Classroom Teachers Group Fetes County Teachers
A Raleigh County welcome for new teachers was hosted by the Classroom Teachers Association in the Greenbrier Dairy room. CTA officers and entertainment staff organized games and tours, with prizes to Miss Betty Dew and George Covey, and roses for the honorees. List of new teachers and their schools follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Classroom Teachers Association
Greenbrier Dairy Recreation Room
Floyd Rothlisburger
CTA
Betty Dew
George Covey
Gladys Gwinn
Rachel Williams
Madge Moore
Jean Summers
Ann Fleming
Glen Stover
Lower White Oak
Roy W. Oaks
Brushy Gap
Elba J. Richards
East Gulf
Rayalene Bailey
Mark Twain High School
Augustine Havanski
Mark Twain
Imogene Fitzgerald
Shirley Christian
Sophia
Dan Boyer
Freezeland
Ada Lee Hunt
Tennis Payner
Killarney
Noel Riffe
Eccles
M. Wesley Reed
Irish Mt
Mae Miser
Clear Creek
Nadine Stover
Mt. View
Frank Rodriguez
Trap Hill High
Janet Rodriguez
Woodrow Wilson High
Michael Trimboli
Clear Fork High
Ruth Davis
Marsh Fork High
Arlene Miller
Sophia High
James Hawley
Robert Evans
Peggy Elkins
Fireco
Claudett Woods
Clear Fork
Walter Hunt
Melba
Larger Dress Pattern for Plus Sizes No 2184
Vintage fashion feature promotes a wide size dress pattern No 2184 offered in sizes 14 through 48 with detailed yardage for size 18. Boxed order instructions from Pattern Bureau Raleigh Register Beckley WV and New York address. 1954 1955 Fall Winter Fashion World edition priced 25 cents includes patterns, forecasts, and gifts for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Fashion World
Beverly Music Club Rehearses For Benefit Show
The Beverly Music Club held a Monday meeting with Mrs. O W Brown of the Lafayette Arts in attendance. Mrs. A G Kinzer co hosted as Mrs. John C Ashworth led the business session in place of president Mrs. E S Pugh Jr. The group plans to join a benefit musical by the American Legion while Mrs. E N Pugh led a Gershwin themed program on Porgie and Bess. Members rehearsed pieces for the benefit event under direction of Mrs. John Schulte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Music Club
O. W. Brown
Lafayette Arts
A. G. Kinzer
John C. Ashworth
E. S. Pugh Jr
American Legion
E. N. Pugh
Porgie and Bess
George Gershwin
John Schulte
Birth of Daughter Martha Jane Gunter in Raleigh General
Mr and Mrs Elmer Burton Gunter of 99 Clyde Street announce the birth of their daughter Martha Jane at 9 22 p m on September 17 in Raleigh General Hospital. The baby weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces and Mrs Gunter is formerly Martha Ann Creger daughter of Mr and Mrs E Creger of Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Burton Gunter
Clyde St
Martha Jane
Raleigh General Hospital
Gunter
Martha Ann Creger
E. Creger
Daniels
NO TROUBLE AT ALL Carpets easy to keep clean says home economists
Home economists say carpets are the easiest floor covering to maintain with simple daily brushing and weekly deep vacuuming. The advice recommends a sweeper or vacuum for regular cleaning and a thorough vacuuming session each week.
Victory honors attend Miss Craiz and Miss Richmond
Jr Victory and Miss Betty Jo Craiz of Hotchkiss join Miss Margarade Richmond and Miss Tildon in a local pageant ceremony, highlighting regional young women through a formal community event.
State WCTU Convention Opens Here Tomorrow
The 71st annual West Virginia Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention opens tomorrow at 8:45 a.m. in the First Baptist Church with Mrs. A. L. Rohrer presiding. Events include prayers, salutes, reports, committee appointments, and an evening address by Mrs. Fred J. Tooze of Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Rohrer
Harper Road
West Virginia
Raleigh
Wyoming
Tri- County
WCTU
Earl Wagoner
Legislation Department
R. M. Wells
Kanawha County
Florence Kelly
Monongalia County
Mae T. Henson
Audrey H. Keys
Cook
James G. Windle Jr
Beckley Wctu
W. E. Watts
Cabell-Putnam County
Peter Vroom
First Baptist Church of
Oak Hill
Rohrer
Heaven
Ruth Lilly
Louise Gabriel
W. H. Robinson
Inez Caffee
Gladys Helm
G. C. Porter
Fred J. Tooze
Portland
Ore
National Wctu
Oregion Wctu
Trumansburg
N. Y
Tooze
Oregon Temperance and Prohibition Council
Temperance and Morals Commission
The
Oregon Baptist Church
Social Action Commission
Oregon Women's Fellowship
National Association of Evangelicals
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
A local social note lists visits and travels among Beckley residents. Miss Beulah Burgess returns home after major surgery at Raleigh General Hospital. Neil Bays, a sophomore mining engineering cadet at Virginia Tech, is in Blacksburg. Numerous relatives and friends visit or travel between Beckley, Slab Fork, Maben, Ravencliff, and nearby towns. Private Donald E Begley visits family at Fort Knox before returning to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Burgess
Maxwell-Keyser
Medical College of Virginia
School of Nursing
Richmond
Beckley Hospital
Army
Bays
Glen Sizemore
Frank
Dee
Stormy
Maben
Cather Pettry
Sue
Ravencliff
Oceana
Virginia Stewart
Beckley
Payne Gregory
1543
Harper Rd
Roanoke
Mr. Gregory
Beckley Women's Groups Schedule Meetings
Local notices invite women’s organizations to submit regular or special meeting announcements. Beckley Hadassah holds a Wednesday meeting at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Charles Levine’s home, 1004 Woodlawn Ave, while the Beckley Art Group meets weekly at 7:30 p.m. in the Public Library Memorial Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Department
Beckley
Beckley Hadassah
Charles Levine
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley Art Group
Public Library
Memorial Bldg
Thursday events at local lodge and church gathering
Royal Neighbors Lodge hosts a pot luck dinner at 6 30 p m in Sons of Italy Hall Fellowship Class of Cr orchard meets at 7 30 p m in the church recreation room with a fellowship atmosphere and schedule details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Sons of Italy
Births in Raleigh General Hospital Sept 16 19
Mr and Mrs John Henry Berry of Pemberton announce a son Dennis Wayne born Sept 16 at 7 43 pm at Raleigh General Hospital weight 6 pounds 14 4 ounces. Douglas Noel Meador born Sept 16 at 10 13 pm weight 7 pounds 14 ounces. Debra Allene Freeman born Sept 17 at 5 58 am weight 6 pounds 10 ounces. Joyce Ann Light born Sept 18 at 9 40 am weight 5 pounds 5 1 4 ounces. Rebecca Anne Hovanski born Sept 18 at 10 32 am weight 6 pounds 12 1 4 ounces. Clara Faye Redden born Sept 19 at 7 13 am weight 6 pounds 3 14 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Berry
Pemberton
Dennis Wayne
Raleigh General Hospital
Douglas Noel
Noel Orlan Meador
Beaver
Debra Allene
Flenton Gilford Freeman
Box 27
Route 1
Beckley
Joyce Ann
Paul Light
Prosperity
Rebecca Anne
Augustine Hovanski
Box 84
Joseph Robert Redden
Route 9
Clara Faye
Census omits cowboys from Texas labor force details
The Bureau of Census excludes cowboys from its detailed division of Texas labor force, indicating that traditional rural labor roles are not separately enumerated in official statistics. This omission affects how ranch and livestock occupations are represented in state labor data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Census
Texas
Junior Club To Sponsor Child Psychology Lecture
The Junior Woman's Club opened its year with a meeting at the Woman's Clubhouse on Park Ave. Lovell Higgins hosted the fall Styles of 1954 style show with four local stores sponsoring. Funds support a camp for medically handicapped children. Dr Geldlo McHugh of Duke University will lecture in late October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Woman's Club
George Warren Hodel
Douglas Bryant
Park Ave
Paul H. Loflin
E. S. Pugh Jr
Lovell Higgins
David Abrams
Wilford Wooddell
Mariel West
Phill A. McDaniel II
W. R. David Jr
Ross Daniel Jr
E. W. Wilburn
Jack Barzzarree
Roy A. Cunningham
George Psimas
John C. Ashworth
Geldlo McHugh
Duke University
Blue Creek
Clay County
Harry L. Crawford
Huntington couple announce birth of daughter Kathy Coleen
Mr and Mrs Carl Franklin of Huntington announce the birth of a daughter Kathy Coleen at 430 am on September 19 at Huntington Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces. Mrs Franklin is the former Miss Antionette Bryant daughter of Mrs Maude Bryant of Shady Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Franklin
Huntington
Kathy Coleen
Huntington Hospital
Franklin
Antionette Bryant
Maude Bryant
Shady Spring
Robert Ernest Daniels Feted at Birthday Party
A party honoring Robert Ernest Daniels for his third birthday was hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Robert L Daniels at their home on 109 Quesenberry Street. Guests played games and received favors. attendees included Thom as Bibb George Moss Nancy Pismas and several Daniels family members and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ernest Daniels
Robert L. Daniels
Quesenberry St
Thomas Bibb
George Moss
Nancy Pismas
Ross P
Daniel III
Cindy Segle
Beth McVey
Elaine Peters
Matt Collier
Martha Daniel
Bill Gray
Stevie Davis
Gregory Smith
Warner Stanley Jr
Jerry Vance
Ernest Quesenberry
James F. Daniels
Wanda Quesenberry
Mary Smith
Howard Quesenberry
James McVey
Warner Stanley
William Collier
James Peters
Byron Segle
Ross P. Daniel Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. David Abrams
Abrams
G. Robert Bullock
David Mullins
Clay McDaniel
Harry L. Crawford Jr
Fetes County
Mrs
Victor Seixas
Mrs. Seixas
Dean
Doan
Adv
Philco
Philco Sales and Service
Beckley Music
Fayette St
Women’s Dept
Edgar Price Gregory
E. L. Lipscomb
Rhonda
James Lipscomb
J. B
Vickie Sue
Mary Ellen Thompson
Hargrove St
Daytona Beach
Fla
Brady Lipscomb
Charleston
M. C. Knapp
Charles
Crab Orchard
H. L. Knapp
Crescent Rd
Pocahontas County
Donald E. Begley
Fort Knox
Donald Jr
Sixth St
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sakes
Lea
Culinary Arts Institute
Chicago
Family Weekly
Johnny. Kone
Patty Johnson
Beckley Post, Herald
Beckley Post-Herald
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