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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1950
Page
3
Dorothy Amick surveys Beckley social life with dozens of short notices. Baltimore visitors, travels to Morgantown and Charleston, hospital stays, weddings, college sessions at Marshall and Concord, summer plans for Beckley residents, and greetings among families fill the page with names and places across West Virginia and beyond.
Bethlehem Chapter No. 71 Order of the Eastern Star calls a meeting for 8 o clock tonight at the Masonic Temple on Howe Street. All members urged to attend.
Residents returned home after visits in Bedford and Richmond Virginia. Grace Hospital School of Nursing graduation featured Betty Jean Wooldrige as a graduate. Joan Carney accompanied by her parents for two weeks. Frank Halstead and family attended Greenbrier Military School finals in Lewisburg where son Jimmy is a cadet, with Sally White. Jimmy heads home for summer. Several families attended a C and P Telephone Company Pioneers meeting at Jacksons Mill. Charles Sanford plans to return to West Virginia University for summer. Chris Hontgas also back for summer. Evalene Leonard visiting in Tams Roanoke. Alfred Harper and James Lowrys join WVU botany zoology field trip starting tomorrow with stops at 4-H Camps, Memorial Park, Greenbrier, Marlinton fairground, ending July 18. Knight and Burke families spent weekend in Morgantown with Reginald Gordon Knight.
The First Christian Church youth group will stage a Friday night program at 8 o clock featuring a skit by A Laundry Quartet humorous readings and the one act play Who Gets the Car Tonight Tickets are available from the church members or at the church office.
Beckley social circle hosts a Monday pre nuptial dinner for Juliene Rahall, June bride elect of George Shamon. The El Chico Cafe private room featured miniature brides, feverfew, pale pink carnations, greenery, and camelia rose corsages for guests. Hosts Mrs Everette Richmond, Mrs Wyant Butler, and Miss Doris Scott led the affair with a corsage for the honoree.
Mrs Russell Harrison of Beckley was honored at a stork shower hosted by Mrs Minnie Wallace and Miss Ann Venters at Calloway Heights. The event used pink blue and yellow decorations with gifts for oldest and youngest mother attendees. The guest list included many local residents and relatives.
Mr and Mrs Jack Allen of Midway announce the birth of a daughter Jackie Lee born June 1 at home. Mother is the former Louise Whittaker. A note mentions new ironing table pads in color said to boost housewives morale.
The Robert C. Byrd Bible Class of Crab Orchard Baptist Church will hold Father s Day services on the church lawn June 18 with multiple quartets and choirs. A loudspeaker will carry the lesson and the public is invited to attend an expected large crowd.
About 700 people attended the Easter class with 636 in the current class. The program starts at 8 45 a m and will be broadcast for 112 hours. Those needing transportation should contact Mrs W H Walker.
Five attendants precede Elizabeth Ann Lamb at the First Christian Church for her wedding to William Edgar Bowman on Thursday June date. Sister Martha Jo Lamb maid of honor. Barbara Lilly and Patty McWhorter bridesmaids. ring bearer Robert James Lamb. flower girl Vicki Lee Lafon. Best man Robert Ames. ushers Robert Lamb Hugh Peck Fred Burdiss Don Barker. Reception at church after ceremony. Roast a cushion style lamb shoulder with bread stuffing.
Mrs Ed Ritter of Coal City was honored at a birthday dinner Sunday hosted by Mr and Mrs Harold Akers of Princewick. Attending were Olen Morrison and daughters Janice Ruth and Juanita of Fayetteville plus Auburn Richards and children Jean Carol and Bobby, Sam Young of Oak Hill, BE Ritter and children Nora Gaye and Jimmie, and the Akers family.
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