New Officers Installed by Beckley Welcome Wagon Club
Newcomers install Mrs Wayne Hart as president with Mrs Dan Hall treasurer Mrs Edward Bozeman secretary and Mrs Gordon Porterfield vice president and Mrs Glen Hunt publicity chair Beckley Welcome Wagon hostess Mrs C C Sanders assisted by outgoing president Mrs Stanley Earle announced the 1928 origins of the group emphasizing hospitality and community service Guests included Mrs Reginald Meyers M F Barksdale Clarence Hancock and Mrs E J MacFarland with two prospective members named Entertainment featured local singer Bob Daniels with pianist Julia Secrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Wayne Hart
Stanley Earle
Gordon Porterfield
Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Beckley Hotel
Dan Hall
Edward Bozeman
Glen Hunt
Beckley
C. C. Sanders
Reginald Meyers
M. F. Barksdale
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Hancock
Beckley National Bank
E. J. MacFarland
The
Raleigh Register
Barksdale
Club
C. A
General Election Slated Today at Rhododendron Girls State
Rhododendron Girls State marks election day with a gubernatorial contest between Brenda Jane Mercer of Parkersburg, Federalist nominee, and her opponent as voters prepare to cast ballots in Jackson's Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhododendron Girls State
Jackson's Mill
Brenda Jane Mercer
Parkersburg
Personal Notes From McAlpin And Nearby Areas
Local notes record Cpl. Charles R. Davis arriving on a 30 day leave to visit parents in McAlpin before Camp Pendleton duty. Mentions of travels and visits by families in Bluefield Beckley Fairmont Huntington Charleston and other towns, plus election results from a 17th annual camp with Federalist and Nationalist nominees and several local candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Davis
Roy Y. Davis
McAlpin
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Davis
Clarksville
Tenn
S. H. Belcher
Bluefield
H. T. Belcher
Johnstown Rd
Virginia Cain
Vine St
Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Local Telephone Co
Raymond Walker
Art
Dora Sue
Nitro
Beckley
L. E. Walker
Skelton
Dora Pennington
N. Kanawha St
Silver Springs
Tex
Gordon Buckland
Plainville
N. J
Ed Morgan
Radford
Jack King
Dallas
Robert Buckland
Hinton
Lawrence Miller
Gary Lee and
Curtis
Green Cove Springs
Fla
J. Clarence Wooten
Ann Kettering
Fairmont
Miss Mercer
Miss Kettering
Marilyn Munchmeyer
Parkersburg
Victoria Miller
Huntington
Ella Dee Kessel
Ripley
Juanita Clay
Fayetteville
Brenda Reese
Ruth Wilkerson
St. Albans
American Hair Styles to Visit Moscow Exhibition
Russian girls will see American hairdos at the American Exhibition in Moscow this summer. Miss Renee and Carl Pace will demonstrate perms shampoos and cuts in a beauty kiosk. They will showcase wigs real and synthetic and the latest cold waves personalized to each hair type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Renee
Coiffeurs Americana
America
Russia
Carl Pace
Miss Jean Caseino Continues Raleigh Pageant Run In WV Contest
Miss Jean Caseino winner of Miss Freedom Raleigh County will compete for Miss Liberty in Charleston during West Virginia week and the Rhododendron Festival. She was chosen May 21 at Elks Club Ballroom and is slated for the state parade at 2 p.m. Saturday. Also entered are Miss Barbara Fitzpatrick and Miss Carole George for state titles at 8 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Caseino
Raleigh
Charleston
West Virginia
Miss Caseino
Elks Club
Barbara Fitzpatrick
Carole George
Raleigh County
Carl Cardi
N. Kanawha Sr
Community notices invite women groups to submit meetings
Coming Events columns solicit notices from women’s organizations for regular or special meetings. Details list events for Wednesday through Thursday including locations, hosts, and times such as League of Women Voters board at 8 p.m., Beckley Jayceeettes picnic, and Pythian Sisters and church guild meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Azalea Garden Club Member to Appear on TV Thursday
Azalea Garden Club member Mrs. W. A. Thornhill will appear on the TV program Coffee With Zel Thursday from 9 30 to 10 a m on WOAY. She and fellow Azalea member Mrs. M. M. Ralston attended University of Georgia landscape design schools in Sep 1958 and May 1959. The segment, part of a Raleigh County Garden Council series, will discuss landscape education and civic beauty topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Garden Club
W. A. Thornhill
Zel
Woay Mak Hill
Thornhill
M. M. Ralston
University of Georgia
Athens
South Atlantic
National Council of Garden Clubs
College of Agriculture
United States
Beckley
U. S
Virginia
Raleigh County
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Charlotte Klaus
Carole Jean Faulkner
Wellsburg
Jeanne Leslie
Betty Jo Stephens
Charlton Heights
Iris McConnell
Washington
Judith Allen
Supreme Court
Bonnie Butner
Carolyn Chipley
Moorefield
Loretta Dean
Crown Cleaners
Kyle Cleaners, Inc
Raleigh Cleaners & Laundry
Fairdale
RNS
Methodist Church
Glen Daniel
Junior Clark
Carol Tolliver
Pat Bonds
Linda Patton
Betty Tolliver
Benny
Buddy Ferguson
Bonie Bonds
Douglas
Judy Wilson
Michael Manning
Janet Smith
Roger Clark
Mike Tolbert
Ruth Bailey
Shirley Meadows
Charles Covey
David
Nancy Birchfield
Hubert Meadows
Michael David Thomas
Dorothy Thomas
Piney View
David Corkrean
Debra Thomas
Don Humphrey
Anna Richmond
Ruby Criddle
Cecil Sampson
Elizabeth Thomas
Debbie
Rickie
Gene Corkrean
Charles “Buddy”Thomas
Charles Humphrey
Diana Eaton
McCreery
Baste Lamb
Murphy
WC. Worth Oon
W. Main Si
Hinton - Richwood - Mullens
Ariety Store
Beckley Ast
Rainelle
Oak Hill
League of Women Voters Board
Beckley Jayceeettes Club
James Green
Garfield St
Eliza Hunter
Ann Brown
Massey St
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Lodge
Watkins Drug Store
St. Mary's Guild
Harry C. Sessions
Lee St
Degree of Honor Lodge No
Odd Fellows Hall
Main St
Crab Orchard Church
Lee Roy Scott
Crab Orchard
First Methodist Church
Garden Council
Fayette County Garden Council
Fayette County
Highland Garden Club
Henr L. Walker
Probect
RCGC
Allan
Zel) Weinfield
Pondosan
Kay
Neville St
Home Entertainment Values
Stereo Theatre
Main Street Phone Direct Factory
Ster
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