Parkersburg Woman Engaged to Petty Officer Earl Shelton Jr
Miss Nadine Keller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Keller of Parkersburg, is engaged to Petty Officer Earl H. Shelton Jr., USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. EB H Shelton of Red Oak Street. Wedding plans are not completed. Nadine arrives tonight to visit relatives and together with Mrs. Shelton will travel Thursday to meet the prospective groom at the naval air station in Traverse City Michigan. Nadine is a Parkersburg High School graduate and was winner of the West contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Keller
E. H. Shelton, Jr
Raymond E. Keller
Parkersburg
Earl H. Shelton, Jr
USNR
EB. H. Shelton
Red Oak St
Miss Keller
Mrs. Shelton
Charleston Gazette Military and campus notes for 1944
The Charleston Gazette lists Aug 8 1944 items noting debates by two Thes pians members, Mask and Gavel, and the Dramatic club. It mentions a woman employed by the engineers corps in Baltimore and details a Stonewall Jackson high school graduate who trained at West Virginia Tech and Chicago lab, entering service in 1943 with station at Texas A and M and Naval Air Technical Training School Corpus Christi as a second class aviation radio technician. It also reports George A. Graham Jr and his parents plan a visit to Johnstown New York before returning to Muskogee Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Charleston. Gazette
SSS
Thespians
Dramatic Club
Engineers Corps
Middle Atlantic
Baltimore
Ala
Stonewall Jackson High School
Shelton
Signal Corps
West Virginia Institute of Technology
American Television Laboraory
Chicago
Texas A. and
M. College
Naval Air Technical Training School
Corpus Christi
Tex
Pfe
George A. Graham
Ars
George Graham
Abney Circle
Johnstown
N. Y
Muskogee
Okla
Sperow Wed in Australia in wartime ceremony
Malcolm K. Sperow USNR son of Rev and Mrs B F Sperow of Narrows Va formerly of Charleston wed Beryl Peters June 10 at Hamilton Newcastle New South Wales Australia Rev S W Bonner performed ceremony in West Tey Methodist church Attendants were Joyce Peters and Terry Waldron Mrs Sperow works as secretary for New Castle newspaper Sperow's father was an assistant pastor in town and Sperow is stationed in the Southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm K. Sperow
Australia
Malcolm King Sperow
Usnr
B. F. Sperow
Narrows
Charleston
Hamilton Newcastle
New South Wales
Beryl Peters
S. W. Bonner
West Tey Methodist Church
Joyce Peters
Terry Waldron
Mrs S C Morris Hosts Luncheon for Mrs Bowles at Edgewood
Mrs Stanley C Morris will entertain at a luncheon afternoon at Edgewood Country Club in honor of Mrs William Carter Bowles of Chevy Chase Maryland, guest of her mother M Jon Laing. Cover arrangements are made by a long list of ladies including Mesdames James Corney Philip Ziler W E Hoffman H B Wehrle A G Thompson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Morris
Stanley C. Morris
Edgewood Country Club
William Carter Bowles
Chevy Chase
Jon Laing
James Corney
Philip Ziler
W. E. Hoffman
H. B. Wehrle
A. G. Thompson
G. W. N. Loyd Wildman
Roger Creel
Robert Skinner
Maxfield Barber
W. F. Shirker
Ben Brown
Howard Klostermeyer
Ruffner Payne
Robert Price
Howard Ball
David Martin
Zeb Herndon
Wilson Anderson
Carl Gilchrist
Robert O'Connor
Harry Davis
Atherton Heads to Central America on Goodwill Tour
Costa Rica welcomed Warren H. Atherton national commander of the American Legion who arrived in San Jose on August 7 for a goodwill tour of Central America. He plans meetings with local officials and veterans groups to bolster postwar relations and support services for veterans across the region.
Red Cross Club Calendar with Volunteer Classes
Red Cross sewing and knitting at 10 a.m. in the production room fourth floor Masonic Temple. Nurse Aide desk opens for new classes at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 201 Duffy St. Surgical dressings group 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in rooms 111-113 Charleston High School. Edgewood Country Club hosts ladies day golf and luncheon. Newcomers club lunch at 12:30 p.m. Charleston Woman's Club hostesses Mrs. Lewis Eaton and Mrs. Robert Harrison.
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Red Cross
Masonic Temple
Duffy St
Charleston High School
Edgewood Country Club
Oridge
Charleston
Miss Halstead Bride betrothal set for Thursday ceremony
Miss Betty Anne Halstead and Lt Richard Downs Mackenzie will wed at 8 p.m. Thursday at First Hreabsterten church in South Charleston with a double ring ceremony. A reception follows at the South Charleston Woman's club. Rev Frank M. Ryburn will officiate. Music will be by Nelle Ros Waldo, R. J. Riley, and Patsy Brown. Bride's attendant is Miss Betty Jo Hall. best man is Rose E. Mackenzie. Usher is Charles Halstead. Halstead recently joined Eric Refining Co. and is daughter of Ira R. and Mrs. Halstead of Montrose. Mackenzie recently earned his wings and commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Anne Halstead
Richard Downs Mackenzie
South Charleston
Rose E. Mackenzie
Hhsson
Charles Halstead
Halstead
Eric Refining Co
Ira R. Halstead
Montrose
Douglasfield
Aviz
Ross E. Mackenzie
Montrase Dr
Many Guests Visit then Return Home Across States
A stream of visitors and houseguests from Rom ney to Kanawha Blvd entrusts a busy social week. Names include Mrs. W. D. Lewis Broad St Mrs. John J. Cornwell Rom ney and Miss Kitty Kelly Louisville among others with trips to Cincinnati Detroit Harvard and Wyoming Del noted as departures and returns unfold through Kanawha area addresses.
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John J. Cornwell
Romney
W. D. Lewis
Broad St
Stanley H. Rose
Bridge Rd
Kennebdunkport
Virginia Lee Beard Weds H S Callison in Hillsboro
Virginia Lee Beard wed Hubert Samuel Callison in a Hillsboro ceremony at Oak Grove Presbyterian church last Tuesday. The couple, both WVU and Hillsboro High School graduates, will reside near Philadelphia after Sept. 1 as Callison works in Welding Engineers Inc. X-ray dept. Mrs. Callison wore pink and gardenias. the couple's families and friends attended a reception at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lee Beard
Hubert Samuel Callison
Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Joel P. Beard
D. M. Callison
Hillsboro
Samuel W. Moore
Fort Pierce
Fla
J. KK. Fleming
Paris
John C. Stulting
Charlottessville
Callison
Joan C. Stulting
Robert Beard
Lewisburg
Water Permit Sought for Switzer Distribution System
The public service commission reviewed a J. E. Evans water distribution application for Switzer in Logan county. Evans bought the plant for about $5,000 with no opposition to the permit. Bonnie Schoolcraft, 10, improved after a copperhead bite near Spring Hill home. Pittsburgh reports 7th infantile paralysis death, 90 cases total with 39 in Pittsburgh.
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Public Service Commission
J. E. Evans
Switzer
Logan County
Evans
Bonnie Schoolcraft
Spring Hill
Dunn Hospital
South Charleston
Pittsburgh
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Capitol Street
Are
Frances Priestley
L. J. Priestley
North Charleston
Milton
Catlettsburg
Eugene Laverty
Emma Neale
Old Thompson
Kitty Kelly
Emma Payne Littlepage
Kanawha Blvd
Louisville
Marjorie Yearborough
Grand Rapids
Mich
J. Shepard
Kanawha
Oval Reserve School
Notre Dame University
Harvard University
Joseph Spencer
Fort Hill
Twisit
C. IA. ‘Campbell
Grosse Pointe Shores
R. H. Brown
Richard Drumhetler
Dalharn Tex
Army Air Field
Lincoln
Fred J. Sarles
Mathews Av
Washington, D. C
Kenneth Fleshman
Los Angeles
Cal
U. S. Rubber Co
Robena Evans
Ashland
Harriet Drummeller
Patricia
Lewis L. Coburn
Niagra
Flying Fortress
Philippines
Southwest Pacific
Europe
Fort Devens
Mass
Coburn
H. S. Callison
Hillsboro High School
West Virginia University
Alpha Phi Social Sorority
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Kappa Delta Pi
Greenbrier Military School
WVII
Donald J. McCallum
Chester Rd
New York City
Ftune
Blondie
Raleigh
Uller
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