BK Club Clinic Attracts New Women Golfers
A Tuesday morning clinic at Black Knight Country Club, run by Billy Capps, drew 15 beginner women golfers. The session, begun in May and running through August, covers rotating instructional phases with emphasis on grip and proper swing. Notable attendees include Mrs. Patter son, Mrs. Stratton, Mrs. Sain, and Mrs. Creager, with several others listed among the beginners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight County Club
Billy Capps
Harry Patter
John Stratton
Charles Sain
David Creager
Fourth Year In Row Junior Clubwomen Win National Awards
West Virginia led the Junior Conference banquet awards at the General Federation of Women's Clubs with five honors in small states. Delegates totaling about 300 from 100,000 junior club women heard of HOPE ship gifts, toy drives, smocks for sailors, literacy funding, polio vaccine research, and stamp collections for veterans. Minnesota posted the largest membership increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
West Virginia
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
HOPE
Tuesday club notices from Beckley area churches
Supper Circle of Beckley Presbyterian Church meets at 6 15 p.m. at the church. Melvola Chapter No 1 Order of Eastern Star gathers at Beckley Lodge Hall 27 G St at 5 30 p.m. Ladies Missionary Society of Fundamental Baptist Church of Prosperity meets at the home of Mrs Eurie Lilly at Prosperity 7 30 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 32 meets Tuesday at the Memorial Building Room 6 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Melvola
Order of Eastern Star
Beckley Lodge
G. St
Ladies Missionary Society of Fundamental Baptist Church of
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Memorial Building
Dorcas Circle Meeting at Memorial Baptist Church
Dorcas Circle of Memorial Baptist Church meets at 7 30 p m hosted by Mrs C W Crews at 203 Hargrove Street family and church members attend this evening gathering for fellowship and project planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
Memorial Baptist Church
Community club meetings and home gatherings listed
Eliza Hunter Home Department class at Mrs Ozella Humbles home on Hunter Street at 5 p.m. Jaydettes meet at 7 30 p.m. in the Civic Room of Bank of Raleigh. The Woman's Club of the Central Baptist Church hosted by Mrs Jane Ellison at 906 South Fayette Street at 7 p.m.
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Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Eliza Hunter
Ozella Humbles
Hunter Street
Jaydettes
Bank of Raleigh
The
Woman’s Club
Central Baptist Church
Jane Ellison
South Fayette St
Past Matron's Club Meeting at Bethlehem Chapter
The Past Matron's Club of Bethlehem Chapter No. 71, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet at the Masonic Temple Hall on Howe Street at 2 p.m. The event details indicate the scheduled gathering in this local fraternal organization.
Sophia Methodist WSCS Officers Training Session
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Sophia Methodist Church held an officers training session led by Mrs. G. I. McClung district promotion secretary and instructor. The event began at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Sophia Methodist Church
WSCS
G. I. McClung
Beckley Suburban Council Special Meeting Canceled
A special Beckley suburban council session scheduled in the Appalachian Assembly Room at 7 p.m. was canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Appalachian Assembly Room
Prosperous Hills Garden Club Dinner and Officers Installation
The Prosperous Hills Garden Club will hold its annual dinner at 6 30 p m in the Terrace Room of Beck ley Hotel to install officers and honor members. The event brings together club members for a formal evening of recognition and planning for the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperous Hills Garden Club
Beckley Hotel
Circle No 1 luncheon and church event notices
Circle No 1 of First Methodist Church holds a luncheon at the home of Mrs J S Ellison on Ellison Ave at 1 pm. The Woman's Improvement League hosts at the home of Mrs A D Clark on Adkins Street with Mrs John Moss as co host at 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
J. S. Ellison
Ellison Ave
Woman's Improvement League
A. D. Clark
Adkins St
John Moss
Shady Spring Notables Visit and Health Updates
Mrs Ralph D Epperly and daughter Ralphetta visit daughter Phyllis Jean Epperly in Washington DC where she works for the Agriculture Department. Chester Matherly, based in Cleveland, Ohio, stays with his wife hospitalized in Raleigh General after recent surgery. Mr and Mrs Wayne Peters of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring
Ralph D. Epperly
Ralphetta
Washington, D. C
Phyllis Jean Epperly
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chester Matherly
Cleveland
Ohio
Raleigh General Hospital
Wayne Peters
Wilcox reunion and picnic at church recreation area
Attendees included numerous Wilcox family members from Shady Spring Crab Orchard Nimitz and Huntington Station plus friends Miss Helen Wilcox Miss Wilda Byrd Miss Loris and Doris Johnson of Chicago NL and young Douglas Mark Wilcox two. The gathering occurred Saturday at Pluto Road church recreation grounds with extended family listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Pluto Road
Helen Wilcox
Wilda Byrd
Loris
Doris Johnson
Chicago
A. G. Wilcox
Shady Spring
Glen White Scene Sees Family Visitors From Ohio and Beyond
Glen White residents host relatives including Eugene Worley of Cleveland and Stephen Canaday family at Glen View. A.C. Manning relatives return home after visiting in Glen White. O'Neals head to France with F D O'Neal's husband stationed overseas. Other visitors include Snuffer in Ravenswood and Kirbys in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen White
RNS
Eugene Worley
Cleveland
Ohio
Ira Worley
Stephen Canaday
Glen View
Robert E. Yorke
Sikeston
Mary Walters
Princeton
A. E. Manning
Ruby St. Clair
Fort Campbell
F. D. O’neal
O'Neal
Boyd O'Neal
Susan Snuffer
Ravenswood
Albert Hennegar
Harry Lambert
Baltimore
Carl Lambert
Frank Kirby
Page Caffee
Howard Daniel
Jimmie Daniel
Chicago
Ill
Wayne Daniel
New Britain
Mrs J G Anderson Jr Returns Home After Surgery
Mrs J G Anderson Jr returned Sunday to her Flat Top Lake home after major surgery on June 1 at Raleigh General Hospital. Mr and Mrs John Bruce Dorsey visiting Morgantown WV University, with Dorsey family in Pittsburgh and Fairmont State College enrollment for Philip and E Van Dorsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Anderson Jr
Flat Top Lake
Raleigh General Hospital
John Bruce Dorsey
West Virginia University
Morgantown
E. van Dorsey
Wickham Ave
Dorsey
Sandy Hoover
Charles Hoover
Maxwell Hill
Pittsburgh
E. Philip Dorsey
Fairmont
Fairmont State College
Beth Ross
Fennimore St
Farley Family Hosts Whitby Visit From Chicago Family
Visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Farley of Whitby were their three daughters and family from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Farley
Whitby
Chicago, I
Marshall sophomore Miss Forsyth named to dean's list
Miss Francis Ann Forsyth a sophomore at Marshall University Huntington majoring in library science and minoring in English has been named to the dean's list. She is the daughter of Mrs. A C Forsyth of 112 Lancaster St visiting her and will accompany her to Wildwood New Jersey Thursday where she has accepted summer employment at Mater a summer resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Ann Forsyth
Marshall University
Huntington
A. C. Forsyth
Lancaster St
Forsyth
Wildwood
N. J
Mater
Sophia
Jack Murdock
Lanny Janney
Ft. Bragg
Roger Stover
Air Force
Blytheville
Ark
Terry Lacy
Roy Testerment
Jesse Terry
D. E. George
David
Alderson
Ronnie Copeland
Baltimore
Pearlie Egnor
Jerry Allen
A. W. Alwn
Raleigh Register
Alexanderia
Aubrey Allen
E. D. Parker
Norma Parker
Joe Peters
Chil
Mrs Forsyths Visit to Greensboro Family Ties
Mrs Forsyth and her daughter have just returned from Greensboro North Carolina where they visited her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Sturat Forsyth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand
Robert Clayborn
South Kanawha Street
Bobby Berry
West Wickham Street
Anna Burnette
Mabscott
Mrs C J Preslar Visits From Hickory for Week
Mrs C J Preslar of Hickory North Carolina is here to spend a week with her son Charles Preslar of 212 1-2 Crescent Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Preslar
Hickory
N. C
Charles Preslar
Crescent Rd
Miss Karen Meadows Visits Columbus Aunt
Miss Karen Meadows of Columbus Ohio returned home Monday after spending the weekend as a guest of her aunt Mrs Ellen Campbell of 328 Ewart Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Meadows
Columbus
Ohio
Ellen Campbell
Ewart Ave
Beckley Women Explore Florida Underwater World
Mrs Carrie Shumate and Mrs Winnie Daniel of Beckley visited Florida's Silver Springs to explore the underwater world using glass bottom boats. They arrived in Florida on June 3 and plan to return home June 20 after visiting other sites in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Shumate
Winnie Daniel
Beckley
Florida
Silver Springs
Peters and Bonhams Vacation With Parents in Cool Ridge and Crab Orchard
Las Vegas New Mexico families vacation with Mr and Mrs Woodrow Peters of Cool Ridge and Mr and Mrs CK Bonham of Crab Orchard along with other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas, N. M
Woodrow Peters
Cool Ridge
C. K. Bonham
Crab Orchard
Reverend Emmett Mitchell and Family Mentioned in Notice
The Rev Emmett Mitchell and his wife Mrs Vergie Mitchell along with granddaughter Reta Ann are named in a public notice or social column fragment detailing a family with ties to the community. Further details are not available in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Mitchell
Vergie Mitchell
Reta Ann
Stotesbury visitors and local absentees on weeklong trips
Local families from Garden City Pax Sophia and Mt Hope host and visit relatives this week. Fletcher Bolen and family from Garden City visit Teaster Aliff Pax and Mount Hope then return Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stotesbury
RNS
Fletcher Bolen
Debra
Pamela
Cindy
Wanda Lee
Garden City
Mich
Starlen Teaster
L. E. Aliff Jr
Tams
L. F. Paschal
Pax
W. W. Bolen
Mount Hope
Mt. Hope
Bolen
Krogers
Nut term tied to peanut flavor and true nuts
The word nut was applied to the peanut due to its flavor resembling that of true nuts. This linguistic note links the legume to its nutlike taste and naming.
FAIRDALE AND SOPHIA VISITORS AND A DRAFT OF NAMES
Residents and relatives from Fairdale Sophia and surrounding towns are listed visiting family members in various locations including Detroit Chicago Bluefield and Arlington. Notable names include Walter Anderson Charles Welch Etta Jean Anderson Violet Fanning and many others with military assignments and household visits across Virginia Ohio and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairdale
Detroit
Mich
Walter Anderson
Charles Welch
Tinky Anderson
Etta Jean Anderson
Violet Fanning
Beckley Hospital
Delano Dean
Chicago
John Dean
Stover
Pat Kyle
Cleo Dean
Michigan
John Gilmer
Robinson
E. E. Erskine, III
Bluefield
Birth of Son for Mr and Mrs Harold Athan Bunn
Mr and Mrs Harold Athan Bunn of Huntington announce the birth of a son named Vance Athan born May 21 at 2 30 p.m. in St Mary's Hospital. The baby weighed eight pounds ten and a half ounces. Mrs Bunn is the former Miss Lakie Isobel Griffith, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dennis Griffith of Cool Ridge.
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Harold Athan Bunn
Huntington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Vance Athan
Bunn
Lakie Isobel Griffith
Dennis Griffith
Cool Ridge
Salt Lake Temple Took Forty Years to Build
Construction of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City required forty years from 1853 to 1893. The project spanned multiple decades as crews labored to complete the famed temple structure.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Also Mentioned on This Page
BK Club
Capps
Ann Fife
Byrd E. White
Clyde Barker
Frederick O. Helm
John Gates
W. C. McMahan
Melvin Tolle
J. Braxton Anderson
Katherine Luchini
Julia Webb
Beleview Country Cub
Frank
Council of International Clubs
James Scarbro
Montgomery
W. Va
Minnesota
Woman’s Club of
Daniel Warren
Basil Wilcox
Frances
Kenny
William A. Dodd
Kim
Betty
John L. Wilcox
Curtis
Nimitz
A. G. Wilcox Jr
Kay
Kenneth Grose
Ellen
Melissa
Melinda
Neida
Daniels
Dwight Wilcox
Dwight Jr
Diana
Huntington Station
Bob Jones
Billy Wilcox
Terri Lee
Mabel Lowery
Eccles
William A. Wilcox
Douglas Mark Wilcox
Douglas Wilcox
Canadays
Danie Canaday
Lakie Wood
Charleston
Jonathan Logan and
Helen Whiting
D. C. Sizemore
McAlpin
Terry
Dixie) Walser
Lori Annette
Burlington
N.C
Sizemores
Diane Williams
Vernon Fish
Marysville
Jake Hawkings
Ben Hawkins
Julie
Frank Sutherland
Stephen
New York City
N.Y
James Hurley
Jimmy
Beaver
G. M. Powers
Bayon Butcher
Oxford
Cohama
Bbc
Main St
Gilmer
Ravencliff
L. T. Kellam
John Gilmer Jr
Fallon
Nev
Eddy Gilmer
Glendon Hawley
Glen Daniel
Roy Hawley
Oceana
Perry Snuffer
Gerald Hawley
Elmer Hawley
Dren
Arlington
James Lewis Mentz
Navy
Portsmouth
Forrestal
G. C. Mentz
Pemberton
H. H. McVey
Richard McVey
Betty Huntiey
Axton
Kenneth Acord
Martinsville
H. B. Acord
Slab Fork
Shelby Wayne McVey
Ray Wikle
Coal City
Pvt
Lloyd Robert Webb
Germany
U. S. Army
Ft. Knox
Cincinnati
C&o Ticket Office
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Coats
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