Local Coeds Plan Campus Attire for Monday Night Event
Beckley girls discuss fall wardrobes at a dinner and slumber party hosted by Ann Canterbury. They favor sweaters with skirts, flat or medium heels, and long skirts for glamour, naming college bound participants from West Virginia and Virginia schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Ann Canterbury
Chilson Avenue
Betty Ashworth
West Virginia University
Louise Christian
Ringling School of Art
Sarasota
Fla
Margie Brash
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Sue May
Lucy Sue Bowers
Mary Goldsmith
Sally Powers
Ward- Belmont
Nashville, Tenn
Zita Goss
Nancy Richards
Sweetbriar College
Virginia Reardon
West Virginia Wesleyan
Frances Allen
Sue Foster
Concord College
Athens
Billie Sue Anderson
Gulfpark College
Betty Ann Conley
Nurse Alice White Plans Move to Pittsburgh for Education
Miss Alice White, director of nurses at Raleigh General Hospital, will leave Raleigh for Pittsburgh to pursue a Bachelor of Science in nursing education at the University of Pittsburgh. A 1939 Raleigh General School of Nursing graduate, she later studied obstetrics and pediatrics at Pitt before returning to Beckley last fall to teach. She is vacationing at Organ Cave in Greenbrier County before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice White
Raleigh General Hospital
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
School of
Beckley
Births in Raleigh area share hospital and home rests
Mr and Mrs Jack Beard Jr of 312 North Oakwood avenue welcomed a daughter at Raleigh General Hospital at 4 37 pm yesterday. Mr and Mrs Whalen Wheeler of Sophia welcomed a son at Raleigh General Hospital at 3 36 pm yesterday. Mrs May McGuire and daughter Peggy returned to Portsmouth Ohio after visiting Mrs McGuire s sister Mrs W C Turner and J A Roberts of Tams. Mrs Kathryn Osler of Portsmouth remained in Tams for a longer stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Beard, Jr
North Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
Whalen Wheeler
Sophia
May McGuire
Peggy
Portsmouth
Ohio
Baptist Women To Meet Tonight At First Baptist Church
Mrs. James Wauhop will lead the 7 45 o clock Young Woman s Auxiliary program. Hostesses are the group of Mrs Nell Keefer. The session will take place at the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wauhop
Young Woman's Auxiliary
Nell- Keefer
First Baptist Church
Azalea Clubwomen Picnic For Husbands At John Earl Lily Farm
Azalea Garden Club members hosted a Monday picnic for about 42 attendees including husbands at the John Earl Lily property on Harper Road. Mrs. Ned Ragland and Mrs. Eugene Harvey were hostesses with home fried chicken and vegetables, corn on the cob and coffee cooked on site, and the group plans to make the event an annual affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Club
Eugene Harvey
Ned Ragland
Azalea Garden Club
John Earl Lily
Harper Road
Husbands
Dr Stansbury Weds Margaret Rote In Fort Mason Ceremony
Dr Fred Stansbury and Margaret Rote wed in a military ceremony at Fort Mason San Francisco August 26. He sails for a two year Army Medical Corps tour in Japan after a quick honeymoon at Russian River Resort. Mrs Stansbury is Monroe Wisconsin native who studied at Northwestern and Delta Gamma member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Stansbury
San Francisco
United States Army
Japan
Fred Stansbury
Margaret
Rote
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stansbury
Beckley
Henry Menze
Fort Wayne
Ind
Herbert Stansbury
Ewart Avenue
Ross Daniel
Fort Mason
C. L. Sloss
Russian River
Robert L. Rote
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Beckley readers note a steady stream of local visits and travels. Dr James Campbell visits his mother Mrs J A Campbell in Beckley while Mrs Campbell recovers from a broken hip. Mrs H F Moore, injured in Baltimore, expects to return home soon as her husband stays behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Campbell
Roanoke
Beckley
J. A. Campbell
Heber Street
Deckley Mluspital
Campbell
Main Street
Philip Wilkes
Callaway Street
Virginia
Joe Browns
Staunton
O. D. Lights
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
Bluefield
Kemper Stewart
Wilkes
Flora Hornbarger
Thomas Baker
R. S. Baker
Summers Street
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Ruby Lee
Rachel Webster
Burlington
N. C
Sophia
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
South Oakwood Avenue
Norfolk
R. O. Peery
Richard
Charleston
Baxter Laird
First Methodist Church
E. L. Morris
Hill Street
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Charles Stevenson
South Kanawha Street
Cincinnati
Ava Bell Goins
Daugh
Norman Hayes
Shelburn
Ind
W. C. Larrimore
Richard Lewis
Hillcrest Drive
Raleigh
H. F. Moore
South Heber Street
Baltimore
Committee Heads Named for Next Reunion of Lodges
Mrs. B. B. Chambers and Clinton Henderson were named chairs of the reunion committee for the next summer’s gathering of Rebekah and Odd Fellows Lodges in District 16. Their selection came at the fourth annual reunion held Sunday at City Park. Rebekah lodges represented include Golden Gate 206 Mabscott Deborah 100 Glen Daniel True Blue 34 Sophia 6 Laurel Rebekah Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Chambers
Clinton Henderson
Rebekah and
Odd Fellows
District 16
Chambers
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge
Mabscott
Henderson
Glen Daniel Odd Fellows Group
Rebekah
Golden Gate 206
Deborah
Glen Daniel
True Blue 34
Sophia 6
Laurel Rebekah Lodge
Oak Hill
Whitestick of
Sophia
Lester
Elnora Chambers
Ann Mooney
Beckley
Clinton Herderson
Odd Fellows Lodges
Dr Callaway’s Bride Honored At Luncheon
Beckley residents gather for a luncheon at Black Knight Country Club honoring Mrs. John Callaway formerly Mary Morrison of Huntington. Hostess Mrs. Lee Burleson sets a single floral centerpiece and plans seating for numerous attendees including Mrs. Sam Cohn Mrs. Eugene Carpenter Mrs. Bill Miles Mrs. A J Campbell Mrs. C A Smith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Callaway
Black Knight Club
Beckley
John Callaway
Mary Morrison
Huntington
Black Knight Country Club
Lee Burleson
Calloway
Sam Cohn
Eugene Carpenter
Bill Miles
A.J. Campbell
C. A. Smith
Hulett Smith
Charles S. Lewis, Jr
J. W. Banks
J. W. Walters
Jack Burger
Jack Morlock
Harris Weeks
John Schulte
Joe Carper
Fidelis Class to Meet Thursday at First Baptist Church
The Fidelis Class of the First Baptist Church will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 p.m. Thursday in the church. Mrs Harry Jones group will be hostesses for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Harry Jones
Harvey Family Visiting Beckley During Extended Trip
The Harvey family from New Smyrna Beach Florida, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Harvey and their daughter Elizabeth, are staying with friends and relatives in Beckley for an extended visit. Fire casualties in Boston's Cocoanut Grove disaster far surpassed American troop losses in North Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Harvey
Elizabeth
New Smyrna Beach, Fla
Beckley
Boston
Cocoanut’ Grove
North Africa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alice
White
Raleigh General
Organ Cave
Greenbrier County
Katharine Fisher
Good Housekeeping Institute
Clinton P. Anderson
E. B. “Hawkins, JR
J. E. Huffman
Woodlawn ‘Avenue
Baptist
Beckney
Howery
Del-Mar
Oasis
Neville St
Oliver
Frozen Food Service
Powerline & Clyde
Sta
Azalea Clubwomen
Mary’s Beauty Shop
Prince St
Mary Robinson
Opr
Marguerite’s
Medical School
Northwestern University
Beta Theta Pi
Phi Beta Pi
Mrs
Ter
Sharon
Goins
Glen White
Kermit Ford
Bonnie
Erma
Johnstown Road
Spring Street
J. C.wilmers
Edgewood Drive
Luther Hix, Jr
Robert Higgins
Thelma Brown
Woodlawn Avenue
Hix
Washington, D. C
Eddie Cantley
Bobbie
Bellevue Lane
Glenn W. Stewart
Sara Lou
Richard Jones
Maryland Avenue
Roland E. Neeley
Logan
William Hart
Robert Hart
Mercer Street
Raymond’s
Beckley’s
Big City Beauty
Embee
Raymond's Beauty
B.J, Hotes
the Quality Shop
Beckley Theatre Block
W. T. Grant CO
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Tinkwam
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