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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1960

Page

3

Cooking Demonstration Hosts Local Merchants Tonight

J M Satterfield of K and Maytag Furniture Co Naoma participates with Kostas Clothing and Furniture and Appalachian Power Co in a Marsh Fork District Woman's Club Cooking Demonstration tonight at 7 in the Appalachian Building Whitesville. Nell Wenzel leads the home service demonstration. Mrs T A Parolari of Rock Creek, club president, heads activities and attends the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs convention March 17-19 at The Greenbrier with Mrs Carl G Jarrell. Admission is free with a style show by Mount View High School students. Satterfield and his wife actively support local civic efforts and Little League partnerships.

Marsh Fork T. A. Parolari Rock Creek Mount View Parolari Coal River Motors Whitesville Gail Brenda Carl G. Jarrell West Virginia Appalachian Satterfield Glendale Tabor Tabor Super Market MFC Woman's Club

Keith Adams Designs Costume For The Modern Mature Figure

Fashion notice from SPRING 1960s promoting Radiant Originals by Keith Adams. Printed Pattern M438 offers tailored dress and jacket with paneled back pleats and scarf-tied neckline in flexible half sizes 12½ to 22¼. Fabric options include silk, wool, jersey. patterns available by mail for one dollar from New York address.

Keith Adams Adams Radiant Keith Adams Rey Jersey P.O Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y

Family and friends return home from visits in multiple states

Mrs Edna Parks of Lake City Tenn and Mrs Flo Stanley of Mount Vernon N Y have gone back home after two weeks with Mr and Mrs W H Niddifer in Bob. Steven Gall of Cleveland spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Louie Gall. Gilbert Burleson is a Raleigh General Hospital patient under observation and care. Mrs La Alta Sauer and daughter Eilene return to San Pedro Calif after months with her parents Mr and Mrs E E Fanning to join her husband Karl serving with the U S Navy. Mrs Elsie Salango and children return to Cleveland Ohio after visiting Dwight Daniel and relatives here. Mrs Ruth Smith returns home after Cleveland visit. Ward Acord returns home from the Beckley Hospital after surgery and is improving. Sonny Thomas returns home from Beckley Hospital after several days as patient. Rosa Bray visits son Roy Bray and daughter-in-law in Cleveland Ohio. Ev a Jean Graham of Slab Fork visits Blanche Clay.

Steven Gall Cleveland Ohio Louie Gall Gilbert Burleson Raleigh General Hospital la Alta Sauer Eilene San Pedro Calif E. E. Fanning Karl U. S. Navy Elsie Salango Dwight Daniel Ruth Smith Ward Acord Becley Sonny Thomas Beckley Hospital Rosa Bray Roy Bray Eva Jean Graham Slab Fork Blanche Clay

Beckley Women Club Notices Schedule Meetings

Coming events column invites women's organizations to announce meetings. Notices by 10 a.m. used the same day. Sunday notices due by 10 p.m. Saturday. Monday features Mark Twain High School Band Boosters at 6 30 p m and MT Parent Teacher Association at 7 30 p m in the school music room.

Womans’s Department of Beckley Mark Twain High School Parent. Teacher Association

Community club and church group meetings listed for Tuesday

Numerous local groups schedule meetings and events including Mission Circle No 4 Crab Orchard Baptist Church 1 30 p m Beta Rho Chapter Beta Sigma Phi home of Mrs L L Sweeney 526 Orchard Ave 8 p m Catholic Daughters Court Paula 741 Parish Hall St Francis de Sales 89 m Columbine Garden Club 1 30 p m Appalachian Assembly Room Highland Garden Club 1 15 p m Lad and Lassie 4 H 6 30 p m Good grooming contest Beckley Homemakers 12 30 p m Mrs Thomas Biggs 202 Monroe Ave Bring yearbooks Captain James Allen Chapter D O R postponed to March 8 Women of the Moose 7 30 p m ma Phi home Hull St Primrose Garden Club 8 p m Mrs John C Ward 408 12 S Oakwood Ave Royal Neighbors Eagles Eerie Woodlawn Ave 7 30 p m Elementary Flower Arranging Workshop Raleigh County Garden Council Raleigh County Girl Scouts Beckley Presbyterian Church 10 30 a m Mission Circle No 3 Crab Orchard at home Mrs Ralph Carter East C St 1 30 p m Degree of Honor Lodge 56 IOOF Hall 7 30 p m Women of the Church St Stephen's luncheon 1 p m Gamma Gamma Beta Sigma Phi 7 30 p m Court of Calantha Le Fey ette St 2 p m Shady Spring District Woman's Club Beaver Lions Club 7 39 p m

Amigo Man Marking 75th Birthday With Family Ties

Amigo resident Rose Meadows Amigo reports Perry S Little’s 75th birthday. Born in Riverside and Athens, Little recalls his father teaching penmanship and being Beckley’s postmaster. He worked 31 years at Amigo Smokeless Coal Co. and retired in 1954. He and Bertha Shumate married Sept 8 1909. They had 11 children, nine living, 34 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. He enjoys gardening and fishing at a river farm near Hinton with two boats and 2,700 quarts of berries from 1,500 plants. He remains active at 75.

Amigo Perry S. Little Littlesburg T. G. Little Princeton Riverside Athens Concord State Teachers College Beckley Bertha Shumate Bristol Tenn Burroughs Little Said Stover Amigo Coal Co J. A. Wood J.A. Wood Jr E. C. Minter Amigo Smokeless Coal Co Harold Morgantown J. W. Reynolds Maidsville John Brown Julian Little Stanaford Ralph Little Lost Creek Donald Little Painesville Ohio George Little Mangantown Jack Dickerson Odd R. P. Burleson W. W. Burchman Cleveland Hinton

First Christian Church Hosts World Day of Prayer Friday

Friday World Day of Prayer service at First Christian Church starts at 2 p.m. Also, Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No 77 in Beckley meets at IOOF Hall on Main Street with regular session at 7:30 p.m. and initiation practice at 8:30 p.m.

First Christian Church Silver Star Rebekah Lodge Beckley Ioof Hall Main St

Charleston Ballet Sponsor at Woodrow Wilson High

The Woman's Club of Beckley sponsors a Charleston Ballet performance at Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium at 8 p.m. The event aims to support local cultural activities and features a program suitable for general audiences.

Charleston Ballet The Woman's Club of Beckley Woodrow Wilson High School

Army Mothers Host Tuesday Spaghetti Supper

Army Mothers Post No 7 schedules a spaghetti supper from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday to raise proceeds for Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital projects. Plans were discussed at the February 25 meeting led by Mrs B H Ellison, the group’s commander.

U. S

Grace founder W R Grace elected mayor of New York

W R Grace, founder of the Grace shipping lines, was elected mayor of New York City in 1881 and again in 1885. His two mayoral terms marked a notable rise from business leader to municipal chief executive.

W. R. Grace The Grace Shipping Lines New York City

Dr George W Crane Worry Clinic Divorce Advice Tale

A wife seeks Dr Crane's counsel as she contemplates divorce from an stingy husband Tony. He rates poorly on good husband tests, tears up the results, then later quietly begins cleaning up the wastebasket. The piece ends by promoting Tests for Husbands and Wives and notes Canberra's population.

Dr. Crane Tony

First Methodist Church Choir Plays Life of Fanny Crosby

The Madrigal Choir of the First Methodist Church presents The Life of Fanny Crosby at 7:30 p m Tuesday in the parish hall directed by Mrs Paul Hinz man Cast includes Mildred Tabor as Fanny Crosby Mary Lewis as Mrs Ferris Cecelia Williams as Miss Wilson Carl Lewis as Alexander Van Alstyne Martha Maxwell as Mrs Andrews and Joseph Patrick O Neal as Mr Moody Doris Buckles narrates with Margaret Noble at the organ Musical numbers include Safe in the Arms of Jesus Blessed Assurance There s Music in the Air Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross I Am Thine O Lord Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior God Will Take Care of You Saved by Grace and more Personnel listed for program advertising makeup and stage crew roles.

Mildred Tabor Fanny Crosby Mary Lewis Ferris Institution For Cecelia Williams Miss Wilson Publishers Carl Lewis Alexander van Alstyne Martha Maxwell Andrews Joseph Patrick O’neal Mr. Moody Doris Buckles Margaret Noble Jesus Sue ‘Riggle Jamie Long Brenda Massie Lord Terry O’brien Helen Martin Savior Sally Collier Patty O’dell Grace Mrs. Collier Rhonda Lipscomb Linda Tanner Nancy Walker Betty Maxey Jenny Beavers Butch Tanner Roger Morris Rodney O'Dell Danny Swann Patricia Anderson

Dried eggs praised for versatility in recipes

Extension specialist Elizabeth Roberts notes dried eggs substitute for shell eggs in many dishes. She outlines measuring, mixing, and storage tips, advising equal water and dried egg quantities and slow cooking for best flavor.

Elizabeth Roberts West Virginia University

Prunesti Family News and Illness in Clifton Forge

Sophia SOPHIA reports John Prunesti of Washington spent a three day vacation visiting his mother Mrs Tearesa Prunesti in Tams. Mr and Mrs Pete Sgro and children Tearesa and Pete Jr Mrs Mary Ann Sgro and Mrs Tearesa Prunesti all of Tams were called to Clifton Forge Va due to the serious illness of Mrs Syro and Prunesti's brother in law Joe Novilis Returning to Washington DC Monday evening were Mr and Mrs Carl Worthington McAlpin and Mr and Mrs Sam Les-

Sophia Rns John Prunesti Washington, D. C Tearesa Prunesti Tams Pete Sgro Tearesa Pete Jr Mary Ann Sgro Clifton Forge Syro Prunesti Joe Novi

Beckley Area People in Briefs and Visits

Sgt. and Mrs. Frank Treadway and daughter Beth Ann head to Akron after a 16 month Germany tour. J M Ellison returns home to Sherman Oaks after visiting his mother. Theresa Brown finishes nurses training in New York and visits grandparents in Beckley. Joseph E Williams improves at Maxwell Hill after major surgery. Beckleyans attend Southern Collegiate Basketball Conference in Richmond. Rev J B F Yoak Jr to give dedication address in Charleston. Mrs Carl Griffith recuperating in Raleigh General Hospital after surgery.

Frank Treadway Beth Ann Akron Ohio C. D. Treadway Maxwell Hill Germany Treadway West Virginia State Police Theresa Brown New York City Bellevue Hospital Samuel Jackson Ringleben St Ann Watson Stratton High School Joseph E. Williams Beckley Hospital J. B. F. Yoak Jr Methodist Temple Charleston Carl Griffith Cool Ridge Raleigh General Hospital

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Fairdale John G. M. Powers Main Street Crab Orchard Baptist Church Beta Rho Beta Sigma Phi L. L. Sweeney Orchard Ave Catholic Daughters of America Court Paula St.Francis de Sales Catholic Church Columbine Garden Club Appalachian Assembly Room Highland Garden Club Lad Lassie Coca Cola Social Room Beckley Homemaker’s Club Thomas Biggs Monroe Ave James Allen Daughters of American Revolution Women of the Moose Moose Lodge Marshall T. Walker Hull St Primrose Garden Club John C. Ward S. Oakwood Ave Royal Neighbors of America Eagles Eerie Woodlawn Ave Raleigh County Garden Council Raleigh County Girl Scouts Council Beckley Presbyterian Church Crab Orchard Church Ralph Carter East C St IOOF Women of the Church of Gamma Gamma Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Court of Calantha le Feyette S&t Shady Spring District Beaver Lions Club Rose Meadows George W. Crane Worry Clinic Tony Z Northwestern University Dlao Scrooge Federal Capital Canberra Australia the Sample Shop Neville ST Raleigh Register W. Va First Methodist Church Paul Hinzman Dcivalitir J. M Jack” Ellison Sherman Oaks JE. L. Ellison Beckley Ave M. W. Arnold Maplewood Lane Duane Elifritt Franklin, Ohio Richmond Ross P. Daniel Fred Richmond Granville Ave Wade Radin McLean Addition Steve Bibb Raleigh Heights Bell-Ans Bellans Orangeburg N. Y Charlottesville Virginia Mr. Clay Crouse Heatherlin Mr. Crouse Dental and Medical Associations Community Improvement Council State Health Department Circuit Court Das. E. Bowen, Jr
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