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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
8
The announcement details the engagement of Miss Elizabeth Tove Starcher to Myr Coleman Faward Trainer Jr. The couple plan to wed Saturday January 20 at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Huntington.
Mr and Mrs A R Thaxton announce the betrothal of their daughter Anita to James Kenneth Griffith Jr son of Rt 7 South Charleston. Ceremony planned with Dr Andrew R Bird Jr to perform and reception at Hotel Prichard. Attendant is Claire Armstrong Starcher. Trainor family links noted. both families from Huntington.
Miss Sophia June Perry daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Perry Riverside married Tuesday at Spring Hill Baptist Church in a double ring service. Rev L R Stump officiated. Reception at Wesley Dillon home. James Dillon son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Dillon Countr y Club Acres. After ceremony Mr and Mrs Dillon reside at 4403 River Ave South Charleston. Betrothal announced Patricia Jane Louden Parkersburg to Midshipman William Adams Smith Jr son of Mr and Mrs W A Smith Parkersburg.
An advertisement touts UNCLE BEN'S Converted Long Grain Rice as light fluffy and guaranteed or money back. It boasts a new process for nut like flavor and extra B vitamins with grains that stay separated after refrigerating and reheating.
Frid ay events list a Pi Beta Phi Sorority luncheon at 5 p m and Sky Chefs catering a Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae party at 8 30 p m at Mrs Eliottom Circleway home. Elizabeth Smith and Lucinda Longley noted. Charleston Tennis Club dance 9 36 p m. Kanawha County Club and Assembly Club host dances with Nick Karel's and Bill Garten's orchestras. Saturday features Hollins College Alumnae coffee and many club dances with reservations through Mrs Clark and others including Edgewood and Kanawha Country Clubs. events honor Miss Beth Goldsmith and Mr Lyon. Large group list includes University Club, Arcadian Club, Army Navy Club, West Side Woman's Club, and South Charleston Recreation Center dances with multiple orchestras.
Miss Christine Ellen Lewis wed Albert Evigene Freeman at her parents Lewisburg home in a double ring ceremony. The couple to reside in Morgantown with Freeman a West Virginia University junior. Barb Jane Dryr married Rev. Nathan Withrow in Hinton on Christmas Eve with family present. Both brides wore formal attire and gardenia bouquets. Withrow formerly worked for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and is now at Fort Knox Kentucky.
Miss Violet Rose Kun, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Kun of Cedar Grove, married John Fields, son of Mr and Mrs Fields, at the Methodist Church. Rev James officiated and a reception followed at the Kun home. The bride wore a powder lace suit and black accessories. attendants included her sister and Mr Fred Marwave.
A beauty shop manager at Cedar Grove hosts Col. and Mrs. Walter E. Philips of St. Albans as Cadets Polly Divie and Charles Ewing of Pittsburgh and Walter C. Phillips Jr visit before leaving for their home in Philadelphia. He is serving in the Army at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
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