Beckley Junior Follies light up Memorial Building show
The Beckley Woman's Club Junior Department staged its first Follies of 1960 Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Building Auditorium. Comments praised the cast and audience spirit, with standout numbers and skits earning applause. Notables included Martha Totten and Tom Trottino, while director Chris Carter and Don Boyd and his Combo provided musical support for the fund raising event.
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Memorial Building
Beckley
Woman’s Club In
Eugene Eager
Robert Brown
Joe Lilly Jr
Ruth Clark
Louise Burke
Kitty Trent
Tom Trottino
Guy Amato
Larry George
Sherry Evans
Chris Carter
Martha Totten
Fall River
Incidents Of Local Lives Share Family News And Travel
Mrs Caroline Canaday will attend her daughter in law Gladys Pittman Canaday funeral in Vine Grove Kentucky with daughters Vivian Molly and Geraldine Mullins. John C Dellinger after major surgery at University of Virginia Hospital is in satisfactory condition. Mrs Dellinger will return to Beckley after a week with her husband. Mrs Delmer Darnell returned to Sophia after observation at Beckley Hospital. Her mother Mrs R L Woodie visited Bassett and Sophia families. Lester Simmons and son Wayne spent weekend in Burlington Ohio visiting friends. Gilmore Bowman of East Beckley is seriously ill in Beckley VA Hospital. Rebecca Stover of MacArthur celebrated eighth birthday with grandparents Frank Facello and June Blevins, assisted by Dale Facello and Bonnie Woods. A family departure to Germany for Sgt Daniel McCollum and children Howard Wayne and Donna Jean. Mr and Mrs Robert J Gwinn of Keyser spent weekend at Cranberry visiting S C Gwinn’s family and attending an OES event en route to Logan. Mrs W A Oliver of Mabscott left for Charlottesville VA. Several families returned home after visits. a list of young daughters and their parents from Barabara Shirey to Annabelle Hollandsworth and others is given.
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Caroline Canaday
Vine St
Gladys Pittman Canaday
Vine Grove
Vivian Canaday
Molly Canaday
Geraldine Mullins
John C. Dellinger
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Delmer Darnell
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
R. L. Woodie
Bassett
Darnells
Dudley Lovell
Rebecca Stover
MacArthur
Frank Facello
June Blevins
Dale Facello
Bonnie Woods
Jackie
Janice Goss
Beth
Sherry Cadle
Sandra
Michael Lilly
Janie Jones
James Crook
Nancy Thompson
Lee
James Facello
David Jones
Ridgie Woods
Wayne
Timothy Hite
Debbie
Diana White
New York City
Schwabisch Gumund
Germany
Sgt
Daniel McCollum
McCollum
Howard Wayne
Donna Jean
Howard Perkins
Tams
New York
Buhner
Robert J. Gwinn
Keyser
S. C. Gwinn
Cranberry
Joe Keatley
Oak Hill
Gwinn
Order of Eastern Star
Logan
Helen Hawkins
Huntington
Evelyn Pownall
Keys
Xi Alpha Deltas Meet with Guest Speaker in Waynesville
Xi Alpha Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets at 7:30 p.m. at 526 Crchard Ave with president Mrs. Duke Williams presiding. Rev. C. S. Donnelly will guest speak on What We Want and How To Get What We Want as members plan a November 22 ritual dinner. Mrs. Olaf Olff announced the events at a Stamford Road gathering.
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Xi Alpha Delta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Lonnie Sweeney
Crchard Ave
Duke Williams
Paul Malcolm
Angelene Amato
C. S. Donnelly
Xi- Alpha Delta
Olaf Olff
Walker Treadway
Stamford Road
Eleanor Roosevelt
Living Echoes theme at Killarney church meeting
The Women's Society of Christian Service gathered at Killarney Methodist Church with Mrs. Hazel Perkins leading the program and Mrs. Marie Buckland conducting the devotional. Hostess Mrs. John Fix served refreshments to Rev. Samuel Meadows and attendees, including Mrs. R. C. Johnson and Miss Juanita Ford.
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Killarney
RNS
Hazel Perkins
Women's Society of Christian Service
Killarney Methodist Church
Marie Buckland
John Fix
Samuel M. Meadows
R. C. Johnson
Bill Ford
Juanita Ford
Sandra Ford
Coming Events for Women’s Clubs and Meetings
A Friday column lists upcoming women’s group notices with locations and times. Activities include Junior 4H at Raleigh County Criminal Courtroom, Cub Scout Pack 120 at Lincoln Elementary, Ebenezer Service Guild at Miss Elaine Moss’s home, and Beta Sigma Phi chapters meeting at various homes and venues. Other items cover the Woman’s Club, Gamma Gamma ritual, Poinsetta Savings Club, and the Gulf Woman’s Club Fine Arts event, all scheduled for the week.
Becktown Woman's Club affair honors noted guests
Beckley event under Susie Otey Harrah direction featured Mrs Howard Meadows guest speaker from Bluefield AA United Nations chapter, Mrs Edward Sanderson BPW Club secretary, Mrs Lorenzo Torlone Business Woman of the Year, and other dignitaries. Dinner music by Sandra Okes accompanied a fall theme with miniature United Nations flags. Billy Bair BPW president welcomed guests and introductions followed.
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Beck, Jr
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Howard Meadows
Bluefield
American Association of the United Nations
Edward Sanderson
BPW Club
Lorenzo Torlone
Jack Clemens
Beta Sigma Philo
B. H. Ellison
U. S. Army Mothers Club
Susie Otey Harrah
Sandra Okes
United Nations
Billy Bair
BPW
Practical Nurses Observe Week Observed District Officers Speak Tonight
Practical Nurses Observe Week activity centers on a Raleigh County event with Mrs. Harvey and district officers traveling to Parkersburg for the eighth annual state convention. Gov Underwood and Beckley officials designate the week. Tonight district president Mrs. Charles Harvey addresses student nurses at Raleigh County Vocational School to recruit student members and explain organization benefits. Attendees include Mr and Mrs William Connoley and state president Mrs Anne Connoley presiding at the Chancellor Hotel conference with Paul J. Kauffman as principal speaker at the banquet. The luncheon Saturday features Gov Underwood.
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Harvey
Jewel Walker
Ruth Thompson
Elsie Woods
Parkersburg
State Association
Practical Nurses
Cecil H. Underwood
Beckley
Cecil L. Millier
Iowa
Charles Harvey
The
Practical Nurses Association For West Virginia Inc
Raleigh County Vocational School
William Connoley
Connoley
Paul J. Kauffman
West Virginia Association For the United Nations
Anne Conley
Chancellor Hotel
Underwood
Friday fellowship and thrift savers club meet at home
The Crab Orchard Baptist Church hosts a Friday Fellowship class at 7 30 p m. The Thrift Savers Club gathers at 110 Thurman Street the home of Mr and Mrs Curtis Pannell at 7 30 p m.
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Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Thrift Savers Club
Curtis Pannell
Thurman St
Halloween Party at the Mission Temple
A community Halloween party is planned at The Metho dist Temple from 1 to 2 p.m. The event welcomes children from nursery through primary ages.
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Methodist Temple
Knoxville Named for Gen Henry Knox in 1791
Knoxville Tennessee earned its name from General Henry Knox then United States Secretary of War in 1791. The historical note ties the city founding to federal military leadership and early national governance. Municipal naming reflects the era’s link between settlement growth and national figures.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Gen
Henry Knox
U. S
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