BPW Club to Install Officers at Laurel Wreath Dinner
Beckley BPW set for June 23 Laurel Wreath Dinner as new officers will be installed and a candlelight recognition given to new members. Names include Virgil Sarrell president and Edith Sanderson vice president with Ruth Easton as recording secretary and Leah Toney Trail treasurer. New members listed along with several April additions, plus awards for membership and attendance across BPW districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Virgil
Kathryn) Sarrell
Edward
Edith) Sanderson
Ruth Easton
Leah Toney Trail
Nentses
Mary Syner
Pearl Jett
Sally Duty
Betty Lawrence
Edith Lowery
Mary Catherine Meadows
Charlotte Richardson
Min G. Samans
Jean Winner
Jackie Withrow
Jean Danley
Jo Ann Tyree
BPW
Mary Buckley
Mount Hope
New River Insurance
Oak Hill
Alice E Adcock
Mercer St
Virgil Sarrett
Club
Leah Edward Sanderson
Presi Toney Trail
Kent
Mary
State Clubs Win National Awards in Safety Program
Two West Virginia Federations of Women's Clubs earned national honors at the GFWC Shell Youth Safety program during a safety luncheon at the Fontainebleau. The Woman's Club of Logan won first prize a 1000 dollar savings bond for communities under 25 000 population and Beckley club received one of five 100 dollar bonds as honorable mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Gfwc-Shell
Fontainebleau
Woman’s Club of
Logan
R. H. Colvin
West Virginia Federation
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Duke Williams
L. Lee Ozbirn
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Mary Katharine Barnes
Philippi
Charleston
GFWC
Miss Barnes
Automotive Safety Foundation
ASF
Woman's Club
Sidney
Ohio
Chico
Calif
Lorain
West Covina
Glendale
Buunswick
Burnswick
Coffeyville
Kans
Woman’s Study Club of
Whitehall
Wis
Barlow
Fla
Vermont Federation of Women's Clubs
Charles L. Pintchman
Reader's Digest
Street and Highway Safety Lighting Bureau
Custard Pie Event Slated Wednesday in Raleigh County
A Custard Pie Contest is planned for Wednesday at the Appalachian Assembly Room with participation from home demonstration clubs of the Raleigh County Farm Women's Council. Dry Hill HD Club members met at the community building where Mrs. Bill Ormandy presided and committees reported. Mrs. D. D. Holliday was named chair to coordinate with the upcoming Folk Festival. Guest speaker Mrs. J. E. Otto discussed furniture design and choosing accessories for comfort and beauty, noting useful and ornamental categories. The next meeting is set for June 27 at the Community Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Assembly Room
Raleigh County Farm Women’s Council
Dry Hill
Bill Ormandy
D. D. Holliday
J. E. Otto
Mrs. Otto
Ex-Beckley Girl Weds In Georgia
A former Beckley girl Miss Gwendolyn Carrol Crozier wed Ensign James Ward Pigman of the U S Navy in a 2 p m ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church in Tifton Georgia The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs W Glenn Crozier of Tifton previously lived in Beckley and Oceana Her groom son of Dr and Mrs Ward Pigman of Birmingham Alabama is stationed at Gleneco U S Naval Air Station in Brunswick Georgia The bride attended multiple colleges and held a B A from Florida State University The groom graduated from Shades Valley High School attended Birmingham Southern College Vanderbilt University and received his commission from Officers Candidate School in Newport Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Gwendolyn Carrol Crozier
James Ward Pigman
U. S. Navy
First Presbyterian Church
Tifton
W. Glenn Crozier
Oceana
Ward Pigman
Birmingham
Ala
West Virginia University
Birmingham Southern College
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Escambia County Board of Education
Pensacola
Fla
Ensign Pigman
Shades Valley High School
Vanderbilt University
Officers Candidate School
Newport
R. I
Gleneco U. S. Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Mystery garage door ritual tied to passing flight
In Rochester New York Murdock L Philpotts found his garage door opened and closed at a regular daily time. Investigators traced the pattern to the radio control frequency used by an airline's landing approach over his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Murdock L. Philpotts
Airlines
Harrah Couple Returns From Wedding Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Jack D Harrah come home to Beaver after a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Canada. They visited relatives in Palmyra New York and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The couple wed on May 27 with Ellen Bennett as the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack D. Harrah
Beaver
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Canada
Jarrell Harrah
Palmyra
J. E. Reynolds
Pittsburgh
Ellen Bennett
Coming Events In Beckley Women’s notices calendar
Tuesday listings show Stanaford Woman's Christian Temperance Union at Baptist Church 7 p.m. Women of the Moose host Friendship Night at Moose Lodge Ballroom 7 30 p.m. West Virginia Baptist Sunday School Convention opens at Central Baptist Church with all day sessions June 7 and 8. Circle No 3 meets First Methodist Church at 103 Catlett St 7 30 p.m. Beaver Baptist Mission Society at church 7 30 p.m. Bethlehem Chapter 71 Order of Eastern Star elects officers at Masonic Temple 8 p.m. Catholic Daughters Court Paula 741 meets Parish Hall St Francis de Sales 8 p.m. Daughters of Isis final meeting at home 307 Westmoreland St 6 p.m. Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Association meets at Community Building 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Central Baptist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
W. R. Branson
Catlett St
Catholic Daughters of America
Court Paula
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Local women's groups schedule various events in Beckley
Navy Mothers Club hosts annual birthday banquet at Glass House 6 p.m. Raleigh County Girl Scout Council meets at Beckley Presbyterian Church Educational Building 10 30 a.m. Eagles Auxiliary convenes at Eagles Hall Woodlawn Avenue 7 30 p.m. Circle No 11 of the Methodist Temple gathers at Mrs A K Minter 108 Beaver Ave 1 30 p.m. Royal Neighbors of America meet at Eagles Club Woodlawn Avenue 7 30 p.m. Xi Alpha Delta Beta Sigma Phi dessert and bowling party at Bowl Wick 8 p.m. Beta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi folders meet at Mrs Jimmy Stover Edward Street 7 30 p.m. Beckley Home Demonstration Club regular meeting Coca Cola Social Room 12 30 p.m. Woman's Improvement League at American Legion Post 319 S Fayette St 2 p.m. Mrs Lottie Redd and Mrs Pearl Pickens hostesses. Women of the Church Beckley Presbyterian Church annual June breakfast Floor C church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Girl Scout Council
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Woman's Improvement League
American Legion Post
S. Fayette St
Lottie Redd
Pearl Pickens
Bermuda Hop Event and Memorial Baptist Church Circle Meetings
Friday events include a Bermuda Hop sponsored by Charmette Sub Deb Club at Greenbrier Dairy from 7 30 to 11 p m and Memorial Baptist Church circle meetings led by Mrs Wayie Daniels at her home on Miller Street at 7 50 p m and Mrs Margaret Pierce at the church at 7 30 p m Lydia Ormandy Circle meets at the home of Mrs Bill Ormandy on Maxwell Hill Saturday features Fernwood Garden Club 10th annual luncheon at Black Knight Country Club at 1 p m Monday lists Black Diamond Unit No 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charmette
Greenbrier Dairy
New Circle of Memorial Baptist Church
Wayie Daniels
Margaret Pierce
Lydia Ormandy
Memorial Baptist Church
Bill Ormandy
Maxwell Hill
Fernwood Garden Club
Black Knight Country Club
Nickels Family Weekend in Middletown Ohio
Mr and Mrs Oscar M Nickels from Rural Acres Drive visited Middletown Ohio with son Tom and daughter in law Martha Jean Nickels. Martha graduated from Miami University Oxford Ohio, formerly Miss Martha Peregoy daughter of Mr and Mrs C G Peregory of Park Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar M. Nickels
Rural Acres Drive
Middletown
Ohio
Inlaw
Tom D. Nickels
Nickels
Miami University
Oxford
Martha Jean Peregoy
C. G. Peregory
Park Avenue
Miss Ruthie Meadows and Linda Henderson Seek Washington Jobs
Miss Ruthie Meadows and Miss Linda Henderson of McAlpin left Sunday morning for Washington D C to seek employment. They are accompanied by their mothers Mrs Clarence Meadows and Mrs D P Henderson and Miss Meadows sister Mrs Mary Alice Proffitt of Washington who spent the weekend here. They will live with Mrs Proffitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthie Meadows
Linda Henderson
McAlpin
Washington, D. C
Clarence Meadows
D. P. Henderson
Miss Meadows
Mary Alice Proffit
Washington
Proffitt
Family Guests In Me Alpin Home Anounce Blacksburg Visitors
Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Odell Testerman in Me Alpin include Mr and Mrs Claude Testerman and daughter Cathy from Blacksburg Virginia arriving for a social visit full of warm exchanges and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell Testerman
MeAlpin
Claude Testerman
Daugher
Cathy
Blacksburg, Va
Mrs Blanche Pinson Visits Akron Family
Mrs Blanche Pinson of Akron Ohio is spending a few days with her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Dan Pinson of Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Pinson
Akron
Ohio
Dan Pinson
Sophia
Roberts and Raso Family Notices
Darryl Roberts son of Mr and Mrs Chester G Roberts of 1019 Woodlawn Ave has returned home after attending Baylor School for Boys in Chattanooga Tennessee Mrs Leon Raso of Westwood Drive who has been a patient in a local hospital has been transferred to the University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville Virginia for observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darryl Roberts
Chester G. Roberts
Woodlawn Ave
Baylor School For Boys
Chattanooga, Tenn
Leon Raso
Westwood Drive
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Mrs Herbert Ross Stover Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Herbert Ross Stover of Prosperity has returned to her home from Raleigh General Hospital after several days of observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Ross Stover
Prosperity
Raleigh General Hospital
Harrahs Visit Alderson Family Members
Mr and Mrs Guy Harrah of Beaver spent the past week with their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Jennings Harrah in Alderson. Planning to attend the summer session at Concord College Athens are Harold Dean Calhoun son of the Rev and Mrs F C Calhoun and Donnie Shupe son of Mr and Mrs John Shupe all of Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Harrah
Beaver
Mrs
Jennings Harrah
Alderson
Concord College
Athens
Harold Dean Calhoun
F. C. Calhoun
Donnie Shupe
John Shupe
Midway
Bobcat felled by bottled soda in Hiland ranch raid
Ted Neff a Hiland rancher on horseback fought a large male bobcat on rangeland. Unarmed except for two soft drink bottles in pockets he fired once and missed. The second bottle struck the cat between the eyes, dazing it, then he retrieved the first bottle and finished the job. Meanwhile in Columbus Ohio two retired U S Army generals became dentistry assistant professors at Ohio State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiland
Wyo
Ted Neff
Neff
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Oscar P. Snyder
Army Dental Corps
Neal A. Harper
Dental Corps
West Virginia Hairdressers Association Meeting
The West Virginia Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the Appalachian Assembly Room to discuss upcoming events and membership details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Appalachian Assembly Room
Raleigh County Garden Council to Visit With Hazel Phillips
Sponsored by the Raleigh County Garden Council they appear from 1 30 to 2 p m on Visit With Hazel Phillips show WOAY Oak Hill discussing Pest Control and fungal diseases naming destructive pests and how to keep them under control Mrs McGraw treasurer Mrs Carpenter vice president and Mrs Roger Sharp president The local Council alternates each month with the Fayette County Garden Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Garden Council
Hazel Phillips
McGraw
Carpenter
Roger Sharp
Fayette County
Surprise Coffee Honors Local Kindergarten Teacher
A Saturday morning tea at the home of Mrs. Albert M. Tieche on Dry Hill Drive honored kindergarten teacher Mrs. E Russell Parsons. Hosts Mrs. Tieche and Mrs. William Snyder hosted a 10 o clock gathering with spring floral décor and a watermelon fruit bowl. Guests included numerous local women such as Mrs. Howard Jernigan Mrs. Robert LeLean Mrs. David Meek Mrs. Edgar Mohler and others who offered gifts of appreciation to Mrs Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Russell Parsons
Albert M. Tieche
William Snyder
Fairdance
Tieche
Dry Hill
Parsons
Howard Jernigan
Robert LeLean
David Meek
Edgar Mohler
Harry Patterson III
B. B. Richmond Jr
Rontley Webb
Price Caffee Jr
John S. Callaway
Pat Dobbins
Elmo Hurst
Dan Martina
N. Joe Rahall
Guy Roberts
W. T. Timpkins
Amerigo Cappellari
Chester Roberts
Clever mice outsmart traps with cheese spread trick
Talented mice seem to remove cheese from traps without getting caught, suggesting a workaround using cheese spread to mislead them. The note advises testing the spread as a deterrent or decoy in simple rodent control scenarios.
Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative Family Laxative
A promotional note touts Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative as a gentle, natural relief for temporary constipation suitable for all ages. It emphasizes a senna extract, liquid form for easy dosage, pleasant taste, and overnight relief with purchase at local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell’s
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BPW Club
International Relations Committee
Europe
United Nations
Robert Thomson Jr
Sanderson
Thomson
Torlone
Fairmont
Madge Richardson
Julius Singleton
House of Delegates
Kathleen Bair
Federation
Miss Donley
Miss Tyree
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago
Ill
Donley
Tyree
Nike
Pearrett
Niki
Faini
Richardson
Syner
Raleigh ‘County
Gulf Woman’s Club
Shady Spring
Marsh Fork
Unis
the Complete Variety Store
W. Main ST
Georgia
Woman’s Department of
Stanaford
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Beaver Baptist Mission Society
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Daughters of Isis
Joe Jones
Westmoreland St
Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Association
Navy Mothers Club
Glass House
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Woodlawn Avenue
The
Methodist Temple
A. K. Minter
Beaver Ave
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Club
Xi Alpha Delta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beta Lambda
Jimmy Stover
Edward Street
Beckley Home
Black Diamond
Garden Club of the
Westwood Garden Club
Herbert McGraw
Mary Carpenter
Ames Sanger
Fred Stacy
William N. Turner
Frank West
Larry Ciccarelli
Roy A. Cunningham
Robert Sims
Edward Schnieder
Fathers Day
S-M
G. M. Powers
Pipie
Penney
DAN River
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