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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1961

Page

5

West Virginia Trip Marks Mechalek's First Visit as Couple

Mrs Pamela Mechalek formerly Miss Pamela Ceaser hometown Wadena Minnesota visited West Virginia with her husband Airman First Class Mechalek. They married September 17 1960. She lived with her parents while he served in Labrador. He is a ground communications technician in the Air Force and plans to return to electronics studies after discharge in August 1962.

West Virginia Mechalek Pamela Ceaser Montgomery

Beckley Area Women Club Calendar Announces Meetings

Women's groups invite notices for regular or special meetings. Posts run for Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department with 10 a.m. submission cutoffs. Monday events include Lad and Lassie 4 H, Chaminade Music Club, Art Club, Servicemen's Wives, Deb Juniors, Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge. Tuesday items feature Pi Beta Phi Alumni, Eastern Star, Moose Women, Garden Club, Modernistic Homemakers, National Education Week open house, Beckley Art Group, Woman's Club executive board, DAR, Highland Garden Club, Stanaford WCTU, Sophia First Baptist circles, Gulf Woman's Club. Wednesday Brownie Girl Scout Leaders gathering. Thursday Polio Clinic by Midway PTA at school.

Woman’s Department of Beckley

Presbyterian Circles Plan Thursday Meetings in Beckley

Beclley Presbyterian Church women’s circles schedule Thursday sessions. Circle leaders host at various homes and church rooms, with start times from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Participants include Mrs. B. V. Kelly, Mrs. Doyle Minter, Mrs. T. K. Mahan, Mrs. J. T. Daniels, Mrs. Garrett Childress, Mrs. C. L. West, Mrs. Roy A. Cunningham, Mrs. J. K. Edmundson, Mrs. O. W. Dunn, Mrs. A. P. Stevenson, Mrs. R. E. Mallette, Mrs. J. E. Hedges, and Mrs. George Cales.

Church of Beckley Presbyterian Church B. V. Kelly E. W. Elliott Hull St A. m Doyle Minter John Phillips Jr Daniel St T. K. Mahan Mahan Northwestern Ave J. T. Daniels H. C. Avis Druid Ave Garrett Childress Roberts St C. L. West Nick Rahall Main St Roy A. Cunning‘ham Ned H. Ragland Woodlawn Ave J. K. Edmundson W. E. Wilkinson O. W. Dunn Gertrude Sawyers R. H. Nisbet A. P. Stevenson Church R. E. Mallette James W. Witherspoon Beaver Ave J. E. Hedges Ben Cook Mercer St George Cales Dido Pietrantozzi Orchard Ave

Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Court

Applications for marriage licenses recorded by the Raleigh County Court clerk list William Howard Dew 25 of Beckley and Ruth Elinor Gray 21 of Sophia. Theodore Garretson 21 of Princewick and Anna Marie Adkins 18 of Princewick. Benjamin F. Williams Jr. 24 of Sophia and Bobbie Lee Cassity 25 of Sophia. Terrence J. Williams 23 of Longview Illinois and Carol Ray 20 of Sophia.

Raleigh County Court William Howard Dew Clifton Carrie Dew Beckley Ruth Elinor Gray Joe Nellie Gray Sophia Theodore Garretson Henry Beecher Maggie Garretson Princewick Anna Marie Adkins Harold Everette Mary Virginia Adkins Princewck Benjamin F. Williams Jr Benjamin Thelma Williams Bobbie Lee Cassity Robert Hazel Eller Terrence J. Williams Donald Margaret Williams Longview Ill Carol Ray Nellie Ray Emmette Ray

Chicken starter with broth and vegetables

A simple first course idea using saved cooked chicken breast cut into match sticks. Add to simmered chicken broth with green peas and diced carrots for a light, elegant company dinner starter.

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Local notes list residents visiting relatives, hospital admissions, births, and social visits. Mrs J Keith Pickens visits relatives in Beckley then Oak Hill to stay with her father Charles Garvin before returning home. Junior Lilly and Albert Mullins remain hospitalized. Several families travel for funerals in Virginia. A surprise birthday party for Suzanne Toney is noted. A Daughters of the Confederacy meeting is recorded.

J. Keith Pickens Clarksburg E. L. Ellison Elizabeth Anderson Beckley Ave Oak Hill Charles L. Garvin Suzanne Toney Stuart Toney Maple Fork Maple Fork Baptist Church United Daughters of the Confederacy Mount Hope C. C. Wetzel Beaver Avenue Earl O. Snider Lena Thompson Fourth Street S. S. Gore South Oakwood Avenue L. W. Thorne Wildwood Avenue Clarence Buckley

Shady Spring Bride Weds in Baltimore Church Ceremony

Norma Sue Taylor of Shady Spring and Lewis C. Airey were married October 29 at Patterson Park Baptist Church Baltimore Rev Ralph W Hollowell officiated Her father is Harry G Airey of Baltimore and the late Amy Airey The bride wore a white wool sheath dress with black accessories A gold dress attendant and a William Rollins best man The couple will reside in Baltimore Both work in Baltimore area firms.

Patterson Park Baptist Church Baltimore Norma Sue Taylor Shady Spring Lewis C. Airey Ralph W. Hollowell Harry G. Airey Amy A. Airey Jean Hall William Rollins American Optical Company Olin Electronics

Fairdale News Highlights Weekend Visits and Local Class Meeting

Local residents report weekend visits among families in Fairdale and nearby towns. Bob Daniel and family visited John and Ida Brooks in Concord, Tennessee. Billy Burleson visited Charlotte Stover in Cleveland, Ohio.

Fairdale RNS Bob Daniel Jimmy Jessie Ida Brooks Daniel John Brooks Concord Tenn Billy Burleson Charlotte Stover Cleveland Ohio Ted Stover Jackie Canterbury Randy Norton Nannie Canterbury Bolt Grace Walker Beckley Memorial Hospital Buddy Claypool West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery

Miners Refuse Time With Salesperson Over Purchase Chance

MGNNETS urges miners not to waste a salesperson's time trying on garments unless there is a real likelihood of buying. The message emphasizes efficiency and respect for shop assistants in retail settings.

Stops Constipation Due to Aging Colon

An aging colon loses strength causing dry hard waste and weak urge to purge. Doctors cite a new laxative principle COLONAID as superior three way relief targeting the lower colon. It relieves chronic constipation overnight, is gentle, safe for expectant mothers, and does not interfere with nutrient absorption. Introductory size 43 TM.

Colonaid CoLonarp CoLonap CoLonaip

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Hulett C. Smiths Harper Rd Mary Bald Win College Staunton Smith Suzanne Lyda Bunker Hunt Carolyn Airman Paul Mechalek Maxwell Air Force Base Ala Hopedale Labrador The Liberal Arts College For Women Christie Mrs. Smith Lassie First Christian Church Chaminade Music Club John Wirtz Raleigh Heights Art Club Arthur Terry Smooth Servicemen'’s Wives Club Robert Trent, MacArthur Deb Juniors Woman's Club of Park Avenue Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge Southern Bethlehem Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Howe St Women of the Moose Moose Lodge Cohanbine Garden Club Mrs. H. ©. Sheets Ann St Pauline Boyden Bostick Ave Beaver Elementary School Beckley Art Group Playhouse North Kanawha Street Captain James Allen Daughters of the American Revolution J. A. Hunt Highland Garden Club A. J. Walker N. Kanawhat St Stanaford Sophia First Baptist Church Gulf Woman's Club Elks Club Men's Bible Classroom Midway Elementary School Parent- Teacher Association Presbyterian Circles Charles R. Davis Fredericksburg Roy Y. Davis McAlpin Charles A. Gregory Tams Pauline Davis Davis Willis Boothe Cabin Creek Charleston Dallas Boothe Ball St Junior Lilly Carlos Lilly Raleigh General Hospital Albert Mullins Price Hill Mrs Walter Duncan Freeman Street Milton P. Honts Lawrenceville Garland Newsome Thomas Williams Kenbridge Lillian Williams Ronald “Pat”Connor Kensington Silver Springs John Hopkins Research Center Cecil P. Connor Sandra Weaver Andrew Weaver Della Stone Miss Weaver Sue Barr Myra Kay Barr Sara Ellison Jo Ann Kendrick Veronica Wolfe Nancy Edins Quincy Polk Fred Stone Rosemary Martinsville Ind Thurmond Stone James Ganney Danville Polk W. N. Sprague Lee St Jean Wood Daniels D. C. Wood Willis Wood Ravencliff Sophians B. M. Darnell Bristol Ora Worrells Farley Hill Paul Kelly Roy Roy Lambert Glen Daniel Coal Marsh Charles Claypool George Thompson Tech Lydia Snuffer Nancy Sutherland Greenbrier College Lewisburg Clarice Sutherland Harvey Wall Dwight Daniel Homer Pettry Harley Grant Washington, D. C Thurman Pettry Pineknob Bobby Dwight Earl Mike Kim Daniel Richard Barrett Jesse Pettry Jesse, Jr Ernest Joseph Baltimore, Md Kermit Pettry Chris Webb G. M. Powers Main Street New York, N. Y Res. U Pat O Adu Desi Woman’s Club of Weston State Hospital War Ren Stanley Daniel H. Warren Robert Lee Daniels Robert J. Lee John H. Crawford Jr Qua Lass OLD Quaker Distilling CO Lawrenceburg, Ind TYV NEW River Supply CO Neville Street
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