Exhibits set for Dry Hill Fair and Horse Show judging times
The Dry Hill Prosperity Community Fair opens for a three day run at the Community Center with judging paused from 12 45 to 2 p m. Flower show judges include Mrs C S Lewis Jr Highland Club Mrs A L Honaker Mountain Top and Mrs Charles W Merritt Highland Club Mrs Honaker to judge horticulture Baking sewing needlecraft canned goods quilts and other items will be judged by Miss Shirley Rae Bryant Miss Jennie Gaziano and Miss Nancy Boyd Appalachian Power and Raleigh County home demonstration agent. Antiques to be judged by Mr and Mrs Raymond V Martin and a pet show is planned by Dr and Mrs Bruce Hogg. Mrs J R Crozier displays a quilt at her Prosperity home as potential entries for the home making section which runs Thursday Friday and Saturday at the Community Center. The show opens Thursday at 5 p m with Gov Cecil Woodrow Wilson High School attending and featuring clubs Handicraft Service Latin Girls Athletic Association. The couple plans to reside at Fort Bragg NC where the husband serves in the U S Army. he is WWHS and Mount Talbor Christian High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Hill
Beckley Garden Clubs
C. S. Lewis Jr
Highland Club
A. L. Honaker
Mountain Top
Charles W. Merritt
The
Honaker
Shirley Rae Bryant
Jennie Gaziano
Appalachian Power Co
Nancy Boyd
Raleigh County
Raymond V. Martin
Bruce Hogg
Woodrow Wilson High School
Girl's Athletic Association
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Concord College
Athens
WWHS
Mount Tabor Christian High School
U. S. Army
Fort Bragg
N. C
Beckley Couple Weds In Church Ceremony
In Rich Creek Baptist Church Aug 9, Joyce Kay Shumate, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wanus Shumate MacArthur, married Dallas E Phipps, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Phipps Harper Road. Rev Marion E Slinger conducted the double ring ceremony. The bride wore a street length white Chantilly lace dress with cap sleeves and a white satin hat with veil. Mrs Phipps is a graduate of the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Creek
Marion E. Slinger
Phipps
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
A parade of short notes lists visitors and travelers in Port Hueneme, Middletown, Sophia, and Jupiter areas. Highlights include Chief Petty Officer James F Daniels Jr visiting family, Barbara Quesenberry entering nursing school in Middletown, and Rita Lamb Dance graduating with top honors at Presidio of Monterey before joining her husband in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F., Daniels Jr
White family visits relatives in Louisville area
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. White Jr. and their children from Louisville Kentucky left Friday after a weeklong visit with their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. White at 217 Hargrove Street and Mrs. Mae Keiner at 505 Woodlawn Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. White Jr
Louisville, Ky
W. A. White
Hargrove St
Mae Keiner
Woodlawn Ave
Community notices for Beckley newspapers events
Woman's Department invites church and club groups to send meeting notices to Beckley Newspapers. By 10 a.m. notices appear same day, with Saturday deadlines for Sunday listings. Gamma Gamma Beta Sigma Phi training at Mrs Byrge’s Apt 1, 124 Reservoir Rd at 7 p.m. Beckley Women of the Moose meet at ball room 7 30 p.m. Lad and Lassie 4 H Club picnic at Greenbrier Dairy 6 p.m. bring unfinished projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Howard Byrge
Apt. No
Reservoir Rd
Lad
Lassie
Greenbrier Dairy
Community club notices and meetings round up
Ebenezer Service Guild and several groups announce evening gatherings at local homes halls and churches. Regular meetings include Royal Neighbors Camp 10658 Eagles Hall 7 30 p m and IOOF Hall Main St 7 30 p m. An annual picnic is set for Mount Tabor Homemaker s Club at Mrs Doff Patton s Harper Road at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Hall
Woodlawn Avenue
Mount Tabor
Homemaker's Club
Doff Patton
Harper Road
Rose Hollaway to celebrate 85th birthday in Rhodell
Mrs Rose Hollaway will observe her 85th birthday on September 11 while visiting her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs E H Hollaway in Rhodell. She has spent the summer visiting seven children and their families including Peterstown Bluefield Richmond and Narrows. Born Rose Shrewsbury she married J C Hollaway in 1897 and attended the Methodist Church in Peterstown and the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Her hobbies include crocheting and weaving rugs. Proctor Hoskins of Newark New York visits at Mrs Burwell Ware home in Charleston Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hollaway
Rhodell
Rose Hollaway
Charlie Davis
Peterstown
Walter Quillen
Bluefield
John Hedgepath
J. C. Hollaway
Methodist
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
How to carve a tomato into six wedges for salad
Cut a tomato into six wedges while leaving the base intact. Fan the wedges over salad greens to form a bloom and fill the hollow center with shrimp or lobster salad for a decorative, elegant starter.
Ex-Beckley Girl Weds James Williams In Florida
Margaret Anne Gibson of DeLand Florida former Beckley resident marries James Thomas Williams of Charlotte North Carolina in a Stetson Baptist Church DeLand ceremony on August 6 at 7 pm Reverend Roy W Melton officiates. The bridal party includes Carolyn Gibson maid of honor and Donna Gail Brown and Sykes as bridesmaids. They plan residence in Dayton Tennessee where the groom attends Bryan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Anne Gibson
Arthur Gibson
DeLand
Fla
Beckley
James Thomas Williams
Floyd E. Williams
Charlotte
N. C
Stetson Baptist Church
Roy W. Melton
Wayne Jarrard
Ollie Graham
Jacksonville
Carolyn Gibson
Donna Gail Brown
Sykes
Rosemont Gardeners Share Summer Tour Talks
The Rosemont Garden Club of Slab Fork heard reports on summer garden tours. Mrs. Joe McElyea described Edisto Gardens in Orangeburg with over 3,000 roses. Mrs. Robert Horton spoke on the International Horticulture Show in Holland and a European tour. Awards were given for summer arrangements. The next meeting is Sept. 1 at Mrs. S. A. Caperton’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemont Garden Club
Slab Fork
Joe McElyea
Edisto Gardens
Orangeburg
S. C
Robert Horton
Holland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prosperity
J. R. Crozier
O. O. Moye
Cecil
Prosperous Hills Garden Club
Highland Group
D. W. Kinzer
Sally
Johnny
H. Underwood
Underwood
Cabell
WY Price
aJhe
Howard Quesenberry
S. Kanawha St
Middletown
Ohio
Barbara Quesenberry
Ernest Quesenberry Jr
Quesenberry
James Gillispie
Chilhowie
William Benfield
Barney Haga
Sophia
Jim Gillispie
Joey Spicer
Robert Spicer
Bill Phillips
Billy Jean
Lisa Kay
Roland Hatfield
Raleigh General Hospital
Jupiter, Fla
Charles Givens
Charles
W. C. Harvey
Lynco
Patrick A. Basham
Davenport
Iowa
Sandsville
Eugene A. Dance
Rita Lamb
Cecil Lamb
S. Vance Dr
Army Language School
Presidio of Monterey
Calif
Mannheim
Germany
Dance
Women of the Moose
Ebenezer Service Guild
Cornelius Cannady
Church St
Liza Hunter
Jayceeettes Club
Coca-Cola
Ladies Mission Circle
Hilltop Baptist Church
Crab Orchard
Harold Willis
Soak Creek
IOOF
Main St
Ladies Aid Society of Regular Baptist Church
Johnstown Road
Ladies Mission
Daniels Baptist Church
J. W. Nunn
Westwood Dr
Beckley Order of Rainbow For
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Practical Nurses Association of West Virginia Inc
J. D. Woods
Maxwell Hill
Dacron & Cotton
Debbie Hall
O. D. Hall Jr
Augusta
Harper Rd
Oth
Hall
Robert Baughman
Columbus
Baughman
Joyce Hall
Curtis Baptist
Church of
James Williams
Florida
Charles Brown
Orlando
Jack Grammer
Macon
Sherman Gibson
Ann Knight
Judy Cook
Edna Melton
Wilma Eilzey
Dayton
Tenn
Bryan College
Rosemont Gardeners
McElyea
Ben Durbin
Raleigh County Garden Council
Elmer Banker
L. J. Neal
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Nickie
Sprague
Waterdale Pool
Budget Shop
North Fayette St
Vogue
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