Newcomers Club Donates Honey Snow Ball Proceeds
Mary Scott promotion director for Honey in the Rock accepts 125 from Welcome to Beckley Newcomers Club as proceeds of the December 9 Honey Snow Ball. Treasurer Mrs Robert C. Boren notes the fund supports the 1962 Civil War drama. Publicity chair Mrs Joseph J. Larry and dance head Mrs Michael Guerino witness. The event is the club's first major civic project and aims to become an annual affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Scott
Beckley
Robert C. Boren
Joseph J. Larry
Michael Guerino
Reginald Meyers
Reese Mallette
Local Woman's Club Calendar Notices and Meetings
Beckley newspapers publish notes inviting women's groups to submit meeting announcements by 10 a.m. for same day use. Thursday events include Catholic Daughters at 8 p.m., Pythian Sisters installation, Beta Sigma Phi, and several church circles. Plus, miscellaneous club gatherings at various venues with times from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and hostess names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Couple Observes Golden Anniversary in Raleigh County
Mr and Mrs James Pinkney Grear celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at home on Stamford Ragland Road. Married December 6 1911 at Mabscott the couple raised eight children in Raleigh County with Walter M Grear a missing Korean War soldier. They are longtime Church of Christ members with 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Family and friends attended plus lodge and IOOF Hall Mabscott hosted an event at 1 pm with a 730 pm meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pinkney Grear
Stamford-Ragland Road
Mabscott
Roxie Keaton
Henry Keaton
Grear
Frank Grear
Church of Christ At
Stamford
Raleigh County
Walter M. Grear
George B. Grear
Alcie Bragg
Goldin Brown
Arlene Moore
Stanaford
Claribel Sampson
Long Beach
Calif
Maggie Meadows
Annie Grear
Herman Warden
Cleve Wood
Ida Cherko
Clara Murdock
Renn Grear
Raymona
Raychel Bailey
Eva Matheny
Billy Rae
James Brizendine
Carlene Bragg
Buster Wheeler
Joyce
Linda Murdock
Rennie
Kelli Grear
Marie Kincaid
Bill Kincaid
Jerry Wheeler
Dewey K. Moore
Eugene Brown
Carl Bragg
Myrtle Grear
Diana
Debbie
Brady Grear
Karen Chaffin
Donna
Patty Moore
E. E. Stanley
Carl Harvey
Tuesday Cista Vista Club Meeting and Legion Auxiliary
The Cista Vista Home Demonstration Club meets at the home of Mrs. Claude Hatch er in Pleasant Hills at 1 p.m. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 32 holds a meeting in Room 6 of Memorial Building at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
Carl Toney
Black Diamond
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Phil’s Drive Inn
Cista Vista Home Demonstration Club
Claude Hatcher
Pleasant Hills
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No
Memorial Building
Sophia Cub Scouts Honored At Dinner
A dinner at Sophia First Methodist Church honored Cub Scouts of Pack 175 and their parents. Scouts named include Alan Woody, Sammy Roberts, Clifton Blevins, Glen Cook, Michael Cello, Michael Spicer, Calvin Fekette, David Ray, Michael Ray, Michael Darnell, Joey Spicer, Danny Pinson, John Collins, Kenny Powers, Mike Kirby, Terry Simpson, Jerry Cook, David McKinney, Eric Fritz, Charles Brown, Gary Lovell, Danny Ayers, Kenny Chamberlain. Parents listed include Mr. and Mrs. Travis Woodie and children, Mrs. Sam Roberts and daughter Wendy, Mrs. Falcus Blevins, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cook and children Lewis and Rita, Mrs. Robert Spicer and children Debbie and Kevin, Mrs. Fred Ray and daughter Sharon, Mrs. Nellie Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Darnell, Dan Pinson, Mr. and Mrs. Millard Powers and daughter Diane, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kirby and son David, Mrs. Fred Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook and children, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe McKinney and son George, Mrs. Joyce Fritz and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weese and children Vickie and Machelle, Mrs. Doug Lovell, N. K. Chamberlain, and Mrs. Emmitt Gearheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia First Methodist Church
Pack
Alan Woody
Sammy Roberts
Clifton Blevins
Glen Cook
Michael Cello
Michael Spicer
Calvin Fekette
David Ray
Michael Ray
Michael Darnell
Joey Spicer
Danny Pinson
John Collins
Kenny Powers
Mike Kirby
Terry Simpson
Jerry Cook
David McKinney
Eric Fritz
Charles Brown
Gary Lovell
Danny Ayers
Kenny Chamberlain
Travis Woodie
Sam Roberts
Wendy
Falcus Blevins
Russell Cook
Lewis and
Rita
Robert Spicer
Debbie
Kevin
Fred Ray
Sharon
Nellie Ray
Woodrow Darnell
Dan Pinson
Millard Powers
Diane
Sam Kirby
David
Fred Simpson
Charles Cook
Roscoe McKinney
George
Joyce Fritz
Jack Weese
Vickie and
Machelle
Doug Lovell
N. K. Chamberlain
Emmitt Gearheart
King Charles II Knighted Robert Talbot for Cinchona Cure
In a historic gesture King Charles II knighted Robert Talbot after he cured the king’s fever using cinchona bark. The act acknowledged Talbot's medical remedy and elevated his status at court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles II
Robert Talbot
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
L P Jackson of Glen Morgan is reported in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital where he was admitted Jan 2. Several local residents are listed visiting or traveling for family occasions including births and hospital stays. Sandra Kay Moon, born Dec 30 at St Ann’s Hospital, weighs six pounds three ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Jackson
Glen Morgan
Raleigh General Hospital
Jackson
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Earl Moon
Burgess St
Ronald Keffer
Cerral Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Miller
Macel Moon
Ruby Moon
St. Ann's Hospital
Sandra Kay
Shady Spring residents and visitors listed in local notes
Mrs Annie Harris of Shady Spring is seriously ill in Raleigh General Hospital. Families gather visiting relatives from Texas, Camp Pickett, Camp Lejeune, and Roanoke. Neighbors and kin travel to see Sgt Ted Lilly in Augusta and Mrs Lilly, a Sullivan Elementary teacher, as extended family members visit White Oak and Newport News, with college student Marie Linkous returning to Concord College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring
Annie Harris
Raleigh General Hospital
Charles Crawford
Texas
Ervin Mills
White Oak
Vivan Lilly
Isaac R. Lilly
Ray Richmond
Camp Pickett
Melvin Richmond
Ted Meadows
Jackie Meadows
U. S. Marine Corps
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Wayne Farley
Nannie Griffith
Berman Farley
Inez Mills
Lacy Mills
Roanoke
Martha Lilly
Augusta
Ted E. Lilly
Joann
Susan Gaye
Lilly
Milwaukee man finds lost lens with vacuum aid
In Milwaukee during a heavy snow William Schuessler used a vacuum cleaner to search for a missing glasses lens after a shovel failed. He spent about an hour locating all but one lens, then reversed the hose and blew away the snow to recover the final lens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
William Schuessler
Locals Return, Hospital Update, and College Student Return
Billy Cottle returns to Portsmouth after visiting Glen White relatives. Mrs Okie D Jessup of Crab Orchard remains in Raleigh General Hospital in satisfactory condition after two car crash injuries in Crab Orchard. Petty Officer 1 C Johnson and wife Debbie Booth visit relatives in Beckley before returning to Atlantic Beach Florida. Mrs Flett Allen of Farley Hill is under observation at Beckley Hospital. Barry Stanley, WV Tech student from Coal City, resumes studies after visit with Parents Cecil and Molly Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Cottle
Portsmouth
O. O. Lester
Ramona Cottle
Glen White
The
Atlantic Beauty Supply Co
Okie D. Jessup
Crab Orchard
Raleigh General Hospital
Charles Johnson
Debbie
Beckley
Flett Allen
Farley Hill
Beckley Hospital
Barry Stanley
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Cecil Stanley
Coal City
Mrs Peregoy Serves Recovery From Raleigh Hospital
Mrs. C. G. Peregoy of 308 Park Avenue returned home Wednesday after surgery at Raleigh General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Peregoy
Park Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Polk Hinkle Vows Read In Sophia Home
The Rev. W. F. Tolliver performed a December 23 single ring ceremony at Sophia home uniting Miss Sandra Kay Hinkle and James Wilburn Polk. Bride is daughter of Mrs. Marie Smith, groom son of Mrs. Dean Donelson, both of Sophia. The couple, graduates of Sophia High School, plan to return to Cleveland, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
W. F. Tolliver
Sandra Kay Hinkle
James Wilburn Polk
Marie Smith
Dean Donnelson
Sophia High School
Polk
Cleveland
Ohio
Creamed turkey on waffles makes a tasty leftover meal
A simple method uses a medium thick cheese sauce and ground turkey. Heat thawed turkey with a dab of butter to prevent sticking then simmer the meat in the cheese sauce for about ten minutes. Serve generously over hot waffles.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Watkins Drug Store
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Shady Spring District Woman’s Club
Beaver Lions Club
Lodge Hall
Mission Society of the
Kathy Gunter
Memorial Baptist Church
Lydia Ormandy
Ruth Bryant
Miller St
Dorcas
Louise Turner
Stanley St
Jericho
G. St
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No
IOOF
North Oakwood Avenue
Thrifty Savers Club
Doris Adams
S. Fayette St
Charmette
el Chico
Lucinda Wirtz
Social Saving Club
Jack Cowans
Hunter St
Gulf
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia Clubhouse
Azalea Garden Club
Glass House
A. A. Tieche
D. C. Ashton
Golden Gate
Rebekah Lodge No
MR. and
Mrs
J. P. Grear
Oxfords
Neville ST. Beckley
Cub
Premia A. Baker
Teri Thornton
Norfolk, Va
Robert Thomson
Park St
Everett R. Shafer
Regular Baptist
Johnstown Road
Clay Whitley
Charlottesville
Paul Underwood
H. C. Whitley
Ed States
Ellison Avenue
Oscar Thorpe
H. A. Adams
H. A. Adams Jr
Drew and
Becky
Ocean Springs
Miss
R. C. Harvey
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
C. S. Lewis
S. Kanawha St
Jim Rutherford
Cincinnati, Ohio
Kyle Cook
Ewart Avenue
Barber
West Virginia
Kredit Jewelers
Neville
Polk-Hinkle
Montgomery Ward
Neville Street
Beckley, W. Va
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