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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1962
Page
5
Small items under this column invite readers to share notices and updates. The fragment lists a contact for readers to call extension 52 at one-phone 253-3321 with information about people in the community. The note emphasizes general interest and community connection.
Mrs Dwight File and daughter Mary visit Goochland relatives. D W Kinzer in Beckley Hospital treated for pneumonia. David Bell returns to Chicago after Raleigh County visit. Edgar Lee Bell heads to Fort Jackson for Army basic training. D C Meadows Jr recuperating at home after UVA Hospital surgery. J J Bowling discharged from Raleigh General Hospital. Weekend guests include Mrs Mayme Gunnoe and Mrs Geneva Stover with Mr and Mrs Earl Johnson. Silver Tea in Charleston marks 25th anniversary of cancer progress with many volunteers. Beckley figures attend the cancer campaign kickoff. Mrs Bill Stroud recuperating in Houston after Beckley ties. Mrs Bessie Sherman and Mrs Lillian Carter called to Gary for sister’s funeral. Mrs Hattie Medley recovering from surgery. Mack Maples listed as in fair condition at Beckley Hospital. Marion Mooney treated for arm injuries after a fall.
Friday events include the Junior Department of Woman's Club presenting Follies of 1962 at 8 15 p.m. in the Beckley Memorial Building Auditorium. Executive Board meeting at 8 p.m. at the Park Avenue clubhouse. Rural Acres Garden Club hosts 7 30 p.m. gathering at 203 Berkley Street. Thrifty Savers Club meets 7 p.m. at 110 Thurmond Street. Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club director meeting at 7 30 p.m. in the Civic Room of Bank of Raleigh.
Calendar items list a canceled dance by Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club at 7:30 p.m. at 100 Rice St. Also noted are events from Social Savings Club, Willing Workers Club of New Hope Baptist Church, Club of Beckley presenting Follies of 1962 at Memorial Building Auditorium, Beckley Chapter Women of the Moose Moosehaven Day Moose Lodge Ballroom and more community activities across Beckley with times and venues.
A recipe outlines a lime gelatin base with sherry salt and grapefruit juice. It adds diced avocado and grapefruit sections, then molds the mixture in a one quart mold and chills until firm.
A classic social guide urges that even in modern times a suitor should formalize his intent by asking the girl's father for her hand. The piece emphasizes courtesy, parental consent, and proper propriety in courtship.
A Gaynor Maddox dinner guide presents Beef Scallopine for a luncheon or Sunday brunch. It instructs using lean boneless beef cuts weighed 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 ounces each, tenderizing on a wet surface, then searing briefly and finishing in a wine and mushroom sauce with onions garlic and parsley. Two steaks per person yield a generous serving.
Pan broiled hamburgers and crab cakes with whipped potatoes canned peas lettuce and tomato salad yam cheese cake coffee tea milk celery radishes olives baked ham maple syrup glaze creamed mustard macaroni and cheese spinach with egg rye bread apricot crunch pie.
Home economists advise baking a meringue on a frozen lemon pie to thaw it while the meringue browns in the oven. Preheat to 350 degrees, remove wrapping, spread meringue over crust, and bake 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
Blend one cup butter with onion powder lemon juice crushed rosemary tarragon and oregano. Brush on fish fillets before broiling or baking for a flavorful finish.
Add a dash of curry powder to unsweetened whipped cream as a garnish for cream of tomato soup, clam chowder, or other cream soups. The spice lends a bright, warm note that complements rich, creamy bases.
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center Practical Nurses class of twenty four plans to attend the National Association of Practical Nurses Education and Services Convention in Washington D C April 9 10. Fund raising includes a bake sale Saturday from 10 a m to 12 noon at Krogerson Valley Drive and a rummage sale on March 31 and April 2 at an unspecified site. Instructors Mrs Alice O Neal and Mrs Ida L Carper will accompany the students who depart April 9 and tour the White House has been arranged.
Harriett Wolfe demonstrates a gas powered hair dryer at the Blue Flame Festival with a towel tree design in the kitchen. The two April shows at Beckley Memorial Auditorium feature cooking demonstrations by Wolfe and manager Bob Eichhorn assisted by Betty Newton. Sponsored by Amere Gas Utilities and Beckley Newspapers with local dealers. Free admission and audience gifts.
Mrs Blanche Alderman and Glen Rogers visited with Mr and Mrs Carmen Bailey. Earl Turner returned home from Missouri after a week away. J A Lucas, WV Institute of Technology student, Montgomery, spent weekend with James and Pat Beckley Lucas. David Eugene Roach, son of Melba Jean Roach, Chapmanville High School instructor, returned from Beckley Hospital in Bolt after a virus. improving. great grandmother Lydia Snuffer hosts Roach. Claude Walker Jr reports Gary Sheppard returned to Vandalia Ohio from Dayton Hospital improving. son of Jack and Margie Sheppard, formerly of Glen Daniel.
A discussion cites experts recommending 68 degrees for productive work and 72 degrees for relaxation. Modern HVAC systems provide air circulation, exchange, humidity control, odor removal, and temperature regulation, enabling individuals to tailor their own indoor climate.
Proceeds from a dinner at the Free will Baptist Church of Sophia will fund draperies for the church. The Willing Workers Circle sponsors ham and chicken dinners served today until 6 p.m. and Saturday from 12 to 6 p.m. Ticket chairman is Mrs. Tom McKinney with assistants Miss Bonnie Jones and Mrs. Pat Ruble. Decorations were organized by Mrs Arnold Meadows, Mrs Merle Pitsenbarger and Mrs Charles Angell.
Home service consultant Margaret Spader advises unwrapping prepackaged meats and covering them lightly before placing in the meat tender of the refrigerator. Temperature is lower there than on shelves. If meat will be used within the day, store with store wrappings intact.
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