Dean Higgins Inspires Beckley Clubwomen With Sermon
The Very Rev Charles Ashley Higgins dean of Trinity Cathedral Little Rock spoke to the Woman's Club of Beckley on Men Or Mice. He told of spiritual armor Morale and memories of his hometown and Hong Kong years. His talk highlighted humility caution and the need to guard inner strength.
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Charles Ashley Higgins
Beckley
Trinity Cathedral
Little Rock
Ark
Park Avenue
Paul Phipps
Fred Hayes
Mr. Higgins
Woodrow Wilson High School
Bobby Burns
Hong Kong
St. John’s Cathedral
Higgins
D.A
Community notices for Beckley women share weekly calendar
Woman's Department of Beckley Newspapers lists events and meeting times for many local women groups. Thursday schedules include societies at Beaver, Regular Baptist, and Mission circles. Friday features Gamma Gamma BSP and Bluefield alumni events. Sunday and Monday host a teen group, PTA meetings, and Band Mothers activities.
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Woman's Department of
Beckley
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
John F Wooten of Crab Orchard transferred Friday to Williamson Memorial Hospital where he is reported improving. Darrell Persinger of Norfolk Virginia and his wife announced the birth of their daughter Terri Lynn on November 8 in a Norfolk hospital weighing eight pounds six ounces. Her paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alfred Persinger of Crab Orchard. The father is with the U S Marine Corps in Norfolk. Ellis Wheby of 309 Second Ave is a patient in Raleigh General Hospital after surgery this week. He is manager of the Midway Lunch Hospital. Named Elizabeth Ann she weighed six pounds twelve ounces. The mother is Patricia Ann Donnoley daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Donnoley of Man the father is son of Mr and Mrs C L Crews of 202 Dixon St The baby is the first great grandchild of Mr Mrs C W Crews of Hargrove.
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John F. Wooten
Crab Orchard
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Williamson
Darrell Persinger
Norfolk
Terri Lynn
Norfolk Hospital
Alfred Persinger
Charles Darrell
U.S. Marine Corps
Ellis Wheby
Second Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Midway
Local Notes On Health Travel Visitors And Births
Lawrence Martin of Lilly Brook recuperates at home after about two weeks as a patient in Beckley Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mead of Sophia left for a month with their son-in-law and daughter in Vero Beach. Mrs. Anna Woodson of Dock Street is a patient in Beckley Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. George Chambers of 108 Maplewood Lane host cousin Mr. and Mrs. Harold Noregaard of Wallace Oregon. Mrs. Noregaard is Ruby Ballard, former Coal River teacher, visiting West Virginia for the first time since 1924. Specialist and Mrs. S C Crews announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, at 6:07 p.m. Nov. 10 in Man Memorial.
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Lawrence Martin
Lillybrook
Beckley Hospital
Walter B. Meadows
Sophia
Harry Boardman
Vero Beach
Anna Woodson
Dock Street
Beckley Memorial Hospital
George B. Chambers
Maplewood Lane
Harold Noregaard
Wallowa
Oregon
Noregaard
Ruby Ballard
Coal River
West Virginia
S. C. Crews
Man Memorial
WCB Receives Award of Merit for Safety Program
The Woman's Club of Beckley received a $100 savings bond as an Award of Merit in the 1961 Youth Traffic Safety Awards, one of five national awards. The club, with the police and Board of Education, runs a bicycle safety program including licensing tests, pamphlets, school visits, and safety campaigns. The presentation was made by Shell Oil’s D. E. Scarborough, who noted benefits to Beckley residents from reduced accidents.
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Woman's Club of
Beckley
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Shell Oil Co
Duke Williams
D. E. Scarborough
Shell Oil
Roanoke
Club
Board of Education
Scarborough
Woman's Club
Social Notes From Flat Top and Bluefield Gatherings
Flat Top and Bluefield residents hosted and visited over the weekend. R G Lilly and J Farley families joined Mr and Mrs James Surface in Bluefield. Mrs S W Okes returned home after visiting C R Chappell in Bluefield. Corgel Lilly and children Benny and Bonnie of Pontiac Mich visited L B Sneed. Pearl Barber returned home after visiting Bill McCann in Bluefield. Woodrow Lilly hosted his sister Kansas Lilly of Kingsport Tenn.
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R. G. Lilly
Flat Top
Jack Farley
Ghent
James Surface
Bluefield
S. W. Okes
C. R. Chappell
L. B. Sneed
Corgel Lilly
Benny
Bonnie
Pontiac
Mich
Pearl Barber
Bill McCann
Woodrow Lilly
Kansas Lilly
Kingsport
Tenn
Skinner Spaghetti Offers Rich Color and Quality
Skinner Spaghetti markets a rich appetizing color and a visible taste difference. It uses 100 percent amber durum wheat, touted as the very best for macaroni products. The advertisement urges buyers to choose Skinner for better taste, cooking, and appearance.
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Skinner
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Dean of Arkansas Cathedral
Robert L. Amick
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Fred K. Hays
WCB
J. W. Witherspoon
Inez Caffee
Robert Lee Daniels
Julia Secrest
Wears Society of Christian of Beaver Methodist
Lerv
Ladies Aid Society
Regular Baptist Church
Ada Hall
Miller St
Gulf Woman’s Club
Daniels Missionary Baptist Church
Joy Fritz
Daniels
Degree of Honor Lodge No. 56
IOOF
North Oakwood Avenue
Calvary Baptist Church
Mabscott
B. G. Cadle
Quarry St
Gamma Gamma
Clemens
Russell St
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Watkin’s Drug
New Hope Baptist Church
American Home Department of Woman's Club of
Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Appalachian Assembly Room
General Missionary Society of Memorial Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Bluefield State College Alumni Association
Cora S. Brown
S. Fayette St
Queen Esther
Heroines
Jericho
Sophia Fire Department
Sophia Town Hall
Willing Workers Circle
Sophia Freewill Bees Church
Cabell Heights
Oak Grove
Pleasant Hills
Leonia Gilbert
East Park
Golden Gate
Rebekah Lodge No. 206
Parent-Teacher Association of
Mark Twain
Band Mothers Club
Mark Twain High School
Cranberry Parent-Teacher Association
Beckley Theatre
Supr Polaroid
Walthies
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince St
Truffel
Princeton
Welch
Montgomery Ward
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