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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1958
Page
9
Forestills Long Island N Y reports a boy told his parents by telephone he is lonesome for Beck ley and asks to send money for plane fare. David will be a fourth grade pupil at Institute next year and recently celebrated his first birthday with a Beckley party at his parents home 1004
Beckley church circles schedule eight p m meetings at various homes and addresses Circle 8 Mrs Joe V Huddle in Dr Hyo Soon Lee home Pinecrest Sanatorium Circle 9 Mrs W L Colle at 116 Campbell St Circle 10 Mrs George Steffey with Mrs R A Ellington and Mrs H H Awalt 107 Second Ave Circle 11 Mrs Ralph C Shrader in Mrs S F Fisher 1023 Woodlawn Ave Circle 12 Mrs Wayne Reynolds at 108 Pershing St Further, Fourth of July guests were entertained with a lawn picnic at Mr and Mrs Elison MacArthur with relatives from Long Beach Durbin Encinatis Washington and Beckley.
Local column lists Mr and Mrs Robert Baker host in Louisville Kentucky. Jean Southern departs for two week vacation in New York City. Families from Mabscott Huntington and Ellison Ave join gatherings and note attendance at camps and trips. splits include Meadows siblings and other relatives visiting in Rhodell and New York City with various moves and returns.
Youth group members led by Kay Snider held a Sunday night devotional and business session at Sophia Methodist Church. They discussed the Methodist Youth Fellowship fund, planned a bake sale for July 19 at 10 am at Home Quilt fitting Co, with Brenda Jones and Robert Peak as co chairs. A film about race relations was shown by Evelyn Rogers.
Local notices list numerous families traveling to visit relatives in Ohio and Pennsylvania, with others hosting guests in Rhodell. Weekend gatherings at Little Beaver Park and Grand View State Park feature Ed Wyce, Alex Hugbert, Bill Almond, and many families.
Local Beckley notices list weekly happenings from Tuesday to Thursday. American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 32 meets Tuesday, plus post ponements, garden clubs, curtain tryouts, and church group gatherings at multiple venues. Activities include dinners, workshops, and officer installations with times and locations.
Sixty five guests attended the affair at Daniel Lumber Co. where during the social hour games were played and prizes awarded to Mrs. Bonnie Acord Mrs. Betty McMillion Mrs. Sarah Acord and Mrs. Pansy Mankins.
Glen Daniel area residents report travel to Dayton Ohio to see Billie Sheppard and to Lorain Ohio to visit Dexter Walker and wife. Dale Coldiron and his sisters visit family in Peoria while spending three weeks in the Glen Daniel area with Aussie Coldiron and Kelly Barrett and Thomas McCutcheon relations.
Marriage license records from Raleigh County Court list Harvey L. Davis and Cora Sue Lilly, Damon Deland Scott and Delphine Easley, Clyde Scites and Molly Scites, with details of their ages and parentage. Also noted are church activities at Beckley Presbyterian Church and a combined day circle meeting at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Social notes mention Sgt Charles Lockard visiting from Ft. Knox and Bert Johns returning to Baltimore after visiting local families.
A Methodist Temple Circle session discussed a patriotism themed program. Guests included former Beckleyan Mrs. Bert Vermillion and Mrs. James W. Bair D Dutcher of St. Petersburg Fla, with Mrs. French and Mrs. Smith named for July duties and a July visitation committee.
In the Beckley Hotel private dining room a dessert meeting featured Mrs. C J McQuade on Patriotism with a reading from the Statue of Liberty inscription. Mrs Earl Snead played piano preludes and Mrs R M French presented a musical reading.
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