Western Virginia wedding luncheon honors Paula Harless Preston
The Black Knight Country Club hosted a luncheon Friday for bride Paula Harless Preston, with family members including her mother Mrs. Paul M. Harless and grandmother Mrs. C. R. Harless in attendance. A second item notes Glen Daniel couple E. E. Erskine and Kate Hanna Erskine celebrated their Golden Wedding with open house on July 9, with many relatives listed as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
James Ray Preston
Paula Harless
Paul M. Harless
C. R. Harless
Glen Daniel
E. E. Erskine
Charleston
B. F. Webb
Erskine
Kate Hanna
W. M. Hanna
E. E. Erskine Jr
Bluefield
William J. Erskine
South Char
Phymosia Gardeners Host Tuesday Workshop
Phymosia Gardeners State Workshop led by Mrs. Henry L. Walker and Mrs. Ralph Fritts runs Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Greenbriar Social Room as part of preparations for the 13th annual Flowering Times show August 26-27 by the Raleigh County Garden Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Walker
Ralph Fritts
Greenbriar
Phymosia Garden Club
Walker
Fritts
J. W. Ward Jr
Coming Events For Women Groups In Beckley Area
Local notices list a slate of meetings across Beckley and surrounding towns. Groups include Friendly Art Clubs, Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge, Phymosia Garden Club, Women of the Moose, Bethlehem Chapter of Eastern Star, Women’s Christian Temperance Union, Raleigh County Navy Mothers Club, Rebekah Section of Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren, Mount Tabor Home Demonstration Club, Pine Wood Garden Club, Prayer Group, Academy of Friendship Women of Moose, Christian Women’s Fellowship First Christian Church, Fellowship Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren, and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. Activities cover meetings, workshops, dinners, elections, obligations, and social gatherings with times ranging from afternoon to evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Women’s Fellowship
Crab Orchard
Church of the Brethren
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Flower Committee Of Columbine Club To Meet Wednesday
The Columbine Garden Club Flower Committee plans a 2 p.m. Wednesday meeting at chairwoman Mrs. Cleon Sarandon’s home to prepare for the Raleigh County Garden Council flower show. Members will bring materials for a breakfast table workshop and the entry titled Top O’ The Morning will be featured during Flowering Times on Aug. 26 27 at Beckley Hotel Ballroom. Attendees included Mrs. Noel Ennis Mrs. D E Wipperman Mrs. Murray Shuff Mrs. Chris Saran don Mrs. Herbert Morgan Mrs. C H Rutledge and Mrs. Cleon Sarandon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbine Garden Club
Raleigh County Gardens Council
Cleon Sarandon
Beckley Hotel
Blaine Tanner
Past Matrons Plan August Meeting at Bethlehem Chapter
Past Matrons Club of Bethlehem Chapter No. 71, Order of Eastern Star, plans a August meeting at the summer camp of Mr and Mrs Sam Thomson on Glade Creek. The announcement came at a Granville Avenue meeting led by president Mrs T R Wilson with cohostess Mrs D F McKenzie and devotional by Mrs Hattie French on Worry and Crossing Bridges. An ice cream social preceded the session with attendees including Mrs E J Larrick Mrs George Shriver Mrs John Peters Mrs John Richmond Mrs Irby Webb Mrs Georg Williams Mrs Mason French Mrs Garner Williams Mrs Charles Reid Mrs C H Felter Mrs H J Thorne Mrs Freda Casto Mrs Woodrow Bond and Mrs H R Sawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
iSam Thomson
Glade Creek
Granville Avenue
E. S. Pugh
T. R. Wilson
D. F. McKenzie
Hattie French
E. J. Larrick
George Shriver
John ‘Peters
John Richmond
Irby Webb
Georg Williams
Mason French
Garner Williams
Charles Reid
C. H. Felter
H. J. Thorne
Fred
State Beauty Crown to Decide West Virginia entrant
Thirteen teen contestants from across West Virginia will compete Thursday through Saturday to choose the state representative for the Miss West Virginia pageant in Atlantic City. The Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event, with preliminaries and semifinals leading to a five finalist group for the Saturday night finals. Contestants include Connie Sue Sickle and Carole Johnson of Fairmont, Frances Elizabeth Rucker of Clarksburg, Carolyn Sue Dietz of East Bank, Zola Fae Adkins of Spencer, Margaret Louise Ingle of St Marys, Sharon Elizabeth Moore of South Charleston, Charlotte Ann Osler of Parkersburg, Nancy Carol Webb of White Sulphur Springs, and Jenny Lind Tamplin of Racine BOone County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburgh
UPI
West Virginia
Richard Millstone
Connie Sue Sickle
Carole Johnson
Fairmont
Frances Elizabeth Rucker
Clarksburg
Carolyn Sue Dietz
East Bank
Zola Fae Adkins
Spencer
Margaret Louise Ingle
St. Marys
Sharon Elizabeth Moore
South Charleston
Charlotte Ann Osler
Parkersburg
Nancy Carol Webb
White Sulphur Springs
Jenny Lind Tamplin
Racine
Boone County
Elegant touch jackets for summer wear at fairs
Elegant Touch describes black rayon velvet cropped jackets suitable for fair conditioned summer spots. Most styles feature stand away collars and light construction for warm-weather events.
House Party Set In Philippi Churchwomen Will Leave Tuesday
The 27th annual House Party of the Woman's Baptist Mission Society of West Virginia will convene at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, Tuesday, and run through Saturday. Attending from Beckley are L. M. Hopkins and several others including Mrs. James P. Bland, Mrs. Richard Lewis, and Mrs. Mary Sharp among many. Miss Estelle Marlin, a missionary from Kodiak, Alaska, will speak, with Dr. Dorothy Stevens as Bible leader and Edna Bowers leading vesper rites. The Raleigh Association and local clubs will participate, with auxiliary business sessions planned July 22-23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Baptist Mission Society of
West Virginia
Alderson - Broaddus College
Philippi
L. M. Hopkins
Beckley
Raleigh Association of Women's Mission Society
James P. Bland
Women’s Society of First Baptist Church
Richard Lewis
Nathan Lilly
W. A. Argenbright
French Davis
C. D. Hall
Mary Sharp
Merle Wood
W. C. McMahan
Edna
Kodiak
Alaska
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Karen Foster returns to Oak Hill after Alpha Sigma Alpha convention at Mackinac Island Michigan. She starts junior year at Concord College Athens as sorority president and Cardinal Key member, a 1959 Woodrow Wilson grad. Several relatives and friends visit or travel, including the Wall family from Miami and G. William Lazenby III’s Washington visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Foster
Oak Hill
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Grand Hotel
Mackinac Island
Mich
William D. Foster Jr
Beckley
Concord College
Athens
Concord
Cardinal Key
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mrs Quesenberry Visiting Shady Spring After 20 Years
Mrs. Jack Quesenberry of Charleston stayed with Mrs. Reo Bennett in Shady Spring this week marking a reunion after two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Quesenberry
Charleston
Reo Bennett
Shady Spring
Crab Orchard Union Luncheon Postponed to July 26
The covered-dish luncheon and meeting of the Crab Orchard Union set for Wednesday has been postponed until Wednesday July 26. Mrs. Dan Childs, president, announced the event will start at 11 a m at the home of Mrs. Virgil Woodie in Crab Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Dan Childs
Virgil Woodie
Crab ,Orchard
Hundred-year-old Mabscott resident poses for photo with family
Mrs Anna Gadd of Mabscott finally agrees to a portrait with her great grandson and his family before they depart for California. Sgt Clarence Mooney his wife Kathaleen and their children Mark Edward and Brian pose at home. Mooney ships to Twentynine Palms after June 23 Marine Corps School graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Whittaker
Fort Worth
Tex
H. M. Blevins
Capt
O. J. Gill Jr
Gregory
Jeffery
Lawton
Oklo
L. A. Wire
Orchard Avenue
Gill
U.S. Army
Germany
Ft. Sill
Anna Gadd
Mabscott
California
Clarence E. Mooney
Kathaleen Kirk
Mark Edward
Brian Kirk
Twentynine Palms
Calif
U. S. Marine Corps
Sophia Circles Meet at Sophia Baptist Church July gathering
Circles of the Sophia Baptist Church held their July meeting Monday night at the church. Circle No 2 led the program Home Mission with Mrs Junior Kirk as chair. Members Mrs William Benfield Mrs Arthur Akers Mrs Lloyd Graham and Mrs Marvin Proffitt participated. Refreshments were served to members and two guests Miss Karne Mullens of College Park Md visiting aunt Mrs Arthur Akers and Miss Sue Ellen Smith of Waynesburg Pa who is near her grandmother Mrs ith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sophia Baptist Church
Circle No. 2
Home Mission
Junior Kirk
William Benfield
Arthur Akers
Lloyd Graham
Marvin Proffitt
Paul Proffitt
Henry Smith
Circle 2
Karne Mullens
College Park
Sue Ellen ‘Smith
Waynesburg
Ith
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Ner
Irene Maxey
John Amon
Bill Browskey
K. S. Lazenby
G. W. Lazenby Jr
Hal M. Scott
B. E. Wallace
John Dellinger
Clarence W. Smith
Carlyle $. Bolen
George Bright
J. W. Miles
Thomas Wall
J. G. Anderson Jr
Bill Dozier
Clayton Howery
Jane Anderson
Sherry Wood
Pam Harless
Jane Howery
Ginger Evans
Sherry Evans
E. J. MacFarland
George Ballard
Ben Wooten Jr
C. J. Martin
First Methodist Church
Oceanside
Hawaii
Preston
Beckley College
Wanda Erskine
Robert Ellis
Charles Stead
Akron
Ohio
Ivan Erskine
Tate Valley
Ronald Erskine
Sissonville
Owen Parks
Dunbar
Julis Green
C. M. Rumbaugh
Hurricane
Phymosia Gardeners
Woman's Department of
Mabel Terry
Smoot Ave
Golden Gate Rebekah
Greenbrier
Women of the Moose
Moose Dining Room
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
A. L. Rohrer
Raleigh County
Navy Mothers Club
C. E. Kingery
Virginia St
Cecil Conner
J. T. Jarrell
Mount Tabor
Kelly Beckelhimer
Harper Heights
Pine Wood Garden Club
Donald Slayton
Dexter Avenue
Church In the Home Prayer Group
Mamie Gunnoe
MacArthur
Women of Moose
Academy of Friendship
Moose
The
Christian Women’s Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Women's Fellowship
Church Grove
Memorial Building
IOOF
North Oakwood Ave
Columbine Club
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Nash Campbell Floors
and Furniture Discount House
Vales
Kimberly
Miami
Fla
John C. Dellinger
Williams St
Ville
Wall
Goodyear Co
Huntington
G. William Lazenby III
Washington, D. C
Mrs
Foster Ave
P. C. Conner
Cole St
W. W. Dews
Etta King
Alexandria
Nora Jane Perry
Tazewell
Theo Wells
Woodlawn
Russell Turner
Samuel Thomson
Park St
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview Park
Charles Perkowski
Columbus
Perkowski
H. G. Sterne
Wilson Street
Columbus City
James M. Cook
Midway
Bluefield Sanitarium
Francis Marion Cook
Charles H. Richards
Roanoke
Emmett Long
Johnstown Rd
Julia Steplowski
Mount Hope
Gene Hart
Diane
Joyce Snuffer
Johnny Aliff
Columbia, S. C
Phillip A. Saunders
Dabney
Mrs. Saunders
George M. Ford
Harry W. Hall
Patty Peters
Allen Ave
Peggy Hiserman
Amherst Dr
Morris Harvey College
Barbara Beatrice
West Wickham
Christianburg
Clarence Snuffer
Deberry
Robert Clayborn
S. Kanawha St
New River
Harold Via
Jim
Bill
R. B
Sandy
Karen Wood
Gale Arthur
Ernest Dillon
Harold Via Jr
Darrell
Jimmy Andrews
Wendel Holcomb
Miami, Fla
Cleo Andrews
Daniels
G. S. Tolbert
Railroad Ave
Andrews
Holcomb
Tolberts
Florida
Jack Starling
Cleveland, Ohio
Brown W. Payne
South Fayette Street
Bobbie E. Deberry
Michael, Ronnie Jean
Debra Ann
David E
Falknor
McCreery Street Realty
SEA& SK
Cohen
Neville Street
Rine Corps Exchange Accounting School
Arlington
Patrick County
Virginia
Dunns
Gadd
Sophia
Paris
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Wooddell’s Jewelry Store
Main St
Court House
Scott Avenue
Harper Road
Harvey St
North Vance Drive
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