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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1958
Page
9
Beckley coeds forecast fashion for college seasons with trapeze and chemise silhouettes. High waist trends and loose dress revisions appear as alternatives with overblouses blousons and shirtwaists, bright colors and shaggy knits front and center.
Weekend guests visited Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Baird include Leonard Shrewsbury Opal Tormanio and W Rees of Baltimore and Beldon Smith plus children Roger and Sherry Grace of Detroit. Norman Utz and family plan to return to Baltimore after visiting the Bairs. Myrtle Burnett of San Juan Texas returns from the Walker reunion. Arthur L Seward has recovered at home from a fractured leg after a fall. Stanley Rowlett of Biseestane Virginia arrives for a visit with his sister in Woodlawn Avenue near the Harvell home.
The Beckley Chapter of Women of the Moose hosts Star Recorders Day on Sept 23 at the Moose Lodge with Mrs. Harry Hambric announcing Mrs. Bessie Carroll as Deputy Grand Regent. Other officers and a piano program were noted during the Moose ballroom meeting. The Golden Age Club picnic was canceled and rescheduled to Oct 6 at the Women’s Clubhouse. Miss Nancy Lewis plans to attend Stephens College Columbus Missouri as the 126th term opens with Dr. Seymour A. Smithy leading Stephens College.
K Douglas Bowers of 501 Woodlawn Ave opens her junior year at West Virginia University majoring in music education. She belongs to Kappa Kappa Gamma and Mu Phi Epsilon and has ties to Li-Toon-Awa, sopho more women's honorary, and the 1958 Leadership Conference. She served on the college board of a Charleston store. The Beckley girls are all 1956 graduates of Woodrow Wilson High School.
Mrs Edna Meadows is affiliated with the operator staff at Dee's Beauty Salon formerly Mabel's Beauty Shop located over Swan Cafe on Main Street. Phone CL 3 6160.
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