Debuteens Club Outing At Yago Home Theme Picnic
The Debuteens Club held a summer outing at Lilly Yago’s Fifth Street home. Badminton and games followed a casual outdoor feed with club members Libby Yago Ruth Ann McCormick Lois Sanford Estella Gagalis Joan Rose Wanda Philpott Mariana Young Helen Talbert Mary Ann Freeman and guests David Humphries Eddie Lily Paul Walker Dick Curtis Tommy Humphries Buke Daniels and Bob Ames present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street
Lilly Yago
John Yago
Libby Yago
Ruth Ann McCormick
Lois Sanford
Estella Gagalis
Joan Rose
Wanda Philpott
Mariana Young
Helen Talbert
Mary Ann Freeman
David Humphries
Eddie Lily
Paul Walker
Dick Curtis
Tommy Humphries
Buke Daniels
Bob Ames
Debuteen Club
Field Day At Woodrow Wilson High Draws 200 Children
Children from Beckley area attended a field day at Woodrow Wilson High School field with more than 200 participants. Events included horse shoe contests softball and free play supervised by local directors. The Central team won the softball playoff and a watermelon feast closed the day.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Reginald Knight
Lincoln
W.w.hs. Field
Beckley
Institute
Lincoln School
Mary Klaus
Athlone Rogers
Sprague
Pauline Alderman
Red” Underwood
Local births reported from multiple families
Beav er Mrs Forrest Cox announce the birth of a nine pound daughter Carolyn Sue on July 20 at Princeton Hospital. Olathe Kansas couple William B Coats report their first child Donnie Marie born July 19 at home with Coats family in Crescent Street. Coats on leave from Naval Air Corps. Judith Kay McCray born July 21 at Osteopathic Hospital Point Pleasant. Dr Charles M McCray practices osteopathics in Beckley. wife to return to Mason Street around August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cox
Beaver
Carolyn Sue
Princeton Hospital
William B. Coats
Olathe
Kansas
Donnie Marie
Coats
A. B. Coats
Crescent Street
Naval Air Corps
Kan
Mary Kerrick
Washington, D. C
Charles M. McCray
Judith Kay
Osteopathic Hospital
Point Pleasant
Five Raleigh County Nurses Attend Welch Meeting
Five Raleigh County registered nurses plan to attend a 3 p.m. District 10 State Nurses' Association meeting in Welch. Attendees include Edna Richmond, Ina Daniels, William H. Brown, Alice White, and Roy Graybear. The session will discuss reorganization of the nurses association.
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Raleigh County
State Nurses’ Association
Welch
Edna Richmond
Ina Daniels
William H. Brown
Alice ‘White
Roy Graybear
Nurses
Miss Lib Wyatt Wins First Prize at Wednesday Bridge
Several feminine employees of Apalachian Electric Power Company and friends gathered at 206 E Street for a bridge fete on Wednesday night. Hostesses were Mrs Emma Jean Brownlee and Mrs Regina Slayton. The guest list included Miss Betty Lee Evans Betsy Simpson Lib Wyatt Anne Cooke Sarah White Miss June Winner Mrs Peggy Lynch Miss Betty Jo Hutchinson Mrs Mildred Webb Miss Helen Akers and Miss Noka Jane McVey.
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Apalachian Electric’ Power Company
E-Street
Emma Jean Brownlee
Regina Slayton
Betty Lee Evans
Betsy Simpson
Lib Wyatt
Anne Cooke
Sarah White
June
Peggy Lynch
Betty Jo Hutchinson
Mildred Webb
Helen Akers
Noka Jane McVey
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Miss Maxine Holliday and other area residents returned from vacations with family in Calloway Heights Virginia Beach and elsewhere. Local names include Hedrick Crozier Parker Quesenberry Richards Torlone Settle Daley Odee Fugitt Baldwin and Sampson with travels to Beckley Huntington Morgantown Pittsburgh Charleston and Alderson.
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Maxine Holliday
Baltimore
G. C. Hedrick
Dr. Hedrick
Johnstown
Julie Crozier
Prosperity
J. R. Crozier
Calloway Heights
Grover C. Hedrick, Jr
Beckley
Boston
Mass
Bluefield
Karl Parker
John
Joe
Harper
Roy Quesenberry
Heber Street
Roy Lee Williams
Patty Lou
San Diego
Calif
Parkersburg
Bowie
Arden Richards
Temple Street
Pensacola
Fla
Douglas Bland
Jerry
Valley Drive
Other Spencer, Eccles
Lorenzo Torlone
Layland
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Thomas Daley
Henry
Virginia
South Oakwood Avenue
Shower Honors Mother and Daughter at Crescent Street Home
Mrs. A. B. Coates hosted a stork shower at 100 Crescent Street on July 21 with her daughter in law Mrs. W. B. Coates and newborn Dona Marie. Attendants and guests included Florence Hodges who won a name-assembly prize, with numerous invitees listed and gifts sent by others unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Coates
Crescent Street
W. B. Coates
Dona Marie
H. N. Rea
W. I. Taylor
J. C. Wilmer
Florence Hodges
Mrs C F Ratliff Hosts Thursday Tea for Mrs Honaker
An afternoon tea at the Sprague home honoring bride Mrs Thomas Honaker featured summer flowers and a tea table flanked by arrangements of white blooms. Guests included Mrs T G Honaker, Mrs Garner Williams, Mrs W W Bales, and numerous others from the community.
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Sprague
C. F. Ratliff
Thomas Honaker
T. G. Honaker
Garner Williams
W. W. Bales
Margaret Hewlett
Elmer Hutchinson
Harry. Sessions
Ida S. O'Dell
Bob Neal
Margaret Thompson
Verna Haskins
Agnes McEvans
Dale Dixon
Betty Mitchem
List of women with titles in a social notice
A long list of women including Mrs. Robert Davis Mrs. Lionell Caffee Mrs. Ivan Bowling Mrs. Harry L. Ballou Mrs. Elmer Davis Mrs. Howard George Mrs. Aubrey Halstead Mrs. W. C. Larri more Miss Martha Dickenson Mrs. Albert Wheley Mrs. James Wau hop Mrs. Pat Patton Mrs. Noel Griffith Mrs. Denzil Palmer Mrs. Letis Boice Mrs. E I L Norris Mrs. James Cooper Mrs. John Cooper and Mrs. G. C. Porter appears in a formal social registry.
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Mable Mitchel
Lois Dickenson
Robert Daniels
Robbie Daniels
T. R. Cooper
Lloyd Mallohan
French Davis
Kelly Lee Thompson
Albert Allen
E. C. Watsenpillar
R. L. Stewart
Bessie Comer
Warren Persinger
W. W. Honaker
Frank Honaker
Rita Hanson
D. Lilly
Robert Davis
Lionell Caffee
Ivan Bowling
Harry L. Ballou
Elmer Davis
Howard George
Aubrey Halstead
W. C. Larrimore
Martha Dickenson
Albert Wheley
James Wauhop
Pat Patton
Noel Griffith
Denzil Palmer
Letis Boice
E. IL. Norris
James Cooper
John Cooper
G. C. Porter
Amigo Trio Returns From 10 Day Vacation
Miss Marie McVey Martha Howerton and Jimmy McVey of Amigo return home after a ten day trip to Michigan and Canada. Miss McVey and Miss Howerton are employees of the E C Minter Coal Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMIGO
Register
Marie McVey
Martha Howerton
Jimmy MccVey
Michigan
Canada
Miss McVey
Miss Howerton
E. C. Minter Coal Company
Pre-Entrance Nurse Exams Set For Monday
Prospective registered professional nurses in Beckley area urged to take the pre entrance examination on Monday July 28 at 8 a m at St Marys Hospital Huntington. Any high school graduate 17 34 to 30 is eligible. Arrangements may be made by contacting the School of Nursing directress or appearing at the hospital on exam day.
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Beckley
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
Cities 100k+ Lead Nation in Motor Vehicle Share
A census note states that cities with populations over 100,000 contain 29 percent of all motor vehicles in the United States, underscoring major urban concentration in vehicle ownership.
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United States
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Debuteens Club
Bernard £. Silverman
D.S.C
CHIROPODIST _ FOOT SPECIALIST Raleigh Co. Bank Bldg
Del-Mar
Oasis
Neville St
Neville Street
W. VA
Welch Meet
Marie Shepherd
Doris
Wiley
Boones Mill, Va
W. C
East Gulf
Mary’s Beauty Shop
Prince St
Madamoiselle
Coon Bank Bldg
Jim Odee
Harold Odee
Beloit
Wis
Jean Fugitt
W. R. Fugitt
College Avenue
J. E. Shrewsbury
Grove Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Charles Lee
Detroit, Mich
Rosetta Flint
Norma Jean Baldwin
North Carolina
Marion
John M. Baldwin
Pittsburgh
Beulah Verde
South Heber Street
Wheeling
Louise Sell
R. W. Powers
Elaine
Abingdon
Lewisburg
Ted McDowell
Williams Street
Earl Norris
Charleston
Rotary International
R. B. Sampson
Raleigh
Alderson
C. E. Sampson
Clifton Forge
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pemberton
Myrtle Berry
Loraine Suptic
Roy Massey
Elsie Rea
Hazel Wilmer
Ethel Miller
Audrey Warren
Lillian Webb
Ada Johnson
Evelyn Feazell
Joseph Bell
Emma Shanks
Robert Hodge
June Williams
Florence Hodge
Freda Gill
Maude Terreo
Jean Dale
Erma Basham
Betty Johnson
Raymond’s
Beckley’s
Big City Beauty
Raymond’s Beauty
Bride
Harry Sessions
Lee Street
Honaker
Mariellen Wilson
Martha Gentz
Virgil Warden
Woodrow Aliff
E., D. Hodson
J. L. Keefer
Dolly Ellison
Howard Reitz
H. H. Pulliam
Robert Keim
Rockingham
N. C
Bruce Howard
Don
Zelma's Beauty Shop
Main St
Dial
Angel Food Cake
Angel Food
Marguerite
Embee
Howard Camp
Burtone
Howard
O Marie
Marie
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