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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1957

Page

9

Community notices roundup for Beckley area groups

Women and clubs announce meetings in Beckley area for the week. Circle No 10 hosts a picnic in Miss Jo Ann Tyree’s yard. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 3 holds an executive board session. Supper Circle meets at 6 PM. Mission Circle No 2 gathers at Crab Orchard. Wednesday events include Briarcliff Garden Club and Homemakers Club meetings.

Women's Department of Beckley The First Baptist Church Jo Ann Tyree Elkins St

Outdoor chores aid weight loss and cheerful work ethic

The article urges choosing outdoor tasks like garden weeding and lawn mowing as enjoyable exercise. It cites Vivian Brown praising power mowers and encourages treating chores as leisure, not work, to motivate attendance at church and club meetings in Crab Orchard and surrounding areas.

Vivian Brown Woman’s Society of Christian Service Shady Spring Methodist Church Fred Ritch Cool Ridge

Wives Of Ministers Named As Officers At Methodist Meet

Mrs J and Perkins Mount Hope was reelected president of the Ministers Wives Organization at its annual meeting held with a camp picnic for Methodist ministers and families at Camp Beckwith near Fayetteville. Officers include Mrs Don Taylor Fayetteville secretary Mrs Charles Damron Canvas treasurer and Mrs J B F Yoak Jr publicity chair. The group discussed a second conference retreat set for July 24 26 at the FFA FHA Camp near Ripley. An ice cream festival is planned Friday at Mount Tabor Elementary School to benefit community parks.

J. &. Perkins Mount J Hope Ministers’ Wives Organizaton Camp Beckwith Fayetteville Don Taylor Charles Damron Canvas Leonard Beckett Peckley J. B. F. Yoak Jr Ffa-Fha Ripley Beckley Mount Tabor Rural Development Organization of Boyd Stanley

Sophia Area Personal News Highlights From Sophia

Miss Mona Carol Byrd daughter of Rep. Robert C. Byrd visits Sophia and Crab Orchard after Virginia Beach trip. Mona, a George Washington University student, returns home with family updates. Several residents tour, relocate or visit relatives including Ross Martin in Savannah and Wayne to Newark, with WVU student Lowell Lawson home for holidays.

Mona Carol Byrd Sophia George Washington University Washington, D. C Mona U. S Robert C. Byrd 5. L. Wolfe Richard Veroncia Faye Virginia Beach Ocean View Jack Martin Ross Wayne Greenbrier River Hunter Air Force Base Savannah Newark N. J Wayne Martin New York City Thomas Gillispie Andrea Kim Tommy Carthage N. C Lowell Lawson West Virginia University Vernon Lawwson Ulysses Sutter Lonny Eddy Norfolk Eric McVey Laura Jr Mary Susan West California Dan Bankers Sue Wood Myrtle Beach I. c Hobart Akers Chicago, OS Raleigh County

Luncheon Fetes Past Matrons Club Members at Flat Top Lake

Members of the Past Matrons Club Order of Eastern Star were hosted by Mrs. E S Pugh at Flat Top Lake for a noon luncheon with co hosts, a devotional by Mrs. Troy Webb, and a reading of a poem. Attendees included Mrs. Robert Higgins, president, and numerous chapter members, plus guests from Montgomery and Raleigh. The American Legion Auxiliary meets tonight in Memorial Building Room Six with a Rhododendron Girls State panel discussion led by Miss Rita Bright.

Order of Eastern Star Flat Top Lake E. S. Pugh D. F. McKenzie Garnet Williams W.C. Mullins Robert Higgins Troy Webb E. F. Cooper C. H. Felter Clark McDaniel H. J. Sawyere L. Thorne EB. G. Carrier J. J. Fabel Montgomery Ala Dorothy Wells Thurmond American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Building Beckley and Area Rhododendron Girlstate Rita Bright

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

A long item notes numerous social visits and travels of local residents. Lois House of Reseda arrives for a 10 day visit with the Wood family in Park Ave. Several families return from trips to Bellville, Dayton, Florida, and Washington DC, with updates on relatives and weekend guests.

Lois House Reseda Calif John S. Wood Park Ave B. K. Peter Grandville Ave Bellville J. F. Walters Mary Lee Peter Ethel Gudger Santa Anna A. C. Lilly Beckley Lou Yoak Kanawha St Windber Robin Thomas Herbert McKenzie Fulton Ave Luther Fink Mabscott Washington, D. C New York City Edward D. Shaver ‘Jr Nelson and David Richmond W. N. Shanklin A. Ray Fink Joe Snatherly Rhonda Lee Raleigh N. C Irl H. Fink Edgewood Dr St Albans Belle Joan Golden Wanda Riffe St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing QO. Riffe Crab Orchard C. M. Meadows Virginia St Shelby Deaner Thomas Lynchburg Gordon Smith Wayne Sidney Virginia Mobile Ala T. G. Grose East Gulf B. T. Settle Maplewood Clearwater Fla Smoky Mountains Augusta B. T. ‘Settle Jr Carl St. Albans Orlando Fiz Bill Hurst Bill Jr Tomroy Yale St Siesta Key Gulf of Mexico K. C. Stewart Temple St F. M. Rogers

Fall fashion shows reveal easy silhouettes and bold fur trims

New York designers open a week of fall showings highlighting easy silhouettes and unfitted sacks. Fur trims dominate with fox borders and leopard accents, while long tubular jackets and daring necklines appear in Estevez Cassini and Chapman collections.

Eaioe New York Weauidy Nun Chiffon Dance Co Weetes Estevez Pauline Trigere Ceil Chapman Oleg Cassini Luis Estevez

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American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 3 Beckley Presbyterian Church Crab Orchard Baptist Church Ray Yates Briarcliff Garden Club Coca: Cola Social Room Raleigh County Association For Mental Health Little Beaver Lake Shester Beckley Homemakers Club Joe Huddle Doreas Ave Prosperity Farm Women's Club D. B. Stover Jr Prosperity Royal Neighbors of America Methodist Meet G. C. Sidlings Slanford Rd Sophia Personals Ste IS Jonathan Logan R&k Originals Joan Miller Vick Vaughn Manford Originals Petti Alvin Malone W. Herbert Birdie Whiteside Harper Heights Paul Reynold Jefferson Ohio Jim Turner Jimmy Effingham Gene Turner Pike St C. B. Treadway Maxwell Hill B. H. Carpenter Mickey Stuebenville Judy Treadway John Mankin Nave P. J. Grant Parkersburg Tom Honaker Springdale Howard Slack Isons Grant Mark Raleigh Heights Steven Meadows Basile Meadows Rowland Virginia W. V. Adams Midway Beckley Memorial Hospital M. G. Arnstein Ruth Ann Paul Henry Gi0 S. Oakwood Ave Soloman Geller Cincinnati Mary Moon Ruby Moon Cleveland Earl M. Moon Mace Moon Afr B. F. Alley Houston Texas the Vogue and Tony Vogue Vow Ae of Brerney Celia Toney N. Oakwood Ave Freeman St J. W. Whitlow Lewisburg Whitlow L. B. Souder Scott Ave Aperned Columbia University Patricia Calllson Slah Fork Young Women's Christian Association of University of Cincinnati C. G. Calllson Ocalfee Nes SOUTH Clifford Baby Shop Main St Beckley Hotel Coats Eton Mrs Delia Martin Mrs. Martin Purple Box Mayfair DELIA Mrs. Marlin MAIN
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