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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1964
Page
5
Women's Golf Committee at Black Knight Country Club cancels the Moss- McCulloch Handicap Tournament with plans to reschedule in August. Quota Club of Beckley holds a regular noon luncheon in the Terrace Room of the Beckley Hotel.
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group meets at the Community Center at 7 30 p m. Town and Country Home Demonstration Club gathers at Mrs. C A Cunningham s home 303 Hull Street at 1 30 p m.
Circle No 1 plan annual church picnic at Churchlands with gathering at the church at 11 a.m. Eagles Auxiliary will meet at the Eagle's home on Woodlawn at 7 30 p.m.
The Fidelis class of First Baptist Church will host its annual picnic at Flat Top Lake, the home of Dr. Clark Kes Sell, starting at 6 30 p m with attendees gathering for a day of fellowship and meals.
True Blue Rebekah Lodge initiated five new members during the Thursday session led by district deputy president Pansy Wyatt. A joint installation of officers is set for Saturday July 25 at 8 PM at Sophia Lodge Hall in the Hunt Building with officers Ophelia Utt as noble grand and John Pate as vice grand.
Gail S. Erbeck of Mason Ohio wins the $10000 first prize in the All Male Cookout Championship in Hawaii after a weighty pork dish. The feature recipe Lua u Pork Ambrosia and Hawaiian glazed spareribs are shared as the winning methods.
Readers learn of multiple births at Raleigh General Hospital with detailed times and weights. Families named Balas Daniel Gibson Monk Thompson Sumner Bennett Green Williams Hart Dodson Wilkes Barley Young Scarbrough Roach Goolsby report newborns including Walter Jr Robin Renee Matthew Wayne Gina Renee and William Boyd among others.
Reader tips on practical home hacks including using a wooden spoon as a back scratcher and organizing footwear hats and gloves. A mother suggests craft ideas for Cub Scouts shopping list boards and wooden nail games with scoring. Polly invites readers to send ideas for a chance to win a silver dollar.
Vintage sewing ad for pattern No. 8310 PATT O RAMA offered by Sue Burnett Raleigh Register New York listing sizes 34 through 46 and bust 36 to 50. Includes neck and sleeve options, 35 inch fabric, price 50 cents, add 10 cents for first class mailing, order form with name address zone style number and size.
New York fashion writers note a fall trend toward head coverings such as hoods and helmets as part of the total look. Designers show smooth fitting helmets, hooded silhouettes, and coordinated outerwear with distinctive accessories, while skirts rise and necklines plunge for a bolder silhouette.
The Rev and Mrs Robert Lee Porter and children Bobby Marlene and Gary of Macon Georgia visit his father Lee Porter on A Street and his brother Maurice Porter on Highland Street along with Dr and Mrs G G Gallaher of Perdue Street The Porters pastor Houston Avenue Christian Church in Macon Miss Ann Quarles arrives for a few days with Miss Hal Lynne Scott at 400 S Kanawha St Also visiting are Miss Mary Broman of Staunton Virginia classmates at Stuart Hall in Staunton.
Mr and Mrs Billy Pack and their two children Dale and Jeffrey from Cleveland Ohio arrived Saturday to spend a week with Mr and Mrs Joe L Lilly in Cool Ridge.
Mrs. M. M. French will host on July 15 at 211 Beaver Ave for BethEl Chapter No 71 Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Woodrow Bonds is co host. The club history will be discussed and pictures taken. All members invited to attend.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs Hubert Holmes of Miami Florida along with Mrs Edna Alvis of Athens and Mrs Evelyn Spangler of Charleston are visiting in the home of Mrs O S Lilly at 284 Mankin Street in Athens.
Representatives from the state, the Holmes family, travel over the holiday weekend to attend a Lions Club Convention in Toronto, Canada, with a tour of Newfoundland planned before returning home. Mrs. Alvis and Mrs. Spangler are Holmes sisters.
Mrs Georgie Gwinn of Cranberry Heights entertained her sister Mrs James Alkire and niece Mrs Jack Alkire of Fort Ashby along with Mrs Joe Pownell of Springfield and Cumberland Md and Mrs Evelyn Pownell of Keyser and Miss Alice Pownell of 208 Ewart Ave at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital for a Monday lunch.
Mr and Mrs Nick Master of Ewart Avenue have returned home from Columbus Ohio after a trip together.
Mr and Mrs Kyle Cooke spent the week of the Fourth with their daughter and family, Mr and Mrs James Rutherford in Columbus Ohio.
Mrs Edward Ketchke, new to Beckley, was hosted at 224 Locust Dr by Mrs Fred K Hays with Mrs W R Fugitt presiding. About 40 guests attended as Mrs Ketchke, born in widening from Widen, placed in Max well Hill area with husband replacing retiree R B Williamson at Amigo Smoke less Fuel Co. Her father is a Japanese native. Mrs Hays presides a second term as president of Beckley Women’s Club.
Burglars stole a large batch of false teeth and dental caps from a Brooklyn laboratory affecting hundreds of planned summer trips for New York residents. The lab says melted gold could fetch about $600, but remaking the work will cost about $100,000 in labor after 800 dentists ordered the dental pieces. Much of the demand was for urgent travel plans.
In racing parlance a rail lugger is a horse that prefers running very close to the inside rail during a race. The term describes a horse that stays near the boundary to gain advantage or avoid traffic on the turns.
A columnist urges women to avoid revealing beachwear by choosing full length or modest one piece suits with built in support. She argues stretch pants and bikinis suit slimmer figures only and warns against disguising weight with fabric. A second Q and A addresses teasing hair and hat choices for church and fashion.
Ladies should note leather trim on summer cotton fashions may be plastic. The National Institute of Dry Cleaning warns the trim can affect dry cleaning and wet cleaning choices. Get a guarantee that suede or leather trim is drycleanable and confirm if trim is real or imitation.
Brides to be often are tempted to try new makeup and extreme hairdos for their weddings. However the natural happiness of the occasion provides a radiant base for her customary makeup. A sudden switch to new makeup and hairdo adds to nerves on her wedding day.
Mount Whitney in California rises to 14,495 feet, making it the United States' highest point. The peak stands as a landmark for climbers and geographers, drawing visitors to the Sierra Nevada region and symbolizing American topography.
Readers are asked to send fashion questions to Helen Hennessy for a general interest column. The paper states she cannot answer individually but will address letters in the column.
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