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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1962
Page
3
The Beckley Woman's Department lists upcoming events for local chapters. Advisory boards, sororities, Eastern Star, nurses association and church circles meet at various venues from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday with contact details provided for notices.
Rural Acres Garden Club meets at Bank of Raleigh Civic Room with judging at 6 50 p m and a 7 30 p m meeting Saturday Thrifty Savers Club hosts Doris Adams home 915 S Fayette St at 7 p m Beta Kappa Chapter Beta Sigma Phi hosts covered dish at 335 Ellison Ave 6 30 p m Appalachian District annual meeting at Collins High School Oak Hill with 9 30 a m registration Monday Music Club at 206 Woodlawn Ave 2 30 p m Coal City Order of Eastern Star 7 30 p m honors 21st anniversary Tuesday Beckley Women of the Moose Mooseheart Chapter Night at Moose Lodge Ballroom 7 30 p m Stamford W C T U meets Missionary Baptist Church Stamford 6 30 p m Capitan James Allen DAR at Mrs John E McKenzie 602 Woodlawn Ave 7 30 p m Beckley Junior High PTA business meeting and open house 7 30 p m Sigma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Appalachian Assembly
Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs Omer Bailey included his mother and sister from Spanishburg. Mrs Addie Wheatley of Big Sandy Tenn, aunt of Mrs Eddy Soulsby, has died. Mrs Byrd of Chicago attended her sister’s Tennessee funeral last week. Various locals report weekend visits and family trips including trips to Hawaii, Hot Springs, and Baltimore. Jerry Smith enrolls at West Virginia University for his junior year. Multiple reunions and hospital updates follow as families travel, visit, and recover.
A question and answer panel at 11 am will highlight the Appalachian District West Virginia Garden Club annual fall meeting in Collins High School Oak Hill Beckley area. Moderator Mrs E N Pugh Phymosia Beckley leads panel with district and club leaders covering therapy conservation program planning flower show rules and civic beautification efforts. Registration begins 9 30 am with Mrs H L Walker Beckley district director calling the session to order at 10 am.
Mr and Mrs Denver C Petit visit his parents in Winona. Mr and Mrs Tony Romeo and children and Mrs Lucy Romeo spend Sunday in Williamson. Sterling Lilly of Baltimore visits his mother Mrs Warren Farley in Forest Hill. They also visit Mrs Oliver Sue Lilly of Crab Orchard, and Mr and Mrs Joe Hale and Mr and Mrs Donald Farley of Coal City.
Mr and Mrs Fred Hayes of Coral Hills Maryland announce the birth of their first child a son on September 14 at 6 am in Providence Hospital The baby weighed seven pounds fourteen ounces and is named Jeffrey Wayne The mother is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Richmond of Beaver and the paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Theron Hayes of Alexandria Virginia formerly of Blue Jay
H J Packard of Lakeville Connecticut arrived in Eton England to teach English history to English students at the historic boys school on Tuesday according to UPI reporting.
Report notes that cigar smoking was first observed by explorers ashore in Cuba or Hispaniola on a November day in 1492 during Columbus era voyages.
Eleanor Short, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Short of 101 Rural Acres Drive, is a patient in Beckley Memorial Hospital for a serious foot injury from a mower accident. Former Beckleyans Mr. and Mrs. William Dews and Mrs. Etta King, all of Alexandria, Va., visited Mrs. P. C. Conner. Grady McCarty of 408 N. Kanawha St. spent weekend with Lewis Lopez in Martinsville, Va. R. H. Legg of 310 Reservoir Road returned from Charleston where he underwent five weeks of special treatment at Charleston Memorial Hospital, visiting his sister Mrs. Albert L. Amick. James E. Wilder of the John Beckley Apartments and sister Mrs. M. F. O'Dell of 241 S. Heber St. returned from a week in New York City, also visiting brother Lester I. Lurber of Rahway, N. J. Dr. Fred W. Richmond of 121 Granville Ave. returned home from Pine Lodge Nursing and Convalescent Home after a mild heart attack.
New officers for the Rebekah Section of the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren were elected at a Friday meeting at Mrs. Carl Flory's home. Officers include Mrs. Jack Moye as chairman, Mrs. Flory as vice chair, Mrs. James Moye secretary, Mrs. James Smith treasurer, and Mrs. Paul Moye assistant secretary-treasurer. The group voted a five dollar hospital donation and shared devotional readings on Prayer and Courage led by Mrs. James Moye.
Mrs John E Cooper of Northwestern Avenue was discharged Wednesday from Raleigh General Hospital after several days of treatment.
Mrs Cumberland Gladstone honored her husband with a surprise birthday party Tuesday night at their South Fayette Street home. Guests included Mrs I W Drake Mrs Albert Adams Mr and Mrs Allen Baxter and Mrs Jessie Green.
The Rev. Frank Facello of MacArthur is a patient at Beckley Memorial Hospital undergoing treatment for a stroke suffered Thursday night. He attends Bethel Baptist Church of MacArthur and conducts services monthly at the Baptist Church in Price Hill.
The Progressive Home Demonstration Club held a mock county election during a meeting at 202 Juliana St, hosted by Mrs. Eugene Hancock. President Mrs. Carl Burns led, with devotional by Mrs. Arnold Bowyer and a lesson by Mrs. C. F. Ratliff on dedicated leadership and youth development. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Bowyer’s home, 240 Granville Ave, with several members and guests in attendance.
A loudspeaker interruption in Leicester, England, during a Wednesday night soccer match announced that Mr John Shipman should return home immediately because his wife is locked out and both keys are in his pocket.
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