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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1962
Page
5
The Beckley Art Group exhibit drew attendees and featured works by Mrs. Earehart with her piece Tams Tipple winning the public vote in last year’s show and earning Best of Show in the novice class.
A brides shower was hosted by Mrs. E M Mahaffey and Mrs Wayne Logsdon at 226 Fairview Ave for Betty Jo Mahaffey ahead of her June 12 wedding to Roanoke Va groom Jack Taylor. Attendees included many local residents and relatives. gifts were displayed beneath a white net umbrella decoration.
About 20 patients and staff attended a Pine Lodge Nursing Home tea party Wednesday from 1 30 to 3 p m hosted by Home Demonstration members led by Mrs Ross Stover. Guests enjoyed games, roses of several colors, Golden Punch and cookies, with irises and greenery centerpiece. Presiding were Mrs Thomas Comer and Mrs Jimmy Pennington. hostesses included Mrs Walter James and Mrs Walter P Griffey and Mrs Harry Neal.
A guide proposes welcoming a newcomer by inviting them to your home at a specific time. The suggestion emphasizes warm hospitality and a concrete plan to foster friendship.
Belmont Homemakers Club and Beckley Art Group meet at local sites Tuesday. Wednesday features sorority installations and meetings at Black Knight Country Club and homes. Thursday includes nursing association district gathering and a Civil War centennial note. Local church and service groups hold various activities through the week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. O Rourke of Miami Florida visited relatives in Harper and Beckley West Virginia. A Ballard Ballard dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs P C Ballard brought together siblings and spouses including Mrs Cunningham formerly Sarah Pettry and Mrs Meadows formerly Maude Pettry. O Rourkes returned to Miami and Mrs Cunningham accompanied them for a two week vacation. The Ballards reside on the Pettry Farm near Sand Lick.
Robert G. Way, aviation ordnanceman second class, has returned to his base at Newport News Virginia after an 18 day leave with his wife Betty and his parents Mr and Mrs Cordell Way of Sprague. He is stationed aboard the USS Enterprise. His wife is living with relatives in Sprague while he is aboard ship. They also visited Mr and Mrs Wayne Handley.
Aviation electric mate second class Thomas E. Fisher is spending a 20 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Jim Fisher. He is stationed on the USS Intrepid and has just returned from Cuba and will report for duty June 1 at Norfolk Va.
Mr and Mrs Stephen Glen Tackett of Fairdale announce the birth of their second child on May 21 at 1225 pm in Beckley Memorial Hospital A son weighing nine pounds seven ounces named Stephen Eric The mother is the former Bonnie Saddler daughter of Mr and Mrs L H Saddler of Lester The paternal grandmother is Mrs Margaret Tackett of Los Angeles California
James Davis two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Davis of Bradley returned home from Raleigh General Hospital where he had been treated for a fractured skull.
John Collins came home to Beaver on Sunday from Raleigh General Hospital where he had been under treatment.
A patient at Beckley Hospital is Mrs. E J Hodel of 300 Maxwell Hill Road who will undergo surgery. Sunday guests in Charleston were Mrs Bessie Carroll of Snuffer Apartments and Miss Margaret Carter of North Kana wha Street. They visited Mrs Carrolls son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs R W Funk and were treated to a birthday dinner. Mrs Carroll will celebrate her birthday Wednesday and Miss Carter on Friday.
Ray Walters has returned to his home at 201 Wyoming Ave after a three week treatment period at Beckley Memorial Hospital for a broken neck.
Spec 4 and Mrs Willie B Robinson Jr of San Antonio announce the birth of their first child, a boy named Willie Burton Robinson II, born at 9:50 am May 18 at Brook General Hospital Ft Sam Houston Texas. He weighed seven pounds one and a half ounces. Mother Hazel Mae Leach, Fireco, is the former Miss Hazel Leach. Father is W B Robinson of Pleasant Hills.
Miss Eloise Mackenzie of 235 St Heber Street will marry Jackson Lee Wikle of 113 Hill Street in a First Methodist Church ceremony at 8 p.m. Friday. The couple, from Woodrow Wilson High School circles, were celebrated with a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Alice Teddy Kessinger at her grandmother’s Beckley Avenue home. The event featured spring floral decor and honored the bride-elect.
Officers were elected at the meeting on Thursday including Owen Moore and J Russell Neely as officers. Mrs Luther Moses was named secretary and Mrs Denzil Palmer as treasurer and gift chairman. Mrs B L Moss was chosen historian.
A home baking tip suggests using a shiny cookie sheet about two inches smaller than the oven. While one pan bakes, cover another sheet with aluminum foil and slide it in when needed to refill cookies, saving time and heat.
An ad touts a powder named Fisalkaline for false teeth to prevent sliding or rocking both upper and lower plates. It promises no gummy taste, no sour feel, and a neutral odor. Sold widely through drug counters.
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