Miss Shelby Jean Rhodes Weds J P Roberts in Home Ceremony
Miss Shelby Jean Rhodes and J P Roberts united in marriage at 2 p m December 23 in the Roberts home on Woodlawn Avenue. Rev Eugene B Roberts of Knoxville officiated. The bride, daughter of Mrs Bessie Rhodes, wore white satin with a long fitted bodice and train, a pearl necklace, illusion veil, and carried a Bible with a white orchid. Jeanette Wikler was maid of honor. Chester Roberts served as best man. A reception followed with poinsettias and holly. The couple left for a Smoky Mountains honeymoon. The bride attended Mullens High School Beckley College and is active in several clubs. the groom, from Sneedville, holds a BS from East Tennessee State College, served in Korea, and works as a salesman. Out-of-town relatives attended from Knoxville and Wyco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Jean Rhodes
J.P. Roberts
Chester Roberts
Woodlawn Avenue
Eugene B. Roberts
Knoxville
Tenn
Bessie Rhodes
Mercer St
Phillips
Roberts
Sneedville
Montague Lilly
Richard Moorefield
Wyco
Jeanette Wikler
Accent Rugs Welcome New Figure Panel Rug Innovation
Accent rugs gain a longer slender panel form about twelve inches wide and varying lengths. The panel rug suits contemporary furniture and spaces in front of chairs sofas beds and fireplaces with bold orange red coral and violet colors. Advances in waxes make polished floors easier to maintain enhancing the home’s jewel like hand woven designs.
Half Sizes Classic Charmers Pattern No 3060
Shorter fuller figure design features graceful feminine lines with easy shoulder detailing and a soft collar. Pattern No 3060 sizes 112 to 26 offered with fabric yardage 39 inches. Send 35 cents for pattern plus 5 cents extra for first class mail. or 2 cents for Fall-Winter Fashion World book with many patterns. Pattern Bureau address provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Raleigh Register
Old
Chelsea Station
New York
Choosing a Baby Sitter With Care for WVU Advice
Extension home economics specialists at West Virginia University urge parents to be selective when choosing a sitter. They recommend gradual separation, familiar routines, and clear communication about schedules, meals, and bedtimes to ensure the child's safety and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
Local Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Visits
Personal notes recount guests and travelers visiting Hamrick area households over the holidays. Leroy Phipps and Mrs Edward Redden with Robert E Walker joined Howard and Mrs Faw of Hilltop. Philpot Jr of Lebanon arrived to visit Judge and Mrs Harry McCreery. Jean Winner of Wilmington NC returned after Christmas with HV Hawlay en route from Portsmouth. Garner Guy on furlough from Chanute AFB Illinois spent time with grandparents Ben Guy Sr and family. The Moffatts welcomed Christmas at 108 Foster Ave with Huntington relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy ~ Phipps
Edward Redden
Robert Ed. Walker
Garden Terrace
HV. Hawlay
Wilmington
Portsmouth
Ohio
Garner Guy
Chanute Air Force Base
Ilinois
Ben
Guy Sr
Rural Acres Drive
W. J. Hall
Huntington
James F. Moffatt
Foster Ave
Births announced in Beckley Hospital records
Families in Beckley announce newborns with details from Dec 15 to Dec 18. Jeffrey Alan Hatsanyi weighs 4 pounds 14 ounces at 23 p.m. Dec 15. Victoria Anna Mays weighs an unspecified birth weight at 5 55 a.m. Dec 15. Elizabeth Gail Murdock weighs 2 pounds 3 ounces born Dec 16. Lana Gail Jewen weighs 7 pounds 13 ounces born Dec 16. George Washington Jr. Bunn weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces born Dec 16. Alan Bernard Noel weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces born Dec 18. All births occurred at Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Hatsanyi
Elizabeth Gail
Cecil Ray Murdock
Cranberry
Beckley Hospital
Tennis Jerry Jewen
Mount Hope
Lana Gail
Beckley Hospitll
George Washington Jr
George Washington Bunn
Fireon
Alan Bernard
Billy Clyde Noel
Daniels
Holiday Dance at Black Knight Club Tonight
Lassie Sub Deb Club members host a dance tonight at the Black Knight Country Club with about 350 guests expected. Miss Kay Carol Short chairs the affair, music by Jan Campbell and orchestra from 9 p m to 1 a m, and Larry George to preside during intermission. Preceding the dance, club members and Dr and Mrs Jarrell attend a banquet in Glass House at 6 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lassie Lasie
Black Knight Country Club
Kay Carol Short
Jan Campbell
Kyle Jarrell
Larry George
Miss Short
Sherry Persinger
Carolyn Sanger
Patty Hughes
Frances Ragland
Patricia Stewart
Carolyn Patton
Pilliteri and Philpott Exchange Vows at Baptist Church
Miss Mary Pilliteri and Donald Philpott wed at 4 p.m. December 24 in the Regular Baptist Church with Rev. Everett R. Shafer officiating. The bride, daughter of Mrs. George Pannell of Macduhar, wore a pink lace over taffeta gown and white rosebud corsage. matron of honor Mrs. Harry Ballard wore blue with a red rosebud. Best man was Harry Ballard. After the ceremony the couple left for a wedding trip through the Southern states. The bride, a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, is employed by National Mine Service Co. The groom, a Stoco High School graduate, serves in the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pilliteri
Donald Philpott
Everett R._ Shafer
George Pannell
Macdrihur
Frank, Philpott
Coal City
Harry Ballard
Wood Prow Wilson High School
National Mine Service Co
Stoco High School
Air Force
Beckley Student Wins National Letter Contest at Dinner Meet
Linda Lee Mays of Beckley Junior High was named a national winner in the What Thanksgiving Means to Me contest sponsored by F. P. Ryan. The ninth grader, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mays, received a prize check and was recognized at a Beckley NSA I dinner meeting where members discussed sending a delegate to the National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lee Mays
Beckley
Miss Mays
George Mays
Bellevue Lane
Beckley Junior High School
Judy Beckham
Martha
Ft. Lauder/Beckham
Mary Grace
Jemon
Dale
Lilly of
NSAI
Madge Richardson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Shelby Jean Rhodes
J. P. Roberts
Francis Moorefield
Nancy Wikler
Smokey Mountains
Mullens High School
Hancock High School
East Tennessee State College
Johnson City
Korea
Third Infantry Division
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
First Baptist Church
Lou Roberts
Eugene’ Roberts
Ruth Ann
Jerry
R. J. Roberts
Rhonda
Cuma
Detroit
Mich
Willie McGehee
Accent
Lassie Lassie
Cecily Brownstone
Frozen Foods
New England
Mom
America
Helen Evans Brown
James A. Beard
Brown and Beard
Miss Kay Carol Short
Baptist Church
NSA
United States
Ryan
Dnig
Martha Winston
The
National Secretaries Association
Madge
N.Y
Primalene
Penney’s
Penney Cottons
Penney's
NZES
Penney
Dan River
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