Woman's Society Holds Annual Business Meeting
The Metho dist Temple WSCS held its annual meeting ending a two year period of work. Officers reported, new circle leaders were named, life memberships awarded, and gifts presented as Dr W H Foglesong and wife celebrated Golden Wedding. A social tea followed with crystal decor and gladioli arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozambique
Jackie Wyant
James Reed
George W. Bright
WSCS
Roy Eye
J. E. Otto
James Henderson
Curry Pyles
Guy Potts
D. Crawford Lynn
Arthur Smith
M. W. Arnold
J. W. Bair
Paul Edward Ash
C. S. Bolen
A. B. Carney
A. Robert Koch
Glen Akers
J. S. Larrick
Mayse
Bright
Robert L. Amick
Elizabeth Bonds
Circle No. 3
T. A. Vermillion
Robert Smith
Tops In Casuals Basic Fashion Pattern No 8998
Casual that pairs from day to date with charm and flattery. Pattern 8998 in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 42. Size 14 14 yards of 39 inch. Send 30c coins name address size and pattern number to Sue Burnett Raleigh Register 1150 Ave Americas New York 36 NY. Don’t miss the latest issue of Basic Fashion. The Spring 54 catalog offers up-to-date styles. Send 25 cents today.
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Sue Burnett
Raleigh Register
Ave. Americas
New York
N. Y
Births in Beckley Hospital From May Dates
A series of birth notices from Beckley Hospital detail new arrivals by date May 20 to May 24. Kenneth Randell Hatch born May 20 at 2 10 a.m. weight 6 pounds 8 ounces. Danny Ray Newton Scott born May 20 at 9 07 a.m. weight 5 pounds 9 ounces. Leigh Allyson Hammer born May 20 at 8 50 a.m. weight 8 pounds 3 12 ounces. Cecil Edward Hag er born May 21 at 6 10 a.m. weight 8 pounds. Velda Jean Sweeney born May 22 at 7 16 a.m. weight 7 pounds 12 1/2 ounces. Patricia Carol Sturgill born May 23 at 4 07 a.m. weight 6 pounds 10 ounces. Paul Anthony Savino born May 24 at 6 51 a.m. weight 6 pounds 7 1/4 ounces.
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Tracy Aubrey Hatcher
Stotesbury
Kenneth Randell
Beckley Hospital
Danny Ray
Hershel Newton Scott
Rt. 1
Beckley
Leigh Allyson
John Edward Hammer
Orchard Ave
Clarence Eldon Hager
East Beckley
Cecil Edward
Velda Jean
Ottie Eugene Sweeney
S. Vance Dr
Patricia Carol
Alvin Roy Sturgill
Paul Anthony
Tony Savino
Eccles
Woodrow Wilson High School Students Win Art Awards
Woodrow Wilson High School art students earned top prizes at the Beckley Art Group exhibit. Tom Durrette won first for Ecstasy and Madonna Of The Street while also taking second place for Ecstasy. Joyce Blakely took second for Windmill. Adults’ crowd favorite was Grandview by Mrs. James Halstead, with Dear To My Heart by Mrs. H. E. Tolley and Martha by Mrs. Kenneth Lazenby placing third.
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WWHS
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Art Group
Tom Durrette
Joyce Blakely
James Halstead
Grandview
H. E. Tolley
Martha
Kenneth Lazenby
Farewell Dinner for Schuyler Rudisill in Coal City
A farewell dinner was given Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rudisill in Coal City for Schuyler Rudisill who plans to leave May 31 to join the Air Force. Guests included O J Sims and Barshel Sims families, Talcott area relatives, War Ridge visitors, Ballengee residents, Rickie Martin of Charleston, and Julia Ann Elmore of Princewick.
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Schuyler Rudisill
Howard Rudisill
Coal City
Air Force
O. J. Sims
Barshel Sims
Talcott
Eugene Sims
War Ridge
H. Sims
Ballengee
Rickie Martin
Charleston
Julia Ann Elmore
Princewick
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County
Applications for marriage licenses filed in Raleigh County Court list couples including Nat Henry Jessup and Violet Lowry, Eston Stone and Flora Jean Pettry, Vernon Lee Allen Wood and Eula Mae Richardson, and others with ages ranging from 17 to 68. The report names both partners and their families, with locations such as Mount Tabor Crab Orchard Packsville and Ghent.
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Raleigh County
Nat Henry Jessup
G. M. Jessup
Mount Tabor
Violet Lowry
Andy Lowry
Crab Orchard
Eston Stone
James Stone
Avon
Flora Jean Pettry
Ervin Pettry
Packsville
Vernon Lee Allen Wood
Pansy Wood
Egeria
Eula Mae Richardson
Cal Milam
Monteval
Betty Lou Jarrell
Perry Jarrell
Dry Creek
Community notices for upcoming meetings and calendar reminders
All organizations in the community are invited to use this column to remind members to attend meetings. Officers should telephone 3321, the Women’s Department, and give notices of mail in their club calendar. Notices received by 10 a.m. will be carried that day. Sunday notices must be in by 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Women’s Department
Friday Rural Acres Garden Club Meeting Notification
The Rural Acres Garden Club meets Friday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Mike Pachuta 200 Mankin Ave to discuss upcoming gardening activities and share tips with members.
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Rural Acres Garden Club
Mike Pachuta
Mankin Ave
Marriage Plans Made By Mary Ardith Jones
Miss Mary Ardeth Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard G Jones of Maryland Ave has completed plans for her marriage to St Robert Dickson Hoffman of Pittsburgh. The open church ceremony will be performed June 3 by Reverend Father John Halpin at St Frances de Sales Catholic Church at 9 am. Her sisters Frances Jones and Kathryn Jones will serve as maid of honor and bridesmaid.
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Mary Ardeth Jones
Richard G Jones
Maryland Ave
Robert Dickson Hoffman
Pittsburgh
John Halpin
St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church
Frances Jones
Kathryn Jones
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Mrs. Mabel Robertson of 319 12 Woodlawn Ave returned home from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Neal of Maybeury. Mrs. William C. Mitchell of 316 Vine St returned home from Charleston where she was a patient in McMillion Hospital. Patricia Moseley, two, of 114 Fairlawn Ave, is confined at home with a first degree electrical burn of the mouth. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moore of 122 Mankin Ave hosted week end guests including his mother Myrtle Moore and sisters Helen and Glenna of Charleston. Betty Allen, nurse at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, arrived for a four weeks vacation with her parents. Mrs. Helen McDaniel of Richmond, Va, visiting aunt Mrs. Robert Long. Mose Ramieh returned from Raleigh General Hospital after major surgery. Mrs. O. L. Johnston of Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce returned from a three-week visit with her parents in LaFeria, Texas. Mrs. C. C. Sanders returned to work after attending the TB Convention in Atlantic City. Mrs. Nick Kambouris and daughter Katherine returned to Beckley from Altoona, Pa., after funeral of Mrs. Kambouris’ niece Marie Goulinois. Visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rudisill are Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Martin of Charleston. Martin on emergency Navy leave, flown from Gibraltar for funeral of Alpha Martin. James W. Cockrell of Johnstown Road leaves for Greenwood, Miss. to visit his mother. Miss June Christian of Washington, D. C. will visit her parents in Beckley with sister Ethel Treadway and daughter Jean of Baltimore arriving Saturday.
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Mabel Robertson
Woodlawn Ave
W. R. Neal
Maybeury
William C. Mitchell
Vine St
Charleston
McMillion Hospital
Patricia
William H. Moseley
Fairlawn Ave
W. H. Moore
Mankin Ave
Myrtle Moore
Helen
Glenna
Betty Allen
St. Francis Hospital
T. R. Allen
Calloway St
Helen McDaniel
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co
Richmond, Va
Robert Long
Wyoming Ave
Mose Ramieh
Lilly St
Raleigh General Hospital
O. L. Johnston
The
Beckley
Alpha Martin
Rupert
James W. Cockrell
Johnstown Road
Greenwood
Miss
Clara Cockrell
June Christian
Washington, D. C
C. C. Christian
Avzara Ave
Christian
Ethel Treadway
Jean
Balti
Hatless Czechs Reported Hat Purchase Gaps
The Prague daily Lidova Demokracie notes Czechoslovakian women buy hats roughly once every 36 years. A Free Europe Committee translation cites dull styles and the rise of kerchiefs as reasons for infrequent hat purchases.
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Lidova Demokracie
Prague
Free Europe Committee
Xi Beta Sorority Chapter Plans May 12 Sale
Xi Beta Examplar Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Mrs Sam Roberts Sophia to plan a rummage sale for May 12 in Rahall Building former Sanitary Meat Market site. Sherwood Dunagan presided. four new members joined Exemplar. Don Houchins resigned as vice president. Jerry Dale elected to fill vacancy.
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Xi Beta Examplar
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Sam Roberts
Sophia
Rahall
Sherwood Dunagan
Don Houchins
Jerry Dale
Richmond
Bladene Pickle
L. D. Skinner
Weston
M. W. Shafer
Grafton
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T. R. Wilson Jr
Ernest Dean Jr
Raleigh County Garden Council
Ben Tissue
Fernwood Garden Club
Holt Kester
Rhodo
Dendron Garden Club
K. S. Lazenby
Gus Walker
G. W. Lazenby Jr
Woman's Society
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Temple
Temple
J. F. Maddy
A. L. Rohrer
Vera Phelps
Bourbon
National Distillers Prod. Corp
A. R. Koch
Optometrist
Beckley Water
S. Heber St
Keesling Gardens
Bramwell, W. Va
Bluefield
West Virginia
Bramwell
W. Va
Floyd Mitchell
Isabella Cottle
Sandbranch
Orley Eastridge
David Eastridge
Midway
Phyllis Gibson
Terry Gibson
Sophia Charles Ernest McClure
Edward McClure
Ethel Marie Tiana
Frank Tiana
Harper
Carl Edward Stump
Albert Stump
Jo Ann Goodman
Esti! Goodman
James Ward
James W. Ward
Sullivan
Elise Altice
Sam Altice
Sullivan Carroll Wills
Fred Wills
Josephine
Hazel Sneed
Phil Sneed
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Sons of Italy
Prince St
Mary Ardith Jones
A.C. Walberg
William
Arthur
Linstrom
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
WSBB
Area Chamber of Commerce
Dexter Ave
J. H. Rautert
LaFeria
Texas
C. C. Sanders
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Atlantic City
N. J
Nick Kambouris
Kathrine
Altoona
Kambouris
Marie Goulinois
Johnnie Martin
Martin
Navy
Gibraltar
John Schultes Beckley
S. Oakwood Ave
Xi Beta Sorority
Halstead Refrigeration CO
Weodern
Char Ca
Neville Street
Beckley, W. Va
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