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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1957
Page
3
Fashion leaders promise bold summer styles with polynesian inspired suits and sail into the season with water repellent caps, lanai-lace, and bold prints. Designers present coordinated outfits from swimwear to evening skirts built to keep hair dry and look current.
The Glen Daniel section lists guests visiting Fairdale and surrounding areas. Herbert Lester and family from San Pedro join Mrs Barrett and others for a five week stay. Sunday dinners include the Barretts Mabscott Beckley Harper Heights Glen Rogers and others with guests from Chicago and Edwight.
A fragment notes using small wedges of cheese stuffed celery sprinkled with paprika as a garish salad garnish.
Adele Simpson promotes a fall fur collection aimed at making women feel important rather than overwhelmed by heavy garments. The designer notes many furs are small pieces like capes and jackets with restrained cuts to avoid overpowering the wearer. She argues most designers are men who fail to relate to how fur shapes the wearer and emphasizes simple smooth lines without tortured skins.
Mrs. Everette Hobbs received a household shower in Richmond with hostesses Mrs. Howard Marshall Mrs. Naomi Stover Mrs. John Marshall and Mrs. Doris Marshall. She is the former Barbara Marshall daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Marshall of 214 Temple St. The couple wed March 9 in the Malden home of Rev. Luther Mays.
Mary E. Davis of Sophia hosted an eighth birthday party for her daughter Sophia in the Friendship Hall of Sophia Methodist Church. Hostesses were Mrs. Harvey Davis and sisters Miss Jannie and Annie Davis. Attendants included Brenda Lacy Elaine Crawford Penny Lozier Brenda Poe Charleen Poe Don Cello Michael Cello Linda Sexton Davie Milom Eugenia Sturgill Lester Ashby Fay Gayness Kay Gayness Mrs Eva Taylor Mrs Woodie Bolen Maryann Milano Amabile Milano Pamela Shumate Renee Shumate Donnie Reed Norma Edwards Sandra Meador Charles Cochran Brenda Richards Judy Cochran Donald Nef Joan Saunders Rickie Stone Ray Saunders May Goodman Mary Hyden Carmen Marlin Kent Martin John Branham Ruth Ann Branham Sharon Kay Branham John Phillips Patty Fekite Billie Wisen Sharon Fekite.
Mrs. Carl Neff, outgoing president of Sophia Methodist Church WSS, received a five Membership pin as the group met in Friendship Hall. Mrs. Ross Hutchens was elected new president for two years. Twenty five members attended with June 12 set for the next meeting.
Cumin is a key ingredient in curry powder and can be added on its own to chili con carne or used as a filling for meat pies, enhancing flavor with its warm, earthy notes.
An old recipe presents Strawberry Rice Cream a spring dessert using cooked rice gelatin strawberries and whipped cream. The dish is set in individual molds and garnished with sliced berries. The feature also suggests using leftover rice in varied dishes and notes how to reheat refrigerated rice.
Arthur Bryant’s history draws on Field Marshal Alanbrooke diaries to mix war strategy with personal clashes, detailing Churchill’s planning, Allied personalities, and the channel between Britain and America. The volume blends vivid scenes with critical views of leadership during wartime.
Patricia Stuart elected president of the student body at Greenbrier College Lewisburg a Woodtown Wilson High School graduate She is daughter of Mr and Mrs A G Stuart Bayside Long Island NY and granddaughter of L H Davis Woodtown Ave who she lived with during junior and senior years at WWHS.
The latest top sellers include Peyton Place by Grace Metalious and Daphne du Maurier The Scapegoat. Meyer's Compulsion and Blue Camellia by Frances Parkinson Keyes are listed along with The Last Angry Man by Gerald Green. In nonfiction The Nun's Story by Kathryn Hulme and The FBI Story by Don Whitehead appear among others.
Marriage permit applications recorded in Raleigh County show several couples: Charles E Beasley 21 of Lester and Ramona Brewer 19 of Harper. Franklin Grubb 22 of MacAlpin and Ella M Prince 18 of MacAlpin. Joe L James 22 of Norfolk Virginia and Joan R Wood 17 of Prosperity. James D Massie 2 and Delores D Waddell 16 both of Massie Beaver. Joseph C Tanner 25 of Beckley and Betty J Bovaird 18 of Beaver.
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