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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1965
Page
5
Ladies are invited to submit notices for Beckley Newspapers Women’s Department notices received by 10 a.m. will run the same day. Sunday calendar notices must arrive by 10 a.m. Saturday. General Mission Society of Memorial Baptist Church meets in the Main Auditorium at 7 30 p.m.
The Maxwell Hill Home Demon Demonstration Club meets at the home of Mrs. Don Thomas at 7:30 p.m. Residents are invited to attend and view demonstrations on household efficiency and clever homemaking tricks.
Thrifty Savers Club at 133 Thurman Street hosts a 7 p m covered dish dinner for Miss Doris Adams, honoring guests Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson.
Byrd Bible Class of Crab Orchard Baptist Church gathers in the church social room at 7 30 p m for its weekly session.
The Raleigh County Garden Council will meet Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Civic Room of the Bank of Raleigh. Members are expected to discuss community garden plans and upcoming events.
Order of Rainbow for Girls Assembly No 47 will hold a public installation of officers at the Masonic Temple on Howe Street at 7 p m The event invites the community to witness the ceremony and meet the newly installed leaders without charge.
Social Savings Club held a dinner and installation of officers hosted by Mrs. Willie Scales at the home of Mrs. Olive Lilly 118 Smoot Street. The event began at 3 p.m. with members present and new officers welcomed.
Laurel Business and Professional Women's Club holds its regular dinner in the Terrace Room of the Beckley Hotel at 6:30 p m. Members will discuss upcoming events and committee plans for the month.
Pinewood Garden Club meets at 10 a.m. at the Crawford Street residence of Mrs. Michael Guerino, 217. The event invites members to gather for a morning session and organize club activities.
The Degree of Honor Lodge will hold an executive meeting at 120 Orchard Court the home of Miss Charlotte Bragg at 7 30 p m. The event is hosted by Mrs Bragg and invites lodge members to attend promptly.
Miss Virginia Peck presents a ceramics display in the Bank of Raleigh lobby. The Beckley artist, a medical technologist, learned in Washington and now teaches at New River Park under Oliver Harper. Her exhibit features mold technique and potter's wheel pieces, with some items for sale through the Beckley Art Group.
Kelly C Stewart of 300 Temple St was admitted to Beckley ARH after surgery on Wednesday. L A Linkous owner of Shady Spring Supermarket returned home following surgery at Raleigh General Hospital. Mrs Archie Barr and brother Tommy Cook visited family in Hotchkiss while husband ill. Mrs Mary Stambaugh’s illness prompted R M Toney and Estel Ford to travel from Beckley and Alderson to New York City. Additional relatives visited Sophia and Chilhowie areas during the weekend.
Luther Gollehon of So ia underwent surgery Wednesday at Beckey Appalachian Regional Hospital. Visiting him were his son John Gollehon and son Joe from Ripley and his wife’s brother-in-law.
How to tell if casual shoes are made of brushed pigskin. Pigskin leather shows distinctive bristle holes in groups of three that pass through the material, allowing breathability. Top quality pigskin boots use soft supple leather from young pigs, tanned for moisture and stain resistance.
Mr and Mrs Dempsey Rakes of MacArthur announce the birth of their first child, a daughter Lynn Elizabeth, at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Raleigh General Hospital. She weighed 10 pounds 12 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Louie C. Rakes of MacArthur. maternal grandparents are Rev. and Mrs. Robert Booth of Williamson. Mrs Rakes formerly Linda Booth of Williamson.
Mrs Noel Gray of MacArthur is reported recuperating at home following major surgery at Raleigh General Hospital.
Spec. 4 Franklin D. Bailey on emergency leave with his mother Mrs. Flora V. Bailey who is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital. Visiting relatives include Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bailey and children Johnny Jerry and Lisa from Washington DC, Mrs. Imogene Lilly of Lynchburg Virginia, and Mrs. Margie Cozorte of Ravencliff.
SPEC. 5 and Mrs. Claude D. Fitzpatrick II and daughter Lori Ann of Chicago visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cooper of Stamford. They plan to leave New York January 20 for Naples Italy where he will serve a three year tour with the U S Army.
Spark’s Pub South in New York serves elaborate hamburgers named Sparkburgers. Variants include Italian Parmesan with tomato sauce, French Burgundy with wine and mushrooms, Danish with bleu cheese, Mexican with chili carne, California with all toppings, and more such as Russian Stroganoff and Hawaiian Luau.
The Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club opens a 12 week lesson series this Saturday at 8 p.m. in New River Park taught by James B. Kessinger, with 50 cent weekly fees. Membership invites extend beyond Raleigh County to area residents as a warm up session drew numerous new members and attendees.
Mr and Mrs Dario Solari of 216 Teel Road announce the birth of their second son Richard Lane born Wednesday at 8 38 pm in Beckley Hospital, weighing eight pounds two and a half ounces. The newborn joins five year old Teddy Wayne. mother Betty Hatcher daughter of Paris Hatcher of Rhodell. father heir of Ermano Solari of Oak Hill.
Mrs Esta MacMillion and son Randy returned home after visiting in Arlington Virginia with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Bill White and son Scotty. Mrs White has returned home from a hospital there. Over weekend guests included Norman and Geneva Herman and Wilma Parks of Tennessee. Wayne Eubank and children Karen and Gary visited relatives in Covington Virginia. Cathy Walker underwent surgery in Germany and is reported improving.
Annual damage to the U S cotton crop has averaged over 243 million dollars since 1929, per Britannica. This figure, cited by Encyclopaedia Britannica, highlights long term agricultural losses and pest impact on cotton production in the United States.
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