Azalea Garden Club To Have Xmas Display
The Azalea Garden Club will meet tomorrow at 1 PM at Mrs. J A Funt's Woodlawn Avenue home with Paul Payne co host. Papers cover American Christmas Customs by Mrs J P Nowlin and Filling The Garden Stocking by Mrs Ida O Dell. A Christmas decorations display will feature the meeting. Members may bring arrangements or drop off early at the Hunt home after 10 AM.
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The
Azalea Garden Club
J. A Funt
Woodlawn Avenue
Paul Payne
J. P. Nowlin
Ida O'Dell
Hunt Home
Notable Local Residents Return From Washington and Beyond
Dr. E H Hedrick congressman elect and Mrs Hedrick returned after a week in Washington at the Mayflower hotel. Mrs Richard Shelton of Morris town Indiana leaves for Morristown to tend her ill grandfather. Seaman Richard Gillespie and Seaman Steve Alaki spend leaves with relatives after boat training at Great Lakes. A F Janney of Sophia hospitalized for operation from an old work injury. Mrs Hughes of St Albans is notified of her pneumonia death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hedrick
Washington
Cleave Hollins
Myrtle Farley
Harper Heights
Charles Hodel
North Kanawha Street
Charleston
Betty L. McLean
Brenau, College
D. B. Maynard
Jacksonville
Florida
Wickham Avenue
Tau Sigma
Richard Gillespie
Harper Road
Steve Alaki
Beckley
Great Lakes
Illinois
A. F. Janney
Sophia
Beckley Hospital
Lillybrook Coal Company
Affinity
Chris Hinte
Eccles
R. Douglas Bragg
Detroit
Michigan
Abby
Danny
Arents
Hayes Bragg
W. R. Wickline
Bragg
Hudson Motor Car Company
Virginia
Beckner
Ira Brereton
Fashion Pattern Ad Promotes Princess Frocks for Teens
A Raleigh Register pattern feature touts princess dress styles for high school crowds with a military style. Pattern No. 8739 offers sizes 11 to 18 and sleeves options, requiring 24 yards of 54 inch fabric. Send 20 cents and pattern Humber to The Raleigh Register Service in New York for the Fall and Winter issue of Fashion with 32 pages of wearable styles, price 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Sixth Avenue
New York
N.Y
Texas Girl And Beckley St. Wed Here Yesterday Morning
Miss Neva Joyce Ward of San Angelo Texas married Second Lieutenant James I Moorefield son of Dr and Mrs T C Moorefield Beckley at the First Christian church. The ceremony featured greenery flowers organ music and a double ring ceremony with a private breakfast for the wedding party. The couple will honeymoon in Washington D C and then travel to his new station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Neva Joyce Ward
C. F. Stewart
San Angelo
Texas
James I. Moorefield
T. C. Moorefield
Prince Street
Beckley
A. H. Wilson
Earl Snead
Provost
Rubinstein
Schubert Mevin
Tannhouser
Wagner
L'Hardelot
Carrie Jacobs-Bonds
Armentrous
Infantry
Camp Wolters
Fort Benning
Georgia
Beckley Hotel
Moorefield
Washington, D. C
James L. Moorefield
Beckley Girl Weds Chief Petty Officer Maddox at First Christian
Miss Jewell Williams became the bride of George William Maddox chief petty officer in a 3 PM ceremony at the First Christian church parlor. The couple’s reception followed at the bride's parents home and plans include the groom returning to his ship in Oakland after a Baltimore honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell Williams
George William Maddox
First Christian Church
A. H. Wilson
Louise Coe
Baltimore
Maryland
Ira Hart
Stamford
Miss Irma Snuffer Weds Jean Killin Karr in Pittsburg
In a Friday ceremony at Wilkensburgh Baptist Church Pittsburg Miss Irma Snuffer daughter of Mrs Irma Snuffer and Surveyor and the late Snuffer became the bride of Private First Class Jean Killin Karr of Chicago Illinois. Rev Orval L Ice officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkensburgh Baptist Church
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Irma Snuffer
Surveyor
Jale Vinson Snuffer
Jean Killin Karr
Chicago
Illinois
Orval L. Ice
Degree of Honor Lodge Initiates Three Members
Three members will be initiated by the Degree of Honor lodge tomorrow night at 7 30 in the Eagles clubrooms. Nominations and elections for the coming year will also be held. Mrs A H Scott is president of the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Degree of Honor Lodge
Eagles
A. H. Scott
Virginia Koiner and Pfc Harvey Snell Wed in Melvindale
Miss Virginia Soiner married Private First Class Harvey C. Snell of Dearborn Michigan on December 2 in Melvindale Michigan. The ceremony was unattended. Mrs Koiner of 305 Woodlawn avenue announced the marriage. Virginia is a Huntington High School graduate and works at Zenith Optical. Snell is with the Army Air Forces at Eagle Pass Texas and formerly worked for Ford in Dearborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Soiner
Harvey C. Snell
Dearborn
Michigan
Mae H. Koiner
Woodlawn Avenue
Melvindale
Snell
Huntington High School
Zenith Optical Company
Huntington
Army Air Forces
Eagle Pass
Texas
Ford Motor Company
Births in Beckley Hospital News
Seaman First Class Richard Leon Rowe and Mrs. Rowe of Sophia welcome daughter Sandra Lee born December 6 weighing six pounds two ounces at Beckley Hospital. Seaman Rowe is stationed in Miami Florida. Mr and Mrs BE Massey of Glen Morgan announce the birth of a son Friday at Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman
Richard Leon Rowe
Sophia
Sandra Lee
Beckley Hospital
Seaman Rowe
Miami
Florida
BE. P. Massey
Glen Morgan
Mrs Henry Lilly Shower Honors Local Attendees
Mrs Henry Lilly was honored with a shower at the home of Mrs Nancy Kidlinker in Besoco. Attending were Mrs Luther Shrewsbury Mrs Lacy Smith Mrs Duck Walker Mrs Caudle Meadows Mrs Mary Lilly Mrs Ellen Bolen Mrs Thomas Finley Mrs Wiley Bolen Mrs Edward Belcher Mrs Sid Black Mrs Charles Johnson Mrs Robert Lilly Mrs Basil Meadows and Miss Pauline Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lilly
Nancy Kidlinker
Besoco
Luther Shrewsbury
Lacy Smith
Duck Walker
Caudle Meadows
Mary Lilly
Ellen Bolen
Thomas Finley
Wiley Bolen
Edward Belcher
Sid Black
Charles Johnson
Robert Lilly
Basil Meadows
Pauline Meadows
Forty One Gifts Brought To Pinecrest Meeting
Forty one presents were brought for patients at Pinecrest sanitarium during a recent Circle Seven meeting of the First Baptist church. Mrs. D. O. Totten led, and the gathering occurred at Mrs. French Davis’s Church Street home. The treasurer reported 65 dollars donated to World Emergency Forward and 325 dollars paid toward missions. Plans included sending baskets of food to needy families at Christmas. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Tony Gargas’s home in Skelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Circle Seven
First Baptist Church
D. O. Totten
French Davis
Church Street
World Emergency Forward Fund
Circle
Tony Gargas
Skelton
Girl Scouts To Place Xmas Tree In Canteen
Girl Scout troop 14 of the Episcopal church will place a decorated Christmas tree in the Servicemen's Center on Wednesday December 20. Mrs A K Canterbury and her group will staff the canteen for the day. The tree will remain through the holiday season, announced chairwoman Mrs W A Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Episcopal Church
Servicemen’s Center
A. K. Canterbury
W. A. Burke
Miss Alice Guwalis Weds Former Beckley Sailor Antos Quesenberry
Miss Alice Guwalis wed Antos Quesenberry in St. Francis de Sales Church in Beckley in a ceremony conducted by Father John Halpin. The couple, with Guwalis from Beckley and Quesenberry a former U S Navy sailor, plan to live on Ellison Avenue after a reception at the bride’s mother’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Guwalis
Antos Quesenberry
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
John Halpin
Guwalis
Pas J. Brazofsky
Beckley
Barbara Bera
Tams
Quesenberry
Elizabeth Quesenberry
W. E. Quesenberry
Joseph Bartvey
Miss Bero
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
United States Navy
Navy
French
Morocco
Pinecrest Christmas fund exceeds goal with $100 gift
A $100 donation from the United Mine Workers of America pushes the Pinecrest Christmas fund past its $500 target to $533.92. The Civic Department of the Woman's Club sponsors the drive for Pinecrest sanitarium's 365 patients and aims to top $700 by December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
Pinecrest
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Civic Department of the Woman's Club
Beckley
Moose Women Meet at Moose Lodge With Charity Program
The Moose women plan a meeting tomorrow night at 8 in the Moose lodge. Mrs Virginia Skages chairs the Moosehaven committee and asks all members to bring gifts for Mooseheart children and Moosehaven elderly residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOOSE
The
Moose Lodge
Wirginia Skages
Moosehaven
Mooseheart
Flying Eagles Honored At Woodrow Wilson High Party
The Woodrow Wilson football team was honored by the senior class at a school party. Mrs. J. R. Beaty chaired, with faculty and students as co chairs. Entertainment included dance music by Glenn Sallack and the high school orchestra, bingo in stamps, fortune telling, a spook room, a student floor show, and arranged refreshments and cloakroom duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
J. R. Beaty
Glenn Sallack
High School
Java Orchestra
Ethel Keyser
Mary Cochran
Jean Porter
Al= Ibert Gregory
Betty Lee Muller
Harriet Grogan
Robert Thompson
Pauline Alderman
Patsy Rider
Atkinson
Rya Jeyser
Lara Clay
Lowell Newsome
Myra Sue Roush
Patsy Comedy Presented by Senior Class at Woodrow Wilson High
The Patsy a three act comedy by Barry Conners will be staged Tuesday at 8 PM in the Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium by the senior class. Music between acts by the high school orchestra directed by Glenn Sallack with Mrs. Frank Vass directing the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Barry Conners
Samuel French
Glenn Sallack
Frank Vass
Four Wyoming County Men Accepted By Armed Forces
Four Wyoming county men have been accepted for service in the armed forces following induction. Hartley and Lester were accepted by the army, while Bishop and Lester were accepted by the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Pineville
Wyoming County
Wao
Army
Navy
Paul Meinney Hartley
Corinne
Warren Earl Lester
Bud
Kermit Hascom Bishop
Wyto
Nathan Tale Lester
Tralee
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Uefa
Violet
Beckley St
Petty Officer
Maddox
Dewey Williams
Fifth Street
Baaltimore
Oakland
California
Miss Irma Snuffer
Bride of Pfe
Jean Phillip Karr
Concord College
Athens
Sigma Sigma Sigma
National Sorority
College of Home Economics
Morgantown
Phi Upilon Omicron
National Home Economics Honorary
the Home Economics Club
Y.W
C.A
Women’s Athletic Association
Karr
University of Illinois
Phi Chi, National Medical Fraternity
Ethiopia
Omorrow
Virginia Koiner
PFC
Harvey Snell
Mrs. Henry Lilly
Girl Scouts
Lasca
Raymond's
Raymond’s
Beauty Shoppe
Bonne Bell Cosmetics
Bailey
eTsida
Maces
Oak Hill
Glen Morgan Girl Scouts
J. E. McCreery
Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Walter Reed Hospital
J. D. Pond
P.T.A
T. K. Bartlett
North Atlantic
Iceland
States
Boston
Massachusets
Keyser Funeral Home
Ellison Avenue
Mr. and
Mrs
Amos Quesenberry
Miss O'Dell
Delmar Beauty Shop
Main St
Dia
Marguerite
Pirmanent
Mazin
Stret
Columbia Records
Beethoven
Concerto NO
Beckley Music
the Quality Shop
Main St. Beckley
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