New Year Dance Promises Blue and Silver Decor
The Petite Teens Sub-Deb Club hosts a New Year’s Eve dance from 8 30 p m to 1 a m at the Beckley Hotel Ballroom. About 300 attendees are expected including WWHS seniors, with Julian Williams WWHS instructor as master of ceremonies and the Rockea Teens Band of Oceana to perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hotel
Woodrow Wilson High School
Janet Crews
Vada Williams
Shelby Stump
Kitty Mitchell
Lana Wooten
Julian Williams
WWHS
Rockea’ Teens
Oceana
Petite Club
Patty Williams
Helen Williams
Ruth Meek
Lindh Sutphin
Pearl Lilly
Martha Garret
Holiday visits bring wide circle of kin in Fairdale
Fairdale residents report a flurry of travel and family gatherings. Kenneth Bryant and family from Bay Shore New York visit Blanche Clay and relatives while other guests include Sonny and Ronnie Clay families from Beckley. Betty Simpson of Dayton Ohio visits Dickens and daughter Lou Ann, with college students Martha McMillion and Sutherland also spending holidays with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Ann
Martha McMillion
Concord College
Athens
Robert McMillion
Sutherland
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
Clarice Sutherland
Harvey Wall
A. E. Sutherland
Huntington
J. R. Zeithaml
Jimmy
Cleveland
Ohio
Claude Walker
Junior Walker
L. J. Daniel
Beckley
Sandra Slone
Debbie
Ted Stover
Jimmy Griffith
U.S. Air Force
Beckley Veteran Administration Hospital
Arlie Barber
Charles Poe
Hills mark 25th wedding anniversary in Tams
Mr and Mrs Harold Hill of Tams observed their 25th anniversary on December 23. They wed in Wise Virginia. she, the former Alene Smith of Darby Virginia. The couple has two children Harold Dean Hill and Mrs Cecil Torrico, both of Washington DC, plus two grandchildren Susan Kay and Steven Wayne Torrico, also of DC. The celebration followed the arrival of their family from Washington for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
RNS
Harold Hill
Tams
Wise
Alene Smith
Darby
Cecil Torrico
Harold Dean Hill
Washington
D. C
Susan Kay
Steven Wayne Torrico
Births in Beckley and Ameagle Families
Mr and Mrs Charlie Willis of Victor announce the birth of a seven pound fourteen ounce daughter Merri Christy at 12 10 pm December 23 in Beckley Memorial Hospital. At 10 25 pm December 24 a son Ira Lee weighing eight pounds nine ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Edward Cutlip of Ameagle in Beckley Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Willis
Victor
Merri Christy
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Ira Lee
Edward Cutlip
Ameagle
Smith-Golding Vows Read In Home Rites
On December 24 Miss Letty June Golding and Arthur H. Smith exchanged marriage vows at the home of his parents in Lochgelly. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Ruby G. Moxley and L. E. Golding, wore a light blue wool jersey dress. Maid of honor was Nancy Golding. best man was Amos R. Smith. A reception followed. The bride works for Western Electric in Dayton. the groom, a Woodrow Wilson High School alumnus, served four years in the Navy and works for Inland Manufacturing Corp. in Dayton. Attendees included Willie A. Moxley family, R. G. Bailey, Bob Smith, Nancy Rice, and Norma Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letty June Golding
Arthur H. Smith
Amos R. Smith
Lochgelly
Ruby G. Moxley
Rural Hall
N. C
L. E. Golding
Winston-Salem
N.C
Nancy Golding
Western Electric Co
Dayton
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson High School
U. S. Navy
Inland Manufacturing Corp
General Motors
Willie A. Moxley
Mike and
Nancy
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local holiday guest notes and visitor lists from Virginia Beach to Beckley Memorial Hospital, listing relatives, servicemen, and friends visiting or returning home for holidays. Names include James Blake, Sharon Lynn, Nadine Wade, Quinton Richmond, Melvin Richmond, Audra Wattman, Jack Lytton, Dennis Lester, Belinda Shephard, Glen Golden, Arraw Ang Gaagh, and others visiting across North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blake
Sharon Lynn
Virginia Beach
Ralph Blake
MacArthur
W. R. Harold
Keystone
Naval Air Station
Oceana
Nadine Wade
Hudson Ave
Quinton Richmond
Detroit
Mich
Melvin Richmond
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Audra Wattman
West Grove
Bonnie Bragg
Maxwell Hill Road
Wiley Lilly
Cleveland
Ohio
Jack Lytton
Palm Beach
Fla
Lyttons
W. E. Lytton
Florida
Marion Cook
Huntington
Vernon Mills
Shephard
Gary Shepherd
Carol Shephard
Greensboro
N. C
James Stovall
Wayne
Bradley
James Whittaker
Terry
Dean
Sophia
Leap Year 1960 highlights in births and ballots
In 1960 women outpaced men at the polls and in births amid Leap Year celebration. Notable events included Kennedy Jr.s move to a White House nursery, first women in Japan and Ceylon cabinets, and high profile divorces. Olympic heroines, a record Miles across the United States, and Pulitzer prize for Margaret Leech mark the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr
White House
Prince Andrew
Elizabeth II
Prince Phillip
Reza Koorosh Ali
Iran
Shah
Farah
Naruhito
Japan
Akihito
Michiko
Steven Rockefellers
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lyndon Johnson
Jacqueline Kennedy
Wilma Rudolph
Carol Heiss
Chris von Saltza
Lynn Burke
Barbara Moore
United States
Teen-Age Scientist Among 10 Young Women Of Year
The list honors Lynn Seymour dancer Jane Powell Rosenthal archaeologist Elizabeth Seal actress Wilma Rudolph athlete Susan Greenburg photographer Lee Bontecou sculptress Julie Isles fashion designer Elaine May critic Helen Jean Roger TV producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Seymour
Jane Powell Rosenthal
Elizabeth Seal
Wilma Rudolph
Susan Greenburg
Lee Bontecou
Julie Isles
Elaine May
Helen Jean Roger
Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club's New Year Eve Dance
Women's clubs are invited to submit notices by 10 a.m. for same day use at Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department. The Calico and Jeans Square Dance Club hosts its annual New Year's Eve dance at 8 p.m. in the Greenbrier Social Room with Harry Lackey as caller. Area clubs are invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Calico and Jeans
Greenbrier
Harry Lackey
Chaminade Music Club and Moose Chapter Night Schedule
Monday event at 206 Russell St hosts the Chaminade Music Club led by Mrs C A Thompson at 8 p.m. Tuesday features Women of the Moose chapter night at the Moose ballroom starting 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaminade Music Club
Women of the Moose
Moose Ballroom
Navy Mother's Club Meeting Heard at Coca Cola Social Room
The Navy Mother's Club holds its regular meeting at the Coca Cola Social Room at 7 30 p.m. Hostesses include Mrs Allen Smith Mrs June Conner and Mrs Wesley Hedrick with arrangements by the group for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Mother’s Club
Allen Smith
June Conner
Wesley Hedrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alex Cunningham
Roy A. Cunningham
Murrey Loflin
Paul H. Loflin
Cindy Lee
Robert Lee
Todd Emerson
Ann Emery
Ann Engle
Martha Engle
Brewston
N. Y
Chris Farm
C. C. Farmer Jr
Douglas Lee
Steve Hedges
Joe Hedges
Mary Martha George
George D. George
Susan Williams
A. S. Davenport
Son
Willis Wooten
Frank Baird
Woman’s Club of
Letha Leigh McDaniel
Phill McDaniel II
Rebecca Sigmund
Bill Sigmund II
W. R. Sigmund
Megan Lee
Patricia Lynn George
Larry George
Mary Alice Williams
Daugh
Ter
Julian E. Williams
P . H. Loflin Jr
Beverly Ann George
Gail George
Duke Williams
Martha Wee Yol Lois Woods
Mary Cohen
John Wood
Davenport
Fairdale
Rgan
Charles Claypool
L. F. Smith
Chicago
Ill
Barber
Marvin
Hackensack
N. J
Ahlin Davis
Fred Bonham
Vonn Brooks
Fort Bragg
Claude Bunch
Pic
James Nunn
Fort Story
Mrs
Edgar
Carlos Allen
Leola Allen
James Allen
Clay Blaylock
Lincoln
Neb
Pat Salango
Chris Webb
Dwight Daniel
ACE Adjustment Service
Peoples Credit Store
Neville St
Earl Farley
Coal City
AU Solis Arraw Ang Gaaghters
Glen Golden
Alexandria
Glen Cline
South
Carrie Terry
Lanark
French Williams
Mercer St
Richard Stout
Asheville
Jack Williams
Duke University
Durham
Robert Leo Cipolat
Sandra and
Sherry Lynn
Atlanta
M. W. Arnold
Maplewood Lane
Kevin
Grundy
Duane Ellifritt
Bonnie
Franklin
Max B. Fisher
Stephen
Independence
Toledo
Thomas Baker
Katina
Karren
Kimberly
F. R. Baker
Summers St
Eula Martin
Houston St
John Paul Shumate
John E. Shumate
Northwestern Ave
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
Mrs. Milton Hughes
South Fayette
Joy Miller
AP Women’s
Henry Dubois
James Bly
James Jones
William Bowles
Lem Hannah
Amos Rutledge
Loving Woodson
I. B. Walker
Charlene
Debria
Debra
Charles Christian
Tel
James Bly Jr
Columbus
Cille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Margaret Rose
Anthony Armstrong Jones
Thomas Cronin
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Lucia M. Cormier
Masa Nakayama
Ceylon
Genpree
Accmae
Ekaterina Furtseva
Margaret Leech
McKinley
U. S
Prince Naruhito
Michika
Queen Elizabeth i
Mademoiselle Magazine
Patricia Bath
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