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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1971

Page

9

Bridal Shower Honors Linda McCollister in Mount Tabor Church

Miss Linda McCollister was guest of honor at a Thursday bridal shower in the Mount Tabor Baptist Church social room. Hostesses included Mrs. Betty Stanley and others. Attendees and prize winners are listed. Miss McCollister, daughter of Kenneth and (name cut) McCollister of Chillicothe Ohio, will wed Melvin Ross Patton of Huntington on August 21 at Grace Gospel Baptist Church in Huntington.

Linda McCollister Mount Tabor Baptist Church Betty Stanley Betty Jo Patton Georgia Mann Billa Mann Mildred Stanley Virginia Stanley Nell Davis Cindy Stanley Bertha Taylor Wanda Reid Ethel Jessup Warren Patton Brenda Stanley Vickie Fought

Circle Meetings Slated Thursday

Circles of the Women of the Church Beckley Presbyterian Church meet Thursday with locations and start times for Circles 1 3 4 5 6 7 and 9. Circle 2 will have members called.

Beckley Presbyterian Church Ned Ragland Roy Lucas Cochairmen John R. Sala Dexter Ave B. V. Kelly C. F. McCallister John A. Hedrick Third Ave Roy A. Cunningham J. W. Ward Elmo Hurst Lee Ave Eugene Frinkoess Floyd Sayre L. A. Gates College Ave D. B. Stevenson Isabel Morton McRae Banks Dixon Lane C. J. Kinzer A. P. Stevenson Kinzer East Prince St Leslie Cox K. A. Atkinson B. B. Edwards Joseph St Thomas Martin C. A. Smith

Sub Deb Club Elects Officers

Lynn Thornhill is the new president of the Deb Junior Sub Deb Club sponsored by the Woman's Club of Beckley. Officers installed at the annual banquet at Black Knight Country Club include Jennifer Daniels as club manager, Sally Kilgensmith treasurer, Vickie Smith secretary, Missy Watts vice president, Kathy Daniels sergeant at arms, and Becky Sigmund chairman of the telephone committee. The 41 member group will resume sessions in September and contributed to the Heart Fund Cancer drives and civic projects.

Lynn Thornhill Woman’s Club of Beckley Black Knight Country Club Jennifer Daniels Sally Kilgensmith Vickie Smith Missy Watts Kathy Daniels Becky Sigmund William Turner Robert Cunningham Harry Cooper WCB Beckley- Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce Citizens Scholarship Foundation of

Community Heralds Women Club Meetings Week

Local notices list Monday and Tuesday gatherings across Beckley area groups. Navy Mothers Club Electa Chapter 50 OES and AAUW units host sessions. other organizations meet at churches, lodges, and clubs with times from 1:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for dinners, circle meetings, and officer elections.

Style show to feature golf outfits at Black Knight club

Mrs Eugene Pecora will model a hot pants outfit for the Ladies Golf Association event at 1 30 pm Tuesday at Black Knight Country Club. The E M Payne Golf Tournament starts at 9 am with a style show to follow featuring Mrs Glen Hunt Mrs Thomas Hayes Mrs Glen Akers Mrs William Harris and Mrs John Paignton. A separate UPI report notes that caged bats in England became intoxicated after honey fed to them fermented, causing one to head bang.

Ladies Golf Association Black Knight Country Club Eugene Pecora E. M. Payne Glen Hunt Thomas Hayes Glen Akers William Harris John

Career Day Set For Sophia High Seniors Year Six

Gulf Woman's Club sponsors the sixth annual Career Day at Sophia High School on Tuesday at 9 a.m. About 115 seniors will hear speakers: Leo Birch Beckley attorney since 1946. Jack McVey Sophia High School graduate and Mountaineer Family Health Plan director. Mrs. C. H. Graham Raleigh County Library librarian. Miss Drusanne Shanlis coordinator at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital with a master’s in art and public health. plus a military representative.

Gulf Woman's Club Sophia High School Leo Birch Jack McVey C. H. Graham Drusanne Shanks Armed Forces Birch Beckley Main Street Trap Hill High School West Virginia University McVey Midway Mountaineer Family Health Plan, Inc Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital Shanlis Columbus Ohio

Golden Agers Plan Supper

The Golden Age Group sponsored by the Woman's Club of Beckley met Tuesday to plan a pot luck supper on June 1 at 6 30 p m in the Woman's Clubhouse. Attendees included Mrs Pauline Willis Mrs Dora Ward Mrs Annie Long Mrs Lillian Atkinson Mrs Elizabeth Snyder Mrs Mary E Smith Mrs Enna Jean Marshall Mrs Mary Mason Mrs Emna Curtis Mrs Alma Walker Mrs Lena Wilburn Mrs Wesley Hedrick Mrs Theresa Reynolds and Mrs Lonnie Meadows.

Woman’s Club of Beckley Woman’s Pauline Willis Dora Ward Annie Long Lillian Atkinson Elizabeth Snyder Mary E. Smith Enna Jean Marshall Mary Mason Emna Curtis Alma Walker Lena Wilburn

Town News Briefs From Beckley Hospitals

Mrs. Ernest Ballengee of Crab Orchard is a patient in Beckley Hospital under observation, in room 310. Mrs. Mettie Warner of Coal City is recuperating at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a hip fracture from a fall at home.

Ernest Ballengee Crab Orchard Beckley Hospital Mettie Warner Coal City Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital

Village to paint Old Fletton houses in bright colors

Village-owned homes in Old Fletton will be painted vivid colors like scarlet lilac and lime green to shed the dull council image. A spokesman said no more than eight houses in a row will share the same color to keep a varied look.

Peterborough England UPI Old Fletton

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