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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1937

Page

9

Couple Takes Trip East on Honeymoon

Miss Mary Frances File and Mr. William Smith Banks wed at 8 o'clock at the Presbyterian church with Dr. J L Lineweaver officiating assisted by Rev C W Sydnor Jr. Bride in ivory satin with halo veil. Bridesmaids in aqua blue taffeta. attendants' bouquets of talisman roses. Reception at Black Knight country club with White garden flowers and Dixie Ambassadors providing music.

Mary Frances File Ashton File William Smith Banks Fitzhugh’ Lee Banks Presbyterian Church J. L. Lineweaver C. W. Sydnor, Jr St. Stephen's Episcopal Church William Taylor Liszt Cadman Braga Wagner

Wedding of Miss File to Mr Banks in Charleston

The wedding presided over by McRae C Banks with many attendants including Mrs E M Payne Jr Miss Peggy Earwood and Miss Mary Caperton Banks. The couple plan to travel east then reside at Garden apartments Rugby road Charlottesville Va. Notable guests came from Boston Lynchburg Richmond Rocky Mount and Charleston with families connected to West Virginia and Virginia.

McRae C. Banks E. M. Payne Jr Peggy Earwood Mary Caperton Banks Margaret Bledsoe Eleanor Payne Lanier File Frances Wade Elizabeth File Julia Ann Ellison Mary Alice Tieche Louise Davis Martha Cunningham Eileen Jarrell Mary Cunningham Banks Charlottesville Garden Apartments Rugby Road Ashton File North Kanawha Street Stuart, Hall Staunton Gunston Hall Washington, D. C Fitzhugh Lee Banks St. Christopher's Richmond University of Virginia School of Medicine Phi Kappa Sigma Lambda Pi TILKA West Virginia Virginia Boston Harry D. Wiggin Betty Mass Norman Fife Lynchburg James Tucker Josephine Tucker Sturtevant Everitt Rocky Kount W. C. Brooking Orange W. L. Cooke Frances Prince Walton and Banks Shepherd Charleston

Murdock Couple Welcome 16 Pound Baby Boy

Mr and Mrs Carl Murdock of Long Branch announce the birth of a 16 pound baby boy at their home on Wednesday The mother is the youngest daughter of George W Phipps of Beckley The item notes the family connection to Beckley and the large birth weight.

Carl Murdock Long Branch Murdock George W. Phipps Beckley

Bridal Party Entertained At The Club

Members of the Banks File wedding party were honored at an informal party after the rehearsal at the Black Knight country club. Gladioli bouquets and asters decorated the lower terrace room as light refreshments were served to guests including Frances File Wilmoth Booth Betty Wiggin Ann Brown Bawn Dwight A File William Smith Banks W H File Jr McRae Banks Ned Booker Jr Davis Marrett James Royden Peabody Jr Alexander Jeffries and numerous other Banks File relatives and friends from Louisville Richmond Boston and Petersburg.

Boyd Robert A. Boyd Hardelot Jacobs Bond Dwight A. File Beckley Lexington Ann Louise File Nancy Wickham Marjorie Winston Betty Wiggin Boston Wilmoth Booth Petersburg Ann Brown Bawn Huntington Banks McRae Banks William Fr. File Jr Ned Booker Jr Davis Marrett James Royden Peabody Louisville Alexander Jeff Dixie Ambassadors William WH. File Thomas H. Wickham Banks-File M. C. Banks Black Knight Country Club Frances File William Smith Banks W. H. File Jr James Royden Peabody Jr Alexander Jeffries Richmond J. L. Banks Ashton File W. WW. File Lanier File Harry D. Wiggin Mary Caperton Banks C. A. Smith L. L. Scherer William McG. Banks J. W. Banks F. L. Banks H. D. Wiggin Norman File Lynchburg Josephine Tucker Aliss Mary Caperton Banks Ann Brown Rawn W. H. File Miss Fite Dwight A. Fite Janes Royden Peabody James Campbell Alexander Hall Buckingham County

Anna Aaron Weds Mr Hall In Virginia

Miss Anna Lee Aaron daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Aaron of the Reservoir Road and Mr Arthur W Hall son of Mr and Mrs R L Hall of Lawsonville NC were united in marriage in a simple but impressive ceremony held August 12 in the home of the officiating minister Rev J D Crockham at Stuart Virginia. Mr and Mrs J K Martin were the only attendants.

Anna Lee Aaron J. F. Aaron Reservoir Road Arthur W. Hall R. L. Hall Lawsonville N. C J. D. ‘Crockham Stuart, Va J. K. Martin

Robert E Hurt Returns to City

Robert E Hurt son of Mr and Mrs QO C Boslick of Calloway Heights has returned home from the Army stationed at Honolulu He is accompanied by Earle B Sutherland who will return to Hawaii at the end of September.

Robert E. Hurt QO. C. Boslick Calloway Heights Honolulu Earle B. Sutherland Hawaii

Young Couple Plans Move to Welch After October

Mrs Hall, youngest daughter of Mrs J F Aaron, studied in Raleigh county schools while Mr Hall was educated in North Carolina. He currently works in Welch and they will relocate there after October first to make the city their home.

Hall J. F. Aaron Raleigh County North Carolina Welch

Yaple Family Heads to Charleston and Huntington Visit

Mrs. R. B. Yaple and daughters Miss Esther Yaple and Mrs. Everett Keyser with little Margie Brash plan a morning departure for Charleston to visit Mrs. Yaple’s sister Mrs. D. F. Baker. They will also visit Mrs. O. B. Porter and family in Huntington.

R. B. Yaple Esther Yaple Everett Keyser Margie Brash Charleston Yaple D. F B. Baker O. B. Porter Huntington

Lanier Hosts Bridal Luncheon for Frances File and William Banks

Miss Lanier Fite hosted a one o clock luncheon in honor of Miss Frances File and Mr. William Banks following their marriage at the Presbyterian church. The event drew bridal party members and extended families including several out of town guests with a single large table and several smaller ones adorned with linens silver and bridal white blooms.

Frances File William Smith Banks Presbyterian Church Lanier Fite Miss File Afr. Banks Ashton File

Miss Wickham Hosts Bridal Party For Frances Fife and William Smith Banks

Miss Nancy Wickham entertained at a four course dinner at her North Kin::ha street home. Garden flowers from the Wickham perennial garden furnished the background. The bridal party includes Miss Fite Mr Banks and many local guests. Rehearsal followed at the Presbyterian church.

Frances Fife William Smith Banks Presbyterian Church Nancy Wickham Thomas Wickham Kinaha Street Wickham

Mrs T Allen Gatherum to Attend Montgomery Conference

Mrs T Allen Gatherum spends the weekend in Huntington and will return Monday to Montgomery to attend another conference aligned with her continuing education for working adults.

T. Allen Gatherum Huntington Montgomery

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mr. Banks Charlottesville, Va Dorothy Anne Crow Wheeling Cleveland Ohio Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Governor Holt Spencer High School Clarksburg Kappa Sigma Pi Elberta Carolina Fruit Market Crab Orchard Road M. GC. Banks Anna Aaron Mr.Hall Muriel Johnson and David Mdivani Prince David Mdivani Mdivanis Muriel Janey) Johnson New York Miss Johnson Prince David Venice Italy Eunice Bumgardner Barnard College Columbia University New York School of Fine and Applied Arts Teachers’ College Tayout A. W. Harriz Architecture Lanier Miss Wickham Harvey and Son Cabinet Shop Ueber St. Res America John R. Koch Lilly Building
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