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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
4
The Charleston Gazette page references John H. Thomas Herbert W Bryan and Henry Francis Jr in connection with wartime events dated June 7 1944. The item notes costs and affiliations tied to the individuals within the ongoing World War II coverage.
Mr Lee Mountcastle Kenna will wed Elizabeth Ferry Phillips on Monday evening and is guest of honor at a stag dinner Friday night at Igewood Country club hosted by Walter Cecil Hardy Jr and others. Guests include Jo N Kenna, Daniel Mohler, Quin Morton, Julian Coghill Jr, Marshall Bond Jr, John Biddle and more.
Mr and Mrs C W Walker of Walton announce the marriage of their daughter Frieda Lee to Pvt El I Adkins son of Mr and Mrs L F Adkins of Willow Wood Dr on April 27 in Colorado Springs Rev H H Hansen officiated in the presence of the bride’s brother and sister in law Master Sgt and Mrs Charles F Walker The couple are former Thomas Field and Co employees She is a Wal ton High School graduate now living with her parents He is a South Charleston High School graduate stationed at Camp Maxey Texas.
May bride Pearl Mae White daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy White of Handley married Cpl Edward W Fulks son of Mr and Mrs E Fulks of Huntington on May 22 in Montgomery with Rev Eugene Modlin officiating. The couple plans Nome Alaska posting after 20 months in service and she is a Home Quitting Co employee. he previously worked at Alloy with Elestre-Metallurgical Co. Attendants included Nancy Ellen Shepherd and Chandolene Davis. Mrs Fulks is an East Bank High School graduate and employed in Montgomery. Mrs C C Watts of Miami Fla to spend the summer with her husband and his parents.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Ervin and John Velte Ankeney Jr. will wed next Wednesday in First Presbyterian chapel Charleston. Bride's parents are Dana and Mary Ervin of East Bank. Education details and Langley Field aerodynamics post for the groom are noted.
Mrs Kenneth Meadows was the guest of honor at a Saturday night shower hosted by her mother Mrs Rosa Stone in Spring Fork. Assistants included Mrs Ivy Kuhn and Mrs Mary Cavallaro. Guests listed include numerous named ladies and several Ritz and Bostic family members.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Elmore hosted a farewell party at their Seth home for son Jesse Elmore last week. Attendees included Wilma Hensey Violet Meadows Jewel Bane Ida Perdue Norma Lovejoy Lavita Cooper Daphne Cottrell Aline Madeline Butcher Betty Miller Ruby Gordon Frances Bond Robert Tennelton Robert Thompson Burl Williams Carl Bailey S Coon Curtis Williamson Hermit Martin Harold Workman Harvey Richards Jack Matheny Marvin Workman William Tincher Paul Workman Jake Meadows Arthur Humphrey Frank Keeney Raymond Estep Robert Tonny George Abshire J Martin.
Emma Caroline Lovall and Benjamin Thomas Cook married Sunday at the Loveall home in Washington Ave Kanawha City. Rev C R Garrison officiated before palms and candles with Bulda Lee Midkiff and Mrs Charles Thom Jr providing music. The bride wore white marquisette and carried a white Bible. sister Mrs Edward Albright attended. Best man was Jackson R Dolan. The couple, both Charleston graduates, reside at 152% Quarrier St.
Miss Neil Loraine Beard wed Sgt. Brooks B. Mullenax in Central Methodist church Phoenix on the 32nd anniversary of the Bride’s parents. She wore a white embroidered frock with veil and pearls. the couple, Greenbank High School graduates, plan to reside in Mesa Arizona where he is stationed.
A surprise party honored Mr and Mrs Thomas Wolfe at the Bostic home on Coal Fork. Guests included Mr and Mrs W H Mack, Mr and Mrs Clifford Wolfe, and many Wolfe and Bostic family members plus friends such as Mesdames Woods, Dollie Hammons, and Misses Carrie Lucille Nancy Barbara Wolfe.
Eugene Toney Hughey Skiles Fred and Herbert Welch William Blake Dewey Ramsey Mose Crowder Robert Woods Ted Leewood and Ronald Wolfe plan a sequence of social moves. Miss Agnes Jefferds of Quarrier Street leaves tomorrow for a week’s visit with Miss Nancy Louise Wylie in Pottstown Pennsylvania.
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