Beckley Lions Club Dinner Dance Honors Governor Lugar
Beckley Lions Club hosted a dinner dance at Black Knight Country Club in honor of A. G. Lugar governor of District 29 N. Lions International. Melvin Tolle presided as club president and introduced Lugar who spoke on service and sight conservation urging stronger membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Lugar
N. Lions, International
Beckley Lions Club
Black Knight Country Club
T. L. VanStavern
John Paynter
Lugar
VanStavern
Paynter
Melvin Tolle
Beckley Club
Beckley Lions Club President Hosts Annual Affair
Melvin Tolle presided at the Beckley Lions Club annual gathering with Mrs Tolle, Kermit Locke, Mrs Locke, and Mr and Mrs C G Peregoy. About 79 members with their wives and guests attended. Entertainment committee members were Jay Woods and Price UH Caffee Jr. Lyle Weagel led The Statesmen for dancing from 9 p m to midnight.
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The
Beckley Lions Club
Melvin Tolle
Jay Woods
Price UH. Caffee Jr
Lyle Weagel
The Smart Man On the Job and Better Off
A compact aphorism notes that a clever man remains actively engaged while also improving his condition. It suggests diligence yields both steady work and personal advancement. The saying links competence with ongoing effort and favorable outcomes.
Town and Country Club to Install Officers in December
The Town and Country Home Demonstration Club will hold its Christmas meeting December 7 at the president Mrs James Hewitt home in MacArthur where officers for the coming year will be installed. A 1 pm covered dish luncheon was held at Mrs Hewitts home Tuesday announcing 1964-65 project chairmen including civic responsibility Mrs J W Ferris health Mrs H R Sawyers human resources Mrs Hewitt and better living Mrs R A Cunningham. Hostesses for meetings during the year were also selected.
Thanksgiving Program At St Luke Church Women Meet
St Luke Lutheran Church women met at 513 Woodlawn Ave to hear a program on Thanksgiving presented by Mrs Robert Pace. President Mrs Fred Thorne opened the session and members were asked to sponsor a patient at Huntington State Hospital and bring gifts for the December meeting. Tea followed with Miss Martha Johnson in charge. Attendees included Mrs W B Hume Mrs George Randall and others. December will feature a Christmas program “Christmas Joy” explaining symbols for the church tree at Cliff Moore’s Maxwell Hill Road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Ralph Koiner
Woodlawn Ave
Fred Thorne
Robert Pace
Huntington State Hospital
Tony Gonzalez
William Frye
Roy Gwinn
Cliff Moore
William Pritchard
Martha Johnson
Charles Saul
James Fultz
Delaney
Maxwell Hill Road
Extraordinary velvet coat with fishnet-like weave
A white velvet chenille coat described as fishnet like stands over a gleaming white satin dress. The outfit features a vivid raspberry sash that flows outward, creating a striking ensemble.
Women’s events calendar notice for Beckley Newspapers
A public notice invites women’s organizations to submit regular or special meeting announcements. Include details by 10 a.m. for same-day use. Mail or call 253-3221 to submit to the Women’s Department, with Sunday listings due by 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Women’s Department of
Beckley
Beckley Area Club Meetings Schedule and Open Houses
A list of Tuesday events across Beckley including Masonic and Eastern Star lodge meetings Beta Sigma Phi dinner and ritual at Town and Country Restaurant and jewel ceremony at 6:30 p m several club gatherings at Memorial Building the Odd Fellows Hall and local schools with open houses and parent teacher activities tonight spanning 5:30 to 8:30 p m with chairmen named and locations specified.
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Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Ebenezer Service Guild at Ebenezer Baptist Church
A notice for the Ebenezer Service Guild meeting at Ebenezer Baptist Church hosted by Mrs Mayme Tatum on Berry Street at 7 30 p m.
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Ebenezer
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Mayme Tatum
Berry Street
Piney View Bible Church Missionary Circle Meet
The Piney View Bible Church Missionary Circle will meet at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Ralph Green in Piney View to discuss outreach plans and activities.
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Piney View Bible Church Missionary Circle
Ralph Green
Piney View
Academy of Friendship Club Plans Christmas Party
The Academy of Friendship Club will meet at 7 30 p m at the Moose Club to plan the Christmas party.
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Academy of Friendship Club
Moose Club
Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club Meeting
Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club at Cabell Heights hosts a 12:30 gathering led by Mrs. Harold Blake. Members are urged to attend for a demonstration and brief club updates.
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Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club
Harold Blake
Cabell Heights
Past Matrons Club Meeting at Mrs Perdue Home
Circle No. 1 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church meets at the church at 1 30 p m with Mrs Joseph Perdue hosting at 209 Witherspoon Street for the Past Matrons Club of the Order of Eastern Star session.
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the Order of Eastern Star
Joseph Perdue
Witherspoon St
Thrifty Homemakers Club Meets at Mrs Henry's Home
The Thrifty Homemakers Club gathers at 6 p.m. at Mrs. Thomas Henry's residence on G Street for a social meeting and organization updates. Members are invited to bring light refreshments and share tips on budgeting and home crafts.
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Thrifty Homemakers Club
Thomas Henry
G Street
No. 1 Club Meeting At St John Baptist Raleigh
No 1 Club of St John Baptist Church Raleigh meets at 7 p.m. at the church home of Mrs Lillian Carter with meeting date changed. East Beckley Elementary PTA hosts an educational movie at school at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Baptist Church of
Raleigh
Lillian Carter
Parent-Teacher Association of
East Beckley
Church Circle Meetings Set for Thursday Evening
Fidelis Class of First Baptist Church meets at church at 7 30 p m and Mission Circle No 5 of Crab Orchard Baptist Church gathers at Mrs R C Egnor home in Crab Orchard at 7 30 p m for an evening of fellowship and plans.
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Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Pleasant Oaks Home Demonstration Club Meeting Schedule
Pleasant Oaks Home Demonstration Club holds a regular meeting at the Community Center on Old Eccles Road at 9 a.m. Circle No. 1 of Beckley Presbyterian meets at the home of Mrs. Tom Keyser, 120 Granville Ave, with Mrs. W. R. Sigmund as chairman at 10 15 a.m. The Women's Improvement League gathers at Mrs. John Brice’s home, 101 Rice St, with Mrs. Henry Powell as co host at 1 p.m. Afternoon Circle No 8 of Beckley Presbyterian meets at 118 W C St at 1 30 p.m. Cathy Gunter Circle of Memorial Baptist Church meets at the home of...
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
Virgil Sarrett
Pleasant Oaks
Old Eccles Road
Tom Keyser
Granville Ave
W. R. Sigmund
Women's Improvement League
John Brice
Rice St
Henry Powell
Harry Hall
George Steffey
W. C St
Cathy Gunter
Memorial Baptist Church
Raleigh County Arts and Crafts Show registration urged
General chairman Mrs. Carl W Umland announces a December 7 8 arts and crafts show in Beckley WV with exhibits by Beckley area Sophia area Shady Spring Marsh Fork and other clubs. Registration by December 1 via listed chairmen.
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Raleigh County
Carl W. Umland
Shady Spring
James Gallaher
Alan Staton
Marsh Fork
W. G. Webb
Rex Sarrett
West Virginia
W. Va
Weekend Guests and Hospital Stays Reported
MacArthur MacARthur RNS notes weekend guests at Verlin Farren in Charleston as Howard Shrewsbury and Beckley residents. C C Waugh family returned home after C H Hospital Huntington visit for 10 days of surgery with Mrs. Waugh staying nearby. Army M Sgt H Kenneth Manning family of Crab Orchard returned from Walter Reed Army Hospital Washington where daughter Susie was hospitalized 25 days.
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Washington, D.C
Susie
Prosperous Hills Garden Club Meeting Notice
Prosperous Hills Garden Club at Prosperity announces a 7 30 p m gathering hosted by Mrs Thomas Comer. Members are invited to attend the evening event at her home for the club’s latest floral arrangements and community topics.
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Prosperous Hills Garden Club
Thomas Comer
Prosperity
Night Circle 10 meeting at 211 Orchard Ave
Beckley Presbyterian Church night circle number ten chaired by Mrs. George Cales will meet at 8 p m at the home of Mrs. Paul Bond located at 211 Orchard Avenue.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
George Cales
Paul Bond
Orchard Ave
Westwood Garden Club Meets At Mrs Roberts Home
The Westwood Garden Club gathers at 7:30 p.m. at 1019 Woodlawn Ave, home of Mrs. Chester Roberts, for its local meeting.
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Westwood Garden Club
Chester Roberts
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley Woman's Club Sets Fine Arts Meeting at Park Avenue
Fine Arts Department of Woman's Club of Beckley schedules meeting at the club house on Park Avenue at 2 p.m. Aimed at reviewing upcoming cultural events and artist showcases with members invited to attend.
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Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Fine Arts Department of
Woman's Club of
Beckley Presbyterian Church to elect officers
The Ambassador Class at Beckley Presbyterian Church will hold an officer election in Floor C at 6 15 p.m. Members are invited to participate and vote on the new church leadership.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
Silver Star Rebekah Lodge Meeting Visit Announced
The Silver Star Rebekah Lodge holds a regular meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Valley Drive at 7 30 p m District Deputy President Mrs Dimpsie Eddy will make an official visit to the lodge on the occasion.
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Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Valley Drive
Dimpsie Eddy
Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumni Dinner
Raleigh General Hospital Nurses Alumni announce an annual covered dish dinner at Appalachian Assembly Room at 6:30 p.m. Details include gathering of former nurses and contributors to the association.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Appalachian Assembly Room
Calico and Jeans Club to support Twilight Twirlers event
Regular dance by Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club is canceled. Dancers are asked to support Twilight Twirlers of Princeton at the National Guard Armory at 8 p.m. Dan O Leary will be guest caller.
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Calico and Jeans Square
Twilight Twirlers of
Princeton
National Guard Armory
Dan O'Leary
Quota Club Beckley Dinner Meeting at Glass House
Beckley based Quota Club holds a dinner meeting at the Glass House venue on the 7th. Members discuss upcoming service projects and community outreach efforts with guest speakers and club updates.
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Quota Club of
Beckley
Glass House
Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1950 Reunion Plans
Sunday members of Woodrow Wilson High School class of 1950 at 602 N Oakwood Ave plan to finalize reunion details at 3 p.m. The group is led by Miss Peggy Cook and will meet at home.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Peggy Cook
Oakwood Ave
Inches May Show Up After Campaigning
Washington UPI reports Democratic Women's Club members warn that campaign activity may affect figures. The group recalled the Johnson campaign train, plane and car tour with jokes about breakfast pancakes, coffee meetings, receptions, pink cake and multiple course dinners. Mrs. Samuel D. Lanahan, daughter of F. Scott Fitzgerald, laments campaign diet effects.
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Washington
UPI
Democratic Women's Club
Johnson
Samuel D. Lanahan
Detroit
Chicago
Minnesota
Mrs. Lanahan
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Leading comediennes dazzle in fur laden November fashion
Bea Lillie centers the page in a national fashion magazine edition with a calfskin painted in polka dots. Carol Channing flaunts a white caped military coat with brass buttons and mink accents. Gior Gingold, styled as a grande dame, wears a white mink walking coat.
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Bea Lillie
Carol Channing
Mink
Hermoine Gingold
TV Food Ads Drive Consumers to Snack Elsewhere
Viewers divert to different snacks during commercials, especially in kitchens where they prepare alternatives. The pattern shows advertising triggering impulse eating and short breaks in meal routines.
First-Year Nursing Student Visits Parents in Slab Fork
Miss Brenda Mills, a first year student at Charleston General Hospital School of Nursing, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Mills of Slab Fork. She is a 1964 graduate of Sophia High School.
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Brenda Mills
Charleston General Hospital School of Nursing
Charleston
Elmer Mills
Slab Fork
Sophia High School
Birth of Armienta Rene Crews in Beckley Hospital
Mr and Mrs Clyde W Crews announce the birth of their first child, a daughter named Armienta Rene, born October 15 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. She weighed seven pounds 14 ounces. The mother, Mary Margaret Griffith, is the daughter of Dennis Griffith of Cool Ridge. Grandparents are Herman and Crew of Shady Spring.
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Clyde W. Crews
Bibb Ave
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Armienta Rene
Mary
Margaret Griffith
Dennis Griffith
Cool Ridge
Herman Crew
Shady Spring
Weekend Guests at Mrs Miller Home Include Trivanovich
Mrs Myrtle J Miller hosted guests from Brunswick Ohio and West Jefferson North Carolina over the weekend. Among the visitors were her son in law Robert Trivanovich and daughter Cynthia Denise, joined by Mr and Mrs Brown Tribble of West Jefferson NC.
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Myrtle J. Miller
Sophia
Robert Trivanovich
Cynthia
Denise
Buunswick
Ohio
Brown Tribble
West Jefferson
N. C
Lake Road Daniels Patient Admitted for Observation
Lake Road Daniels entered Raleigh General Hospital Monday to undergo observation and treatment, with medical staff monitoring his condition and planned treatment steps.
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Lake Road
Daniels
Raleigh General Hospital
Hair fashion show at General Shelby Hotel Bristol Tennessee
Ray Sanzi was guest artist at a Sunday hair fashion show attended by Beckley residents Miss Velma Cantley Mrs Jo Ann Shumate Miss Jean Pack Mrs Mona Hart and Mrs Mae Mills at the General Shelby Hotel in Bristol Tennessee.
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General Shelby
Bristol
Tenn
Ray Sanzi
Beckleyans
Velma Cantley
Jo Ann Shumate
Jean Pack
Mona Hart
Mae Mills
Student Linda Stover Spends Weekend at Prosperity Home
A Career Academy student in Washington DC Miss Linda Stover spent the weekend at her home in Prosperity.
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Career Academy
Washington, D. C
Linda Stover
Prosperity
Capitol Films Employee Weekend Visit in Washington
Charles Hall of Capitol Films Washington DC visited his parents Mr and Mrs P H Hall this weekend at Calloway oat ges.
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Capitol Films
Washington, D. C
Charles Hall
Calloway Oat
P. H Hall
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Migran
SqQuiss Cowti
Jane
Thompson Drug
Main Street
Town and Country Club
St. Luke Church
W. B. Hume
George Randall
Fred Gambrel
Rhoda Fier
Charles Delaney Jr
Robert Shepherd
Joe Marczinko
Cubees
Knst
Melvola
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
S. Fayette St
Black Diamond
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Memorial Building
Degree of Honor Lodge No. 56
Stamford
Civinette Club
Beckley Elks Lodge
Stratton Parent - Teacher Association
Ce Sigma Phi Sorority
Ralph Schrader
Westwood Dr
Stoco
Stoco High School
Jonathan Logan—A & R
Petit
Umland
Paul Phipps
Shady Spring District
George Warren Hodel
Fred Quesenberry
Larew Ave
G. M. Powers
Main St
Ro Cance Beckley
W.va
Oak Hill
Viola Freeman
Cur
Modern School of Practical Nursing, Inc
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Box M-1
Beckley, W. Va
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