Lions Club Style Show Set March 26 for Sight Program
The Beckley Lions Club Sight Conservation and Blind Committee disbursed 1800 last year to aid Raleigh Countians with eye care. The 1963 show at Woodrow Wilson High School will raise all net proceeds for this cause, with tickets at the door and 1000 plus distributed to members. Participating businesses include Georges Fashions and The Vogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sight Conservation and
Beckley Lions Club
Fred Clark
Melvin Tolle
Woodrow Wilson High School
Georges Fashions
The
Vogue
Embee’s
Grace Wilkes Dress
E. M. Payne Co
Raymond’s Beauty Shoppe
Lions Club
Local residents report travel and family updates
Mrs. O C Flint and Mrs Sue Paris sail for Nassau from St. Petersburg for a week with return by April. Richard Bruce Abrams, Blair Academy freshman, arrives for a two week spring visit with his parents. Robert Davidson travels to Columbus after the death of his brother in law A P Swab. Mrs Billy H Bair returns home after hospital treatment. Mary Lou Reitz returns to UNC Chapel Hill for studies after mother’s surgery. Mrs Roy Lee Harmon and her mother plan a Minneapolis visit to see relatives. Mrs A B Coates returns home after six weeks of heart attack treatment. Weekend guests at Ray Lilly home include Mr and Mrs Eddie Paul Jenkins Jr and daughter.
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O. C. Flint
McClure St
Sue Paris
Alderson
Beckley
St. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Nassau
Bahamas
Richard Bruce Abrams
Blair Academy
Blairstown
N.J
A. David Abrams
Springdale Ave
Academy
Dave
Mary Lou Reitz
Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina
Howard Reitz
Ford St
Raleigh General Hospital
Roy Lee Harmon
Sunrise Ave
R. D. Lilly
Bibb Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
A. B. Coates
Crescent St
Ray Lilly
Harper
Eddie Paul Jenkins Jr
Neat daytimer with soft smocking waist top style 1455
The notice advertises a dress pattern No. 1455 with Photo Guide available in sizes 10 through 20. It lists bust measurements from 51 to 40 and a 32 bust size with sleeve, using 314 yards of 35 inch fabric. Orders cost 50 cents per pattern sent to Creative Woman Raleigh Register Box 438 Midtown Station New York 18 NY with 10 cents extra for first class, and require name address zone and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Midtown Station
New York
N. Y
Visiting Kin and Guests Extend Weekend at Goldsboro
Rhonda Lynn of Rocky Mount Va visited Ed Jenkins family and brother Tommy in Eccles with Lilly family guests including Arnett Lilly and children Deb bie Donna Lee Dianna and Douglas. G E Greene Jr of Pine Lodge Addition spent the weekend in Goldsboro Nc with Airman J C Cook and wife and son Drek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhonda Lynn
Rocky Mount
Ed Jenkins
Tommy
Eccles
Lillys
Arnett Lilly
Debbie
Donna Lee
Dianna and
Douglas
Stewart Ave
G. E. Greene Jr
Pine Lodge Addition
Goldsboro, N.C
J.C
Charles N. Cook
Drek
Hair Care Starts Young Says Expert
An expert advises brushing a child's hair from age two to establish healthy habits. Teach daughters to tilt forward, brush from roots to ends, and use a slender handled brush with natural bristles. Encouraging practice on dolls may boost interest in self care.
Tip to curb lint in washing and drying fabrics
Home economists advise emptying lint traps in both washer and dryer before laundering lint prone fabrics. If previous load included towels or bedspreads, wipe the inside of each machine with a damp sponge to remove remaining lint.
Community women's events scheduled Thursday and Friday
Woman's Department notes a slate of meetings and events for Beckley area clubs. Thursday includes Past Chiefs Club Pythian Sisters and Ebenezer Service Guild gatherings, plus Church circles and garden club meetings. Friday features Young Women's Club chorus, Style Show, Etude Music Club, and other church and civic group activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefs Club of
Pythian Sisters
Coca-Cola
Earl Lilly
John Wallace
Young Women’s Club of
Central Baptist Church
Social and meeting notices in 1940s Chronicle snippet
The Southern Cross Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy meets at Mrs. S. S. Gore 409 S Oakwood Ave at 1 30 p m The Social Savings Club hosted by Mr and Mrs Jack Cowans Hunt er St at 7 30 p m Mrs Elsie Johnson is hostess The note ends with a line about tears destroying germs and the flu.
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Southern Cross
United Daughters of Confederacy
S. S. Gore
S. Oakwood Ave
Social Savings Club
Jack Cowans
Hunter St
Elsie Johnson
Circle No 1 hosts general circle meeting on March 28
Crab Orchard Baptist Circle No 1 met at the church at 1 30 pm on Wednesday. Mrs Virgil Riffe played piano and led a devotional with Mrs Riffe and Mrs W H Boyd. Circle officials announced a bake sale for April 6 and pledged to host the March 28 general circle gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Lakie Fink
Circle No. 1
Virgil Riffe
Riffe
W. H. Boyd
L. D. McGraw
W. M. Horton
Cecil Edmonds
Lester Gray
Ernest Ballengee
Edmonds
Ballengee
Rose Pitzer
McGraw
A. C. Allen
Charles Crawford
Dasha Hughes
Hollis Rhodes
M. E. Smith
Ruth McCall
Ruby Burrough
Ewing Mitchell
Minnie Canaday
Historic Garden Week In Virginia Set April 20-27
Historic Garden Week in Virginia runs April 20 to 27 with private homes and gardens open to visitors. Sponsored by The Garden Club of Virginia, the 30th annual event features 175 private sites and 100 year round attractions, marked by green arrows and a department of highways guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Garden Club of Virginia
Jefferson
Richmond
Department of Highways Engineers
Department of Highways
Beckleyan couple announces birth of son in Huntington
Former Beckley residents Mr and Mrs Paul Wassum of Huntington announce the birth of their second child on March 8 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. William Brad weighed seven pounds eight and twelve ounces. He joins brother Gregory, 6. Mother Mary Frances Wood is daughter of Clyde Wood of Detroit. Father Paul Wassum, formerly a Beckley Newspapers proofreader, is now an instructor at Cammack Junior High School Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Wassum
Beckley
Cammack Junior High School
Huntington
St Patrick's Day Teen Dance Canceled at Elks Club
Marshall Walker Jr dance chairman says the St Patrick's Day teenage dance at the Elks Club slated for Friday night has been canceled.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Elks Club
Marshall Walker Jr
Coffee drinking prevalence in the United States
An estimate suggests Americans consume about 400 million cups of coffee each day, reflecting widespread daily use.
Beckley Follies of 1963 set for March shows
Director Chick Atkinson smiles over Follies rehearsals as co chairmen Mrs Penn L Raines and Mrs E G Holstein oversee planning for the March 22 23 performances in the Memorial Building Auditorium. The show is a fundraiser by the Junior Department Woman's Club of Beckley to aid civic projects under the slogan Beckley Juniors Boost West Virginia.
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Chick Atkinson
Follies
Atkinson
Penn L. Raines
E. G. Holstein
Memorial Building
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
West Virginia
Thief Caught Steals Car From Downtown Lot in Camden
A thief who took a car from a Camden downtown parking lot faces potential trouble if caught and brought before Municipal Judge Alex C. Alampi. The stolen vehicle belongs to the judge.
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Camden
N.J
UPI
Alex C. Alampi
Eight-year-old girl found asleep in a dog house
Judy Carlisse, eight, was missing Tuesday night and found asleep in a dog house at her grandmother’s home after searchers located her in Galena Kansas. Authorities described the incident as a missing child case and noted the child was discovered after dark.
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Galena
Kan
UPI
Judy Carlisse
Judy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sight Conservation
Ticket Sales
William R. Sigmund
Advertising
Light Conservation and Blind Committee
Anderson, Norval R. Cooke
C. A. “Slim’’ Thompson
John W. Smith
John W. Saunders
Basil Anderson
Robert Davidson
Valley Drive
Columbus
Ohio
A. P. Swab
Billy H. Bair
Hargrove St
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Alicia Hart
Enterprise Assn
Bridge Club
Millett
NEA
Woman’s Department of
Ebenezer Service Guild
Mayme Tatum
Betty St
Gulf Woman's Club
Prosperous Hills Garden Club
Ross Stover
Prosperity
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Paul Payne Jr
Dexter Ave
George Haldane Jr
Stoco Band Mothers
East Beckley
Parent
Thrifty Sovers Club
Evelyn Royster
Canaiday St
American Home Department
Park Avenue
Midway
Esther
Heroines of
Jerico
G St
Etude Music Club
Carl Bostick
Edgewood Dr
Bukota
Ronald Gunter
Dry Hill Road
Maxwell Hill
Eatwell Cafe
Heber ST. Beckley
CO Church Circle
Rustain Products
Fairlawn
S. T
Pase
Dacron
Leisure Capris
Continental
Ladies Spring Dusters
Grant Stores
Jacquard
H.P. Briggs
Oxfords
Nona Sole
Grant
PT Agee Ee Ia
G. M. Powers
Bunstiers
Etteza Ailen
AAA
Bluefield
Welch
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