Beckley News Highlights Local Births and Visits
Former Beckley residents Mr and Mrs Weisel Jerry Brammer of Miami announce the birth of their daughter Gerry Ann at Hialeah Hospital weighing six pounds one and one quarter ounces. Vacation plans are noted for Brashear family travelers and several residents return from visits in Ohio Dayton and Knoxville. Charleen Carson returns to Beckley before starting Concord College duties and Camp Brookside ties to Union Carbide. Eugene F Eager returns from Knoxville after a 10 day visit, with plans to stay another week in Beckley before heading to White Plains New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Weisel
Jerry Brammer
Miami
Fla
Gerry Ann
Hialeah Hospital
Claytor Lake
R.S. Brashear
Fairview Avenue
Jack Brashear
Mimi
Robin
Saltville
Dayton
Ohio
Charleen Carson
C. H. Carson
Fairview Apartments
Concord College
Athens
Camp Brookside
Union Carbide Metals Corp
Allen family visits relatives in multiple towns
Bluefield residents Mr and Mrs Jack Allen and family spent Sunday visiting Grover Allen Miss Cora Allen Mrs Lydia Fink and Miss Bessie Allen at MacArthur and Mr and Mrs R Allen Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Jack Allen
Grover Allen
Cora Allen
Lydia Fink
Bessie Allen
MacArthur
R. Allen
Beckley
Visiting Friends and Relatives Across Towns
Visiting with Mr and Mrs CH Carson Fairview Avenue last week was her mother Mrs Ss F Thacker of Roanoke Va Larry James of Winfield is visiting in the Mabscott home of his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Ritchie L Shannon Mr and Mrs John W Tot ten and son Johnny are visiting their parents Mr and Mrs R L Allen Reservoir Road and Mrs D O Totten Ellison Avenue after spending the weekend as guests of Mr and Mrs Frederick Helms of St Albans and visiting Sunday with Mr and Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CH. Carson
Fairview Avenue
Ss. F. Thacker
Roanoke
Larry James
Winfield
Mabscott
Mrs
Ritchie L. Shannon
John W. Totten
Johnny
R. L. Allen
Reservoir Road
D. O. Totten
Ellison Avenue
Frederick Helm
St. Albans
John Beckley Campbell Returns Home From Hospital
John Beckley Campbell has returned to his Wickham Avenue home after a two week hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beckley Campbell
Wickham Avenue
Beckley Hospital
Akron student visits old friend in Crab Orchard
MISS JUDY BOGGS of Akron Ohio spends the week with Miss Carla Malagrida at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Malagrida of Crab Orchard. A former Weston resident this is the first reunion in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Boggs
Akron
Ohio
Carla Malagrida
Carl Malagrida
Crab Orchard
Westton
Miss Boggs
Miss Malagrida
Out-of-town guests visit Beckley couple
Outsiders visiting Mr and Mrs John Gorsica of Beckley over the weekend included L D Bruster of Durham North Carolina and Mr and Mrs Oscar Dabney with children Oscar Jr Peggy Jimmy and Gregory of South Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gorsica
Beckley
L. D. Bruster
Durham
N. C
Oscar Dabney
Oscar Jr
Peggy
Jimmy
Gregory
South Charleston
Mrs Pat Wheeler Returns Home After Surgery
Mrs Pat Wheeler of 203 Orchard Ave returns home Monday from Beckley Hospital where she spent 13 days after surgery. She expects about a month of confinement at home.
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Beckley Hospital
Pat Wheeler
Orchard Ave
Levee Seaman Donald Perdue on 13 day leave
Donald Perdue of the U S Navy is spending a 13 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Perdue in Glen Morgan He will report to a new assignment in Philadelphia Pa Previously stationed at Great Lakes Ill He is visiting his grandmother Mrs Dan Griffith of Ghent Also noted were weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs W J Barbour Jr 107 Foote St Dr and Mrs H G Waddell and their nephew Jimmy Bruner from Columbia S C with Lynn Barbara visiting grandparents for 10 days
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Perdue
Glen Morgan
Donald Perdue
U. S. Navy
Dan Griffith
Ghent
Great Lakes, Ill
Perdue
Philadelphia
W. J. Barbour Jr
Foote St
H. G.waddell
Jimmy Bruner
Columbia
S. C
Lynn Barbara
Greer Couple Return Home After Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs W FE Greer have returned to their home at 221 Ellison Ave after spending the weekend with Mr and Mrs Henry Turner of Buchannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. FE. Greer
Ellison Ave
Henry Turner
Buchannon
Dennis Haga Honored On Sixth Birthday
Dennis Haga, son of Mr and Mrs Barney Haga of Soak Creek, was celebrated on his sixth birthday Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Haga
Barney Haga
Soak Creek
Smith-Thompson Wedding Read In Beckley Home Ceremony
A Coal City couple Miss Shar on Irene Thompson and Vernon Ray Smith exchanged votes at 1 30 p m Wednesday in the Beckley home of Rev Alfred Pittman. The bride, daughter of Mrs Manilla Brakefield and the late Millard Thompson, wore a white eyelet dress and attended by the groom s mother and Mrs Sara Pittman. About 52 guests filled the reception at the bridegroom s parents home. The couple will reside in Bradenton Florida where Smith is employed at Johnson s Radio and Television Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Sharon Irene Thompson
Vernon Ray Smith
Alfred Pittman
Beckley
Manilla Brakefield
North Lawrence
Ohio
Millard Thompson
Ray Smith
Sara Pittman
Bradenton
Fla
Smith
Johnson
Local Births and Wedding Corrections in Raleigh General Area
Birth announcements list James Henry Jr. born Aug 9 at 12:34 a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Stevens at Raleigh General Hospital weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. Herbert Mark born Aug girl order? at 12:23 p.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hannah of Beckley at Raleigh General Hospital weighing 7 pounds 9?3 ounces. Typographical corrections to Sunday wedding story for Miss Ramona June Christian and James M. Boswell name matron of honor Mrs. Jack Christian and bridesmaids Mrs. Jack Barger Mrs. James Alvis and Miss Pat Neal. best man Joel Rhein with ushers Jack B. Christian Lt. Paul Veatch and George Fralin. ring bearer Jack Wesley Finney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Ave
James Henry Stevens
James Henry Jr
Raleigh General Hospital
Herbert Hannah
Beckley
Herbert Mark
Ramona June Christian
James M. Boswell
Jack Christian
Miami
Fla
Jack Barger
Delaware
Ohio
James Alvis
Rupert
Pat Neal
Mullens
Joel Rhein
New York City
Jack B. Christian
Paul Veatch
Chicago
Ill
George Fralin
Lynchburg
Jack Wesley Finney
Jack Finney
What's New for College Style Show on Campus
Miss Ferna Rose Shrewsbury and Miss Frances Sayre model outfits for a Raleigh County Panhellenic Association campus style show at 10 30 a m on Wednesday. The event in Beckley highlights sorority life for rushees with commentary and panel discussions featuring several student volunteers.
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Ferna Rose Shrewsbury
Frances Sayre
Raleigh County Area Panhellenic Association
Park Avenue
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Miss Shrewsbury
Fligelman
Miss Shrews
Joan Ashworth
Claudeis Newman
Peggy Richmond
Frances Ragland
Janet Woods
Barbara Hess
Carol French
Roy A. Cunningham
Jack Nuckols
W. A. Thornhill III
Harry Patterson
Jack Hutchens
Barbara Ward
D. E. Neil
Julia Ann Dunn
Sayre
Raymond V. Martin
Coming Events for Beckley Women’s Groups Tuesday Notices
Women organizations are invited to announce regular or special meetings by 10 a.m. for same day use weekly. Tuesday events include Methodist Church society meeting Parish Hall 7 30 p m Maxwell Hill Country Life Group Community Park 7 30 p m Trap Hill Group High School 7 30 p m Bob Mitchell’s Singing Boys Choir Beckley Memorial Building Auditorium 8 p m Beckley BPW picnic Flat Top Lake home of Mrs Virgil Sarrett 6 30 p m Beckley Chapter Women of the Moose ritual practice Moose Ballroom 7 30 p m Gamma Gamma Beta Sigma Phi pledge training 312 Orchard Ave 7 p m Judea Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple Howe Street 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Flat Top Lake
Virgil Sarrett
Foliage arrangement tips on garden club TV show
Mrs. Colin McLuckey demonstrates foliage design on the Garden Club of the Air program to counter the idea that flowers are required. The segment to air Wednesday at 1 30 p m highlights a class at Rev F D Edmons home 303 Hunter St and ties into the Raleigh County Garden Council and Fayette County clubs efforts for the annual Flower Show Beauty Is Where You Find It set for Sept 17 in Beckley Hotel Ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin McLuckey
Garden Club of the Air
Hazel
McLuckey
Primrose Garden Club
Raleigh County Garden Council
Fayette County Clubs
RCGC
Beckley Hotel
Degree of Honor Lodge meeting at two homes
Executive board of Degree of Honor Lodge No. 56 meets at Mrs. Marie Carter's home 806 N Oakwood Ave at 7 30 p m The Woman's Improvement League gathers at Mrs Pearl Dickens 114 Grant St at 2 p m with Mrs Lottis Redd as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Carter
Oakwood Ave
Woman's Improvement League
Pearl Dickens
Grant St
Lottis Redd
Ex-Beckley Girl Becomes Bride In Florida Church Ceremony
Miss Gwendolyn Lou Morrison daughter of former Beckleyans Mr and Mrs John B Morrison of Gainesville Florida married Ruebin David Crawford in the First Presbyterian Church Gainesville at 2:30 p m on August 13 The bride wore a peau de soie gown with Chantilly lace and seed pearls and carried white roses and lily of the valley The groom is the son of Mrs Marie Franklin of Jacksonville and Leon Crawford of Zephyrhills The couple will reside in Gainesville after a wedding trip to Ocala and Miami Beach
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Lou Morrison
John B. Morrison
Gainesville
Fla
Ruebin David Crawford
First Presbyterian Church
J. Gary Waller
Marie Franklin
Jacksonville
Leon Crawford
Zephrhills
Launa Morrison Harper
Calloway Heights
Dewey Griffith
Crab Orchard
Teresa Sneringer
Harry Dunscombe
Faille
John B. Morrison Jr
Miami
James R. Evans
Arthur Dunscombe
Barney Garwood
Louise Hales
Miles Ballowe
Rufus Merriwether
Cliff Carter
Mango
Aubrey Dunscombe
Ocala
Miami Beach
Gaines
Local Bride and Groom Linked by Military Service and Work
A 1958 P. K. Yonge High School graduate wed after attending Montreat College in North Carolina. The bride works at Wilson's Department Store. The groom, a 1951 Robert E. Lee High School alumnus, served two years in the U. S. Army and works for Ger ber Baby Products Co.
Pickled cucumber onion relish for seafood cocktails
Grate cucumber and onion fine and mix with catchup and chili sauce. Season with salt and pepper. If cucumber has large seeds remove them before grating for a smoother relish to accompany shrimp or other seafood cocktails.
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C. A. Curry
Franklin Ave
T. C. Goins
Doug
Charlotte Ann Nossinger
Parkersburg
Eugene F. Eager
Beckley Avenue
Miss Mildred Eager
Knoxville
Tenn
A. T. Baker
Charleston
White Plains
N. Y
Ual Shop T Shop
Ummer
Kay’s Drug
Neville St. Beckley
W. Va
Bury
Marshall College
Huntington
Delta Zeta Sorority
Miss Sayre
Ann Fogerty
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Katherine Ross
Talbott
University of North Carolina
Miss Ross
Phi Mu Sorority
Woman's Society of Christian Service of the
First Methodist Church
Maxwell Hill Country Life Group
Community Park
Trap Hill Country Life Group
Bob Mitchell
Singing Boys Choir
Beckley Memorial Building
Beckley Chapter
Women of the Moose
Moose
Beta Sigma Phi
Sandra Keaton
Judea Shrine
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Golden Age Club
Topsy ‘O'Dell
E. Main St
Raleigh County Area
Panhellenic Association
Woman's Club of Beckley
Eliza Hunter Home Department
F. D. Edmons
Hunter St
Rainbow
Robe
Florida
Budget Shop
North Fayette St
G. M. Powers
Main Street
J. P. Stevens
Ban Lon
Coats
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