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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1964
Page
5
Women’s groups are invited to submit notices for regular or special meetings. Contact the Women’s Department at Beckley Newspapers by telephone 252 3321 or mail notices or club calendars. Notices received by 10 a.m. will run the same day. Sunday announcements must be submitted by Saturday 10 a.m.
Ladies Saving Club of North Beckley led by Mrs Dorothy Cunningham meets at N Beckley at 7 30 p m Welcome to Beckley Newcomers Club installation of officers at Glass House also 7 30 p m Black Diamond Hairdressers Cosmetologist Association at Kil s Diner 7 30 p m Raleigh County 4 H Leaders meeting at Prosperity Dry Hill Community Center 7 30 p m a partner for square dance
Beckley Garden Club hosts its annual luncheon in the Terrace Room at the Beckley Hotel at 12 30 p m with Mrs W P Griffey as hostess and Mrs William E Steiner as co hostess Fernwood Garden Club holds its annual luncheon and officer installation at the Glass House at 1 30 American Legion Auxiliary Unit 32 meets in Room 6 Memorial Building at 8 p m
Ladies Day at Black Knight Country Club 9 a.m. Golf Committee. Order of Eastern Star Melvola Chapter No. 1 meets 5 30 p.m. at Masonic Hall G Street. County 4 H camp planning 7 30 p.m. Coca Cola Social Room. Supper Circle Beckley Presbyterian Church 6 15 p.m. Mrs C C Lewis chair. Circle No 12 Beckley Presbyterian with Miss Louise Davis chair meets with Mrs Betty Clay 8 p.m. 203 East C Street.
Past Matrons Club of Bethlehem Chapter No 71 hosts a luncheon and bridge at 12 45 p m and a 2 p m meeting at the home of Mrs E G Larrick 200 College Ave Installation of officers for Eagles Auxiliary at Eagles home Woodlawn Ave 7 30 p m plus a workshop at Community Center Old Eccles Road 9 a m
Raleigh County Republican Womens' Club meeting canceled. Fidelis class of First Baptist Church holds regular meeting in Fellowship Hall at 7 30 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority convention committee meets in Coca-Cola Social Room at 8 p.m. Annual Rose Breakfast hosted by Women of the Church. Beckley Presbyterian Church holds combined circles and general meeting at 11 a.m.
Circle No 10 of the Beckley Plan Church led by Mrs Lou announces a meeting. The brief item notes the church group activity and a local church calendar mention.
Mrs I Wilbur Bays chaired a brief meeting reviewing the year's work with committee reports. Mrs Calfee reported on the City Beautification project at New River park noting 3750 plants and trees planted, 1.5 tons of fertilizer used, and 150 bags of grass seed applied..gallery gifts featured a primrose on black velour by local artist Mrs James L Wheeler and similar framed pictures were given to charter members at the dinner.
Keyser, chairman, will preside at a meeting at the home of Mrs. Keyser located at 137 Dexter Avenue at 8 p m. The notice lacks date but indicates a local event hosted by Mrs Keyser with Keyser in charge.
Friday Mission Circle number five of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church convenes at 7 30 tonight at the home of Mrs H J Reed. Members are urged to attend and participate in planned activities for the evening.
Dear Polly offers practical household hacks from nylon thread mending to furniture distressing and clever storage. Tips include using headbands with large rollers, threading nylon stockings for repairs, lining drawers, duplicating hangers for two garments, and easy paint cleanup with shortening. Readers share ideas for organization, ironing, and quick fixes.
Rhubarb signals spring with a lattice crust pie recipe for six servings. It notes rhubarb’s cold-winter requirement, origin in Southern Siberia, and U S consumption around 56 million pounds annually. The recipe uses diced rhubarb sugar salt tapioca butter lemon juice and a two crust 9 inch pastry baked first at 450 then 350 degrees until tender and browned.
DAR Chapter Regent reports on the 73rd Continental Congress highlight the Captain James Allen Chapter's June meeting at Mrs. Floyd M. Sayre's Flat Top Lake home. Mrs. John E. McKenzie attended as delegate, praising national DAR work and local chapter contributions. Delegates heard President Johnson's call for humanitarian efforts, preservation of landmarks, and combating poverty, with the theme from Daniel 11 32. Ahlgren awarded a U.S. Treasury Citation to National Society DAR for its Savings Bonds work. The report notes a diamond Jubilee stamp for DAR's 75th anniversary and warns against secular trends eroding moral values. Five members attended Spring District. awards included donations to DAR libraries, schools, and clothing drives. Locally, fifth grade history entries exceeded 350, awarding cash and medals. state winner noted.
A traditional maple syrup process is described noting that producing a single gallon of syrup requires about forty gallons of sap. The fact highlights the efficiency of sap-to-syrup conversion and the scale of collection needed.
Mrs Mose Ramieh returns to 109 Wilson Street after visiting her mother Mrs Annie Campbell in Radford Virginia where cataract surgery was performed. Mrs Campbell is reported satisfactory. Also visiting was Tom Ramieh who is in the U S Navy stationed on the submarine USS Henry Clay based in Norfolk.
Carolyn Cofer and her sister Virginia, daughters of Mr and Mrs Joseph Cofer of Chattanooga Tennessee, are staying two weeks with their grandparents Dr and Mrs R G Broaddus at 524 Woodlawn Ave for a vacation.
Nephews and nieces from this area attending the funeral Sunday include John D Hartsog and Mr and Mrs James Hartsog of MacArthur Mr and Mrs Elbert Hartsog Sophia and Mr and Mrs Ralph Hartsog and Mr and Mrs Jarrell Hartsog of Beckley all listed as survivors or attendees representing the Hartsog family in Mill Creek North Carolina Jesús
Walter Dingus Crab Orchard is a patient at Beckley Memorial Hospital undergoing treatment and observation.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Greer and their small son Steven Arthur of Charleston spent the weekend as guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Lilly at 115 Ball Street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Gills and their children Billy Mary Danny Charles Becky and Christine are spending a week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Wood in Sophia before relocating to New Paris Ohio due to a transfer. They will also visit his aunts Mrs. Virginia Parrott and Mrs. Sakie Light of Meadow Creek. Sunday guests in the Wood home were his son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Bernard McGraw and their son Frank of Maben.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Jones have returned to their home in Sophia after a two day vacation touring the Smoky Mountains and other points of interest in North Carolina and Tennessee. On the return trip they visited Mrs. Jones' sister, Mrs. Mary Hildreth, Pulaski, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Cook and daughter Mary Frances of Huntington attended the funeral of his grandmother Mrs. Mary Cook of Cabell Heights Sunday. They visited at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Marion Cook of Midway and her parents Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mills of Soak Creek.
After several days in Morgantown Mr and Mrs A S Bair returned Sunday to their Harper Road home. They were joined by their son Sammy a West Virginia University freshman this year.
Mr and Mrs Verlie Tilley of 220 Westwood Drive will host for several weeks their daughter Mrs John Lock and granddaughter Sharon from Westwood New Jersey. They arrived.
Mr and Mrs Wade Lovell Sophia accompany mourners to Bassett Virginia after the death of his sister Mrs Albert Annie Stone who died in Martinsville General Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Friday with attendees traveling from nearby communities.
A niece of Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Del Mar Darnell, identified as Jennifer, is noted in Collinsville Baptist Church records. The details reference familial connections within the church community.
The ad promotes a popular summer sundress and matching jacket pattern No. 8271 from PATT O-RAMA in sizes 10 through 20 with busts 31 to 40. Materials include 218 yards of 45 inch fabric for the dress and 138 yards for the jacket. order by sending 50 cents to Sue Burnett at The Raleigh Register in New York. Include name address zone style number and size. extra 10 cents for first class mailing. The notice also promotes the spring summer 1964 Basic FASHION magazine.
Linda Smith, 13, of MacArthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Smith, is sponsored by Town and County Home Demonstration Club to attend the Raleigh County 4-H camp. She has a 10.4 Achievement Test average, high honor roll, a 3.9 six week average, faithful attendance, a book certificate for reading 117 books, and three years with Hollywood Stars 4-H Club plus two prior county camps. She attends Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes vegetables differ in vitamin content. Bright orange carrots provide more Vitamin A than pale ones, leafy greens top rich in Vitamins A and C, peppers high in A and C, and vine ripened tomatoes outdoors yield more Vitamin C than greenhouse fruit.
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