Friday notices for local women's groups schedule meetings
Friday events include Lydia Ormandy Circle at Memorial Baptist Church Ruth Bryant 111 Miller St 7 30 p m Dorcas Circle at Memorial Baptist Church Louise Turner 113 Stanley St 7 30 p m Black Diamond Unit No 9 of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association Phil's Drive Inn 8 p m Queen Esther Court No 53 Heroines of Jericho G St 5 30 p m Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No 77 IOOF Hall North Oakwood Avenue 7 30 p m party to follow the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Ormandy
Memorial Baptist Church
Ruth Bryant
Miller St
Dorcas
Louise Turner
Stanley St
Black Diamond
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Phil's Drive Inn
Jericho
G. St
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge No
IOOF
North Oakwood Avenue
Community club events and meetings listed in local notice
A roundup of upcoming meetings and socials including Thrifty Savers Club at 915 S Fayette St with Miss Doris Adams, Charmette Sub Deb Club at FE Chico hosted by Lucinda Wirtz, Social Saving Club at 507 Hunter St hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cowans, and more venues across Central Baptist Church New Raleigh Road, Mabscott IOOF Hall, and 1044 S Fayette St with hosts named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrifty Savers Club
Doris Adams
S. Fayette St
Charmette
Fe! Chico
Lucinda Wirtz
Social Saving Club
Jack Cowans
Hunter St
Young Woman’s Club
Central Baptist Church
Kathleen Dobson
New Raleigh Road
City Vista Club Hosts Home Demonstration and Legion Meeting
The City Vista Home Demonstration Club at the Pleasant Hills home of Mrs. Claude Hatcher hosts a 1 p.m. gathering. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 32 meets at Room 6 in Memorial Building at 8 p.m. Local members are invited to attend both events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Vista Home Demonstration Club
Claude Hatcher
Pleasant Hills
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No
Memorial Building
Nice girls are hard to find and two found
Clifton Dougherty, 25, pleaded guilty to bigamy in Springfield. The text discusses tariff walls and export issues, citing Peter T. Jones, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and red Buttons remarks on television’s early comedic era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Dougherty
Springfield, i
Europe
Peter T. Jones
Red Buttons
Early wood block printing and movable type origins
The text notes that wood block printing was likely invented in China by around A D 770 and that Korea established a movable type foundry about 1403, suggesting Koreans learned the process from the Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Fairdale News Roundup of Visits and Hospital Updates
Fairdale residents and relatives are listed with weekend and ongoing health notes. Bobby Furey returned home from Cleveland after visiting relatives. Charles Browning is at Beckley Memorial Hospital for observation. Drema Simpson visited her parents McKinley Simpson at Bolt. Howard McKinney Jr. spent the weekend with his parents in Camp Pickett. John R. Cook hosted guests including Charles McGraw and Nancy, Orville Stover, and Bee Richardson. Jackie Lee Walker visited from Pope Air Force Base. Glendon Hawley and son visited John Gilmer from Cleveland. Sadie Covey remains in Beckley Hospital improving. she is Sheldon Covey’s mother. Mrs. John Lusk of Herndon visits daughter Hester Manning. Lakie Manning returns home after a visit to Belle. Lloyd Smiley returns from Beckley VA Hospital after care. Ohlins Davis and family noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drema Simpson
Beckley Hospital
McKinley Simpson
Bolt
Howard McKinney, Jr
Camp Pickett
Howard McKinney
John R. Cook
Charles McGraw
Nancy
Orville Lee Stover
Bee Richardson
Jackie Lee Walker
Pope Air Force Base
Fayetteville
N. C
Claude Walker
John Gilmer
Glendon Hawley
Cleveland
Ohio
Sadie Covey
Sheldon Covey
Fairdale
John Lusk
Herndon
Hester Manning
Lakie Manning
Gene Bailey
Belle
Lloyd Smiley
Glen Daniel
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Ohlins Davis
Four Freedoms and wartime hints amid 1962 horoscopes
A mix of midcentury guidance and astrology notes references FDR's Four Freedoms from a 1941 address and wartime shelters. The piece blends safety, finances, and daily life tips with sun sign predictions for Aries through Pisces, attributed to Field Enterprises, Inc in 1962.
The Young Must Follow Dictates Of Their Hearts
A 19 year old asks why adults discourage early marriage while in love. The piece argues youth feel impatience and seek mates, while elders fear risk, urging caution. It emphasizes trusting impulse, pursuing own judgment, and betting on oneself as time pressure shifts with age.
Incidents In The Lives Of- People You Know
Mrs. Maria Williams of Shady Spring has returned to Maryland where she is employed as a teacher after spending two weeks in her home. Airman 2 C Sonak and Mrs. Albert A Sonak and daughter Renea of Goldsboro NC have returned home after visiting his parents in Beckley. Mrs. Henry Sonak is reported improving after a broken leg. Mr. and Mrs. MM Hedrick of 108 Mason St returned from Denver after two weeks and saw Lowell Thomas in cinerama. Visiting at Mrs. G W Milam’s home were the Mann brothers and sisters-in-law from Georgia Pa Ohio and Ghent. Mrs. Columbus Copley of Blue Jay returned after surgery in Raleigh General. Noble Lykens is undergoing observation at Beckley Memorial. Emmanuel Gaziano and sister Prudence returned to WVU Morgantown after visiting parents in Pemberton. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nolan and children of Lorraine Ohio returned home after visiting his parents in Soak Creek. Guests this week at Mr. and Mrs. Coral Pack’s Midway home were her parents and her brother from Portsmouth VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Williams
Shady Spring
Maryland
Albert A. Sonak
Renea
Goldsboro
N. C
Henry Sonak
Sixth St
Sonak
Wilbert
Beckley
MM. H. Hedrick
Mason St
Denver
Colo
R. M. Hedlund
Matt
Julie
Lowell Thomas
Cinerama
G. W. Milam
MacArthur
Charles Mann
Decatur, Ga
Henry Mann
Morristown
Fred Mann
Cleveland
Ohio
Bill Man
Ghent
Columbus Copley
Blue Jay
Raleigh General Hospital
Emmanuel Gaziano
Prudence Gaziano
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Phillip Gaziano
Pemberton
Frank Nolan
Frankie Jr
Ronda
Lorraine
C. L. Nolan
Soak Creek
Coral Pack
Midway
Walter Atkins
Holston
Jack Atkins
Portsmouth
Weekend visits spread across families in Sophia area
Mrs Evelyn Sampson visits Sophia as families in Midway and surrounding towns host relatives. Damon Radford of Newport News and Junior Nooncaster of Ballard join Frost and Radford households for weekend stays while Freddie Lovell returns from Beckley Memorial Hospital after major surgery. Other travels include Washington DC and Baltimore visits by McKinney and Egnor relatives, with multiple midweek returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
David Frost
J. S. Radford
Damon Radford
Newport News
Ballard
Freddie Lovell
Buddy Lovell
Beckley Memorial Hospital
David McKinney
Washington, D. C
Heaford McKinney
Sook Creek
Doc Matherly
James Johnson Jr
James Johnson
Lowell Johnson
Washington
Harold Egnor
Baltimore
Pearlie Egnor
Dewey Jones
Billy Eller
Kimberly Ann
Ronald Copeland
Harold Copeland
Jacksonville
Fla
Dale Ray Sorrells
John Sorrells
Midway
Danny Sorrells
Returnees Visit Families Before Year End
Several military personnel and family members are noted as returning home after visits. Eddy Davis and Deb bie and Bobbie Davis visited in New Vienna Ohio. Jerry Walls returned to Falls Church Virginia after visiting Bernard and wife at Glen Daniel. James Nunn stationed at Ft Eustis Virginia came home for holidays. Timothy Nunn returned to Camp Lejeune North Carolina after holidays with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Davis
Debbie
Bobbie
New Vienna
Ohio
Jerry Walls
Falls Church
Bernard Wall
Glen Daniel
James Nunn
Ft. Eustace
Edgar Nunn
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Timothy Nunn
Former Beckley Girl Weds Richard C. Rhodes in Folkston
Miss Edna Straughan daughter of Mrs Zila Straughan of North Orlando Florida and the late Don Straughan married Richard C. Rhodes son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Rhodes of Charleston in a December 15 ceremony in Folkston Georgia. The couple have lived in Beckley Washington D C and Florida and both hold ties to multiple local families. Edna graduated from Sophia High School in 1954 and works for Southern Bell in Orlando while Rhodes is Airman First Class in the U S Air Force stationed at Shillings AFB in Silano Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Edna Straughan
Zila Straughan
North Orlando
Fly
Don Straughan
Richard C. Rhodes
Clair Rhodes
Charleston
Folkston
Carter Street
Washington, D. C
Florida
W. W
Jarrell Street
Sophia High School
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Orlando
Stonewall Jackson High School
U. S. Air Force
Shillings Afb
Silano
Kan
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Woman's Department of
Gulf
Gulf Woman’s Club
Azalea Garden Club
Glass House
A. A. Tieche
D. C. Ashton
Golden Gate
Rebekah Lodge No
Mabscott
Friendly Art Club
Lillian Clark
Glenn Rogers High School
Mark Twain High School
Drema Lytton
Earl Lytton
Tams
Donna Blake
Margaret Blake
Stotesbury
Dreama Tackett
Claude
Eddie Lewis
Helen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Aries
Taurus
Leo
Virgo
Aquarius
Field Enterprises, Inc
Newspaper Enterprise Assa
R. L. Martin
S. Kanawha St
Garland and
Roy Martin
N. Oakwood Ave
Noble (Curley) Lykens
Mrs
Evelyn Sampson
Manners
Millett
NEA
Rev
Ralph Poole
Dothan Community Church
Bill Jenkins
Pest Buy
Frigidaire
Beckley Hardware
Heber St
Main
the Complete Variety Store
Cardigans
Hollywood Briefs
Percale
Bowue Barcain
Coe Tae
W. Wmialny
Oak Hill
Georgia
Navy
Lake
Neville St
Apple Fritter Donuts
Anthony J
Tony) Misiti
Pres
Quality Pastry Shop, Inc
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