Hawks Engage Beulah Hawks Beulah Hawks in Engaged Couple
Mount Airy North Carolina couple Mr. and Mrs. G W Hawks announce the engagement of their daughter Beulah Marie to John Pelham Thomas Jr staff sergeant in the U S Marine Corps son of Mrs John Pelham Thomas of Mobile Alabama and the late Mr Thomas. Beulah is a Longap High School graduate with a Highland Park School business course in Roanoke Virginia and is a petty officer in the U S Naval Reserve stationed in Washington D C Sgt Thomas was a sophomore at Auburn Polytechnic Institute when he joined the Marine Corps in 1943 He trained in radio in Washington D C and is a radio technician stationed in San Diego California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hawks
Mount Airy
N. C
United States Naval Reserve
Washington, D. C
Thomas
Auburn Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Ala
Marine Corps
San Diego
California
Venable Sarns
Miss Faye Elizabeth Venable wed Sergeant Joseph S. Samuels of Mount Airy in a double ring ceremony Saturday June 17 at 8 p.m. Rev Lonnie Fleming officiated. The couple plans to reside in Greensboro where the groom is stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Elizabeth Venable
Joseph S. Samuels
United States Army
Joseph H. Samuels
Mount Airy
Lonnie Fleming
Greensboro
Miss Rachel Merritt Hosts Cola Party Honors Two Brides
Miss Rachel Merritt entertained Monday afternoon at her Rawley Avenue home with a cola party honoring bride elect Patricia Whitlock and Mrs. Frank Toler Jr a recent bride. Twenty friends attended for four thirty. Sweet Peas and zinnias decorated the room. Colas sandwiches and cookies were served. Guests of honor received gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Merritt
Rawley Avenue
Patricia Whitlock
Frank Toler, Jr
Miss Patti Holcomb Honors Miss Bunker
Miss Patti Holcomb honored Miss Dot Bunker bride elect with a card party Monday. Mrs. Robert McKinney, a recent bride, was also honored. Bunker won high bridge score with Jacqueline Plowden. Anne Clarke won high score in rummy. White hydrangeas and mixed summer flowers decorated. Ice course served. Bunker, McKinney, and Mrs. Toler received gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patti Holncomb
Dot Bunker
Robert McKinney
Miss Bunker
Jacqueline Plowden
Fulton Lytle
Anne Clarke
Miss
Miss Caroline Merritt Hosts Cola Party for Guest Lola Dawson
Miss Caroline Merritt entertained with a cola party on Thursday June 14 from 3 to 5 honoring her house guest Miss Lola Dawson of Rocky Mount. Twenty four young girls attended and enjoyed games with colas sandwiches and potato chips. Special guests included Miss Betty Crawford of Winston-Salem and Miss Caroliue Main of Roanoke Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Merritt
Lola Dawson
Rocky Mount
Betty Crawford
Winston-Salem
Caroliue Main
Roanoke
Mary Prances Lackey
Cherry Street
Lola Daw
Jean Poy
Cola party honors brides at Cherry Street home
Mrs. W. H. Carter hosted a Thursday morning cola party at her Cherry street home honoring Mrs. Walter Carter of San Antonio and Miss Patricia Whitlock bride elect. Guests enjoyed porch and lawn flow ers with mixed arrangements. Additional honored guests included Mrs Poster Christian, Mrs Frank Toler Jr, and Miss Dorothy Bunker, also bride elect. Gifts given include a double deck of cards, a candy jar, a relish dish, and a silver etched rose bowl. Dainty refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carter
Cherry Street
Walter Carter
San Antonio
Tex
Patricia Whitlock
Poster Christian
Frank Toler
Dorothy Bunker
Miss Whitlock
Betty Jean Reece Honored By Aunts In Atlanta Party
Mrs. Grover Lovill and Mrs. Joe Haynes hosted a four cola party for Betty Jean Reece of Atlanta on Tuesday morning at Mrs. Lovill's N Main Street home. Attending were Milas Reece, Dot Bunker, Patricia Whitlock, and Mrs. Prank Toler Jr. who were brides elect and friends contributed gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Lovill
Joe Haynes
Betty Jean Reece
Atlanta, Ga
Lovill
N. Main Street
Milas Reece
Dot Bunker
Patricia Whitlock
Prank Toler, Jr
Miss Margaret Jackson Hosts Bridge Tea Honor
Miss Margaret Jackson entertained Thursday afternoon June 22 at her Westfield Road home honoring Miss Dorothy Bunker and other guests. Bride elect Miss Patricia Whitlock and bride Miss Betty Jeanne Reece of Atlanta shared honors. gifts included crystal, plates, and a powder unit. Score prizes and refreshments followed the bridge session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jackson
Bridge
Westfield Road
Dorothy Bunker
Patricia Whitlock
Frank Toler, Jr
Betty Jeanne Reece
Atlanta
Miss Jackson
Miss Bunker
Crystal
Miss Whitlock
Toler
Miss Reece
Mrs. Johnny Allen Honors Mrs. Toler Luncheon
Mrs. Johnny Allen hosted a two course luncheon at the Blue Ridge Hotel in honor of Mrs. Frank Toler Jr. The event featured a T shaped table arrangement and a white corsage marking the honoree. Seating included Mrs. Frank Toler Jr and other guests with twenty four place settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Allen
Frank Toler, Jr
Blue Ridge Hotel
William Sydnor
Marty Thomas
Ann Smith
Patricia Paul Hosts Birthday Party at Picnic Grounds
Miss Patricia Paul celebrated her birthday Friday evening at the White Sulphur Springs Picnic Grounds. Fifteen friends attended the event with supper cooked over an open fire and various games. Guests described the party as a most enjoyable occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Paul
White Sulphur Springs
Former Resident Honored With Tea
Mrs Archie Carter hosted an informal tea at her city home Friday at 4 o clock honoring her sister in law Mrs Walter Carter of San Antonio Texas. Close friends formed the guest list with Mrs John McSween of Timmonsville SC and Mrs Frank Toler Jr a recent bride as special guests. Sandwiches cookies and tea were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Carter
Walter Carter
San Antonio
Texas
John McSween
Timmonsvile
8. C
Prank Toler, Jr
Miss Wrenn Hosts Buffet Supper for Bride Elect
Miss Barbara Wrenn entertained Miss Doroth Bunker bride elect with a buffet supper at her N Main Street home Tuesday evening. Bridge followed at five tables with mixed garden flowers as decor. Miss Bunker received crystal. Patricia Whitlock and Mrs. Frank Toler Jr. also received gifts. Bettle Jean Reece of Atlanta was given a gift. Mary Louise Merritt won high score and Mrs. Frank Toler received consolation in bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Wrenn
Doroth
Bunker
N. Main Street
Patricia Whitlock
Frank Toler, Jr
Bettle Jean Reece
Atlanta
Mary Louise Merritt
Frank Toler
Local residents visit, travel, and kinship in Brim area
Local notes list Miss Mary Ellen Lewis visiting Brim before new duties in Richmond. Several families share weekend visits and summer plans with relatives in Winston Salem Burlington Statesville and Richmond. Multiple people attend church activities, summer school, and parsonage events amid travel and illness.
Military leave and visiting notices from North Wilkesboro area
Local notes list service members on leave or visiting relatives in North Wilkesboro and nearby towns. Entries include Seaman 1/C P. D. Cain at Great Lakes with wife, Sgt. Frank Jones en route from Camp Van Dorn to Camp Fort Lewis, and Cpl. Bill Patterson of Camp Lee visiting family with his wife. Various relatives travel to Washington area, Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia for holidays or duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Cain
Great Lakes
Ill
W. W. Bawden
Mobile
Ala
J. P. Jacobs
R. E. Forrest
Myrtle Forrest
Harvey Forrest
Pampa
Texas
Sgt
Frank Jones
Camp van Dorn
Miss
Camp Fort Lewis
Washington
Jones
Mississippi
Julia Swann
Ridge Crest
G. A
W.L. Mason
Joe Mason
Jimmie Smith
Mebane
Walter Mason
Moore Avenue
Local Family Updates And Travel News Across States
Mrs. O W Jones and her young son left Tuesday to join Sgt Jones in camp at San Antonio Texas. Roger Moody, engaged in defense work in Wilmington, spends this week with his wife and children on Cherry street. Mrs Ainslie Hair and children of Norfolk Virginia visit her parents Mr and Mrs R B Crawford. J Rhoten Hines and Earl Hines were called to Greenville DC by news of their mother Mrs R B Hines becoming critically ill. W W Cooke of Dallas overnighted with his sister in law Mrs D H Cooke en route home from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Lewis
Norfolk
W. G. Lewis
Brim
Richmond
Haywooding
Marion
Marvin Sparger
D. D. Parks and Daughters
J. W. Montesane
New York
T. Dunbar
Somerset
W. W. Thomas
First Baptist Church
Melvin Slate
Elbert Hull
Dockery Wolfe
Winston,Salem
F. T. Wolfe
W. Elm Street
Barbara Jean Sides
W. M. Bowman
W. A. Allen
Ararat
Bethesda
Cambria
Clara Clark
Zeb Hatcher
Lena Wagner
Boone
R. L. Phillips
Durham
Gibsonville
Walter Carter
Wilson
San Antonio
Texas
W. F Carter
R. J. Randolph
Burlington
T.G Fawcett
R. T. Howerton, Jr
Raleigh
George Slaughter, Jr
R. O. Smith
W. Poplar Street
Lola Dawson
Rocky Mount
Caroline Merritt
Lola
Ludge Burns
Mount Airy School
T. M. Christenbury
Howard Foy
Charlotte
H. M. Finch
Jesse Hollingsworth
Washington, D. C
Cora Hollingsworth
Kelley
Chicago
Miami
Fla
Alice Hale Masten
Elizabeth Long Jackson
Elizabeth Sparger Thomas
Winston-Salem
Helen Warren Jennings
Greensboro
Masten
J. D. Hogan
Winston.Salem
Thomas
Margaret Cary Hatcher
J. L. Leake
Washington
D. C
Arlington
Albert S. Hale
Jefferson City
Tenn
Albert, Jr
Billy
J. B. Sargent
Cpl
Bill Patterson
Camp Lee
Patterson
8. D. Duffield
Silver Springs
John Foy
Foy-Hoffman
North Wilkesboro
Tom Teague
Madison
C. A. Baird
Cherry Street
Cecil Hennis, Jr
Cleveland
Woodrow W. Pruett
R. F. Collins
Emporia
Casper
Wyoming
Lester Hawks
Sumpter
John L. Banner
E. C. Bivens
Hugh Peoples
Fort Bragg
B. E. Herman
Goldsboro
O. W. Jones
Sgt. Jones
Roger Moody
Wilmington
Ainslie Hair
R. B. Crawford
J. Rhoten Hines
Earl Hines
Radford
Greenville
R. B. Hines
W. W. Cooke
Dallas
D. H. Cooke
Pvt Roland Nichols Now in Swannanoa Hospital
Pvt Roland M Nichols, who arrived in Charleston District of Columbia on the hospital ship Thistle, is receiving treatment at Moore General Hospital in Swannanoa near Asheville. He was moved there earlier this week from Stark Hospital in Charleston and has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds in the Italian campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland M. Nichols
Charleston
D. C
Thistle
Moore General Hospital
Swannanoa
Asheville
Stark Hospital
D.C
Hostesses Byrum and Barber Honor Brides in Meeting
Mesdames Byrum and Barber hosted a gathering at Mrs. W Fulton to honor Miss Patricia Whitlock Miss Virginia Foy now Mrs 0 B Hoffman and Miss Beverly Bivens guest of Miss Eleanor Pranz. Mr Frank Hennis won high and Mrs Ed Hudgins of Greensboro was runner up. Gifts were given to all honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Fulton
Leo P. Byrum
Chester Barber
Patricia Whitlock
Frank Toler, Jr
Virginia Foy
B Hoffman
Prank Hennis
Ed Hudgins
Greensboro
Eleanor Pranz
New York
Beverly Bivens
Miss Irma Saunders Returns to New Britain After Visit
Miss Irma Saunders has returned to New Britain Connecticut after visiting her mother Mrs W D Saunders in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Saunders
New Britain, Conn
W. D. Saunders
Robert H. Linville On Furlough From Italy
Tec. 5 Robert H. Linville of Mount Airy on furlough from the Italian campaign. He served 14 months overseas with the field artillery and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Linville, route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Linville
Mount Airy
Linville
Field Artillery
W. H. Linville
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. O. Beulah Marie Hawks
J. P. Thomas, Jr
Bride of
J. L. Samuels
Patti Holcomb
W. H. Carter
RED Cross
Nina K. Binder
C. Binder
England
Red Cross Service
Binder
Curtisblishing Company
Philadelphia
Concord
Garner
Meredith College
University of Pennsylvania
Miss Wrenn
Weiner
Stoker
C. E. Cox
Mt. Airy Coal Yard
P. O. Box
Iman
Made-Art
Boyles
Roland Nichols
Swannanoa Hospital
Mesdames
Byrum
Robt
Italy
Summer Spencer
C. B. Shelton
Mount Airy, N. C
Bessie Bernard
Pilot Mountain, N. C
Sears Order
Sears
S. Main Street
Aaa Se
Christian Science Monitor
Cnet Science
Keascay Sees
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