Raleigh County Queen Contest Luncheon Planned
Twelve contestants in the Raleigh County Centennial Queen contest will attend a noon luncheon Wednesday in Beckley-Winn Hotel Terrace Room. Judges will be welcomed and introduced to the entrants before the 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day event at Beckley Memorial Auditorium, where a winner advances to the state pageant December 14-15 in Charleston. The event is sponsored by the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs with local clubs choosing contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley-Winn
Fred Hart
Beckley Memorial Auditorium
Charleston
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Woman’s Club
Beckley
Gulf Woman’s Club
Marsh Fork
Shady Spring
Local Physician To Address Nov 28 Meet Of Beta Lambdas
Dr Warren D Elliott will speak at the Beta Lambda Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority meeting on November 28 in the Civic Room at the Bank of Raleigh. The group met at the Elks Club for a dinner to plan a social before the Christmas dance and to assemble a Thanksgiving basket for a needy family. Members recited the closing ritual in unison. Attendees included Mrs John Manley, Mrs James Snyder, Mrs Dick Sepkowski, Mrs Joseph Fourney, Mrs Mike Eckler, Mitzi Stanley, Janet Farley, Elbert Vance, Paul Irvin, Peggy Truman, W S Turner, Paul Vennari, and sponsor Fredric Friar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren D. Elliott
Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Guy R. Roberts
Bank of Raleigh
Elks Club
Moody Waddell
John Manley
James Snyder
Dick Sepkowski
Joseph Fourney
Mike Eckler
Mitzi Stanley
Janet Farley
Elbert Vance
Paul Irvin
Peggy Truman
W. S. Turner
Paul Vennari
Fredric Friar
Polite Home Hints From Readers On Cleaning And Painting
A reader exchange covers paint needs after switching plates for accurate color, a tip to remove a switch plate before painting, a salt method to brighten rugs and deter moths, and a secret for reviving artificial flowers by sealing them in a paper bag with corn meal and shaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Clerk’s Office
Applications for marriage licenses list pairs including Charles Ciatto 29 Beckley and Linda Hedrick 19 Beaver. William Hannah 19 Beckley and Mary Powell 18 Beckley. Howard Leftridge 20 St Albans and Anna Gray 19 Beckley. Vernon Meador 21 Sophia and Ruth Sears 18 Sophia. Arnold Nipper 21 North Tazewell Va and Mildred Lilly 17 Sophia. Ivan Shewmake 27 Pasadena Calif and Lillian Walk 34 Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Court
Charles Joe Ciatto
Beckley
Antonio
Gina Ciatto
Linda Joyce Hedrick
Beaver
John and
Otto Hedrick
William Elbert Hannah
William and
Elizabeth Hannah
Mary Odessa Powell
Junior and
Elnora Powell
Howard Arthur Leftridge
St. Albans
Robert and
Ruth Leftridge
Anna Yvon
Pindale
Calif
Adam and
Mary Shewmake
Lillian Blanche Walk
Elliott and
Fannie Lawson
Youth Fellowship Hosts Hobo Party at Crab Orchard Church
The Junior Youth Fellowship of the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren held a hob o party at sponsor Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phipps home. Twenty members and guests enjoyed games prizes went to Jackie Holtzapfel and Larry Perry for original costumes plus Joey Phipps Randy Martin and Lynn Stanley won other prizes. Refreshments were served.
Births in Raleigh General Hospital Week
Mr and Mrs Carl L Richmond of McAlpin announce a daughter Debra Faye born November 8 at 3 14 PM in Raleigh General Hospital weighing eight pounds two ounces Mrs Harry M Trent Jr of Tams announce daughter Lisa Lynn born November 9 at 4 20 PM in Raleigh General Hospital weighing six pounds six ounces Mr and Mrs Larry E McComas of East Rainelle announce daughter Anita Gayle born November 11 at 1 37 AM in Raleigh General Hospital weighing six pounds one ounce Mr and Mrs Robert F McKenna of Sophia announce daughter Barbara Sue born November 11 at 2 50 AM in Raleigh General Hospital weighing seven pounds 13 1 2 ounces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Richmond
McAlpin
Raleigh General Hospital
Debra Faye
Lisa Lynn
Harry M. Trent Jr
Tams
Larry E. McComas
East Rainelle
Anita Gayle
Barbara Sue
Robert F. McKenna
Sophia
Miss Nancy Meadows to Visit West Virginia Relatives
Miss Nancy M. Meadows of Fort Lauderdale Florida and a West Virginia University student is due Wednesday to spend the holidays with her uncle and aunt H. P. Meadows and wife at 204 First Ave. She will visit grandmother Ida S. O'Dell and other relatives including John Earl Lilly Paul R. Hutchinson and Ross Meadows. The late Clarence W. Meadows was a former West Virginia governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy M. Meadows
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
West Virginia University
H. P
Beckley Women's Clubs Schedule of Regular Meetings
Notices list forthcoming meetings for Rhododendron Garden Club Sigma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Servicemens Wives Club Junior Department Woman's Club Beckley Moose Chapter Laurel Business and Professional Women Cherm Ette Sub Deb Club Ebenezer Service Guild Bethlehem Order of Eastern Star and Lincoln Elementary PTA with times and venues across Beckley including city addresses and venues on Kanawha Street Woodlawn Avenue Park Avenue and Masonic Temple Howe Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Fliza Hunter Home Department Class Schedule
Mrs. Ozette Humbles hosts a home department class at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Hum ble s, Hunter Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fliza Hunter
Ozette Humbles
Hunter St
Friday Rainbow Girls Work on Christmas Decorations
Beckley Assembly No. 47 of the Order of Rainbow for Girls holds a Christmas decoration project at the Memorial Building starting at 10 a.m. Members gather to prepare festive decorations for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Dee Ette Sub Deb Club Toy Drive Details
Dee Ette Sub Deb Club at Barbara Goodall's home 215 S Vance Dr collects toys for Mac's Toy Fund at 2 p.m. No. 1 Club of St John's Baptist Church Raleigh hosted by Mrs Maggie Washington in East Beckley at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Baptist Church
Raleigh
Maggie Washington
East Beckley
Woman Recovers at Home After Emergency Surgery
A Raleigh General Hospital report notes a patient is valescing at her home on Franklin Avenue following an emergency appendectomy and treatment for peritonitis on November 12. Her daughter Miss Sheila Phillips has returned to Marshall University Huntington after coming home for her mother’s illness and will return Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
Sheila Phillips
Marshall University
Huntington
Thanksgiving Week Reunion Near Helm Residence
Expected to arrive Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving weekend with Mr and Mrs Frederick O Helm of 105 Sigmund St are her sister Mrs Sidney Mason and children Betty Dale Tommy and Marianne of Waynesboro Virginia Mason will join his family here Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick O. Helm
Sigmund St
Sidney Mason
Betty Dale
Tommy
Marianne
Waynesboro
Mason
Mrs Eugene L Scott Discharged From Raleigh Hospital
Mary Scott of 105 Virginia Street was discharged today from Raleigh General Hospital after undergoing observation and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene L
Mary) Scott
Virginia St
Raleigh General Hospital
Abrams Brothers to Spend Holidays with Parents
Richard Bruce Abrams a Blair Academy freshman Blairstown New Jersey and A David Abrams Jr a Washington and Lee University freshman Lexington Virginia are due Wednesday to visit their parents Mr and Mrs A David Abrams of Springdale Avenue Also accompanying David will be Harry Dennery of New Orleans Louisiana a pledge brother in Zeta Beta Tau fraternity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bruce Abrams
Blair Academy
Blairstown
N. J
A. David Abrams Jr
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
A. David Abrams
Springdale Avenue
David
Harry Dennery
New Orleans
Zeta Beta Tau
Smiley Family and Roger Burns to Arrive for Thanksgiving
Mr and Mrs Mike Smiley and their son arrive from Morgantown to spend Thanksgiving with Stacy Stover and R R Smiley in town. Smiley, a West Virginia University engineering senior, is joined by Paul Hughes II, a freshman, and Roger Burns, son of Carl and Mrs Burns, who will also join the holiday gathering as Burns begins freshman basketball at the University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Smiley
Morgantown
Stacy Stover
Laurel Ter
R. R. Smiley
Perdue St
Carl F. Burns
Edgewood
Burns
University
Mrs Delia Riffe Celebrates 80th Birthday Dinner
Mrs Delia Riffe of Harper Road was honored on her 80th birthday with a dinner hosted by her daughter Mrs A G Wilcox at her Shady Spring home. Guests included Elmer Stephens Kimberly Scott Tolbert and granddaughter Nancy Mabscott Basil Riffe Eccles Kyle Davis Oak Grove Hayward Riffe Harper Road and Virgie Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia Riffe
Harper Road
A. G. Wilcox
Shady Spring
Elmer Stephens
Kimberly
Scott Tolbert
Nancy
Mabscott
Basil Riffe
Billy
Eccles
Kyle Davis
Oak Grove
Hayward Riffe
Virgie Evans
Folk Ensemble Of Roumania Captivates Beckley Crowd
Capacity crowd enjoyed the Romanian National Folk Ensemble and Barbu Lautara Orchestra opening the 1962-63 Beckley Community Concert season. Dancers displayed intricate technique in Calusa ri and Dance of the Capina Girls while Barbu Lautara Orchestra delivered high quality accompaniment. Soprano Angela Moldovan impressed, but the performers and audience shared a mutual sense of well being and satisfaction. Margaret Stansbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romina
Barbu Lautara
Ionel Budisteanu
Budisteanu
Margaret Stansbury
Water softener aids gloves cleaning through soaking
A simple water softener solution can help whiten and clean white gloves by soaking them for about twenty minutes, loosening dirt and grime effectively.
CARES THE SECRET Keep jewelry in good repair tips
Practical reminder to keep jewelry safe and functional by tightening prongs fixing catches and inspecting clasps to prevent loss damage and embarrassment from broken pieces and missing stones. This concise advice emphasizes routine maintenance and care.
Pleasant Hills and Shady Spring Families Mentioned in Obituary
Earland of Pleasant Hills Mrs Edgar Prince of Shady Spring Miss Nancy Wilcox and Mark Wilcox son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Wilcox of Montgomery are named in the obituary notice. The fragment notes family ties across Pleasant Hills Shady Spring and Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earland
Pleasant Hills
Edgar Prince
Shady Spring
Nancy Wilcox
Mark Wilcox
Douglas Wilcox
Montgomery
Mrs Earl McGrady Heads Home After Weekend Visit
Mrs Earl McGrady is expected to return today to her Russell Street home after spending the weekend with her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Bill Morris of Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl McGrady
Russell Street
Bill Morris
Cleveland
Ohio
West Virginia student visiting home for holidays
Howard Jernigan, a sophomore at West Virginia University in Morgantown, is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Jernigan, of 122 Anne Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Jernigan
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Mrs. H. M. Jernigan
Anne St
Just A Mere Club Benefit Dance for Centennial and United Funds
A benefit dance hosted by the Just A Mere Club at the VFW Club on S. Fayette Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. supporting Centennial and United Funds. Funds raised will aid community relief and charity drives through this local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial
United Funds
VFW
S. Fayette St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alconbury
England
Paul J. Smith
Paul Jr
Sabrina
Cherie Maria
McGuire Air Force Base
Rest Avenue
Charles McMillion
Beta Lambdas
Polly Cramer Newspaper Enterprise Assn
D. S
G. M. Powers
Main Street
O. A. Phillips Jr
Woman’s Department of
Rhododendron Garden Club
John V. Schulte
Kanawha Street
Beta Sigma Phi
E. H. Hedrick
Woodlawn Ave
Servicemens Wives Club
U. S. Army Recruiting
Prince Street
Women of the Moose
Star Recorder
Moose Lodge
Laurel Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Cherm Ette
Hopkins
Ebenezer Service Guild
R. J. Howard
Heber St
Parent-Teacher Association of Lincoln
Asa
Sara Tindilia
Frank Broyles Jr
Chicago
Ill
Regular Baptist Church
Jack Lilly
J. C. Batchelor
Alice Tindilia
Leslie Hunter
Jackie Kyle
Carolyn Hughes
Rosemary Dick
Bobby McKinney
Waymon Williams
Zora Alice Tindilia
Regular Baptist
Everett R. Shafer
Miss Tindilia
George Tindilia
Stanaford
Folk Ensemble of
Roumania
Angela Moldovan
John Glen
Princeton
Bluefield
Welch
Nice ‘ Cor Busy &Beckley
W.wa
Mary Carter
S. Kanawha
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