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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1957

Page

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Pep Club Presents Minstrel Tonight at Sophia High

Sophia High School Pep Club will stage a minstrel show tonight on a showboat setting before a carnival. Miss Janie Davis is advisor and Miss Evelyn Rogers student director. Ralph Staton will be interlocutor with endmen Lenvil Young Jimny Hunt Sammy Nichols Austin Basham Mikel Griffith Emmett Parker. Numerous solos by Donald Farley Larry Bowman Faydene Holcomb Conley Peak and others will be featured.

Sophia High School Janie Davis Evelyn Rogers Ralph Staton Lenvil Young Jimny Hunt Sammy Nchols Austin Basham Mikel Griffith Emmett Parker Donald Farley Larry Bowman Faydene Holcomb Conley Peak David Hunte Harry Blake Don Ward James Cook Misses Kay Ann Payne Linda Shumate Barbara Freeman Kitty Hunt Linda Lambert Loretta Young Shirley Smith Joan Smith Shirley Holcomb Alice Brown Juanita Skeens Sylvia Vaught Wayne Marlin Jerry Fox Maxie Travis Robert Peak Bobby Blake Stella Cook Dubby Dameron

Year’s Projects Set For Glen White Garden Club

Mrs. Robert B. Parker, president, outlined the year’s program at Glen White Garden Club. Hostesses chosen for the year, invitations read for a Spring Style Show at The Greenbrier and a Highland Garden Club event in Beckley on April 13. The club will sponsor a high school student to Camp Caesar. reports on H. B. Thomas gardening lecture given by Mrs. B. F. Williams and Mrs. Ray Morris. Spring flower arrangements displayed. discussion and Q A followed.

Robert B.parker Glen White

Jackson Grantham Wedding Read In North Carolina Church Rites

Barbara Ann Grantham former Minister of Music at First Baptist Beckley became the bride of Robert Thompson Jackson Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Central Methodist Church Kings Mountain North Carolina. The Rev James B McLarty read the ceremony before a garlanded altar. The bride wore white chiffon taffeta with Alencon lace and seed pearls and carried a white prayer book with red roses. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Thompson Wood Jackson of Kings Mountain. Attending were bridesmaids in aqua gowns and aqua taffeta headpieces. Ushers included two of the groom’s brothers and in laws. The couple will reside in South Dakota after his studies. Beckley attendees listed.

First Baptist Church Beckley Barbara Ann Grantham Robert Thompson Jackson Central Methodist Church Kings Mountain WN. C James B. McLarly William Gurney Grantham Thompson Wood Jackson Janice Silcox Norfolk Westminister’ Choir College Dorothy Smith New York City Beethoven Love Root Banks Howard Kaufman Durham N. C Rachel Grogan Greensboro Edwin B. Smith Raleigh N.C Margaret Stout High Point Arthur Lee Jackson Leaksville Harold Jackson Chapel Hill Edwin B. Smith Jackson Kings Mountain High School

Garden Therapy Topic At Fernwood Meeting

Fernwood Garden Club explored Garden Therapy with Mrs. H E Walker demonstrating button gardens moss art and Easter tray favors. The session led by president Mrs. James Farris also approved buying equipment for public picnic areas at Raleigh County Memorial Airport and announced Mrs. W A Christey will speak on Color in April.

Fernwood H. £. Walker Fernwood Garden Aning William Bower Queen Street James Farris Raleign County Memorial Airport W. A. Christey Charles Ross Jr

Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Clerk Office

Marriage permit applications filed in Raleigh County Court list Robert Newsone aged 61 son of Roan Newsone and Mamie Simon aged 56 daughter of Lewis Burks Beckley and Roy Stoan 23 son of R E Sloan and Rose Macy Mang 22 daughter of Frank Mann both of Mount Hope plus notes on county residents and a stray recipe line about an omelet.

Raleigh County Robert Newsone

Rhodell Personal Notes Mention Hospital and Visits

Rhodell personals report Mrs C C Conner is in Beck ley Hospital under observation and treatment. Various local families and guests are listed visiting in homes across Rhodell, Mullens, Oak Hill, Princeton, Bellepoint, Warrior, and Herndon.

Jimmy Mullens Mes M. O Frady Emory Calvert Lyndell Larry Oak Hill Airs Harlata Nicely Glen’ Seymour Princeton Sam Wyce Douglas Fox Theresa Lynn Bellepoint Frady Sneed Norris Dean Mary Micham Arlie Mitcham Debbie Freddy Sophia Mildred McKinney iGrace Hospital Welch Chess R. McKinney Rhodesl Church of God Judy Almond Carl Thomason Clay Patrick Herndon Codl City Patricks Ernie Sap

Time for Home Tasks Saved by Oven Meals

An extension specialist promotes oven meals as time saving for busy households. Benefits include hands off cooking, serving dishes, mineral and vitamin preservation, minimal water use, and economical fuel. Plan meat and standardize temperatures for automatic cooking. A glaze method for sweet rolls is also given.

Imaker Pauline “Gruner Ohio State University “Extension Home Economist

Makeup Techniques Promise Quick Face Changes

The article promotes cosmetic methods to alter unattractive features using foundation shading and lipstick. It advises subtle application to smooth hooks like a hooked nose, widen foreheads, slenderize throats, and minimize double chins with specific shade placement and blending tips.

Lilly Dadhe

Woman's Place in The Economy Ninth In A Series

Helen B Shaffer surveys equal pay history in the United States noting federal actions from 1918 to the 1950s. She highlights classifications acts, wartime wage boards, and party platforms supporting equal pay for equal work. Debate continues over enforcement and broader protections for women workers.

Helen B. Shaffer Congress Executive Council American Federaton of Labor Congress of Industral Organizations US 8 Chamber of Commerce National Association of Manufacturers A. FL I. O Federation Bve Daye Sen H. Alexander Smith JR N. J Senate Labor Committee Secretary of Labor Department of Labor National Woman's Party Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

Preparing a Child for a First Barbershop Visit

Dr Ruth Hoeflin notes that easing a child into a first haircut with a father present reduces fear. Brief exposure to the barber and clippers, gradual chair turns, and watching dad have his cut helps the child accept the experience and cooperate.

Ruth Hoeflin School of Home Ohio State L University Junior

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Beckley National Bank F.d.lc Glen White Club John W. Eye W. Neville ST DIAL North Carolina Builford College Westminster Choir College N. J King Mountain High School U.S. Navy Ptarmigan South Dakota School “of “Mines Rapid City S.C Nort Carolina Tennessee South Dakota Kansas City St Robert T. Jackson Westinghouse Ashworth & Sparks, Inc Prince St Court House Dairy Queen 2Nd ST Johnstown Road W. VA Rhodell Croom Rainbow Grill Neville St 3Rd Ave Temple Oranges Jaley Armours Milk Bliss Coffee Don Bacoe Oleo Wieners Bologna Boses City Park Noma Food Fair Old Stanaford Grill Stanaford
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