Gassaway Shower Honors Ora Lee Rusmiselle Bride Elect
Ora Lee Rusmiselle of Gassaway is honored as the bride elect with a miscellaneous shower Friday night at Town and Country Drive In. Hostesses include Mrs. Jack Williams Miss Eleanor Webb and Mrs. R. J. Lucas Jr. Sixteen attendees listed among family and friends from Gassaway Volga Ohio and local towns attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gassaway
Ora Lee Rusmiselle
Ira Williams
Jack Williams
Eleanor Webb
R. J. Lucas Jr
Gay Rusmiselle
Garden Club of Air program slated Wednesday
Beckley florist Clement L. Schulte will appear on WOAY Oak Hill for the fourth Garden Club of the Air program. Presented by the Raleigh County Garden Council, the segment covers arranging with carnations chrysanthemums and other summer blooms while discussing wildflowers and conservation in a June 29 follow up by Mrs. Harry W. Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Florist
Clement L. Schulte
Phymosia Garden Club
Garden Club of the
Rale County Garden Co
Fayette County Garden Council
Schulte
Pp. m. Woay
Oak Hill
Harry W. Hall
RCGC
Thrifty To Sew Easy Toys for Little Girls
Thrifty booklet offers 1 2 3 dress and bonnet patterns No 18 with photo guides in sizes 1 2 3 4 5 6 years. Send 3 cents for pattern to Iris Lane Raleigh Register Box 438 Midtown Station New York 18 NY Add 10 cents for first class mail. Also 50 cents for Home Sewing for 5 features few easy patterns and key dressmaking steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Lane
Raleigh Register
Midtown Station
New York
N. Y
Willing Workers Meet At Coal City Home
Effie Allen hosted a Willing Workers gathering at the Coal City Church of God parsonage. A devotional period featured Scripture by Mrs. Ethel Spencer. President Mrs. Helen Byers led the business session. a chicken dinner was planned for Saturday. Co-hostesses served refreshments to a list of members including Mrs. Byers and Miss Lois Stepro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Allen
Coal City Church of God
Ethel Spencer
Helen Byers
Allie Bowers
Helen McGrady
Byers
Spencer
Addie Bradley
Martha Buskirk
Caroline Murphy
Donna Hargis
Ruby Kelly
Zula Duncan
Marie Coalson
Ida Buchanan
Phyllis Coalson
Lois Stepro
Annual Rose Meeting of First Baptist Church Classes
The Rose Meeting of the Ann Rose Class at First Baptist Church Friday in Fellowship Hall featured a visitation program. R. E. Scott sang In The Garden. the class chorus performed Near To The Heart of God and Whisper A Prayer. Mrs. C. F. Fisher led business, planning the annual picnic and voting to send a Boy Scout to summer camp. Refreshments for 50 members and eight guests followed. Hostesses were Mrs. L. C. Gwinn and Mrs. Argenbright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Rose
First Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall
Baptist Church
R. E. Scott
W. A. Argenbright
L. C. Gwinn
Upcoming Meetings and Notices From Local Women Groups
Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department invites women's organizations to submit regular or special meeting notices by 10 a.m. Notices for Sunday calendar must reach the office by 10 a.m. Saturday. Details include Rebekah Bible Class at 207 Hemlock Street 7:30 p.m. Coal City Ladies Aide 7:30 p.m. Bethlehem Chapter Order of Eastern Star 8 p.m. Ebenezer Service Guild S Fayette Street 7:30 p.m. Eliza Hunter Home Department Class 208 Gregory Street 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Rebekah
The
Methodist Temple
Jean Porter
Hemlock St
Eliza Hunter
Hattie Wilbur
Gregory St
Dinner request for Gt Bommel and brunch craving
The note requests two cups of medi em white sauce for Gt Bommel with dried beef. It mentions preparing overbuttered toast for brunch for Gorsidh with tainted bare siey.
West Virginia nurses association and clubs meet at homes
Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia District No 3 holds a regular meeting in the Greenbrier Dairy social room at 7 30 p m Bellomont Homemakers Club gathers at Mrs Evelyn Parker 513 Sylvia Street at 7 p m Social Savings Club meets at Mrs Josephine Poindexters Gregory Street at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia Inc
Greenbrier Dairy
Bellomont Homemakers Club
Evelyn Parker
Sylvia St
Social Savings Club
Josephine Poindexter
Gregory St
Families Reunite After Death in Columbus Area Notices
A circulated list of weekend and post funeral visitors includes Mr and Mrs William R Haley and daughter Carol returning to Columbus Ohio after the death of Clifton Haley. Other relatives heading back to Fort Lee Virginia Morgantown and Clarksburg left for duties and homes. Winston Salem and Crab Orchard hosts also appear in the guest notes with multiple families visiting from Niagara Falls Mullens and Verdunn France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robert Haley
Carol
Columbus
Ohio
Clifton Haley
Fort Lee
Charles Edward Haley
Tom Devany
Clarksburg
Charles A. Haley
Richard
Morgantown
William R. Stump
Billy Jr
David
Verdunn
France
Fort Campbell
Raw
Stump
Bertie Barcus
Dexter Bailey
Glen View
Bailey
Poems Discussed At Crab Orchard Church Meeting
Mrs Tracy Riffe hosted Circle No 2 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church at her Crab Orchard home. Devotional theme Sing With Understanding referenced John Greenleaf Whittier and his poems used as hymn words. Members sang He Keeps Me Singing and discussed peace, missions, and World Relief aid. Next gathering a wiener roast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy Riffe
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Crab Orchard
Richard Cook
Danie Plumley
Mort Lair
Gene Riffe
Margaret Wood
John Greenleaf Whittier
W. P. Riffe Jr
Baptist Sans Mission
Joan Beckett
Reba Calhoun
Tracy Rife
Raymond Beckett
Margaret B.smith
R. N
Burma
World Relief
Wesley Beckett
Gertrude Beckett
Alden Deck
Gene Deck
Elliott Deck
Gene Ferris
Preston Meadows
Okey Mills
George White
Ardella Gibson
Mason Beckett
Cinnamon toast with honey and cinnamon butter
A quick serving note describes toasts brushed with cinnamon honey butter and sprinkled with cinnamon, then heated until bubbly and served immediately.
Local Family News Items From Beckley Area
Mae Sane and Miss Holcomb Beckley tied to Mae Co and Bank of Raleigh. Mr and Mrs R L Allen of Reservoir Rd. return from White Plains after 10 days with son in law and daughter John W Totten. Nephews and Mrs Charles Matthew and family join from Crawford NJ and Elborn NJ. John Frost leaves for Western Reserve summer music program after Marshall College degree. nephew of Mrs W H Carper Beckley. Muryle Lewis family report son Muryle A Lewis injured as airman in Portsmouth VA after accident near Parkersburg. treated Camden-Clark then transferred to ERWen Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Sane
Crab Orchard
Mary
Holcomb Beckley
Mae Co
Miss Holcomb
Bank of Raleigh
R. L. Allen
Reservoir Rd
White Plains
N. Y
John W. Totten
Charles Matthew
David
Crawford
N. J
Jack Phipps
Linda
Cathy
Elborn
John . Frost
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Marshall College
Huntington
Violet Frost Cooper
Glen Daniel
Trap Hill High School
Winfield High School
Winfield
W. H. Carper
Beckley
Murvle Lewis
Amigo
Murvle A. Lewis
Clarksburg
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Parkersburg
Camden - Clark Memorial Hospital
Erwen Hospital
Style Show Highlights Rhododendron Fete Week in West Virginia
A Friday style show in West Virginia marks Rhododendron Festival events during 97th founding anniversary celebrations. Miss Flowering Hills and other entrants from Beckley and nearby towns join state princesses and attendants in a series of Friday and Saturday festivities before heading to Washington to meet the president and foreign contestants. Evelyn Sue wins Miss West Virginia title and advances to Miss Universe in July Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Belle
Witcher
West Virginia
Cardi
Bragg
Flowering Hills
Carole George
Beckley
Sheryl Lisa Cardi
Lake Cheweva
Shirley Kurtz
Pamela Legg
Oak Hill
Sherry Ann Barbara
Washington
United States
Calais Lace Makers Prosper Amid Fashion Boom
Calais lace industry drives a 20 million dollar yearly turnover with half in foreign currency. U S imports reached 4.5 million in 1958 as lace underpins 25,000 Calais residents. The city trains youth in lace loom work and pattern design, promising early wages from 35 to 40 dollars weekly, rising to about 80 later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calais
France
United States
Paris
Pierre Cardin
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J. S. Ward
Volga
Tom Minter
Larry George
Charles Hall
Ruth Hall
James Harvey
Bob Wilson
Deane Richmond
Etta Snyder
T. J. Caffee
Helen Shelton
Orlan Oakes
Jack Harvey
Mary Bell
Maude Terrie
Edith Farrar
Ralph Smith
Ray Hawley
Margaret Buckland
Lela Hawley
Bell Hawley
Myrtle Beso
Bill C. 0. Williams
Roy Male
Ova Webb
Ire Williams
Martha Jane Wood
Gantown
School of Nursing
Presbyterian Hospital
Garden Club of Air
Vision and Radio
Has Club
Coal City
Baptist
George Cole
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Ebenezer Service Guild
Roger Taylor
S. Fayette St
John Kelly Jr
Stamford
Niagara Falls
Goff Willis
Hampton Buckland
Harold
Dallas
Jerry
Hinton
Gene Lopez
Stotesbury
Beatrice Eanes
Martinsville
Garth Stump
Rock
Lockie Delp
Dixie
J. C
Matoaka
Corbett Pool
Montcalm
Ronald Hensley
Rose Marie Cline
Mullens
Winston-Salem
N. C
Roy E. Hatcher Jr
Jeffrey
R. Earl
Martin Luthur
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Ann Fogarety
David Crystal
Andrew Arkin
Harper Road
W. Va
Delia
Charleston Civic Center
Evelyn Sue
Ronceverte National Bank
Virginia
Miami
Fla
Lace Business of
House OF Beauty
F.F.Y
New York City
C&o
Philadelphia
Murphy's
Murphy’s
Richwood
East Rainelle
W. Main St
Ore Hill
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