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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1950

Page

12

Hedrick Bride-to-Be Carolyn Hedrick and McCulloch Engagement

Carolyn June Hedrick of Petersburg Virginia is engaged to marry John Howard McCulloch son of Dr and Mrs J H McCulloch of Woodlawn Avenue. The ceremony will be at Elkins Methodist Church on August 12 conducted by Rev Ross Culpepper.

Carolyn June Hedrick John Howard McCulloch R. Hugh Hedrick Petersburg, Va Carolyn June J. H. McCulloch Woodlawn Avenue Ross Culpepper Elkins Methodist Church Miss Hedrick Petersburg High School West Virginia University Chi Omega la Circle Francais-French McCulloch Kentucky Military Institute Sigma Chi

Mrs Welborn Honored at Friday Picnic

Memphis visitor Mrs H E Welborn was the guest of honor at a Friday evening picnic at Little Beaver Park hosted by Mr and Mrs W H Holliday for Mrs Welborn and her children Craire and Gail. Her husband serves with the FBI in Washington DC and will return to Beckley next weekend amid guest attendance by several families and about 135 young people from the First Baptist Church Senior Department.

H. E. Welborn Memphis Tenn Nathan Street Virgie Munsey Liftle Beaver Park W. H Holliday Welborn Crair Gail Washington, D. C Federal Bureau First Baptist Church Lita I Bedver Park

Miss Loraine Heath Weds George Ransom in Shady Spring

Miss Loraine Heath and George E. Ransom wed in a double ring ceremony at Shady Spring Baptist Church on Friday evening. The couple, both from local families, honeymoon after the ceremony as Mrs. Ransom becomes a Montgomery High School graduate and Beckley News Papers employee.

Loraine Heath George Ransom South

Women’s Fellowship At First Christian Church

The Christian Women’s Fellowship, now the Women’s Council, will hold its first meeting of the missionary year Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Miss Lila Richardson directs the program and executive board members will serve as hostesses.

Christian Women’s Fellowship Women’s Council First Christian Church Lila Richardson

Stork shower honors Mrs. Ray in Sophia home

Mrs. Fred C. Ray was guest of honor at a stork shower Tuesday evening June 27 at the Sophia home of her mother-in-law Mrs. E. E. Ray. Prizes went to several guests and a refreshment course followed gift opening.

Fred C. Ray E. E. Ray Sophia Maxine Stone Susie Handy Getty Zimmerman Nernice Lawrence Clinton Spencer Newton Kan Madeline Calvert Kenneth Stone Ruth Coooke H C. McKinney Lona Zummerman Mary Poe Beulah Cooke Bernice Lawrence Louise Souder Kathleen Spillers Frank McKinney Harvey Rakes Carrie Weaver Mary Hampton Fred Lavis Wayne Farley Herbert Sutter Emmett Rakes Homer Tipton Ethel Darnell Betty Zummerman Noah Price Russell Cox Margaret Ray Jean Price Lucille Lambert Epperly P. N. Proffitt

OES Past Matrons Plan Monday Meeting at Temple

Bethlehem Chapter No. 73, Order of the Eastern Star, Past Matrons Club, will meet Monday afternoon July 3 at 2 o'clock in the Masonic Temple on Howe Street. Trustesses named are Mrs. E. F. Cooper Mrs. H. J. Thorne and Mrs. Irby Webb.

Bethlehem Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Howe Street E. F. Cooper H. J. Thorne Irby Webb

Miss Mary Riffe Engaged to Cleveland Resident

Announcement from Beckley West Virginia of Miss Mary Riffe daughter of Mrs Pansy H H Riffe and Harold M F Riffe engaging Charles James Crawford of Cleveland Ohio The wedding is set for Saturday August 5 at the Methodist Temple Kanawha Street The bride elect is a Woodrow Wilson High School and West Virginia Wesleyan College alumna The groom to be is a Pittsburgh native who studied at West Virginia Wesleyan and Case Institute of Technology and now works as a research chemist with Strong Cobb Pharmaceutical in Cleveland

Mary Riffe Beckley Charles James Crawford Cleveland Riffe Pansy HH. Riffe Crawford Street Harold MF. Riffe Charleston Methodist Temple Kanawha Street Harold M. Riffe, Jr Crawford William Crawford Woodrow Wilson High School West Virginia Wesleyan College Fayette County T. C. Schaub Pittsburgh Case Institute of Technology Strong‘Cobb Pharmaceutical Company

Joy Lee McCormick Weds Sgt Joe Ray Allen in Lawrenceburg

Miss Joy Lee McCormick daughter of Mr and Mrs T J McCormick of Mt Hope and Sgt Joe Ray Allen son of Mr and Mrs A C Allen of Crab Orchard married in a 145 pm single ring ceremony at John H Russe lawrenceburg Indiana The bride wore navy blue with white accessories and a gardenia corsage The bride is a 1947 Shady Spring High School graduate The groom from Woodrow Wilson High School is stationed at Holloman AFB Alamogordo NM They will reside there Best man named Maxey Dwornick.

Shady Spring Baptist Church Loraine Heath George E. Ransom Charles G. Heath Daniels G. O. Ransom Ransom Cool Ridge FE. MM. Powers Charles Tingle E. C. Lester Montgomery High School John Roane, Inc Shady Spring United States Europe Beckley Newspapers Corporation Fort Royal Daniel Boyce Griffin Gertrude Catlett BP. J. Catlett Elkins Street D. W. Griffin Salem First Baptist Church Hagerstown Paul W. Watlington S.C. Warden Wardensville Virginia Beach Ocean City Woodrow Wilson High School Brenau College Gainesville Alpha Gamma Delta Tau Sigma Beckley Corese Marshall College Huntington Marshall Pi Kappa Sigma Beckley Griffin Pennsylvania State North Carolina University of North Carolina United States Navy Capon Valley Lumber Company Society of American Foresters Army and Navy Club Arlington Joy Lee McCormick T. J. McCormick Mt Hope Joe Ray Allen A. C. Allen Crab Orchard John H. Russe Pdace Lawrenceburg Ind Allen Shady Spring High School Glee Club Sgt. Alten Holloman Air Force Base Army Air Corps Alamogordo N. M

Peggy Hedrick to Wed Robert W Martin

Mr and Mrs John Hedrick of Beaver announce the engagement of Peggy Ann Hedrick to Robert Weldon Martin, son of Mr and Mrs Grady Martin of Beaver. An open church ceremony is planned for July 7 at 7 30 p m at the First Methodist Church with Mrs Dora Lee Sergent serving as matron of honor.

John Hedrick Beaver Peggy Ann Robert Weldon Martin Grady Martin First Methodist Church Dora Lee Sergent Boner

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