Miss Mary Jo Smisko Weds Augustus Mithoff in Beckley
Miss Mary Jo Smisko and Augustus W Mithoff were married in a 9 am Catholic ceremony at St Francis de Sales in Beckley with evergreen and red poinsettia decorations. The bride wore ice blue brocade, attended by her sister Lucy Smisko, as guests included T P Bateman and A R McClung. The couple will reside at 107 Hillcrest Drive after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Smisko
Augustus’ ‘Mithoff
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Augustus W. Mithoff
Joseph G. Smiske, Jr
Mr. Smiske
North
John Halpin Officis
Grace Lynch
E. 3. Fourney
M. B. Smikée
Beckley
Lucille Smikso
Amérige Cappellari
Beck-ley
Edward Mannix
Eugene Cox
Beckley Hotel
Lucille Smisko
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Darby Lyner Wedding Heads to Alabama Honeymoon
Miss Pegey Darby and Staff Sgt. Charles S. Lyner wed at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve in St Marys Methodist Church East Beckley. The ceremony featured white and pink gladioli, maid of honor Betty Darby, best man T D Darby Jr, and a four tier cake. The couple planned a Alabama honeymoon with the groom's home as destination. Mrs Lyner recently graduated from Shady Spring High School and works for Chesapeake and Potomac Tele Brene Co in Washington DC. Mr Lyner is from Oxford Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pegey Dean Darby
T. D. Darby
Beaver
Charles S. Lyner
Florence Lyner
Oxford
Ala
St Mary's Methodist Church
East Beckley
Darwin Meador
Faye Farley
Betty Je Darby
Washington, D. C
T. D. Darby, Jr
Garnet Moore
Washington, D.C
Chesapeake and Potonac Tele- Brene Company
Girls Club Formal Dance at Woman's Clubhouse
The Debuteens club hosted a formal dance Friday night at the Woman's Clubhouse on Park Avenue for high school and college students. Jan Campbell and his orchestra provided music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., with Christmas carols at midnight around a lit tree. About 250 guests attended, with numerous couples listed as hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
Cehuteens Club
Jan Campbell
Debuteens Club
Ruth Ann McCormick
Betty Lou Thorne
Estella Jo Gagalis
Wanda Lou Philpott
Joan Rose
Combination Comb Blade Helps Create Quick Hair Shape
Be it mother daughter or junior, the comb blade gadgets promise easy shaping for wet hair. Sections are brushed and tapered from the scalp with light pressure, then smoothed with the taperette to manage stray lengths while encouraging natural waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Clarkr
AP News
Mom
Junior
Stovers Hold Christmas Dinner at Prosperity Home
A Christmas Day turkey dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs G F Stover in Prosperity brought together their large family. Guests included the couple's children and spouses and multiple grandchildren from Prosperity Beckley and nearby areas, with lively conversations and exchanges of gifts after the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stovers
Prosperity Home
G. F. Stover
Prosperity
Myr
Ross Stover
Larry
Beckley
Denvil Lee Stover
Glenna Stover
Linda
Dewart Stover
Virgil
Violet l
Shirley Stove
Teen le Talk highlights young sewers and new modeling group
The piece reports on teen girls aged 14 to 17 embracing sewing at home, making 10 to 20 garments yearly and using affordable fabrics. It notes 1947 4 H statistics, six national Best Methods champions winning scholarships, and profiles of youths from Missouri to Georgia who demonstrate innovations in farming, laundry, and home economics. It also mentions The Model-Ts modeling agency offering teen testing for manufacturers and showroom appearances by teen buyers from out-of-town stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dior
Chicago
Batiste
Jimmie Sutherland
Windsor
Robert Norris
Covin
Ala
Joan Patten
Provo
Utah
Joan
Mardelle Hop ‘Kins
Walkersville
W. Va
Tommy Dale Mullins
Portales
N. Mex
Tommy
Hazel Brock
Gordele
Model-T’s
Tteir
Beta Theta Phi Dance Draws West Virginia Alumni
About 150 persons are expected at the third annual Beta Theta Phi alumni dance at West Virginia University. The semiformed event, hosted by the New River Alumni Chapter, runs from 10 p m to 2 a m with Christmas themed decorations and a joke buffet. Arrangements are by fraternity members for alumni and guests from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River
Beta Theta Phi Fraternity
Ncte
Herbert Stansbery
West Virginia University
King's Daughters To Meet Jan. 25
The Tuesday meeting of the King's Daughters has been cancelled by president Mrs. BE L Herndan. Members will hold the next meeting on January 25. Mr. and Mrs. Winfield McCullough and baby arrive this week from Winston Salem NC to spend several days with Miss Dorothy McCullough and Mr. and Mrs. Howard McCullough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Daughters
BE. L. Herndan
Winfield McCullough
Baby
Winston Salem
N.C
Dorothy McCullough
Riley Street
Howard McCullough
Skelton
Jo Hill
Park Street
Charleston
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
A collage of holiday visits lists L C Campbell in Pittsburgh with his son W C Campbell and others from Washington D C Beckley and Clarksburg. Names include Mrs E L Ellison Mrs J Hamrick Sharon Lee Front Marc L Frone Kreider Rock Jones Covey Hird Williams Spencer DesRochers Hutchinson Tabor Brage Cooper Hanson and families from Beckley Huntington Fairmont and Baltimore with travel plans to New York Texas and Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ellison
Washington, D. C
E. L. Ellison
Beckley Avenue
Jack
Beckley
John Hamrick
Huntington
Frank N. Gans
First Avenue
Elizabeth W. Ferguson
Kanawha Street
Clarksburg
A. W. Williams
Skelton
Logan
Miss Williams
West Virginia University
Leonard Spencer
Harper
Elkins
Edward DesRochers, Jr
Bluefield College
E. M. DesRochers
Lee Street
George Hutchison
Marshall College
Elmer Hutchinson
Harper Road
W. ‘T. ‘Tabor
Mildred Law
Clyde Street
Kentucky
Maria Williams
Gordon Brage
Beaumont
Texas
H. C. Clark
Miami
Fla
Charles Cooper
Marian Hanson
Mes. Deaker
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T. P. Bateman
T. W. Bateman
G. D. Bateman
A. R. McClung
Joseph T. Mc
Slung
Clendenin
Miss Smiske
Woodrow Wilson High School
St Joseph’s College
Emamittspore
Duquesne University of Pittsburgh
Beckley National Bank
Groem
Lancaster
University of
Wisconsin
Copco Papers, Inc
Hillcrest Drive
Alabama
Charles
Lyner
Peggy Dean Darby
Oxford High School
U. S. Army
Tle
Army
Fort Myers
Elizabeth Yago
Lois Sanford
Mary Ann Freeman
L. W.thorne
Nick Gapailis
F. A. Freeman
John W. Yago
Best Furniture
South Fayette Street
Moose Club
Kanawha ST
Behing Beckley Hotel
King’s Daughters
L. C. Campbell
Mines of the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Pittsburgh
W. C. Campbell
Anna Shient
MMAS
Amanent
Marguerite’s Wey Main St
Heio Folks
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