Miss Bowman Speaks On Alderson Reformatory At Beckley Luncheon
Miss Gladys V. Bowman, warden at Alderson Federal Reformatory for Women, spoke at the American Home Department luncheon of Beckley Woman's Club on October 16. She described the institution's purpose to carry out sentences and foster human value, staff roles, and the 526 inmates mainly from Washington and major cities. The event drew about 100 attendees with music, devotions, and fall arrangements.
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Federal Reformatory For Women At
Alderson
Miss Bowman
United States Bureau of Prisons
Alderson Reformatory
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Reformatory
Alders
L. E. Maloney
American Home Department
Roland A. Hinckley
Catherine Minton
French Davis
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Gladys V. Bowman
Federal Reformatory
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club elects officers
Mrs Jimmie L Pennington was re elected president at the regular Thursday meeting hosted by Mrs Thomas L Comer. Wayne Stewart was chosen as vice president and Mrs James Woolwine as secretary treasurer. The program featured Reading An Open Door to Learning with a book review of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson and its impact on pesticide use.
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Jimmie L. Pennington
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
Thomas L. Comer
Wayne Stewart
James Woolwine
Okey Brooks
Stewart
Rachel Carson
Woman's Mission Society Meeting At First Baptist Church
Women's notices invite ladies organizations to submit meeting announcements. The Woman's Mission Society of First Baptist Church holds a general meeting in the Fellowship Hall at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
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Woman's Mission Society of
First Baptist Church
Stratton High School PTA Meeting Set for Evening
The Parent Teacher Association at Stratton High School will meet at the school at 7 p.m. The agenda includes student activities and volunteer coordination.
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Parent-Teacher Association of Stratton High School
Beckley Area Group Meetings Schedule for the Evening
East Beckley Elementary hosts a cooking demo in the Appalachian Assembly Room at 7 30 p m. Laurel BPW dinner at 6 30 p m. Beckley Hotel Ballroom hosts Central Elementary PTA at 7 30 p m. Rhododendron Garden Club meets at Mrs Jan Campbell home at 7 30 p m. YMCA speaker Harry C Culp. Shumate speaks. Woman's Club Junior Dept meets at 8 p m. Beta Sigma Phi Sigma Chapter regular at Beckley Cut Flower 7 30 p m with Executive Board at 7 p m.
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Rhododendron Garden Club
Jan Campbell
Herbert Shumate
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beckley Cut Flower
Maids and Matrons Social Club Hosts Evening Events
Maids and Matrons Social Club at Mrs. Josephine Hawkins home 305 Westmoreland St hosts 7 30 p m with co host Mrs Georgiana Brown. Royal Neighbors of America meets at Eagles Club Woodlawn Ave 7 30 p m. Women s Christian Temperance Union gathers at Crab Orchard home of Mrs Robert Barnabi MacArthur 1 30 p m. Artistic Homemakers Club of continues notices.
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Josephine Hawkins
Westmoreland St
Georgiana Brown
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Club
Woodlawn Avenue
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Crab Orchard
Robert Barnabi
MacArthur
Mabscott Weekend Guests Visit Va Families
Week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snuffer were Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson of Annandale Virginia and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Berkebile of Arlington Virginia. The Berkebiles left Sunday for Johnstown Pennsylvania to visit his parents after spending several days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bennett of Eccles.
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Mabscott
RNS
Frank Snuffer
James Wilson
Anandale
Dennis Berkebile
Arlington
Berkebiles
Johnstown
Norman Bennett
Eccles
Space satellites could cover Earth from 22,300 mile orbit
Cape Kennedy reports that three satellites in a proper orbit at about 22,300 miles above Earth could provide radio and television coverage for the entire planet. The claim comes from space scientists assessing global communications potential.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Bathing suits give way to low cut evening dresses
A fashion shift signals that what began with swimsuits will progress to low cut evening dresses. The change reflects evolving style trends and social norms influencing wardrobe choices for formal occasions.
East Park Event At Mrs Jersey Johnson Home
East Park hosts an evening gathering at 111 Eighth Street in the home of Mrs. Jerry Johnson starting at 7:30 p.m. The attendee list and purpose are not specified in the fragment.
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East Park
Jerry Johnson
Eighth St
Beta Sigma Phi chapter holds model meeting at Coca Cola Room
The Thursday session of the Beta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi convenes at 17:30 in the Coca Cola Social Room for a model meeting.
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Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Local Women’s Groups Schedule Meetings Across Town
The Women's Improvement League at 231 Church St hosts a 1 p.m. session led by Mrs. William Beverly. Beckley Subdeb Club convenes at Appalachian Assembly Room at 7 p.m. Raleigh Association of American Baptist Women meets Helen Baptist Church at 9:30 a.m. General Mission Society of Crab Orchard Baptist Church holds a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the social room. Licensed Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia District No. 3 meets in Bowl-Wick private dining room for a regular gathering.
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Women’s Improvement League
William Beverly
Church St
Raleigh Association of American Baptist Women
Helen Baptist Church
General Mission Society of
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Licensed Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia, Inc
Friday Social Night at Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
The IOOF Hall on Valley Drive hosts a social night for the Silver Star Rebekah Lodge on Friday at 7 30 p m. Attendees join in fellowship and community activities in a traditional lodge gathering.
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Silver Star Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Valley Drive
Rural Acres Garden Club Regular Meeting Notice
Rural Acres Garden Club announces a regular meeting in the dining room of Phil's Drive-In at 7:30 p.m. members are urged to attend for updates and upcoming event planning.
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Rural Acres Garden Club
Phil
Mrs Kefauver Declines Political Run After 25 Years In Politics
Mrs Estes Kefauver widow of the Tennessee senator says she will not pursue politics after 25 years in public life. She discusses privacy, family, and the pressure to run, and describes her current work in art consulting for U.S. embassies and chancelleries abroad. She emphasizes locating American art to display on foreign walls as a cultural image effort.
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Gay Pauley
UPI
New York
Estes Kefauver
Nancy Kefauver
Tennessee
Estes
Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Oregon
Kefauver
U.S
State Department
Kennedy
United States
Orig
Bahard Bazzare accepts Interior Dept post in D.C.
Former Beckley resident Mrs. Alfred B. Bazzare now of Sumpter North Carolina takes a job in outdoor recreation with the Department of the Interior in Washington. Mr and Mrs Sherman Shumate of Ghent returned home after attending the Saturday wedding of Miss Mary Elinor Meacham and David Kent Carrington at the Church of the Pilgrims in Washington, D C. Their daughter, Miss Betty Sue Shumate, was a bridesmaid.
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Flat Top
Beckley
Alfred B. Bazzare
Sumpter
N.C
Department of the Interior, Outdoor Recreation
Washington, D.C
Sherman Shumate
Ghent
Mary Elinor Meacham
David Kent Carrington
Church of the Pilgrims
Washington, D. C
Betty Sue Shumate
Mrs Brown Returns After Visit to Levittown Family
Mrs W H Brown of MacArthur has returned home after a three week visit with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs B A Danley Jr and their daughters Cheryl and Karen in Levittown Pennsylvania.
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MacArthur
W. H. Brown
B. A. Danley Jr
Cheryl and
Karen
Levittown
Travelers share cross country family visits and tours
Mr and Mrs John Greene Jr of 106 Railroad Ave returned home after visiting his niece in Los Angeles and touring Hollywood Beverly Hills Disneyland and other sites En route they visited their son in Indianapolis and saw Yellow stone National Park and the Grand Canyon MR and Mrs Harlow Warren of 320 N Kanawha St returned Sunday from Staunton Atlantic City Bucks County and Front Royal visiting relatives and attending Randolph Macon Junior College homecoming They also visited her brother Hoyt Miller and her parents in Mitchells Cross Roads Va formerly of Sophia.
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John Greene Jr
Railroad Ave
John Conser
Los Angeles
Calif
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Disneyland
Robert Bennett
Indianapolis
Ind
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Harlow Warren
N. Kanawha St
Staunton
John H. Bell
Falls Church
Wallace Warren
Virginia
Atlantic City
N. J
Bucks County
Inlaw
Norman Williams
Warren
Randolph Macon Junior College
Front Royal
Visiting relatives of Kathy Springer and family
Mrs. Chris Ringham and daughter Kit Ringham of Richmond Indiana are visiting at 216 Edgewood with Mrs Ringham's brother Sgt. George Springer of the U S Air Force on 30 day leave after a tour in Alaska. Kathy Springer formerly worked for Beckley Post-Herald.
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Edgewood
George Springer
Chris Ringham
Kit
Richmond
Ind
Sgt
Ringham
Kathy Springer
Beckley Post-Herald
Springer
U. S. Air Force
Alaska
Vinson Family Visits Sophia Kin in Ohio
Mr and Mrs Vinson Phil lips and daughter Demetria of Columbus Ohio were weekend guests of Mrs Pearl Roberts and her siblings Mr and Mrs Sam Roberts all of Sophia.
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Vinson Phillips
Demetria
Columbus
Ohio
Pearl Roberts
Sam Roberts
Sophia
Lindsey Family Visit Returns Home After Week
After visiting his brother and sister in law, Mr and Mrs E A Lindsey of Midway, Mr and Mrs Russell Lindsey of Penns Grove Pa, returned home Sunday. They also visited Mrs Mollie Canaday and Mrs Caroline Canaday of 219 Vine St and Miss Louise Brown of Lester.
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E. A. Lindsey
Midway
Russell Lindsey
Penns Grove
Mollie Canaday
Caroline Canaday
Vine St
Louise Brown
Lester. En
Aliff Family Outing At St Mary's with Kin
Spending Saturday with their son William R Aliff of St Marys, Mr and Mrs Everett Aliff accompanied by their daughter Evelyn and mother Vergie Aliff both of Ax.
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William R. Aliff
St. Mary’s
Everette Aliff
Sophia
Evelyn Aliff
Vergie Aliff
Mrs John Washburn Returns Home From Duke Hospital
Mrs John Washburn returned to her Sophia home Saturday from Duke University Hospital Durham North Carolina where she was a patient for three weeks. Her husband joined her and accompanied her home.
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John Washburn
Sophia
Duke University Hospital
Durham
N. C
Weekend Guests Visit Soph ia Home
Weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Huey Jones in Sophia included her nephew and his family from Rochester New York, the Rev and Mrs E C Nunn from Pulaski Virginia, and Mr and Mrs W E Akers from Fireco. The Nunns are former residents of Pemberton.
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Huey Jones
Sophia
Robert Nunn
David
Robert
Rochester
N. Y
E. C. Nunn
Pulaski
Farm fire losses hit record highs across nation
Fire losses on U.S. farms reached 191 million last year, the Insurance Information Institute reported. Total nationwide fire losses climbed to 1.4 billion.
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New York
UPI
Insurance Information Institute
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Federal Reformatory For Women
Cov
W. R. Henkle
Hostess
Arthur Rees
Wayne Prince
E.D. Terry
Earl Fotos
M. F. Barksdale
Frank Petit
J. J. Lamb
Sigmund
Fred Brewer Cleon Sarandon
Ray B
Leonard Withrow
Prosperity Group
Woolwine
Harry Neal
Convington
County HD
The
Golden Age Club
Comer
D. B. Stover Jr
Joseph H. Jones
Joseph Domby
Eleanor Hogg
G. M. Powers
Main St
Lorraine
Med
Oak Hill
Women’s Department of
Parent-Teacher Association of
East Beckley Elementary School
Appalachian Assembly Room
Central Elementary School
Parent-Teacher Association
Harry C. Culp
YMCA
Woman's Club of
Artistic Homemakers Club of
Ladie
Orion
W.t.grant
Neville ST
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