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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1957
Page
21
Mr and Mrs Frank Kinder of Tazewell Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Ann to William Ray Martin son of Mr and Mrs A L Martin of 442 Huntington Boulevard Roanoke Virginia. The couple plan an early fall wedding.
The passage records multiple family visits and travel: E A Borman with Nancy and Billy spent Sunday at Hungry Mother Park. Luther Lawson and daughter Margie left for a 10 day visit with his brother and Mrs Bob Lawson of Gary. George Crouse Jr and family joined George Crouse Sr to Chicago where she will depart for California to visit kin. Additional visits include George Marron of Mullens with Nick Druggish, J T Linkous weekending with Vivian Sparks, and attendance at the Primitive Baptists Union at Old Salem Church.
Pink and blue Bermuda shorts on sale with halter top option. Sizes 10 to 18. Prices $2.98 $2.59 and $1.98. Limited stock and sizes noted.
Matoaka residents and visitors are listed in a long round of social activity. Includes Thompson family return from Kansas City with Paul Thompson. framingham vacation for Preservati family. Elmore sisters from Athens weekend with McKinney. improvement of John E Bailey. many relatives visiting in Virginia and Ohio. church services by J S Foley. Denver and Chicago trips. rental service job for James Swatts. and multiple visits among local families and elders.
Mr and Mrs Carl Huffman Bluefield announce the marriage of their daughter Frances Catherine Huffman to Pvt Jackie Franklin Barrett son of Mrs Grace Barrett and the late Mr Kyle Barrett The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Clarence Smoot at Graham Christian Church Bluefield on June 18 at 8 pm The couple left for a brief wedding trip The bride is a Beaver High School 1955 graduate and West Virginia Business College graduate now employed at St Luke s Hospital The bridegroom a Graham High School graduate 1953 is a U S Army private stationed at Fort Chaffee Arkansas They will reside with her parents for now.
Nebo Virginia notes list multiple visits as families travel from New Jersey Pennsylvania Richmond Bluefield Marion and other nearby towns to spend time with relatives. Names include Hubble Kegley Crabtree Hancock and Tuell with details of weeks and weekends spent at various homes and with parents.
Miss Ellen Irene Chapman and Edward Cody Daniel married June 14 in Falls Mills Christian Church. Rev Joseph Bochman officiated a double ring ceremony as relatives attended. The bride wore baby blue satin and carried a white Bible with orchid. The couple resides in Horsepen Virginia.
The wedding featured a pink embroidered linen sheath dress with key hole neckline and cap sleeves plus a large picture hat. Guests from Richmond and Baltimore served champagne punch as the couple prepared for a Canada honeymoon and a home at 2800 Park Avenue.
Mr and Mrs Barnes Gillespie and daughter Sally moved Thursday to Bluefield Virginia. The family left Maybeury after twenty years of friendships. Mrs Tom Sovin fractured her left arm after a fall at Switchback. She was treated at Bluefield Sanitarium and is now home. Guy O Farmer Rhodes scholar and Goodyear board inquiry chairman news. Mrs Paul Paleo confined at home with poison ivy. Other social updates include gatherings hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Puckett and travels of L A Simmons and family to Myrtle Beach.
Catherine Elizabeth Blair and David Mason Armbrister announce their engagement. Miss Blair, a Westhampton College alumna, and Armbrister, a University of Richmond graduate, will wed in August after Armbrister completes his Master of Arts degree this month.
Broadford Virginia reports visiting relatives from York Pennsylvania as Mr and Mrs J T Johnson and son Ronnie travel to see his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Johnson and her father Jesse Williams. C P Harris of Roanoke visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs Palmer Harris. Mrs T G Hess and Mrs Albert Lurber are in local hospitals McKee and Marion General. O T Buchanan and family visited Omie Buchanan in New Cove on Sunday.
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