Stairs Couple Mark 61st Wedding Anniversary in Beckley
Friends and relatives gathered at the Ellison Avenue home of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Stairs to honor their 61st wedding anniversary. Married November 6, 1901 in Fairview Kentucky, they moved to Raleigh County in 1918 from Augusta, Kentucky, and he worked as a civil and mining engineer with C. H. Meade Coal Co until 1953. They have three daughters, multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren, and remain active in The Methodist Temple community.
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Ellison Avenue
H. K. Stairs
Huntington
Fairview
Leigh County
Augusta
Stairs
C. H. Meade Coal Co
Kentucky
O. J
Julia) Smith
S. Kanawha St
John T
Elizabeth) Gelder Jr
Wheeling
W. Kennon
Helen) Cowden
Carolyn Gelder
Tommy Gelder
Frank Hanshaw
Diane Cowden
Richard Smith
Danielson
Conn
Orliffe J. Smith Jr
New Milford
Frank Hanshaw Ill
Lisa
Cheri
Richard
Richard Smiths
Suzanne
Local Women and Clubs Calendar Notice
Community women and clubs in Beckley are invited to submit meeting notices. Prosperous Hills Garden Club meets 7 30 p m at Mrs Charles Faukus home Circle No 5 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church at Mrs Lucy Egnor 7 30 p m Whitestick Lodge No 311 IOOF Hall Mabscott hosts 7 30 p m Notices must arrive by 10 a m for same day publication
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Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Prosperous Hills Garden Club
Charles Faukus
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Lucy Egnor
Whitestick Lodge
IOOF
Mabscott
Ladies Aid and 4 H Club Meet at Local Venues
The Ladies Aid of Freewill Baptist Church in Coal City meets at the Auxiliary Building at 7 p.m. The 4 H Club of Stotesbury Elementary School gatherings occur at 4 15 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Willie Collins in Stotesbury.
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Ladies Aid of Freewill Baptist Church of
Coal City
Stotesbury Elementary School
Willie Collins
Stotesbury
Garden clubs and social group notices
Poinsettia Savings Club at 218 Riley St holds 7 p.m. meeting. Past Chiefs of Pythian Sisters gather at Coca-Cola Social Room at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Bessie Sorrells of Stanaford hosts Ebenezer Service Guild at Mrs. Ruth Green’s home on Church St. Westwood Garden Club meets at Mrs. Mary Carpenter’s home on Westwood Drive at 7:30 p.m.
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Poinsettia Savings Club
Aileen Duran
Riley St
Pythian Sisters
Coca-Cola
Bessie Sorrells
Stanaford
Ebenezer Service Guild
Ruth Green
Church St
Westwood Garden Club
Mary Carpenter
Westwood Drive
Beckley Club Hosts Fine Arts on Park Avenue
The Fine Arts Department and Women’s Club of Beckley will meet at the clubhouse on Park Avenue at 2 p.m. today for their scheduled session and activities.
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Womans Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Lydia Ormandy Circle of Memorial Baptist Church
Memorial Baptist Church at 204 French Street hosts a memorial service for Lydia Ormandy Circle of Me morial Mrs Morris Imboden. Afternoon gathering planned at local residence with details unlisted.
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Lydia Ormandy
Memorial Baptist Church
Morris
Dorcas Circle Meeting Notice for Memorial Lloyd Carper
Dorcas Circle of Memorial invites members to a gathering at 7 30 p m at 102 Hartley Avenue to honor Lloyd Carper with a brief program and fellowship follow.
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Dorcas
Memorial Baptist Church
Lloyd Carper
Hartley Ave
Raleigh County Unit Meets of Bluefield Alumni Association
Home of Mrs Ollie Trotter at 600 F Street hosts the Raleigh County Unit and Bluefield Alumni Association meeting at 7 30 p m with Mrs Helen Dobson as president in charge.
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Raleigh County
Bluefield
Ollie Trotter
F. St
Helen Dobson
Sunday Thrifty Savers Club meets at 110 Thurmond Street
The Thrifty Savers Club hosts a gathering at 5 p.m. led by Mrs. Curtiss Pannell at 110 Thurmond Street this Sunday, inviting neighbors to join and share tips on budgeting and homemade crafts.
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Thrifty Savers Club
Beckley Woman's Club Sub Deb Club Meets Tonight
The Monday meeting of the Junior High Sub Deb Club of the Woman's Club of Beckley is set for 7 p m at the clubhouse on Park Avenue. Members are to attend a regular session and discuss upcoming activities.
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The
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Fairdale society notes list visits and new baby
Mrs James Cole returns from Falls Church Va to visit her mother in law Mrs Orpha Cole. Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Duff Belcher included Mr and Mrs Fred Belcher and Roy Hawley of Oceana. Mrs Arthur Herron heads to Cleveland to visit relatives Archie and Ghent Herron. Mr and Mrs Andrew Farley visit daughters Helen and Alice Farley in Washington DC. Mrs Arnold Bailey returns from Beckley Memorial Hospital with infant son Mitchell Aeron weighing nine pounds one and twelve ounces. Friday guests of Mr and Mrs W J Barrett include son and daughter in law Golden Barrett of Newton. Weekend guests include grandson Juddy Poland and wife from Baltimore and relatives Kelly Barrett.
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Archie Herron
Ghent Herron
Andrew Farley
Helen
Alice Farley
Washington, D. C
Arnold Bailey
Bolt
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Mitchell Aeron
W. J. Barrett
Golden Barrett
Newton
Kelly Barrett
Glen Daniel
Juddy Poland
Baltimore
Local News Briefs Highlight Local Residents and Honors
Mrs. Jack Martin of Sophia returns from Washington to visit her son Ross Martin, an employee of the National Association of Security Dealers. Miss Claudeis "Chippy" Newman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Newman, is named to the 1962-63 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities for Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Jones host as guests Tuesday their nephew Kenneth Akers and wife from Rochester, N Y, who left after visiting his parents in Fireco.
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Jack Martin
Sophia
Washington,d. C
Ross Martin
The
National Association of Security Dealers
Claudeis
Dewey Jones
Kenneth Akers
Rochester
N. Y
State President of AL Auxiliary To Be Honored Here
Mrs. James R. Williams of Ringwood state president of the West Virginia Department American Legion Auxiliary will be honored with a luncheon by AL Auxiliary Unit No. 32 at noon Sunday in the Terrace Room of the Beck ley-Winn Hotel. President Mrs. R. L. Wooster urges members to attend and reservations may be made with her or Mrs. Harry Anderson. Williams will also attend open house Sunday at the Beck ley Veterans Administration Hospital.
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James R. Williams
Ringwood
West Virginia
American Legion Auxiliary
Beckley-Winn Hotel
R. L. Wooster
Harry Anderson
Williams
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Mrs Sterne Visits Ohio Couple, Former Woodrow Wilson Teacher
Mrs Oscar Nickels of Rural Acres Drive and her mother Mrs H G Sterne of 116 Wilson Street spent the weekend with Mrs Sterne’s son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Charles Perkowski of Columbus Ohio. The former Juanita Sterne Mrs Perkowski was formerly an instructor at Woodrow Wilson High School.
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Oscar Nickels
Rural Acres Drive
H. G. Sterne
Wilson St
Weekend visitors in Sophia home of Mrs Eanes
Weekend guests at the Sophia home of Mrs. G W Eanes included her daughter Mrs Helen Weaver of Princeton and her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Jimmie Eanes of Montgomery. Mrs Eanes works at West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery and her husband is a student there.
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G. W. Eanes
Sophia
Helen Weaver
Princeton
Jimmie Eanes
Montgomery
Training trip for Gray Ladies under Red Cross in Bluefield
Mrs. Sherl J. Winter of Woodlawn Avenue and Mrs. Deane Brook of Beaver left Wednesday for Bluefield to attend a training course for Gray Ladies under the American Red Cross. Winter is program consultant in educational relations for southern West Virginia, Brook chairs volunteers for Veterans Administration. Fifty women are expected to attend the session.
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Sherl J. Winter
Woodlawn Avenue
Deane Brook
Beaver
Bluefield
Gray Ladies
American Red Cross
Winter
West Virginia
Brook
Veterans Administration Volunteer Services
Savory ways to doctor baked beans at home
The text suggests enhancing baked beans with multiple savory ingredients. Options include chopped onion and green pepper, sliced ripe olives, bits of crisply cooked bacon, and finely sliced celery to heat into the beans for added flavor.
BIRTHS AT BECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Birth notices from Beckley Memorial Hospital list several newborns: Lori Ann McCoy, a seven pound one ounce daughter born Oct 30 to Donovan and (undisclosed) McCoy of Crab Orchard at 11:14 am. Eric Taylor, a seven pound fourteen ounce son born Oct 30 to Edgar Taylor Jr. and spouse at 4:45 pm. twins Sybil Gagnell and Charles Scot Gagnell born Oct 31 at 5:15 and 5:16 am. Clinton Roscoe Jr. Pitzer, seven pounds six and twelve ounces, born Nov 1. Jeffrey Alan Clay, eight pounds nine ounces, born Nov 3. Teresa Ann Arthur, seven pounds fourteen and a half ounces, born Nov 4.
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Lori Ann
Donovan H. McCoy
Crab Orchard
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Eric
Edgar Taylor Jr
Carbondale
Robert L. Long
Highland Drive
Sybil Gagnell
Charles Scot
Clinton Roscoe Pitzer
Beckley
Clinton Roscoe Jr
Jeffrey Alan
Wallace R. Clay
Sprague
Lanark
Walter R. Arthur
Teresa Ann
Weekend visitors and family notices from Glen White area
Glen White and surrounding towns host a string of weekend visitors and family gatherings. Seid Bez, Mary Walters, and relatives visited Mann ing, Williams, and Williams in Glen White and Sophia while Sam Williams hosted relatives in Rural Retreat. A. Farley and Imogene Meadows guests in Hinton. James Daniel of Chicago stayed with Howard Daniel. Donnie Nuckols and relatives visited Mullens Fairdale. Monday dinner guests included Hubert Durham and Carolyn Davis. Airman Darrell Bird returned to Shaw AFB after a leave with Carl Bird. Bob Stover and family hosted visitors from Fort Walton Beach. Lloyd Acord’s home welcomed Ricktor McDaniel Chicago and others. Additional weekend visitors included Lana Pritchard, Liz Martin, and Paul Prince.
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Glen White
RNS
Seid Bez
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mary Walters
Princeton
A. E. Manning
B. F. Williams
Glen
Oral Farley
Imogene Meadows
Hinton
Howard Daniel
James Daniel
Chicago
Ill
Donnie Nuckols
Don Nuckols
Mullens
Hope Walker
Buster
Clarice Sutherland
Fairdale
Carl Bird
Glen View
Bob Stover
Fort Walton Beach
Boyd Stover
Lloyd Acord
Rictor McDaniel
Lana Pritchard
Coal City
Liz Martin
Crab Orchard
Paul Prince
Beckley
Senior girls hold multiple school positions in local notices
Miss Flying Eagle, 17, daughter of Mrs. Charlotte Daniel of 201 Vine St, serves as secretary of her class and president of the Booster Club while member of Science and Tennis clubs. Janie Howery, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Howery of 312 Hartley Ave, is president of the senior class and active in Student Council, Senior Class Executive Committee, Speech and Boosters, Select Chair, and is a varsity cheerleader. Janet Kesler, 16, of Rural Acres Drive, is chaplain for Student Council and active in Thespian Club and Select Choir, also a varsity cheerleader. Vicki, unnamed surname, is vice president of the Senior class, president of the Thespian Club, and secretary of the National Honor Society and Science Club.
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Flying Eagle
Charlotte Daniel
Vine St
Janie
Clayton Howery
Hartley Ave
Janet
C. E. Kesler
Rural Acres Drive
Vicki
Food Shopping Guide Sees Abundant Weekend Supplies
Washington reports nationwide food stores stocking plentiful selections for weekend shoppers. Pork loin roasts lead the meat list along with broiler-fryer chickens and beef cuts. Canned Maine sardines tuna fish sticks and portions are plentiful. Fall fruits include apples grapefruit grapes oranges pears and early cranberries. Produce counters show cabbage carrots cauliflower greens lettuce onions potatoes spinach squash and sweet potatoes. Dairy products remain in good supply.
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Washington
UPI
Maine
State AAUW Head To Visit Here Monday
Beckley AAUW members host Mrs. John F. Gray of Triadelphia, WV Division president, for the annual visit at 7 30 p m in the Appalachian Assembly Room with Fayette County and Hinton branches invited. Gray, Wheeling Presbytery leader, chairs World Service and program departments and teaches a mixed Sunday class. She holds a Beaver College B S in business and has two daughters.
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Beckley
American Association of University Women
John F. Gray
Triadelphia
West Virginia
AAUW
Appalachian Assembly Room
Fayette County
Hinton
Gray
Paper absorbs meat juices when wrapping Peper meat
The note explains why meat is removed from market wraps. Paper soaks up meat juices, affecting packaging.
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Months
O. J. Smith Jr
Danielson, Conn
Methodist Temple
Temple
Circle No
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Sallie McGinnis
American Home Department
Woman‘s Club of
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Mrs
Wilburn Akers
Fireco
AL Auxiliary
Mary Carter
S. Kanawha
Ninner
Skinner Macaroni Co
Dept. R
Box 75
Omaha 1
Nebraska
Charlotte Susan Daniel
Miss Flying Eagle
Janie Howery
Kesler and
Vicki Shumate
Woodrow Wilson High School
Malcolm F. Shumate
Austin Ave
Dr. Shumate
Food Shopping Guide
Eatwell Cafe
Heber ST
Ting
Welch
Cleo Dawson
Johnny Carson
Dawson
All Department
Woman’s Club of
Fred K. Hays
State Aauw
Mrs. Gray
Beaver College
Jenkintown
Joan R
Linda W
Woodlawn Ave
Burleson Motors
Woo
Belay Hoss
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