Coming Events Womens clubs announce regular meetings
Women organizations are invited to announce meetings by 10 a.m. for same day use. Tuesday notices include Crab Orchard Baptist Mission Circle No 2 at 7:30 p.m., Hilltop Baptist Ladies Mission Circle at Green Valley at 7 p.m. with Wiener roast to follow. Fernwood Garden Club hosts 8 p.m. at 211 Queen St. Civinette Club dinner at 6 50 p.m. Gulf Womans Club work party at Sophia clubhouse 7. Morton Reaves PTA meets at 7 p.m. Be
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Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Bill Beckett
Crab Orchard
Ladies Mission Circle
Hilltop Baptist Church
James Brown
Green Valley
Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia
Community group meetings listed in Raleigh County area
Raleigh County Girl Scout Council at Presbyterian Church educational building 10 30 a m Tri County W C T U Convention Oak Hill Baptist Church registration 9 30 opens 10 Beta Lambda Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Glass House 7 30 Eliza Hunter Home Department Class home of Mrs Edward Humbles 113 Bair St 5 Briarcliff Garden Club Coca Cola Social Room 1 30 Workshop and study
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Raleigh County
Girl Scout Council
Presbyterian Church
Tri-County
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Convention
Oak Hill
Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Glass House
Eliza Hunter
Edward Humbles
Bair St
Briarcliff Garden Club
Beckley Club and Guild Meetings Tonight
Degree of Honor Lodge No 56 hosts a social hour for past presidents at IOOF Hall 6:30 p.m. Various church and club groups including Woman's Club Beckley open house Gulf Woman's Club and Recruiters Wives Club meet through the evening with multiple 7 to 8 p.m. gatherings.
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IOOF
Gulf Woman's Club
Knight announces birth of daughter Tamara Ellen
Mr and Mrs David Knight of Princeton announce the birth of a daughter Tamara Ellen at noon on Sept 11 at Princeton Hospital. The baby weighed eight pounds, 12 ounces. The mother is formerly Ellen Maples, daughter of Cecil Maples of WC St. The couple has a son named Terry.
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David Knight
Princeton
Tamara Ellen
Princeton Hospital
Miss Ellen Maples
Cecil Maples
WC. St
Terry
Beckley Couple Marks Golden Anniversary
A Beckley couple, Mr. and Mrs. E E Luther, celebrated 50 years of marriage with an open house at their Murray Street home on Sunday Sept 4 192? The event honored their Sept 7 1910 wedding in Beckley performed by Rev W S Patterson. Relatives and friends from Beckley Portsmouth Virginia Atlanta and Corsica joined the family, with guests arriving in two afternoon sessions and a long list of attendees and well wishes.
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E- E. Luther
F. M. Strother
John E. Luther
Murray Street
John H. Mellen
Beckley
W. S. Patterson
Luther
Strother
John Luther
W H. Foglesong
Buckley
Donna Strother
Portsmouth
R. W. Scarborough
Committees Named By Sigma Chapter For 1960 61
At the first Sigma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meeting in the Appalachian Assembly Room twenty three members and one guest named standing committees and chairs for the year. Appointments include Ra cherelle Cook membership Jean Donley publicity Betty Jo Lilly service Irene Kessinger social Betty Costello telephone Gay Dillon ways and means Mae Holyfield parliamentarian and Betty Costello historian. Donley elected recording secretary to fill a vacancy. The BSP state convention will be in Fairmont October 14 16 and lilies will be gathered for the Easter Seal drive. The year’s theme is Living With Wings and secret sisters will be reinstated. Doris Maynor presided and introductions and invitations were presented by Maynor and Kessinger.
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Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Appalachian Assembly Room
Rachelle Cook
Jean Donley
Betty Jo Lilly
Irene Kessinger
Betty Costello
Gay Dillon
Mae Holyfield
Miss Donley
Faye Walk
Doris Maynor
BSP
Fairmont
Bette Lou Evans
Maynor
Kessinger
Mary Jane Kish
E. H. Hedrick
Incidents In The Lives Of- People You Know
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Students Leaves For College Across States
Miss Katherine Ross leaves for University of North Carolina Chapel Hill to pursue a master’s in economics and political science. Her brother Allen departs for Hampden Sydney College to be a sophomore. Several Woodrow Wilson High School graduates head to West Virginia University Morgantown, including Flo Henkle Mary Jane Mulholland Ferrel Palletto and Gloria Herrera. Anne Kessinger returns to WVU next week, with Jimmy Ratliff Martha McMillion Billy Patton and Duane Sellards also home briefly before continuing studies.
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Katherine Ross
A. A. Ross
N. Kanawha St
Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Allen
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Flo Henkle
Mary Jane Mulholland
Ferrel Pauletto
Gloria Herrera
Woodrow Wilson High School
Anne Kessinger
Ted Kessinger
Glade Creek
WVU
Miss Peggy Richmond Enters West Virginia University
Miss Peggy Richmond daughter of Dr and Mrs Fred Richmond of 121 Granville Ave left for West Virginia University to begin as a transferring sophomore She came with her mother from Queens College Charlotte NC and will be a sophomore at the university this year
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Peggy Richmond
Fred Richmond
Granville Ave
West Virginia University
Richmond
Queens College
Charlotte
N. C
Pasadena Engineer Receives National Defense Award
Morrie Harper of Pasadena visited Beaver to see relatives and attended the Ground Support Equipment Magazine Co. annual dinner in Washington, D.C. He received a national award for outstanding engineering achievements in cross application concepts for missile and aircraft support vehicles. The event drew several hundred military figures and defense production experts at the Shoreham Hotel.
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Beaver
G. W. Teter
Eva Teter Hammer
J. M. Teter
Morrie Harper
Pasadena
Calif
Air Logistics Inc
Washington, D. C
Shorham Hotel
Glen Daniel Students Enroll at Concord College
Glen Daniel students enrolled at Concord College Athens this fall include Miss Melva Roach Miss Phyllis Atha Miss Eva Chambers and Miss Nancy Worley.
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Glen Daniel
Concord College
Athens
Melva Roach
Phyllis Atha
Eva Chambers
Nancy Worley
Two Beckley Juniors Leave for WVU Morgantown
Miss Janie Cooke daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Cooke 208 Queen Street and Miss Shelby Dozier of 206 Queen Street both juniors depart Beckley for West Virginia University Morgantown on Wednesday morning.
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Beckley
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Janie Cooke
Cecil Cooke
Queen St
Shelby Dozier
Richard Lynch enters hospital for observation
Richard Eugene Lynch son of Mrs Margaret Lynch of Max well Hill Road was admitted to a local hospital Monday morning for observation and treatment. Ray Gunther of Clyde Street left this week for Charleston to continue studies at Morris Harvey College after attending Beckley College.
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Richard Eugene Lynch
Margaret Lynch
Maxwell Hill Road
Charleston
Morris Harvey College
Ray Gunther
Clyde Street
Beckley College
Kirby couple take two week vacation to Richmond
Maryland Avenue residents Mr and Mrs O B Kirby left Thursday for a two week stay in Richmond Virginia.
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Maryland Avenue
O. B. Kirby
Richmond
Ford salesmen convention attendees in Cincinnati
Robert Carter of 201 Riley Street attends a two day Ford Motor Co salesmen convention in Cincinnati Ohio across a local gathering hosted for dealer staff and sales personnel.
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Ford Motor Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Carter
Riley St
Student William Johnston Visits Parents in Stillwater
William Johnston, a senior at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, spent a week visiting his parents on Ridge Avenue, while having worked in Richmond, Virginia for the U S Government during the summer.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
William Johnston
Cecil Johnston
Ridge Avenue
Richmond
U. S
Mrs Richard Lewis Returns Home to Maryland Avenue
Mrs. Richard Lewis comes back to Maryland Avenue after a two week visit in Cincinnati Ohio. Her husband accompanied her home this weekend.
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Maryland Avenue
Cincinnati
Ohio
Richard Lewis
Catholic Daughters Sponsor Girl Scout Troops for Year
Catholic Daughters Court Paula No. 741 will sponsor seven Girl Scout troops this year. Meeting at St Francis de Sales Parish Hall heard reports from reps on planned activities, hospital visits, and donations to Beckley VA Hospital and Pinecrest Sanitarium. A Communion Breakfast is planned for October. eight members celebrated birthdays during remarks.
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Catholic Daughters of America
Edmund Davidson
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
James Hutchinson
S. H. Bridge
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Margaret Hewlett
Birth of Paul Ashton Riffe in Bluefield Hospital
Mr and Mrs James H Riffe of Princeton formerly of Aley announce the birth of their third child, a son named Paul Ashton, on August 6 at Bluefield Hospital weighing seven pounds four ounces. Mrs Riffe is Eva Ruth Wood, daughter of Hobart and Mrs. Wood, Beckleyans now in Princeton. Framed by club activities, scrap-book work for the council show was led by Mrs Joe McElyea and Mrs Robert Horton. Mrs Caperton hosted the Thursday meeting at a Slab Fork home with a flower arranging film from Raleigh Bottling Co. October plans set for Beckley with Mrs John Schulte as guest. blue ribbon awarded to Mrs McKinney for fall foliage arrangement.
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James H. Riffe
Princeton
Aley
Paul Ashton
Bluefield Hospital
Riffe
Eva Ruth Wood
Hobart Wood
Beckleyans
Pansy Riffe
New Martinsville
Harold H. Riffe
Charleston
Tempe sees cooler spell as temps dip to 101
Tempe temperatures eased from near 110 degrees as a cold snap moved into the valley. The Tempe Daily News notes a reading of 101 degrees signaling relief from the extreme heat and warns residents to expect gradual cooling.
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Tempe
Ariz
Valley
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William L. Bower
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Chester Roberts
Woodlawn Ave
Morton - Reaves
Parent-Teacher Association
Melvola
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G. St
Beverly Music Club
W. O. Brown
Wickhan Ave
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Fred Hurt
Woman's Club of
Mary Anne Davis
Park Ave
Recruiters Wives Club
Richmond Recreation Room
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St. Ann’s
St. Mary's
St. Margaret’s
Just - A - Mere Club
Samuel Heston
Saunders Ave
Charlotte Cooney
Beckley Order of Rainbow For
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Women of the Church
Glenn Ave
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Beaver Methodist Church
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Atlanta
George A. Luther
Milton Luther
Corsica
Ray Sydenstricker
Wallace Boyce
J. Lowell Lilly
C. L. Hancock
Harry Honaker
Ercel Lytton
Crab
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T. J. Williams
E. L. Furgerson
Cindy
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Peterstown
William
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S. A. Worley
Jessie Worley
Bernard Thompson
Lacy E. Ellison
J. W. Anderson
Percy Catlett
C. W. Fisher
R. A. Foley
Raymond Foster
G. A. Massing
J. E. Mellen
P. M. Epling
R. W
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Hattie Clyburn
W. C. Thurman
Thomas Prince
H. H. Christian
Lula Miller
Clifton Ballard
Iota Ballard
Lania Ball
Ralph Jordan
Alma Woods
R. E. Woods
S. H. Stover
Mae Lively
Walter Martin
Roy Sydenstricker
Lora Redden
Oma Redden
Otis L. Callaway
Addie Gunnee
Tony Merrick
Morris Imboden
Oscar Nicholls
MR. and
Mrs
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Willie McGehee
Sigma
Annette
Neville St
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Martha McMillion
Billy Patton
Duane Sellards
Catholic Daughters
Anthony Misiti
Rose Misiti
Daniel Martina
Agnes Melito
Effie Meadows
Ruth Meadows
Anna Newland
Ruth Newland
Mary Obucina
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Basila
G Beckley
XacVo
J. W. Foster
Alvin Roberts
Raleigh County Garden Council
Beckley Hotel
Rosemont Garden Club
Charlie Martin
L. J. Neal
S. Austin Cap
Heller
Henry Rosenfeld
Budget Shop
Neville Street
Chrome
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