Garden display features Mrs Wildey at Dry Hill Road
Mrs R F Wildey shown tending a garden at 205 Dry Hill Rd in a well planned plot bordered by colorful flowers. She grows corn beans broccoli celery cabbage butterbeans tomatoes and more. Last year 5 000 to 6 000 people attended the fair begun a decade ago by the Country Life Group with Governor and Mrs Underwood as guests of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
R. F. Wildey
Dry Hill Rd
Country Life Group
Cecil H. Underwood
Marriage Permit Applications From Raleigh County Court
Applications for marriage licenses list numerous couples with ages and parental names. Notable pairs include Jack E Toney and Deanna Meadows, Paul Thompson and Thelma Young, and Eddie Setliff and Macie Bell, among others, with residences spanning Mabscott to Cranberry and Cleveland Ohio. The excerpt ends with a baking tip advising Melba toast by toasting stale bread at 300 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Court
Jack Everette Toney
Everette
Margaret Toney
Mabscott
Deanna Loise Meadows
Daugher
Wesley
Chessie Meadows
Eccles
Paul Nathan Thompson
Binnim
Ollie Thompson
Cranberry
Thelma Jean Young
L. G
Alma Young
Harry Vardis Stover
Harlow
John Denver Hazelwood
James
Bessie Hazelwood
Glen Jean
Geneva Ann Payne
William
Cora Payne
Sprague
Eddie Guy Setliff
Walter William
Mary Sue Setliff
Cleveland
Ohio
Macie Avon Bell
Harley R
Polly Bell
Ghent
Texas
Robert
Gustiva Bandy
Terry
Bertha Betonia Fowler
Louise Fowler
Kenneth Ray Goodson
Lloyd Goodson
Ora Hudson
Mount Hope
Norma Jean Laws
Ross
Mildred Laws
MacArthur
Carl Richmond
Alvin
Helen Richmond
Fireco
Sheila Deweese
Dale
Dick Deweese
McAlpin
Kenneth Jerome Braxton
Guy
Mildred Potts
Johnstown Rd
Vernon Ray Smith
Arnold
Lillian Smith
Coal City
Sharon Irene Thompson
Millard Thompson
Manila Brakefield
North Lawrence
Abraham Lincoln Stover
Lamp and
Peachie Stover
Clear Creek
Catherine Blanche Fortner
John and
Catherine Fortner
Aunt Celia Davis Willis to be honored at Dav is reunion
Mrs Celia Davis Willis known as Aunt Celia, 89, will attend the Dav is reunion at Robert L Davis farm, Ca bell, Bluefield. She is Raleigh County’s first Davis settler descendant, with seven children and nine grandchildren. A basket lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited per Delmer Davis, president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Robert L. Davis
Cabell
Celia Davis Willis
Bluefield
Celia
William Davis
Raleigh County
Delmer Davis
Birthday Dinner Fetes Chris Webb at Pineknob Home
Chris Webb was feted with a birthday dinner Sunday at his Pineknob home. Hostesses named include Bessie Daniel Sybil Pettry Mae Ash and Gertrude Jarrell among many relatives and friends attending from Fairdale and nearby communities. The gathering featured numerous family members and neighbors sharing a celebratory meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jarrell
Roger
Randy
Clyde Dickens
Lois
Delbert
Annette
Thurman Pettry
Kermit
Sam Dickens
Cressie Canterbury
Effie Jenkins
Ronnie
June Alice Jacket
Betty Sue
Linda Lou Mullins
Dayton Dickens
Ruby Morris
Robert Webb
Gale
Sherman Turner
Okey Pettry
Teresa
Dewey Pettry
Hubert Daniel
Gilbert Pettry
James Pettry
J. D
Coming Events for Women’s Groups and Meetings
Notices for regular and special meetings from women’s organizations are invited via telephone or mail to Beckley Newspapers Woman’s Department. Deadline 10 am for same day use, Sunday calendars due by 10 am Saturday. Ebeneezer Service Guild at Mrs Cannady’s home 7:30 p.m. Royal Neighbors Camp 10658 meets at Eagles Hall Woodlawn 7:30 p.m. Eliza Hunter Home Department at 310 Hunter St. 5 p.m. Jayceeettes Bridge and Canasta at Coca-Cola Social Room 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Hall
Woodlawn Avenue
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local notices recap social visits and travels. Families from Beckley and surrounding areas welcome guests from Virginia Ohio and West Virginia. Highlights include hospital updates and a 43rd wedding anniversary celebration.
Community club meetings and social gatherings listed
Ladies Mission Circle of Hilltop Baptist Church Crab Orchard meets 7 30 p m at Mrs Harold Willis home Soak Creek. Degree of Honor Lodge No 56 social at IOOF Hall Main St 7 30 p m. Ladies Aid Society Regular Baptist Church Johnstown Road 7 30 p m. Dan iels Baptist Church Ladies Mission Circle Mrs J W Nunn 122 Westwood Dr 7 20 p m. Beckley Rainbow For Girls Masonic Temple Howe Street 7 p m. Rhododendron Garden Club Mrs C C Drewry 805 Woodlawn Ave 7 30 p m Betty Wilkes co host. Poinsettia Savings Club Mrs Hazel Doom 121 Washington Ave 7 p m. Recruiters Wives Club Regular meeting Coca Cola Social Room 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Rhododendron Garden Club
C. C. Drewry
Woodlawn Ave
Betty Wilkes
Poinsettia Savings Club
Hazel Doom
Washington Ave
John Brown Visiting Relatives in West Virginia and Florida
John Brown age 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown of Lakeland Florida formerly Beckley, is visiting his uncles and aunts in West Virginia at Mr and Mrs Glenn Sallack on West Virginia Street and Mr and Mrs C C Thornton on Wildwood Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Persinger
Mary Revelle
Cleveland
Ohio
Alfred A. Persinger
W. B. Jones
James L. Ratliff
Virginia
Jones
Ratliff
Billy Atkins
Garfield St
Beckley
Hinton
Mrs
Jack Thomas
Susan
Ewart Avenue
John Brown
Jack Brown
Lakeland
Fla
And
Street
Glenn Sallack
West Virginia Street
C. C. Thornton
Wildwood Avenue
Sophia Home Setting For Stork Shower
Mrs. Dan Hurt of Sophia hosted a stork shower Friday night at her home in honor of her sister Mrs. Sybil Nagy of Norfolk Virginia. Assisted by several friends the event featured games and prizes won by Mrs. Myrtle Hedrick Mrs. Jack Stovall and Mrs. Thomas Richards. Attendees included numerous residents from Sophia Midway Crab Orchard Coal City Tams and Norfolk Virginia along with family members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darla Malacrida
Carl Malagrida
Crab Orchard
Mary Jo Lester
Covington
Miss Malagrida
Dan Hurt
Sophia
Sybil Nagy
Norfolk
Hurt
Basil Vandal
MacArthur
Erma Brown
Midway
Elizabeth Sparks
Myrtle Hedrick
Jack Stovall
Thomas Richards
Tom Gillispie
Ralph Grose
Becky Jo
Lloyd Dye
Ernest Angle
Frank Hedrick
Charleston
Car] Viars
Freddie Blevins
Clarence Tankersley
Charles E. Minnick
Dave Kinsley
Henry Holtzapfel
Bill Hope
Bob Lilly
Coal City
Buck Short
Tams
Allen Herr
Carl Flory
Fred Webb
Buddy Rose
Outing Honored Guests At Sophia Hamburger Fry
Out-of-town guests were treated to a hamburger fry at Little Beaver Lake Saturday night in Sophia. Attendees included Miss Laura McVey and families from Washington DC, Seaman C D Wikle fresh from Great Lakes training, hosts Mr and Mrs Alex McVey, and many local Sophian residents led by Remus Wikle and the McVey family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Little Beaver Lake
Laura McVey
Lowell Johnson
James Pennington
Washington, D. C
Seaman C. D. Wikle
Great Lakes
Ill
Alex McVey
Remus Wikle
Long Branch
William Rarick
Crab Orchard
H. H. McVey
Susan McVey
Sandy McVey
Dreama McVey
Joan Crouch
Ada Rarick
Shelby Wayne McVey
Ted Crouch
Weekend visitors travel among families in Sophia and area
Kenneth Acord from Martinsville spent the weekend with his parents in Slab Fork and visited Shelby Wayne McVey in Sophia. Eugene Adams returned to Chicago after a week with Sophia area families. A large group from Soak Creek and Sophia toured Huntington on Sunday and others visited in Charleston and Greensboro before heading home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Kenneth Acord
Martinsville
Henry B. Acord
Slab Fork
Shelby Wayne McVey
Eugene Adams
Chicago
Ill
Reed Adams
James Chamberlain
George Bragg
Lana Carol Buttrick
Steward Brown
Soak Creek
Clarence Levy
Charleston
Huntington
Harold P. Knight
Sharon
John
Danise
Gregory
Birmingham
Ala
John Mills
N. A. Shepherd
Glen
Belinda
Vernon Mills
Greensboro
N.C
John Mercer
Sandra
Melinda
Betty Caro
Glen White
Shamokin Family Visit Highlights Parish Event
Mrs Joseph Bordell of Shamokin and her children Joseph Bordell Jr Lucille Bordell visited relatives in Rhodell Beckley and Montoursville where Bordell husband works as a Department of Highways engineer. Lucille 6 sang rock n roll and religious numbers including a May Procession hymn at St Edwards Church Shamokin with her brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bordell
Shamokin
Joseph Bordell Jr
Lucille Bordell
Victor Augustine
Rhodell
Leo Birci
Beckley
Bordell
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Montoursville
District 8
O Mary
St. Edwards Catholic Church
Mother Mary
Cub Scouts Of Sophia Feted On Birthdays
Three members of Den 3 of Cub Scout Troop 175 of Sophia were honored with a birthday party Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs William Benfield hosted at their Sophia home to celebrate their son Danny whose birthday falls on Tuesday, and to honor Russell Cook and John Conklin who also have birthdays this month. Attending were Michael Darnell, a cub scout, and James Gillispie of Chilhowie, VA, Nancy, Leslie, and Dennis Haga, and Cathy and Carol Benfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman McCormick
Tams
Roanoke
Illa Green
Walter Green
Ruth McCormick
Crab Orchard
Green
Pfc
David Green
Fort Lee
Fort Bragg
N. C
Den 3
Cub Scout
Sophia
William Benfield
Danny
Russell Cook
John Conklin
Michael Darnell
James Gillispie
Chilhowie, Va
Nancy
Leslie
Dennis Haga
Cathy
Carol Benfield
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Dry Hill
Chris Webb
Byrd Pettry
Ruby Ramsey
Jerry
Nancy Pettry
Dewey Bone
Jane
Fred Bradley
Denver Brown
Laura Allen
White Oak
Junior McMillion
Bessie Daniel
Bobby
Dwight
Mike
Kim
Charley Bass
Emory Daniel
Nancy Clemens
John Harper
Libby
Harper
A. B. Chambers
Danville
Jess Pettry
Pat Salango
Pam and
Kay
Bedford
Roy Tyree
Maple Fork
Bete Beef
Ebenezer Service Guild
Cornelius Cannady
Eliza Hunter
Jayceeettes Club
Coca-Cola
R. R. Botkin
Shirley
Oakwood Ave
Welch
S. P. Stallard Jr
Carol Harvey
Everett Harvey
Lynchburg, Va
Mrs. Mason Harvey
Summers Street
Portsmouth
Columbus
Wellston
Dayton
J. R. Burke
Karen Burke
Fairview Avenue
Roy Brash
North Kanawha Street
Betsy Brash
Massanetta Conference Center
Massanetta Springs
Charlotte Wooten
Louise Feltz
Brash
Vince Capello
Teri and
Toni
Judy Harvey
Edith Nugen
Campbell Court
Evelyn Farley
Detroit
Mich
Orville
Sally, Young
Cleveland Young
Hont Rosenbaum
Theodore Rosenbaum
West C St
Cincinnati
S. C. Gwinn
Cranberry Heights
Vaughn Wallace
Jeff
Zanesville
Jack Gwinn
Keyser
Wallace
Washington
Jack McCullough
Ewart Ave
Pure Oil Co
Alice Pownell
University of Illinois, Urbana
Miss Pownell
Beckley Memorial Hospital
J.N. Burroughs
Breezemont Heights
Beckley Hospital
L. D. Burroughs
Marcella Davis
Richmond
John Burroughs
Lucille Burroughs
Fresno
Calif
Burroughs
Robert Speir
Offitt Air Force Base
Omaha
Neb
John Bell Williams
W. G. Williams
Burgess Sr
W. W
Bragg
Beaver
Williams
Arthur Rees
Austin Ave
Mrs. Kyle Cooke
Beckley Order of Rainbow For
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Recruiters Wives Club
Stork
Neville St
Lucille
Pennsylvania
Charles Colross
Atlas
Cub Scouts of Sophia
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Best Buys
Pans LS
Reguiarivt
Orlon
Grants Tree
T. Grant Co
Neville Street
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