Evelyn Mead Weds Lieutenant E Russell Parsons in Simple Home Ceremony
Miss Evelyn May Mead daughter of A G Mead of 301 North Kanawha street married Lieutenant Edgar Russell Parsons son of Mrs. Parsons of Hemlock street in a quiet 4 pm double ring ceremony performed by Dr. Lineweaver. Attendant was her sister Mrs Frederick Schaffer with Jesse Parsons as best man. The couple viewed by immediate family later shared a buffet dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn May Mead
North
Kanawha Street
Edgar Russell Parsons
Edgar A. Parsons
Mr. Parsons
Hemlock Street
de L G. Lineweaver
Mabel Taylor
A. G. Mead
Frederick Schaffer
Jesse Parsons
Parsons
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
Missouri
West Virginia University
Delta Gamma Sorority
Amere Gas Company
Beckley
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Camp Sibert
Alabama
Lieutenant Parsons
Mrs. W. H. File Jr Honored At Linen Shower
Mrs. W. H. File Jr formerly Miss Marjorie Winston was honored with a linen shower hosted by Miss Louise Davis at the Davis home on South Kanawha Street. Guests included numerous relatives and friends such as Mrs. Thomas Stafford Mrs. Hulett Smith and Mrs. Charles Lewis Jr with a fruit salad course served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. File, Jr
Marjorie Winston
Louise Davis
Taiden Davis
South Kanawha Street
Thomas Stafford
Hulett Smith
Charles &. Lewis, Jr
J. W. Walters
Kyle Jones
Sara Rader
John Henry Davis
Llewellyn Wilkes
John Smith
Lee Burlason, Jr
David McLean
Isabel Morton
Joe Black
Virginia Sue Craw~ford
Eleanor Smith
Mary Jo Smisko
Ann ‘Louise File
Phyllis Davis
Blanche Hutchinson
Dean Givens
Blanche Spanz~ Jer
Julia Ann Bilison
Robert Wrnston
Martha Wrnston
W. H. File
A. G. Stewart
Lucien Davis
Patricia Louise Stewart
Peegy Davis
W. H. File Jr
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Earle Manning
Mrs. James Kirk hosted a stork shower at her Mabscott home honoring her sister Mrs. Earle Manning. Prizes went to Miss Billie Lemon Mrs. William Dunham and Mrs. Paris Richards. A dessert course followed with many attendees and gift givers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kirk
Mabscott
Earle Manning
Billie Lemon
William Dunham
Paris Richards
Jimmy Tucker
Rethel Johnson
Ronda King
Helen Black
Lucy Rakes
East Beckley
Nettie Sparacino
Patsy Gravely
Willian Dunham
J. T. Evans
George Gadd
Kirk
Janice Bartholomew
Mae Stover
J. S. Daugherty
Rosa Fama
John Rakes
Fast Berkley
People You Know and Weekend Visits Across Town
Local social notes list Joe Harrah chief naval instructor in Norman Oklahoma and seven years in the Navy. Families move to Akron and visit New York City while others travel to Huntington Beckley and Charleston for family events and hospital stays.
Beta Sigma Phi Installs New Beckley Officers
New Beta Sigma Phi officers in Beckley will be installed at the Founders Day dinner on April 30 and assume duties June 1. In the lineup are Margaret Alice Carter president Evelyn Mae Muir corresponding secretary Janet Snyder vp and Mrs Earl Martin treasurer plus Mrs Edgar Crouch recording secretary. The group plans a spring rush with a first party set for April 7 followed by an induction party as a progressive dinner hosted by Evelyn Stover Earl Martin and EC Minter Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beckley
Margaret Alice Carter
Earl Martin
Evelyn Mae Muir
Edgar Crouch
Janet Snyder
Evelyn Stover
Ec, Minter, Jr
Surprise Party Honors Mrs W G Turner
A surprise birthday event for Mrs. W G Turner was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A A Turner at their Carter Street home. Guests and prize recipients included Mrs. R M Woodrum Miss Sandy Torlone Mrs John Rakes and many others with gifts from Roanoke Virginia visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.G. Turner
A. A. Turner
R. M. Woodrum
Sandy Torlone
John Rakes
Humphrey
B. C.hern
George Grimes
R. Greene
R. F E. Bright
Catherine Helms
Julia Williams
Ethel Uhgw
W. A. Davenport
Stella Davenport
H. M. Ward
Virgin McGinnis
Haretow
R.B. Turner
Lacy Rakes
Mildred Childress
Geo. Grimes
Bolt
Rosina Torlone
Wilma Woodrum
W. E. Ford
Ethel Hil
Harry Cook
W. G. Turner
J. W. Ward
P. G. Meador
Ronald, Jones
C. M. Brown
Lithy Hatfield
Milton Dove
Pete Bowling
D A R Plans WAAC Recruiters Visit For Meeting
Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host Jas speakers at 3 PM Tuesday. Lieut Virginia Pitman and Aux Hilda Steiger, WAAC recruiters, spoke at the Lyric Theater and assisted Red Cross fundraising at Beckley and Lyric theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jas
Virginia Pitman
Hilda Steiger
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Scott Ford
Harper Road
Lyric Theater
The
Red Cross
Beckley
Lyrit
Pitman
WAAC
Daytona Beach
Florida
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Fort Warren
Wyoming
Chanute Field
Maois
Scott Field
Ilinois
Pine Camp
New York
Des Moines
Iowa
Camp Grant
Fort Leonard Woon
Fort Riles
Kansas
Belvoir
Virginia
Fort Eustis
Second Army
Memphis
Tennessee
Camp Hood
Texas
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Arkansas
Mabscott Personal Notices From Beckley to Bluefield
Elizabeth Pachuta, patient in Beckley hospital for two weeks, moved to the home of John and Elizabeth Pachuta. Nancy and Billy from Silver Spring visited with Mrs. Fred Caponiti and daughter, and Mrs. John Swann family. Mrs. A A Waddell remains in a Bluefield hospital for treatment. Davenport couple from Charleston hosted by the Davenports. Loflin family from Pemberton visiting Mrs. Vanda Bower. Ben Roebuck family moved into A W Gwynn home on Pershing Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Pachuta
Beckley Hospital
John Pachuta
Joe Sparacina, Jr
Washington, D. C
Fred Caponiti
Margaret
Washington
John Swann
Nancy and
Billy
Silver Springs
Maryland
A. A. Waddell
Bluefield
W. EB. Davenport
Charleston
W. H. Davenporrt
Bob Loflin
Pemberton
Vanda Bower
Ben Roebuck
A.W. Gwynn
Pershing Street
Local WAAC Members Advance in Army Auxiliary Corps
Kathryn L. Murray of East Beckley and Eula T. Tempote of South Heber Street are serving as officers in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Murray trained at Fort Des Moines and Tempote was chosen for officer training for her work as a WAAC auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn L. Murray
2Nd Avenue
East Beckley
Women's Army ‘Auxiliary Corps
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
W.A.A.C.8
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
WAASC
Eula T. Tempote
South Heber Street
W.A.A.C
Blue Jay School to Stage Three Act Operetta Season of Happiness
The Blue Jay school presents a three act operetta Season of Happiness in Shady Spring high school auditorium on Wednesday April 7 at 8 PM. About one hundred pupils perform with Miss Gracie Lynch directing music. The plot follows a struggle among the seasons to rule the world with Year’s twelve month jury deciding the verdict three months per season. The cast lists numerous named roles and choral groups from King Winter to Moon and Harvest, with many students named. Mr and Mrs Harry Brown and daughter Virginia Iue of Handley visit Park Street relatives for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Jay School
Shady Spring High School
Gracie Lynch
Mother Nature
King Winter
Robert Matherly
Mary Frances
J.ily
Stummer
Rosalie Radford
Galen Crawford
Patricia Lynch
Patty Houchins
Sun
Evelyn Matherly
Harvest
Doris Farley
Rainbow
Rosella Cox
Freddie Meecoreninke
Jimmy Bowling
Moon
Nedia Meador
Herald
Kenneth Lemon
Parlie Hylton
Mary Helen Okes
Glerna Redden
Gloria Stover
Mary Grace Fourney
Mary Etta McLaughlin
Rainbow Horns
Sylvia Hylton
Coralee Meador
Dorothy Bolen
Orpha Bolen
Marie Browning
Mary Frances Smith
Flower Girls
Margaret Crawford
Mary Jo Elliott
Margaret Clayton
Mary Jo Richmond
Jeanette Richmond
Maxie Cox
Agnes Lynth
Norma Lee Hylton
Pansy Corlige
Lon! Rallyson
Clarice McLaughlin
Mary Ann Lynch
Barbara Webb
Retty Farley
Geneva Lemon
Nora Lee Carter
Gena Lee McCommack
Helen Crawford
Mary McQuade
Star Chorus
Lena McLaughlin
Janet Meadow
Margaret Lilly
Lillian Fay Hylton
Shirley Farley
Elizabeth Ann Martin
Butterfly
Dean Carter
Polly Rollinson
Donald Ray Lilly
June Hyl
Besoco Woman Honored At Birthday Party
A surprise birthday gathering was held for Mrs. J. A. Cole at her daughter’s Besoco home.Recipients included Mrs. C. H. McKinney Mrs. Crawford Vandell Mrs. Yom Hollingshead and Mrs. Ordie Cole. Refreshments served to numerous friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cole
Walter Via
Besoco
C. H. McKinney
Crawford Vandell
Yom Hollingshead
Ordie Cole
Lennie Garretson
Ralph Farley
Robert Lewis
C.H. McKinney
Toy Walker
Orville Cole
John Buchanan
Elvin Durham
Joe Lachney
John McKinney
Tom Gillis
Estel Thompson
Daisy Meadows
Johnnie Meadows
Oakley Cole
Strath Walker
Chartie Bucci
Joss Thompson
Bob Reed
Elvin MyuKinney
Grover Walker
Claude Harvey
Estele Greston
Woodrow Plemal
Harald Meadows
RL. Lewis
Bill Street
Carl Lawson
Jess Cole
Horase Massie
Jolynnie Garretson
Arnold Massie
Tec Meadows
Mrs. Harry Stevens Elected President
Mrs. Harry Stevens was elected president of the Mission Circle at Maxwell Hill Baptist church. Officers named include vice president Mrs. Anglin secretary Mrs. Shultz and treasurer Miss Bennett. New chairmen appointed cover program literature devotional reader and White Cross duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stevens
Maxwell Hill Baptist Church
Mary Cook
Eva Amick
Stevens
Cook
Hubert Anglin
Coorman Shultz
Juanita Bennett
Riva Amick
Herbert Tolley
Clinton ‘Treadaway
White Cross
L. W. Fridley
GO S Y A Holds First Meeting at Shady Spring High
The Out-of-School Youth of America met in Shady Spring high school's home economics room for its first of 16 sessions. Courses cover planning and preserving foods, gardening, and storage to aid families. Enrollment target is ten by the third meeting to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nex Rakes
Bibey
Johnson
Oo. A. Lilly
Shady Spring ‘High School
Qus.y.a
National Defense
Mrs. Frieda Hall Honored At Shower In Sophia
Mrs. Frieda Hall was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Adam Tolliver and Mrs. John F. Hall in the Sophia lodge hall. Attendees included many named local women and guests, with blue and red decorations and refreshments served by a large group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Hall
Adam Tolliver
John F. Hall
Lodge
Sophia
A. J. Sheppe
Ruth Phillips
Virginia Graybear
Alfred Bailey
James Hiegenhbottom
Margaret Nichols
Betty Tolliver
J Ada Tolliver
Norma Yates
Anna Molina
Minnie Ryals
Virginia Grays Ideal
Dy Ryals
C. C
Methodist Temple Circle Meets in Westwood Drive Home
Circle number four of the Methodist Temple met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. T. S. Rice on Westwood Drive. Miss Margaret Willis assisted. Two new members, Mrs. Id. R. Whilman and Mrs. Ro R B. Armen trout, were welcomed. A devotional period and brief business session were held with twelve members present. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. May 6 in the home of Mrs. M. M. My Guigan on Beaver Avenue with Mrs. G. L. McClung assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. My Guigan
Beaver Avenue
G. L. McClung
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. Russell Parsons
Stork
Spode
Rose Briar
White Cross Pharmacy
N. Kanawha St
Dial
Gilbert Thompson
Third Avenue
Akron
Ohio
Thompson
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
William H. Harris
Park Street
New York City
United States Army Air Force
Carolyn Klaus
Huntington
K. #. Klaus
W. E. Wiggins
Klaus
Marry McCreery
Hill, Park Drive
Moundsville
Dorsey J. Stover
Quinnimont
Raleigh General Hospital
Frederick T. Woodrum
Fourth Armored
Camp Young
California
A. C. Ressner
Newport News
Olga Kestner
Meredith Kestner
Ida Mac Kestner
Aut
Walter Summers
Mont Hope
W. A. Thompson
S. 5. Gore
E. E. Tucker
Mirst Marvin Iden
Los Angels
Army Air Base
Inglewood
W. OC. Larrimore
Anne
Charlesia
St. Francis Hospital
Larriore
Don P. Walt
Woodlawn Avenue
George Burnette
Tris Jones
Nuttalberg
Betty Allen
Johnstown Road
Beta Sigma Phi Officers
Mrs
Mabscott Personals
C.F. Walker
C. E. Walker
Tilden Community Church
Four-H
Tilden School
Sonny Persinger
James Frederick
Persinger
Betty Nichols
Ant
LASCA
Ati
Accept
Main St
Meoy Fasten
Masdevars
Harry Brown
Virginia Iue
Handley
Ira Whitlock
Maxwell Hill Church
Shady Spring
del Mar
Sonlere
America
Meonara Nary
Charles Nary
Price Eul
Lestie L. Bogers
Edna Rogers
Montgomery
Firestone Aircraft
Kelly
H. Cato
J. F. Conihan
Patsys Alis
Elmer
Rob
Eris
Criss Ruble
Ernest Angle
Johnnie Staton
Martha Goodman
Susie Snodgrass
Fred Phillips
W. G. Mooney
Bill Lawrence
Rd Milsap
L. A. Palmer
A. D. Sanders
M A. Turner
V.C. Kirk
Whelma Carr
J. W. Hane
Vivian Mand
Robert Yates
Hurl Harper
Shirley Alderman
Frances Campbell
Lois Higginbottom
Ralph Staton
Carlton Hurt
BE. My Tolliver
Gills
F. J. Daniels
Gertrude Campbell
J. W. Roles
Hanson
Ammett Lawrence
W. J. Lovell
Bill Lawson
Rosiland Sayvue
FE. M.tolliver
J. F. Hart
Nurs
Logie Allen
Mack ‘Tosh
S. Sid Bez
Don Roberts
Edna Nichols
Martha Croadman
MacElrath
Howie Jessup
O. L. Green
Walter James
Felenase Phillips
Buck Cole
Dewey Jones
J. A. Denny
Methodist Temple Circle
Hover Vacuum Cleaners
Servie Arasha
Penney's
Penney
Raven
Raven Faille
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