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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1961

Page

2

Home Demonstration Clubs In COP Area Elect Officers

Two active clubs in Cabell Heights Oak Grove and Pleasant Hills form from Suburban Club naming Hillcrest and City Vista Officers listed for Hillcrest and City Vista include Blake Royal Waddell Lilly Hatcher Burdette Daniel Robinson Meetings set for second Thursday noon Hillcrest committee chairs named and months lesson leaders listed Joint Christmas party planned December 14 City Vista to meet January at Mrs Hatcher home

Cop Cabell Heights Oak Grove Pleasant Hills Hillcrest City Vista Hillcrest Club Harold Blake Burton Royal James Waddell Zane Lilly Claude D. Hatcher Paul O. Burdette W. R. Daniel W. B. Robinson Emmett Crum Royal J. E. Mann W. W. West Virgil Meadows J. L. Petty Blake Meadows Gussye Hanger Lilly Waddell Elwood Phipps Crumay John E. Higginbotham Crum Hanger Dale Spangler City Vista Home Demonstration Club Claude Hatcher Presi

BSP City Council Names New Chairman

Beta Sigma Phi Sorority BSP group met Monday night in the Coca Cola Social Room to appoint a telephone chairman, with Mrs. Sarah Osborne named chairman and to form a committee. Mrs. Ralph Shrader presided as president and read a note from Miss Topsy O Dell urging BSP support. The eight BSP chapters will vote on a potential contribution amid a discussion on a vitamin mineral food supplement led by Mrs. Jack Clemens.

BSP Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Coca-Cola Sarah Osborne Ralph Shrader Topsy O'Dell State Historical Drama Association Jack Clemens

Voorhees to Conduct All French Program in Charleston Symphony

Conductor Voorhees will guest conduct the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in a Sunday all French program at Municipal Auditorium starting at 3 p.m. Geoffrey Hobday discusses the lineup featuring Bizet Milhaud Debussy Saint-Saens Faure and Saint-Saens. The concert is part of the six concert Around the World series with no reserved seats. tickets available at Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. office.

Donald Voorhees Bell Telephone Charleston Symphony Orchestra Voorhees Municipal Auditorium Geoffrey Hobday Hobday New York France Bizet Pelleas Faure Milhaud Rouet d Omphale Bacchanale Sampson Delilah Saint-Saens Clair de Lune Debussy America Italy Great Britain Europe Stanley Loewenstein Symphony Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co

Servicemen's Wives Plan Holiday Party

Plans were made for a Christmas party when the Servicemen's Wives Club met Monday night at the home of Mrs. Robert Trent of MacArthur. Mrs. Trent will host December's meeting with Mrs. Richard Goodwin as co hostess. A guest, Mrs. Ethel Harmon, gave a jewelry demonstration. Attendees included Mrs. Henry Gagnon, Mrs. Jerry Burba, Mrs. Don Cunningham and Mrs. Max Creager.

Servicemens Wives Club Robert Trent MacArthur

Birth of Mark DeWayne Allen in Beckley Memorial Hospital

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen of Maxwell Hill announce the birth of their first child, a son named Mark DeWayne, born Nov 7 at 8 40 p.m. in Beckley Memorial Hospital. He weighed seven pounds 11 ounces. Grandparents include A W Allen of Sophia and Mr. and Mrs. Hicks of Helen, with Bernard Moran of Stotesbury as the great grandfather. he is the first grandchild for the Hicks and the first great grandchild for Moran.

Charles Allen Maxwell Hill Beckley Memorial Hospital Mark DeWayne Allen Sharon Hicks James Hicks Helen Hicks Bernard Moran Stotesbury A. W. Allen Sophia

Burdette Names Take Postas Club Reports Attend

Dent Mrs Paul C Burdette serves as vice president while Mrs W B Robinson stands as reporter and Mrs W R Daniel acts as secretary treasurer in the organization.

Circle Meets In Mabscott Home Circle

Calvary Baptist Church Mabscott Circle No 1 met in the home of Mrs A L Chadwell with Mrs E H Loflin leading a devotional and Miss Gladys Davenport presiding over the business session. Plans were made to provide fruit baskets to Mabscott shut ins and a covered dish Thanksgiving themed dinner followed. Attendees included Mrs E H Loflin Miss Gladys Davenport Mrs Lewis Gravely Mrs E C Fleshman Mrs H L Davis Mrs I W Godby Mrs J C Gravely Mrs Stella Davenport Mrs Paris L Richards and one visitor Mrs J A Ingram.

Mabscott RNS Calvary Baptist Church of A. L. Chadwell E. H. Loflin Gladys Davenport Lewis Gravely E. C. Fleshman H. L. Davis I. W. Godby J. C. Gravely Stella Davenport Paris L. Richards J. A. Ingram

Treasure Hunt For Antique Jewelry Bargains

A guide to building a jewelry collection by browsing second hand shops and city or country auctions. It suggests sourcing antique brooches earrings and bracelets at low prices and notes the appeal of modern costume jewelry alongside these finds.

Helvey and Bower Wedding in North Carolina

Barbara Allen Bower and Vernon Helvey married November 11 in a Baptist church in the Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina. The bride wore blue net over taffeta with red rosebud corsage. both graduates of Stoco High School. She works for the Agriculture Department in Washington. he works for Safeway in Washington. They reside at 2060 N Vermont St Arlington Virginia.

Barbara Allen Bower J. C. Bower Coal City Vernon Helvey Charles Helvey Lillybrook Great Smokey Mountains North Carolina Stoco High School Helvey May Court Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C Safeway Food Markets Washington Vermont St Arlington

We The Women Mink Out and Shelter In For New Status Symbol

Ruth Millett argues fur coats lose status as prices drop and travel to Europe wanes as a symbol. She imagines a bomb shelter could become a fresh, affordable status symbol and even jokes about Mrs Kennedy and Caroline promoting it from the White House.

Ruth Millett Mrs. America Mrs. Kennedy White House Caroline Newspaper Enterprise Assn

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