Family Get-Together At Williams Home In McAlpin
A large Williams family gathering occurred Saturday at N. L. Williams and wife’s McAlpin home. Sgt Leonard Williams and his wife from Fort Walton Beach and Robert Mitchell and family from Marion, Virginia joined extended relatives including nine grandchildren and two granddaughters visiting from the area. Sgt Williams, a 12 year Air Force veteran stationed at Elgin AFB Florida, had just 30 day leave before returning abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Williams
McAlpin
Leonard W Wil
Liams
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Robert Mitchell
Marion
Douglas
Bill Williams
Edna Ann Williams
Charlotte Williams
Williams
Jennifer June Mitchell
Coming Events Public notices for women’s groups via Beckley Newspapers
Women’s organizations are invited to submit meeting notices to the Woman's Department. Notices by 10 a.m. appear the same day. Saturday deadlines apply for Sunday listings. Women of the Moose hold a 6:30 p.m. dinner in Moose dining room, officers and chairmen only. Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Eastern Star observes charter member and obligation night at the Mason ic Temple on Howe Street at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Women of the Moose
Moose Dining
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Social notes from Fairdale visitors and travelers
Fairdale and surrounding areas see a flurry of visits as families and friends travel between Grants New Mexico Cleveland Ohio Beckley Dayton and Chicago. Guests include Ray Sanderson and sons Dennis and John Ray returning from Grants NM. Clara Worley of Cleveland visiting grandparents. Roger Clowers of Chicago visiting parental hosts. and many others returning home after visits with relatives in Beckley Norton and South Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Worley
Cleveland
Ohio
John Gilmer
Lacy Worley
Gilmers
John Jr
Grants
N. M
Corbett Webb
Clem Brown
Austin Brown
Herbert Harvey
Franklin Cox
Donna
South Charleston
Leonard Lambert
Fort Knox
Peggy
Roger Keith
Layden Griffith
Arlie Barber
Chicago
Ill
Sarah Whiteneck
Alfred Parks
Chardon
Carlos Allen
Debbie
Leola Allen
Charles Surrett
Bolt
Grace Walker
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Earl Fanning
Dayton
Bob Fanning
William Fanning
Daisy Foster
Beckley
Junior Bailey
Brenda
Ernestine
Hayden Wolfe
Glen Rogers
Harvey Wall
Elfor Wall
Ravencliff
Darold Wall
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Evelyn Worley
Norton
Fairdale
Raleigh County groups schedule varied community activities
Navy Mothers Club hosts at 310 Virginia St 7 30 p m with Mrs C E Kingery. Rebekah Section of Women's Fellowship entertains Beckley V A Hospital patients at 7 p m. Mount Tabor Home Demonstration Club at Harper Heights meets 12 30 p m. Crab Orchard WCTU covers dish luncheon at Mrs Virgil Woodie’s Crab Orchard (Postponed) plus Pine Wood Garden Club meet at Dexter Ave 10 a m with picnic if weather allows. Church in the Home Prayer Group at MacArthur 1 p m. Moose Academy of Friendship meet in Moose Ballroom 7 30 p m with officers to be elected. Group No 1 of First Christian Church Fellowship meets 7 30 p m. Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren Fellowship covered dish supper at Church Grove 6 p m. Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Chapter 18 meets 8 p m Room 6 Memorial Building. Gulf Woman's Club ways and means at Sophia Clubhouse 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Navy Mothers Club
C. E. Kingery
Virginia St
Cecil Conner
J. T. Jarrell
Rebekah
Women’s Fellowship
Crab Orchard
Church of the Brethren
Beckley Veterans, Administration Hospital
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Virgil Woodie
Women's Fellowship
Church Grove
July 21 Bride-Elect Honored With Shower
Miss Carol Sue Kellman, bride-elect of Wilbur Greer of Charleston, was honored at a miscellaneous shower in the Coca Cola Social Room Wednesday evening. Hosts were Miss Sonya Markowitz Mrs. Willie Jo Chandler and Miss Beverly McClung. Attendees included Mrs. Arthur Lilly Mrs. C. E. Kessel Mrs. Harry Watkins and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Sue Kellman
Coca Cola
Wilbur Greer
Charleston
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Sonya Markowitz
Willie Jo Chandler
Beverly McClung
Arthur Lilly
C. E. Kessel
Harry Watkins
H. L. Clark
Edward Redden
Phyllis Walker
Mary Francisco
Carol Turner
Robert Davis Jr
E. D. Terry
John Sikora Jr
Moran Sales
Sam Turner
Modesto Vecillio
Robert Lilly
Raleigh General Hospital Births Names and Details
Birth announcements from Raleigh General Hospital list Teresa Ann Covey born July 1 at 1:26 p.m. weighing six pounds three and a half ounces. Jeffrey Wayne Lacy born July 2 at 8:17 a.m. weighing six pounds nine ounces. Mickey Holt Harless Jr born July 3 at 10:24 a.m. weighing six pounds four ounces. Jerry Wayne Wilson born July 1 at 5:55 p.m. weighing six pounds. Kathy Linn Parsons born July 3 at 10:45 p.m. weighing five pounds two ounces. Kenneth Edward Cutlip born July 4 at 8:32 a.m. weighing six pounds five ounces. Janet Sue Joseph born July 4 at 12:17 p.m. weighing six pounds thirteen ounces. Barry Gene Graham born July 6 at 9:29 a.m. weighing eight pounds eleven ounces. Donna Lynnette Helton born July 7 at 1:12 p.m. weighing six pounds thirteen and a half ounces. Mary Lou Carr born July 8 at 4:12 a.m. weighing seven pounds twelve and a half ounces. Timothy Gene Perkins born July 9 at 12:53 a.m. weighing six pounds ten ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Ann
Roy Alan Covey
Route 2
Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Eccles
Charles Ray Lacy
Jeffrey Wayne
Norman Holt Harless Jr
Mabscott
Mickey Holt
Mount Hope
Freddie Wayne Wilson
Jerry Wayne
Kathy Linn
James Edwin Parsons
Meyers Ave
James Harrison Cutlip
Kenneth Edward
George William Joseph
Orchard Ave
Janet Sue
Barry Gene
Richard Lee Graham
Canterbury Drive
Jennings Victor Helton Jr
Donna Lynnette
Hinton
Paul John Carr Jr
Mary Lou
Timothy Gene
Howard Robert Perkins
Tams
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
A community notes page records visits and travels of Beckley area residents. Mrs Willard Jackson and children plan extended vacations to Nassau Bermuda and the Caribbean while Mr Jackson travels by auto. Many guests visit relatives here, attend Honey In the Rock, and share meals. A birth is announced for Timothy Gene Perkins in Raleigh General Hospital with Catherine Ann as the older child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Simpson
Mary
Michelle
Mike
Cleveland
Ohio
McKinley Simpson
Frank Read
Long Island
N. Y
Blanche Clay
Sonny Clay
Ronnie Clay
Beckley
Gerald Hawley
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Danny Simpson
Lou Ann
Dayton
Quinie Dickens
Julia Simpson
Beckley Hospital
Willard Jackson
Bill and
Dana
Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Yago
Sixth St
George Watkins
Clearwater, Fla
Beckley Hotel
Watkins
Honey In the Rock
Florida
Alvie R. Hawley
Alvie Jr
Kathy
Peoria, Ill
Earl H. Fink
Edgewood Drive
J. S. Ellis
Princeton
Adrian Douglas
Richwood
Honey In
Grandview State Park
Sharon Brooks Admitted To Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sharon Brooks daughter of Marquis and Mrs Brooks of Pemberton was admitted Sunday to Beckley Memorial Hospital for unspecified medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Brooks
Marquis Brooks
Pemberton
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Elbert Bowyer Patient at Oak Hill Hospital
Elbert Bowyer of Maple Fork is listed as a patient in Oak Hill Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Bowyer
Maple Fork
Oak Hill Hospital
Raleigh Register staff attend New River outing at Berkie Hill camp
Members of The Raleigh Register staff joined guests of Berkie Hill of Sophia for an outing on New River Sunday at his camp. Attendees included Opal Ripley, Graham K. Breck and daughter Louise, Larry Bolash, Robert Redd and children Barbara Jean Diane and Bobbie, Billy Molina, Dallas Boothe and Bill Phillips of Beckley, Mike and Brenda Booth of Cabin Creek, Ted Kessinger and daughter Teddy of Glade Creek, George McLaughlin and children Joy and Jeff of Blue Jay, Ross and Dinky Martin of Sophia, Pauline and June Davis of McAlpin, with later arrivals Cecil Drennen and children Debby and Larry of Hines, and Bill Ray and daughter Karen of East Rainelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
New River
Berkie Hill
Sophia
Opal Ripley
Graham K. Breck
Louise
Larry Bolash
Robert Redd
Barbara Jean
Diane
Bobbie
Billy Molina
Dallas Boothe
John S. Phillips
Beckley
Mike
Brenda Booth
Cabin Creek
Ted Kessinger
Teddy
Glade Creek
George McLaughlin
Joy
Jeff
Blue Jay
Ross
Dinky Martin
Pauline Davis
June Davis
McAlpin
Cecil Drennen
Debby
Larry
Hines
Bill Ray
Karen
East Rainelle
WV officials enjoy Raleigh County show and Honey in the Rock
Cole and Greene guests at Pike Motel from Friday to Sunday attended the Raleigh County Horse Show on Saturday and went to Cliffside Amphitheatre to see Honey in the Rock Sunday night. They spoke of Concord College classmates in the Civil War drama and praised the performances despite rain. Greene and Cole are senior executives at West Virginia Sports and Motor Speedway Inc and Ona recreation facility respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike Motel
Cole
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview Park
Green
Concord College
Athens
Concord
Greene
Earlene Elmore
Mullens
Carolyn Ryker
Knoxville
Tenn
the Register
Josephine News Items
Josephine residents host and visit relatives across several states. Families including Mechalek, Moore, Massey, Hornsby, and Hornsby kin travel between Alexandria Virginia Rockford Illinois and Chicago Illinois while others seek medical care or temporary residence with Beckley Memorial Hospital noted for Johnny Farrell Jim Moncado and Woodrow Plymale outpatient treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Farrell
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Jim Moncado
James Moorissey
Chicago
Ill
Paul Mechalek
Junior Bell
Curtis
Rachel
Johnny
Grafton
Ohio
Josephine
Elmer Mills
U. S. Navy
Ocean Beach
Virginia Mills
Luther Mooney
Ray Patrick
Politine
Hosie Massey
Massey
Lonnie Massey
Ralph Massey
Baltimore
Bill Ferguson
Ili
James Lewis
Sterling and
Benny
Lenoir
N.C
When It’s Wise To Be Lazy In Summer Homes
A manufacturer association states that leaving storm windows on in summer is wise for air conditioned homes. The extra glass cuts heat entry and dirt ingress and also helps muffle street noises.
Howser Minter Marry In Florida
Mrs Georgia Rainey Minter and Stanley Buchan Howser both of Sarasota Fla were united in marriage at 9 a m on Saturday July 15 The double ring ceremony was conducted by Dr J Moody Mc Nair in the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church of Sarasota E C Minter III son of the bride acted as best man and Mrs C D Sebert of Beckley served as matron of honor Mrs Howser is the widow of E C Minter Jr Beckley and the daughter of Mrs Mabel C Rainey of Roanoke
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Rainey Minter
Stanley Buchan Howser
Sarasota, Fla
J. Moody McNair
First Presbyterian Church
Sarasota
E. C. Minter III
C. D. Sebert
Beckley
Howser
E. C. Minter Jr
Mabel C. Rainey
Roanoke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Odell Testerman
David
Wilma
Becky
Elman Osborne
Barbara
Dale
Michael
Georgia
Paula Christian
Testerman
Osborne
the Williams
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
Memorial Building
Gulf Woman's Club
Ways and Means
Dr. Caldwell
Harold Knuckles
Gary
Alan
Beverly
Hyattsville
Dottie Auldridge
Bailey Avenue
George A. Auldridge
New Buffalo
Mich
Rock
Paul Wiseman
Paul Gallimore
Ezra Deck
Janet Hylton
Pleasant Hills
Esau Cook
Tom and
Eddy
Slab Fork
R. Earl Hatcher
Wesley Gross
Fred
Wesley
Danny
Cook
Walter Cook
New Richmond
Gladstone Cunningham
S. Fayette St
Canton
Leo Dawson
Hal Turner Jr
Mark and
Hal III
Martinsville, Va
Johnson Leach
Ann Street
Harold Shirey
Montgomery
Leach
Howard R. Perkins
Miss Fondie Teaster
William Bukiewicz
Kerney
N. J
J. P. Greer
Oak Grove Addition
Earl Clyburn
Earl Jr
Ronnie
Newark
Addie Greer
Fred Martin
Harry
Fairhaven
N.J
H. L. Craward
North Kanawha Street
Alva Crutchfield
Phia
Huntington
Bill Greene
Thomas E. Cole
Scotty
Anna Marie
Teresa
Joe Danmioni Jr
Alexandria
Frank Mechalek
Floyd Hothouse
Billy
Gene
Rockford, Ill
W. W. Plymare
William E. Tilson
R. L. Lewis
Paul McCoy
Pennsylvania
Clifford Hungate
Parkersburg
Bill Hornsby
Darrell Hornsby
Miami
Tommy
Pete Hornsby
Jimmy Hornsby
Tracy Hornsby
Willie Page
Bobby
Sonny
Marshall Dickerson
Woodrow Plymale
Virgil Hornsby
Madonna
Kay
Georgia Taylor
Yralley Beey
Horburt
Kanawha
Prince St
Dacron
Tweedies Jacqueline
Connie Paris Fashion
Ae i
Opie Wees
Sports
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