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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1963
Page
5
Miss Nancy Dickinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Dickinson, was honored at a Friday bridal shower held at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Building. Dane Aldridge of Daniels is the groom elect. the couple plans a June wedding. Hostesses included Mrs. Tracy Miller and others. games produced prizes for several guests.
Women groups announce schedule of events with Sororities Beta Sigma Phi and Alpha Delta Kappa among others. Details include times and venues at churches, schools, and local clubs across Beckley area.
Fairdale items report many family visits and hospital stays. Elbert Herron of Bolt is readmitted at Beckley Memorial Hospital while relatives from Beckley, Glen Daniel, and Charleston visit and send best wishes. Several area residents travel to Orlando and Kissimmee for funerals and visits, with multiple family members mentioned by name.
A brief note lists the Cola Social Room at 10 a m with all green arrangements mentioned in the item.
The General Missionary Society of Memorial Baptist Church schedules a meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at the church. Members and friends are invited to attend for brief reports and discussion.
The Beckley Woman's Club Junior Department meets Tuesday night with Dr. Malcolm MacAulay of the Beckley Mental Health Center as guest speaker on The Changing Times. The 8 p.m. session at Park Avenue clubhouse also covers Follies of 1963 progress reports.
Expected arrivals Tuesday for a visit with Mrs. W H File of 345 N Kanawha St include her daughter Mrs. R C Reed and sons Courtney and Billy of Norfolk Va. Other items note Mrs Giro Conte improving after emergency surgery, Mrs Mary Carpenter visiting in Audubon and New York, Mrs Norman D Camper in satisfactory condition after major surgery, and various family visits and travels in Beck ley, Eccles, Grandview, Orlando, and Charleston with fishing trips and weekend guests.
Mrs. J. S. Ellison has returned home on Ellison Avenue after a week of treatment and observation at Raleigh General Hospital. Barbara Black, assistant to Bob Brown, visited her parents the Rev and Mrs G D Black in Coal City as they completed negotiations for a new book in New York. W. J. Sisson of 405 Third Ave remains a patient at Raleigh General Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Goodson of Cleveland Ohio announce the birth of their son Jeffrey Ross born March 12 weighing eight pounds seven ounces The mother Nor ma Laws of MacArthur is the former Mrs Laws and the grandparents are Ross Laws and Mrs Alfred Morgan both of MacArthur
Harmay Original printed Pattern M399 offers a two piece dress and coat design. Sizes 10 through 20 with fabric suggestions and yardage needed. Send one dollar to The Raleigh Register Pattern Department, New York, with name address zone style number and size.
Millett advises that making a few guests feel comfortable is better than entertaining everyone you owe with one large party. The guidance emphasizes thoughtful hosting over grand gatherings.
Britannica reports that some residents in Syria Tyrol and nearby areas believe arsenic compounds provide a tonic. The habit of consuming arsenic is described as prevalent in these regions.
Home economists advise quick use after thawing to protect ascorbic acid in frozen citrus juices. Separate guidance suggests slicing eggplant into wedges and soaking in salted ice water before frying to reduce fat absorption.
Miss Judith Kay Bias, bride elect of Barry A. Sklar, was honored at a Sophia First Baptist Church shower. Hostesses were Mrs. Chester Bias and Mrs. Clinton Shumate. Guests included Mrs. Sadie Sklar and many local ladies. the couple plans an early spring wedding.
Sgt William J. Bower of McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey is spending leave with his mother Mrs Carrie Bowers. Michael T Waslo of Green Bank was a recent guest of his grandmother Mrs Ruby Burroughs Breezemont Heights Addition. Roger Reed son of Mr and Mrs Harold Reed is confined to his home due to illness.
C M Boso of the National Egg Month Committee in West Virginia champions eggs as versatile for Lenten meals. Home economists note low cost and high nutrients, offering ideas like scrambling with leftover fish or seafood, adding cottage cheese, and using hard cooked eggs as meal bases.
The Community Facilities Administration has approved a 59000 grant to extend a sanitary sewer line in Spring Valley and a 26250 grant to improve a water system in Keystone McDowell County.
The Pt. Pleasant Weekly Register urged readers to back the New State offering full sheets at $2 per hundred to place issues before the public. It warned that failure to approve the amended constitution would doom the state to eternal vassalage.
Sloths hang by curved claws so firmly that the body may remain suspended long after death, a feature noted in observers describing their remains and postmortem behavior.
Tense nerves block bowel urges causing constipation. Colonalp tablets use a unique colonic nerve stimulant with bulking action to relieve constipation overnight. Clinically proven Colonalp restores colon activity and relief, with introductory size 43 cents.
Debut of reader tips on everyday hacks. Ideas include damp towels to help clean hands, nylon stockings as polishing cloths, muffins releasing from pans, rubbing hoops with an old toothbrush, and rug backing tricks. Readers encouraged to send more tips to Polly for possible publication.
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