Bride and Groom on NBC TV to Wed in Aug
Gloria Biggs of Beckley and Thomas Allen Connoley of the Air Force selected as Bride and Groom on NBCs Bride and Groom show. The couple’s wedding planned for August 7 in New York will be broadcast coast to coast with a 20 year old Gloria a singing soloist and Connoley returning from stationing in Beckley. Show includes studio ceremony, gifts, and reception with national audience about 25 million.
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Dorothy Amick
NBC
Gloria Biggs
Monroe Ave
Gloria
Thom
Lucky Beckley
Jas J. Biggs
Thomas
Allen Connoley
Air Force
Mance
Py Nbs
Connoley
Beckley
Unis
New York
Patricia Greene
Ding
Miss Greene
Reeectoria
Montgomery Ward
Marshall College
Woodrow Wilson High School
Monroe County
New York City
R. L. Frath
Frederick
W. B. Connoley
Beaver Ave
Jmood
Bob Page
Frank Parker
Rope
Biggs
Vacationers and visitors pass through area households
Mrs. C. H. Earehart and family return from two weeks at Miami Beach and Jacksonville Beach, Fla., with son and daughter-in-law, Debra and David Earehart. Fred Grogan and children Ricky, Mike, Jenny, and Jerry plan to return home from Miami after visiting L. P. Grogan and Woodrow Bales in Raleigh. Various relatives travel to Fairmont, Beckley, Orlando, and Charleston for visits, with several staying through the weekend and returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Earehart
Vine St
Miami Beach
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
William Earehart
Debra
David
Jefferson St
Fred Grogan
Jchildren
Ricky
Mike
Jenny
Jerry
Miami
L. P. Grogan
Granville Ave
Woodrow Bales
East Prince Sr
George Mays
Raleigh
Beckley
G. C. Hite
Fairmont
Res
Frank Gray
Sophia
Dexter Bailes
Glen View
H. E. Melton
Ellison Ave
Charleston
Robert L. Davis Jr
Arlington
R. L. Davis
Park Ave
Jan Miles
Forest Hills
N. Y
Clarence G. Miles
Lillybrook
E. L. Pittman
Sharon Pittman
Nigel Pittman
Shelby Callahan
Beaver
Orlando
Cleo Hughes
New York City
Bertha Hughes
East Park
W. W. Honaker
Wayne Reynolds
R. E. Prestey
American Legion Auxiliary
Daniel Boone
Helen Janney
Patricia
Temple St
W. F. Honaker
Goldsboro
N.C
Willie’ Burgess
Marion
Ind
Berdie Baird
Prosperity
Women’s clubs urged to send event notices to Beckley Papers
Women’s organizations are invited to use this column for regular or special meeting announcements. Send notices by 10 a.m. to the Women’s Department at Beckley Newspapers. Include calendar items and club notices via telephone or mail. Sunday items must arrive by 10 a.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Department of
Beckley
Local Womens Club Picnic And Shower Honors In Prosperity
Prosperity Farm Women’s Club hosts annual picnic at 6 p.m. at Mrs. Waller James’s home in Prosperity. A miscellaneous shower honored bride elect Miss June Baker of Robert Lewis Jackson with guests including Elizabeth Baker and Richard Wiseman. Prizes were awarded at a Summers Street gathering after games. Circle No. 1 and Circle No. 3 of area Methodist churches met at homes and churches for 2 p.m. activities. Anchor Class of First Christian Church held a covered dish dinner at Mrs. Emery J. Smith’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity Farm Women's Club
Waller James
Prosperity
Beckley
June Baker
Robert Lewis Jackson
R. F. Baker
Elizabeth Baker
Richard Wiseman
Presbyterian Church
Sally Collier
Polly Tilley
Ellen Wheby
Robert Daniels
Delano Lipscomb
Miss Tilley
Robert Bane
Wheby
Anne Armentrout
Gloria Biggs
Collier
Patsy Talbert
Belly Lou Morgan
Marilyn Forren
Peggy Cole
Janet Thurman
William P. Halt
Wayne Logsdon
First Methodist Church
Rex Noble
S. Vance
First Christian Church
Emery J. Smith
Highland &T
Sophia Lodge plans for future meets and events
Sophia Lodge No. 3 met Friday night at 8 p m in the Sophia Lodge Hall with Mrs. Ophellia Ut as noble grand presiding. The group discussed District 16 picnic at Fairdale on August 18 and the homecoming in Elkins on September 1. A joint Nov 2 meeting was set to celebrate OOF 46th and Rebekah's 27th anniversaries with guest Russel Pegram of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Lodge
Sophia
True Blue
Rebexah Lodge No
Ophellia Ut
Fairdale
Elkins
Russel Pegram
Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah
Helen Reed
Elizabeth Bowers
Hazel Crouch
Melanie Pegram
Dorothy Pegram
Ethel Pate
Ophillia
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Beckley Hotel
Gloria Riggs
Thomas Connoley
Higgs
Mercer SL
William B. Connoley
Richard Fruth
Frederick, Md
Thomas Biggs
Gloria Higgs
Thomas Alten Connoley
Anse
Neville St
Chesapeake and Ohio
C and D
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Philco
Beckley Music Ot Electric CO
OUR Boys & Girls Dept
Red Capes
Actrv
BERMA
Das
The
Georges
E OrIgInals
Jonathan Logan
Joan Miller
Petit Mantford
Vicki Vaughn
Just
Uules
Bate
the Hub
Cotton House
Preshrak
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