Hollywood Actress Loretta Basham Visits Oak Hill Family
Loretta Basham also known as Lory Patrick returns to Ghent for a five year family reunion. The versatile star talks of a three week studio leave, upcoming TV guest roles, and a possible film part abroad. She plans further trips to Detroit and New York before returning to Hollywood. Mrs Martha Lilly, 90, welcomes the visit and notes her granddaughter’s poetry in the works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Lory Patrick
Oak Hill
Ghent
Loretta Basham
Lory
Carl Basham
Baltimore
Richard
Carol) Vanderhoof
Tommy
David
Paul
Boone Lilly
Martha Lilly
Detroit
New York
Tina
Alcoa Hour
Patrick
Charleston
Women's organizational notices and meeting dates
A Beckley Newspapers column invites women to submit regular and special meeting notices by 10 a.m. for same day use. Listings include Catholic Daughters of America Court Paula No 71 with 8 p m parish hall, Christian Women’s Fellowship at 7 30 p m, Pythian Sisters Beckley Temple No 55 7 30 p m, Calantha Court 6 p m, Prosperity Home Demonstration Club 7 30 p m, Circle No 8 at First Baptist 6 30 p m, Poinsetta Savings Club 7 p m, and more, with Monday’s entries following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Paula
Catholic Daughters of America
Christian Women’s Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Fellowship
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Watkins Drugstore
Lincoln Homestead Act Anniversary Noted in 1962 Britannica
May 20 marked the 100th anniversary of the Homestead Act signed by President Lincoln. The Britannica Book of the Year 1962 states the act opened 250 million acres of free land for western settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Presidential Mountains of New Hampshire
New Hampshire features five mountains named after U.S. presidents: Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson, Mount Madison, Mount Monroe, and Mount Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
U.S
Mount
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Mount Monroe
Washington
Azalea Garden Club Plant Exchange Luncheon
The Azalea Garden Club holds a plant exchange and luncheon at the Flat Top Lake home of Mrs. W. A. Thornhill starting at 1 p.m. The event invites members to share plants and enjoy a meal in a social garden club setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Garden Club
Flat Top Lake
W. A. Thornhill
Safety Checklist For Vacationers
A women's affairs consultant offers a practical vacation safety checklist. It urges notifying police of trips, halting deliveries, sharing itinerary with trusted people, securing the home, arranging lawn care, and leaving a neighbor a spare key. It also recommends car servicing before travel and confirming insurance coverage for the traveler, vehicle, and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Kinkead
Council cautions on sweets in school lunchrooms
The American Medical Association's Council on Foods and Nutrition warned that confections and carbonated drinks in school cafeterias tempt students to waste lunch money and develop poor eating habits, a stance likely to be as popular with students as Saturday classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPS
American Medical Association
Council On Foods and Nutrition
Social notes from Raleigh to Ocean Drive and beyond
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sonny Ellison of Philadelphia arrive to be with his sister Mrs. Julia Ellison Casey after her major surgery at Raleigh General Hospital. Others guests include Mrs. Cecil H. Graham and Mrs. Paul B. Earwood in Ocean Drive Beach. Areta Toney visits Eisenhower Drive grandparents with siblings. Americas Cappellari listed as satisfactory at Bluefield Sanitarium. Mrs. A. B. McKinney returns from Brooklyn with relatives and attends a wedding in Philadelphia. Several families travel to Chicago for an Interment Association convention and Kiwanis clubs meet in Bardstown and Helenwood. In June Charles B. Sherwin and wife vacation in Lucerne at Hotel Schweizerhof near the International Festival of Music in August and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L
Sonny” Ellison
Philadelphia
Julia Ellison Casey
Raleigh General Hospital
J. S. Ellison
Ellison Ave
Cecil H. Graham
N. Kanawha St
Paul B. Earwood
Quesenberry St
Ocean Drive Beach
S. C
Bel-Aire Motel
Areta Toney
Ruth Toney
San Diego
Calif
E. E. Leadingham
Eisenhower Drive
Charles Toney
Beverly Toney
Frank Toney
Comfort
A. B. McKinney
Graham St
Brooklyn
N. Y
R. W. Plyer
Linda Gritman
William A. Plyer
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Jack Roop
Tolley Dr
Charles McCormick
Johnstown Rd
Chicago, Ill
Interment Association of America
Drake Hotel
Confab
Chicago
Chester Roberts
Woodlawn Ave
Charles B. Sherwin
Ghent
Switzerland
Lucerne
Schweizerhof
Family Visitors and Out-of-Town Guests Attend Fairdale Event
Mrs. Ross P. Daniel hosts visitors from Cleveland Ohio and Louisville Kentucky at Fairdale. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Sauls and relatives from Toledo and Cleveland. Easier travel details note extended visits with Kathy and Donie Sauls joining the Cleveland party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Duncan
Cleveland
Ohio
Earl Burleson
Ruby Duncan
Levi Sauls
Glen Daniel
Sebert Curry
Robert Miller
Louisville
Drewery McMillion
Daymon Sauls
Saul
Don Miller
Toledo
Virgil Cyrus
Beverly and
Eddy
Kathy
Donie Sauls
Tin can composition mostly steel not tin
The statement notes that a tin can comprises over 98 percent steel with less than 2 percent tin, emphasizing steel as the primary material in the can rather than tin.
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By Cordie Nugen
Basham
West Virginia
Cliffside
Mrs
Shady Spring
Collins High School
WWHS
Court of Calantha
Calanthan Hall
South Fayette Street
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
Ross Stover
Prosperity
W. O. Bowyer
Thomas Comer
First Baptist Church
H. H. Pulliman
Westwood Dr
Poinsetta
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Tweedies
Paris
Connie's
Jacquelines
Liugla Rog
Montgomery Ward
Neville ST
Brentshire
Amerigo Cappellari
Kanawha Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
Richard Daniel
Martha Daniel
Ross P. Daniel Jr
Temple St
D. W. Kinzer
Shelby Stump
Dry Hill Road
Bardstown
Kiwanis Club
Stephen Foster
Helenwood
Tenn
Kinzer
Dawson Phillips
Ross P. Daniel
Fairdale
Neville ST. — Beckley
Ila
Meray
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