Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Paul W Winter a former Beckley Junior High music instructor now works with a Cleveland steel firm. Lois Wood has returned home from Alabama and Florida travels. Weekend visitors include George McFadden and Robert Franks with family from Wellsburg and Washington. Other relatives visit from Orlando Detroit Lynchburg and more as extended family gathers. Pvt Richard Meadows heads to Fort Leonard Wood for Army duty through December. Frederick Meadows heads to Washington DC for work and further study at George Washington University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Winter
Beckley Junior High School
Brooks Adair
S. Kanawha St
Cleveland
Ohio
Lois Wood
Park Ave
J. T. Marrs
C. G. Jones
Robertsdale
Ala
J. R. Beaty
Grandview Rd
George McFadden
Wellsburg
Robert Franks
Washington, Pa
Wendell Hoover
Julia Hoover
Webster Springs
Bascomb Coleman
Orlando
Fila
Ida Erskine
Elm St
Coleman
C. C. Carlton
Detroit
Mich
Kathleen Collins
Inlaw
RR. Bunton
Tazewell
Overton Kent
Ormond Beach
Fla
Greenbrier River
Richard Meadows
Clifford Meadows
Sheridan Ave
Fort Leonard Wood
U. S. Army
Frederick
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Miami physics slump sparks Dr Crane critique
Dr George W Crane calls out University of Miami physics teaching after 400 freshmen show 81 dropouts and 221 failed to meet expectations with 48 receiving D grades. He argues professor effectiveness and college salesmanship, urging better teacher training and presenting his offer for a “Test for Good Teachers.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Crane
Harry X
Florida
Crane
University of Miami
Dale Carnegie
Miami
State University
Lilly Barber Weds Al Lilly At Beckley First Church
Miss Shirley Ann Barber and Al Lilly exchanged vows in a 3 p m ceremony at the First Church of God Beckley officiated by Rev C P Conley. The bride, daughter of Pearl Barber Flat Top and the late Babe Barber, wore pale blue taffeta with white accessories and carnations. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Lilly Canton Ohio, is a Shady Spring High School graduate and U S Army Reservist employed at Smiths Grocery Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of God
Beckley
Shirley Ann Barber
Alvie Jackson Lilly
C. P. Conley
Pearl Barber
Flat Top
Babe Barber
Fred Lilly
Canton
Ohio
Shady Spring
F. B. Smith
Layland
Beacher Adkins
Wanda Gilkerson
Don Ray Bragg
Adkins
June Pennington
Parris Island
S. C
Sgt
Robert Murdock
Meadow Bridge High School
Glee Club
Business Leaders of America
East Bank High School
Mount Hope High
Couple To Reside In Handley Residence Wedding Report
Delbert Adkins and his bride were married Aug 8 in Prince in a single-ring ceremony read by Rev. Carl Roseblock. He is a WV Institute of Technology student and Navy veteran. She is from Meadow Bridge area. couple to reside at Handley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Delbert Adkins
Prince
Carl Roseblock
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Psi Delta
U. S. Navy
Judea Shrine Dinner Tuesday Night
Judea Shrine No 138 White Shrine of Jerusalem hosts a covered dish dinner Tuesday at 6 pm in the Masonic Temple Howe Street with Mrs M W Arnold as chair. Co chair Mrs C Bierne Canterbury and entertainment by Mrs Sam Thom son. After dinner high priestess Mrs R L Cawley leads at 8 pm. Prizes for brightest sports shirt and gayest gingham dress. Shrine members may bring husbands wives and families. Hostess committee lists several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Arnold
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Judea Shrine No
White Shrine of Jerusalem
C. Bierne Canterbury
Sam Thomson
R. L. Cawsley
Cawley
Shrine
John Peters
R. A. Cunningham
Joan Whitley Cole
Dido Pietrantozzi
Emery Smith
Cal Felter
Willard Webb
Hobert l Wood
Harold Wood
Margaret Alexander
Stork Shower Fetes Mrs J T Clemens
Mrs James Thomas Clemens was honored with a stork shower at Tams Community Church on Thursday night. Hostesses included Mrs Charles Gregory and others, gifts placed on a white cloth table with pink and white storks, arrangements of artificial flowers, and games with prizes awarded to several guests. The honoree, formerly Miss Doris Gregory, attended with numerous friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas Clemens
Tams Community Church
Charles Gregory
Steve Soltes
Ralph Blake
C. B. Clemens
Frances Torrico
Starlen Teaster
Harold Hill
Jack Grose
Paul Kelly
Laura Torrico
Lewis Torrico
Dail Hite
Hope Blevins
Howard Perkins
Lado Placidi
S. M. Bailey
H. C. Myles
Charles Beck
Homer Cook
Maggie Blake
Phyllis Blake
Luther Robinson
S. P. Clemens
Pauline Clemens
Clyde Farmer
Charles Karbonit
B. C. Callaway
Betty Jo Lilly
Shirley Rose
Ralph Grose
Sandra Lytton
Ballard Short
Sherman Anzgle
R. W. Hill
Earl Lytton
Dave Hill
Lacy Aliff
Charles Dowell
Mike Spinelli
Buck Short
Jesse Prunesti
Mike Marczinko
Walter Maynard Jr
Mary Ellen Gregory
Annabelle Gregory
Doris Gregory
Beckley Woman's Department Announces Upcoming Meetings
Notices invite women's organizations to submit regular or special meeting announcements. National Secretaries Association Beckley Chapter holds a regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the Terrace Room of Beckley Hotel. Country Cousins Square Dance Club schedules a special business meeting and dance at Dry Hill Prosperity Community building at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of Beckles
Beckley Chanter
National Secretaries Association
Beckley Hotel
Country Cousins
Dry Hill Prosperity Community
Beckley Club and Society Meeting Times
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club meets in the Greenbrier Social Room at six this evening while the Woman's Society of Christian Service of First Methodist Church holds a general meeting in the Parish Hall at seven thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Greenbrier
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
General Meeting
Wednesday Black Knight Bridge Association Luncheon
The Black Knight Bridge Association holds a Wednesday luncheon at the club starting at 12 45 p m Local members are invited to attend and discuss projects and upcoming events at the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Bridge Association
Church Dinner Precedes Choir Practice at First Methodist
The Adult Choir at First Methodist Church hosts a covered dish dinner before weekly choir practice at the church. Practical Nurses Association for West Virginia meets at 7 30 p.m. in the library of Raleigh County Vocational School located at 229 Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Practical Nurses Association For West Virginia Inc
Raleigh County Vocational School
Second St
Former Beckley Girl Weds in Florida Episcopal Rites
Miss Jane Anne St. Clair, formerly of Beckley, married Lynn Philip Browder in a 4 p.m. ceremony at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Orlando Florida. The bride, given in marriage by stepfather Monroe T Frye Jr., wore candlelight peau de soie with Alencon lace and a rosepoint lace bandeau. Attendants wore Nile green silk organza. the reception at L Auberge followed a wedding trip along the Eastern coast of Florida. The couple will reside in Orlando at 2832 Sprague Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Jane Anne St. Clair
Lynn Philip Browder
Emmanuel Episcopal
James L. Foster
Floyd Buffenbarger
Rosalind A. Suit
Miami
Fla
Henry Nick Evans Jr
Claude W. Corcoran
Indialantic
Ronald Worswick
Orlando
Weekend visitors make quiet Fairdale rounds
FAIRDALE RNS Weekend guests included Delmer Hollingsworth and family from Beckley and Cecil Hollingsworth in Twilight with Edward Stewart of Ashville Ohio. Alice Hendricks visited kin at Fort Bragg. Leroy Thompson and Donnie Melle returned home after visiting Gilles and M H Worley. Guests of Gilles Worley included Evelyn Wills and children from Bluefield and Jane Jones from East Lansdowne Pennsylvania. The week also saw Maynor Addison hosting visits with Phil in Lebanon Castlewood and a guest of Reverend Tom Oney from Lebanon, and Hartshorn family vacationing in Grantsville. Henry Amick Jr and daughters of Lorain Ohio visit Glen Daniel and Olt with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairdale
RNS
Floyd Hollingsworth
Delmer
Beckley
Cecil Hollingsworth
Twilight
Edward Stewart
Ashville
Ohio
Alice Hendricks
Lacy Hendricks
Fort Bragg
N. C
Leroy Thompson
Donnie Melle
Baltimore
Gilles Worley
M. H. Worley
Evelyn Wills
Tommy
Shirley
Bluefield
Jane Jones
East Lansdown
Ruth York
Glen Rogers
Maynor Addison
Phil
Lebanon
Castlewood
Tom Oney
Harry Smith
L. E. Hartshorn
Grantsville
Henry Amick Jr
Lorain
Glen Daniel
Olt
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C. C. Sanders
Mankin Ave
Woodrow Wilson High School
Bob McCormick
Logan
Joe G. Lilly Jr
E. W. Wilburn
McCormick
Ross P. Daniel Jr
James E. Driscoll
W. A
E. R. Glenn
Lynchburg, Va
George M. Parker
Sara Jane Parker
Blacksburg
E. B. Sibold
C. H. Lucas
Newport, Va
L. L. Lucas
The
Worry Clinic
Britte
Suxe
NEW River Supply CO
W. VA
Oak Hill
Lilly Barber
Alvie J. Lilly
Judea Shrine
J. T. Clemens
Woodrow Wilson High
Frye
Lynchburg
Gradu
Sprague Dr
L'Auberge
James L. ‘Foster
Pittsburgh
O. N. Suit
Sondra Jo Thomas
Richmond
Mrs. Lynn Philip Browder
Neville Maytag
NevIlle St
Murphy
Sk Ne
the Complete Variety Stores
Main Street
Rainelle
Temple Street
Howard Avenue
Hinton
Mullens
Main
Oak Street
W. Main St
Richwood
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