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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1965
Page
5
Maxwell Hill PTA will stage a Fall Fling fashion show at 7 30 p m Saturday at Wood Hall featuring a Parent Teacher style display with local participants and community support.
Mrs. D. FE. Wipperman hosted the October Colum bine Garden Club meeting with Randey L. Webb as guest speaker on Fall Planting for Spring Bloom. He cited bulbs like tulips hyacinths jonquils and crocuses and noted fall planting in Oct 5 to Dec 5. advised rich soil and proper temperatures to avoid dormancy and decay. Proceeds fund supplies for Miss Gay Rat cliff Bluefield Miss West Virginia 1965. A workshop and fashion show for Maxwell Hill students showcased fall outfits and models from Maxwell Hill area.
Beckley area clubs post notices for weekly gatherings and special events. Listings include Wednesday Past Matrons Club at 200 College Ave with 1:30 p.m. start and other clubs like Eagles Auxiliary at 204 Woodlawn Ave and various church and community group meetings through Saturday 1 p.m. details.
Judi Smith 21 daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbert Smith Princeton added another outdoor summer drama to her credit She portrayed Mrs McDowell mother of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair in The Foster Story in Bardstown Ky this summer Smith played in Honey in the Rock at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park for three summers 1961 63 She was featured soloist for television appearances of Honeys chorus and was understudy for Delia Morgan wife of John Morgan the central figure of the play She is presently a junior music major at Concord College Athens Guests for the weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs K J Klaus 110 Wilson St were former West Virginians Mr and Mrs M E Wiggin now living in Denver MA and Mrs Roscoe Williams of 109 Pike St have returned after visiting their son Don in Richmond Va While there they attended the movie The Sound of Music MR and Mrs W D Short of Zanesville Ohio have been visiting relatives here and in WEEKEND guests of Mr and Mrs Charles D Tucker Harper Road were her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Walter C Willis and children Weston Margaret Anne and Beth of Bluefield Also visits was her niece Mrs Glenn Trostler of Apple Valley Calif
Miss Glenda Ward, bride elect of Airman 1 C Chester Cochran stationed at Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts, was honored at a household shower held in the home of the host.
State commander Mrs. B. H. Ellison of 315 Highland St will attend the national convention in Kansas City Missouri. The announcement came at U S Army Mothers Post No 7’s meeting at Mrs. Albert James home in Prosperity. Plans were made for a spaghetti supper on November 6 at Maxwell Hill Community Center to benefit Beckley VA Hospital activities. Next meeting is November 1 at Mrs O M Jones home. Other attendees included multiple listed members. chicken dinner served after.
The honoree is connected to Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Acord of Slab Fork, with her parents the Rev and Mrs Ward. Her fiance is the son of Mr and Mrs Ray Cochran, also of Slab Fork. Hostesses were the honoree's sister, her mother, and another sister Mrs Frank Keaton.
UPI reports weekend shoppers will find ample vegetables and high meat production in many areas. Poultry and turkeys offer good protein buys, with roast beef and steaks still generally affordable. In vegetables, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes, radishes, squash, and sweet potatoes are noted in plentiful supply.
Charles French J and Carolyn Patton Lucas announce the birth of their son weighing six pounds ten ounces at one p.m. in Alexandria. Carolyn is daughter of Mrs. R. H. Magee of 110 Sigmund Street and widow Roy Lucas of Skyline River.
Prime Minister Per Borten and his non-Socialist coalition held their first cabinet meeting at the Royal Palace signaling the end of nearly three decades of Social Democrat governance in Norway.
Four word to the wise notes good buys on apples bananas grapefruit grapes oranges and melons. Many vegetables and fruits report record harvests while nationally fish sticks and canned tuna remain plentiful.
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