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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1962

Page

3

Two More Enter Mrs Homemaker Contest Winners Named

Lyle Weagel announces two more entrants for the Mrs Homemaker contest at Beckley Home and Sport Show opening Friday at 6 pm. Louise Souder of Sophia and Edith Jane Riffe of Crab Orchard join finalists. final judging at 4 pm Saturday with winner named Saturday night. Mother's Day designation follows.

Lyle Weagel Beckley West Virginia Clyde Louise) Souder Sophia W. P Edith Jane) Riffe Crab Orchard Souder C. J. Kirby Jr O. A. Phillips Souder’s Soak Creek Louise Methodist Church of Sophia Larry Woodbridge Sheron Souder Lucas Hinesville Riffe Jane Lynn James Ray Edith Jane Homeroom Mothers Club Baptist Church Heart Fund The Cancer Society Red Cross

Beckley Memorial Hospital births flood local notices

Local hospital lists numerous births with parents and addresses from Beckley Memorial Hospital and various towns. Notable entries include James Jones born April 23 at 12:30 a.m., weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces, and Angela Denise Francis born April 25 at 2:11 a.m., weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce, among others and multiple family residences listed.

Jonah Clemens Garrison James Jones Beckley Memorial Hospital George Campbell Mahan St Timothy Wayne Leigh Ann Harold Harvey Hume Court Sabine Coy Francis Angela Denise Edgar Gilliam Riley St James Allen Philip Douglas Elgin Thompson Bair St Saxton James Young James Roles Fayetteville Sonya Lisa Melanie Irene Herman Williams Clear Creek Helen Louie Blevins Sherry Lynn James F. Johnson Morris Ave Vengon Andrea Deborah Lynn Henry Burrell Eccles

Church Carnival and Spaghetti Dinner at First Christian

The Christian Youth Fellowship of First Christian Church sponsors a carnival and spaghetti dinner Friday and Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the church. Proceeds fund delegates to the Bethany Youth Conference this summer. Public invited, according to publicity chair Miss Vicki Shumate.

Christian Youth Fellowship of the First Christian Church Vicki Shumate

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know DAR Members Attend District

Representing the Captain James Allen Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at the District meeting in Hinton on Saturday are Mrs. John E. McKenzie Mrs. M. W. Arnold Mrs. A. D. Cooke Mrs. A. Robert Koch Mrs. H. A. Sloan and Mrs. Inma Huettner Faye Radford of East Beckley wins the State DAR history contest Gary Lilly undergoes knee surgery at Raleigh General Hospital aims to return to Morgantown to resume WVU math studies Grace Eastridge travels to Greensboro NC to visit relatives Eugene Hooker and family plan Tuscon visit en route stops in Hastings NE Rhoda Sutphin Margaret Carter and Sylvia Meadows spend days in Richmond Myrt Miller improving in Raleigh General Hospital Mrs James D Curtis visits in Pleasant Hills Mrs Sarah Woolsey departs for extended Texas Tennessee and California trip

James Allen Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Hinton John E. McKenzie M. W. Arnold A. D. Cooke A. Robert Koch H. A. Sloan Inma Huettner Faye Radford East Beckley

Miss Harriet Davis Elected Treasurer at Pi Delta Gamma

Miss Harriet Frances Davis a Mary Washington College junior at the University of Virginia Fredericksburg has been elected treasurer of Pi Delta Gamma national honorary home economics fraternity She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Davis of 108 Virginia Street

Harriet Frances Davis Mary Washington College University of Virginia, Fredericksburg Pi Delta Gamma Frank Davis Virginia St

Charleston Woman Named Centennial Committee Chairman

Mrs. E. Forrest Jones of Charleston was named chairwoman of the Women's Participation Committee of the West Virginia Centennial Commission. The group will run a statewide promotion in 1963 to coordinate women's clubs programs, plan a Statehood Day observance, and support upcoming Centennial activities across organizations and communities.

E. Forrest Jones Charleston West Virginia Shady Spring Temple Israel Sisterhood Holland Pride of American Association of University Women

Estimated 114 million vehicles by 1976 in U S roads

Projections estimate the United States will have about 114 million motor vehicles on the highways by 1976. Current registrations exceed 70 million. The text also records births at Memorial Hospital, including a May 1 daughter born to Mr and Mrs Benjamin Stover of MacArthur at 4 15 p m and a May 2 son Delbert Bay born at 8 35 p m in Beckley Memorial Hospital.

United States Benjamin Stover MacArthur

Prosperity HD Clubwomen Host Mother Daughter Dinner

The Prosperity Home Demonstration Club planned a Mother Daughter Grandmother dinner at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center with plans discussed at Mrs. H. R. Stover’s home. The oldest and youngest mother daughter pairs will receive gifts, and officers noted upcoming parties for Pine Lodge Nursing Home patients and a June farmers market lunch.

Prosperity Home Demonstration Club Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center H. R. Stover Carl Bailey W. O. Bowyer Bailey Pine Lodge Nursing Home Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group PHD Club Treasury Walter James Elizabeth Ann Cooperative Extension Service West Virginia University

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