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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1955
Page
3
Women’s events column lists notices and deadlines for Beckley Daily News submissions. Tuesday schedule shows the Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club meeting at 7 30 p m in the Coca Cola Social Room with notices due by 10 a m for same day publication.
The Ladies Bridge Association at Black Knight Country Club hosts a lunch and bridge at 12 30 p.m. on Black Knight Ladies Day includes golfing at 9 a.m. and luncheon at 12 30 p.m. Raleigh County Girl Scout Council meets at 10 30 a.m. in the Girl Scout Office in the Bair Building.
Training session for Girl Scout Day Camp counselors at Marsh Fork Day Camp Arnett 10 a.m. In case of rain at Rebecca Chapel Rock Creek CWF of First Christian Church 7 30 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Roy E Smith of Orchard Avenue meet granddaughter Karen Sue Keister at Charleston Airport tonight She arrives from Biloxi Mississippi to be flower girl in the June 11 wedding of Connie Yates and Lt Gary D Litchcock She will spend the summer with her grandparents Several families visit Beckley and nearby towns for weekends and summers including Westons Kincaid Kautz Gwinn Bennett and Front plus others visiting relatives and preparing travel to colleges and summer jobs Local students return home from Radford College and Ohio University for the break and plan leisure at home and with relatives through the season.
Geneva hosts the General Federation of Women's Clubs as 350 delegates from New York arrive by chartered planes for the convention’s second session following Philadelphia. Geneva hotels were crowded and many visitors could not find rooms, while 200 European and Middle East affiliates joined the meeting.
Mrs. Tracy Miller hosted a bridal shower for Miss Connie Yates at the First Methodist Church social room. The groom is Lt. Gary D. Hitchcock, set to marry June 11 at 7 p.m. A yellow and green theme featured umbrella ice cream and a bride doll center, with corsage gifts and games awarding prizes to Mrs. D. B. Stover Jr. and Mrs. Zettie Stewart. The guest list included many local women and church members.
Mr and Mrs William Otis Bivens announce Gary Michael born May 21 at 11 00 am in Beckley Hospital weighing 5 lb 12 oz Mrs Jesse Vernon Bell of Ghent reports daughter Susan Diane born May 21 at 1 45 pm in Beckley Hospital weighing 7 lb 9 oz Mr and Mrs Robert Harold Beasley Sprague greet James Robert born May 22 at 11 20 am in Beckley Hospital weighing 6 lb 11 oz
A grandmother recalls a baby suffering an itching rash that became raw. After using Resinol Ointment the child rested comfortably in two days and by two weeks the skin ailment left hardly a trace. Resinol, Dept. 6, Baltimore 1, Md. Name on request.
Beta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi holds a Thursday night gathering at the Akers home on Glen Avenue. Mrs. Robert Holcomb, president, led the business session and honored outgoing president Mrs. Robert McNeish IV with a gold gavel. The cultural program featured Helen Bragg on Make an Art of Living. Committees appointed include membership, ways and means, social, publicity, tele phone, service, and friendship luncheon with listed chairmen and co chairmen including Erma McDaniel, Helen Bragg, Ramona Richards, Doris Barker, Zelma Easley, and others.
Mary Sue Pugh daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur James Pugh of Lillybrook married Don Lee Koubek son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Koubek of South Charleston Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Methodist Temple. Dr J B F Yoak Jr, pastor, officiated with John Holtz singing. The ceremony featured greenery, gladioli, a white Bible bouquet, and attendants including Miss Shirley Sizemore. Reception followed in the church social room with a wedding cake centerpiece and spring flowers.
In the United States, about one woman aged 45 to 54 is widowed, rising to roughly one in four women aged 55 to 64. The figures illustrate a sharp increase in widowhood with age within these cohorts.
Mr and Mrs Robert M Kilgore announce the birth of a daughter on May 22 in Washington DC The baby will be welcomed by grandparents Senator and Mrs Harley M Kilgore and other relatives in the capital home observing family greetings and plans for naming and future steps.
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