Engaged Miss Joan Hamrick to Wed Porter Adkins
ENOCH June 6 Special announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Joan Hamrick to Porter Adkins. Joan is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wade Foster. Porter is the son of Mrs Florida Adkins, both of Enoch. They are Clay High School graduates. Adkins served two years in Korea and Japan and works in Ravenna. Joan was honored with a Friday bridal shower at the Gray home hosted by Mrs Roy Foster and Mrs Dennis Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch
Gay
Joan Hamrick
Porter Adkins
Wade Foster
Florida Adkins
Clay High School
Adkins
U. S. Army
Korea
Japan
Ravenna
Roy Foster
Dennis Gray
Gray
Glen Heather Club Plans Picnic and Social Events
Final arrangements for a family picnic have been made by Glen Heather Garden Club members at the annual dinner. The picnic is set for July 19 at Timberland, with Fall Flower Show planning in collaboration with Glen Lea Garden Club. Social committee members led games and refreshments. numerous local groups schedule luncheons, installations, and meetings across Charleston area venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Heather Garden Club
Wren's Nest
I. L. Bastle
Cleveland Ave
Timberland
Glen Lea Garden Club
Victor Skaff
Karl Kolb
Leon Quinet
Thornton Jarrett
Y-Teens Members Visit New York City Tour
Thirty six Charleston Y-Teens Clubs members with four adult leaders left for a trip to New York City, returning Saturday, with sponsors including Mrs. Reble Faircloth and Mrs. K A Asseff. The group will also visit Charlottesville Virginia Washington DC and Philadelphia Pennsylvania. A cooking note advises on making a buttered bread crumb topping for casseroles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
New York City
Reble Faircloth
Stonewall Jackson
K. A. Asseff
YWCA
Leitay Jeffreys
Irene Hambrick
Glenavie Smith
Char
Dental Assistants Install Officers in Kanawha Valley
Dorothy Oldham was installed president of the Kanawha Valley Dental Assistants Society at a dinner in the Flamingo Room of King's Restaurant. Also installed by Dr Francis J. Sisson Wednesday night were Ena Freeland as vice president and Carol Isaacs as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Oldham
Kanawha Valley Dental Assistants Society
King’s Restaurant
Francis J. Sisson
Ena Freeland
Carol Isaacs
Engagement announced for Jane Blosser and Robert Lepley
Bluefield announces the engagement of Jane Ellen Blosser to Robert Louis Lepley. Jane, Beaver High School graduate and Concord College senior, leads Alpha Sigma Tau and Gamma Phi Omicron. Robert, Rainelle High School graduate and Concord College senior, belongs to Phi Delta Pi. Wedding plans undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
James R. Blosser
Dughter
Jane Ellen
Robert Louis Lepley
R. E. Lepley
Rainelle
Blosser
Beaver High School
Concord College
Athens
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
Gamma Phi Omicron
Rainelie High School
Phi Delta Pi Fraternity
South African Visitors Compare Living With New York Fashion
New Yorker visitors impress Johannesburg couple with pace and style while the Bank family from Johannesburg recounts American life. Mrs Bank notes delays in New York appointments and comments on U S clothing quality. They arrived May 10 for a long holiday visiting relatives in several states and plan to return to South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Bank
Johannesburg
South Africa
Jerry Braden
the Gazette
New York
USA
J. S Wolpert
Francine
Charleston
United States
England
Switzerland
Quota Club Picnic Committee Named for Charleston Dinner
The Quota Club of Charleston plans its annual picnic dinner and white elephant sale. Dinner at 6 30 p m on the lawn of Miss Ernestine Wolf at 4507 Staunton Ave followed by the elephant sale with Monroe Canterbury as auctioneer. Committee led by Grace Austin includes Sylbia Hinchman chair Edith Butts Ruth Rader Connie Abbey Kathleen Crouch Willa Sigman Edith Landacre and Mary Gallagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club of
Charleston
Ernestine Wolf
Staunton Ave
Monroe Canterbury
Grace Austin
Sylbia Hinchman
Edith Butts
Ruth Rader
Connie Abbey
Kathleen Crouch
Willa Sigman
Edith Landacre
Mary Gallagher
Engagement of Mildred Ann Chambers to Melvin K Rider
Mr and Mrs Millard E Chambers of Allen Dr announce the engagement of their daughter Mildred Ann to Melvin Keith Rider. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Rider of Crestview Dr. The wedding is set for July 1 at Trinity Methodist Church. Both graduates of Charleston High School. The bride elect works for The Diamond and her fiancé for George Conner's Greenhouses and Nursery. he is a member of the West Virginia National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard E. Chambers
Allen Dr
Mildred Ann
Melvin Keith Rider
Carl Rider
Crestview Dr
Trinity Methodist Church
Charleston High School
George Conner
West Virginia National Guard
Memorial Services by Charleston Chapter No 151
The annual memorial services of United Daughters of the Confederacy Charleston Chapter No 151 were held at Spring Hill Cemetery Sunday. Payne Brown delivered the address while Mrs Robert O Connor led singing and Mrs Roy Rollins saluted the flag. Mrs C G Bergman gave the prayer as the Children of the Confederacy decorated graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anderson
Charleston
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Spring Hill Cemetery
Payne Brown
Robert O’connor
Roy Rollins
C G. Bergman
Cynthia Proffitt to be Honored Before Wedding
Miss Cynthia Ann Proffitt, soon to wed Lt John W. Urey on June 18, will be toasted at a coffee hosted by Edythe Weimer and Mrs Walton Shepherd at the Shepherd residence on Wood Rd. Earlier events included a bride luncheon and crystal shower hosted by Mrs W Don Lewis at 7 Fern Rd on June 1 and a May 31 luncheon and kitchen shower at the Stone Tennis Club hosted by Mrs John B Harris and Mrs Harry Lambert for 20 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Ann Proffitt
John W. Urey
Ae Edythe Weimer
Walton Shepherd
Shepherd
Wood Rd
W. Don Lewis
Fern Rd
Charlesston Tennis Club
John B.harris
Harry Lambert
Enchanted April marks Charleston High School unit’s six
In mid June 1930 Charleston sees the largest senior class of about 222 graduates at Charleston High School present the class play Enchanted April. Officers kept ticket sales moving as Lee Miller Ellens Wren and Maysil Vickers led roles. Various social events and local club activities fill the town calendar with gatherings at the Party Shoppe Chandler’s Branch Bee Hive sewing circle and ALSP club. A Levi and Cathard Hall wedding on June 3 in Ruffner Memorial Church is noted, and multiple birthday and bridge club gatherings are listed among residents.
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Charleston
J. Wilkinson
Toledo
J. D. Foster
Henry Capito
M. R. Mathews
Briscoe Peyton
George T. Price
W. S. Hellanan
Herrold Sterrett
Maude Wood
Bee Hive Sewing Circle
Church of God
Chandler's
Nellie Parson
Martha Anderson
Fomeesa Rowley
Freda Hicks
Gay Smith
Macel Price
Beulah Withrow
Jasphene Rogers
Violet Haynes
Helen Rowley
Alghora Price
Levi
Cathard Hall
Ruffner Memorial Church
Francia Brooks
J. W. Sparkes
Alsp Club
Delaware Ave
E. L. Jarerett
5. M. Jarrett
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Clyde H. Ferrell
Car Hall
Kanawha Valley
Dar
Humphrey
Pine Room
Ellen Smith
West Virginia
A. D. Keller
National Defense
H. R. Littleton
Ewcomers Club
Diamond
E. K. Amundson
W. J. Kuehnhold
P. J. Frost
Chilton Manor
W. J. Jackson
Wilkie Dr. Yomoka Society
Wiener Roost
Elsie and
Hildegarde Kay
Circle Rd
Imothers Study Club of
South Charleston
el Rancho
G. M. Arnold
Cavendish Bridge Club
Gazette
Woman's Auxiliary
Thoring Memorial Hospital
P. m
L. A. Kruk
John. Rider
Sat
Sur
Fife Street
Washington & Elizabeth Sts
Londeree's Grocery
Wash
E. Reeves Food Mart
Quarrier Stree South H
Bridee Rom Haddy's Food Mart
Wash Street
Blubaugh Bakeries
Jane Blosser
Robert Lepley
Jane Ellen Blosser
Mrs. Bank
Sally
Mayo Clinic
Cancer Research Laboratory
Rome
States
Mildred Chambers, Melvin K. Rider
UDS
By Jine Holoms
Shantung
Anne Adams
Charleston Gazette
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
N. Y
Alec
ALL Cohen Drug Stores
Cynthia Proffitt
INE
All America
Miami
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