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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1957
Page
3
Paris reports Dior celebrates its tenth anniversary with delicate sheer ensembles in organdie and chiffon. The line features transparent coats over light dresses and bright contrasts, paired with large garden party hats, signaling a mood of elegance and formality for spring and summer across fashion capitals.
FASTEETH powder offers firmer denture hold and improved eating and speaking comfort. Sprinkle PAL TEETH on plates for a pleasant, non gummy taste. Denture breath odor is reduced and ASTEETH is available at drug counters.
Marriage licenses filed list Donald M. Fair and Nila J. McManamay of Calloway Heights, Aubrey Haley and Virginia Johnson of Beckley, Walter Smith and Cornell Robinson of Amigo, Paige N. Muovich and Billie Jo McConnell of Eccles, Gary York of Glen Rogers and Edith Farley of Slab Fork. Birth announcements: James Edward Cagemi born April 25 at Beckley Memorial Hospital, 4 lb 6 oz. Roger Dale Pugh born April 26 at Beckley Memorial Hospital, 6 lb 12 oz.
Group No 3 of the First Baptist Church Women's Missionary Society elected officers and chairmen at Thursday gatherings in the church parlor. Elected were Eth el Williams assistant leader Deen Thurman secretary C D Buckland treasurer and chairmen R L Dickerson program Bella Hutchinson devotional Annie Long Pinecrest B H Wonder White Cross Carl Burns love gift Oriie Lilly S S Gore Lecta Clem ens Anna Peters group leaders with 21 members and one guest present. A memorial service for Mrs C M Ward was included in the Friday session of the Ann Rose Class with a quintet and scripture readings. refreshments were served by Group No 5.
Brooklyn and midwestern accents praised as salt of speech in a talk by Helen Menken. She champions Shakespeare study to improve American speech and emphasizes speech as expression of personality, not mere diction.
A sixteen year old Ana recounts a day in Buenos Aires amid a devout mother and worldly father. Forbidden cinema and sultry imagery shadow a clash of faith and desire as Ana loves Pablo.
Several Beckley girls were elected to the Concord College May Court for the ceremony set May 18 at 3 p m on the lawn in front of John Baker White Hall Athens. Named are Helen Diehl Catherine Huddleston Shirley Reed Bonnie Robertson and Norma Walker Thompson. The festival is sponsored by the Department of Health and Physical Education and directed by Violet Meade. Small fry salad banana and pea root butter on lettuce with a mild mayonnaise.
A fragment lists fiction titles and authors including Daphne Du Maurier The Scapegoat Grace Metalious Peyton Place Meyer Levin Compulsion France Parkinson Keyes The Last Angry Man Gerald Green and others. The incomplete line hints at a current best sellers page with assorted novel names and writers.
The Beta Sigma Phi group in Beckley elected Mrs. William Mitchell as president at a Friday session in the Coca Cola Social Room with Mrs. Pete George presiding. Officers include Mrs. Duke Williams vice president and others. they also voted to move meetings to the first Monday monthly and prepared a history of the chapter's activities and origins.
Miss Sequila Kay Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs R F Allen of Sophia pledged to Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority at Concord College Athens as a second semester freshman she is Dean's List honorary member and president of all new pledges Also a Pep Club member she was chosen to represent Women's Hall Council for 1957 58
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