Captain James Allen Chapter DAR Luncheon at Flat Top Lake
The Captain James Allen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a luncheon at Mrs. M. A. Johnson’s summer home at Flat Top Lake. Treasurer Mrs. George W. Johnson gave the financial report, and Regent Mrs. Floyd Sayre urged reservations for the July 1 Jackson's Mill luncheon. Attendance included many members and two guests, with a $140 Merchants contest donation noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Allen
Daughters of the American Revolution
Tuesay
M. A. Johnson
Flat Top Lake
George W. Johnson
Floyd Sayre
Jackson's Mill
Miss Clara Swarthout Hosts Guild Group Meeting
The Ann Judson Guild of the First Baptist Church met at Miss Clara Swarthout’s home in Ewart Heights for a potluck dinner. Mrs. Albert Allen led the business session with discussion of new projects and reports from Guild House Party attendees about the Camp Cowen three day meeting. Attendees included Ann Anderson, Marsha Anderson, Elaine Faull, Fara Palmer, Clara Swarthout, Mary Jane Mulholland, Martha Garretson and Sharon Keatley with guests Patty Swarthout and Mrs Elmer Swarthout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Judson
First Baptist Church
Clara Swarthout
Ewart Heights
Albert Allen
Camp Cowen
Misses Ann Anderson
Marsha Anderson
Elaine Faull
Fara Palmer
Mary Jane Mulholland
Martha Garretson
Sharon Keatley
Patty Swarthout
Elmer Swarthout
Santa Ana pair vow in formal California ceremony
Miss Bette Parks daughter of Mrs Euna Harris of Santa Ana and Archibald Lilly of Santa Ana formerly Prosperity were married Saturday June 2 in a 6 p m ceremony at Soroptimist House Rev Westley Roloff officiated before about 100 guests Bridal gown champagne lace over pink taffeta featured a cascading rose and lilies of the valley bouquet Their attendants were Kathleen Ann Smith and Nicky Walker A reception followed then a honeymoon flight to New York aboard the SS Queen of Bermuda en route to Bermuda Nassau and Miami They will be based at Yuma Air Force Base for three months before Lilly ships to South Africa for 18 months with his wife joining him Lilly served in World War I and works for North American Aviation Corp The couple plan to reside at Yuma Air Force Base upon their return from South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette Parks
Euna Harris
Santa Ana
Calif
Archibald Lilly
Prosperity
Clyde Lilly
Raleigh
Westley Roloff
Kathleen Ann Smith
Nickey Walker
Soroptimist House
New York
California
North American Aviation
Cute Tots Adorable Clothes Pattern Offer
Ad advertises a sewing pattern No.1364 PATTO-RAMA for young children aged 6 months to 3 years. Lists item fabrics and yardage for dress slip panties swimsuit with prices and requests 35 cents postage to RIS LANE Raleigh Register Box 438 Midtown Station New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ris Lane
Raleigh Register
Midtown Station
New York
N. Y
Literary C Guidepost and Two Novels by Dan Jacobson
A literary guide and review of Dan Jacobson and An and Lall novels. Jacobson’s A Dance in the Sun depicts two hitchhikers and a tense African hotel encounter amid colonial era unrest. Lall’s No less distant land captures Gandhi era salt protests and modern political leadership through Jai Singh, Lena, and Geeta in intertwined romances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobson
Africa
Lall
India
U.N
Gandhi
Jai Singh
Lena
Geeta
Jai
Precautionary boating safety tips for small craft users
Thousands of vacationers risk drowning annually due to poor small boat handling. The guidance stresses holding onto the boat while boarding, securing oars and motors, chaining the motor to the boat, avoiding overloading, keeping weight low and evenly distributed, limiting standing to one person in a rowboat, avoiding horseplay, and watching both horizon and weather for safe navigation.
Young Mother Returns to High School at Walterboro
Mrs. Lanier Hudson, 22, reenters education by taking a correspondence course last year and enrolling in the 12th grade at Walterboro High School. She attends daily from 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., studies bookkeeping typing shorthand history and glee club, and plans to graduate in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walterboro
Lanier Hudson
Mommie
Hudson
Cynthia Gail
E. V. Kimbrell
Cynthia
Parris Island
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Small Fry in Kitchen Planning for Families
The text advises designing kitchens with an indoor play area for children, visible from work zones and adjoining outdoor space. It suggests an easily cleaned eating counter connected to the meal prep area, accepting initial space trade offs for long term benefits, and notes potential future use as a sewing or auxiliary dining room.
Personal Notes Recap Visits Across States and Families
A string of household visits and family gatherings cross several states. Mrs. Preston Crosby and Miss Prestine Sue Crosby returned home to Jackson Mississippi after stops with the Lilly and Ward families in Beaver and South Oakwood Avenue. Archibald Lilly and bride visit Raleigh relatives, with nephews Calbraith and Harold Lilly also hosting. Dr. F. L. Banks returns to 220 North Kanawha Street after trips to Roanoke Richmond and Alexandria. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wyant include Dolas Wallace and family from Huntington, Mrs. Marvin Ferguson and sons from Jacksonville, and Iris Lynn Drysdale of Tampa. Lynch and family host visits from Nash Campbell and Nick Gagalis, amid Lynch’s discharge from Fort Benning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Crosby
Prestine Sue Crosby
Jackson
Calbraith Lilly
Raleigh
Harold Lilly
Prosperity
F. L. Banks
N. Kanawha St
Roanoke
Richmond
Alexandria
A. B. Wyant
Clyde
Nick Gagalis
North Oakwood
Lynch
Fort Benning
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County
Applications for marriage licenses filed in Raleigh County list participants including Luther Cleve Brewer 25 son of Luther L and Ethel Brewer Sophia and Gloria Dean Walters 16 daughter of Ralph and Vestal Walters McAlpin Eugene Morris 38 East Beckley and Audrey Ramona Sorrell 22 Beckley Neil Sweeney 22 Cleveland Colorado and Mary Ann Shultz 19 Beckley Route 1 Jay Frank Walters 25 Greensburg Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Nelson Shanklin 24 Beckley Robert J Rogers 24 Clifton Forge Virginia and Marie Farley 18 Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Cleve Brewer
Luther L
Ethel Brewer
Sophia
Gloria Dean Walters
Ralph
Vestal Waters
McAlpin
Eugene Morris
East Beckley
Audrey Ramona Sorrell
William
Alice Sorrell
Beckley
Neil Sweeney
Edna
Molly Sweeney
Cleveland, CO
Mary Ann Shultz
Gorman
Mabel Shultz
Jay Frank Walters
Frank and
Thresa Walters
Greensburg
Elizabeth Nelson Shanklin
William and Maude Shanklin
Robert J. Rogers
John W. Rogers
Clifton Forge
Marie Farley
Dewey and
Goldin M. Farley
Christian Youth Set for Chi Rho Camp
Thirteen junior high youths from the First Christian Church will depart Sunday to attend Chi Rho Camp at Howell’s Mills Camp Ona. Attendees include Helen Dilly Sam Feazell Carolyn Pierce Martha Noel Phipps Chris Saran don Jr Mary Helen Chapman Mariene Jones Clarence Pierce Jr Mergie Wilson Sue McClure Rickie Miller Martha LaFon Betty Surbaugh. Beckley counselors are Miss Sara Jane Parker Miss Anna Dean Williams and Miss Dorothy Ault director of religious education at First Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Chi Rho
Howell's Mill
Ona
Helen Dilly
Sam Feazell
Carolyn Pierce
Martha Noel Phipps
Chris Sarandon Jr
Mary Helen Chapman
Mariene Jones
Clarence Pierce Jr
Mergie Wilson
Sue McClure
Rickie Miller
Martha LaFon
Betty Surbaugh
Beckley
Sara Jane Parker
Anna Dean Williams
Dorothy Ault
Women of the Moose Install Officers at Beckley Chapter
The Beckley Chapter No. 822 of the Women of the Moose installed officers in the Moose Lodge Ballroom led by installing regent Jimmie Tucker. Harry Hambrick presided with Wallace Price and William Nace assisting. several members were absent. New committee chairs were announced and gifts and corsages given to outgoing and incoming officers amid refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Carroll
Jimmie Tucker
W. D. Nace
Wallace Price
Harry Hambrick
Women of the Moose
Beckley
Moose Lodge
I. D. Christian Jr
Charles Hodges
William Ward
R. S. Frieland
T. C. Collins
Anthony Gonzalez
J C. Wright
Argus
E. J. Fourney
W. D
Flowering Hills Garden Club votes to beautify spoil bank
Flowering Hills Garden Club members meet at Mrs. C. M. Doss home to vote on a Beckley City Beautiful Committee project to plant flowers or vines on a Raleigh Road spoil bank. The meeting covers perennials care and awards honor members for horticultural and service efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flowering Hills Garden Club
Bank
Paul Phipps
Beckley City Beautiful Committee
Raleigh Road
C. M. Doss
West Virginia St
B. B. Chambers
W. W. Vines
Primrose Garden Club
H. D. Butterworth
R. P. Whittaker
R. E. Newmen
R. B. Chambers
W. J. Radden
Lexington
D. C.lynn
J. E. Sharpe
W. R. Henkle
Eugene Meadows
Floyd Nichols
Carl Price
Baked grapefruit dessert with honey and cinnamon
A simple baked grapefruit dessert is described. Cut the fruit in half, cover with honey and cinnamon, place in a greased baking dish, and bake in a range oven for about twenty minutes.
Current Best Sellers List Snapshot
Fiction titles include Andersonville Mack Kinley Kantor Imperial Woman Pearl Buck Lucy Crown Irwin Shaw Auntie Mame Patrick Dennis Nonfiction works cited Winston Churchill The Birth of Britain Arthritis and Common Sense Dan Dale Alexander The Search for Bridey Murphy Morey Bernstein Gift from the Sea Anne Morrow Lindbergh A Night to Remember Walter Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Winston Churchill
Dan Dale Alexander
Bridey Murphy
Morey Bernstein
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Walter Lord
Miss Phyllis Wilson Honored With Local Teeny Party
Miss Phyllis Wilson was honored at a joint Tri-U-Teens and Bobbie Teens gathering held at Sandra Keaton's Orchard Avenue home. Hostesses were Mrs. Russell Keaton and Mrs. Wayne Mason. Other attendees included Saundra Morgan, Karen Foster, Becky Thompson, Karen Elkins, Jeanne Mason, Mary Caudill, Carolyn Forren, Linda Irle, Connie Sapracino, Sue Deeds, Val Binderman, Karen Keaton, Barbara Burton, Deanna Harvey, and Judy Frazier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Wilson
Tri-U-Teens
Sandra Keaton
Orchard Ave
Russell Keaton
Wayne Mason
Tucson
Ariz
Saundra Morgan
Karen Foster
Becky Thompson
Karen Elkins
Jeanne Mason
Mary Caudill
Carolyn Forren
Linda Irle
Connie Sapracino
Sue Deeds
Val Binderman
Karen Keaton
Barbara Burton
Deanna Harvey
Judy Frazier
Store Shellac In Glass Bottles For Easy Use
Advice suggests keeping shellac in glass bottles to prevent gumminess stiff texture and make brushing easier. The note emphasizes avoiding plastic containers to reduce hard cleanup and preserve finish quality.
Two Beckleyans Attend Orientation Meeting
Miss Leis Ann Arnott and Miss Susan Lowe left Beckley on Wednesday to attend an orientation meeting in Parkersburg followed by the Youth Conferences at the American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake Wisconsin. They converted in Parkersburg for final orientation at Emanuel Baptist Church before departing for Green Lake. The girls are sponsored by the First Baptist Church youth fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leis Ann Arnott
Harry F. Arnott
Vine St
Susan Lowe
Frank Lowe
Emanuel Baptist Church
Youth Fellowship of
The
First Baptist Church
Compact washer and dryer fit kitchens and porches
Appliance designers have created compact units allowing a washer and dryer to be installed in kitchens basements or service porches. The gas dryer's flat top at 36 inches high serves as useful counter or working space in any installation.
Beckley Women's notices and calendar items
Sunday calendar notices include the Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club meeting in Room 402 Bair Building at 7 30 p m and the Rural Acres Garden Club meeting at Mrs A R Cook's home on Stamaford Road at 7 30 p m Notices must be received by 10 a m for same day use and may be mailed or called to the Women s Department Beckley News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Department
Beckley
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Bair Building
Rural Acres Garden Club
A. R. Cook
Stamaford Rd
Judea Shrine No. 13 Instruction Practice Session
Judea Shrine No 13 White Shrine of Jerusalem holds a practice session at the ceremonial Masonic Temple on Howe Street at 2 p m for instruction in ceremonial duties and rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judea Shrine
White Shine of
Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Howe Sit
Annual meeting and installation of officers reported
The National Secretaries Association holds its annual meeting and officer installation in Beckley Hotel private dining room at 6 30 p.m Judea Shrine No 13 White Shrine of Jerusalem holds a business meeting at 4 p.m and a ceremonial at 8 p.m in Masonic Temple on Howe Street plus King’s Daughters meet at Mrs E Vecellio home 501 South Kanawha Street 2 p.m Phymesia Garden Club gathers at Mc’s home J W Ward Jr West Avenue 1 30 p.m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe St
C. Beirne Canterbury
J. L. Alexandria
National Secretaries Association
Beckley Hotel
Judea Shrine
White Shrine of Jerusalem
King's Daughters
Mrs. E. Vecellio
S. Kanawha St
Phymesia Garden Club
Mc's
J W. Ward Jr
West Ave
Crab Orchard WCTU Program at Beckley VA Hospital
Crab Orchard WCTU presented a religious program and served refreshments at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Monday night. Rev. Kenneth Manning spoke, joined by his three sons Kenneth Lee Billy Joe and Sherman Dan with musical selections. The Gospelairs performed with pianist Jack Wray and attendees included Mrs. Virgil White Mrs. Amos Myers Mrs. F L Crews Miss Katherine Dellamotta and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Temperance Union of
Crab Orchard
Beckley Veteran's Administration Hospital
Ruth McCormick
Kenneth Manning
Kenneth Lee
Billy Joe
Sherman Dan
Gospelairs
Jack Wray
Virgil White
Amos Myers
F. L. Crews
Katherine Dellamotta
Ralph Lilly
John Rice
Howard Blevins
Mary Ann McCormick
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Agnes McEwan
Harry Bowers
Worthy
A. W. Bonds
Carl Bunch
Luther W. Fink
Captain James Allen
DAR
Memers
Earl Bibb Jr
Claude W. Cooper
J. A. Barnel
E. E. Bibb
S. M. Bledsoe
R. J. Burmeister
M. W Arnold
A. D. Cook
J. E. Dickinson
A. W. Edwards
J. M. Ferguson
S. A. Ford
J. G. Foster
J. W. Givens
John Heatner
A. Robert Koch
A. S. Johnson
L. A. Landers
Kermit Locke
A. G. Meade
A. G. Phipes
T. H. Wickham
Miss Clara Swarthout
South Africa
W. G. Rogers
Dan Jacobson
Harcourt, Brace
Adampur
Anand Lall
Knopf
Capetown
Fletchers
Leicher
Big Joseph
England
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Raleigh County
Women of Moose
Andersonville
Mack Kinley Kantor
Imperial Woman
Pearl
Buck
Lucy Crown
Irwin Shaw
Auntie Mame
Patrick Dennis
Ali
S. Fayette St
the Galperin Music CO
Lila Belle Brooks
I Glass House
Mrs. Brooks
Charleston W. VA
Charleston Light Opera Guild
Glass House
Sun
Prince Matchabelli
Coroo
Cologne
Neville ST
Beckleyans
WCTU
VA Hospital
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