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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1948

Page

2

Couple wed in Methodist Temple rites in Wyco ceremony

Miss Mary Kathleen Cook daughter of Roy Cook Wyco married Orville Ray Wheeler son of Mr and Mrs V V Wheeler of 302 Clyde Street in a double ring ceremony at the Methodist Temple. Dr Ritchie Ware officiated with music by Mrs Earl Snead and the organist. The couple plans a wedding trip then studies at Concord College where Wheeler will graduate in June.

Mary Kathleen Cook Roy Cook Wyco Orville Ray Wheeler V. V. Wheeler Clyde Street P.m Methodist Temple Ritchie Ware First Christian Church Earl Snead Claude Wheeler Mercer Street Charles McCormick Sam Jackson Charlie Jackson Aubrey Jackson Miss Cook Mullens High School Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery University of Virginia At Charlottesville Concord, College

Wayne Preston Myers Bride Resides In Morgantown After Virginia Honeymoon

Miss Marjorie Crickmer became the bride of Wayne Preston Myers Jr. in a candlelit ceremony at the bride’s parents home. The couple, later visiting Richmond Vermont, plan to reside in Morgantown. The bride, a Mark Twain High School graduate, later studied in Winston-Salem and Roanoke, and worked as a secretary. the groom, a pilot in the Army Air Corps and WVU student in electrical engineering, are the newlyweds.

Wayne Preston Myers Morgantown Virginia First Air Command CBI West Virginia University Wayne Preston Myers, Jr Marjorie Marie Crickmer Richmond

Marriage Of Geneva Verduce And Donald Bridges Celebrated

Geneva Verduce and Donald Bridges were united in a Methodist ceremony Christmas Day in Beckley. The double ring service at 6:30 p.m. occurred in the Woodrow Wilson temple with Rev. W. P. Eastin officiating and Miss Wa Haddad as soloist. The bride wore a white satin gown with long sleeves and train, carried a white prayer book, and wore a lace veil. Her sister Mrs Ronald W Clark served as matron of honor. best man was Bill Verduce, with ushers Harry Buckland and Ronald W Clark. A reception was held at the bride’s home on Grove Avenue. The couple planned a wedding trip. the bride is a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate of 1947. the groom also attended Woodrow Wilson High School and served in the armed forces.

Marjorie “Marie Crickmer Wayne Preston Myers, Jr Walter B. Crickmer Mr. Crickmer Harper Road W. P. Myer Man A. H . Wilson First Christian Church Arthur J. Pugh Affinity Edward M. Crickmer Marion Crickmer J. I. Somers Mallory Crickmer Dreama E. Myers Richmond Geneva Verduce Joe Verduce Beckley Doald Tiles Bridges Fly Mirz Charles Bryant W. P.ffastino Riss I Wa Haddad Ronald W .Clark Bill Verduce Harry Buckland Ronald W. Clark Holly Holly and Mistletoe Grove Avenue Madeline Corey Bridges Woodrow Wilson High School Alaska Hawaii Owls Club

Honor Degree Lodge Plans Meeting Tonight

A Degree of Honor Lodge gathering is scheduled for 7 30 p m tonight at the First Methodist Church on Heder Street per Mrs Hazel Scott.

First Methodist Church Heder Street Hazel Scott

I Q Club Elects Officers At Organizational Meeting

Bonnie Bailey elected president of the I Q Club after a group meeting yesterday afternoon. Other officers named include Terese Pittino as vice president Jo Ann Tyree secretary Bonnie Shaft treasurer and Barbara Clement reporter. Members listed plus next meeting set for Monday Jan 10 at Barbara Clement’s Fairview Avenue home.

Bonnie Bailey Jonnie Bailey I. Q. Club Margaret Terry Neville Street Terese Pittino Jo Ann Tyree Bonnie Shaft Barbara Clement Juanita Spaun Frances Ann Meador Lorene Hurley Mickey West Norma Lee Holstein

Social News Notes From Beckley and Nearby

Mr and Mrs W S Smith of Harless Apartments 214 South Heber Street spent holidays with Captain and Mrs F W Simmons in Alexandria Virginia Mrs J H Shippy visiting her son in Ashland Kentucky before returning to Tennessee Her grandsons David Hugh and Bruce Peck joined her in Kentucky and returned to Beckley Friday Moses Joseph and son Tom of Huntington spent Christmas with family at 116 Fairlawn Avenue Also a note on rodent habitats mentioning tree dwellers and semi aquatic types.

W. S. Smith Harless South Heber Street F. W. Simmons Alexandria J. H. Shippy W. B. Peck Ashland Tennessee David Hugh Bruce Peck Kentucky Beckley Moses Joseph Tom Huntington Fairlawn Avenue

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