Beckley Women's Groups Schedule Notices
Coming events list announces regular and special meetings for local women’s organizations. Suburban and church groups share dates, places, and hosts, with deadlines for notices and time details.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1960
Page
5
Sophia group to paint and remodel house by September
A Sophia based group will start painting and remodeling a house, aiming for completion by their first September meeting. Members listed include Mrs J W Foster Slab Fork president Mrs Hampton Thomas Sophia Mrs Harold Crickmer Lillybrook and Mrs Fred X Williams Sophia plus Mrs Stewart Justice Lillybrook. They plan a July 20 9:30 a m session to begin painting and will meet at the clubhouse most Wednesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
J. W. Foster
Slab Fork
Hampton Thomas
Harold Crickmer
Lillybrook
Fred X. Williams
Stewart Justice
Foster
Ash Circle meeting at First Christian Church
Herbert E. Ash from Flat Top Lake attends 4 30 p m Circle No 11 at the First Christian Church hosted by Mrs Margaret Houchins at 103 Wilkes Ave
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Clark Kessel
Flat Top Lake
Herbert E. Ash
The
First Christian Church
Margaret Houchins
Wilkes Ave
Friday meetups of local clubs held at two homes
The Friday events include the Women's Improvement League hosted by Mrs. Robert Parks at 212 Mills St. at 2 p m and the Thrift Savers Club hosted by Mrs. Evelyn Royster at 116 Canna day St. at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Improvement League
Robert Parks
Mills St
Thrift Savers Club
Evelyn Royster
Cannaday St
Beta Sigma Phi Beta Gamma outing at Babcock State Park
The Gamma Gamma Chapter hosts an all day outing at Babcock State Park starting at 110:30 a.m. Participants plan a day of activities in the park with members from the Beta Sigma Phi sorority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Babcock State Park
Hats and recipes spark a taste of public life in LA
A note on Los Angeles convention fashion shows gift hats for 85 top women delegates including congresswomen and governors wives. Gov Herschel Loveless and Rep Gracie Prost pick models at a department store with hats priced up to 295 dollars but most selections under 40. Also shared are old kitchen tips from Mrs Graves and a taste of West Virginia history with an 1908 cookbook revival and a Southern cornmeal soufflé recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
America
Associated Press
Herschel Loveless
Iowa
Gracie Prost
Idaho
E. Guy Graves
Johnson
West Virginia
Robert E. Lee
General Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Stonewall Jackson
Jeff Davis
Lincoln and Lee
Rhodell Meadows Vacation Visits Family Ties
Edward Meadows of Chicago visits his grandmother Mrs. Melvin Plumley in Rhodell and stays two weeks. Other locals host relatives from Houston and Slab Fork while Marie Jones returns to Sterling after visiting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell
Edward Meadows
Chicago
Ill
Melvin Plumley
Woodrow Meadows
W. R. Martin
Joseph Martin
Houston
Loyd Mills
Robin
Keith
Montgomery Mills
Joe, Warren
Curtis Connie
Freddy
Slab Fork
Indian Creek
Ronnie Barker
Tex
William Rather
Bill Rarick
Crab Orchard
Marie Jones
Sterling, Ill
Lawrence Brothers Factory
Dallas Hartley
Ghana Emerges as New Republic on Gold Coast
The nation of Ghana on the Gold Coast of Africa is described as about twice the size of Mississippi with an estimated population of five million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghana
Republic
Gold Coast
Africa
Mississippi
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
A series of short society items from Beckley chronicling visits and travel. Relatives from Kirkland Washington to Beckley share dinners and picnics while cousins, in laws, and friends visit Raleigh area families. Names include Cresap Sigmund Klosterman Curry Mabe Stover D’Antonio Sanger Greer Campbell and others with trips to Charlottesville Richmond and Nags Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Cresap
Crawford St
Ray B. Sigmund
Woodlawn Ave
Herbert L. Sigmund
Jane Sigmund
Ella Ray Sigmund
Kirkland
Wash
Luther C. Klosterman
Fort Washington
Washington
Sigmund
Klostermans
Cresaps
Visit to Earehart Home Reveals Udings’ Family Ties
Guests at 104 Vine Street include Capt and Mrs Martinus Uding of Asbury Park New Jersey visiting with Mr and Mrs C H Earehart. The article notes Udings’ son in law involvement and ongoing family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Curry
Franklin Avenue
Parkersburg
Mrs
T. C. Goins
C. H. Earehart
Vine St
Capt
Martinus Uding
Asbury Park
N. J
Nevin Beavers
Pennsylvania
Vada Bailey
Claude Bunch
James Nunn
New Orleans
Edgar Nunn
Bill Trump
Cleveland
Ohio
Glen Daniel
Karen Kyle
Ernest Kyle
Marian Vecellio Engaged To Wed
Mr and Mrs Modesto Vecellio announce the engagement of daughter Marian Antonia Vecellio to Donald Thomas Calain son of Mr and Mrs S S Calain of Elkins An open church wedding is planned for 10 am July 30 at St Francis de Sales Beckley Marian a Woodrow Wilson High School and Concord College graduate teaches at J E Robins School Charleston Donald a ElkIns High School and Concord College alumnus and member of Alpha Sigma Phi and Phi Alpha Chi Agriculture engaged at Woodrow Wilson Junior High Charleston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modesto Vecellio
S. Kanawha St
Marian Antonia Vecellio
Donald Thomas Calain
S. S. Calain
Center St
Elkins
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Beckley
Vecellio
Woodrow Wilson High School
Concord College
Athens
Women's Independent
Home Economics
Newman Clubs
Kanawha County Board of Education
J. E. Robins School of Charleston
Elkins High School
Davis and Elkins College
Alpha Sigma Phi
Phi Alpha Chi
Kanawha County Education Board
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Charleston
Peru jeweler credits window ads for sales rise
A Peru Indiana jewelry store doubled its newspaper ad spend for three months in 1959 and saw a 20 percent sales increase over 1958. The owner says window and store displays tied to the advertising were key to the campaign’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru, Ind
Local families visit relatives in Garden City Michigan
Dale Dixon and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Worrell and children Joy Steven and Karen of Garden City Michigan are listed, with Mrs. Worrell being Dixon's daughter. Also visiting Mrs. Holiday was her sister in law Mrs Walter Mahood of Wilmington California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Dixon
Elmer Worrell
Joy
Steven
Karen
Gardens City
Mich
Worrell
Dixon
Holiday
Walter Ma‘hood
Wilmington
Calif
Weekend Guests and Relatives Visit Fairdale Families
Fairdale notes list numerous residents visiting relatives across states. Names include Ozel Coons, Haven Claypool, Perry Snuffer, Ben Wilmouth II, Bobby Furey, Sandra Lemon, W. J. Barrett, Barney Carter land, Rose Reese, Bob Schantz, Marshall Chastain, Nevin Beavers, James Nunn, Karen Kyle, Quince Dickens, Vonn Brooks, Elton Booth, Myrtle Furey, Wayne Eubank, and Virginia Workman with various travels between Cleveland Baltimore Columbus Newark Ashville Fort Bragg Roswell Omstead Dayton and more. one patient shows improvement after a broken back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Snuffer
Ben Wilmouth II
South Charleston
Bobby Furey
Covington
Sandra Lemon
Ruth Karcher
Baltimore, Md
Baltimore
W. J. Barrett
Barney Carter Land
Frank Barrett
Nancy Lou
Rose Reese
Bob Schantz
Newark
N. J
Marshall Chastain
Junior
Edna
Angie
Herbert Chastain
Rhoda Norris
Columbus
Ohio
Edward Stewart
Ashville
Quince Dickens
David
Lou Ann Simpson
Betty Simpson
Dayton
Vonn Brooks
Claude Brooks
Germany
Fort Bragg
N. C
Elton Booth
Roswell
N. M
W. H. Booth
Myrtle Furey
M. D. Furey
Anthony
Leenon Spence
Alderson
Cleveland
Buddy Furey
Wayne Eubank
Gary
Sharon
Bobby Todd
Curtiss
Omstead, Mich
Willie Hall
Lonnie Todd
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Woman’s Department of
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Mary Wilson
Riley Street
Eliza Hunter
Florence Hall
Bair St
Eagles
Woodlawn
Thrifty Homemakers Club
Harold Trotter
F. St
St. John’s Baptist Church
Sadie Harvey
S. Fayette St
Cabell Heights
Oak Grove
Pleasant Hills
Zane Lilly
Poinsettia Savings Club
Roxie Starks
Berry St
John R. Scott
Temple St
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
D. A. Riffe
Gulf Woman’s Club
Lina MacFarland
G. M. Powers
Main Street
F. L. Flint
Rainelle
H. F. Lushbaugh
West C Street
Kerry Lushbaugh
Mike
Harmon Lushbaugh
W. Frederick Craig
Montgomery
Craig
Lushbaugh
Omar Stover
Harper Road
Charlottesville
University of Virginia Hospital
W. W
Mabe
H. F. Brown
Grove Ave
James Brown
Brown
Louise White
Stotesbury
John Davis
Jack
Dearborn
Vincent Ripoll
Oak Hill
Delores Ripoll
Davis
Raleigh Register
E. A. Whitener
Avon St
Robert F. Carson
Orlando
Fla
G. D. Parsons
William N. Oliver
Canada
U. S. Air Force
W. A. Oliver
Mabscott
West Jefferson
G. N. Oliver
Artie Spencer
Covington, Va
Ray Callaway
Clinton, Tenn
R. D. Callaway
E. Prince St
Everett Riner
Robert of
Marion Street
Roy Stewart
Cleveland, Ohio
Don Lambert
Donnie H. Lambert
Eccles
Luther Doddrel
Toney Lambert
Lynce
Valley Head
Archie Lambert
Manda
Jimmy Howerton
Warren Stouts
Donnie Lambert
Difford Milam
Arnold Lillyland
Ravencliff
Kermit Cook
Arnett
Joe D’antonio Jr
8Th St. N. W
Washington, D. C
Josephine
Paul Mechalek
Besoco
Joe D’antonio
Robert Sanger
Beckley Hospital
W. E. Greer
Ellison Ave
W. C. Campbell
Nags Head
Greer
Leroy Tucker
Blue Jay
John Holiday
Maxwell Hill
Jimmy
House OF Beauty
Main
Marian Vecellio
Fairdale
Haven Claypool
Howard Smith
Virginia Workman
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Philco
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Prince St
Litra
Suzette
Grants
Shaggy Sam
Crazy Dog
Sapaiet
Plan W .T. Grant Co
Doll Fashion Center
Neville Street
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