Beckley Art Group to Host First Sidewalk Art Exhibit
Beckley artists plan a Saturday display from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the Raleigh County Courthouse lawn at Main and Heber streets. The informal Clothesline Exhibit features paintings and sketches by Beckley Art Group members with artists on hand to discuss methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Art Group
Beckley
W. E. Baldwin
Raleigh County
Main and
Heber Streets
M. J. DeAlmeida
Baldwin
Main
Democratic Women Invited to Charleston Campaign Fete
Raleigh County Democratic Women's Club members receive a telegram inviting them to a reception Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Daniel Boone Hotel Charleston. The event honors wives of Democratic candidates and will feature an official launch of West Virginia's Democratic campaign with remarks from former President Harry S Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
E. H. Hedrick
Democratic Women’s Club
Emma Low Kincaid
Democratic Campaign
Harry S. Truman
West Virginia
Incidents In The Lives Of Beckley Residents
Beckley Hospital patients include Mrs Simmie Adams and Mrs Bernice Kaye er Mullens. Beckley couples and families visit New York City and Rahway New Jersey. Local residents attend a Sunday family reunion at Midway with many Beckley and Baltimore participants. Kay Rider plans Nashville enrollment at Peabody College. Beckley guests and members prepare for the West Virginia Association for Mental Health dinner in Charleston with Roy Cunningham and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Simmie Adams
Alpeca
Bernice Keyeer
Mullens
John Plumley
Piney View
James E. Wilder
Beckley Apts
New York City
Rahway
N. J
James Hooker
Jewell Valley
Emmett Mann
Marvin
Ballard
Pete Mann
Peterstown
J. W. Wall
Regina
James Bailey
Pamela
L. W. Mann
Glenn Oakvale
Buddy Mann
Princeton
Jimmy Pennington
Kathy Sue
Mary Kay
Jimi Lynn
Donald Joe Pennington
Billy Pennington
Russell Sor
Baltimore
Kay Rider
C. B. Rider
Sophia
Nashville
Tenn
Peabody College
Flower Show Entries Discussed By Flowering Hills Group
Members of the Flowering Hills Garden Club were commended for their participation in the Raleigh County Garden Council flower show Beauty Begins at Home. Ribbons were awarded for horticultural and artistic arrangements displayed at the Beckley Hotel Ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flowering Hills Garden Club
Raleigh County Garden Council
H. D. Butterworth
Beckley Hotel
C. N. Doss
West Virginia St
E. H. Banker
Mountain Top Garden Club
R. P. Whittaker
Butterworth
T. V. Hutchison
Don Williams
Eugene H. Meadows
R. E. Newman
Bernard Carter
Paul Phipps
Floyd Nickell
Carlyle Bolen
D. C. Lyon
Sutphin
Carl Price
Eugene Huffman
Holt Kester
Paul Burdette
Harold Dew
Beckley Hospital Births List Highlights Several Newborns
Local families announce newborns at Beckley Hospital. Sophia John Mark born Sept 2 to Mr. and Mrs. James Amick Farley 107 McClure St weighs 7 pounds 2 p.m. Aug. 27. Daniel Allyn Bowyer born Aug. 2 Mount Hope weighs 6 pounds 2 ounces. Richard Lee Jr born Aug. 29 8:10 a.m. weighs 7 pounds 2 ounces. Walter Kyle Jr born Aug. 23 weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces. Tammie Lethalyn Fannon born Aug. 3 weighs 7 pounds 7 ounces. Regina Marie Jackson born Aug. 31 weighs 5 pounds 9 1 2 ounces. Billy Steven Brooks born 11:05 weighs 6 pounds 12 ounces.
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James 1. Amick
Gregory Farley
McClure St
Sophia
John Mark
Beckley Hospital
Beckley
Daniel Allyn
William H. Bowyer
Mount Hope
Richard Lee Jr
Richard Lee Merrick
Baker St
Walter Kyle Hooker
Graham St
Walter Kyle Jr
Tammie Lethalyn
Richard C. Fannon
Princewick
Regina Marie
Pete Jackson
Pitey View
Alex A. Brooks
Fairdale
Billy Steven
Mark Gregory
Glen Daniel Personals Highlights Weekend Visits
Local residents report multiple family visits and trips. Elmer Hawley and family visited Bonceverte. Andrew Farley with daughter Helen traveled to Washington to see Alice Farley. W R Trump hosted visitors from Dearborn. he has returned to Cleveland Ford. Sarah Vaughn Brooks welcomes family members on furlough from Germany. Fred Bailey and Car Fain hosted Sunday dinner in Lester.
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Glen Daniel
RNS
Elmer Hawley
Sandra
Roy Hawley
Oceana
Bonceverte
Andrew Farley
Helen
Washington, D. C
Alice Farley
W. R. Trump
Pete Drahuse
Dearborn
Mich
Trump
Cleveland
Ohio
Ford, Motor Co
Dennie Dinsmore
Vada Bailey
Sarah Vaughn Brooks
U. S. Army
Germany
Claude Bunch
Golden color from turmeric in doughs and sauces
Turmeric, a root from the ginger family, is used in place of saffron to give a pale golden color in yeast doughs and sauces. It is a key ingredient in curry powder as well.
Local Women Groups Schedule Meetings This Week
Coming events list invites women’s organizations to mail notices of club calendars by 10 am for same day use. Highlights include Beta Rho chapter Beta Sigma Ele Coca-Cola Social Room 7 30 pm Zeta Alpha Kappa Delta honorary teachers’ sorority 7 4 pm at Mrs Keefer 102 Campbell St Beckley nurses club at Raleigh General 7 30 pm duplicate bridge 7 45 pm Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church 8 pm Maids and Matrons 8 pm Hunter Home Dept class 5 pm Xi Alpha Gamma Beta Sigma Phi 7 30 pm and a Pythian Sisters covered dish dinner later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma
Zeta Chapter
Alpha
Kappa Delta Honorary
J. L. Keefer
Campbell
Beta’ Sigma Phi
Robert Holocenb
Meadows Apts
Teacher Of Year Speaks At Meeting Of Junior Department
Mrs. Hazel Bragg Davenport, West Virginia’s Teacher of the Year, told Beckley’s Junior Department of Woman’s Club that a child’s education begins at home with mature development and parental partnership. She urged family reading, individual treatment, and opportunities to socialize, while noting the need to avoid comparing children. An honored guest and remarks by community leaders followed, with plans announced for upcoming events and a Camp Horseshoe sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Bragg Davenport
Park Ave
James Scarbro
Montgomery
New State
Thomas Keyser
James Sanger
George Warren Hodel
Southern District
West
Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
State Junior Department
Charleston
Plas
E. S. Pugh
Barbara Burton
Camp Horseshoe
Virginia Reardon
Buckley Hotel
Paul Loflin
Watoga State Park
David Mullins
J. W. Ward Jr
Charles C. Farmer Jr
Donald Wise
Mary Louise Klaus
Douglas Bryant
Edwin Harris
Joseph Miller
Robert P. McLean
Edna Meadows Joins Dee's Beauty Salon Staff
Mrs. Edna Meadows is affiliated with the operator staff at Dee's Beauty Salon on Main Street near Swan Café. The shop, formerly Mabel's Beauty Shop, lists the phone number CL 3.6160 for inquiries and appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Meadows
Dee's Beauty Selon
Mabel's Beauty Shop
Swan Cafe
Main St
Also Mentioned on This Page
van Dyck
Gainsborough
Norman Rockwell
Grandma" Moses
Woman's Clubhouse
Roy Cunningham
Roy &. Herndon
Chad Bertelson
Paul Reed
Margaret T. Ross
Flowering Hills Garden Group
Beckley Area
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club
Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church
Women's Bible
Hazel Garland
Fayette St
Eliza Hunter
Beckley Temple
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
Union Lodge Hall
Watkins
Woman's Mission Society
First Baptist Church
Warren Thornhill II
First Methodist
Heber Street
Bill Bower
Washabe
China
Birdseye Towels
Terry
VARI
Main Street
Rainelle
Temple Street
Hinton
Howard Avenue
Oak Streets
Oak Hill
Friendly Murphy Store
Richwood
Murphy
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