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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1959

Page

5

Local Garden Club Sale Set for Oct in Raleigh County

The Flowering Hills group hosts a materials sale October 28 and 29 at the home of Mrs H D Butterworth 2000 Harper Road with Mrs Hutchison as treasurer. The Raleigh County Garden Council sponsors the TV program with the next airing on October 22 and Mrs Mary Carpenter of the Westwood Club will discuss storing summer bulbs and planting spring bulbs.

Flowering Hills Group H. D. Butterworth Harper Rd Hutchison Raleigh County Garden Council Mary Carpenter Westwood Club

Gulf Woman's Club Fashion Program at Sophia Church

The Gulf Woman's Club will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Sophia Methodist Church. The Fine Arts Committee chaired by Mrs Lionel Travis will present a fashion sewing program with pattern service cooperation. Speakers include Mrs Basil Minter from Sophia High School and Miss Pat Searle of Beckley Women's Club. Mrs W W Withrow presides.

Gulf Woman's Club Methodist Church of Sophia Lionel Travis Basil Minter Sophia High School Pat Searle Woman’s Club of Beckley W. W. Withrow Sophia Methodist Church

Weight loss plan targets 10 pounds in 10 days for teen

A 16 year old girl seeks rapid dieting guidance. The physician promotes a dehydration based 10 day plan with 800 calories daily and increasing fluids to suppress hunger, followed by a gradual 1-2 pound weekly loss. The piece notes risks to the heart and cautions physician supervision.

Doris

Beta Kappa Hobo Party Attracts New Members

The Beta Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will host a hobo party for new rushees on Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Coca-Cola Social Room. The group approved a bylaw amendment restricting excused absences to death sickness or being out of town.

Beta Kappa Beta Sigma Phi Coca - Cola Thomas McKinney Wayne Turner Appalachian Assembly Room Bob Thomas Richard Blackburn Sandy Costello Isabel Vass Shelby Brewer Williams Cole B. G. Cadle Bob Taosans

Flower Show Review Heard By Gardeners

A Highland Garden Club meeting in Bluefield reviewed a Sept. 22 24 flower show school course led by Mrs. Albert Tieche of the Phymosia Garden Club. Attendees included 26 members and two guests with remarks by Mrs. A J Walker president and hospitality by Mrs. C Frank Hale and Mrs. John Schulte.

Bluefield Albert Tieche Highland Garden Club Warren D. Elliott Woodlawn Ave Phymosia Garden Club Tieche Hulett Smith A. J. Walker

Local Woman's Group Calendar Reminder

Notices invite women's organizations to submit meeting announcements to Beckley Newspapers by 10 a.m. for same day use. Sunday calendar items must arrive by 10 a.m. Saturday. Degree of Honor Lodge No 56 executive board meets at 7 30 p m at Mrs Veronia Adkins Neville Street with Mrs Charlotte Bragg co host.

Woman's Department of Beckley Veronia Adkins Neville St Charlotte Bragg

Eliza Hunter Home Department Class Evening Schedule

A schedule lists activities at Eliza Hunter Home Department in Mrs. Flood Edmunds residence 303 Hunter Street. Events include a 5 p.m. class and a 7:30 p.m. School of Missions at The Methodist Temple.

Eliza Hunter Flood Edmunds Hunter St School of Missions the Methodist Temple

Thrifty Homemakers Club meets at Viola Moss home

The Thrifty Homemakers Club gathers at 6 p.m. at Mrs. Viola Moss residence on S. Fayette Street to discuss evening activities and community crafts.

Thrifty Homemakers Club Viola Moss S. Fayette St

Xi Alpha Delta Beta Sigma Phi Regular Meeting Notice

The Xi Alpha Delta chapter invites members to a regular meeting at the Coca-Cola Social Room at 7 30 p m. Attendees should arrive on time for discussion and chapter business.

Xi Alpha Delta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi

Mission Circle Meeting at Hilltop Baptist Church

Mission Circle of Hilltop Baptist Church at Soak Creek hosts a 7 30 p m gathering in the church home of Mrs Harold Willis.

Hilltop Baptist Church Harold Willis Soak Creek

Pre-convention meetings of Beckley clubs and circles

Mission Circle of Daniels Missionary Baptist Church hosts a 7 30 p m gathering at Mrs Bill Lesters home. Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley meets 1 30 p m at the Park Ave club house. Beckley Temple No 55 Pythian Sisters holds initiation at Lodge Hall near Watkin s Drug Store at 7 30 p m. Gulf Woman s Club meets at Sophia Methodist Church at 7 30 p m. Fine Arts Committee plans program.

Daniels Missionary Baptist Church Bill Lester Woman's Club of Beckley Park Ave Beckley Temple Pythian Sisters Watkin’s Drug Store American Home Department

Beta Sigma Phi Hobo Party Meets for New Members

Beta Kappa Chapter invites new members to a Hobo Party at the Coca Cola social room at 7 30 p m. The event aims to recruit and welcome potential members in a casual social setting.

Beckley Club Meeting at Medical Arts Clinic

The Beckley Area Professional Noses Club will meet at 7 30 p m at the Medical Arts Clinic to discuss upcoming nose work demonstrations and field notes.

Beckley Area

Friday Home Department Sale Notice at Park Avenue

The American Home Department on Park Ave. holds a sale Friday at 1 p.m. Details readable show a community event offering household items.

Queen Esther Court No 33 Meeting at G St Home

Queen Esther Court No 33 of the Heroines of Jericho will hold a meeting at the G Street home at 5 30 p m. Members urged to attend promptly for routine business and upcoming events.

Esther Jericho G. St

Ebenezer Service Guild Event at 7:30 P.M.

The Ebenezer Service Guild hosted by Mrs. Cornelius Cannaday at 215 Church Street scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Details describe a community gathering in town.

Ebenezer Service Guild Cornelius Cannaday Church St

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

One line item invites readers to share social notices and small items of general interest by calling the newspaper with a provided number and extension. The note frames the column as a space for community anecdotes and requests tips from friends.

Weekend visitors and travel notices in Beckley area

Local residents host relatives from Illinois Virginia and Maryland over weekends and weeks. Members of the Watkins Balding and Meade families hosted guests while others returned from visits to Chicago Richmond and Camp Lejeune with plans to travel to Washington and Welch for weddings and vacations.

Clean cookies tip with warm oil for cutters

A simple kitchen tip suggests dipping cookie cutters in slightly warm salad oil before cutting dough to ensure clean, precise shapes and easy release without sticking. The note emphasizes a quick method to improve cookie results.

Beckley Boy Feted On Sixth Birthday

Jimmie Mackey son of Mr and Mrs Harold Mackey 104 Junction St was honored on his sixth birthday with a party at home Saturday afternoon Games were played and prizes awarded to Mike Connor Susan Dew and Bonnie Kulscar Others attending included Frank Mc Millan Jr Conrad Cooper Brenda Mackey Donna Dew Tom Lewis Robin Calfee Rickey Merrick Dale Dew Gale Pritt Mrs Ray Dew Mrs Lavern Calfee and Miss Millie Mackey

Jimmie Mackey Harold Mackey Junction St Mike Connor Susan Dew Bonnie Kulscar Frank McMillan Jr Conrad Cooper Brenda Mackey Donna Dew Tom Lewis Robin Calfee Rickey Merrick Dale Dew Gale Pritt Ray Dew Lavern Calfee Millie Mackey

Weekend Guests in Fairdale Visit Family in Ohio

Jack and Bill Sheppard of Dayton Ohio spent the weekend visiting their mother Mrs Charles Sheppard and their brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Claude Walker Jr

Rudolph G. Holtz Western Springs Ill J. W. Watkins Ellison Ave James Lee Wood Jr Austin Ave Georgia Marie Balding Oak Hill Leroy Balding Bud Balding Ripley Dolla Snuffer Alice Smith Coal City Sidney Fink Foote St New York Alexandria D. L. Keadle Dorse Lee Keadle Jr MacArthur W. W. Dews West C St Washington, D. C Lillian Beasley Lester Johnny Hart West Jefferson N. C Gilven Meadows Fairfax Bill Meadows Falls Church Noel Meadows Robert Lewis Orlin Riffe Crab Orchard Sidney Fox Northwestern Ave Chicago Morrison Hotel Schubert Theatre Fairdale Jack Bill Sheppard Dayton Ohio Charles Sheppard Claude Walker Jr

Local Attorney to Speak on Nursing Law at Beckley Club

Don Hodson a Beckley attorney will discuss legal aspects of nursing at the Beckley Area Professional Nurses Club meeting. The session is set for seven thirty p m at Beckley Medical Arts Clinic.

Don Hodson Beckley Area Professional Nurses Club Beckley Medical Arts Clinic

Potato Salad With Beets And Peas

A kitchen tip suggests adding cooked diced beets and cooked green peas to potato salad and using a mayonnaise type salad dressing for flavor and texture.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Flowering Hills Garden Club Paul Phipps T. V. Hutchison Garden Club of the Hazel Woayoak Hill Sophia Church George W. Crane Doris B Dr. Crane Beta Kappa Chapter Gardeners I. B. Anderson Harry S. Johnson Roanoke J. G. Anderson Jr Alex Breckinridge Lee Burleson John S. Callaway Justin Carr W. H. File Jr C. S. Lewis Jr Thomas L. Martin Charles W. Merritt Frederick W. Meyer Edgar L. Mohler George H. Moss Jr E. R. Parsons Edwin Ratcliffe Fred Richmond C. A. Smith John W. Smith C. J. Stoddard J. W. Walters L. E. Wilkes Leo Vecellio Richard Starr Quality Lumber and Supply Co City Ave Murphy's the Complete Variety Store W. Main Street Charleston Donald Woodard Parkersburg Joe Wallace R. McGraw Fayetteville C. W. James Prosperity Tracy Miller Beaver Richmond Jim James Lloyd R. Ayers Camp Lejeune U. S. Marine Corps James Ayers McAlpin Fred L Medical College of Virginia John W. Whitlock J. P. White John Hoffman David Oakwood Ave Welch Hoffman Anna Lee Hall Woodie Hively Nitro Henry MacMillion Jackie Ray Jimmy Raleigh County Nancy Boyd Jackson's Mill West Virginia New Orleans National Home Demonstration Agents Hotel Jung Velma B. Johnson Martinsburg West Virginia University Morgantown Agents Association Ise Charlie Doan Lincoln Americas America Lincoln-Mercury Sales, Inc South Oakwood Ave
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