Rosemont Garden Club hears U S Soil Conservation expert
Guest speaker Harry Headley from Beckley office discusses trees shrubs and wildflowers with club members at Mrs. Joe McElyea home. Bake sale planned for first Friday in June and Raleigh County Garden Council flower show set for September.
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Rosemont Garden Club
Slab Fork
Harry Headley
Beckley Office
U. S. Soil Conservation
Joe McElyea
Orlie Eggleston
Headley
Raleigh County Garden Council
McElyea
Woaytv
RCGC
Hezel
Beverly Club Elects Officers and Welcomes New Members
Sophia Girl Patty Sturgill received her nursing cap at seven ceremonies at Cenemen a Va Methodist Church as part of Lynchburg General Studies. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Sturgill, a 1959 Sophia High School valedictorian, set to graduate nursing in 1962. Beverly Club elected officers for September and welcomed new members Mrs. Bob Wills, Mrs. Patricia Bouton, Ruth Wilson, and Mrs. Joey tt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Patty Sturgill
Methodist Church
Cenemena Va
Lynchburg General Theries School of Nursing
Vernon Sturgill
Patty
Sophia High School
Dorsye Russell
R. N
Arleen Winters
Rose Dowdy
Ollie W. Brown
Beverly Music Other
K. K. Rand
Norman Knapp
A. G. Kinzer
Edward Covey
Kinzer
Bob Wills
Patricia Bouton
Ruth Wilson
Joeytt
Pleasant Hills Social News Highlights
Pleasant Hills residents Mr. and Mrs. Warren Persinger Mrs. Joan Saunders and Bill Sheets traveled to Charleston Sunday visiting the homes of Rex Paul ey and Glen Bar.
Local notices and family news from Fairdale area
Community notes report visits and illnesses including Mr. Paul Jarrell of St Albans a hospital patient after a heart attack. James Speirs of Pittsburgh visiting Breeze mont Heights. Mrs Nichols and Mrs Richards in Mabscott drove to Romney for Billy Nichols summer visit. Birth announced for Glenna Karlene Nunn in Eccles son of Edgar and Mary Jo Worley Nunn now residents of Eccles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jarrell
St. Albans
Jarrell
Thomas Memorial Hospital
James Speirs
Pittsburgh
Nick Burroughs
Breezemont Heights
Fred Nichols
Paris L. Richards
Mabscott
Romney
Gerald Hawley
Gerald Chandler
Eccles
Glenna Karlene
Mary Jo Worley
Bob
Rainelle
Incidents In The Lives Of- PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Local notices report frequent visits and family ties as Raleigh General Hospital hosts major surgery for Mrs Beatrice Gill and Mrs O L Calloway. Social entries list weekend guests, visits from relatives, and a stork shower for Donna Byers Hargis with extensive guest participation.
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Beatrice Gill
Hargrove St
Raleigh General Hospital
O. L. Calloway
Murray St
Community women’s clubs announce weekly meetings
Beckley notices list events for Dry Hill Farm Women’s Club Golden Age Club and many civic groups. Activities include executive board and general meetings at First Methodist Church, Dogwood Garden Club, Senior High Youth sessions, and the Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club with transportation details and times.
Miss Mary Jane Mulholland Confined at University Hall
Miss Mary Jane Mulholland is confined to Terrace Hall at West Virginia University Morgantown with influenza. Her mother Mrs Eugene H Meadows reports she is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Mulholland
Terrace Hall
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Eugene H. Meadows
Thrifty Homemaker and Guild Meet at Local Homes
Wednesday gatherings listed at Massey Street 5 p.m. Mrs Ann Brown hosts Eliza Hunter Home Department. Mrs Albert Rucker hosts Thrifty Homemaker at 1025 South Fayette Street 6 p.m. Ebenezer Service Guild meets at East Park hosted by Mrs Cephas Onion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Hunter
Ann Brown
Massey St
Thrifty Homemaker’s Club
Albert Rucker
S. Fayette St
Ebenezer Service Guild
Cephas Onion
East Park
Synod Conference attendees and birthday notice from local soldiers
The Synod's Men's Conference at Bluestone Conference Center includes C W Brown N H Ragland Dr B B Richmond James Scott Jr James Sanger Samuel Thomson A J Walker L V Caudill and the Rev J W Witherspoon all members. Sgt 1 C Robert Eldreth honored with a birthday dinner at his parents home in Jonben wife Margaret Fulcher attended along with relatives. Eldreth on leave from the U S Army will depart Thursday for Arabia for a year. His wife will join Kentucky later without him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synod
Bluestone Conference Center
C.W. Brown
N. H. Ragland
Dr. B. B. Richmond
James Scott Jr
James Sanger
Samuel Thomson
A. J. Walker
L. V. Caudill
J. W. Witherspoon
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Robert Eldreth
Reed Eldreth
Jonben
Margaret Fulcher
Henderson
Bobby Sayre
Charles Kiblinger
Whitby
Dora Sexton
Cecil Adkins
Fire
Evening church and club meeting notices district wide
Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia District No. 8 meets Raleigh County Vocational School at 7 30 p m Women of the Church view White Cross at Beckley Presbyterian at 10 a m General Mission Society from Crab Orchard Baptist in the church social room at 7 30 p m Cabell Heights Oak Grove and Pleasant Hills Country Life Group meets at the Community Center on Old Eccles Road No 1 Club of St Johns Baptist Raleigh meeting postponed to the first Thursday in June in the loge of Mrs Imogene Miller Raleigh
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia, Inc
Raleigh County Vocational School
General Mission Society of
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Cabell Heights
Oak Grove
Pleasant Hills
St. John’s Baptist Church
Raleigh
Imogene Miller
Installed officers named for Xi Chi Exemplar Beta Sigma Phi
Mrs. Daryl Williams was installed as president with Mrs. Jack Martin as vice president and others serving as recording secretary treasurer and parliamentarian. The ceremony occurred Friday night at Mrs. Reed’s home with Mrs. Jack Brannham conducting. Committees were announced for ways and means social service publicity contact and program. The annual husbands dinner is set for May 31 at Beckley Moose Lodge at 6 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xi Chi
Beta Sigma Phi of
Sophia
Daryl Williams
Jack Martin
Bob Cher
June Reed
Clarence Cullis
Jack Brannham
Reed
Dewitt Kennemar
Ways and Means
Arlene Woodie
John Cher
Charlotte Staples
Martin
Kennemar
Hampton Thomas
Tony Milano
Brannham
Husbands
Beckley Moose Lodge
New Beta Sigma Phi Officers Installed in Beckley
Sig ma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority installed new officers at the Beckley Moose Lodge with Miss Doris Maynor as president and Miss Ev ans honored for her year of leadership. New pledges include Miss Sue Bistany Miss Emma Lou Hawks and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Vince Calvert
Frank Costello
Bonnie Bragg
Doris Maynor
Sue Bistany
Clifford Daniels
Emma Lou Hawks
Kathryn Lewis
Arnold Mitchell
Frank Raso
Bob Stover
Willing Workers Plan Fundraiser at Coal City Church
The Willing Workers Band of the Coal City Church of God met at Mrs Iva Lamberts home with Mrs Helen By ers presiding. The group discussed fundraising ideas for the church and listed attendees including Mrs Murl Bowden Mrs Ethel Spencer Mrs Addie Bradley Mrs Effie Allen Mrs Helen McGrady Mrs Carolina Murphy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Byers Hargis
Coal City
Willing
Church of God
Phyllis Coalson
Geneva Clyburn
Marie Coalson
Helen Byers
Allie Byers
Ethel Spencer
Addie Bradley
Murl Bowden
Hazel Saunders
Fannie McGrady
Emma J. White
Ruth White
Ruby Kelly
Lois Meadows
Zula Duncan
Velma Jones
Geneva Farley
Jeanette Bowden
Joyce Ratliff
J. Vines
Rose Meadows
E. Cline
Elizabeth Miller
Elizabeth Bolton
Martha Buskirk
Kitty Blevins
Iva Lambert
Helen McGrady
F. Williams
Lee Cole
H. Powell
Jack Lilly
Martha O’neal
Coal City Church of God
Effie Allen
Carolina Murphy
Kate Coulson
Lagatha Duncan
Donna Ha
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W. M. McPherson
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J. R. Vandal
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Bill Tucker
Charlesa
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Judy
Tampa, Fla
Resi
George Maddy
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A. Cecil McDaniel
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Woman's Department of
Dry Hill Farm Women’s Club
T. N. Thurman
Dry Hill Rd
Golden Age Club
Woman's Club of
Park Ave
S. S. Gore
Josie Howery
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Dogwood Garden Club
H. C. Whitley
The
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Beckley Hotel
White Cross
James Crow
America
Kentucky
AD Crow Distillery
Frankfort, KY
National Dist
Raleigh Register
W. Va
Faye Walk
Martha Godbey
Carl W. Cook
Bette Lou Evans
BSP City Council
Earl Riner
Miss Evans
A. F. Holyfield
Gay Dillon
Jimmy's
Beckley Furniture Store
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Beckley National Bank
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