Mothers March Captains Named for March of Dimes Drive
Mrs. Joe Pence and Mrs. R J Howard head the 25th Anniversary Mothers March to raise funds for birth defects arthritis and polio treatment in the county. The drive supports research centers financed by the national foundation March of Dimes and funds the Salk Institute in San Diego with Jonas Salk directing work on vaccines and related medical issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
R. Francis Parker
Raleigh County
MOD
Mothers’ March
Joe Pence
R. J. Howard
March
National Foundation-March of Dimes
Pence
March of Dimes
San Diego
Calif
Jonas Salk
Local Groups Plan Various Meetings This Week
Women's organizations announce a slate of events including Gamma Gamma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi dinner at Coca-Cola Social Room 6 p.m. PTA East Beckley Elementary guest speaker 6 p.m. June Thurman Bible Class 7 30 p.m. Circle No 6 WSCS 8 p.m. First Methodist Church Circle home. Woman's Mission Society 1 30 p.m. Pine Wood Garden Club 10 a.m. curtain calls at The Playhouse 7 30 p.m. VA Auxiliary 4 p.m. Degree of Honor 7 30 p.m. Gulf Woman's Club meets at Sophia Clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
June Thurman
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
First Methodist Church
C. A. Carney
Mercer St
Pine Wood Garden Club
Coca-Cola
Gordon-Johnson Vows Read at Beulah Baptist Russellville
Mrs Sandra Carol Johnson became the bride of Donald E Gordon Jr son of Mr and Mrs Donald E Gordon of Russellville Pa on Dec 15 at Beulah Baptist Church Russellville The note corrects an earlier error stating the bride’s name as Sandra Carol Walton and lists her parents and grandparents. It also lists community events for Friday and Saturday including church societies and club meetings across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Carol Johnson
Donald E. Gordon Jr
Donald E. Gordon
Russellville
Beulah Baptist Church
Sandra Carrol Walton
Marie Walton
West Grove
J. G. Hatcher
Bere Ave
Shady Spring Club Members Volunteer For Clinic Work
Shady Spring Home Demonstration Club members assisted at the prenatal clinic of the Raleigh County Health Center on Monday. Attendees included Mrs. A G Wilcox Jr Mrs Russell Bair and Mrs Jim Fisher with others listed among the club's first year meeting on January 8 at Mrs Worthy Harris's home. The next gathering was set for February 12 at Mrs Wilcox's house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring
RNS
Raleigh County Health Center
Shady Spring Home
A. G. Wilcox Jr
Russell Bair
Jim Fisher
Worthy Harris
Billy Miles
Zane Griffith
Ted Simpkins
Earl Segle
Joe Pilkington Jr
Joseph Pilkington
H. A. McClanahan
Charles Worley
C. G. Wauhop
Dennis Allen
Wilcox
Close-up on West Virginia soprano Phyllis Curtin in Life
Phyllis Curtin of Clarksburg is featured in Life magazine this week in a two page close-up. The renowned soprano will appear in NBC TV production Montemezzi Love of Three Kings on January 27. Andrew Molina family returns to Beckley after visit to Dearborn for mother Maria Torrico’s cerebral hemorrhage at Oakwood Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Phyllis Curtin
Clarksburgh
Life Magazine
Beckley Community Concert Association
Montemezzi
NBC
Andrew Molina
Nancy
Mary Ellen
Glen Avenue
Dearborn
Mich
Maria Torrico
Torrico
Oakwood Hospital
Molinas
Tulsa
Beckley
Gulf Clubwomen Set Meeting On Thursday
Gulf Woman's Club schedules a 7 30 p m program on CARE Literacy by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs Lacy Cole says the event aims to help developing countries pursue enlightened democratic life with speakers on Pakistan India Mexico Hong Kong and Turkey plus notes on Iran Guatemala and Costa Rica by club members at Sophia Clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
RNS
Gulf Woman’s Club
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Lacy Cole
Earl McVey
Pakistan
Carson Booth
India
William Morris
Mexico
Sylvia Sizemore
Hong Kong
Robert Thomas
Turkey
GFWC
Iran
Guatemala
Costa Rica
F. E. Simpson
McVey
Lenora McPherson
J. L.hornbeck Jr
Daryl Williams
Chester Pate
Alex Lavis
Also Mentioned on This Page
NEW Mothers
D. C. Jacobs
Frank Bolash
Miller Jackson
Don Murdock
Wilson Keck
Bank of Raleigh
Jane Wyatt
Howard
Parent-Teacher Association of
East Beckley
Cora S. Brown
Woman’s Mission Society of the First Baptist Church
Ann Thomas Bibie
Calloway Heights Community Church
Ahna Woods
Murray St
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Memorial Building
Installatin of
Ioof Hall
Valley Drive
Gulf Woman's Club
Gordon-Johnson
Paul Belcher
Wilkes St
St. Francis de Sales
Women’s Missionary Society of First Church of God
Valley Dr. S
American Home Department
Woman’s Club of
Park Avenue
Maxwell Hill
W. J. Garner
Tolley Drive
Etude Music Club
Richmond Recreation Center
South Kanawha Street
Dee Ette
Connie Hatcher
Garfield St
Mission Society of Memorial Ladies Mission Circle
Hilltop Baptist Church
Baptist Church of
Crab Orchard
W.t.grant
Neville ST
Shady Spring Club
Walter M. Duncan
Freeman St
Beckley Hospital
D. W
Woody” Kinzer
Willowood Road
Mary Hutton
C. D. Woodcox
Glen Ave
Bluefield
J. G.nichols
Frederick Street
Grace Methodist Church
Nichols
J. A Atkins, Beaver
John Beckley Campbell
Prince and N. Kanawha
Gulf Clubwomen
Dad
Mrs. Lacy Cole
S. Beckley
W. VA
Canterbury
Cardigan Reg
Amel
Slim Jims
Claussner
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