Cotillion Club Spring Formal at Beckley Hotel
The Beckley Cotillion Club held a spring formal in the Beckley Hotel ballroom from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with Buddy Morrow and his orchestra providing the music. Guests of honor were the Crew Chiefs, the Air Force group touring Beckley, and vocalist Jack Stevens formerly with the Les Brown Band performed. Morrow’s band heads to the Peabody Hotel in Memphis for a three week engagement next month. T. R. Wilson Jr. led as club president and H. L. Walker chaired the dance. one of three annual club dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Wilson Jr
Mrs. Wilson
Buddy Morrow
Dorothy
Rae
Cotillion Club
Beckley Hotel
Beckley Cotillion Club
Chestra
Crew Chiefs
Air Force
Beckley
Jack Stevens
Les Brown
Beckley NSA to Attend Bluefield Installation in June
Beckley Chapter National Secretaries Association members met at 8 p.m. at the president Miss Madge Richardson's office. They discussed an invitation to attend Bluefield Chapter NSA's installation dinner on June 11 at 6 30 p.m. Reports from Richardson, Lilly and Treadway highlighted the convention address by Henry F. Reuter of Reuter and Bradgen Inc. at Wheeling’s Cricket Supper Club. The next convention will be in Huntington May 26 at Hotel Frederick. national convention will be in Chattanooga, Tenn. with Ivy Baker Priest as keynote. The Beckley group approved by laws, elected state officers, and plans monthly dinners at the Beckley Hotel on the fourth Monday. Attendees included Mrs. Paul Malcolm, Mrs. Myrtle Thompson, and Miss Jo Ann Tyree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
National Secretaries Association
Madge Richardson
Bluefield
NSA
Miss Richardson
Mary Grace Lilly
Marie Treadway
Henry F. Reuter
Reuter and Bradgen, Inc
Cricket Supper Club
Wheeling
Frederick
Huntington
Richardson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ivy Baker Preist
Vona Belle Dempsey
Freda Soter
Betty Jane Gunter
Opening Ladies Day kicks off Beckley golf season
Intermittent showers could not dampen the Beckley women golfers at Black Knight Country Club for the first Ladies Day. Mrs. W. J. Barbour Jr. won the Bingle Bangle Bangle with 15 points as several players qualified for the Spring Tournament starting June 7. The luncheon, chaired by Mrs. Edgar L. Mohler, outlined the upcoming schedule: Spring Tournament May 24-30 qualifying, May 31-June 3 first round, June 4-6 second, finals June 7. Team Match June 13-28. Championship July 12-26. Handicap August 9-23. plus various events through August.
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Beckley
Black Knight Country Club
W. J. Barbour Jr
Edgar L. Mohler
Bluefield
White Oak
Hawk’s Nest Club
Will Vis
Season's Bridge Opens With Luncheon at Country Club
The La dies Bridge Association of the Club opened its season with a luncheon in the Black Knight Country Club ballroom. Mixed spring flowers decorated tables. Winners of the following bridge game were Mrs. W. D. Nace high, Mrs. C. D. Sebert second, and Mrs. Paul W Feigley low. Numerous members attended under the leadership of chair man Mrs. C. C. Drewry and secretary Mrs. C. Drake.
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Black Knight Country Club
Ladies Bridge Association
C. C. Drewry
J. E. Sharp
I. Wilbur Bays
O. F. Cain
Gus Walker
R. D. Watts
William M. McCutcheon
C. C. Drake
W. D. Nace
C. D
Stevenson Praises Federation Club at Convention
Adlai Stevenson lauded the General Federation of Women's Clubs at Philadelphia naming their push for a new U S department of consumer interest as significant. He urged a crash program to control the hydrogen bomb and supported renewed arms control diplomacy despite not speculating on Moscow Peiping moves. Stevenson also signaled optimism about a forthcoming Big Four meeting.
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Philadelphia
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
U.S. Department of Consumer Interest
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
General Federation
Moscow
Peiping
Soviet Union
Community notices from Beckley newspapers weekly events
Woman's organizations share meeting announcements for Beckley News papers. Calendar items include Parsons Edwards Kindergarten graduation at Methodist Temple on Wednesday and Dry Hill Farm Woman's Club, King's Daughters, Royal Neighbors Camp and Rural Acres Garden Club gatherings on Thursday. Also a home radish fan tip advises trimming roots, chilling, and serving crisp paper thin slices.
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Women’s Department
Beckley
Parsons and Edwards
Methodist Temple
Dry Hill Farm
T. N. Thurman
Dry Hill Road
Relief for Arthritic Pain Promoted by Medical Authority
A noted medical authority endorses relief of arthritic and rheumatic muscular aches. The safe ingredient in PRUVO Tablets is highlighted to break the pain cycle, with advertising noting no prescription is needed and pricing of 1.50 for a large 75 tablet bottle at Cowen's Drug Store and other leading drugstores.
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Cowen's
Neville St. Beckley
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local society notes list visits and trips including Mr and Mrs John W Simmer man and children Sandra Sue and Gary Lee at Petersburg Virginia with relatives. Also mentions Mrs John Lee Walker Huntington and Raymond Shaffer Gallipolis Ohio weekend guests, and other relatives visiting from Bluefield Huntington Clarksburg Spencer Daniels Parkersburg Colony.
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John W. Simmerman
Sandra Sue
Gary Lee
Stansbury St
Petersburg
W. QO. Simmerman
L. A. Landers
Woodlawn Avenue
John Lee Walker
Huntington
Raymond Shaffer
Gallipolis
Ohio
Wilmer Borrer
Bluefield
Beckley
Mabel Cain
Clarksburg
C. F. Cain
College Ave
Clay McDaniel
Bishop Street
Karl Brown
Spencer
James Trail
Daniels
Westwood H. Holliday
Druid Ave
West Virginia
Optometric Congress
Parkersburg
L. F. Quesenberry
F. C. George
J. H. Buchanan
N. Kanawha St
Rosetta Flint
Park Street
West Coast
Comdr
Lawrence E. Flint
China Lake
Calif
Charles W. Flint
Los Angeles
D. A. Noble
Salem
Ore
Charles Leo
Detroit
Mich
Preston Crosbys Honor Daughter With Luncheon
Preston B Crosby and his wife hosted a luncheon for their daughter Miss Prestine Crosby in the Blue Room of the Elks Club at 12 30 p.m on Tuesday with a graduation theme. The guest list included Susie Pyles Phyllis Bowers Patsy Morgan Kyleen Fink Goldie Perry Sue Kelly Carolyn Morrison Peggy Kelly and more.
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Preston B. Crosby
Prestine Crosby
Elks Club
Susie Pyles
Phyllis Bowers
Patsy Morgan
Kyleen Fink
Goldie Perry
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Morrison
Peggy Kelly
Frances Ragland
Trish Stewart
Barbara Ward
Martha Peregoy
Joyce Arnold
Gloria Biggs
Donna Robertson
Mary Hereford
Lois Linklighter
Ferne Southern
Ann Benson
Sally Ramey
Pat Donahue
Ann
Xi Beta Exemplar Chapter Names Committees
Mrs. Jerry Dale new president of the Xi Beta Exemplar Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi announced committee appointments for the coming year at the last season’s meeting in Richmond Recreation Room. Read letters from the International Office. bake sale results shared. Starr urged gratitude and community kindness.
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Jerry Dale
Xi Beta
Beta Sigma Phi
Richmond
Jack Starr
International Office
W. R. Monk
Ways and Means
Dale
Arnold Carney
Sam Roberts II
L. D. Skinner
Bladene Pickle
Harold Eye
Evelyn Stover
Earl Carter
Ernest Allenbaugh
Dorene Eachus
Don Lilly
Betty Jane Gunter
Sherwood Dun
Chill milk soon after mixing for safety
Fluid milk made from nonfat dry milk powder and water must be refrigerated. Chill it in a covered container as soon as you have mixed it to preserve freshness and prevent spoilage.
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Paul Malcolm
Myrtle Thompson
Jo Ann Tyree
Mohler
Jack Bazzarre
Keith Lipscomb
D. D. Daniel
James Thompson
Walt Duncan
L. L. Scherer
John Whitlock
Eva White
Melvin Wood
Elizabeth James
Wilmer Stanley
Bazzarre
Harry Ellis
Lipscomb
Basil Bailey
J. A. Hedrick
Barbour
Daniel
Harry Cooper
Thompson
King’s Daughters
Methodist
Royal Neighbors
Sons of Italy Hall
Prince Street
Rural Acres Garden Club
Coca- Cola
Nedah Aes
Bobbi
You
Brad
Procter and Gamble
Main Street
East
Rainelle
Go Modern
Pinny
Temple Street
Hinton
Dep Fine
Howard Avenue
Mullens
W. Main ST
Main & Oak Sts
Oak Hill
Richwood
Cae
Frances Ragland Prestine Crosby
Women’s Dept
Mrs. Carroll Hutchinson
Orchard Avenue
Preston Crosbys
Josup
Starr
Gose, Barbara Lilly and
Carolyn James
G&g. M. Powers
Ronceverte
JAN Campbell Music CO
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