Mrs Wayne Reynolds Captures Black Knight Golf Title
Mrs Wayne Reynolds defeated Mrs Walter M Duncan in the finals to become the new women’s golfing champion at Black Knight Country Club. She succeeds 1946 winner Betty Sweet, who beat Mrs J P White in the prior tourney. Reynolds and Duncan chair and co chair the club’s women’s activities as summer closes with a Bluefield Country Club outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
Wayne Reynolds
Walter M. Duncan
Reynold
Betty Sweet
Betty
J. P. White
Tours
Elizabeth Michael Honored On 88th Birthday Celebration
A large birthday gathering at Mrs. A. B. McKinney’s home honored Mrs. Elizabeth Michael on her 88th birthday. About 78 relatives and friends enjoyed flowers, singing, and a sermon by Rev. R. H. Todd. Several attendees, including family members and neighbors, sent gifts though unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. McKinney
Elizabeth Michael
R. H. Todd
A. M. McKinney
Randal
Ella McKinney
Ollie Shanklin
Kyle Shanklin
Janice
Caren
Deloris Shanklin
Porter Martin
Tommy Hubert
Alfred
Mary Jane
Robert Martin
Bobby Ronnie
Dewey Dean
Kenny Martin
Junior Martin
Melvin
Judy
Elbert Deeds
Sue Janette
Emerson Chattin
Patricia Gail
Champ Carden
Tennie McCall
Rosa Johnson
Nettie Arnold
Jeff Clay
Buddy Light
Geraldine Biggs
H. B. Atkinson
Barbara Clay
Robert Merrick
Pearl] Smith
Orville
Maxwell Hill Guild to Serve Supper Saturday
The World Wide Guild of the Maxwell Hill Missionary Baptist Church will hold a chicken supper Saturday August 16 at 4 30 p m in the home of Mrs S S Nunn Maxwell Hill Proceeds from the supper go to the fund to build a Missionary Baptist Church at Maxwell Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Wide Guild
Maxwell Hill Missionary Baptist Church
S. S. Nunn
Maxwell Hill
Missionary Baptist Church
Temperance Group to Meet at Melton Home
Mrs. H. E. Melton hosts the Women's Christian Temperance Union meeting at 2 30 p m Tuesday at 106 Ellison Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance
Melton
H. E. Melton
Ellison Avenue
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Kilgore's Wife Adds Style to Lilly Reunion
Mrs. Harley M. Kilgore attended the Lilly Reunion in Beckley wearing navy blue crepe with a long hem eight inches from the ground and a long peplum. She paired the outfit with a flute-brimmed sailor hat and navy hose, aligning with New York City style trends. Kilgore is the niece of Lilly Reunion Association president A. A. Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley M. Kilgore
United States
Beckley Area
Kilgore
A. A
Abe) Lilly
Lilly Reunion Association
Lawn Party Honors Larry Bays on Fourth Birthday
Larry Glenn Bays son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bays Slab Fork was honored with a lawn party on his fourth birthday. Guests included Justin and Eddie Cline Drema Bauquess J R and David Mitchell Micky Barron and many others with gifts sent by Kay Summers Fredder Birchfield Alfred Walker Bucky Cole and David Bauguess unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Glenn Bays
Kenneth Bays
Slab Fork
Harold Horton
Phyllis Ann Pitzer
Kenna Bays
Justine
Eddie Cline
Drema Bauquess
J. R
David Mitchell
Micky Barron
Margaret
William Lee Adams
Okey Horton
Ruth Ann Horton
Janice Elaine Martin
Mary Ann
Jane Butterworth
Primo Madnari
Robert McAllister
Wayne
Brenda
Joyce
Barbara Taylor
Earlene
Byron Pierce
E. C. Meadows
Bobby Martin
Melissa Darwin
Suzanne
Nancy Morton
Kitty Walker
Jerry
Neil Bays
Kay Summers
Fredder Birchfield
Alfred Walker
Bucky Cole
David Bau
Guess
Whitaker Boy Is Feted On 2nd Birthday
Harry Whitaker son of Mr and Mrs Vester Whitaker Lego was honored on his second birthday at a party hosted by his grandmother Mrs Harry Gibson and his mother at the Gibson home 300 Maryland Avenue Beckley area guests from Lego Beckley and nearby towns attended including Linda Sharon White Jane Eckley Patty Lusk and many other friends and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Whitman Whitaker
Vester Whitaker
Lego
Harry Gibson
Gibson
Maryland Avenue
Linda Sharon White
Jane Eckley
Patty Lusk
Johna Lee Farrar
Katherine Jones
Cora
Aldine Halstead
Lynn Johnson
Susan Johnson
Ann Cur] Larimore
Flo Henkle
Sandra K. Miller
Harriet Baker
Bobby Lamb
Beckley
Donald Pritchard
Beaver
Johnny Plummer
Jimmy Plummer
Junior Shrewsbury
Harold Shrewsbury
Everette McVey, Jr
Glen White
Roger Steve Morrow
Radford
Ernest L. Webb
Fifth Street
United States
E. H. Hedrick
Woodlawn Avenue
Hendersonville
N. C
M. M. Redden
Representative Redden
H.R. Playford
Sky Land Farm
S. C
White Lake
Robert Bright
Clairton
Jimmy
Sarah
J. B. Ashley
George Bright
F. F. Light
Stanley Street
Clifton Forge Hospital
Mrs B B Epperly Hosts Pythian Sisters Meeting
Mrs B B Epperly hosted the Tuesday gathering of the Past Chief and Officers Club of Pythian Sisters in Raleigh lodge hall. Mrs Robert Thomson Sr read Where the Gates Swing Outward Never and the group sang the same title. Mrs Kenneth Keaton accompanied at the piano. Members listed include Verney Poore George Callaway Adolph Dinkler Jr Guy Pennington James Nolan John Bezack Lee Allen Arthur Poore William Underwood Robert Kelly and Miss Virginia Epperley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Epperly
Pythian Sisters of Raleigh
Robert Thomson
Kenneth Keaton
Verney Poore
George Callaway
Adolph Din
Mrs Phillip Demuth Hostess to Council Meeting
Sixteen members attended the Women’s Council of the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren meeting at the parsonage. Theme “The Old Fashioned Mother” was led by Mrs Hazel O’Neal with aid from Mrs A J Myres, Mrs Demuth, Mrs Violet Gambill, and Mrs Dolla Snuffer, followed by a business session and a stork shower honoring Mrs Demuth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Council
Crab Orchard Church of the Brothern
Phillip Demuth
Hazel O’neal
A. J. Myres
Demuth
Violet Gambill
Dolla Snuffer
Gambill
Birthday Showers Plan Cir cle No 1 Meeting at Memorial Church
The September gathering of Cir cle No 1 at Memorial Baptist Church was held on site with devotional by Mrs Donald Lowe on How To Be A Good Missionary At Home. Members voted to hold birthday showers for members and contributed 29 dollars to the church building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No. 1
Memorial Baptist Church
Donald Lowe
J. W. Taylor
C. H.linkus
L. B. Jones
W. H. Walker
Mary Cook
J. G. Hatcher
Alice Burdiss
L. D. Foster
Danny Bailey
Georgia Parker
Ula Cawley
Lula Grounds
D. C. Broyles
Lee Miller
C. E. Walker
Cora Hodge
Earl Parker
Minnie Prillman
Youth Temperance council attendees return from camp
Maurice Tabor Clyde street Talmadge Jarrell Stanley street and Walter Agee South Oakwood avenue came back Saturday from Camp Caesar near Webster Springs where they attended the Youth Temperance council sponsored by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Tabor
Clyde
Incidents In The Lives Of- People You Know
A collection of brief notices describes residents of Beckley and area on visits, travels, illnesses, and welcomes. Highlights include trips to Virginia and Kentucky, visits to Detroit and Niagara Falls, a ship leave for Arthur Leslie Allen aboard the USS Midway, and social gatherings with local families and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Armstrong
Calloway Heights
Wek End
Cinda Coleman
Inegar
George
Arthur Leslie Allen
Midway
Norfolk
Robert Hodge
Edgewood Drive
J. K. Carroll
Detroit
Mich
Hodge
Motor
Canada
Niagara Falls
Points
New York
Watermelon Feast Draws Slab Fork residents
Between 60 and 70 residents of Slab Fork gathered at the fire tower on August 14 for a watermelon feast sponsored by the Wormian's Auxiliary of the Slab Fork Community Church. The event replaced the regular Slab Fork organizational meeting.
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Slab Fork
Wormian’s Auxiliary
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Jean Morton
Isabell Morton
Kanawha Street
Jack Morton
Mary Virginia Foster
Tommy Ballengee
Martha Page Hogg
Harriett Barrett
F. S. Harkleroad
S. A. Caperton
Mrs
Maxwell Hill Guild
Speciais Permanente
Mary’s Beauty Shop
Prince Phone
Mary Robinson
Opr
Marquerite’s
Lilly
Larry G. Bays
Whitaker
Del-Mar
Sver Oasis
Neville
Mies
Cohen Drug CO
Neville St
Mrs. Smith
State University
Harold Ray Smith
Mary Ashworth
David Ashworth
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Smith
University
Myrtle Wells
W. S. Thompson
Mae Pierce
A. G. Mead
E. R. Parsons
Virginia
Kentucky
Williamsburg
L. P. Grogan
Frances Tyree
Perry Grogan
Park Avenue
John Fineout
L. E. Fineout
Richard Bias
Richard Parkins
Glen Chapman
Milton
Moss P. White
Virginia Beach
Raymond’s
Beckley’s
Big City Beauty
Embee
Raymond’s Beauty
Marguerite
Embee's
Cecelia Garland
Francis D. Rogers
Joan Hoagland
Earth
Robert Jordan
COLOM
Colon
Mr. Jordan
Southern
W. Va
Oliver Frozen Food Service
Powerline & Clyde Sts
E. Beckley ‘Water Tower
Johnstown Rd
Nestués
Helen Tully
Donald Begley
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