Mrs John Bolen's Beckley Visit Sparks Local Festivities
Mrs John Bolen of New York visits Beckley after leaving on July 1 1946 with her physician husband. Local hostesses plan multiple gatherings including luncheons bridge and dinner at clubs with guests such as Mrs J H Harvell Dr M M Ralston Dr T A Vermillion and others. The schedule features gatherings at the Black Knight Country Club and North Kanawha Street homes with coordinated flowers and gifts for Mrs Bolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bolen
New York
Beckley
John Earle Lilly
T. A. Vermillion
French Lucas
T. Stramp
R. §. Goldsmith
Dwight File
H. A. Shaffer
D. C. Ashton
Black Knight Country Club
Jack Higgins
Oak Hill
Phil Snyder, Jr
Mount Hope
M. M. Ralston
William Watts
E. E
Flat Top Farm Women Club Meets At Mrs Harvey Home
The Flat Top Farm Women's Club gathered at Mrs L V Harvey's home with the theme Color In Home Furnishing. Devotional conducted by the hostess. lesson led by Mrs W J Rogers. Miniature demonstrations of living room and bedroom furnishings by Mrs William Lilly and Mrs Fred Bowling. Next meeting at Mrs A G Meadows home with War On Garden Posts as the theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Top Farm Women’s Club
L. V. Harvey
Pavel
W. J. Rogers
William Lilly
Fred Bowling
P. J. Wood
A. C. Meadows
Jane Foster
B. J. Lilly
Wilmer Lilly
G. Keaton
Hallie Rogers
Dale Epling
Charles Griffith
Okey Lilly
A. G. Meadows
Guns Club Plans Mid May Hayride
Nine members of the J. D. Club met at Miss Patricia Mellen’s home 125 Granville Avenue to plan a mid May hayride. The high school girls have hiked on Sundays since late March and will hike again this Sunday, with the next meeting set for April 30 at Miss Martha Sanders’ Bowling addition home. Attendees included Miss Sanders, Miss Ellen Roush, Miss June Martin, Miss Mary Ann Pachu ta, Miss Sara Malone, Miss Geneva Verduce, Miss Margaret Ann Gunter, Miss Georgia Gunter, and hostess Mrs Norvell Mellen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D., Club
Patricia Mellen
Granville Avenue
Bowling Addition
Martha Sanders
Miss Sanders
Ellen Roush
June Martin
Mary Ann Pachuta
Sara Malone
Geneva
Verduce
Margaret Ann Gunter
Women to Attend Society Meeting at Hollywood Church
Members of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church elected Mrs. L. C. Gwinn president for the coming year at yesterday's general meeting at the Hollywood Church. The Raleigh Association for Baptist churches spring meeting opens today at MacArthur's Hollywood Church with Mrs. Harry R. May presiding and addresses by Mrs. Gustaf Sword and Mrs. Roy C. Keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Godfrey
Woman’s Missionary Society
The
First Baptist Church
L. C. Gwinn
French Davis
C. G Wauhop
Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Raleigh Association
Baptist Churches
Hollywood
MacArthur
Harry R. May
Gustaf
Sword
India
Roy C. Keys
Women's Baptist Missionary Society
Clarksburg
Co. G. Warhop
C. Rambeau
Garner Williams
G. A. Massing
Home Mission
Clark McDaniel
Foreign Mission
R. L. Reardon
White Cross
W. A. Aggenbright
J. H. Davis
Institute Life
Fred Canterbury
E. H. Willard
C. O. Warren
O. C. Helm
K. R. Calloway
R. L. Stewart
Everett Broyles
W. R. Fugitt
Edward Sharp
Harry R- May
Christian Board of Education
Ora Callfee
J. H. Dunn
Daniel
C. G. Wauhop
Richard Lewis
Beckley
Woman's Society of Christian
J. W. Taylor
Terry
Methodist
World Mission Crusade
O. A. Phillips
Sophia
Pheer
Glen Morgan Gil Entertains At Home
Miss Virginia Lee Noel hosted a party at her home on ain Morgan on Tank Branch with relatives and friends in attendance. Several guests participated in games including Mildred Meador Ellen Keaton Imogene Martin Jeanne Ruddie Louise Greer Thelma Taylor and many others as listed. Continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lee Noel
Ain Morgan
Tank Branch
Fill
Mildred Meador
Ellen’ Keaton
Imogene Martin
Jeanne Ruddie
Louise Greer
Thelma Taylor
Joan Stull
Beulah Martin
Peggy Darby
Erma Justice
Norma Jean Wills
Ruth ‘Tallman
Ernestine Stewart
Evelyn Fritz
Sue Wills
Etheline Page
Christina Day
Bonnie Griffith
Dora Lee ‘Crysel
Ava Lee Walker
James Turner
William Meadows
Billy Lilly
Henry Noel
Baren Ransom
Howard Akers
Groom’s Airplane Entwines Honeymoon Across States
The Beckley groom Melvyn Lamb and Adele Jennings wed at East Hampton Methodist Church. The groom’s twin engined Beechcraft carried them on a weekly honeymoon circuit to New York City Albany Miami Nassau Norfolk Washington Greensboro and more totaling a wedding trip by air. The couple plans to reside in East Hampton after he works as personal pilot for George F. Ryan. Adele is East Hampton High School and Miller’s Business College alumna. Melvyn is Beckley native who studied at Beckley College and Woodrow Wilson High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvyn Lamb
East Hampton
Beckley Man
Cecil Lamb
Russell Street
Adele Jennings
Harold Crutchley
Henry Griswold
Hazel Donahue
New York City
Albany,Ga
Miami
Lamb
East Hampton High School
Miller’s Business College
George F. Ryan
New York
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Beckley-Mount Hope
Scouts Sponsor Square Dance Tonight at Elks Club
Girl Scout troop 14 sponsors a barn dance at the Elks Club ballroom on Prince Street aimed at teens and college crowds. Johnnie Matics and his New River Boys provide the music, with instructions from the caller, snacks by leaders, and chaperones listed. The event costs 50 cents for singles and 75 cents for couples, with future plans May 16 at the Moose Temple ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
Prince Street
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Surveyor
Eccles
United States
Johnnie Matics
River Boys
C. H. Couch
Itroop 14
Moose Temple
Shady Spring Girl Weds Clarence Aust in Oak Hill Church
The ceremony on March 2 in a Baptist church in Oak Hill united Helen Geraldine Buckland of Shady Spring and Clarence Nathaniel Aust of Bluefield. Rev. Gilmer Cross officiated before gladioli and ferns as guests from Beckley attended. The bride wore eyelet silk with a heart neckline and carried a white Bible. maid of honor Sylvia Aust wore pink taffeta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, D. C
Clarence Nathaniel Aust
Joel P. ‘Aust
Bluefield
Helen Geraldine Buckland
D. C .Buckland
Shady Spring
Oak Hill
Gilmer Cross
J. W. Harvey
J. C. Huffman
John and
James
Linda Lindsey
Beckley
Sylvia Aust
May 9 Wedding Planned for Miss Ann Wassum and Paul Clark
A tea honored Miss Ann Wassum, bride-to-be of Paul Bruce Clark, at the home of Mrs. Charles Edwin Watkins in Beckley. Guests included family, friends, and many invited neighbors as plans for an informal 4 pm Beckley Presbyterian church ceremony were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Wassum
Paul Bruce Clark
Charles Edwin Watkins
South
Kanawha Street
Wassum
Logan
W. E. Wassum
Harper Road
Orson Bruce Clark
Affinity
Watkins
J. W. Witherspoon
Co. L. Wilson
K. G. Libs
Robert Kemp
Colie Minter
H. C. Avis
Shirley Rathburn
Betty Simpson
Peggy Weeks
Collen White
Irene J. Martin
J. E. McCreery
Mary Alice Wineland
Clark
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Bride, groom and families detailed in wedding brief
The narrative notes a bride and groom with companions including Joseph Buckland brother of the bride as best man. It mentions a third person a graduate of Shady Spring high school now employed by Westinghouse Electric in Washington. The husband is a graduate of McComas high school and West Virginia Business College in Bluefield and serves with the army medical company at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Buckland
Thrrd
Shady Spring High School
Westinghouse Electric
Washington
McComas High School
West Virginia Business College
Bluefield
Army Medical Company
Fort Belvoir
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Raleigh, Heights
Mrs. Harvey
Guns’ Club
Del-Mar
Bea
Neville S
Henry
Nevilla Street
Cohen
Hollywood Church
Glen Morgan
Gil
Mr. and
Mrs. Melvyn Lamb
Woman’s Society
Raym
Ind’s
Big City
Ity Aid
Raymond
Enibee
Marguerite
Nan Scott
Madamoiselle
Shoppe
Frank Hudgins
Sarah Humphrey
Troop 14
I. M. Paige
L. L. Joiiks
C. D. Dickson
M. M. Epstein
Randolph Walz
Ned H. Ragland
G. C. Hedrick Jr
James P. Bibb
Henrietta Kinzer
Paul Bond
Howard B. Fillmer
Kate Johnson
Floyd Hieatt
Roy Evans
Roy Pyles
Harry Forren
Gertrude Roush
G. A. Maher
Carl Bostick
Blanche Spangler
Katherine Okes
Ralph Koiner
Margaret Christianson
Elizabeth Milam
C. F. Mays
J. P. White
O. C. Canterbury
Stuart B. Angel
L. A. Gates
Leslie Gates
Cecil Graham
Ross P. Daniel
Fred Hayes
J. W. Lair
W. R. Witzel
Howard Ellis
Frankie Corley
Chester Ben
Robert Chambers
H. L. Clark
Leslie Carter
Mortis Gwinn
Budget Shop
North Fayette St
Court Mouse
the Budget Shop
Fayette St
Court House
the Beckley Drug Co
Main St. Beckley, W. V
Oes
Neville ST
Lux Soap
Swan , Iho
Lux Kiakes
Johnstons
Lydia Pinkhams
Doans
Noxzema
Eversharp C. A
Alka Seltzer
Carters Pills
Bayera
Phillipe
Magnesia
Vorewe
White Cross Pharmacy
Kanawha
East Main
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