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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1959

Page

3

Beckley’s First Lady Embraces Mayor Wife Role

LINA MACFARLAND profiles Mrs Cecil L Miller Beckley West Virginia first lady wife of mayor fondly describes role. She is a former teacher born Willie Weatherford of Oak Hill mother of three grown children and four grandchildren. The Millers live at 202 Parkway St Lower Raleigh Heights and enjoy gardening dancing and home life built in 1951.

Lina Macfarland Beckley Cecil L. Miller Willie Evelyn Weatherford Pride and Joy of the Millers Debra Kay Debbie Don Jo Ann Gillespie Monroe Ave Cynthia Ann Pamela Jo Son Mark Daisy Meadows Danville U. S. Kresge Co Lon Don U. S. Treasury Department Parkway St Raleigh Heights Millers Calico and Jeans Concord College Athens Miller Lochgelly Concord Raleigh

Raleigh County Garden Council Adds New Club At Meeting

The Glen White Garden Club becomes the newest member of the Raleigh County Garden Council. Representatives Mrs. Robert B. Parker and Mrs. A. E. Manning were welcomed by president Mrs. Colin McLuckey at the Saturday meeting in the Coca-Cola Social Room. Attendees included visiting Rosemont Garden Club members Mrs. Robert Horton and Mrs. Joe McElyea. The president reported on a planter donated to the Raleigh County Public Library and announced West Virginia Garden Club Flower Show School Course II will be held in Bluefield Sept. 22-24. Invitations were extended to attend upcoming shows such as Primrose-Briarcliff Flower Show Aug. 19 and the Fayette Flower Show Sept. 12. The next council meeting will be in October.

Glen White Garden Club Raleigh County Garden Council Robert B. Parker A. E. Manning Colin McLuckey RCGC Coca-Cola Raleigh County Public Library West Virginia Garden Club Bluefield West Virginia Garden News E Episcopal Church Fayette Blaine Tanner H. C. Sessions M. M. Ralston Azalea Club Albert Wheley Robert L. Amick Beckley Club W. A. Buchanan William E. Sutphin Briarcliff Club Tanner James Maples Columbine Club H. D. Butterworth Carl Price J. E. Shar Flowering Hills Club J. O. Tutwiler Fernwood Club Parker Manning Glen White Club Roy A. Cunningham W. J. Barbour Jr

John Weitz Shirtdress Pattern A902 Ad

Renowned designer John Weitz promotes Printed Pattern A902 for a sophisticated casual shirtdress. The ad highlights a drawstring waist and simple construction in multiple fabrics with Misses sizes 8 through 18. Order details include $1, send to Raleigh Register pattern department in New York.

John Weitz Jersey Tae John Weitz Raleigh Register Pattern Department P. O Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y

Brainstorming aids church work say advertising expert

Willard A Pleuthner, New York ad executive turned church advocate, promotes applying Madison Avenue methods to church life. His book More Power for Your Church combines earlier chanters with new chapters on brainstorming to solve church problems and boost women's club projects.

Willard A. Pleuthner New York Madison Avenue Pleuthner

Inmates Back Chester Little League Team Again

Chester Illinois inmates at Menard State Penitentiary sponsor a Little League team for a second year using funds from an inmate benefit fund. Last year they stepped in when one of the town's four Chester Little League clubs could not secure a sponsor.

Chester, I Menard State Penitentiary Chester

Master Carver’s Grain Rule Sparks Kitchen Debate

In a witty kitchen aside the commentator notes that cut across the grain is typical for meats, with steaks as an exception. The remark pivots on carving technique and meat tenderness, framing a casual claim about culinary practice.

Miss West Virginia Preliminary Judging Opens Thursday

Preliminary judging for this year's Miss West Virginia contest begins Thursday night in Charleston with eighteen contestants from across the state. Miss West Virginia will be chosen Saturday night from ten semifinalists and will go on to represent the state at Miss America in Atlantic City. The Miss West Virginia program runs Wednesday through Saturday with appearances and events listed, including Laura Cooper and Hope Crickmer among the 18 contenders.

West Virginia Charleston Atlantic City Beckley Jaycee Saundra Bardon Parkersburg Susan Shaw Huntington Carolyn Shields Berkeley County Loren Stanley Mason County Linda Summers Janice Taylor McDowell Mary Taylor Dunbar Beverly Williamson Fairmont

Chewy Cookies From Basic Butter Walnut Recipe

A compact home recipe for chewy cookies using butter or margarine sugar maple syrup oats coconut and walnuts. The directions: sift dry ingredients, cream butter and sugar with syrup, mix in dry ingredients then oats coconut and walnuts. Drop spoonfuls on greased sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 5 to 6 dozen.

Ten commandments for women editors to get along with male bosses

A humorous list advises newspaper women on handling male editors. It stereotypes male ego, urges deference, praise, and crisis support, suggesting strategies to manage bosses, secure praise, and secure raises. The piece reads as a satirical take on newsroom dynamics.

Associated Press Managing Editors Association

Fashions For Tots Take Spotlight In Italian Fall Show

Rome AP reports the Italian high style fall show opens with child models in Zingone creations, leather lapels and metal buttons, long-haired fur collars, and pom-pom tam o shanters. Pleated plaid skirts return for grade-school set as the tailored suburban look dominates the runway today.

Rome Zingone

Creative Uses for Leftover Bacon Sausage and Ham

Small amounts of leftover bacon, sausage, or ham can be chopped or crumbled for scrambled eggs, mixed into souffles, used as a topping for vegetables, or folded into corn bread batter to boost flavor.

Rules for Dealing with the More Difficult Sex

A male speaker asserts that men are uniform and that rules, though suggestions, when followed faithfully will insure top notch success in interactions with the opposite sex. The tone suggests serif self-help style guidance.

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Beckley Woman's Club of West Virginia Education Association National Education Classroom Teachers Associations Stanley H. Martin Hayes Edward Debby Mrs. Miller By John Wi Iz Chanter Dorothy Roe AP Women’s Philippines South Dakota Women's
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