 members attended and games were played.
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James Walker
Golden Gate
Rebekah Lodge
Mabscott
Roscoe B. Lilly
Womanhood Week events announced by Zeta Phi Beta
Alpha Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta announces Fin er Womanhood Week from February 26 to March 4. Mrs Mary R Jackson chairperson says a pledge service is set Saturday February 26 at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs C D Trent 1503 S Kanawhat St. A worship service will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at St Matthews AME Church on Mills Avenue and the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital party follows Tuesday with a musical program by the Women’s Chorus of Central Baptist Church.
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Alpha Zeta
Zeta Phi Beta
MARY R._ Jackson
C. D. Trent
S. Kanawhat
St. Matthews Ame
Mills Avenue
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Women’s Chorus
Central Baptist Church
General Sheridan's Famous Horse Rienzi or Winchester
Historical note records that General Philip Sheridan's famed horse carried two names, Rienzi and Winchester, reflecting variations in sources and naming. The animal served with Sheridan in cavalry campaigns and became linked to his military reputation.
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General Sheridan
Winchester
Pakistan’s Two Zones Separated by Indian Territory
A historical note states that Pakistan’s two zones lie split by about 1,000 miles of the Republic of India’s territory, underscoring a long land barrier between them. The description emphasizes geographic separation and regional tension without detailing events or dates.
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Pakistan
Republic of India
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Friendship Social Club
Mrs. Alfred Adams
Woman’s Club
Lions
Beaver
Sophia Methodist Church
Silver Star
Anderson
North Kanawha St
Women’s Mission Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Rural Acres Garden Club
Orville Ballengee
Calloway Heights
Woodmen Junior Club
John W. Cook Jr
Holiday Dr
Midway Community Flower Fund
Midway Elementary School
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Lions Ladies
Highland Garden Club
Warren Elliott
Town and Country Home Demonstration Club
B. F. Williams
MacArthur
Calico and
Jeans Club
Pte
Osa
Nash Campbell
Patcraft
NASH
Era Pau Ani
PE Elle
Seve
Janice DeGregory
Harry Neal
Wilbur Bowyer
Rosebud Club
Dan River
LST
G. C. Murphy CO
Dilette
Dollar Stores
Neville Street
Beckley, W. VA
Beckleyans’ Son
Stonewall Jackson
G. M. Powers
Main St
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