Coming Events for Beckley Women’s Groups Calendar
Area women clubs publish weekly notices for meetings with times and venues. Listings include Circle Bible Moderators 208 Wickham Ave 7 30 p m Daughters of Isis 109 Meadows St 6 p m Friendly Art Club 1044 S Fayette St 7 30 p m and more at local churches clubs and lodges with organizers named, and deadlines for notices.
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Circle Bible
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Miss Bell Walker
Wickham Ave
Daughters of Isis
Mrs. Lee Frazier
Meadows St
Friendly Art Club
S. Fayette St
Willie E. Seay
Shady Spring District Women Organize Evening Meetings
Shady Spring District Woman's Club opens its new year with a 7 30 p m gathering at Beaver Lions Clubhouse. Court of Calantha holds regular meeting at Calanthian Home on South Fayette Street at 6 p m. Circle No 3 Crab Orchard Baptist meets at Alma Riffe home at 1 p m. Catholic Daughters Court Paula No 741 meets 8 p m in parish hall. Women of the Church Executive Board meets 1 30 p m at Beckley Presbyterian Laura Pierson Room. All new officers to attend. Nursery to be provided. Sunday Ebenezer Service Guild hosts an age tea at 2 p m at 729 Fayette St the Warren home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Shady Spring
Court of Calantha
Calanthian
South Fayette St
Ebenezer Service Guild
Simeon Warren
Fayette St
E. Vecellio
E. G. Grogan
S. Kanawha St
Guy E. Rice
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Vecellio
Grogan
E. H. Banker
G. D. Conner
R. M. French
H. L. Crawford
W. H. File
George Bright
C. H. Earehart
A. L. Honaker
R. G. Holstine
R. F. Baker
Floyd M. Sayre
Miss Patricia Sturgill Graduates From Lynchburg Nursing School
Miss Patricia Sturgill of Sophia is among 12 graduates earning diplomas at Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing commencement on August 27. She plans to study for a bachelor of science degree at Freewill Baptist Church College in Nashville after commencement. Her scholastic achievement and leadership roles highlight a distinguished academic record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia — Sturgill
O. V. Sturgill
Sophia
Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing
Sturgill
Nashville
Tenn
Freewill Baptist Church College
Sophia High School
Lynchburg School
Pegram Via Reunion At Farley Hill
A Pegram Via family reunion was held at the home of Mrs Amanda Via in Farley Hill. Attending were nine of her ten children, 25 of 32 grandchildren and 10 of 15 great grandchildren. The group traveled from Labrador to British Columbia totaling about 3000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pegram
Farley Hill
Amanda Via
Pegram-Via
Bill Pegram
Prudy
Woodie
Sherrill
Eva Ramey
John Grubb
Sandra
Susan
Joe Darnell
Roger
Darrell
Michael
Vicky
Toby Pegram
Robert
Golden
Connie
Dewey Wallace
Dewey Lee
Barbara Gail
Dewey Pegram
Joe Pegram
Jack Cunningham
Delores
Larry
Rose McAlpine
Curtis Pegram
Sharon
Stevie
James Todd
Debbie
Ken
Cindy
Darlene
Labrador
British Columbia
Comedy Star Signed For Pageant Set Sept 16 23 In Huntington
Woody Woodbury, comedy star, will host the Miss U S A Finals in Huntington at the Memorial Field House September 16 23. The ten day event includes a river regatta, barbecue, fashion show, grand ball, parade, bowling, tea with Governor Barron and the finals. Woodbury, a former Marine jet fighter pilot with Korean War service, rose from a Jacksonville club engagement to national fame and has appeared in film and TV with multiple comedy albums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woody Woodbury
Johnny Carson
Abc-Tv
Governor Barron
Woodbury
Marine Corps
Korea
S Major
John Glenn
Jacksonville
Fla
Woody
Leatherneck
Miami
Clover Club
Fort Lauderdale
Chicago
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Neighborhood notes list hospital visits and surgery plans for Mrs. Ned H Ragland and Mrs. Herbert Stansbury at Raleigh General Hospital. Friends and relatives frequent visits, weekend trips, and kin from Ocean City, Detroit, Beckley, Hillsboro, and Richmond gather or host at homes and cemeteries.
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Ned H. Ragland
Woodlawn Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Herbert Stansbury
Ewart Ave
Polly's Pointers Let foil pattern method save craft materials
The page shares reader hints from Dear Polly including making sour cream from evaporated milk with lemon juice or vinegar, using dental floss to restring broken pearls, and a foil pattern trick to create lamp shade and slip cover templates. A reader notes ice rubbing gum from carpet to roll into a removable ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Cramer
Polly
Good Cheer Club Hosts Birthday Dinner Meeting
The Good Cheer Club held a birthday dinner at Mrs. Ross Niel’s Oak Grove home to honor upcoming club member birthdays. Plans for a wiener roast and pollyanna gift drawings were set, as were fundraisers selling wire vegetable baskets and candy to support monthly gifts for Beckley VA Hospital patients. Attendees included Mrs. Dan Johnson, Mrs. C. H. Dew, Mrs. Gene Turner, and others, plus three guests.
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Good Cheer Club
Ross Niel
Oak Grove
Treasury
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Dan Johnson
C. H. Dew
Gene Turner
Rhonda King
Anna Mooney
Paris Richards
Ida Hylton
Ray Sweeney
Hume Vogt
A. K. Chadwell
Atheline Breckenridge
John Cooper
Moisturizing Night Cream Soothes Dry Skin Overnight
If your skin is dry applying moisturizing night cream before sleep helps. The hydrating elements work overnight to soften and smooth your complexion.
Dry scalp care technique using scalp massage
Reveals a method to ease dry scalp through a shampoo time massage. Describes circular motions with fingertips to stimulate circulation and distribute lather for relief.
Golden Wedding Anniversary Observed by Vandall Family
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Vandall of Bradley celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Sunday with a Grandview State Park reunion and picnic. Married Sept 2, 1912 in Prosperity, they have 18 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. One son, W. R. Vandall of Beckley, also marked his 48th birthday. Nine of ten living children attended. The couple’s son J. S., C. F., J. W., and R. J. Vandall reside in Bradley, J. S. and W. R. in Beckley, and daughters Pauline Berry, Hester Holiday, Ruth Snuffer, and Paul McMillion among others attended. The Vandalls are Kanawha County natives. W. S. is a retired miner of 42 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Vandall
Bradley
Grandview State Park
W. R. Vandall
Beckley
J. S. Vandall
C. F. Vandall
J. W. Vandall
R. J. Vandall
J. S
Paul
Vanda) McMillion
Oak Hill
Ted
Hester Holliday
Gene
Ruth) Snuffer
Bill
Pauline) Berry
Avenel
N. J
Kanawha County
Vandall
Loverie Lane Vandall
Steven Vandall
Ettie Dietrich Clement
Thomas Clement
Fayette County
Shower Honors Mrs. Willie McGehee with Stork Shower
Mrs. Willie McGehee was honored with a stork shower at her parents’ Crab Orchard home. Hosts included Mrs. Bill Hunt and several Joplin-area friends. guests and prize winners listed among local families and familiar surnames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Willie McGehee
Bill Hunt
Crab Orchard
Donna Hunt
MacArthur
Vada Persinger
Pauline Bonham
Bonnie Sweeney
Jack Moye
Sherman Allen
Dexter Boles
Bill Janney
Jinny Brown
Hope Dunlap
Maxine Meadows
Faye Cooper
Minnie Persinger
Mary Mc
Salem couple visit relatives in Virginia and Arlington
Sophia Mr and Mrs Frank Roberts of Salem Virginia spend midweek with her parents Mr and Mrs J T Bowman in Sophia. They visit Mrs John F Kennedy of MacArthur and Mr and Mrs William E Centers and daughter Sharon of Arlington. The Rose home in Farley Hill hosts visitors including Judy Centers and Jack Centers. Londoners of the 17th century were taught to smoke a pipe by professors of whiffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Roberts
Salem
J. T. Bowman
Sophia
John F. Kennedy
MacArthur
William E. Centers
Sharon
Arlington
Edward Rose
Farley Hill
Judy Centers
Jack Centers
Rose Home
Mountain Top Club Plans to Attend Conservation Outing
Mrs. John W. Eye, conservation chairman of the Mountain Top Garden Club, will represent the group at the conservation outing set Friday and Saturday at Wataoga State Park. Sponsored by the Junior Department of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, the annual family event draws a large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Eye
Mountain Top Garden Club
Watoga State Park
West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
Centennial Queen Contest Forms Ready in Gulf Coast Area
Entry forms for the West Virginia Centennial Queen contest are available at Lovell's Department Store in Sophia per Mrs. J. W. Foster on the Queen's committee. Raleigh County hosts the Oct 13 event, planned by four county women’s clubs. Mrs. Fred Hurt, general chairman, promises details on program, master of ceremonies, time, and place soon. Clubs include Beckley Woman's Club, WCB Junior Dept, Shady Spring District WC, and Marsh Fork District WC, with the West Virginia Federation sponsoring the statewide event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Gulf Woman’s Club
Lovell’s
Sophia
J. W. Foster
Raleigh
Fred Hurt
Woman's Club of
Beckley
WCB
Shady Spring
Marsh Fork
West Virginia Federation
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Hopkins
Skylanes
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
The
First Baptist Church
C. E. Martin
Vine St
H. E. Melton
Golden Age Club of Woman’s Club of
Park Avenue
Beta Sigma Phi
Appalachian
First Methodist Church
C. E. Beavers
Johnstown Road
Stanaford Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Stanaford Baptist Church
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Home
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Charles Austin
Witherspoon St
Beckley Home
Eliza Hunter
Clara Rutherford
Massey St
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Alma Riffe
Paula
Catholic Daughters of America
Huntington
Frederick Lamb
Lou Ann
Ocean City
Cecil Lamb
S. Vance Drive
E. M. Vance
Eccles
Fred Cadle
Detroit, Mich
I. M. Page
Maude Terreo
S. J. Lilly
Cales
South
Kanawha Street
Carroll Lewis
Lee Randal
Hillsboro
Ott Rhodes
Gary Rhodes
Hot Coal Cemetery
L. B. Phipps
Howard Padget
Carol Lee
Peggy
Howard Jr
Jess Skaggs
Richmond
Bob Allen
Reservoir Rd
Phipps
Allen
Billy Eller
Kim
Dewey Jones
R. Lee Eller
Bob Martin
South Vance Drive
Charles Allen
Maxwell Hill
Arlington, Va
Fred L. Williams
Fulton Avenue
E. W. Faulkner
Sylvia Groseclose
Eva Meade
Roanoke
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Molly
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Snowy Cotton Reg
Saale
Mie Od
Lois Farley
Katheryn Farley
Etta Callison
James Phipps
Margaret Smith
Rapheal Persinger
Gay Riffe
James Persinger
Nettie Garrison
Connie Cook
Allie Mitchem
L. E. Wright
Charles Hinte
Christine Persinger
W. M. Horton
Eunice Cannaday
Minnie Cannaday
Margaret Stone
Angeline Snider
S. E. Janney
W. C. Janney
Jim Deck
Ernest Ballangee
CAFE
Main St. Beckley
Mountain Top Club
Main Beckley, W.va
the Complete Variety Store
East
Rainelle
ST. Hinton
Howard Ave. Mullens
Main & Oak Sts
Main ST
Richwood
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