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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1950

Page

12

Miss Basham Weds Mr Farne at Wilcoe Methodist

Miss Jean Basham and Mr. William H. Farne were married on Saturday afternoon June 10 at Wilcoe Methodist Church with Rev. James H. Lotspiech officiating. The ceremony featured pastel decor and a white orchid bouquet for the bride.

Meadows of Dan Nuptials Bind Harris and Bailey

Miss Roxie Evelyn Harris and Raleigh Kenneth Bailey wed at Meadows of Dan Baptist Church in Meadows of Dan Virginia in a simple ceremony. The bridal party included sister Miss Reba Irene Harris as maid of honor and Miss Iva Merle Harris as bridesmaid, with reception details and travel outfit described. Out of town guests from Bluefield Martinsville and Vinton attended.

Roxie Evelyn Harris Mathew Orby Harris Meadows of Dan Raleigh Kenneth Bailey Raleigh Douglas Bailey Walton Avenue Meadows of Dan Baptist Church Grant Miller Blaine Harris Reba Irene Harris Bluefield Iva Merle Harris Martinsville Lacy Butterworth Vinton Bailey

Lina Jennings Weds Alexander G Bertok in Williamsburg

Miss Lina Castle Jennings and Alexander Gabriel Bertok marry at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church on June 15. The bride, a Graham high school and Mary Washington College graduate, and the groom, a Bramwell high school and Concord College alumnus, reside in Cambridge while he pursues graduate work at Harvard.

Oscar Martin Jennings Walnut Street Bluefield Lina Castle Alexander Gabriel Bertok Bela Bertok Gaenue

Birth of son to Mr and Mrs Charles Moore in Radford VA

Blacksburg Virginia couple Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Moore welcomed a son weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces born this morning at Radford hospital. Mrs. Moore is Dorothy Johnston daughter of A L Johnston of Bluefield. Paternal grandparents are Harry and Mrs Moore of Blacksburg. Dill dusting on apple pie adds pleasant flavor.

Charles William Moore Blacksburg Radford Hospital

Bermuda honeymoon winner writes into wedding gowns

Frances Graves Thorner won a Bermuda honeymoon on a radio contest after writing a letter about why she desired the trip. The couple then received Frances’s wedding dress by telegram on their wedding day. The piece also lists wedding customs and many brides choosing old and borrowed items as part of their outfits.

June Charles Craig Thorner Frances Graves Montcalm Chuck Bermuda Lever Frances Richard Bomn Sailye Stewart Kenneth Bailey Roxie Harris Hazel Keffer Cecilia Bucko James O'Dell Shirley Bishop Sue Stowers Samuel Howard Morrow, Jr Nancy June Smith Sallye Stewart Margie Horton Arnold George Schumacher Anna Mae Schumacher-Horton Mary Ann Rogers Pat Cullen Margie Seattle Wash

Society Deadlines for Sun Page Items and Photos

The Sun society section requires all news stories for the society page by Friday evening. Club calendar and personals accepted until 12 noon Saturday, photos by Thursday noon, none Friday. Weekly submissions due by 5 pm the previous evening.

Sunday Society Society

Miss McCrary and Mr Johnson wed in Bluefield Va

Anna Ellen McCrary daughter of Mrs. Frank M McCrary of Bluefield Virginia married Robert Jefferson Johnson son of Mr. R L Johnson of Tuscumbia Alabama at the First Methodist church Bluefield Virginia in a candlelight ring ceremony. The bridal gown was ivory Duchess satin with lace and pearls and a long train. Also present were the bridal party and out of town guests from several states. The couple will reside in Bluefield after a wedding trip to Canada.

Emily Sue Stowers Eugene Sewell Stowers Bellevue Samuel Howard Morrow, Jr Samuel Howard Morrow North Plainfield N. J Wilmington N. C San Antonio Texas Bland Street Methodist Church Glenn W. Stewart James Elmer Brown Henry Fortune, Jr Brown Frederick Stanley Smith Maurice Ravel Evening Star Wagner Fletcher Mr. Fortune Clara Edwards Dunlap Mr. Brown Braga Malotte Bertha Nancy Iva Stowers Anna Ellen McCrary Frank M. McCrary McCrary Bluefield Robert Jefferson Johnson R. L. Johnson Johnson Tuscumbia Ala First Methodist A. N. Williams Charles Cassell John Young Grieg Cassell Coram M. Cunningham J. F. Ball, Jr Joyce Sue Hawks Margaret Ann Bashier Hallow Box Mr. Johnson Kenneth Barnett James Pyle James R. Barnett Walter D. Shields W. L. Barnett Sam Ashworth B” Smith Phillip Billips Corum M. Cunningham B. V. Hawks Canada No. 3 Yost Apartments Graham High School McLain's Business College Colbert County High School Leighton Aviation School of Engineering Rantoul Ill William Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute Minneapolis Minn Bluefield Hardware Company D. C. Keister Appalachia Big Stone Gap Halon Box St. Louis Miss J. Carson Gardener Catherine Walton Jim Peery Staunton William Frazier Alta Vista R. L. Boone Ralph Boone Switchback

The Pearl and the Price Reading Rooms Offer Coupon

The Pearl and the Price materials may be read or obtained at all Christian Science Reading Rooms. The coupon is also for your use.

Miss Sexton Weds Hubert Banks in Indiana Ceremony

On May 26 at 8 o'clock the Tacoma Christian church Indiana polis Indiana witnessed the marriage of Miss Mary Lee Sexton to Mr. Hubert E Banks. Rev Byron C Lambert officiated before an improvised altar with candelabra and ferns as ceremony participants included parents and attendants. The reception followed in the church basement and the couple left for an undisclosed wedding trip. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs F M Sexton of McComas and the groom is the son of Mrs James O Banks and the late Mr Banks of Indianapolis.

Jean Basham William H. Farne Wilcoe Methodist Church James H. Lotspiech Fort Ashby Irving Howbert Jack Howbert Mr. Howbert W. E. Basham Jane Bartlett Charleston West Virginia University Farne Theodore Haynes Williamson Claude Banner, Jr Jack Moore Linda Kay Hartman Roanoke Mary Kahle Huffman Miss Bartlett Miss Hartman L. L. Nash E. C. Morgan Virginia Farne Mountain Lake Florida Libby Welch Legion Club H. W. Hess Norfolk Maude Haley Mable Allen Lola Shy Sterling James A. Allen T. E. Grayard, Jr Portsmouth Stanley Morris Salem Ray Hartman D. W. Brown Alpha Phi Sorority Elbert Mingo County Tacoma Christian Church Indianapolis Ind Mary Lee Sexton F. M. Sexton McComas Hubert E. Banks James O. Banks Mr. Banks Byron C. Lambert K. L. Sexton Harold Bragg Because Ava Maria Bob Bell Sexton B. G. Sexton Lafayette G. M. Sexton Eva Meister Vaughn Heaton Punch Bowl Banks Bank McComas High School West Virginia College General Electric Ban Arsenal Technical High School Purdue University Indiana University Meier Electric Company

Mrs. Herbert Swan Arrives for Summer Visit in City

Mrs. Herbert E. Swan has arrived from Washington DC to spend the summer with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shrinner, at 401 Stowers Street. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley Pobst plan a summer in Tazewell with Mr. and Mrs. Armistead Pobst and will move to Emory Virginia in September where Mr. Pobst attends Emory and Henry College and belongs to Sigma Iota. Mrs. Hadley Pobst is Betty Quillin, daughter of the late James Quillin and Mrs. Quillin of Coburn, a 1949 Emory and Henry graduate and Delta Rho member.

Herbert E. Swan Washington, D. C W. C. Shrinner Stowers Street Hadley Pobst Tazewell Mr. Pobst Armistead Pobst H. W. Pobst Emory Pobst Emory and Henry College Sigma Iota Fraternity Betty Quillin James Quillin Quillin Coeburn Delta Rho

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Miss Basham Mr. Farne RCA Victor R. C. A. Victor Bluefield, W. Va Susan Jefferies C. L. Jefferies Cliffmont Avenue City Donald M. Duckles P. M. Duckles Poplar Bluff Miss Harris Mr. Bailey Dan, Va Lina Jennings Alexander G. Bertok Cambridge, Mass Mr. Bertok Harvard University Ules UEC Shaffer Maytag CO Bland Street South Bluefield W. Va By Ginny van Riper Nancy Huffard Anna Mae Foresman June Goodloe Susie Stuckman Dot Lazenby Lucille Gills Milly Ann Edwards Yours Truly Evans Omar Jim Pyle H. H. Lawson Randolph Whittaker Frank Ernst W. J. Gillespie Walter Sanders Stowers Rhodes Jack Blank Max Robinson S. F. Harman Cc. S. Angel Frank McKenzie Carl Brunner C. W. Matheny Cecil V. Cook, Jr H. I. Shott, Jr H. H. Stuckman Clyde Stevans J. W. Mathers Bill Warlick Jim Bailey H. P. Hunnicut Carl Weier John McGuire C. A. Lilly Max Shumate Angrist Brothers J. W. Belcher Co. V. Givens Gus Paul Max Matz Bernard McClaugherty Ralph Huff John C. Gillespie Kiwanians West Virginia Cecil Cook Clover Club Yhole Carolina Hollins Billy Williams Billy Clover Billy Lang Donzie Lilly Athens Mary Ann Frederick Eugene Hobert Frederick William Hobart Hobart Richwood Miss Lilly Concord College Concord Alpha Sigma Tau Cardinal Key Who’s Who Lilly School of Music University of Michigan School of Law Phi Delta Pi Pacific Army Air Corps Cas Mary Ann Lilly Morrow-Stowers George Johnson, Jr Leonard Gleason Allen Eugene Stowers, Jr Sanford Doxey Fayetteville Robert Thurston Greensboro Jesse K. Greenbaum Baltimore Margaret Riner Phillips J. B. Moseley Myrtle Mundy E. W. Hogg Paul Udy Robert Sheffey G. R. Walker J. E. Wagner, Jr Roy Phillips Margaret Smith John Nash Frederick Richmond James Brown, Jr Alleta Jonash DIAL Miss McCrary Goldcraft 417 Coal & Coke Building Mary Baker Eddy Christian Science Reading Room Bland ST Miss Sexton Franciscait China Woodside Mariposa Arcadia del Monte Ladies’ Home Journal House Beautiful House G&g Garden Sunset Modern Bride Bride's Pickwick Jewelers
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