Local College Students Make Most Of Christmas Holiday Season
Local college students fill Christmas break with dances parties and visits. Concord College student Anna Mae Fink models a new look in dresses while her sister Carolyn and a Christmas dog look on. Harriet Shriver visits with Mrs Larrick while studying at Ohio State University. she aims for a law degree next June. Sarah Jane Powers and Anne Canterbury from Ward Belmont keep busy with nightly dances. Jeanette Ballenpee works in Dr Ford’s office during vacation as she pursues a medical career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae Fink
Carolyn
Anna Mae
Concord College
Ohio State University
Harriet
Larrick
Marshall College
Sarah Jane Powers
Anne Canterbury
Beckley
Ward- Belmont
Jeanette Ballenpee
S. A. Ford
Newlyweds Will Make New Home In Crab Orchard
Preston C. Meadows of Crab Orchard and Miss Ruby Mac Snuffer of Glen White wed Wednesday night at Oak Hill in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Shirley Donnelly in his home on Pea Ridge. Both graduates of Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley, the couple plan to reside in Crab Orchard. The groom is assistant store manager at Stotesbury and a World War II veteran with service in the European Theater with the 469th Combat Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston C. Meadows
Crab Orchard
Ruby Mac Snuffer
Glen White
Oak Hill
Shirley Donnelly
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Pea Ridge
Stotesbury
469Th Combat Engineers
Crab: Orchard
Woodrow Wilson High School
U. S. Army
May Office Service
The
Motor Car Supply Company
Beulah Mills Weds Samuel Snuffer In Parlor Ceremony
Miss Beulah Mills daughter of Mrs Thelma Mills and the late J C Mills married Samuel Raymond Snuffer son of Mr and Mrs Orange Snuffer in a 5 p m ceremony at the First Christian Church parlor conducted by Rev A H Wilsson The bride wore a wool crepe white dress with black drapes and blue accessories The attendant Miss Gloria Mills wore pale blue The couple plan to reside in the bride's home with both having ties to Woodrow Wilson High School and local employers including Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company and Motor Car Supply Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah [Ar
Bri
Gloria Mills
West Virginia
Snuffer
Woodrow Wilson High School
Ushers Club
Chesapeake and Potomaac Telephone Company
Sleep Solves Problems For James Mallamas Wedding Trip
A fragmented note suggests sleep helps with worries and mentions James Mallamas and Raymond in a wedding trip context. The text hints at forgetting petty troubles after rest and grooming, sprinkled with odd phrases about beauty.
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James Mallamas
Raymond
Bobbie Lee Wilt Marries Rupert Man on December 22
The wedding of Miss Bobbie Lee Wilt and Pvt. Gene Paul Neely took place in Catlettsburg Kentucky on Monday December 22 at 3 15 p m Rev Dewey H Jones officiated The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Wilt of East Rainelle and the groom is son of Mr and Mrs O Q Neely of Rupert The couple were attended by Polly Anne Neely and Dorothy Mae Guttshall with O O Neely Jr as best man After the ceremony the couple planned to return to Lowry Field Denver Colorado for the holidays The item notes a celebratory dinner at the Neely home with local friends and mentions ongoing visits during the Christmas season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Rupert
Bobbie Lee Wilt
L. W. Wilt
East Rainelle
Gene Paul Neely
O. Q. Neely
Catlettsburg
Dewey H. Jones
The
Baptist Church
Polly Anne, Neely
Dorothy Mae Gutt “Shall
O. O. Neely, Jr
Rainele High School
Rupert High Schol
Army Air Forces
Lowry Field
Denver
Colo
Neely
Patsy Hall
Mary McClung
Clarence Osborne
Edward Pence
Elgin P. Meece
Janis
Oros, Jr
U. S. Navy
Maxine Holliday
Daltimore
H. J. Holliday
Calloway
J. M. Mannix
North Kanawha Street
Washington, D. C
Paul Fitzgerald
Arlington Cemetery
Clara Fitzpatrick
Charleston
Mannix
Carl Drewry
West Virginia Street
David St. Raine
Baltimore
Drewry
Carl, Jr
Marshall College
Huntington
Ruth Shanklin
Ben
W. M. Shanklin
Wickham Avenue
Richmond
T. R. Helm
S. C. Willis
Eccles
Paul
Jimmy
Patricia
Rebecca Ruth
R. P. Barron
Beckley Hospital
Chris Hinte
Feeles
Douglas Miser
L. D. Miser
Nancy Cormack
John Cormack
Mary Ardet Onts
Maryland Avenue
S. J. Emsweller
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local society notes list residents and relatives traveling to Miami for the Orange Bowl and visiting family across West Virginia Virginia and beyond. Entries mention nursing study in Oak Park Illinois, hospital visits in Beckley and Charleston, and college student travel to Nashville Huntington and Cambridge for holidays and schooling.
Ghent Circle Quilt Session At Lilly Home Event
The Ghent Community Circle met at Mrs. Clyde Lilly’s home and worked on the circle quilt. A covered dish dinner followed with members including Mrs. Stella Eppling Mrs. B J Lilly Mrs. Myrtle Griffith and others.
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Ghent
Lilly
Lacy Griffith
Clyde Lilly
Stella Eppling
B. J. Lilly
Myrtle Griffith
Boone Lilly
Dorothy Lilly
Virginia Kenton
Hallie Canaday
Mae Byrd
Wilmer Lilly
Perry announces birth of Linda Ann at home
Mr and Mrs Billy B Perry reveal the birth of their third child a daughter Linda Ann at 1045 am Friday at their residence 734 Old Johnstown Road The announcement notes the home birth with no complications and identifies the parents and timestamp
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Billy B. Perry
Linda Ann
Old
Johnstown Road
December wedding at Greenbrier Avenue Church
Miss Betty Wiseman of Fast Rainelle and Mr Ray G Turner of Mearesville were wed at Greenbrier Avenue Church in East Rainelle December 11 at four o clock. Rev R H Prichard officiated as Mona Gray Harris sang with Margaret Jane Davis on piano. The couple will live in Cleveland Tennessee while both attend Lee College.
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Reaitzer
East Rainelle
Greenbrier Avenue
Gad
Betty
Wiseman
Fast Rainelle
Ray G.turner
A. G. Turner
Mearesville
N.C
R. H. Prichard
Cleveland
Tesn
Mona Gray Harris
Margaret Janes Davis
A. C. Wiseman
Bonnie Wiseman
Wallage Bannister
Cleveland, Tenn
Harry L. Wiseman
Jim Christian
Don't Let Your Worries Interfere With Slumber
Advice emphasizes quieting troublesome thoughts at night to aid sleep. It notes worries fade with morning and are often no worse, urging readers to focus on rest and good sleep equipment as essential basics.
Harvey Family Has Dinner Party With Turkey Fete
Mr and Mrs F M Harvey hosted a turkey dinner at 204 Summers Street for family members and guests. Most of the Harvey family attended though Clarence and Mrs Harvey were away in Phoenix. Guests included Theo and their children, Cam Thompson and son Dan, Basile Meadows and children, Thomas Biggs and Gloria, Harry and Glen Harvey, Everett and Carol Harvey, and other Beckley area guests.
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Harvey
F. M. Harvey
Summers Street
Clarence Harvey
Jof Stansbury Street
Cn Phoenix
Ariz
Theo Harvey
Jimmie and
Judy
Warper Road
Cam Thompson
Dan
Bailey Avenue
Basile Meadows
Johnie and
Steven
Hisl Street
Thomas Biggs
Gloria
Monroe Avenue
Harry Harvey
Glen
Vine Street
Everett Harvey
Carol
Eddie
Joe Miller
Waldo
Princeton
Luther Mann
Una i Mac Dalton
Leonard Cope-_ sland
Ruby
Ruth
Dorothy Herran
Beckley
Coffee Not to Blame for Insomnia Says Expert
Many blamed coffee for sleepless nights but faulty surroundings and high excitement near evening are usually the cause. A calm quiet environment with relaxing activities helps, and even with festive spirits the body will settle and sleep returns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harriet Shriver
BE. Gi. Larrick, Jr
Dorcas Wheeler
Kanawha Street
Bin
Dorr Snuffer
Edgar R. Lilly
Ann Far‘ley
Woodrow Wilson Thigh School
Beulah Mills
Samuel Snuffer
Raymond’s
Beckley’s
Beauty Shovremve
Rupert Man
John Barker
Miami
Fla
O. R. Taylor
Fairlawn Avenue
Tileso
Gladys Davis
Harrisonburg
T. S. Williams
Woodlawn Avenue
Elizabeth Miller
Anne Street
Pfc
Freddie Rahal
Fort Mammouth
New Jersey
Najeep Rahal
Leonard Hanson
Heber Street
Tommy Willaims
West Via University
Glen Morgan
George Joseph
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Archie Reed
W. Y. Gunter
James Richards
Glen Wahite
Thurman Vaughn
Cray Orchard
Galax
John Hancock
Oros Hancock
Calloway Thights
Southern School of Printing
Nashville, Tenn
E. M. Payne CO
Man St, — City
Greenbrier Avenue Church
Mary
Beatric Burns
Sara Fox
Vanity Beauty Shop
Myra Webster Richardson
Eva Dosk
Prince St.—Phene
Tod
Delta and
Marvella
R. A. Boyd & CO
Nevilie
Kley
Ewsee
Marguerite
Delmar
Matherine Brigigio Fragite
Juanita Goins Porter
Mar-jorie Johnson Boggs
Frances Mason
Rex Lilly
Harper Road
Frank
Main Street
Embee
Man
Murphy’s
Coe
GC Murphy
Nerer Street
Beckley, W. VA
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