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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1962
Page
5
Monday 4 H club meets at 7 p m at First Christian Church as part of the weekly Women’s Department notices inviting readings, calendars, and announcements from local organizations. Notices to Beckley Newspapers by 10 a.m. are used the same day with Sunday listings due by 10 a.m. Saturday.
Beckley Chapter Women of the Moose and Rainbow for Girls plan 7:30 p m sessions at the Moose Lodge Ballroom and Masonic Temple with an advisory board meeting. Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge holds a 7:30 p m regular meeting and Halloween Carnival at IOOF Hall Mabscott. Circle Bible Moderators meet at Mrs A J Walker home 317 N Kanawha St at 7:30 p m. Beckley Art Group conducts a 7:30 p m business meeting at Mrs K S Lazenby residence 518 Maxwell Hill Road with members bringing pictures for discussion.
A Charmette Sub Deb Club gathering is set for 5 30 p m at the Hopkins Skylane Clubroom. Members will convene for an evening of social activities and preparations.
Homeroom mothers from Crab Orchard Elementary gather at the New School for a 1:30 p.m. meeting to discuss classroom activities and upcoming school events.
A schedule of meetings in Beckley and nearby areas notes Catholic Daughters court and Calanthian Court gatherings, Women of the Church executive board, Circle No 1 at Mrs Ellison’s home, Prosperity Home Demonstration Club, Shady Spring District Woman's Club with guest speaker Mrs Maloney, Circle No 8 at Mrs Brown’s home with Mrs Carpenter leading.
United Church Women and National Council of Churches sponsor World Community Day with a 1:30 p.m. service at Beckley Presbyterian Church. An ambassador class covered dish dinner follows at 5 p.m. Mrs. James W. Witherspoon will speak about her trip to Brazil during the Women’s Classroom meeting.
A new assessment notes that most volcanoes in the Galapagos Islands near Ecuador are extinct. Researchers highlight long periods without eruptions and argue that current activity is limited to a few vents, with implications for island ecology and tourism.
A collage of reader tips on quick labeling for children's clothing using iron-on tape, chalk in boxes, and sewing slips to keep outfits neat. Suggestions include marking with tape, chalk in jewelry boxes, filtering mildew, and simple fixes for nylons and plastic flowers.
Mrs L E Maloney a Beckley Woman's Club member and Flowering Hills Garden Club secretary will address the Shady Spring District Woman's Club at 7 30 p m in the Beaver Lions Club meeting on hobbies and shortcuts to homemaking.
Mr and Mrs Hayse Bratton and son Steve of Scott Avenue returned from Washington DC where they spent last weekend. D T C and Mrs Garner Trail and daughter Julie of Norfolk VA are on a two week leave with her parents Mr and Mrs Kermit Buckland and his father Teddy Trail, all of Pemberton.
Mrs. Lucille Crickmer of 114 Beckley Avenue was discharged Friday from Beckley Hospital after a period of observation and treatment.
MISS IRENE Kathleen Zsoldos daughter of Dr and Mrs Frank Zsoldos of 500 Northwestern Ave has enrolled as a freshman at the College of Mount St Joseph Ohio A Woodrow Wilson High School graduate she is among 300 freshmen in a total enrollment of 900 students Her sister Miss Julia Ann Zsoldos is a sophomore at the college.
Mrs John Profitt of Midway is listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital where she is under observation and treatment.
Mrs Ellen Butts of 208 Church Street has been discharged from Beckley Hospital after observation and treatment.
Farley remains at Camp Pendleton with a broken leg from football. He will depart California in early December for a three year Hawaii tour. His wife Betty and their four year old daughter will accompany him. Their son Jimmy, in the Navy, recently earned petty officer first class and will leave for the Far East aboard the USS Yorkshire in November.
Mrs J T Reynolds has returned to her home in Washington Pa after visiting her sister Mrs Sallie Wenger of 105 Maple Ave and other relatives here.
A former Beckley resident Mrs. Hazel Segel of Baltimore Maryland is a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore where she underwent major surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cales and children Steve Mary Pat and J E of 708 South Kanawha Street spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Earl Hellems in Hinton where she is a patient at Hinton Hospital.
Mrs. Carrie Farley of Crab Orchard has been informed her son Lance Cpl Stephen Sonny Farley is listed in service records. He serves as a Marine at an undisclosed base with his family awaiting further updates and word on his safety and deployment status.
Miss Bertha Hellems of Hinton is a guest of Miss Grace Lilly at the Snuffer Apartments, an arrangement noted in local social circles.
Tina Snead, 18, of 201 Highland St, is the sixth candidate in Raleigh County Centennial Queen Contest. A Woodrow Wilson HS graduate class of 1961, she was active in Speech, Dramatics, Latin Clubs and Debate. Attended Beckley College and works as a dental assistant for Dr. Kyle M. Jarrell. Sponsored by the Woman's Club of Beckley.
Readers are invited to share favorite homemaking ideas with Polly in care of The Raleigh Register. Submissions may be used in Polly’s Pointers, and contributors will receive a bright new silver dollar if their ideas are selected.
A fur boa trend arrives as an affordable fashion for budget minded women this year. The item promises warmth and style for the entire winter season.
West Virginia University Home Economics Specialists report the U S Department of Agriculture lists plentiful November supplies of turkeys cranberries and frozen orange juice for the Thanksgiving season Despite turkey production dipping 14 percent from 1961 to 1 3 billion pounds ready to cook producers prices are expected to hold above last year s lows A record cranberry crop is forecast at 1 4 million barrels about 13 percent higher than last year and 30 percent above average The frozen orange juice concentrate pack is 116 million gallons the largest on record and about 32 million gallons above last year.
Ten members of the Junior Department of the Beckley Woman s Club traveled to Welch for the ninth annual Southern District convention of the West Virginia Federation of Women s Clubs. Led by Mrs Robert Lee Daniels, the delegation heard reports from club presidents and featured a Project Hope film, toy drives, CARE funding notes, and a look toward the 1963 White Sulphur Springs convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harmon Cool Ridge announce son Cletis Brooks born Oct 17 at 4 19 p.m. weight nine pounds two ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Lindell Arland Dunns announce son born Oct 17 at 9 56 p.m. weight seven pounds nine ounces. Birthing parents and times continue with additional neonates: Robert Denham Oct 18 12 47 a.m. weight eight pounds eight ounces. Stevan Alan born Oct 19 6 a.m. weight six pounds 11 ounces. Barry Oct 19 4 17 p.m. weight six pounds 11 ounces. Dean Harrison born Oct 20 7 12 p.m. weight seven pounds one and a half ounces. Darrel Nelson Jr Oct 21 8 42 a.m. weight five pounds eight ounces. Rebecca Sue Oct 21 1 p.m. weight seven pounds two and a half ounces.
Mr and Mrs A R Gunther Jr of 304 Ridge Ave welcome their third son born Oct 25 at 5 09 p.m. in Raleigh General Hospital weighing seven pounds 13 14 ounces and not named yet. The mother is Betty Johnston daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Johnston of 307 Ridge Ave. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs A R Gunther of Marshall Street.
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