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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1966
Page
5
Women organization calendar notice invites Friday gathering at 5 30 p m at the Heroines of Jericho Home G St with Beckley Newspapers serving as publicized venue Notices received by 10 a m will be used the same day Sunday calendar items due by 10 a m Saturday
Maxwell Hill home of Mrs. Hubert Anglin at 117 Teel Road lists a $30 per month membership for the local demon stration club activities and gatherings.
Mission Society of the Stamford Baptist Church holds a 7 30 p m gathering at the church. Byrd Bible Class of Crab Orchard Baptist Church meets in the church social room at 7 30 p m.
An East Park Community Action Program event is scheduled for 7 30 p m at East Park Elementary School. Community members are invited to participate and discuss local activities and services.
Saturday events include a square dance at New River Park Recreation Room at 8 p.m. with Jim Harlow as caller. An usher boards event at First Mission Baptist Church on Maplewood Lane starts at 3 p.m.
The Minister's Wives Auxiliary of the Winding Gulf Association meets at Mullens First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. to discuss church support activities and community outreach. Members from area churches participate in planning and fellowship.
Sunday afternoon practice for installation by Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 of the Order of Eastern Star at Masonic Temple on Howe Street at 3 p.m. Members urged to attend and review procedures in preparation for upcoming ceremony.
Beckley Community Concert Association holds a board of directors meeting in the General Beckley Room at Beckley Hotel at 8 15 p m Monday.
Coal City Chapter No 136 Order of the Eastern Star held an installation ceremony at 8 p m with members gathering for the event.
The Tuesday event invites members to the Masonic Temple for an installation ceremony in the afternoon.
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 206 holds a social hour at 7 p m and a regular meeting at 8 p m at IOOF Lodge Hall Mabscott. Members are urged to attend and participate in the evening program.
The planning committee meets in Appalachian Assembly Room at 7:30 p.m. to organize the Honey in the Rock float, with members coordinating designs and duties for the upcoming event.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of The Methodist Temple announces an executive board meeting at Sally McGinnis Classroom at 7 p.m and a Society session in Friendship Hall at 7:30 p.m. Local attendees urged to attend.
A Friday night household shower for Miss Barbara Wood was held at the Mabscott home of Mrs. Vincent D. Daniel. Miss Wood will marry Robert O. Daniel on June 25. Hostesses were Mrs. Daniel, Mrs. Billie Pettit and Mrs. Aquilla Prince. Prizes went to Miss Carol Crawford, Mrs. Pettit, Mrs. Snowden Covey, Mrs. Tony Fonda le, Mrs. John R. Ellison and Mrs. Prince. Gifts were displayed and refreshments served. Attending were numerous relatives and friends including Mrs. Otis Lilly and Miss Carol Crawford.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica records Honolulu Hawaii as having a mean annual temperature of 75.2 degrees.
Azalea Garden Club held a Saturday luncheon at Black Knight Country Club where outgoing president Mrs. J. A. Hunt announced new officers. The board includes Mrs. Hugh F. Hutchinson as president and Mrs. Paul R. Hutchinson as vice president, with other posts held by Mrs. D. C. Ashton, Mrs. H. L. McCreey, Mrs. R. G. Richards, and Mrs. E. B. Hawkins.
Mr and Mrs Ronald Rupe and daughter Maureen of Milwaukee Wisconsin visit his parents Mr and Mrs John Rupe in Sophia They tour Grandview State Park Stephens Lake and New River Park meeting relatives Estil Basham Ed Rupe Frank McKinney John Meadows and Willie Belen before returning home Rupe works for A O Smith Corp in Milwaukee
Mrs Levion Boschain will serve as president of the Ladies Aid of the Coal City Free Will Baptist Church for the coming year. Others elected at the Thursday night meeting were Mrs Alvin Jones vice president, Mrs George Jones secretary treasurer, and Mrs Oscar Miller flower fund chairman. Plans were announced for a hot dog and hamburger sale set Saturday at the Auxiliary Building with proceeds going to the remodeling of the church.
Sir Isaac Newton passed a beam of sunlight through a prism and demonstrated that white light is composed of seven colors of the spectrum. The experiment established light’s composite nature and laid the groundwork for optical science.
June meeting of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 70 elected officers for the 1966 67 term led by Mrs Mayme Tatum as president and included Mrs Alberts Singley as first vice president, Mrs Marie Hembrick as second vice president, Mrs Katherine Cox as secretary, Mrs Helen Blaney as treasurer, Mrs Cora Harris as chaplain, and Mrs Dorothy King as historian. Delegates named to the Department Convention July 15 18 in Parkersburg were Mrs Tatum, Mrs Hembrick and Mrs Singley with alternates Mrs Blaney, Mrs Cosby and Mrs Gladys James. Plans were made to install new kitchen equipment at the legion home.
When unsure what a date will entail a simple dark crepe dress serves as a versatile solution. Its soft silhouette and adaptable styling offer a right-anywhere look that could become the most-used item in your closet.
Jim Harlow will call the Calico and Jeans Square Dance at 8 p m Saturday in the New River Park Recreation Room. Harlow, 1st caller last year, works at Craddock Terry Shoe Corp and lists Lynchburg residents Bernice and their 18-year-old son among his family. He chairs four clubs and has called for festivals in several states. Wesley Meadow will call the next dance on July 23, with Effie McVey inviting all spectators and square dancers.
Mrs Homer Stickler returns home at 120 Jefferson Street after visiting Huston Downey in Chicago. Mrs Louise Burke admitted for observation at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Miss Mae Harbard leaves North Bergen after two weeks with the Halsteads and James Hurbard. Edward Melvin Brown, after a U S Army tour in Germany, visits relatives in Beckley and heads to California for a new assignment. A woman joins her husband at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. Judy Halstead, daughter of the Halsteads, remains with them before meeting her husband.
Mrs David Telberg of Erhard Minnesota visits her family with children Michael four and Rhonda eight months old. She is the former Lorette King daughter of Mr and Mrs George King of MacArthur and will visit her sister Mrs Harold Adams of Sprague during the stay.
11 year old Rodney Pendry son of Mr and Mrs Harold Pendry of 102 Randolph Street is reported in good condition at Beckley Hospital after surgery Tuesday.
The head should be firm but not solid and greener color indicates better appearance and more vitamins. Wash the outer leaves before storage, store in a plastic bag in the refrigerator away from fruit, and keep crisp for about a week.
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