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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1960
Page
3
Woman's Department announces regular meeting details for Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Eastern Star. Meeting at Masonic Temple on Howe Street at 8 p.m. Calendar notices welcome via telephone or mail. deadlines apply for Sunday and Saturday postings.
The Rebekah Bible Class of The Methodist Temple has been postponed. The Women of Moose will meet at Moose Lodge Ballroom for a regular session at 7:30 p.m.
The Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley schedules a regular meeting at the clubhouse on Park Avenue at 8 p.m. Officials invite members to attend and discuss upcoming activities.
The Youth Center Council meets at the Youth Center located at 235 South Fayette Street at 7 p.m. Mrs. Hiaw tha Webb serves as president.
Royal Neighbors of America hold a regular meeting at Eagle's Home on Woodlawn Ave at 7:30 p.m. Maids and Matrons Social Study Club meets at Mrs. K. N. Brooks home 423 S Fayette St at 8 p.m. Mrs. Du Pont Evans co hosts. Mount Tabor Farm Women’s Club meets at Mrs. L. B. Shrewsbury Hamper Rd at 12:30 p.m. Beta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi holds a regular meeting in Appalachian Assembly Room at 7:09 p.m.
Beckley Homemakers Club hosts a Pinecrest birthday party at Mrs Edward Kirk home 105 Belle Vue Lane at 12 30 p m The Intermediate Department of Woman's Club of Beckley meets at the club house on Park Ave at 1 30 p m.
The Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority holds a regular meeting at the home of Mrs James Scott Jr 112 Garfield St ip. Mm.
The Stoco Band Mothers schedule a 7 30 p m event at Stoco High School in Coal City to support the school program.
The Professional Nurses Club meets in Green Brier Social Room with Mrs Holt Kester as guest speaker at 7:30.
Gamma Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi holds a regular meeting at the Coca-Cola Social Room and Gulf Woman's Club at 7 30 p m Other gatherings include Sophia Methodist Church Shady Spring District Women's Club Beaver Lions Club and the Ladies Mission Circle at Crab Orchard with Mrs Mason Anderson chairing the hostess committee and Mrs Lacy Pendry hosting at 7 30 p m
Mount Tabor Ladies Fellowship to meet at 7 p.m. in the parsonage of Mount Tabor Christian Church.
The Crab Orchard Women's Christian Temperance Union meeting has been postponed and rescheduled for March 23. Members are advised to adjust plans accordingly and attend the updated session.
The St Stephen’s Guild of Women of the Church of St Stephen’s Episcopal Church will meet at Mrs W C Sydmor’s residence on Woodlawn Ave this afternoon at 1 30 p m for a church social and program.
Queen Esther Court No 53 of the Heroines of Jericho holds a meeting at G Street at 5 30 p m. The gathering invites members to attend and discuss upcoming activities.
Baptist Youth Fellowship of Skelton hosts a pie social at Mrs. R. A. Fernandez home starting at 7 p.m. Proceeds support youth activities and community outreach.
Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church hold a general meeting at the church at 1 30 p m and Social Savings Club at Mrs Raymond Parnell's home on Hunter Street at 7 30 p m into the evening.
Circle No 10 of First Christian Church at 213 Glen Ave hosts a 7 30 p m meeting led by Mrs H W Gill pert Jr social event. Degree of Honor Lodge No 56 holds a 7 30 p m social at JOOF Hall Main St. Mission Circle of Daniels Missionary Baptist Church meets at the church at 7 30 p m. Beckley Community Concert Association presents pianist Stanley Rabin at Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium at 8 15 p m.
The Ladies Aid Society of Regular Baptist Church gathers at the church at 7:30 p m. Group No 12 of First Christian Church meets at 116 Meadows Court at 7:30 p m hosted by Mrs W H Meriweather with Mrs John Yago leading.
Police report a heroines raid at the Jericho Home on G Street scheduled for 5 30 P M. Officers conduct a search and detain suspects as part of a citywide narcotics crackdown.
Follow label directions when using liquid bleach and measure carefully before adding to washing. Diluting properly helps prevent fabric damage and ensures effective cleaning across laundry loads.
Charles Hodel, head of the West Virginia Centennial Commission and publisher of Beckley News-Press, will speak at 1:30 p.m. to the Intermediate Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley on You and the Centennial. The meeting at Park Ave clubhouse will include an invocation and flag salute by Mrs. C T Ross and Mrs. A A Bliss will introduce the program.
The West Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs holds its annual state convention March 25 to 27 at The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. Beckley BPW delegates include Kathleen Bair Edward Sanderson Madge Richardson Pauline Hughes Leah Toney Trail Mary Zuchick and Elizabeth Dobbins with Virgil Sarrett attending as scrapbook chair. Parkersburg BPW president Alberto D Batson will preside and Grace Daniels national BPW president will be principal speaker.
The column discusses Flora age 28 described by her husband as emotionally deranged and plagued by affairs. Dr Crane argues female sexuality is companionship driven, notes Flora’s lack of sexual gratification, and suggests men overestimate mates' erotic hunger. He offers a booklet on Sex Differences.
Mr and Mrs Bill White and Mrs Betty MecMillion and daughter Patricia Ann visited Mrs Gladys Burton in Athens on Sunday. The group returned to Alexandria Virginia on Monday. Also traveling were Mr and Mrs Bobby McMillion and daughter Patricia and Mrs MecMillion with Pat. Martha Jane McMillion spent the weekend in Athens.
Miss Carol Tyree returned from Cleveland Ohio. Miss Connie Bostic is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley. Mrs Irene Pittman has returned home from Oak Hill Hospital where she was a patient for a week. Pfe Mack Ellison was a weekend guest of his wife Dorothy son Mack Jr and Mr and Mrs Soirl Davis.
Local column invites readers to share brief life items by calling CL 3-3321 extension 52. Small society notes and notices appear under this heading for general interest.
Mrs. R F Wildey returns to Dry Hill Road after a two month vacation in Florida and the Panama Canal Zone. She visited sister Mrs W H Ruby in Indian Rocks and joined a Canal Zone tour with Lt Col J W Ruby and Mrs Ruby at Fort Clayton. The trip featured a voyage across the Canal aboard the Italian liner Amerigo Vespucci.
Private first class Carl Richmond of Fire Company returns to Fort Campbell Kentucky after a ten day leave spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Alvie Richmond.
Mr and Mrs Ray Kiddy and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kiddy visit Fort Lauderdale Florida with their sons and families. They are listed as Mr and Mrs W L Kiddy of 108 A Street.
Morgantown residents visited their son Fred Rowles a senior at West Virginia University. They attended the University production of South Pacific where Rowles played the major speaking role of Captain George Brackett.
The Maples family spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maples in South Kanawha Street. Their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. James Maples and daughter Linda Ann joined them from Ashland Kentucky.
Mr and Mrs Jack Gwinn of Keyser spent the weekend with his mother Mrs L C Gwinn of Cranberry and her parents Mr and Mrs J S Keatley of Oak Hill. They joined Mrs Gwinns sister and husband Mr and Mrs C Bierne Canterbury in their Westwood Drive home for the Saturday stay.
Mrs Frank Lowe returned to Beckley Sunday after a month long vacation in Hollywood Florida where she visited friends and sights.
Mrs Flora Harnsbarger arrives from Bluefield for a week long visit with her daughter Mrs Phillip D Wilkes and granddaughter Miss Jenny Filo Wilkes at their Hull Street home.
Charles French Lucas son of Mr and Mrs Roy J Lucas Skyline Drive is spending a few weeks vacationing at Ft Lauderdale Florida.
The Rosemont Garden Club of Slab Fork plans a new project to grow potted plants for hospital patients and shut-ins. The group met at 1:30 PM at Mrs. Charlie Martin’s home and named L. J. Neal in charge of bird sanctuary signs.
Miss Pansy Ballengee daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Ballengee of Crab Orchard was honored with a bridal shower at Crab Orchard Baptist Church social room. She will marry Melwin Maples of Reservoir Rd in April at Crab Orchard Baptist Church. Hostesses were Mrs Robert Lilly Mrs Roland Brewster Mrs Russell O Neal and Mrs Joe Shur Jr. Prizes were awarded to several guests and Miss Ballengee displayed her gifts before refreshments. Many Beckley and Crab Orchard residents attended.
Katherine Allison and Douglas Eugene Bowers exchanged wedding vows at 3 p.m. March 10 in the First Baptist Church of Rockville Maryland. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Allison and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs G F Allison of Sophia. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs R C Bowers of Sophia. They will reside in Alexandria after employment at Capital Airlines and American Airlines respectively.
An advertisement announces Dristan Decongestant Tablets as a new internal-acting remedy to drain swollen sinus passages, relieve congestion and pressure, and ease headaches quickly without discomfort. Priced at 98 cents for 24 tablets, with a money-back guarantee if pain and congestion persist.
Mrs George Stover was welcomed as a new member of the Tams Ladies Aid Society at a Tuesday meeting held at Mrs Charles Dowells home. Helen Keller reading Three Days To See was followed by a poem A Religion That Does Things and prayers. The group signed get well cards for Mrs Mary Williamson and Mrs Margaret Johnson. future meeting set at Mrs Robinsons home with her in charge.
Mary Margaret Pachuta was born at 9 56 a m on March 6 at Raleigh General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Frank Louis Pachuta Sprague. She weighed six pounds one half ounce.
Guidance notes the optimal time to water indoor plants is early morning to reduce evaporation and support root health. It emphasizes consistent moisture and avoiding overwatering to prevent root rot.
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