Monday Music Club Explores The Jazz Idiom Theme
The March meeting at Mrs. Charles W. Merritt home featured readings and performances on jazz origins and style. Highlighted numbers included Gershwin duets, St Louis Blues vocal, and a Stars Fell On Alabama trio with Wayland Redden on piano. The discussion traced ragtime and blues from Tin Pan Alley to jazz improvisation and notable artists like Handys and Gershwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monday Music Club
Charles W. Merritt
Harper Rd
Julia Secrest
Lady
George Gershwin
Isabele Morton
R. G. Broaddus
Chris Sarandon
St. Louis
Lilly
Sarandon
Miss Secrest
Mrs. Merritt
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Tin Pan Alley
Irving Berlin
Alexanders
South
Berlin
Russia
W. C. Handy
Harry James
Louis Armstrong
Benny Goodman
Paul Whiteman
J. W. Witherspoon
B. K. Peter
Hackelman
George Piper
C. Worth May
Peter
H. E. Phipps
Ivan Malinin
Emerson Smith
Smith
Broaddus
Morton
Humphrey to address Charleston Democratic Women’s Day
Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey will speak at Charleston on March 21 at the closing banquet of the second annual Democratic Women's Day at the Daniel Boone Hotel. The event, open to both men and women, is expected to draw a capacity crowd at 6:30 p.m. The senator, with 11 years in the Senate, is noted for his international affairs expertise and recent Russia visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
Sen. Humphrey
Humphrey
U. S. Senate
Congress
Russia
Khruschev
United Nations
Unesco
Paris
WMS Circle Meetings Set For First Baptist Churchwomen
Woman's Mission Society of the First Baptist Church announces circle meetings with multiple leaders and locations. Sessions occur 1:30 p m for most groups, with a 6:30 p m covered-dish dinner and a 1 p m luncheon option. Dates include Tuesday March 10 and prior circles met Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMS
First Baptist Churchwomen
Woman's Mission Society of the First Baptist Church
G. L. Anderson
Fidelis
Eugene Meadows
Richard Lewis
Hillcrest Dr
B. L. Dozier
Betty Wilkes
Joan Wilkes
Eisenhower Dr
O. L. Johnson
R. H. Dew
Sigmund St
McLean
Mary Carpenter
Ralph Jackson
H. M Jernigan
Deen Thurman
Printed Pattern by Oleg Cassini
A vintage pattern ad describes Printed Pattern A749 by designer Oleg Cassini. It highlights a simple sheath with curve neckline and slim long skirt in black linen or white silk, offered in Misses sizes 10 through 18. Readers are urged to mail one dollar to Pattern Box 59 Old Chelsea Station New York NY with name address zone and style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oleg
Cassini
Old Chelsea Station
York
N. Y
Macaroni and spaghetti quality linked to durum wheat
Reading labels shows pasta quality depends on wheat type. Durum wheat enables firmer texture and better cooking escape, improving overall product quality.
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Social notes list weekend guests and visits from families in Crab Orchard Cleveland Ohio Spencer Holden Princeton Beckley and Bluefield. Mentions a death in Athens and attendances at funerals. multiple relatives and godparents featured. two patients in Beckley Hospital undergoing minor surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Richardson
Crab Orchard
Donald Willis
Cleveland
Ohio
Loretta Irene Cook
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
B. Ney Caldwell
Vine St
Karl V. Brown
Spencer
Nick T. Camicia
Holden
W. H. Caldwell
Athens
Percy Gillie
Gertrude Sampson
Bluefield
George Williams
Ralph E. Amick
Westwood
Williams
Princeton
Butterworth Named to Lynchburg College Dean's List
Miss Mary Anne Butterworth of Harper Road has been named to the Dean's List at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg Virginia. A freshman and daughter of Mr and Mrs H D Butterworth she is a 1958 graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anne Butterworth
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
H. D. Butterworth
Harper Rd
Coming Events notices for women organizations invited
Women's groups are invited to submit meeting announcements to the Women's Department of Beckley Newspapers. Notices received by 10 am are published the same day. Sunday calendar items must reach the office before 10 am on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Department of
Beckley
Evening Meetings Noted in Local Notices
Wednesday events list three meetings including Eliza Hunter Home Department at Mrs Alberta Gilbert Bair Street at 5 p.m. Beta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets at Richmond Recreation Room at 7 30 p.m. Xi Alpha Gamma Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets at Miss Ruth Meador 112 Queen Street at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Hunter
Alberta Gilbert
Bair St
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi
Richmond Recreation Room
Ruth Meador
Queen St
Community meeting schedule from Beckley area clubs
A listing of local group gatherings including Mission Circle No 3 Crab Orchard Baptist Church 7 30 pm Rupert Jefferson Court No 92 Knights of Pythias Hall 2 pm Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church 1 30 pm Beckley Jayceeettes 8 pm Prosperity Farm Women's Club 7 30 pm Utopia Club 8 pm Christian Women's Fellowship 7 30 pm Circle No 3 Methodist Temple 1 30 pm Women of St Stephen's Episcopal 1 30 pm Rosemont Garden Club 2 30 pm Women’s Improvement League 2 30 pm Beginners Classes by Country Cousins Square Dance Club 7 30 pm Queen Esther Court No 53 Heroines of Jericho Home 5 30 pm Juvenile Court Beckley Lodge No 27 Heroines of Jericho Home 4 30 pm 9m
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Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Rupert Jefferson Court
Knights of Phythias Hall
S. Fayette St
Country Cousins Square Dance Club
Dry Hill Prosperity
Jericho
G. St
Beckley Lodge
Jericho Home
Marks Birthday Party for Marlene Adkins
Mr and Mrs Charles Adkins celebrated their daughter Marlene Adkins fourth birthday with a party. Verna Adkins hosted party games. Guests included Steve Allen Tony Allen Barry Shumate Mrs Ed Severts Sharon Pegram Paul David Adkins Gary Adkins Debbie Adkins and Shelia Shumate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Charles Adkins
Marlene Adkins
Verna Adkins
Steve Allen
Tony Allen
Barry Shumate
Ed Severts
Sharon Pegram
Paul David Adkins
Gary Adkins
Debbie Adkins
Shelia Shumate
Woodrow Wilson High School Student Active in Publications
A student from Woodrow Wilson High School stood out for her involvement in school publications and dramatics, contributing to literary and theatrical activities that enriched campus life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dry Hill Farm Woman's Club Plans April Activities
April plans include National Library Week exhibit at the Dry Hill Prosperity library, book sorting by Raleigh County Library donations, and a "Book Night" at the community building. A spring cleanup and pen pal discussions with global connections are also on the agenda, with notes from attendees on Better Schools Amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Hill Farm Women’s Club
Dry Hill Farm Women's Club
D. W. Kinzer
National Library
Dry Hill Prosperity Library
Herbert Atha
Don Houchins
Ethel Snead
Raleigh County Library
DHP
Noel Thurman
R. F. Wildey
Lake Allen
de Coe
Houchins
Tha
Wildey
Let's Preserve
West Virginia
Dry Hill
Cary Houchins
Ed Snuffer
Dry Hill Rd
Thurman
William Ormandy
Ward Wiley
Harry R. Pauley
Kinzer
E. E. Carter
Coe
Snuffer
Dean's Pill Offer for Backache and Headache Relief
A marketing blurb promises fast relief from backache headache and muscular pains that disrupt sleep. It claims Dean's Pills work in three ways including pain relief better sleep and bladder irritation soothing effects based on longstanding use.
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Dean
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Clerk Office
Marriage permit applications list several couples headed to marriage in Raleigh County. Entries name ages and parents for both parties: Wilmer Thomas Bailey and Margaret Peggy Thompson. Robert Harry Williams and Dollie Dimple Houston. Ramon Singley and Mary Frances Singley. Howard Franklin Chambers and Eva Yvonne Bennett. Robert Kenneth Burgess and Virginia Lee Byrd with Mattie Cunningham. Clyde Larry Souder and Roslyn Carol Hurley. Lenwood Augusta Toler aged 3? with unclear match.
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Raleigh County Court
Wilmer Thomas Bailey
Rhodell
Wilmer
Dorothy Bailey
Margaret Peggy Thompson
Beaver
Buel and
Freida Thompson
Robert Harry Williams
Detroit
Mich
Elmer
Agnes Williams
Dollie Dimple Houston
Michigan
Robert and
Arbutus Houston
Ramon Singley
Beckley
John
Alberta Singley
Mary Frances Singley
George Foy
Frances Foy
Howard Franklin Chambers
Bradley
Luther
Hattie Chambers
Eva Yvonne Bennett
William
Cora Bennett
Robert Kenneth Burgess
Mary Burgess
Virginia Lee Byrd
Cicero Pollard
Mattie Cunnningham
Clyde Larry Souder
Toler and Lawson and Campbell and Goss nuptials noted
Leigh Toler, 39 Waterbury Conn., daughter of John and Edith Turner, wed Dorothy Bell Lawson, daughter of Henry and Dessie Toler. Kenneth Campbell, 31 Winding Gulf, son of Foncie and Fredia Campbell, married Lottie Goss, 16 MacArthur, daughter of Herbert and Oma Goss.
Anchovy Paste Added to White Sauce for Fish
A simple kitchen idea blends anchovy paste into medium white sauce to create a distinctive sauce for plain fish fillets. The approach highlights the anchovy’s salty depth and enhances the fish with a quick, bold accent.
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Ber
Geneva
H. H. Humphrey
James Bland
Friendship
C. B. Clemons
Baraca
C. F. Fisher
Ann Rose
A. S. Garges
H. L. Hendrickson
A. F. Bryson
Bellevue Lane
Arnold Bowyer
Oleg Cassini
Women's Dept
Carroll Hutchison
Orchard Ave
Frank Pettit
Woodlawn Ave
Charlie Makirias
Kathy
Concord
Mass
Helen Renis
Eddie Makirias
Bill Makirias
Nick Kambouris
Croft St
George Kambouris
National Honor Society of
Clear Fork High School
Colcord
Dolly Griffith
Linda Maynor
Billy Hodge
Patricia Griffith
Emrogene Ashley
Faith
Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Jayceeettes Club
Coca Cola Social Room
Prosperity Farm Women’s Club
Wayne Laws
Prosperity
Utopia Club
Call Meeting
OOF
Mabscott
First Christian Church
The
Methodist Temple
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Rosemont Garden Club
Women's Improvement League
Ora Brown
E. Beckley
Raleigh County
Rip van Winkle
Imperial Cape Cod
White Cross Pharmacy
Bair Bldg
Town & Country Drive-In
Curb Service
Raleigh Heights
Cirle
Serrace Shees
Fairmon
Fairmont Foods Company
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