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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1948

Page

3

Raleigh Register Miss Reigns At Prelude to Wedding

Pre nuptial party series for Miss Mary Hornbrook continues in Beckley with Jerry Keatley being crowned Miss Raleigh Register. Hostess Mrs Roy Cunningham and attendees, flowers, luncheon decor feature August lilies and pink accents as several bridal events unfold ahead of the September 4 wedding.

Jerry Keatley Raleigh Beckley Girl Mary Hornbrook Harry Louis Kirkpatrick, II Hopkinsville Roy Cunningham Cunningham J. A. Hunt Woodlawn Avenue John Hornbrook R. G. Richards Nancy Richards Tommy Ballengee Katherine Armstrong Barbara Payne Phoebe Bledsoe David Mullens James Page Mary Lou Miller Ruth Laren Mary Virginia Foster Jeanette Ballengee Oscar Sellars Elizabeth Sydnor Lucy Sue Bowers Martha Gaines Jeanette Virginia Weston Minter Judy Jackson David Raine Polly Jo MeCulloch Phoebe Bled Jack Bazzarre Anabelle Laing Ferne Broaddus Joan Moran Edgar Mohler Jack West Miss Hornbrook

Two area couples wed in double ceremony

In Pikeville Kentucky on August 14 two area couples married in a single ceremony at Rev A G Haynes home Miss Rebekah Mays and Okey Manning and Miss Ruth Field and Norman Blevins exchanged vows. Both brides wore blue outfits with black and white accessories. The event featured single ring vows and the couples reside Crab Orchard withMining employment. Jerry Keatley of Beckley served as Miss Raleigh Register at the North South football festivities in Charleston.

A. G Haynes Pikeville Rebekah Mays W.S. Kennedy Crab Orchard Okey Manning Howard Manning Ruth Field Oak Hill Norman Blevins Kentucky Miss Mays W. M. Adams Manning Beckley Lillybrook Coal Company Big Stick Pemberton Miss Fields Okey Maning Jerry Keatley Reginald Meyers South Kanawha Street Jerry Daniel Boone Hotel Jane Ellen Queen Huntington Miss West Laidley Field West Virginia Geraldine Braden Charleston Cora Lee Hatfield Miss Williamson Daily News Rosemary Foster Miss Huntington Advertiser Joann Douglas Fayette Daily Tribune Wanda Lee Smallwood

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Local social notes list residents and visitors across Beckley and nearby towns. Vernon M Barnard advances to vice president at E C Minter Coal while retaining Lillybrook Coal Company duties. multiple families and individuals travel, visit relatives, or attend events in Raleigh Heights, Beckley, Charleston, and surrounding communities.

Vernon M. Barnard Affinity Wyco Wyoming County Barnard E. C. Minter Coal Company Lillybrook Coal Company J. W. Muir Kay Walter Muir Raleigh Heights Muir Bowling Green Business College Bowling Green Rudolph Richard

Birth for Walter Harvey Wolfe Jr family in Montgomery

Mr and Mrs Walter Harvey Wolfe Jr of Montgomery announce the birth of a nine pound son born Tuesday August 17 at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgom ery Mrs Wolfe is the former Lona Lee Loston of Eccles and sister of Mrs W E Holt of Harper Road.

Walter Harvey Wolfe, Jr Montgomery Laird Memorial Hospital Wolfe Lona Lee Loston Eccles W. E. Holt Harper Road

Mrs Neary Returns Home After Alderson Visit

Mrs John Neary has come back to her Sprague home following a visit to her daughter Mrs W H Hood in Alderson.

John Neary Sprague W. H. Hood Alderson

Elizabeth Thompson Birthday Honoree

Elizabeth Ann Thompson daughter of Howard and Mrs Thompson of Mead was honored on her 14th birthday with a home party. Friends and relatives from Kill arney Winding Gulf Lego Mullins and surrounding areas attended including R J Taylor Bobby Carrioco Guy Dorothy Junior Percy Sonny Meadows Della Tucker Harold Smedley James Fletcher Hubert Fletcher David Holdren Jack Edwards Janice Doss Joyce Fletcher Don Harold Fred Lusk Dolly Damewood Burtren Kidd Jr Blaine Combs Duaine Combs Bobby Roark Bobby Davidson Wiley Cullop Jr Junior Bowden Ellen Munsey Jo an Hallaway Hazel Nurin Darrell Thompson Bart Runyon Jr Mullins Bobby Meadows Troy Underwood and others.

Elizabeth Ann Thompson Howard Thompson Mead R. J. Taylor Bobby Carrioco Guy Dorothy Junior Percy Sonny Meadows Della Tucker Harold Ralph Smedley James Hubert Fletcher David Holdren Jack Edwards Killiarney Jannice Douglas Doss Joyce Fletcher Don Harold Fred Lusk Dolly Larry Damewood Burtren Kidd Blaine Duaine Combs Bobby Roark Bobby Douglas Davidson Wiley Cullop Junior Bowden Ellen Munsey Joan Anna Hallaway Hazel Nurin East Gulf Darrell Thompson Winding Gulf Bart Runyon, Jr Mullins Bobby Meadows Troy Underwood Lego Tommy Williams John Carrol Dana Thompson

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