Beckley Doctor Addresses Beckley Intermediate Group Meeting
Beckley physician Dr Warren D Elliott spoke at the Intermediate Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley on You and Your Mental Health. He linked high divorce rates to marital problems, urged parent teacher education, and discussed church attendance effects. A Q A followed with club officers outlining projects and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren D. Elliott
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Elliott
Coming Events for Women’s Groups in Beckley Area
Women’s organizations are invited to announce regular or special meetings via the Woman's Department of Beckley Newspapers. Notices by 10 am are published the same day. Sunday calendar deadlines Feb 12. Just-A-Mere Club meets 7:30 pm at 218 F St with Mrs Opheia Mason presiding. Rural Acres Garden Club 7:30 pm Coca Cola Social Room. Crab Orchard Baptist Church Fellowship Class 7:30 pm at the church. Ebenezer Service Guild 7:30 pm at 215 Church St with Mrs Handy Canada. Beckley B and PW Club 7 pm board meeting at First Methodist Heber St. Dry Hill Prosperity youth party 12-19 7:30 pm Community Building. Friendship Club 7 pm at 129 Canaday St with Mrs Hilda Tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Dry Hill
Social Savings Club Meets for Evening at Durgan Home
Mrs Teresa Mae Durgan hosts at Hunter Street as Social Savings Club opens at 7 30. President Mrs Aldo Cowans urges all members to attend. Promenaders Square Dance Club meets at Temple Beth El Recreation Room at 8 p.m with area clubs invited.
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Social Savings Club
Teresa Mae Durgan
Hunter St
Aldo Cowans
Promenaders Square
Temple Beth el
Birth announcements from Slab Fork and Beckley Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Shirley Arnold Gray of Slab Fork announce the birth of an eight pound seven ounce son, Arnold Gene, at 1 16 pm January 16 in Beckley Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Arnold Patterson Bailey of Slab Fork announce Michael Lee born January 17 at 9 03 pm in Beckley Memorial Hospital, weight 6 pounds 2 12 ounces. Curt Tincher of Rainelle announces David Alan born January 18 at 7 21 pm, nine pounds ten and 12 ounces. Haven Jackson's son Mark Bates born January 19 at 3 29 am, six pounds 11 ounces, at 119 Dorcas Ave Beckley Memorial Hospital. Dicky Kidwell and wife of Danville Illinois announce their first child a son born January 20 weighs six pounds in a hospital there. The father is son of Lula Lambert and grandson of Hettie Kidwell and Maggie Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Arnold Gray
Slab Fork
Arnold Gene
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Michael Lee
Arnold Patterson Bailey
Rainelle
Curtis Clint Tincher
David Alan
Mark Bates
Haven Jackson
Dorcas Ave
Danville
Ill
Dicky Kidwell
Jam
Lula Lambert
Ridge Ave
Harry Kidwell
Hettie Kidwell
Pike St
Maggie Walker
Cran
Amick guest column on fashion and state efforts
Mrs. Robert L. Amick writes of vintage glamour and modern wear, recalling early thirties icons and fashion education for her sons. West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs leader Mary Katherine Barnes plans a South Eastern Council meeting at The Greenbrier and will distribute five hundred copies of a West Virginia brochure to European hotels. Ruth Laren brings laughs at Raleigh County Public Library Friends meeting, substituting for ill sponsor Mrs. Wiseman with a quip about not having laryngitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crawford
Greta Garbo
Mary Katherine Barnes
West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
South Eastern Council of Women's
Europe
West Virginia
Buckley
Friends of the
Raleigh County Public Library
Ruth Laren
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lawrence Wiseman
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Friends
Ruth
Be Pleasing Birds And Civic Kudos In Beckley Club
Beckley Garden Club enjoyed a birds program with a five pound bag of seed donated by Sid Larrick. Prize drawings saw Mary Larrick win then decline. Bee-Bee Warden claimed the seed, sharing it on first come first served. An orchid goes to Mrs John V Mann for library volunteer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Garden Club
Mankin Ave
Europeans Tour to America Reverses Travel Trend
A partial clipping notes a shift as Europeans plan tours to America rather than Americans traveling to Europe. The item hints at evolving tourism patterns but lacks full details or dates.
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Mr and Mrs Henry Biggs of 121 Williams St attended the funeral of her sister Mrs Katie Kibler in Orange Virginia on Wednesday after a heart attack. Also present were Mr and Mrs Robert Biggs of Booth Ave and James Biggs of E Main St. Glen Morgan couple Mr and Mrs Perry Meadows celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary January 21. Married by Rev Thomas D Brooks at Blue Jay in 1919. Meadows is a retired contractor from Raleigh County and enjoys hunting and gardening. They have eight children and 25 grandchildren with two great grandchildren. Edith Brooks returns to Raleigh after observation and treatment at Beckley Memorial Hospital.
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Henry Biggs
Williams St
Orange
Katie Kibler
Robert Biggs
Booth Ave
James Biggs
E. Main St
Glen Morgan
Perry Judson Meadows
Thomas D Brooks
Blue Jay
Sarah Ellis
Floyd Lilly
Beaver
Samuel Joseph Meadows
Lou Ella Meadows
Raleigh County
Meadows
Theodore Mahone
King George
Roscoe Bennett
Sprague
Floyd Meadows
J B. Wethington
Jefferson, Ind
Ted Sebrosky
North Carolina
Edgar Forren
Glen
Preparing a kindergartner for school separation
Dr George W Crane advises parents to ease a child into school life by staged absences from mother starting with a trusted babysitter, then playmates and Sundayschool. He promotes preview parties, known faces, and PTA teacher quality to cushion the transition for Karen B and similar children.
Recovery notes for Daisy Kidwell and Mrs. M. M. Foster
Daisy Kidwell recuperating at Table Rock home after observation and treatment at Beckley Hospital. Mrs. M. M. Foster of 310 Hunts Street reported very ill in her home.
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Table Rock
Daisy Kidwell
Beckley Hospital
M. M. Foster
Hunts St
Mrs Bernard S Palausky Returns Home After Five Day Stay
Mrs Bernard S Palausky has returned to 202 Wyoming Ave after a five day stay at Bluefield Sanitarium. Mr and Mrs Ottaway Wyatt of 119 Booth Ave were called to Strasburg Virginia last week due to the death of her mother Mrs Annie Stover age 80 who died at her home after an illness of several years. Wyatt returned Tuesday and Mrs Wyatt remained in Strasburg for an indefinite time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard S. Palausky
Wyoming Ave
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ottaway Wyatt
Booth Ave
Strasburg
Annie Stover
Wyatt
Visiting relatives and social calls across towns
Fairdale notes Mrs Gilles Worley visits her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert LeMasters Charleston. Mr and Mrs Norris Patton return home after visiting his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Paul Patton and his mother Mrs Hattie Patton Warren Ohio. Mr and Mrs Grover Herron Cleveland Ohio were weekend guests of their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Omer Bailey. Mrs Carol Beatty and daughters and Mr and Mrs Gerald Chandler visited their brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Robert Lemasters Charleston last week. Mrs Deliah Spence visited in Glen Rogers Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Bailey
Carol Beatty
Gerald Chandler
Robert Lemasters
Charleston
Deliah Spence
Glen Rogers
Daughter Debra Elaine Born to Mr and Mrs Basil Ray Lester
Mr and Mrs Basil Ray Lester of Arnett announce the birth of an eight pound three ounce daughter Debra Elaine at 11 25 p m January 19 in Beckley Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Ray Lester
Arnett
Debra Elaine
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Origins of the American Red Cross
The organization began in 1881 as the American Red Cross and was renamed the American National Red Cross by an Act of Congress in 1900.
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American Red Cross
American National Red Cross
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roy D. Cunningham
Department
W. D. Elliott
D. E. Neil
Marmet Hospital
Camp Galahad
West Virginia Pictorial Magazine
Fred K. Hays
Charleston Ballet
Andre van Damme
Robert Thomson Jr
General Club
Federation of Women's Club
Greenwbrier
Intelligent Woman's Guide To
John
Ing
Intermediate Department
Park Ave
Just-A-Mere
Opheia Mason
F. St
Rural Acres Garden Club
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Ebenezer Service Guild
Mrs. Handy
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
First Methodist Church
Heber St
Friendship Club
Hilda Tanks
Canaday St
Lna MacFarland
Robert L
Dorothy) Amick
Dot
John V. Mann
Point Pleasant
Waldo Lafon
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Cecil
Mary Lou) Graham
Elizabeth Bivens
America
Raleigh
Edith Brooks
George W. Crane
The
Worry Clinic
Karen B
Karen
Mamma
PTA
Prince ST
Budget Shop
Fayette St
Mothers’ March
Francis Parker
W. E. Straughan
Civic Arts
Woman’s Club of
Locust St
Hays
WCB
March of Dimes
Straughan
H. T. Gibson
Civic Department
Parker
R. J. Howard
Beckley Moose Lodge
Fairdale
Motorola
Ashworth & Sparks
Murphy’s
Florida
Chenille
the Complete Variety Store
W. Main Street
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