West Virginia Miss Universe pageant prelims set for Thursday
The public is invited to an 8 p m preliminaries in Memorial Building Auditorium featuring 22 year old Patty Fink among entrants for Regional Miss West Virginia. Patty, daughter of Ernest and Mrs Fink of Coal City, works at Raleigh County Bank and was May Queen at Stoco High School. The event selects multiple titles with Junior Teen Queen and Little Miss Raleigh, Wyoming, Mercer and Fayette counties among prize categories. Denise Hollandsworth, 12, will perform a jazz Indian dance and compete for Junior Teen Queen. The contest is led by Emma Sirocco Beard, Norman Jean Gunter and Jerry Rose, with finals in Charleston on June 24.
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Greater West Virginia
Memorial Building Auditorium
Patty Fink
Charleston
Ernest Fink
Coal City
Patty
Stoco High School
Raleigh County Bank
Stoco
Liberty
West Virginia
Raleigh
Wyoming
Mercer
Fayette
Denise Hollandsworth
Dennis Hollandsworth
Sprague
Emma Sirocco
Trap Hill Club Demonstrates Frugal Furniture Design
The Trap Hill Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Richard Snuffer’s home to hear Mrs. Noel Mankin present “A Good Design In Furniture.” She urged affordable, useful pieces and advised buyers to assess size, shape, color, texture, and pattern for harmony with existing furniture. President Mrs. Howard Farmer led the business session as committees reported activities.
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Noel Mankin
Trap Hill
Richard Snuffer
Howard Farmer
Wednesday Beta Rho Chapter meeting at Coca-Cola Social Room
Women's organizations in Beckley are urged to announce regular and special meetings through the Woman's Department. Notices must arrive by 10 a.m. for same day use. Sunday announcements by 1 a.m. Saturday. Beta Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority holds a makeup meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Coca Cola Social Room.
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Woman's Department of
Beckley
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Church groups schedule meetings and events around town
Christian Women's Fellowship of First Christian Church holds a general meeting and new officer installation in the Men's Classroom at 7:30 p.m. The Degree of Honor Lodge No. 56 holds its annual inspection at IOOF Hall on N Oakwood Ave at 7:30 p.m. Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club hosts master point night in the Civic Room of the Bank of Raleigh at 7:45 p.m. Episcopal Churchwomen of St Stephens’ Church attend a covered-dish luncheon at 1 p.m. Court of Calantha meets in Knights of Pythians Hall on South Fayette Street at 6 p.m. Circle No. 1 of the First Methodist Church meets at 214 S Heber St at 2 p.m. Mrs. John Eye leads.
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Christian Women's Fellowship
First Christian Church
IOOF
N. Oakwood Ave
Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club
Bank of Raleigh
Court of Calantha
Knights of Pythians Hall
South Fayette Street
The
First Methodist Church
C. R. Harless
S. Heber St
John Eye
Golden Gate Lodge Plans Fete Saturday
The Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No. 206 of Mabscott will host a ham supper from 5:30 to 7 p m Saturday at the Mabscott Lodge Hall. Mrs Clyde Crowley as noble grand led the 8 p m Monday meeting and drill practice was directed by Mrs Ada Johnson. Attending were Mrs Lucky Daniel Mrs Lana Lewis Mrs Mable Persinger Mrs Mable Chaffin Mrs Dempsy Eddy Mrs Ida Hylton Mrs Etheline Breckenrich Mrs Eva Neal Mrs Rena Hughes Mrs Frank Facello Miss Mable Forrest Mrs Rhonda King Mrs Dewey Sparks Mrs Elsie Boyt Mrs Waneth Chadwell and Mrs Elba Richards.
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Mabscott
RNL
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No. 206
Mabscott Lodge
Clyde Crowley
Noble Grand
Ada Johnson
Lucky Daniel
Lana Lewis
Mable Persinger
Mable Chaffin
Dempsy Eddy
Ida Hylton
Etheline Breckenrich
Eva Neal
Rena Hughes
Frank Facello
Mable Forrest
Rhonda King
Dewey Sparks
Elsie Boyt
Waneth» Chadwell
Elba Richards
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Huntington residents share social updates from Marshall University graduation for Sandra Lee Prince who taught in Indianapolis and returned to city. Other readers travel, visit relatives in Florida and Maryland, with multiple weekend visits described among local families and former Beckley residents.
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Huntington
Marshall University
Wayne Prince
Locust Drive
Sandra Lee Prince
Annapolis
Linda Patton
Frederick, Md
Prince
Chattanooga mother wins 2800 fellowship for grad study
Mary W. Headrick, a four child mother without a high school diploma, earned a 2800 fellowship for graduate study at Peabody College in Nashville after passing the entrance exam to the University of Chattanooga where she will graduate with honors this spring. Miss Marjorie Rambeau is also noted. both were employed with Beckley Newspapers Corp. This is their first visit here in two years. A guest in Mrs. Lena Thompson’s home at 207 Fourth St. is S. G. Livingston of Dallas Texas.
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Chattanooga
Peabody College
Nashville
Mary W. Headrick
University of Chattanooga
Marjorie Rambeau
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Lena Thompson
Fourth St
S. G. Livingston
Dallas
Tex
Mrs Annie Cloud Returns Home After Surgery
Mrs Annie Cloud of 207 Sec ond Ave has returned home from Raleigh General Hospital where she underwent major surgery a week ago.
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Annie Cloud
Second Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Local Couple Enjoys Trip Abroad In The Springtime
Dr and Mrs W E Wilkerson of Beckley returned from a spring tour through Germany Italy England Switzerland Austria and France with their son William S Bill Wilkerson serving in the 10th Special Forces Airborne in Bad Tolz Germany They sailed from New York on the SS United States and visited Oberammergau Garmisch Partenkirchen Chiemsee Heidelberg Innsbruck Lake Como St Moritz Dachau Paris and London They noted Europe unusually early spring scenery and the restoration of cities after World War II They toured the Louvre Notre Dame Versailles and Buckingham Palace and enjoyed shops in Paris with Mrs Wilkerson remarking on European fashion and makeup They also described Dachau as the only unpleasant part of the trip and recalled Bill's location with the Army unit
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Beckley
Europe
W. E. Wilkerson
Woodlawn Avenue
Germany
Italy
England
Switzerland
Austria
France
William S. “Bill
10Th Special Forces Airborne
Bad Tolz
Wilkerson
Armored
New York
United States
le Harre
Bremerhaven
Bill
Bad Talz
Munich
Hitler
Oberammergau
Ward
Acicent
Garmisch - Partenkirchen
Chiemsee
Bavaria
Dr. Wilkerson
Ludwig II
Versailles
Heidelberg
Rhine Valley
Innsbruck
Brenner Pass
Lake Como
St. Moritz
Mrs. Wilkerson
Dachau
Eichmann
Paris
Louvre
Notre Dame
Napoleon's Tomb
Arch of Triumph
London
Buckingham Palace
London Tower
Westminster Abby
Madam Taussaud
President Kennedy
Marilyn Monroe
No. 10
Downing Street
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Trap Hill Club
Episcopal Churchwomen of
Golden Gate Lodge
Mrs. Kennedy
Oleg Cassini
Versailles Chateau
Chateau
DeGaulle
Elysee Palace
Washington, D. C
Jim McComas
B. K. Hill of
Sophia
W. E. Straughan
Burgess Street
Melbourne
Fla
William Taylor Straughan
Walter Buckhannan
Chicago, Ill
Minerva Lilly
John Peery
Calloway Heights
Ada Akers
Dale
Linda
Marvin
Christy
Barney Haga
Soak Creek
Russell
Richard Gregg
Eva Gregg
Haga
Gregg
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Jack Rupe
Statesville
N. C
John Rupe
Ed Rupe
Rupe
Fred Ray
David
Sharon
Billy Jones
Woodrow Jones
Billy Eller
Arlington, Va
R. Lee Eller
Dewey Jones
Tommy
Kennerrock, Va
Eugene Green
Glen White
J. T. Martin
Beckley’ Ee
Eve
Catalina
Woodlawn Ave
By Lina Macfarland
Dr. Wilkersons
G. M. Powers
Fritzi
California
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