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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
1
Ham and potatoes fried chicken and potatoes and pork loin and potatoes will be served at many dinners this weekend. Potatoes have slid from premium to glut while pork cuts drop in price. Beef remains high and eggs cost more. overall, harvest forecasts point to abundant vegetables this fall.
A survey of fall fabrics emphasizes texture and blends from brushed surfaces to satin backs and tweeds. Wool and synthetics fuse with silk, cashmere, and fur for luxe looks while cotton joins to brighten warmth. The Dry Hill Farm Women's Club meeting shifts to Sept. 27 barbeque planning, set for tonight at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Anthony Zukowski's Dry Hill home.
A lunch idea pairing cheese sandwiches grilled in butter in a heavy skillet with Crisp bacon currant jelly and a fresh salad. The combination highlights warm, melty cheese notes balanced by salty bacon and a tangy jelly finish.
The article outlines this fall’s fur fashion trend emphasizing empire styling, bloused backs, pleats, belts, large pockets, and emphasized collars. It notes a shift toward wider shoulder lines, distinct casual and formal fur lines, and trims like fur-on-fur with beaver chinchilla and Persian lamb.
Women organizations invited to submit announcements to the Beckley News for regular or special meetings. Notices due by 10 am for same day use. Sunday calendar items due by 10 am Saturday. Thursday events include Sophia Band Mothers at Sophia Methodist Church basement 7 134 pm Gamma Gamma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Richmond Recreation Room 7 30 p.m. Rhododendron Garden Club at Mrs Crewe Maple 109 Maplewood Lane 7 30 p.m. Ann Thomas Bible Class Cal loway Heights Community Church Coca-Cola Building social room 7 30 p.m.
Applications for marriage licenses filed with the Raleigh County Clerk list Roy Davis and Billie Jean Acord from Tams and Slab Fork. James Harrison Johnson and Nina Lucille Rinehart from Cleveland and Lanark. Kenneth Ratliff and Garnet Patrick from Beever. William Calvin Smith and Glenna Jean Walker from Daniels and Beaver. John Mathies Ashley and Patricia Ann Lewis from Red Star and Beckley. Robert Reginald Bond and Alice Faye Lilly from Akron and Maple Fork. Leonard Dale Garten and Ida Lee Smith from Shady Spring.
Sallie Brubeck Shields became Mrs. Vernon Riley in a ceremony at Hughes Methodist Church Silver Spring Maryland on Sept 15 at 11 oclock. She is a former Beckley resident and teacher now in Montgomery County Maryland schools. After the ceremony the couple left for Chesapeake Bay home and will reside at Merwood Drive Silver Spring. He is an engineer with Gibson Construction Co.
Homemakers seek practical all purpose spaces as 12 room houses fade. Pfaff Institute suggests a family room with desk storage and seating, usable by children and adults day and night. Convert existing areas or build in a kitchen living area to host meals, TV and hobbies with flexible furniture.
Pretty classroom and party dress pattern for pre teens. Features small or big collars and various sizes 4 5 8 10 12 with PATT-O-RAMA included. Send 3 cents to Iris Lane Raleigh Register Box 438 Midtown Station New York 18 N Y.
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