Miss Helen Mills Hosts Halloween Party at MacArthur
Miss Helen Mills hosted a Halloween gathering Friday night at her MacArthur residence. Guests included Pegsy Almond Jeanetta Reed Lois Reed Joyce Snuffer Jo Anna Parsons Agnes Halsey Mary Lou Blankenship Shirley Pittman Mary Frances Rhodes Carol Almond Billie Sue Brown Hattie Brown Timmy Rhodes Columbus Dew Jimmy Daniels Bill Skiles Denny Skiles Charles Ballengee Fred die Meadows Er C Cook Gene Cook Bobby Combs Bill Farley Teddy Almond Wade Halsey Russell Shannon Sonny Callop Belen Mills and Mrs Oliver Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mills
MacArthur
Rames
Pegsy Almond
Jeanetta Reed
Lois Reed
Joyce Snuffer
Jo Anna Parsons
Agnes Halsey
Mary Lou Blankenship
Shirley Pittman
Mary Frances
Rhodes
Carol Almond
Billie Sue Brown
Hattie Brown
Timmy Rhodes
Columbus Dew
Jimmy Daniels
Bill Skiles
Denny Skiles
Charles Ballengee
Freddie Meadows
Royal Neighbors Juveniles Plan Halloween Party
Miss June Greer urges Royal Neighbors Juveniles to attend a Halloween Party at Union Hall Tuesday night at 7 30 o clock. The event accompanies the play The Costume Affair and is hosted for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
Union Hall
June Greer
Martins announce birth of son James Leslie in Great Falls Montana
Master Sergeant John Horton Martin and Mrs. Martin of Great Falls announce the birth of a son, James Leslie, on October 14. He weighed 6 pounds and some ounces. The mother is the former Irene Clark of Flat Top. Martin is the son of Mrs. J. T. Trail of Flat Top. The Martins also have a son, John Robert, seven to twelve years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Horton Martin
Great Falls
Mont
James Leslie
Irene Clark
Charlie Clark
Flat Top
Martin
J.T. Trail
John Robert
Crab Orchard 4 H Club Hosts Halloween Party at School
Crab Orchard 4 H Club led by Miss Betty Wilkes held a Halloween Party Thursday night at the Crab Orchard Elementary School. Decorations matched the theme and members played games. Officers of the reorganized group are Phyllis Webb president, Wayne Manning VP, Nancy Lawson secretary, Shirley Wood treasurer, Dorothy Hedrick reporter, Getty Combs and Elsie Riffe song leaders, Grover Trent game leader, with adult council members listed. Attendees include Phyllis Webb, Ruth Crews, Linda Underwood, Joe Short, and many others. Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. F E Stover, Mrs. Pauline Huddleston, Mrs. Wanda Dunkley, and Miss Joan Wilkes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard & H Club
Betty Wilkes
Crab Orchard
Phyllis Webb
Wayne Manning
Nancy Lawson
Shirley Wood
Treaurer
Dorothy Hedrick
Getty Combs
Elsie Riffe
Grover Trent
Ruth Crews
Linda Underwood
Joe Short
Liva Dellamotta
Carlos Lewis
Patty Casey
Melba Webb
Paul Brown
Sara Rutherford
Owen Riffe
Gary Cooper
Joe Huddleston
Janet Thompson
Carollyn Wright
Richard Hale
Shirley Calholm
Dorothy Smith
Larry Perry
Billy O'Dell
Betty Combs
Nancy Wilkes
Dalesreal
Tyrone Eppling Duke James
Ronnie Lilly
Nancy Cox
E. Stover
Pauline Huddieston
Wanda Dunkley
Joan Wilkes
Beckley Youth Fellowship Conducts St Albans Rites
Beckley Youth Fellowship officers were installed at St Albans with Miss Mary Elizabeth Elson, secretary of the state CYP Council, leading the ceremony. She described CYF as helping youths serve the church and engage in social projects, while Miss Martha Cole and Miss Virginia Webb provided music. Local members Ralph Hutt and Don Starcher attended. The CYF aims to develop loyalty, support church services, advance missionary tasks, and expand youth outreach. A note on budgeting mentions a four to eight pound turkey as a good family buy for Sunday dinner and week leftovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Beckley
St. Albans
Martha Cole
Mary Elizabeth Ellison
The
Christian Youth Fellowship
Mary Elizabeth Elson
Ellison
State
CYP Council
St Albans
CYF
Jesus
Beckleran
Virginia
Webb
Ralph Hutt
Don Starcher
Cole
Two Beckleyans Among Forty Virginia Students Honored
Forty students with top scholastic averages across West Virginia and Virginia were named by the Washington Chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma honor society. Among those honored were Miss Mary Ann Graham and Miss Julia Ann Graham, both of Beckley, and Miss Mary Washngton Chapter of the University of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Alice Jean Williams
Beck
Ley
Mary Ann Fox
Alpha Phi Sigma
Washngton College
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Dorothy Amick presents community notes of Beckley residents and visitors. The column lists births, hospital updates, and travel as families visit relatives in Charleston, Richwood, Bluefield, New York, and other places. It mentions Virgil Warren’s birth, surgeries, and travel for alumni events, plus local hospital statuses and garden club meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Amick
Carl Workman
Eddie and
Virgil Warren
Pineknob
V. C. Shrewsberry
Flat Top
Workmans
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Harlow Warren
North Kanawha St
Front Royal
Randolph - Macon Military Academy
Stratford
W. R. Fugitt
College Ave
Richwood
Appalachian
West Virginia
Bluefield
Percy Gillie
Greenbrier
Payne
W. W. Alderman
Glen Rogers
Bessie Drysdale
Sixth St
Pythian Sisters Plan Called Meeting in Beckley
Beckley Temple 55 Pythian Sisters schedule a special session Wednesday October 29 at 2 p.m. to discuss late convention plans. Members urged to attend at Union Hall on South Heber Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Sisters of
Beckley Temple
Union Hall
South Heber Street
Family Business Affairs Discussed For Farm Women
A Flat Top Farm Women’s Club meeting featured a lesson titled Family Business Affairs led by Mrs. L. V. Harvey with a self analysis quiz on members’ personal business problems. The program urged orderly home records, budgeting, and prompt bill paying as family examples. Officers elected were V. C. Shrewsberry president Grady Keaton vice president Archie Meadows secretary and Harold Wood treasurer. Mrs. Jane Foster and daughter James Rose hosted the October meeting for 14 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Harvey
Flat Top Farm Women’s Club
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Country Club
W. J. Barbour JR
Knight Country Club
Duncan
Barbour
C. E
Karl Bailey
E. C. Hitchcock
Walter Isnie
Jack Burger
Keith Lipscomb
Black Knight Country Club
A. A. Ross
Roy Lucas
R. H. Smith
Jack Beard
James Thompson
Thelma Shumate
A. A- Ross
Royal Neighbors Juveniles
Adial E. Stevenson
Nationa
Stephen Mitenail
Beckley Youth Fellowship
Vicks VapoRub
Vicks
Beckleyans
Beckley Hospital
Mary Alderman
Washington, D. C
Beck Hey
Homer Cook
Oceana
Etta Callaway
T. C. Syme
Clyde St
Charlottesville
Duke
Natural Bridge
N. G. Weaver
Raleigh Heights
Chicago
Wesley Harvey
Westwood
E. G. Hoke
Robert A. Hoke
Bobbie
Clarksburg
Eva Teter
Beaver
Hattie Cliburn
North Beckley
Herbert Stansbury
Ewart Ave
White Sulphur Springs
Albert Kinney
North Ahawha St
Montgomery
Roy Cannie
Sophia
H. J. Roles
Affinity
Weel
Florida
E. J. Huscasson
Daytona Beach
Hugh C. Price
Ocala
R. S. Goldsmith
Woodlawn Ave
Lexington
Claude R. Hill Jr
R. S. Goldsmith Jr
A. P. Boxley
Covington, Va
H. B Barksdale
Harry Crawford Jr
Reservoir Rd
Roanoke
John Engleby
H. O. Crawfords
North
Kanewha St
Vo. C. Shrewsberry
Grady Keaton
Archie Meadows
Jane
Council On Foods and Nutrition
American Medical Association
Lydia Pinkham
Mt. Vernon
Noy
Lydia Pinxher
Finkham
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