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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1961

Page

5

Prosperity Club Plans Community Beautification Effort

Prosperity Home Demonstration Club members plan road entrance beautification with shrubbery plantings and 300 pounds of fertilizer. A recent meeting at the water tank discussed flowers and months ahead, with ongoing club activities, devotionals, and a May 19 Huntington tour.

Prosperity Prosperity Home Demonstration Club Wayne Laws Ross Stover Janice DeGregory Zetta Stewart Carl Bailey Huntington

Viewing exhibits by Raleigh County Farm Woman's Council

Citizenship Workshop showcases exhibits from Mrs Sam Harper of Cittsville Mrs Paul O Burdette of Beckley Home Demonstration Mrs Claude Hatcher of Suburban Club and Mrs Richard Snuffer of Trap Hill Snuffer also serves as RCFWC president.

Raleigh County Farm Women’s Council D. B. Stover Prosperity Home Raleigh County Farm Woman’‘s Council Citizenship Workshop Sam Harper Cittsville Paul O. Burdette Beckley Claude Hatcher Suburban Club Richard Snuffer Trap Hill Snuffer The RCFWC

Lucas Ball Wedding Read In Local Church

May 6 wedding at First Assembly of God Church Valley Drive joined Miss Margaret Louise Ball and Billy Eugene Lucas. The ceremony at 7:30 p.m. featured traditional music and a Chantilly lace gown. Majestic details include a white Bible bouquet and rhinestone crown veil.

Assembly of God Valley Drive Margaret Louise Ball Lee Roy Ball Maxwell Hill Billy Eugene Lucas Harvey Lewis Chicago Thomas M. Waldron Clark Gage Beulah Dangerfield

Mabscott Couple Wed In Mabscott Church Ceremony

The bride, a 1959 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate employed by G C Murphy Co, married her groom, who works for Montgomery Ward Co. They will reside on Walker Street in the Lilly Highland Addition of Mabscott. The wedding party included matron of honor, best man Carlos Wheeler, ushers Maxwell Hill and John Evans and Howard Ball of Mabscott, with a reception in the church social room hosted by aunts Elma Haydon Mary McGrady Lillian Meadows and Elizabeth Mills. Norma Bragg kept the guest book.

Carlos Wheeler Maxwell Hill John Evans Howard Ball Elma Haydon Mary McGrady Lillian Meadows Elizabeth Mills Norma Bragg Woodrow Wilson High School G. C. Murphy Co Montgomery Ward Co Walker Street Lilly Highland Mabscott

Record milk output by 5-year Holstein cow in Pa

A Holstein owned by McChesney Brothers in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania set a regional production record. The 5-year-old cow produced 18,073 pounds of milk and 750 pounds of butter fat in 324 days, milked twice daily.

Beaver Falls Holstein — Friesian Association of America Pennsylvania McChesney Brothers

Bear Uses Claws to Dig for Ground Squirrels and Mice

A grizzly bear typically employs its long sharp foreclaws to claw into the ground in search of ground squirrels and mice.

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Mrs Randy Snyder of Mankin Avenue is under observation at University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville. Mrs T V Hutchison of Harper Road leaves tonight for Akron Ohio to visit son in law Orland Mittleberg and family. Kathy Jo Mittleberg faces a tonsillectomy Wednesday. Pvt Freddie Lee Brown, son of Mr and Mrs F L Brown, is on a 15 day leave after training. Mrs Willie Coleman and Mrs M Gore of Cleveland Ohio were guests of Mrs S T Braxton and visited Nathaniel Jackson.

Randy Snyder Mankin Avenue University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville T. V. Hutchison Harper Road Akron Ohio Orland Mittleberg Kathy Jo Lisa Mark Freddie Lee Brown F. L. Brown Ridge Ave Willie Coleman M. Gore Cleveland S. T. Braxton Broadway Street Nathaniel Jackson McAlpin Winthrop College Rock Hill S. C Robert LeRoy Creel Carolyn Rhea Songer Charles W. Sanger Johnstown Road Creel Katherine Gasque Sylacouga Ala

Coming Events and notices from Beckley newspapers

Women's organizations are invited to use this column for notices of meetings and calendars. Notices by 10 am are used the same day. Monday events include Coal City Chapter 136 OES memorials and initiation at 8 pm, a comedy program Poor Teacher, a Cancer Crusade event at Beaver Lions Club at 7 30 pm, and the Friendly Art Club meeting at 106 Grace Street at 7 30 pm.

Woman’s Department of Beckley Shady Spring District Woman’s Club of Cancer Crusade Beaver Lions Club

Local club meetings announced for evening events

Melvola Chapter No 1 Order of Eastern Star holds a special meeting at Heroines of Jericho Home on G St at 5 30 p m All members urged to attend Beckley Chapter Women of the Moose meets at Iasons dining room at 7 30 p m Bethlehem Chapter No 71 Order of Eastern Star regular meeting at Masonic Temple Howe St 8 p m PTA of St Francis de Sales Catholic School meets in church hall at 7 30 p m Women’s Christian Temperance Union gathers at First Baptist Church at 2 p m Mount Tabor Home Demonstration Club meets at 12 30 p m at the home of Mrs Denny Phipps Harper Road

Raleigh Walter James Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center C. M. Ward Frances Wood Frank Dearing Jr Lacy Neal Rudolph Walney Clinton Murphy Midway Carl Toney J. R. Campbell Joe Johnson Cynthia Spencer D. B. Stover Jr Henry Arnott James Pennington James Woolwine Snowden Pettry W. D. Bowyer Walter Melvola Order of Eastern Star Heroines of Jericho G. St Bethlehem Masonic Temple Howe St Parent-Teacher Association of St. Francis de Sales Catholic School Church Hall Mount Tabor Denny Phipps Harper Road

Wednesday and Thursday club meetings in town

Recruiter wives club meets at the U S Army Recruiting Main Station with a Brownie and Girl Scout Leaders neighborhood gathering at The Methodist Temple at 1 30 p m Basic camping skills theme Charmette Sub Deb Club hosts Martha Surbaugh home 116 Pine Street 7 p m Beta Rho Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meets in Coca Cola Social Room 730 Just A Mere Club at 214 Saunders Avenue 6 p m Mrs Virginia Heston host co host Mrs Charlotte Coo ney Xi Alpha Gamma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi covered dish supper at 321 Westwood Drive 630 p m Thursday Gulf Woman s Club annual banquet at Sophia Methodist Church 630 p m Woman s Society of Christian Service Beaver Methodist Church meets at church 730 p m

Methodist Temple Beta Rho Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Just-A-Mere Club Virginia Heston Saunders Ave Charlotte Cooney Xi Alpha Gamma Beta Sigma Phi James Leeber Westwood Dr

Beckley Folk Attend Sam Snead Golf Festival

Beckley residents plan to attend the Sam Snead Golf Festival at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs from Thursday to Sunday. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nuckols and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rahall, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Graney of Mount Hope, and Miss Louise Mayer of Pineville. Hundreds of guests from across the nation are expected.

Sam Snead Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Jack Nuckols Joseph Rahall Patrick Graney Mount Hope Louise Mayer Pineville

Shaferes Announce Birth of Their Third Daughter Billie Jean

Mr and Mrs Bill Shafer of Rupert announce the birth of their third daughter Billie Jean at 410 PM May 1 at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs W M Thompson of Alderson and Mrs Elvin Shafer of Rupert. Their siblings are Wyon and Jill.

Bill Shafer Rupert Billie Jeanne Charleston Memorial Hospital Wyon Jill W. M. Thompson Alderson Elvin Shafer

Keynote speakers gather at West Virginia League of Nursing convention

Two day event in which speakers from University of Florida Beckley Memorial Hospital Johns Hopkins and Gordon Friesen Associates shared views on nursing leadership and future hospital planning. Friday sessions featured Trautmann and Lemon introducing speakers and discussing patient care philosophy with emphasis on curiosity pride and humility.

West Virginia League For Nursing Dorothy M. Smith College of Nursing University of Florida Gainesville Mae McPherridge Beckley Memorial Hospital Gordon A. Friesen Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health Phyllis Troutman Mary Lemon Trautmann Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Miss Lemon Friesen Rands Miss Smith

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