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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1968
Page
10
Readable notices list meetings and events for Beckley area groups. Circle Baptist circles, youth rallies, garden clubs, Moose Lodge, East Berkley, Raleigh County groups, and community church activities show times and hosts. Military family notices mention Pvt. William Mobley and Roy Mobley leaving for service.
Fragmented notes recounting visits and patient updates from Beckley area families. Names like Barrett, Williams, Speir, Mead, Guyett, Meadows, Hester, and Thompson appear, with references to hospitals in Beckley and Washington and brief travel mentions.
Readers note a long list of relatives visiting Ashland Kentucky for a horse show and weekend visit. Bradley Miss Dianna Worst earned two first place trophies in Eng-Stove Wood of Prosperity and fish Pleasure Class. Attending were Mrs Bel-l -MA Henseley and others, including Rose Kline and Kathy Davis, plus relatives delivering news of weddings and births. The piece also mentions birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bailey and plans for church circles and a flying visit by servicemen.
Polly's Pointer column offers household tricks from soaking windows with old sheets for dry floors to using a car wheel rim as a hose reel and protecting autographs with artist coatings. It notes recent visits by the Barley family to Maple Fork Road and mentions attendance by Gilkerson and others at a July 4 gathering.
In a colorful survey of fashion, Helen Hennessy notes hats are back in vogue. Designers and buyers discuss the hat's role in the total look from derby trends to velvet dresses, with Olive and Miss Tennessee cited as influential figures shaping modern headwear and style.
Pearisburg Virginia wedding announcement notes the union of Miss Bennett and Jerry Meadows at First Baptist Church. The couple, youth group participants and local residents, plan to reside in Mullens after a Sophia High School background and Georgia Pacific Lumber employment for the bride.
A Shady Spring couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner and reception at their home. Children and families hosted, with grandchildren and other aides assisting. Creger was a longtime train dispatcher for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and retired five years ago.
Visitors over the weekend included Mr and Mrs Glennidon Dawyers of Falls Church VA with their son and daughter in law and grandson Mr and Mrs Cleve Wood Jr and son Gregory of Portsmouth VA. They also visited her grandmother Mrs Esitt of Beckley and his
Cranberry Circle at Cranberry Community Churchy met Tuesday at Circle Cottage in Bradley. Mrs. Ethel Barley opened the program in Mrs. Marie Watson’s absence, with Tiegrown performing Take The Name Of Jesus With You. Prayer by Mrs. Fannie Callison, Scripture by Mrs. Mary Cain, and readings including That I May Know Him by Pauline Sublett and And the Power of the Resurrection by Dr Mrs. Bill Gilkerson. Hostesses were Mrs. Harley Cain and Miaty Cain. attendees included Ye Mrs. Scottie Shouse, Mrs. Wise Mills, Kathy Lovell, Cathleen Kershner, Mrs. Pat Smith, Mrs. Billie Allen, Debby Comer, Mrs. Seele Defoe, Mrs. Susisl Lovell, and Miss Rosemary Shrout. Next meeting set for August with hostesses Susie Lovell and Ates Bil tie Allen.
A fragmented home style instruction describes draining fried bacon on paper towels and wrapping around fresh meatless wedges, then securing with picks. It advises heating briefly under a broiler just before serving for a hot finish.
Bright red nectarines are sliced and served with coconut over cold cereal for a tropical breakfast option. The fruit adds color and fresh flavor to a simple morning meal.
In Lima Peru Antonio Barbecue Bundles Carabatado lost control while preparing a public feast. He tried to repair a broken record player using pliers and a marmalade jar, forgot to unplug a nectarines and spoons, and received an electric shock nearly killing him.
A Goins family reunion gathered Saturday afternoon in Hurricane Utah at the home of Mrs. Tom Goins and Phil Mills. Attendees included siblings and numerous extended family members from Cleveland Ohio Fayetteville Oak Wil and Ocean Drive plus several Goins relatives from Winifrede Oceana and surrounding areas.
A party special recipe folds green beans ground beef and cheese into a French bread loaf. The method covers toasting bread cubes mixing beans with beef egg onion pepper salt and garlic powder then stuffing the loaf and baking at 425 degrees for 25 minutes to medium rare or 5 to 10 minutes longer for doneness. Servings 4 to 5.
Dellameas of Lake Jackson Texas welcomed daughter Jennifer Ray on June 28 weighing seven pounds six ounces. She has two sisters Kay and Deborah, with maternal grandparents Clarence and Jane Booth of Beckley and paternal grandparents Leonard and [last name unclear] Dellamea of Beckley. Also includes a related note about Susan Spainhour of Sullivan, Missouri praising brother Craig for perfect attendance as a child.
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