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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1961
Page
17
Troy Stone of Mullens spoke on Preparing our Gardens for Winter at the Laurel Garden Club gathering hosted by Mrs. H. H. Mounts. Pruning, soil prep, mulching, and rose care were urged, with notes on tuber storage and disease prevention.
Mrs Ernest Lusk returns home after three weeks at Williamson Miners Hospital. Mr and Mrs Herbert Gibson of Jacksonsville Fla visit Oceana friends. Maude Cozort of Oceana with A D Scott and Bill Workman relatives visit Madison and Greenwood. Scott family illness noted as Will Scott confined to home. Sunday guests include Milford Maynard and Forest Justice families. Barbe Cook family visits Ky and Susan Madison with John Sturgill and Alvin Goddard relatives. Mrs Herndon Cook returns home after visiting son-in-law Jerry Bailey in Washington.
A West Virginia item reports a nearly ten year hard of hearing inventor perfecting a tiny ear level hearing aid. No cords or transmitter units, four transistors keep cost low, weight is about four ounces, and it feeds sound directly to the ear for television and radio. Contact Earl Richmond in Beckley for information with no obligation.
Fayette Study Club met at Mrs. C. E. Howard’s home with secretary presiding in absence of officers. A moment of silence honored Mrs. W. C. Bishop as members discussed the Friends of the Library program and heard Mrs. M. G. Hresan present a paper by Mrs. Harry Miller on Our Possessions And Introducing West Virginia highlighting state scenic spots.
The Oceana Woman's Club held its October banquet at the Kopperston Recreation Building with Halloween decor and a skit titled Poor Ole Lady. Mrs. Virginia Price led a brief business session as members signed get well cards, paid dues, and heard reports from treasurer Gale Pennington and district meeting attendees.
Twenty two members attended the Woman's Club of Pineville dinner meeting at the Cow Shed. Miss Alice Scott Leslie, state executive director of the West Virginia Association of Mental Health, spoke and screened the film Community Mental Health. Plans for an amateur show in December and a November 11 card party were outlined. Resignations were accepted from three members. District convention reports were given, and principals approved the Saving Stamp program. The club plans a state project encouraging court participation by members.
Members of the Women of the Church at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church met with president Mrs W J Moore. Mrs J E Howard led the program and introduced C F Jones of Mount Hope who spoke on Stewardship. The group approved the new budget and outlined yearly events including a pre canvass dinner on Oct 29, Joy Gift service on Dec 24, a January theme on vocation, a Feb 18 world missions dinner and speaker, April program on finding Gods will in vocations by Loretta Jones, May program on Church Extension by Mrs C E Jones, summer visits to Davis and Elkins College and Bluestone Center, and a final meeting in Sept 1962.
Oak Hill National Guard unit commander Capt Frank Pennock spoke to the Oak Hill Lions Club about the unit’s movement from here to the camp where men will be assigned. Charles P. Miller led the session at the Hotel Hill Clubroom. The Lions Club ordered license plates commemorating the West Virginia Centennial with a blue background and gold inscription, selling for $1 for two years. Haven Allen attended as a guest.
The Christian Woman's Fellowship of First Christian Church Mount Hope met Monday evening in the Social Hall. The program titled The Decade of Decision was presented by Mrs. Nelson Davis and Mrs. Myrl Beverley. The group planned to fill bookbags for World Community Day to be held November 3 at Mount Hope’s Baptist Temple. Mrs. C. M. Doss will be guest speaker at the December 3 meeting. Hostesses were Mrs. Mary Falletty and Mrs. Nellie Manning. The next meeting is scheduled for November 20.
Mrs Roy Trent hosted the Lilly Haven Baptist Ladies Aid Society meeting at 7 p.m. The devotional was led by Mrs Gladys Martin with Scripture reading, and prayer by Mrs Jim Frazier. The program theme The Road He Took was presented by Mrs Trent with helpers. A Bible quiz led by Mrs Rachel Salyers was won by Miss Mary Trent.
The Wyomi ng General Hospital Mullens lists admissions and discharges for October 13 to October 18. Names include Earl Roy Canaday Jr John Combs Ronald Lafferty Jah et Anderson and many others with numerous discharges such as James Reed Joe Cook and infant.
William Seifert, 31, of Piscataway, preserves daily WWII news in a scrapbook begun at age 10 in 1939. He aims to improve coverage of the Italian and Sicilian campaigns and keeps searching for additional old newspapers to add to his collection.
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