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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1964
Page
5
Women groups are invited to send regular or special meeting notices to Beckley Newspapers Women’s Department. Notices by 10 a.m. appear the same day. Sunday calendar items must be in by 10 a.m. Saturday. PTA North Lester Elementary hosts 3:30 p.m. meeting. Girl Scout neighborhood gathering at First Christian Church at 1:30 p.m.
Hollywood Elementary School hosts a Parent Teacher Association dinner from 5 to 7 p m with proceeds supporting student programs and classroom needs. Attendees include teachers parents and school volunteers as the community gathers for fundraising and fellowship.
Beckley Women's Christian Temperance Union schedules a regular meeting with a dues luncheon at the First Assembly of God Church starting at noon.
The Beckley Chapter of Women of the Moose will hold a meeting in the Moose Lodge ballroom at 7 30 p m. The event invites members to attend and participate in scheduled activities.
The Laurel Business and Professional Women's Club convened a regular meeting in the Terrace Room at Beckley Hotel at 6 30 p m with members present for the scheduled discussion and updates.
The Lincoln School Parent Teacher Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events fundraising and classroom support. Members are invited to participate and share ideas for the school year.
Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority holds its regular meeting followed by a hob o party at Appalachian Assembly Room at 7:30 p.m.
The Maids and Matrons Social Study Club plans Thanksgiving cheer at Deacon's Home on Antonio Street at 5 45 p m Regular meeting in the home of Mrs Dorothy Evans 215 Westmoreland Street at 7 30 p m.
Senior High Department of the Woman's Club schedules a 4 p m gathering at the clubhouse for a program and discussion.
Royal Neighbors of America and Eagles Aerie at 204 Woodlawn Avenue hold a meeting at 7 30 p m with location and time listed for members and attendees.
The Hollywood Home Demonstration Club and Mrs Harold Reed of MacArthur host a 1:30 p.m. meeting. Phi Alpha Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will gather at Mrs W R Scruggs home at 104 Catlett Street.
Beckley Community Concert Association stages La Boheme at Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium at 8:15 p m with performances expected to draw local patrons.
The Education Department partners with the Woman's Club of Beckley to hold a gathering at the clubhouse on Park Avenue at 10 a.m. Strong local groups coordinate in a community site event.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Whitestick Lodge No 311 to hold 7 30 p m meeting at Mabscott Lodge Hall with members urged to attend and discuss lodge matters as scheduled at the venue
A district 3 nurses group gathers at the Beckley Hotel Ter race Room at 7 30 p m for a dessert meeting hosted by Licensed Practical Nurses Av iation West Virginia Inc The event aims to discuss local nursing matters and community health issues.
The Byrd Bible Class of Crab Orchard Baptist Church hosts a covered dish social in the social room at 6 30 p m A special program features singers and speakers.
The General Curtain Callers hold an 8 p.m. meeting at the Playhouse to discuss upcoming performances and share notes on season highlights. Members will review seating, scripts, and rehearsal plans for the upcoming month.
A wry remark about wigs leads to observations on hairdos, noting wigs as beauty’s bounty. Emphasizes proper styling, snug fit, and aftercare with witch hazel compress where elastic grips the skin.
Country Living promotes embroidery patterns for towels with Pattern No 2886 H offering horizon transfer designs day names and a color chart. To order mail 35 cents to Anne Cabot at The Raleigh Register in New York with name address and pattern number. New 64 Fall Winter album available 50 cents per copy.
WSCS Beckley District schedules a Day Apart at Perry Memorial Methodist Church Shady Spring. Mrs Rolla J. Matheny outlines parts Looking Within Looking Above Looking Around Presentations on worship centers Looking Ahead and Commitment with a noon lunch and a 8:30 registration.
A compact column sketches various local vignettes from everyday life featuring familiar residents and small community happenings. The brief items capture neighbors, routines, and small dramas that color daily life in the town.
Mary Ratcliffe daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Ratcliffe of 334 Westwood Dr will participate in a student music recital at Randolph Macon Woman’s College on Wednesday. The freshman pianist will play Brahms In terrazzo Op 118 in A major.
Mrs. Eugene C Huffman of 326 Westwood Dr returned home after a few days as guest of Mrs C Henry Harman in Tazewell Virginia Her daughter Mrs Nancy Sutphin of Tucson Arizona also visited Previously they visited Mrs Fred L Huffman sister-in-law of Mrs Huffman who is a patient at Bluefield Sanitarium in Pineville
Sophia residents Mr and Mrs J A Staton have returned from a two week trip to visit his mother Mrs Jennie Foster in Niagara Falls New York who is reported ill.
J. H. Foster of Prosperity shows signs of improvement at home after a slight stroke. Mr and Mrs Foster celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Sunday.
Ralph E. Smith of 210 College Ave was discharged from Raleigh General Hospital, clearing him to resume normal activities. The notice records his home address and the hospital discharge event.
Saturday after undergoing surgery Mr Smith had been a patient there for two weeks.
Miss Mary Lee Peter daughter of Dr and Mrs B K Peter of Granville Ave assisted Victor Tevah in his American debut with Westminster Choir College at Lincoln Center New York. Orff Carmina Burana featured 120 participants including the Chilean National Ballet and a Chilean orchestra.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Weeks and Etta Weeks of Piney View included Evelyn Stacy of Beckley Nancy Sutton and daughter Evelyn Bell of MacArthur. Also visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Dixon and daughter Jennifer. They were accompanied to Pax by Miss Lynn Weeks.
Reader questions cover household hacks and craft ideas. A mother explains using elastic to keep towels in place, another shares dyeing wool to make dark rugs, and a reader outlines a gift list system for family budgeting and Mother's Day. Readers offer practical, homey advice.
The article explains that long soaks can redeposit soil on garments, while a short soak in an automatic washer captures the benefits. Use the soak cycle or a manual equivalent, with brief agitation and a final spin before normal washing. Use about two thirds detergent and avoid warm water for protein soils.
The Woman's Club of Beckley hosts an all department meeting and Men's Night social hour Tuesday with MRS. FRED K. Hays as president welcoming guests. Betty Bruce speaks on There’s A Rhino in the Rosebed Mother, introduced by Mrs. George Warren Hodel. Invocation by Mrs. James W. Witherspoon. Hostess chair Mrs. John C. Ward with co-chair Mrs. Paul R. Hutchinson leading a large committee list.
Cheeks take on color from a test tube this fall and winter not sun. Use one blush tint and brush evenly from the hollow of the cheeks toward the temple. Aim for an even toned diffused look across the cheeks and cheekbones.
Mrs. Carl W. Umland will present the program Christmas is Around the Corner at the Education Department, Woman's Club of Beckley. The session starts at 10 oclock in the clubhouse on Park Avenue with Mrs. William E. Sutphin giving the invocation and flag salute, chaired by Mrs. Leslie C. Gates. Hostesses include Mrs. Ron tley L. Webb and others.
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