Centen nial Queen Miss Jane Anderson to be crowned
Raleigh County Centennial Queen Miss Jane Anderson waits for her bouquet and is photographed with Miss Mary Lou Garrison and master of ceremonies Gene Morehouse. Anderson, a WVU senior, is daughter of Dr and Mrs J G Anderson Jr. of Flat Top Lake. Garrison is WVU freshman. The 12 entrants were scored on beauty, intelligence, state knowledge, personality, background, poise, grooming, articulation and style. The WVFWC sponsored contest to select the state queen will be held December 14 and 15 in Charleston.
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Raleigh County
Jane Anderson
Hansel Poling
Rupert
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Memorial Building
Mary Lou Garrison
Gene
The
WVFWC
Charleston
Miss Anderson
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Seaman George Garland Jr aboard the USS Guardian spends holidays with his parents at 102 Lilly St after 33 days at sea. His sister Frances Garland, a Morris Harvey College freshman, also visits. Ray Ledford Jr and guest Miss Margaret Blount visit from Newport News and Richmond. Harriet Davenport returns home after three months in Missouri. Andrew Ellison hosts relatives in Winston-Salem for the holidays. King Wiley of Naoma is reported improving in Beckley Memorial Hospital. Bruce Anderson, Columbia High teacher, arrives to spend the weekend with his wife Nancy Kessinger and visit his mother.
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George Garland Jr
Guardian
George Garland
Lilly St
Providence
R. L
Ray Ledford Jr
Apprentice School
Newport News
Margaret Blount
The
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Ray Ledford
First Ave
Bruce Anderson
Columbia High School
Columbia Station
Ohio
Nancy Kessinger
Largest Overcup oak of the Ouachita bottoms Arkansas
An immense Overcup oak in the Ouachita river bottoms of Arkansas is described as the largest of its type in the United States. It measures over 16 feet in circumference and stands about 100 feet tall.
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United States
Ouachita River
Arkansas
Dunbars Vacation at The Homestead Virginia
Dr and Mrs R E Dunbar of 301 Mankin Ave are vacationing at The Homestead in Hot Springs Virginia.
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R. E. Dunbar
Mankin Ave
Homestead
Hot Springs
Visiting guests at Burns home in Buckhannon WV
Visiting in the home of the Rev and Mrs W Reece Burns of 504 S Kanawha St are her mother Mrs Susan W Hudkins and daughter Martha of Mount Clare their daughter Miss Anita Burns and her houseguest Miss Joyce Warriner of Milford Mass both students at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon Thanksgiving Day guests were James Meador and his sister Miss Beverly Meador of Milton and Miss Mary B Wolfe of Sophia
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W. Reece Burns
S. Kanawha St
Susan W. Hudkins
Martha
Mount Clare
Anita Burns
Joyce Warriner
Milford
Mass
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
James Meador
Beverly Meador
Milton
Mary B. Wolfe
Sophia
Story Hour Set Saturday At Library
Mary Margaret Cappellari and Jane Raines, seniors at Woodrow Wilson High School, will read at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Raleigh County Library. Sponsored by the Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley, the hour offers storytelling for elementary school children. Mrs. Harold Johnston is library chairman.
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Mary Margaret Cappellari
Jane Raines
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Harold Johnston
Lard for Special Pies in Pumpkin Pie Crusts
A vintage cooking note urges making pie crusts from scratch using lard as the shortening for extra tenderness and flakiness. It highlights lard as the preferred shortening to achieve a superior crust for Thanksgiving pumpkin pies.
Freshly Made Buttered Noodles with Poppy Seeds Dish
A change from the usual potato accompaniment to roast ham features freshly cooked noodles tossed in browned butter and dotted with poppy seeds for a simple fragrant side.
Community calendar notice from Beckley Newspapers
Women's organizations are invited to submit notices and club calendars to the Woman's Department. Notices received by 10 a.m. are used the same day with Sunday items due by 10 a.m. Saturday. No. 1 Club of St. John's Baptist Church, Raleigh, meets at 7 p.m. in East Beckley, hosted by Mrs. Maggie Washington.
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Woman’s Department of
Beckley
St. John’s Baptist Church
Raleigh
Maggie Washington
East Beckley
Friendship Social Club at Maggie Austin Home
A social club gathering noted at 303 Earl Street, the home of Mrs. Maggie Austin, under the Friendship Social Club banner. Local residents, neighbors, and members indicate ongoing community events hosted at the residence.
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Friendship Social Club
Maggie Austin
Earl St
Centennial and United Funds Benefit at VFW Club
Saturday event at the VFW Club on S. Fayette Street runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to support Centennial and United Funds with a community benefit dance.
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Centennial
United Funds
VFW
S. Fayette St
Community meetings at Hope Baptist events listed
Willing Workers Club of New Hope Baptist Church meets at the church at 5 p.m. Social Saving Club plans officer elections at Mrs. Elizabeth Powell's home, 132 Simpkin Street, at 7 30 p.m. Girl Scout activities at Hope Baptist Church and Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship of Welcome Baptist Church meet at the church at 4 30 p.m.
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Willing Workers Club of
New Hope Baptist Church
Social Saving Club
Elizabeth Powell
Simpkin St
Hope Baptist Church
Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship of
Welcome Baptist Church
Thrifty Savers Club Spotlight on Miss Wanda Scales
A Sunday feature notes Miss Wanda Scales of 117 Rice Street as part of the Thrifty Savers Club. The item highlights community recognition and local club activities on a Sunday page.
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Thrifty Savers Club
Wanda Scales
Rice St
Lad and Lassie 4-H Club Program Promotes 4-H Work
Monday event features Symbols of 4-H Club Work at Civic Room Bank of Raleigh. Mountain Top Garden Club hosts at Mrs. C. I. Bepler home 506 S Kanawha St. starting 2 p.m.
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Lassie
Bank of Raleigh
Mountain Top Garden Club
Community meeting notices in Heber City area
King’s Daughters host regular meeting in Fellowship Hall First Methodist Church Heber Street at 1 30 p m Judea Shrine No 13 White Shrine of Jerusalem holds Obligation Night at Masonic Temple Howe Street at 8 p m Modernistic Homemakers Club meets at Mrs Walter Robinson’s home Hager Street at 6 30 p m
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King’s Daughters
First Methodist Church
Heber St
Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Walter Robinson
Hager St
Phymosia Garden Club Meeting at Coca Cola Social Room
Phymosia Garden Club gathers at Coca Cola Social Room at 1 30 p m for an afternoon meeting. Members discuss plans and upcoming events, with notes and refreshments provided.
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Phymosia Garden Club
Coca- Cola
Community clubs set meetings at Bank of Raleigh and school
Beta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets in Civic Room Bank of Raleigh at 7 30 p m. Homeroom Mothers of Crab Orchard Elementary School meet at the New School at 1 30 p m.
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Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Bank of Raleigh
Mothers of Crab Orchard
Woman's Society of Christian Service Meeting at Temple
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Temple holds a general meeting at the Temple at 8 p.m. The event invites members to attend and discuss upcoming activities and programs.
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Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Temple
Temple
Clubwomen Set Salvation Army Booth lineup for Saturday
Beckley Woman's Club members will operate the Salvation Army Booth Saturday with four departments. Fine Arts runs 9 to 11 a.m. under Mrs. John E. McKenzie. American Home 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. under Mrs. Arthur Rees. Civic 1 to 3 p.m. under Mrs. Duke Williams. Education 3 to 5 p.m. under Mrs. Robert Frilen.
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Salvation Army Booth
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Robert Thomson Jr
Fine Arts Department
John E. McKenzie
D. C. Lynn
Earl Snider
Fred Roschi
T. V. Hutchison
Ur Rees
Paul Phipps
Leonard Withrow
Ray B. Sigmund
Fred Brewer
Civic Department
Duke Williams
Harry Gibson
Fred K. Hays
John Dellinger
Wade H. Bailey
Robert Frilen
Frilen
John Calloway
Lee Burleson
W. P. Ross
Birds Topic Draws Rural Acres Garden Club
Mrs. R. P. Whittaker told 17 members and guests at the Rural Acres Garden Club meeting in Hopkins Skylanes about the battles wild birds face from nesting losses parasites disease and weather. She demonstrated DIY bird feeders from cans and pine cones and shared tips on bird care and feeding. Slides from Buckhannon and local spots highlighted the talk, with plans for WWNR radio appearance November 29 and holiday decorations for Rural Acres Drive.
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R. P. Whittaker
Rural Acres Garden Club
Hopkins Skylanes
Flowering Hills Garden Club
Grandview
Little Beaver Lake
West Virginia Turnpike
Kenneth Jennings
Ted Stover
WWNR
Rural Acres Drive
John Morrison
Frank Pachuta
Miss Plumley and Parley Pruitt Wed in Glen White
Patricia Plumley and Parley Gary Pruitt married in a single ring ceremony held at Calloway Heights with immediate family present. The bride, in pale blue silk, wore yellow mums as a corsage, while a five tiered cake with a miniature couple topped the reception. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Pruitt, works at Halstead Refrigeration in Beckley and they reside at Calloway Heights.
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Glen White
Patricia Plumley
Parley Gary Pruitt
Macie Harper
Calloway Heights
R. G. Pruitt
Virgil Cook
Phyliss Pedigo
Halstead Refrigeration Company
Beckley
Boone's Byway Through Cumberland Gap Pioneered in 1775
Daniel Boone first blazed a pioneer route through the Cumberland Gap from Virginia across the Alleghenies into Kentucky in 1775. The account recalls the historic path and its link to early western exploration.
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Cumberland Gap
Virginia
Allegheny Mountains
Kentucky Prairie
Daniel Boone
Price-Meadows Vows Exchanged At Beaver Methodist Church
Miss Mary Evelyn Meadows became the bride of Ronald Doug Price at 7 p.m. Saturday in Beaver Methodist Church. Rev. Virgil Cook officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Meadows of Beaver. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Price of Crab Orchard. Both teens are Shady Spring High School graduates with plans for the near future.
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Mary Evelyn Meadows
Ronald Douglast Price
Beaver Methodist Church
Virgil Cook
Ernest D. Meadows
Beaver
Robert K. Scott
Alice Coleman
Beckley
Price
Robert S. Price
Crab Orchard
Miss Meadows
Shady Spring High School
Tri-Hi
Riverside jail fugitive found napping after turkey
Riverside California United Press International reports a county jail trustee described as missing was found minutes after an alarm. The 35 year old Claude V Johnson emerged from under a ventilator where he had curled up and slept after a Thanksgiving meal. Johnson quipped about too much turkey.
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Riverside, Calif
Claude V. Johnson
Johnson
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W. R. Fugitt
Nora Ford
Oak Hill
Shirley Donnelly
Pat Hamilton
Gene Morehouse
Gulf
Shady Spring
Marsh
Harriet Davenport
Vine St
John Davenport
Springfield
Winston-Salem
N. C
Andrew Ellison
Jackson St
King Wiley of
Naoma
Beckley Memorial Hospital
MR. and
Mrs
Illiam S. Gast
Universal
Universal Corporation
Len Avenue
Man SA Booth
American Home Department
Arth
Miss Plumley
P. G. Pruitt
Mrs. Parley
Gary Pruitt
Westinghouse
Laundromat
Prince ST
Price-Meadows
Folk
Ronald Douglas Price
Man
Fenway Club
E. M. Payne CO
Main ST
Neville ST. Beckley
W. VA
the Complete Variety Store
Ladies
CAPRI
Childrens Jackets
Longie
Fuzzy Bazzle
Hershey
Cee Oe * Murphy Co
W. Neville ST
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