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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1953
Page
8
Beckley youths spend after school time in study at home, teen gatherings, and church youth events. Teens attend group meetings, study for exams with friends, and join movies, clubs, or sports. At home they discuss, sing, play indoor games, bake, sew, or cook while younger children watch TV. Churches and clubs sponsor dances and activities to build citizenry.
A Lodge meeting tonight at 7 features the installation of new officers. Mrs Harvey Webb will be installed as the lodge president, followed by Mrs Myrtle Rich as another officer. A guest and supper are planned as the first activities for this community event.
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know recaps Beckley residents returning from Huntington and Fayetteville events. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Dilly, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Besaley, Joseph Williams, Harold Korn, E Guy Graves Jr., and many others visiting relatives, attending meetings, or hosting weekend gatherings at homes on Berkley Street, Crescent Street, and surrounding areas.
The Nurses Alumnae Association plans a devotional service and meeting at Raleigh General Hospital tonight at 7 30. Hostesses for January are Mrs. Monroe, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Starr, and Mrs. Starr. President Mrs. Graybeal will lead, with a demonstration by home economist Mrs. Barker titled From Freezer To Table in Thirty Minutes.
Beckley native Betty Barrett is appointed executive secretary of the Marietta Ohio Girl Scouts effective January 1. She has five years in Girl Scouting, prior district directorship in Baltimore, day camps, camp craft and leadership training. Barrett, a Marietta College alumna, will organize training, work with scout committees, lead leader training, and oversee summer day camps.
Circle No. 10 of the Methodist Temple met at the home of Mrs. D B Jarrell on North Kanawha Street. After an opening prayer members sang, Mrs Charles Barefoot presented the devotional. In business, they voted to donate to the 1953 March of Dimes Campaign. Fourteen members and one guest attended.
The Business Women's Circle of Beckley Presbyterian Church urges all members to attend a 6 15 p m meeting planned for today. Mrs Fred Hurt, circle leader, will preside for the January dinner meeting.
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