Couple to Leave for Princeton After Long Stay
Seven people, including the honoree Mrs. Torrico formerly Mary Lee Sanders, will depart in three weeks from 109 Mankin Ave after 14 years to join Wall Chevrolet Co. in Princeton. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Sanders of 404 Sheridan Ave. Her husband, son of Joe Torrico and the late Mrs. Ann Torrico, worked at Park Heights Service Center for 14 years. They belong to YMCA and The Methodist Temple, with Mrs. Torrico in Eastwood Sunday School. Guests at the coffee included many local women and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankin Ave
Princeton
Wall Chevrolet Co. Inc
Mary Lee Sanders
Torrico
A. D. Sanders
Sheridan Ave
Mark Twain High School
Joe Tor
James A. Lilly
Chester Roberts
William Hunton
Pat Wheeler
James Tomlinson
C. Curry Pyles
M. B. Fisher
William Earehart
Charles Earehart Jr
Edward Kingsley
Sanders
W. C. Thompson
Harry C. Culp
Dido Pietrantozzi
George P. Davis Jr
Pedro Torrico
Davis
Wood St.ore
Richard Perry
Andy Sotak
Pedre
Steven
Susan
Miss Toni Bowers Marries R P Culp
Miss Toni Faye Bowers and R P Culp wed at 7 30 p m Sept 11 at Calvary Baptist Mabscott officiated by Rev Gerald L Morgan. Bride daughter of L C Jones of Oakley Road and groom son of Harry C Culp of Ellison Avenue. Bridesmaids guests and reception noted. couple to reside 818 S Kanawha St Apartment after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
Mabscott
Toni Faye Bowers
R. P. Culp
Gerald L. Morgan
Community notices for Beckley Women's events listed
Coming events from Beckley Newspapers invite women’s clubs to submit meetings by 10 a.m. for same day use. The Just-A-Mere Club meets at 7 p.m. at New Pioneer Hotel with Mrs. Andrew Burgan as co hostess. Byrd Bible class gathers 7 30 p m in the social room for special singing. Queen Esther Court No 53 Heroines of Jericho at G Street hosts a 5 30 p m gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Department of
Beckley
New Pioneer Hotel
Andrew Burgan
Byrd Bible
Queen Esther Court
Jericho
G Street
Calico and Jeans Dance Club Event At City Building
A Saturday dance at New River Park City Building features caller Jack Livingston of Speedway Indiana. The booking promotes a special event with a social focus and community attendance encouraged.
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Calico and Jeans
City Building
New River Park
Jack Livingston
Speedway, Ind
WWHS Class of 1950 Plans Reunion at Masonic Temple
Sunday WWHS class of 1950 meets at 119 Quesenberry St home of Robert Daniels to finalize reunion plans for 2 p.m. Assembly No 47 Order of Rainbow for Girls to install officers at the Masonic Temple at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Daniels
Quesenberry St
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Social Savings Club Meets at Mrs Elsie Johnson Home
The Social Savings Club gathers at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Elsie Johnson to discuss activities and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Savings Club
Elsie Johnson
Beckley club notices and troop meeting times
Girl Scout Troop 116 juniors and cadettes meet 3 30 pm at Beckley Presbyterian Church led by Mrs Sutphin and Mrs Loflin. Raleigh County Republican Women meet 7 30 pm at Raleigh County Republican Headquarters. Quota Club executive board meets at Beckley Hotel Terrace Room at noon. Eggeay Hills Garden Club meets p m at the home of Mrs G A 507 Maxwell Hill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Sutphin
Loflin
Raleigh County
Republican Women’s Club
Republican Headquarters
Quota Club of
Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Beckley clubs host daytime and evening events
Quota Club of Beckley hosts a lunch eon meeting in the Terrace Room of Beckley Hotel at noon. Phymosia Garden Club meets at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs Harry F Cooper on Dogwood Lane. Dry Hill Home Demonstration Club gathers at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Lake Allen 207 Dry Hill Road. Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club holds Annual Employer Employee dinner in the Beckley Hotel ballroom with social hour at 6 p m and dinner at 7 p m.
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Phymosia Garden Club
Harry F. Cooper
Dogwood Lane
Dry Hill Home
Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club
Beckley Hotel
Retired Employees Meet With Beckley Junior High Speaker
Raleigh County Retired Employees Association hosts a meeting at Beckley Junior High at 7 p.m. with Mrs. Irene Bailey of the State Legislative Committee as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley Jr. High
Irene Bailey
State Legislative Committee
Beckley Woman's Club Meeting at Park Avenue Club House
All Department reception scheduled by the Woman's Club of Beckley will be held at the club house on Park Avenue at 8 p.m. The event invites members to gather for the department's reception activities and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Versatile Dress for Travel Wardrobe Options
A practical guide highlights scarves and jewelry to transform a single dress for after hours wear. It notes that separates extend a daytime wardrobe, offering flexible styling ideas for travel.
Weekend visitors and local notices from Fairdale area
Fairdale and nearby towns report weekend guests visiting residents including Ed and Gaynell Smith and families from Michigan Ohio and Chicago. Personal visits include Craighead Mullens and Bailey households. students Leonard Flemmings and Sheryl Herron are noted visitors. Hilda Barrett received treatment for an eye injury at Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairdale
Rns
Ed Smith
Elbert Craighead
Clarkston
Mich
Gerald Neil
Mullens
Joyce Hawley
Sheryll
Martin
Karla
Prosperity
Nathan Craighead
Kalamazoo
Comer Smith
Daniels
Clarence Ashley
Lakehorn
Norma Jean Bragg
Smith
Chester Allen
Joe Brooks
Dillard Smith
Frank Morris
Chicago
Gaynell Bailey
Maple Meadow
Jim Farmer
Newport News
Melba Jean Roach
Bolt
George Thompson
Michigan
Czerna Richardson
Dale
David
Basil Richardson
Lida Snuffer
Leonard Flemmings
Joe Woods
Cleveland
Ohio
Larry Snuffer
Alfred Snuffer
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Hilda Lee Barrett
Beckley Hospital
Sheryl Herron
Marshall University
Huntington
Arthur Herron
Linda
Brenda
Glen Daniel
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local note inviting readers to share social items by calling 253 3321 extension 52. Short items under the heading are of broad interest and call for reader participation.
Local Family Reunion At Atlantic City Figures In News
Mr and Mrs J D Christian of Atlantic City N J return home after visiting his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs J D Christian Lambert Drive Their son Louis enrolls at Beckley College for the fall term Mrs Audrey Saunders of Rh odell underwent major surgery last week at the hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Christian
Atlantic City
N.J
J. D. Christian Lambert
Louis
Beckley College
Audrey Saunders
Rhodell
Miss Nancy Smith Returns to WVU as Art Spanish Major
Miss Nancy Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Smith of Daniels, has returned to West Virginia University Morgantown where she is a senior majoring in art and Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Smith
Charles E. Smith
Daniels
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Adams Family Visit While Father Attends School
Mrs. Jo Ann Adams and children Terry Dale and Judy Kay visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Dale Browning in Coal City as her husband S. Sgt. Bob G. Adams stationed at Loring Air Force Base Maine attends a nine week school in Illinois.
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JO Ann Adams
Terry Dale
Judy Kay
Dale Browning
Coal City
S. Sgt
Bob G. Adams
Loring Air Force Base
Maine
Illinois
Putting the You in AAUW at Beckley Branch Meeting
Mrs John M Rutherford division president spoke at Beckley University Women Meet first fall gathering in Appalachian Assembly Room Monday night Her talk centered on the theme Putting the You in AAUW Miss Eva Keysser branch president outlined the year's plans Hostess chairman Mrs George Parker opened the meeting with greetings aided by Miss Lura Clay Miss Mary Scott Miss Bee Clay and Mrs Sheldon Cove Others present included Mrs Carroll Simpkins Mrs H L Watkins Miss Hila Richardson Miss Gladys Milam Dr Anneva Covey Miss Virginia McCormick Miss Blanche Hutchinson Mrs Sibbley Weatherford Miss Eunice Haddad Miss Mary Lemons Mrs C C Pyles Mrs George Hajash Mrs L T Durrance Mrs Malcolm Shumate Miss Mae Burton Miss Thelma Wilson and Mrs Charles Dowdy
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Beckley
American Association of University Women
Appalachian Assembly Room
John M. Rutherford
AAUW
Eva Keyser
George Parker
Lura Clay
Mary Scott
Bee Clay
Sheldon Cove
Carroll Simpkins
H. L. Watkins
Hila Richardson
Gladys Milam
Anneva Covey
Virginia McCormick
Blanche Hutchinson
Sibbley Weatherford
Eunice Haddad
Mary Lemons
C. C. Pyles
George Hajash
L. T. Durrance
Malcolm Shumate
Mae Burton
Thelma Wilson
Charles Dowdy
Sunday Guests at Hart Home Include Day Family
Sunday guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Hart Blue Jay were Mr and Mrs D R Day and children David and Nanette Burlington NC and Days nephew Greg Pennington of Raleigh
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Walter Hart
Blue Jay
D. R. Day
David and
Nanette
Burlington
N.C
Day
Greg Pennington
Raleigh
Diann Bailey Enters Charleston General Hospital Nursing School
Diann Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Dennie Bailey of Bolt has begun freshman year at Charleston General Hospital School of Nursing.
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Diann Bailey
Dennie Bailey
Bolt
Charleston General Hospital School of Nursing
AL Unit 70 Outlines Program and bond drive
At a meeting of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70 Mrs Clarence Cosby newly elected president outlined the year’s program. Delegates Lois Manns and Vickie Bradshaw reported from Rhodendron Girls State and the Auxiliary voted to participate in a bond drive for Post 70 building funds. Delegates and alternates to the Sixth District conference in Charleston October 18 were elected. The President named chairmen of standing committees including Singley Americanism and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70
Clarence Cosby
Lois Manns
Vickie Bradshaw
Rhodendron Girls State
Post 70
Charleston
Unit 57
Cosby
Gladys James
Alberta Singley
John Cheatwood
Singley
Mary Lacey
Ernest Tanks
Coastal Desert Records Dry Pacific Peru Chile Area
The world’s longest and driest coastal desert runs along the Pacific littoral of Peru and northern Chile. Many weather stations there have logged no rainfall for over two decades, yet occasional torrential rains strike, sometimes melting clusters of baked mud houses.
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Pacific Littoral
Peru
Chile
Brazil Leads World in Coffee Production
Brazil tops global coffee output, driving supply and market trends with its vast plantations and export capacity. The nation's leadership shapes prices, trade dynamics, and farming practices influencing buyers and growers worldwide.
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Brazil
Calico And Jeans Club to feature top square call in Blaine Wright event
Noted square dance authority Jack Livingston of Speedway Ind will call figures for the Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club Saturday night at 8 at the New River Recreation Building. Blaine Wright president outlines plans for a new season as the club joins the Les Gotcher Record Club of the Month. Scheduled callers include Dan O Leary Louis Calhoun Harry McColgan Curley Custer and C O Guest with hosts Mr and Mrs Kyle Anderson aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Livingston
Speedway
Ind
Jeans Square Dance Club
Blaine Wright
New River Recreation
Wright
Les Gotcher
Dan O'Leary
Kingsport
Tenn
Louis Calhoun
Shelby N. C
Harry McColgan
Princeton
Curley Custer
Hagerstown
C. O. Guest
Dallas
Tex
Kyle Anderson
FE. K. Paxton
John Green
Hunter Boggs
Ronald Highlander
Walter Walney
Stump Hampton Vows Read In Home Rites
Miss Elizabeth Rowena Hampton married Billy Wayne Stump in a home ceremony conducted by Rev Otis Clyburn on September 12. The bride, a 1964 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, wore a white lace dress and held a bible with carnations, while maid of honor Jean Stump and best man Curtis Sears stood beside them. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Luther Stump of Fitzpatrick. he works for Duke Street Associates in Alexandria Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Berry
Culp
Usher Club
Hagerstown High School
Hagerstown
Retail Credit Co
US Air Force
S. Kanawha St
Otis Clyburn
Elizabeth Rowena Hampton
Billy Wayne Stump
Thomas Hampton
Pleasant Hills
Luther Stump
Fitzpatrick
Jean Stump
Curtis Sears
Talcum powder evolves to spray packaging in Italy origin
For years accepted without question talcum powder now comes in refreshing spray containers. Talc a soft stone like soapstone or French chalk is refined from Italy and scented for milady's use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
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Toni Bowers
L. C. Jones
Oakley Rd
Ellison Ave
Karen Loving
AL Unit
Frances Taylor
J. A. Payne
Mayme Tatum
Carl Dobson
Marion Brown
James Andrews
Cora Harris
Poppy Sales
Lula Rogers
Girls’ State
Roscoe Mackins
V. A. Hospital
Edward Eady
Douglas Starkey
G. M. Powers
Main St
Pastry Shop, Inc
Neville St. Ph
South Pacific
Acme
Krogers
Atkinson’s
Patton
Comport
Lander
Union Carbide Corporation
Calico and Jeans Club
Stump-Hampton
N. Fayette St
Save On
Crant Crest
Deco
Tor
Long
Tong
Jong
Shorties
Grant
Schiffli
Dacron Tailored
Beckley, W. VA
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