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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1963

Page

5

Miss Hambric Weds Edward Bright At St Francis Rectory

Miss Harriette Hambric and Edward John Bright married at eleven Saturday morning in the St Francis de Sales rectory. The bride’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hambric of MacArthur and the groom’s are Mr. and Mrs. William Bright of Pittsburgh. The bride wore turquoise knit with white Bible and carnations. the mother wore powder blue. A Glass House reception followed. The bride is a 1960 Woodrow Wilson graduate and former Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce employee. The groom, a University of Pittsburgh graduate, is an IBM mechanical engineer in Endicott, New York. They will live at 315 Hill Ave., Endicott, after a wedding trip to Pittsburgh and New York City.

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Harriette Hambric Edward John Bright Michael J. Lazy Roy Hambric MacArthur William Bright Pittsburgh Glass House Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce Bright University of Pittsburgh International Business Machines Co Endicott N. Y New York City Hill Ave

Incidents In The Lives Of- PEOPLE YOU KNOW

Community notices invite readers to share brief life events and happenings. Readers are urged to call with information using the provided extension for the newspaper staff.

Community health notes and family visits update local residents

A C Cook recovers at home after December to February treatment at Beckley VA Hospital amid three heart attacks. Postmaster W O Bowyer discharged after heart attack treatment. Pete Deck family returns home from Flint Michigan. Clyde Phillips learns Roy Phillips convalescing in Cincinnati after 51 days in hospital. Pamela Bodnar visits Sophia relatives. Larry Rice of Ft. Lee and Elmer Rice Jr. visit Amigo and Sophia households.

A. C. Cook Heber St Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Fiona W. O. Bowyer Prosperity Beckley Hospital Cincinnati Ohio Clyde Phillips Pamela Bodnar Steve Bodnar Oak Hill Pfc Larry Rice Ft. Lee Elmer Rice Amigo

Carol Burnett and Robert Preston Entertain in CBS Hour

Carol Burnett serves a varied performance on CBS with a Chaplinesque comic persona, playing a boyish girl and a shy charwoman who mimics a stripper. Robert Preston supplies musical patter and a deathbed lyric. The hour blends humor with touching, human moments.

Carol Burnett Robert Preston Hollywood UPI Miss Burnett Preston

Hats in Spring: Young and Gay Styles Take the Runway

The page previews a lively spring hat collection with crisp straw sailors, derby and bowler variants, flower forms on silk and mesh, and turbans. It notes bonnets caps sun helmets and bouffant hairstyles fading as vibrant pastel tones appear in Spanish and small sailor styles with yellow pink red hues.

Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Court

Marriage records list William A Aliff Jr and Melba F Sauls of Packsville as a couple, Jack B Brown and Margaret A Roop, Dennis C Hylton and Charlotte V Wall, Clarence H Meredith and Susane F Williams as applicants. The text notes underweight people have longer lifespans and lower mortality rates, especially among females.

Raleigh County Court William Arthur Aliff Jr Dry Creek William Aliff Melba Frances Sauls Packsville Edna Frances Sauls Jack Benton Brown Cottageville Ernest Brown Margaret Ann Roop Temple St Charles Roop Dennis Carl Hylton Bound Brook N. J Jacob Hylton Charlotte Virginia Wall Coal City Jack Wall Clarence Helman Meredith Willis Branch William Meredith Susane F. William Lee St Virginia Williams

Community group calendars announced for Beckley region

Women and clubs across Beckley publish regular meeting notices. Xi Beta Beta Sigma Phi Dry Hill Home Demonstration Judea Shrine First Methodist Woman's Society Maxwell Hill New River Life Group Beckley Art Group Lad and Lassie 4 H Club Ambassador Class Beckley Presbyterian Club Beckley Business and Professional Women Beckley Lincoln Elementary PTA plan events and officer elections.

Maxwell Hill New River Country Life Group Maxwell Hill Community Center

Community Club Meetings and Scout Activities Schedule

Beta Lambda Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meets in Civic Room at Bank of Raleigh at 7 30 p m. Crab Orchard Homemakers Club gathers at Crab Orchard Elementary at 1 30 p m. Xi Alpha Delta Beta Sigma Phi meets in Coca Cola Social Room at 7 30 p m with Mrs Pat Roach as hostess. Thrifty Homemakers hold a meeting at Mrs R O Carey 427 S Fayette St at 1 p m. Neighborhoods of Alpine District Girl Scouts gather at First Christian Church at 1 p m.

Beta Sigma Phi Appalachian Assembly Room P.m Ralph Schrader Beta Lambda Bank of Raleigh Xi Alpha Delta Pat Roach Thrifty Homemakers Club Apline Girl Scouts of America First Christian Church

Women's club meetings and church groups listed for Beckley

A note lists multiple local gatherings: Women of Church and Beckley Presbyterian Church in a 1 30 p m session. Education Department and Women’s Club of Beckley at Park Avenue clubhouse at 1 30 p m. Practical Nurses Association District No 3 dessert at Beckley Hotel Terrace Room at 7 30 p m. Ebenezer Service Guild at Mrs Christaline Onion’s home at 7 30 p m. General Circle of Crab Orchard Baptist Church at the church 7 30 p m. Ladies Bible Class at Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church in MacArthur at 1 p m at Mrs O W Mills home. Beckley League of Women Voters Civic Room Bank of Raleigh at 7 30 p m.

Woman’s Club of Beckley Park Avenue Ebenezer Service Guild Christaline Onion General Circle of Crab Orchard Baptist Church Ladies Bible Class Hollywood Missionary Woman‘s Club of

State Officers To Attend Practical Nurses Meeting Here

Mrs Lenora Guthrie state president of the Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia Inc and Mrs Nene Hildebrand state secretary both of Charleston will attend the Thursday meeting of District No 3 at 730 pm in the Terrace Room of Beckley Hotel Plans will be completed at this time for the annual convention to be held here Oct 3 4 according to Mrs Cora Burnett District president who urges all members to attend this important meeting

Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia, Inc Beckley Hotel Lenora Guthrie The Nene Hildebrand Charleston Cora Burnett

Thieses Welcome Baby John Thomas Jr in Richmond

Mr and Mrs John Thomas Thies of Richmond Virginia announce the birth of their second child a son born February 20 at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital Richmond weighing seven pounds named John Thomas Jr Their first child is Kathy Lynn age 3 Mrs Bren da Jackson is the mother and Mr and Mrs Miller Jackson of 116 Clyde Street are her parents The baby s father is son of Mrs Sam Thios of 114 Lilly Street and the late Mr Thios Grandparents include Mrs Henry Jackson of Hinton and the late Mr Jackson and Mr and Mrs D T Mann of Oak Hill

John Thomas Thies Richmond Medical College of Virginia John Thomas Jr Kathy Lynn Brenda Jackson Miller Jackson Clyde St Sam Thios Lilly St Mr. Thios

Poison from Jimson weed sickens New Jersey children

Dr. Solomon Weintraub of St. Francis Hospital in Trenton reports three New Jersey children were poisoned after eating parts of the wild Angel trumpet or Jimson weed. Symptoms included screaming hallucinations and inability to recognize people, noted in Postgraduate Medicine.

Angel Trumpet United States Canada New Jersey Solomon Weintraub St. Francis Hospital Trenton Jimson

Beckley LWV to report on United Nations Conference

Mrs. C. J. Kleiman and Mrs. Walter G. Cooper will share experiences from the United Nations Conference in Washington D C at the Beckley League of Women Voters meeting. The session starts at 7 30 p m in the Civic Room of the Bank of Raleigh.

C. J. Kleiman Beckley League of Women Voters Walter G. Cooper United Nations Washington, D. C Bank of Raleigh

Missionary to Address Beckley Presbyterian Women Meeting

Rev E R Arehart will speak at the Beckley Presbyterian Church Women of the Church meeting on Thursday at 1 30 pm. He has served 27 years as a missionary in Brazil, returning from furlough to Richmond Virginia, with plans to resume in December 1963. Arehart is a Hampden Sydney and Union Theological Seminary graduate.

Beckley Presbyterian Church E. R. Arehart Presbyterian Church U.S Brazil Southern Presbyterian Arehart Roy A. Cunningham Leslie C. Gates

Do light blonde tints cover gray hair?

The note claims light blonde tints usually cover gray hair, though gray at the hairline may resist full coverage. It suggests that gray strands near the scalp can persist after dyeing, leaving uneven results.

Strand Test Gives Edge to Early Evaluations

A brief note reports Strand testing as a routine step to verify early evaluations. The passage emphasizes thorough checks to ensure results are reliable and consistent across trials.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Hambric Edward Bright St. Francis Rectory Pete Deck Vicki S. Kanawha St Flint, Mich Dontull Sophia Roy Phillips Herbert Ave By Rick DU Brow Nelson Eddy Royal Mounted Police Jeanette MacDonald Helen Hennessy Newspaper Enterprise Assa Woman’s Department of Dry Hill Home R. H. Harrison Downing St Dry Hill Road Herman Askew Bostick Ave Judea Shrine No Order of White Shrine of Woman’s Society of Christian Service First Methodist Church General Meeting Beckley Art Group James L. Wheeler N. Pike St Lad Lassie Dry Hill Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club Beckley-Winn Board of Directors Parent Teacher Association of Lincoln Elementary School Crab Orchard New School Women of Church E. G. Holstein Paul M. Peabody Judy WOAY W. W. McKinney the Vogue Q.T. Sale OF J Fashions Pretty Hal Lynne Scott Hal M. Scott Stuart Hall Staunton Hal Lynne Sahara Supreme Sealy Sahara Las Vegas New River
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