Bernard Dickinson Bride Leaves For Florida After Rites
A Beckley wedding unites Janet Rhodes Koch and Bernard Evans Dickinson in a double ring ceremony at Beckley Methodist Temple. Bride Miss Janet Koch wore ivory slipper satin with lace and a long train. groom Bernard Dickinson, of McHenry, Va., is a Phillip Morris sales rep. Honeymooned in Florida. Out-of-town guests included relatives from St. Albans Charleston and Richmond. The couple will reside at 201 Park Street.
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Beckley
Janet Rhodes Koch
Bernard Evans Dickinson
Viv
John R. Koch
Crawford Street
Bernard S. Dickinson
McHenry
Beckley Methodist Temple
Walter P. Eastwood
H. A. Sloan
Nancy Ann Staley
Grafton
Holly Andy
A. Robert Koch
Holly
Earl Dickinson
Bumpass
Wade Arnold
Donald Browning
al Parent
Oak Hill
Seven Teens Club Names Officers In Christmas Party
At Ellen Maples home on West C Street the Seven Teens Club and D W Club held a Christmas party with carols games and gift exchanges. Prizes went to Patty and Peggy Coleman Norma Rotenberry Mary Katherine Ferrer and Mary Warren. Officers named Billye Lune Bowyer president Martha Cole secretary and Phyllis Campbell treasurer.
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Seven Teens
Hitchcock Home
Patty Coleman
Peggy Coleman
Mona Philips
Mary Warren
Noma Jean Bailey
Norma Rotenberry
Evelyn Kourey
Anne Tamargo
Ellen Maples
Mary Katherine Ferrer
Violet Booth
Seven Teens Club
Raleigh Heights
E. C. Hitchcock
Phyllis Campbell
Martha Cale
Jean Rothlisberger
Mary Sue Malone
Connie Hitchcock
Janell Winchell
Billye Sue Bowyer
Jerry Jennings
Alan Hook
Ches Zutant
Alton Prifaman
Don Flood
Douglas Hitchcock
Pete Milney
Bob Crews
Milton Crews
Mildred Lively
Billye Lune Bowyer
Martha Cole
Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority Provides Baskets to Needy Families
Beckley alumnae of Sigma Sigma Sigma distribute baskets of food and clothing to local needy families. Donations gathered by Mrs. James Lilly and Mrs. James R. Stafford. Christmas project planned at a Tuesday meeting at Mrs. Lilly's East Prince Street home.
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Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority
Beckley
Rec
James Lilly
James R. Stafford
East Prince Street
Holiday Play Set Saturday in Sophia
"Why Christmas?" a holiday play, is presented Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. at the Sophia Church of God. A cast of 14 members performs for the public.
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Sophia
Sophia Church of God
Shopping Rates Show Mixed Prices in Local Listings
A fragmentary notice lists shop rates with rough figures like five dollars and seven fifty, hinting at pricing changes in local commerce. The unreadable OCR obscures full details but suggests consumer price references and a catalog-style listing from a small business.
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know During Holidays
Fire Chief Bernard Martin spends Christmas in Florida with family. Mrs. Marlin and children winter in the south. Robert Leo Lilly, son of Eurie Lilly of Prosperity, has appendix removed at Beckley Hospital. Ali and Mrs. C. R. Scarborough of Milfred Del arrive to spend holidays with J. Wa Smith family. Mrs. Charles Hubush of 109 Second Avenue leaves for Ironton Ohio for holidays. The Rev and Mrs W i Peck host sons David Peck and Hugh Peck as holiday guests. Tony Zingo of Piney View to spend Christmas in Miami with friends and relatives. Mrs. Lillie Allen of Barwood Street confined at home due to infected jaw nerve. Mrs. John Boley of 826 Neville Street a patient at Raleigh General Hospital. Stellie Jarrell and Van Hunter of Beckley host Ed Bradley of Huntington as holiday guest. Talmadge Jarrett and Joe Scott return to Beckley after vacation in Florida. West Virginia University students home for Christmas include Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Turner, Mary Ann Freesm an, Ann Duval, Dick Davis, BH Sigmund. Dr. Robert Wriston home on Neville Street hosts Miss Martha Winston of Washington DC and Mr. and Mrs. James Rizos and children Martha and Bobby of Dayton, Ohio. Ray Bowling, student at Oklahoma A and M College, home for holidays with parents. Patrician Weaver, student at Blackstone College Slackstone VA, spends holidays with Raleigh parents.
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Bernard Martin
Florida
Charles Hubush
Second Avenue
Ironton
W. i — ‘Peck
South Heber Street
David Peck
University of Virginia
Hugh Peck
Emory and Sleary College
Emory, Va
Tony Zingo
Piney View
Miami
Fla
Lillie Allen
Barwood Street
John Boley
Neville Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Stellie Jarrell
van Hunter
Beckley
Ed Bradley
Huntington
Talmadge Jarrett
Joe Scott
W. H. Bowling
Crab Orchard
Patrician Weaver
Blackstone College
Slackstone
No G. Weaver
Raleigh
Lillybrook Methodist Christmas Candle Service Planned
Lillybrook Methodist Church will hold a candle light Christmas drama The Great Light on Sunday December 25 at 6 pm Pastor Rev Albert Aggleston invites the public Participants include readers and actors with roles such as Mary Mother and father O Dell Cook and Norma Bryant also listed are many church members and volunteers The second item notes the birth of William Harris Weeks Jr weighing five pounds ten ounces at Beckley Hospital
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Lillybrook
Sophia Pythian Sisters Christmas Party at Meeting
Sophia Pythian Sisters No 109 held a Christmas party during their regular Tuesday night meeting at the Pythian Temple. Mrs. Eva Angel led the business session. A Christmas program featured carols, Bible readings, and several titled readings by members including Mrs. Ruble, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Mooney, and Mrs. Pegram, followed by a prayer and refreshments with gift exchanges.
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Pythian Temple No
Sophia
Eva Angel
Tom Bowman
Christ
Criss Ruble
W. G. Mooney
Stag Party Held for Robert Connelly Before Wedding
A stag party for Robert Connelly, to marry Miss Emmate Hill on December 23, was held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall on Malin Street. Attendees included The Post-Herald editorial staff and The Raleigh Register. The Beckley couple will wed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Charl ten.
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Robert Connelly
Emmate Hill
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Malin Street
Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Beckley
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Charlesten
Sophia Lumber Company Christmas Dinner Aboard Masonic Hall
About 90 people attended the Sophia Lumber Company Christmas dinner Wednesday night at 6 30 oclock in the Masonic Building. The program featured Ivan Bowling and his Orchestra, Rose Harvey and students with dance selections, readings by Mrs Bessie Carroll, musical numbers by Mrs EB Fourney and daughter Mary Grace with Miss Grace Lynch at piano, and short talks by Robert Ashworth N R Coleman and Albert Wiley.
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Masonic
Sophia Lumber Company
Ivan Bowling
Rose Harvey
Bessie Carroll
EB. J. Fourney
Mary Grace
Grace Lynch
Robert Ashworth
N. R. Coleman
Albert Wiley
Miss Betty Gordon Foster Hosts College Students on Thursday
Miss Betty Gordon Foster hosted a Christmas luncheon at her French Street home for several college friends. Guests sat at small tables, with marshmallow snowmen place favors and Santa Claus placecards, amid holly and swish tree decorations in a red and green theme. Attendees included Nancy McAlillan from Madl- Saily Laren. Peggy Phitt Judy Walz from Mary Ualdlaman. Harriet Whitesell of Staunton. Hetty Gordon Foster. Mary Katherine Benyers. Anne Rothlisberger. Roanoke and Lois Lovell from Concord College. Nancy Lilly and Anne Lilly from Marshall College. and other students from Mary Baldwin and Huntington colleges.
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Betty Gordon Foster
French Street
Foster Home
Marshallow
Nancy McAlillan
Laren
West Virginia
Unison College
Hartsburg
Peggy Phitt
Judy Walz
Mary Ualdlaman
Harriet Whitesell
Win College
Staunton
Hetty Gordon Foster
Mary Katherine Benyers
Dents
National Business College
Anne Rothlisberger
Roanoke
Lois Lovell Louise Bryan
Concord College
Nancy Lilly
Anne Lilly
Marshall College
Huntington
Belly Gordon Foster
Mary Katherine Henryers
Barriet ‘Whitesell
Nancy McMillan
Judy Vale
Caroling Planned On Christmas By Beckley Presbyterians
Beckley Presbyterian Church youth fellowship plans Christmas morning caroling at 5 30 with sponsorship by the Youth Fellowship. Afterward the group will meet at the church for doughnuts and coffee. College student Carl C Drewry Sr of the University of Maryland is visiting his parents in Beckley.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
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Bernard Dickinson
Beckley Hotel
Frances Bailey
Wayne Reynolds
Alfred P. Wallace
St. Albans
Edward F. Loch
Jean Ann, Jack and
Edward, Jr
Charleston
Ann Eaton
Princeton
Lillie Margaret Dickinson
Washington
Reed
Dickinson
Richmond
Mary ‘Low Wallon
Fredericks Hall
Edward J. Beiting
Fort Thomas
Ray Parker Swanson
Salem
A. A. Swanton
Jamestown
N. Y
Donald Riggs
Matoaka
Woodrow Wilson High School
Athens
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
Kappa Delta Pi
Trap Wil
Alpha Sigma Tau
Helmont High School
Belmont
Southern West Virginia
Philip Morris and Company, Ltd. Corp
201
Park Street
Bernard Devans ‘Dickinson
Miss Ellen Maples
D. W
Vanity
Cavalier Cy
Prince St
OtRent Se
Del-Mar
Oasis
Helene Curtis Cold Ware
the Quality Shop
Smart Shop
Coats
Lillybrook Methodist Church
Harris Weeks
Anjean
William Harris Weeks, Jr
Beckley Hospital
Sophia Pythian
Lumber Company
Fet
Carl C. Drewry
University of Maryland
College Park
C. C. Drewry
West Virginia Street
Virginia
Neville St
Ceopces
Glet
Gritre County
Daniel Green
Georges
Lorraine
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