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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1955

Page

3

Mrs Carl Mooney Presides at Meet Of City Council

Mrs Carl Mooney, new president, led the first Beta Sigma Phi Sorority City Council meeting of the year in the Coca Cola social room. By laws were read and adopted, plans made for the Christmas Dance, Sweetheart Ball, and Founders Day Dinner. The inaugural Friendship Luncheon is set for Sept 29 for members across chapters Beta Rho, Xi Chi Exemplar, Beta Kappa, Beta Lambda, Sigma and Xi Beta Exemplar, hosted by Beta Kappa Sophia.

Carl Mooney Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Coca-Cola Beta Kappa Sophia Beta Rho Xi Chi Beta Lambda Sigma Xi Beta

Aspiring for Children America Mother and Child Be Favorite

A promotional piece highlights a campaign or effort named America's Mother and Child Be Favorite, aiming to spotlight child welfare and maternal health in a national or community context. Details remain fragmented but emphasize advocacy and public interest.

America

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Local society notes list numerous visits and stays across Beckley and area including Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hager in Lans ing Michigan with relatives Roy Fielder J W Hager Crab Orchard D A Riffe Crab Orchard and others. The notes mention travel to Washington D C for Eastern Star events and several family members receiving medical care or moving for schooling.

Jack Hager Lansing Mich Roy Fielder South Oakwood Avenue J. W. Hager Route 3 Beckley Washington, D. C General Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star E. F. Cooper W. C. Mullins H. R. Sawyers Rosetta Flint T. R. Wilson Kermit Boggs Edward Corey Reservoir Road Beckley Hospital Buffalo George Schietinger Elmira N. Y Don Houchins Orchard Ave F. W. Trent K. L. Stevenson Gastonia N. C Charleston W. F. Yost Kanawha Valley Hospital Florence Smith Juanita Smith Lester Dayton Tenn Bryan University Mordorf O'Dell Woodlawn Avenue Morgantown West Virginia University O'Dell Monongalia Hospital Juanita Blevins Crab Orchard Detroit Norman Ray Blevins Reed Kingrey Oak Hill Bill Kingrey Edna Collins Clay Whitley H. C. Whitley Coal City Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg A. B. Hill J. E. Hill Princeton W. G. Eanes Sophia Phillip E. Coates Welch R. B. Coates Crescent St Ann Arbor Internal Revenue Service University of Michigan Coates Internal Revenue Department Nancy Mills John L. Mills

Beckley Women Plan Meetings and Club Calendar

Art groups, sororities, guilds, and professional clubs announce Tuesday and Wednesday gatherings in Beckley. Activities include sketch sessions, church committees, bridge club, nurses' meeting at VA Hospital, and Royal Neighbors dinner at Sons of Italy Hall plus church council events.

Women's Department Beckley Beckley Art Group H. L. Bragg Calloway Heights Beckley Area VA Hospital Royal Neighbors of America Sons of Italy Prince Street

Mrs. Charles Honaker Talks on Indians At Past Matrons Club

Mrs. Charles L. Honaker led a Monday program at Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Order of the Eastern Star Past Patrons Club. She covered Cherokee and Navajo tribes, citing Romans 10:1-4, with hostesses and prayers guiding a 2 p.m. session at Flat Top Lake.

Charles Honaker Charles L. Honaker Patrons Club of Bethlehem Order of the Eastern Star E. S. Pugh Flat Top Lake D. F. McKenzie Ellen Nicholson G. W. Williams M. P. Honts W. C. Mullins

Rhododendron Garden Club Meets Heart Talk on Shrubs

Mrs. W. W. Wilkes hosted the September Rhododendron Garden Club meeting at her Eisenhower Drive home after a spaghetti dinner for members including Miss Kathleen Anderson and Mrs. Joseph Luchini. President Mrs. Everette Keyser opened the business session. speaker Mrs. H E Phipps discussed choosing shrubs by ease of growth location fit and mission noting Hemlock Laurel Rhododendron Forsythia Bridal Wreath Azalea and Lilac fragility from late frost and recommending later blooming French Lilac and evergreen selection for winter color. She also highlighted Dogwood native to the state as desirable for the climate. Additional attendees included Mrs. J. K. Brash Mrs. Douglas Davis Mrs. C. C. Drewry Mrs. Holt Kester Mrs. French Lucas Mrs. Crewe Maples Mrs. R. V. Martin Mrs. Ted McDowell Mrs. Sam St. Clair Miss Elizabeth Schwank Mrs. R. A. Shackelford Miss Grace Wilkes Mrs. S. C. Cappellari and Mrs. James Wilkes.

W. W. Wilkes Rhododendron Garden Club Eisenhower Drive Joseph Luchini Kathleen Anderson Glenn Shanklin Rachel Meador Betty JoAnn Wilkes Everette Keyser Hobart Perdue H. E. Phipps J. K. Brash Douglas Davis C. C. Drewry Holt Kester French

TASTY SAUCE Cheese sauce with eggs and bacon

Keep a jar of cheese sauce in the refrigerator. Serve over hard cooked eggs and top with crisp bacon for lunch, or pour over drained boiled onions and heat for a supper vegetable to serve with meat poultry or fish.

Vacation in Nassau for Sharp and party

Mr and Mrs Roger A Sharp left Charleston today for Miami then Nassau on a chartered plane for a vacation awarded by the Pontiac Motor Division They are guests at Emerald Beach Hotel with 76 other dealer employees and their wives from the United States and Mexico

Roger A. Sharp S. Oakwood Ave Charleston Miami Fla Nassau Sharp Pontiac Motor Division Finn Beckley Emerald Beach United States Mexico

Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County

Marriage permit applications listed for Raleigh County include Phyliss Waller 19 daughter of Harold and Mrs Waller Glen White and Crawford McGill 18 son of Ernest McGill and Mrs McGill Lester.

Raleigh County Court Phyliss Waller Harold Waller Glen White Crawford McGill Ernest Mcvill Lester

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Beckley College John Atkinson Ernest Willey Paul Humphrey Treas Urer Dale Simmons Jack van Dyke St.jjoscom D. A. Riffe Alice McClure Yawkey East Prince Street Frank Elliott Virginia C. O. Riffe the Women's Dept C. A. Curry Franklin Avenue Parkersburg Mrs T. C. Goins Orson Denier Cincinnati Washington Roanoke Lynchburg Charlottesville Logan Huntington Ashland Ash ConsOliDated Bus Lines National Trailways Bus System Richy New York Trailways Women of the Moose Moose Club Christian Education Committee of The Presbyterian Church Woman’s Club of Park Avenue Union Hall Watkins’ Drug Beckley Duplicate Bridge Club Mt. Tabor St. Anne's Guild of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church St. Stephen’ S Cetera J. C. Trevor Morris Harvey College Beckley Council of Church Women T. N. Thurman Prosperity Rural Acres Garden Club Coca- Cola Honts Herman Thorne R. M. French C. H. Felter Willard Webb Harry Huffman Irby Webb Robert Higgins L. W. Thorne L. A. Gates Freda Casto John Richmond Anna Fable E. E. Holy Jean Hayes Ohia George Ingram Jim Ingram Marlene Crichton Norfolk, Va Lucas Crewe Maples R. V. Martin Ted McDowell Sam St. Clair Elizabeth Schwank R. A. Shackelford Grace Wilkes S. C. Cappellari James Wilkes Winthrop Jrs Dad Winthrop A H&m Family Shoe Store Neville St Chenille Goodhousekeeping Parents Magazine Lotvie Toys Colton FLOOR
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