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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
5
Woman groups are invited to submit meeting announcements to the Beckley Newspapers Women’s Department. Notices by 10 a.m. appear the same day. Sunday items must reach the office by 10 a.m. The Morton Reaves PTA meets at the school at 7 p.m.
A Stanaford event notes the Woman's Christian Temperance Union gathering at Missionary Baptist Church at 7 p m.
Sojourner's Truth reports events at Welcome Baptist Church Bethlehem Chapter No 71 Order of Eastern Star and Court Paula No 741 Catholic Daughters. A memorial service is set at the Masonic Temple Howe Street at 8 pm and annual officer elections occur at St Francis de Sales Parish Hall at 7 30 pm.
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 206 plans a convention practice at the IOOF Lodge Hall Mabscott at 7 p m with a regular meeting to follow at 8 p m all welcome to attend and participate in the schedule of events.
The East Park Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association schedules a 7 p.m. meeting. Attendance is open to parents and staff as they discuss school events and objectives.
Regular meeting of the Progressive Community Center with a guest speaker from the Council of Southern Mountains. Location at 115 G. St. Time listed as 7. Further details not provided in readable text.
Women of the Moose hold a chapter night at Moose Lodge ballroom at 7 30 PM with members gathering for their meeting observed by local lodge leadership.
The Golden Age Club meet ing is postponed due to illness of president Mrs Annie Long.
The Stamford Missionary Baptist Church hosts the WCTU at 7 p.m. The Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi gathers at Appalachian Assembly Room with an executive board meeting at 7 p.m. The regular meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. An installation and guest Barbara Calderon, international field representative, will attend.
A Mother's Day luncheon is set for 11:30 a m to 1:30 p m at Friendship Hall of The Methodist Temple. The event invites attendees to share in a midday meal hosted by the church community.
Regular meeting at the Elks Club at 7 30 p m includes installation of officers. Helping Aid Sewing Class scheduled at Lewis Center Lester at 11 a m. Lester and area residents invited to attend.
leadership training for Girl Scouts from 10 a m to 2 30 p m at The Methodist Temple. Bring lunch. Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club meets at Mrs Virgil Mead owss Cabell Heights at noon.
The Council of Women of the Church meets at Beckley Presbyterian Church in the Laura Pierson Class room at 1 30 p m for a planning session. The gathering aims to organize upcoming church activities and community outreach efforts.
Beckley Temple No. 55 Pythian Sisters invite all members to attend initiation at Lodge Hall N Kanawha St at 7 30 p m Pride of East Gulf Lodge No 63 meets at Masonic Hall East Gulf at 5 30 p m Attendances urged to support fraternal events at local lodges.
Ann Rose Class of First Baptist Church hosts covered dish dinner in Fellowship Hall at 6 30 p m U S Navy Mothers meet at Mrs C H Dew home 909 Valley Dr N at 7 30 p m Dr Sendal H Kotschevar of Michigan State University speaks at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital auditorium 1 30 p m Beckley Assembly No 47 Order of Rainbow for Girls holds officer elections at Masonic Hall Howe Street 7 p m
Ruppert Jeffersons Court No 92 gathers at Pythian Hall at 6 pm with the Alchelpe Anonymous Beck ley Group meeting then moves to St Stephen s Episcopal Church undercroft at 8 pm for an evening event.
Program brief notes counselor training session at Methodist Temple. Details about date, location, and participating staff remain unclear in the fragmented OCR. Further text needed for complete summary.
About 125 delegates from North Carolina Virginia Washington DC and West Virginia registered for the Eastern Regional Conference of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc held here Saturday and Sunday A banquet at 5 p m Saturday in the Mountainseer Room of the Town and Country Restaurant hosted by Alpha Zeta Zeta toastmistress Mrs Hettie J Trent was a highlight Speaker Mrs Geneva B Hamilton Goldsboro NC addressed the group on Operation Bootstrap Regional songs were performed by NC undergraduates Sunday the delegation attended Central Baptist Church for an address by Mrs Mildred C Boone grand basileus of Richmond VA The regional conference featured presentations by Mrs Ora Middleton Bluefield WV and Mrs E Moss Cook Beckley WV among others The 1965 66 convention theme was The Challenge Mobilizing Task Forces for Action In Community Development Programs.
A fragment states a time window from 10 a m to 2 p m possibly for an event or service. No further context or identifiers are available to identify the venue organizer or the nature of the activity. The snippet provides only the hours.
The Friday Fellowship Class at Whitby Community Church meets at the church at 7 30 p m for an evening gathering.
A community gathering at The Methodist Temple runs from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring lunch for the event.
The First Baptist Church hosts May Fellowship Day Observance at 1 30 p m with a community gathering and service. Members and visitors are welcome to attend the event at the church building.
Attendees can visit a Girl Scout Festival at The Methodist Temple from 1 to 4 p m with activities and displays. The event precedes Beckley annual luncheon of the Woman's Club at Black Knight Country Club scheduled for 1 p.m.
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club will hold a workshop at the New River Recreation Building at 8 p.m. The event invites square dance enthusiasts to learn basics and dances in a friendly session.
A public invitation to a Girl Scout Festival from 1 p m to 4 p m at the Methodist Temple. The event welcomes the community to join the celebration and activities.
Tickets for the all department spring luncheon of the Woman's Club of Beckley may be purchased from Mrs. L. E. Maloney or Mrs. Carl Price as told by hostess chairman Mrs. E D Terry of the American Home Department. The affair is set for Saturday at 1 p m at Black Knight Country Club with guest speaker Mrs. William H Hasebroock president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Other hostesses include Mrs. W R Henkle and many others.
Hydronics is the science of heating with water. A gas hydronic system saves space and allows placement of compact gas broilers in nooks of the home.
Miss Sherrie Mae Underwood daughter of Rev and Mrs Harold R Underwood of Glen Morgan and Carl William Adams Jr son of Mr and Mrs Carl W Adams of Soak Creek married Saturday April 23 at 6 pm in Soak Creek Tabernacle. Ceremony by Rev Okey Cox with seven-branched candelabra and gladioli decor. Bridesmaids wore green pink yellow gowns. maid of honor Pat Underwood. ringbearer Terry Adams. Reception at Scout Hall Sophia. The couple resides at 212 Beckley Ave and he works as a carpenter.
Mrs Z W Lafon returns to 711 N Kanawha St after three months with son Donald Lafon and daughter-in-law in Rockledge Florida. Accompanied by son-in-law J J Lamb and daughter Martha Jo Lamb from Flat Top Lake and Bradenton. Miss Lamb will visit then spend summer in Woodstock New York. Lola Boblett of Piney View admitted to Raleigh General Hospital for major surgery with son Thomas of Portsmouth and daughter Ruby Huffman of Roanoke arriving to be with her.
Mr and Mrs Charles K Brown and their son Michael of Wyandotte Michigan arrived Monday for a brief visit with his brother and sister in law Virgil Brown and Mrs Brown at 105 Ford Street.
The text reports a weekend stay at Randolph Street with Mrs. Donnie Nuckols and Mrs. Jackie Canterbury hosting their sons and brothers. Bobby Nuckols with wife Helen and daughter Sherri of Huntington visit, joined by Don Nuckols and wife Jenny and daughters Rene and Michelle of Mullens. Saturday guests in the home.
The Hollywood Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. J. C. MacGletholin home with Mrs. Wilma Fitzpatrick delivering a Mothers Day devotional. Mrs. McGlotho taught Self Understanding and Evaluation. Members prepared book reports and flowers will be planted at MacArthur Supermarket on May 10. Apple butter for the Arts and Craft Show was approved. New member Mrs. Dennis Simmons welcomed. A covered dish luncheon followed. Next meeting in Mrs. John Almond’s home with Mrs. Robert Wood leading the lesson.
Were H Durham and the Rev Bill Skaggs of Craigs ville and Mrs Nuckols brother in law and sister. Mr and Mrs Charlie Claypool of Glen Daniel Durham and Skaggs also visited Durham's sister Mrs Herbert Morris and family on Wildwood Street.
Visiting Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Louder of Sophia were her brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hagg, and her sister Mrs. Okey D Yost, all of Bluefield.
Recent guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Homer S Price at 220 Vinet Street included their son Scotty and his cousin Tommy Jones both of Columbus Ohio They also visited grandmother Mrs Maude Price of 202 Williams Street in town.
Mr and Mrs Steve Lewis of Hixson Tennessee were weekend guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Bernard Mooney of Whitby and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Brady O Per singer of 212 Klaus St. The gathering connected two families across states with a warm family welcome.
Mr and Mrs Op ie Keaton of Hartley Avenue and their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Arthur E Ball and son Arthur Jr of Hinton spent the weekend in Winchester Va with their daughter sister and husband Mr and Mrs Ronald M Thompson and daughter Susan Arlene
Mrs K M Jarrell of 400 North Kanawha Street is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital undergoing treatment for a fractured wrist from a fall at her home Friday.
Rex Lunsford and Shirley Mullens announce the birth of their first child, a son named Darrell Kirk, born Tuesday April 26 in Taylor Michigan. He weighed six pounds seven ounces. Grandparents are William Mullens of Garden City and Brack Dannell of Sophia. great grandparents Ida Mullens and Mr. Dannell.
Mr and Mrs Russell M Bailey of 1303 Maxwell Hill Rd announce a son born April 25 at 11 53 am in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital named William Victor weight 3 pounds 13 12 ounces. Mrs William Hefner of 202 Maryland Ave announces daughter Tracie Lane born April 25 at 1 22 am weight 7 pounds 13 ounces. James Daniel born April 25 at 7 30 am to Mr and Mrs Gary G Wyatt Rainelle weight 6 pounds 13 12 ounces. Grover D Sheaves of Danese announces son Robert Delano born April 26 at 1 32 pm weight nine pounds 3 ounces. David S Mann of Hinton announces son Daniel Sims born April 27 at 4 49 am weight 6 pounds 11 12 ounces. Lola Faye born April 28 at 11 36 pm to Mr and Mrs Perry G Rudd Oak Hill weight pounds 14 ounces. Noel Scott born to Mr and Mrs Noel H Riffe 212 College Ave on April 29 at 2 50 pm in Beckley weight nine pounds nine ounces.
A gas appliance association notes outdoor grills offer efficiency and convenience for hosts. While indoor ranges handle casseroles and baked goods, outdoor grills suit meats with simpler temperature control, making backyard cooking easier and quicker.
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