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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1962

Page

5

Projects For Year Announced At Gulf Woman's Club Meeting

At the Gulf Woman's Club first meeting of the 1962-63 season at the clubhouse Mrs Hamp ton Thomas was named chair of the Savings Stamps program at Sophia Elementary to start Oct 5. Eleven members planned to attend the Southern District session at Mullens High School with several officers listed. The program included an invocation by new president Mrs Lacy Cole and a flag salute led by Steve Lowry of the Sophia Boy Scouts. The group discussed the General Federation of Women's Clubs aims and reported on activities by the American Home and Civic Departments, including a Brownie Troop and polio clinic work. A bake sale and rummage sale were planned for Oct 5-6, and Deb Club officers were announced. A bus trip to the State Mental Hospital in Huntington was slated, and Centennial plans were set with committee appointments for a Queen and district work. The meeting closed with prayer and refreshments.

Sophia ANS Hampton Thomas Gulf Woman's Club West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs Mullens High School Sion Lacy Cole W. W. Withrow Harold Crickmer F. E.simpson Charles Gregory E. H. Meadows Carson Booth Charles Hambric Earl McVey W. D. McPherson W. W. Lovell Withrow American Home Department Sophia Scout Cabin F. E. Simpson Glass House Campbell House Fine Arts Department Raleigh County Mental Health Society Beckley Huntington McPherson James K. Lowry Slab Fork GWC Fred X. Williams J. W. Foster Frank Morton George McKinney

Gulf Clubwoman Named State Legislative Chairman

Mrs. John Scott of Oak Hill, president of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, names Mrs. W. W. Withrow state legislative chair. A Charter member and past Gulf Woman's Club president, she co‑chairs the American Home Department and sponsors Sophia Brownie Scouts.

Sophia RNS John Scott Oak Hill West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs W. W. Withrow Gulf Woman's Club Withrow American Home Department Sophia Brownie Scouts Raleigh County Park Raleigh County Society For Mental Health RC Chapter The National Foundation Barron Roadside Parks and Development Comittee

Hillcrest Club Plans Quilt Sale and Workshop

The Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club meeting at Cabell Heights announced selling a member made quilt to fund the club treasury. President Mrs Harold Blake led the session with devotions by Mrs Burton Royal and a discussion on county officers and 1963 lessons. A workshop for Christmas decorations and a lesson on dedicated leaders and their spiritual roots were planned. The October meeting will be at Mrs Waddell's home.

Hillcrest Home Demonstration Club J. L. Petty Cabell Heights Burton Royal Matthew Harold Blake Virgil Meadows West Virginia Amer Abraham Lincoln God Emmett Crum Gussie Hanger James Waddell

FASTEETH Keeps False Teeth Firmly In Place

FASTEETH is an improved powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to prevent sliding or rocking. It holds teeth more securely, leaves no pasty taste, is alkaline, does not sour, and helps reduce plate odor. Available at drug counters everywhere.

Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County

Applications for marriage licenses in Raleigh County list Condy W Crider Jr 22 Norton Virginia son of Condy Crider and Kethel Rosa Lee Farley 20 Sundial daughter of Denver Farley Curtis Hatfield 21 Ransom Kentucky son of Perry Hatfield and Chelsea Mullins 17 Colcord daughter of Alvie Mullins Franklin D O Dell 27 Beaver son of William O Dell and Joan McClung Blevins 27 204 Highland St daughter of Kenneth McClung.

Raleigh County Court Condy W. Crider Jr Norton Condy Crider Kethel Rosalee Farley Sundial Denver Farley Curtis Hatfield Ransom, Ky Perry Hatfield Chelsea Mullins Colcord Alvie Mullins Franklin D. O'Dell Beaver William O'Dell Joan McClung Blevins Highland St Kenneth McClung

Upcoming Women's Group Meetings and Club Notices

Announcements from Beckley Newspapers list events for women and local clubs. Fellowships at Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church and Beckley Presbyterian Church events lead the week, with dinners, study classes, and crosses of care. Minor groups include Dry Hill Home Demonstration Club, Judea Shrine, Navy Mothers, Beckley Art Group, Central PTA, and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority activities.

Community club meetings and home events listed

Woman's Society of Christian Service of Sophia Methodist Church holds a general meeting at the church at 7 30 p.m. Homeroom Mothers of Crab Orchard Elementary School meet at the New School at 1 30 p.m. Young Women's Club of Central Baptist Church gathers at Mrs An drew Durgan's home 1501 S Kanawha St at 7 p.m. Ladies Auxiliary Fraternal Order Of Eagles meets at the eyrie on Woodlawn Avenue at 7 30 p.m. Eliza Hunter Home Department Class meets at Mrs Tattie Wilbur's home 206 Gregory St at 5 p.m.

Woman's Society of Christian Service of Sophia Methodist Church Mothers of Crab Orchard Young Women's Club Central Baptist Church Andrew Durgan S. Kanawha St Fraternal Order of Eagles Eyrie Woodlawn Avenue Eliza Hunter Tattie Wilbur Gregory St

Local Women’s Groups Schedule Evening Meetings

Gamma Gamma Chapter of Bet Sigma Phi hosts a Hawaiian Luau rush party at 306 Porter St. Electa Chapter No 50 Order of Eastern Star meets at Community Hall. Poinsettia Savings Club gathers at Mrs N P Adams home 135 Sour St. Mrs Mary Lowe hosts Just A Mere Club at 100 Dock St. Pebods Beta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi holds regular meeting in Appalachian Assembly Room. Practical Nurses Association District 8 plans dessert meeting at Beckley Winn Hotel Terrace Room. United Council of Church Women Executive Board meets at Beckley Presbyterian Church library. General Mission Circle meets at Crab Orchard Baptist Church. Woman's Improvement League at 112 Deegans Ave. 1 p m. Rainbow For Girls meets at Masonic Temple on Howe St.

Gamma Gamma Bet Sigma Phi Porter St Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia, Inc Beckley-Winn Hotel

Costliest Lincoln Center building to open in 1965

United Press International reports the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center will be the era's most expensive structure in New York. The $35.4 million facility is slated to open in 1965, highlighting the center's ambitious expansion and cultural prominence.

United Press International New York Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts Metropolitan Opera House

Elkins Preparations For Colossal Forest Festival Queen

Miss Katherine Lutz of Parkersburg prepares to be crowned Queen Silvia XXVI on Oct. 4 at an outdoor ceremony on the Davis and Elkins College campus. Governor W. W. Barron to crown her. Lutz has modeled gowns by Madame Claire Schaffel and appeared on New York TV.

Silvia Mountain State Elkins Katherine Stephenson Kitty’ Lutz Parkersburg Alleghanies Miss Lutz Silvia XXVI W. W. Barron Davis and Elkins College Maine New York City Madame Claire Schaffel Madison Avenue Madame Schaffel Queens New York Joe Franklin Empire State Richard H. Talbott

Band Judge Selected for Mountain State Festival Parade

James Dunlop of Penn State University was chosen by Stanley J. Pickens to judge the 26th annual Mountain State Forest Festival Grand Feature Parade in Elkins. Dunlop, a noted music figure, will chair the judging committee with a Penn State music faculty member as assistant. Five bands compete for honors with equal weight given to music and marching.

Penn State University James Dunlop Elkins Dunlop Stanley J. Pickens Mountain State West Virginia Department of Music Penn State

Incidents In The Lives Of Local People

Maj Johnny G Kacsmaryk arrived Sunday from Barter Island Alaska with Frances and two daughters Nancy and Susan for a ten day visit at 130 E Main St. MRS VIRGINIA Cooper is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital. MRS Ruby McNiel remains a patient at Raleigh General after a heart attack. MRs W W Honaker is a patient at Beckley Hospital after a fall. RANDALL Mann, four, discharged from Bluefield Sanitarium after skull surgery. NORRIS Guthrie underwent major heart surgery in La Jolla California. The Gold en Wedding Anniversary of Hyden Smith observed with open house at Moor Street. attendees included Robert Charles Smith.

Johnny G. Kacsmaryk Barter Island Alaska Frances Nancy Susan E. Main St C. D Ruby) McNiel Klaus St Raleigh General Hospital Randall Mann Earl Mann Dry Hill Road Bluefield Sanitarium Norris Guthrie Beckley and Eccles Scripps Hospital la Jolla Calif Raleigh Hyden Smith Moor Street Robert Charles Smith

Prosperity Club Hosts Party for Pine Lodge Patients

The Prosperity Home Demonstration Club held a party at Pine Lodge Nursing and Convalescent Home on Friday from 1 30 to 3 p m for 26 patients and staff. Prizes games and refreshments were served and pencils courtesy of Honey In the Rock were given to all attendees. Hostesses were Mrs P D B Stover Jr Mrs Carl Bailey Mrs Wayne Laws Mrs James Fox and Mrs Ross Stover in charge.

Prosperity Home Demonstration Club Pine Lodge Nursing and Convalscent Home PD. B. Stover Jr Carl Bailey Wayne Laws James Fox Ross Stover

Beckley City Councilman Henry Smith links with out-of-town kin

Cleveland Ohio hosts Henry Hyden Smith and family plus relatives from New York Philadelphia Beckley and Virginia guests. Smith is Beckley Ward V councilman. Larry Wickline, former Beckley editor now Daily Press state editor Newport News, visits with family and friends while Wickline and his sons Phil and Chuck vacation with Princeton and Hinton family members.

Cleveland Ohio Henry Hyden Smith New York City Oscar Schultz Beckley Manuel Turner Bedford Lucy Tolliver Nettie Bell Shephard Philadelphia James Slab Fork Georgianna Howard Glen White Smith

Mrs Bertha Herman Returns from Ohio Visit

Mrs. Bertha Herman of Eccl es returned from a visit with her daughter Mrs. Lucille Moore of Dayton Ohio and with friends in Mansfield Ohio.

Bertha Herman Eccles Lucille Moore Dayton Ohio Mansfield

Out-of-town guests visit Dr Sheri Winter residence

Expected to arrive today for a visit with Dr and Mrs Sheri J Winter of 522 Woodlawn Ave Mrs John Robert Lloyd of Washington DC and Mrs William A Abbott of Indianapolis Indiana are the visiting guests.

Sheri J. Winter Woodlawn Ave John Robert Lloyd Washington, D. C William A. Abbott Indianapolis Ind

Luther Vass Reported About the Same at Beckley VA Hospital

Luther Vass of Cittsville, a patient at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital for three weeks, is reported about the same. He is brother to Frank Vass of Dexter Avenue and Mrs. J. W. Steagall of Carleton Street.

Luther Vass Cittsville Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Frank Vass Dexter Avenue J. W. Steagall Carleton Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jackson‘s Mill Raleigh County Farm Women’s Council W. E. Harvey Maxwell Hill HD Club L. W. Fridley Maxwell Hill Club Daniel Polk Sophia HD Club Noel Mankin Trap Hill HD Gertrude Humphreys State Extension Home Agricultural Extension Service of West Virginia University Gulf Woman's Club Meeting Gulf HD Club Woman's Department of Hollywood Missionary Baptist Church Glen Smith MacArthur Beckley Presbyterian Church Women’s Bible Church Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club Dry Hill Judea Shrine No Order of the White Shrine of Navy Mothers Club Ann Conner Cole St Beckley Art Group the Playhouse Central Parent-Teacher Association W. W. McKinney Electa Order of Eastern Star Poinsettia Savings Club N. P. Adams Sour St Mary Lowe Dulcina Lawson Dock St Beta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Appalachian Assembly Room United Council of Church Women General Mission Circle of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church Woman’s Improvement League Nellie Martin Deegans Ave Order of Rainbow Masonic Temple Howe Street Realform Katherine Stephenson Lutz Gotham Mountain Dorothy Callison Hillsboro Mountain State Forest Forest Woodlands Queen Silvia Germany Switzerland Austria Holland Ireland England France Queen Mary College University of London Marymounts Universite de Besancon Besancon van Devender G. M. Powers Main Street Main St John E Virginia Northwestern Ave W. W. Honaker Temple St Beckley Hospital Prosperity Club Neville ST. Dial Famous Name Shoes Jane Colby
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