Miss Burks Weds Michael J Oliver In Vienna
Mary Linda Burks former Beckley girl married Michael Joseph Oliver in St. Michael's Church Vienna at 10 a m. The ceremony featured white poinsettias and candles with organ music by Barbara Windland. The couple will live in Richmond after a southern wedding trip.
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St. Michael's Church of
Vienna
Beckley
Mary Linda Burks
Michael Joseph Oliver
Thomas Fitzgerald
Barbara Windland
Pettigrew Wright Burks
Charleston
Arthur G. Oliver
J. C. Heaberlin
Park Ave
Oliver Jr
Arthur Oliver Jr
Matthew Crofton
Michael Santer
Blennerhassett
Chancellor Hotel
Parkersburg
Woodrow Wil
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Court
Applications for marriage licenses list numerous couples from Beckley and surrounding towns with ages from 16 to 57. Entries name both prospective spouses and their parents, including locations such as Beckley Sprague and Shady Spring, reflecting local records.
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Raleigh County
Evera Leon Lilly
Archie
Garnet Lilly
Sullivan
Judy Jackson Cochran
Thomas
Susan Cochran
Princewick
John Parkule Jr
John
Helen —_ Parkule
Sprague
Joann Redden
Buster
Katy Redden
William Robinson
William
Gladys Robinson
Skelton
Rose Marie Reid
Hudson
Mildred Reid
Roy Bernard Cowans
Walter
Missouri Cowans
Beckley
Beatrice McBride
Austin
Amy Penny
Charles Lee Cumbow
Charles
Olive Cumbow
Stanaford
Melinda Faye McClanahan
George
Violet McClanahan
Lanark
Albert Hawanry
Tom and
Namie Thabet
Huntington
Naki Abarizh
Beck
Jane Looney
Gail Lilly
Gertrude Gunter
James Clemons Harvey
Mary Harvey
Ollie Czetter Dolley
Flood
Lurendra Edmons
William Franklin Shrader
Mary Frances Shrader
Kenneth Franklin Shrader
Besoco
Hester Marie Lilly
Manuel
Mona Belle Cueto
Nancy Gail Walker
Roy
Nora Walker
William Harland Basham
Mack
Chloea Basham
Cool Ridge
Patricia Mae Worley
Goldie Worley
Shady Spring
Lewis Monroe Patterson Jr
Lewis Monroe
Mabel Terry
Betty Elenora Joyce
le ¥i Lottie Joyce
Wilmington
Albert Donald Richmond
Albert
Gracie Richmond
Rock Creek
Maxine Cyrus
Haylie Summers
Martha Bradford
Racine Orland Thompson Jr
Racine Orland
Lois Christine Thompson
Linda Sue Talbert
Paul Scott
Clarice Ethel Talbert
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
A community notes column reviews hospital stays visits and returns. Mrs. Everett Shafer of Raleigh General Hospital, Millard Johnson at Beckley VA Hospital, and several families share visits, travel, and routine updates. Local church and club activities, social meetings, and holiday travels are listed along with military and student movements in Beckley and surrounding areas.
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Everett Shafer
Regular Baptist Church
Johnstown Road
Raleigh General Hospital
Coming Events From Beckley Womens Clubs and Neighbors
Notices invite women’s organizations to announce regular or special meetings. Send notices to Seckley Newspapers by 10 a.m. for same day use. Sunday listings require Friday submission. Adult Education class hosted by the Woman’s Club of Beckley meets 7:30 p.m. at Park Avenue clubhouse. Royal Neighbors of America meet at Eagles Hall Woodlawn Avenue for officer elections at 7:30 p.m.
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Woman's Department of
Seckley
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Park Avenue
Royal Neighbors of America
Eagles Hall
Woodlawn Avenue
Memorial Baptist Church Mission Circles Meet This Week
The Kathy Gunter Mission Circle will meet at the church at 7 30 p m Thursday. Other circles include the Lydia Ormandy Circle at 7 30 p m Friday at 111 Miller St and the Dorcas Circle at 113 Stanley St at 7 30 p m Friday.
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Kathy Gunter
Memorial Baptist Church
Lydia Ormandy
Ruth Bryant
Miller St
Dorcas
Louise Turner
Stanley St
Free ski lesson series canceled by county park commission
Milwaukee AP reports the county park commission canceled the first in a series of free ski lessons due to excessive snowfall. Early snow delays and safety concerns prompted the cancellation, leaving participants awaiting rescheduled dates.
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Milwaukee
County Park Commission
Mannered Invite From Millett NEA Weekend Arrival
Millett NEA urges precise arrival date when inviting guests for a weekend to avoid embarrassment. Clear timing helps hosts and visitors coordinate plans and prevent scheduling conflicts.
SS Clubwomen To Meet Thursday
Shady Spring District Woman's Club schedules an open meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in Beaver Lions Club house. C G Peregoy Woodrow Wilson High School principal to speak on World Affairs Concerning the Chamber of Commerce. Members urged to bring an old hat for Easter hat sale. event led by ways and means with Mrs Zina French as chairwoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring
Ways and Means Committee
Zina French
Raymond Eve
Everett Underwood
Fred Ritch
Feida Burns
S. B. Take
Food Shopping Guide: Weekend Produce and Meats Highlights
Washington shoppers face bountiful produce this weekend with cost and quality in focus. Meat counters emphasize a wide variety of minor items, with broilers and fryers as top features. Bacon and pork loins will be at favorable prices and plentiful.
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Washington
UPI
Crab Orchard WCTU Gives Baskets To Ill Residents
The Women's Christian Temperance Union of Crab Orchard distributed fruit and food baskets for ill neighbors. The meeting at Mrs. Roby Blevins home featured direction by Mrs. S L Crews and a solo by Mrs. Sidon Phipps. President Mrs. Dan Childs Jr. presided with several members and a guest in attendance.
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Crab Orchard
RNS
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Roby Blevins
S. L. Crews
Sidon Phipps
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Dan Childs Jr
Ralph Lilly
Carrie Weaver
John Rice
Virgil Woodie
Pearl Blevins
Elva Ann Phipps
Homer Persinger
Clyde Crowley
Ten Year Coin Stunt Backfires At Lane Avenue Shop Center
In Columbus Ohio merchants offered to honor 1948 dimes for dollar purchases during a 10th anniversary promotion. A crowd threatened to flood stores with dimes prompting cancellation. It was later learned 163 311 000 dimes were minted in 1948.
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Columbus, Ohio
Lane Avenue
Dairy and vegetable bargains highlighted in new sales
The notice lists attractive prices for dairy items and a wide range of vegetables. It highlights broccoli, cabbage, eggplant, lettuce, potatoes, spinach, carrots, greens, rutabagas, beets, celery, onions, sweet potatoes, broccoli rabe, parsley, dill, and peas as good buys, indicating strong value at counters.
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Miss Burks
Michael J. Oliver
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Young Women’s Christian Association
Spokes
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Associated Women Students
WVU
The
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Parkersburg High School
WVUI
Beta Theta Pi
Greater
C. E
Kitty) Trent
Arthur John Ringgold
Towson
Foster Studio
Patsy Mike Porterfield
Ben
Cora Porterfield
Jacqueline Harwood Bragg
Jack
Ardath Short
Earl Coleman Francis
Millard
Cordie Francis
Marie Elizabeth Stoots
Raymond
Gertrude Stoots
Pittsburgh
Millard Johnson
Sylvia St
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
A. B. Carney
E. St
Inlaw
Jay Johnson
Steven Jay
Jayne Ann
Kenova
Howard FE. Shirkey
Brenda Kay
Norman Edmond
Flint
Mich
Buck Carney
Angela En
Howard B Shirkey
Andrea Durgan
Andrew Durgan
Kanawha Street
Marshall University
Anne Kessinger
Ted Kessinger
Glade Creek
Miss Kessinger
William Cumiford
Maxwell Hill
M. C. Simmons
Cindy
Houston, Tex
Simmons
Cumiford
Warren Neal
Karan
Sherri
Buddy
Pam
Mikie
Cincinnati
Ohio
Catholic Daughters of America
Parrish Hall
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Women of the Church
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Temple
Pythian Sisters
Watkins Drug Store
Gamma Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Paul Kelly
Tams
Frank Moore
Muncie
Ind
Damon Farley
Ft. Knox
Jack Shumate
Otsego
Fred Mitchem
Eccles
Lonnie Shumate
McGraws
Mitchems
William Blankenship
Horace
Albion
Shady Spring District Woman's Club
Beaver Lions Club
Lodge Hall
Howard Goode
Iris Jane
Shirley Ann
Howard Goode Jr
Fink
Kay
Albany
Capt. Goode
U. S. Air Force
Goodes
Airman
Richard Fox
Kesler Afb
Miss
Stotesbury
Wisconsin
Prosperity Home Demonstration Club
Carl Toney
General Mission Society of the
Harrison Shelton
Washington, D. C
J. W. Wood
Helen
Shelton
Texas
U. S. Army
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Joe Wood
MacArthur
Thrifty Savers Club
Doris Adams
S. Fayette St
Charm Ette
el Chico
Lucinda Wirtz
Gulf
Gulf Woman’s Club
Sophia Clubhouse
Jack Hutchens
Dorcas Ave
B. R. Parkey Jr
Cynthia
Richmond, Va
John W. Yago
Fifth St
Indianapolis
W. S. Jackson
Dana
Bill
Mary Ann Bolton
E. R. Bolton
Mount Hope
Fairmont State College
Cecelia
de Sales Heights Visitation Academy
Ann Fleming
Homestead, Fla
Arnold Holdren
Parkway Drive
Mike Pachuta
Mankin Avenue
Earl Dalton
Lilly Heights
Charles Garrett
Mt. Nebo
Air Force Base School
Homestead
Manners
Millett
NEA
He" Savics
Hyde
Keatleys
Prince It
Storm Boots
West Virginia
Johnny Kincaid
Alan Staton
Evelyn Roberts
Minor Scott
Food Shopping Guide
WCTU
Grant
Odidans
S&h
Steve
Colton
Ladies Capri’s
Candy
Neville St., Beckley
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