Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Mrs Homer Neely of Crow travels by plane to Kansas City then Los Angeles for a ten day California and Mexico tour. Numerous residents, including Marita Hurt and Polly Sue Rogers, attend holidays and seek military or hospital training updates, with extensive Easter visits and moves noted across Beckley Clifton Forge Huntington and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Neely
Crow
Kansas City
Bill Neely
Los Angeles
Calif
California
Mexico
Neely
Marita Kay Hurt
G. C. Hurt Jr
Chesapeake
Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Nadine Rock
Kay Toney
Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital
Clifton Forge
Delaware State Hospital
Wilmington
Polly Sue Rogers
N. Kanawha St
Mrs. Bost Weds Wallace R Kerley in Bluefield
Mrs Jean Reid DeVault Bost became the bride of Wallace Reid Kerley in a March 6 ceremony at the First Methodist Church Bluefield performed by Rev A B Wing. The bride, daughter of Victor Reid DeVault, and the groom, son of L M Kerley Sr both of Bluefield, work and live in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Reid DeVault Bost
Wallace Reid Kerley
Bluefield
A. B. Wing
Victor Reid DeVault
L. M. Kerley
Bluefield Automobile Club
May Office Service
Beckley
Geraldine Gunter Honored on 25th Birthday at Crab Orchard
A surprise wiener roast honored Miss Geraldine Gunter on her 25th birthday at the Crab Orchard home of her parents, Mr and Mrs W V Gunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Gunter
W. V. Gunter
Crab Orchard
Elva St. Clair Weds Franklin D. O'Neal at Glen White
Miss Elva Ann St. Clair became the bride of Franklin D. O'Neal in a 5:30 pm ceremony at her Glen White home on April 10. She was given in marriage by her brother Grover C. St. Clair Jr. with sister Pearl St. Clair as maid of honor and James O'Neal as best man. The groom, son of Boyd and Mrs. O'Neal, is a Woodrow Wilson High School and Beckley College graduate, a bookkeeper, and U. S. Army enlistee awaiting overseas duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Navy
Dan Griffith
Barbara Perdue
Ghent
Shirley Griffith
Athens
George Kettlewell
Lucille Kettlewell
Fayetteville
Bert Carpenter
A. D. Young
Norfolk
Louise Reed
Virginia Hill
Huntington
H. H. Wills
Robert
Milton Crews
T. M. Crews
S. Kanawha St
Marshall College
H. C. Sessions
Lee St
Camden
Ala
L. B. Sessions
Chester Vass
Dorcas Ave
Natural Bridge
Fred P. Kidd
Fred P. Kidd Jr
Jasper Madison
Peggy Prince
W. R. Prince
Grove St
Dexter Foster
Minneapolis
Biloxi
Miss
A.J. W. E. Wharton Jr
Wharton
Keesler Air Force Base
J. T. England
Bill
West Virginia Tech
Betty Ruth
Helen Ann
University of Cincinnati
A. A. Hite
Bowling Green
Sidney Nelson
St. Luke's Hospital
Richmond
S. C. Skaggs
Alderson
Frank Ogle
Ogle
Federal Reformatory For Women
E. C. Sesler Jr
Bobbie Ann
Alice
Alva
Columbus
E. C. Sesler
Orchard Ave
Elva Ann St. Clair
Franklin D. O'Neal
Alvin J. Cook
Glen White
Grover C. St. Clair Jr
Pearl St. Clair
James O'Neal
G. C. St. Clair
Boyd O'Neal
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Charleston
U. S. Army
Spring pattern 8076 for women sizes 34 to 48
A soft afternoon style pattern No. 8076 designed to slim the figure offers sizes 34 through 48 and 512 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 30 cents plus name address size and pattern number to Sue Burnett Raleigh Register 1150 Ave Americas New York 36 NY. Also send 25 cents for Basic Fashion Spring 54 covering wardrobe planning from spring to summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Burnett
Raleigh Register
Ave. Americas
New York
N. Y
Sheila Gay Rogers Feted with Party on 12th Birthday
Sheila Gay Rogers was honored with a party Friday for her 12th birthday at home 104 Temple St. Hosted by her mother Mrs. W. C. Rogers with help from Mrs. Palmer Farley Mrs. J. H. McCann and Mrs. R. I. Estep. The lamb shaped cake and Easter eggs decorated the dining room as friends attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila Gay Rogers
W. C. Rogers
Temple St
Rogers
Palmer Farley
J. H. McCann
R. I. Estep
Steven Bair
Don Bunch
Palmer Farley Jr
Wendell Kittle
Bobby Surbaugh
Nancy Kidd
Karen
Brenda Foster
Alma Payne
Nancy Scott
Nancy Walker
Karen Burke
Loretta Law
Sally Brown
Sally Summers
Mildred Tabor
Mary Baker
Lucia
Tersia de Luca
Freda Hicks
Merryl Hersch
Connie Wilkes
Betty Surbaugh
Paula Harless
Katy Bevens
Viki Miller
Vivian Kilpatrick
Mary Stephens
Women of Moose To Meet Tuesday
The Women of the Moose will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Moose Club ballroom with initiation of candidates for the Zola Kenny Class. Plans will be made for delegates to attend the Academy of Friendship State Conference on May 2 in Clarksburg. Committee reports include publicity Mrs James Mallamas Mooseheart child care Mrs Annie Alley homemaking and Mrs J C Wright. Social hour will include games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zola Kenny
Women of the Moose
Moose Club
Academy of Friendship
Clarksburg
James Mallamas
Mooseheart
Annie Alley
Thelma Mills
J. C. Wright
Community notices remind clubs to send meeting alerts
A community events column urges all organizations to submit meeting reminders. Officers should call 3321 to place notices in the club calendar, with notices received by 10 a.m. for same day publication. Monday listings include Beckley Woman's Club at 8 p.m. and Raleigh BPW at 7 30 p.m. in Beckley Hotel.
Community Women Meet Across Local Groups After Dinner
Women of Moose gather at 7 30 p m in the Moose Club ballroom while the Hilltop Baptist Church circle meets at 7 in Crab Orchard. Other groups include the WCTU at First Baptist 7 30, Beckley Club 8, Rebekah Class at Methodist Temple 7 30, Duplicate Bridge at Coca Cola Building 7 30, and Coal City Ladies Aid at Mrs Edgar Bowyer 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Circle of the
Hilltop Baptist Church
Crab Orchard
Glen Fitzpatrick
Rebekah Bible
Methodist Temple
Ladies Aid Society
Coal City Community Church
Edgar Bowyer
Wednesday and Thursday Club Meeting Notices
Wednesday events list the Registered Nurses Club at Beckley VA Hospital at 7 30 p m and the Ladies Bridge Association at Black Knight Country Club at 12 45 p m on the same day. Thursday shows the Wesley Fellowship Class of Methodist Temple meeting at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Virgil Elkins 201 Vance Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley VA Hospital
Ladies Bridge Association
Black Knight County Club
Wesley Fellowship
Methodist Temple
Virgil Elkins
Vance Dr
Beckley Business and Professional Women Board Meeting
The Beckley chapter of Business and Professional Women holds a board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Bair Building. The session covers planning and organizational matters for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Business and Professional Women
Bair Building
Easter Holiday Visitors Stay With Washington Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Adair and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jones joined Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sheppard in Washington D C for the Faster holidays. The Sheppard home also hosted Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Drewry Jr. and Mrs. Sue Thomas from Collingswood New Jersey and others from Kanawha Street in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Adair
South Kanawha St
E. L. Jones
Crescent Rd
Carl C. Drewry
West Virginia St
Washington, D. C
J. H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Carl C. Drewry Jr
Collingswood
N. J
C. B. Simms
Sue Thomas
C. C
Kanawha St
State Women Attend National Meet in Myrtle Beach
The 25 year history National Council of State Garden Clubs convention in Myrtle Beach, attended by state women including Mrs. F. E. Payne Jr. of Beckley. The Silver Anniversary banquet announced $50,000 from garden clubs for the Permanent Home Fund. Louis Bromfield received the National Council Gold Seal and spoke. Mrs. Payne helped host 160 women at Charleston social affairs and tours of Magnolia Middleton Cypress Gardens. Workshops on garden therapy featured Mrs. Payne and Mrs. H. C. Hays. The local Azalea Garden Club member is national personnel chairman and was honored at a formal reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cil
Myrtle Beach
FE. M. Payne Jr
Beckley
National Council
Louis Bromfield
Charleston
Payne
H. C. Hays
of Williamson
Gaaden Thera
Azalea Garden Club
Aational
John Marshall Reed Birthday Celebration Honors Child
John Marshall Reed was honored on his third birthday with a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Reed Jr. in Sprague. The 2:30 Friday gathering featured pink and green decorations and a guest list including Barbara Simmons Donna Karnes Willa Karnes Barbara Karnes Ray Elmore Betty Elmore Gloria Ann Matherney Diana Reed and the honoree's grandfather Thomas Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall Reed
A. J. Reed Jr
Sprague
Barbara Simmons
Donna Karnes
Willa Karnes
Barbara Karnes
Ray
Betty Elmore
Gloria Ann Matheney
Diana Reed
Thomas Marshall
Easter Visits With Relatives Near Handley and Springfield
Mr and Mrs Ira Whitlock of 104 Aven Ter spent Easter with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harry Brown of Handley Mrs W F Tams of Woodlawn Ave left Monday night for Springfield Ill to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs James T Nally
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Whitlock
104
Aven Ter
Harry Brown
Handley
W. F. Tams
Woodlawn Ave
Springfield
Ill
James T. Nally
Local girl chosen Maid of Honor at Midway College
Miss Janelle Winchell daughter of Mrs Avinell Winchell of 106 Glendale Ave is named Maid of Honor at Midway Junior College Midway Ky where she is a student
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janelle Winchell
Avinell Winchell
Glendale Ave
Midway Junior Colege
Midway, Ky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emily Jane Lesler
Inlaw
E. Clyde Sesler
Clarence Sesler
Surveyor
Sesler
Raleigh County
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Paul Copeland Right
Gladyce Garst
Copeland
Nurses Association
Mrs. Bost
Wallace R. Kerley
Luke
THE
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company OF
West Virginia
Elva A. St. Clair
Weds
F. C. O'Neal
Arbuckle
SUPER
Worty Parkin
S. Heber ST
Beckley Woman's Club
Park Ave
Raleigh
Beckley Hotel
Women of Moose
Womans Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
Coca- Cola
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Percy Gillie
Brucefield
Williamson
A. L. Kouns
Brooks Fleming
Fairmont
W. E. Meachum
BE. J. Adams
C. R. Mabley Jr
W. R. Graham
J. Walker
National Coun
Lydia Pinkham
Rane
Beckley Post-Herald
Bureau OF Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
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