Walkler Persinger Vows Read Sunday in Presbyterian Church
Sherry Lee Persinger and Mercer Allison Walkler wed in Beckley at 2 p m in a Presbyterian ceremony. The bride, daughter of Leonard and Beatrice Persinger, wore silk organza with lace and pearls. the groom, son of Frederick Walkler, Ohio, studied at Wooster and Penn State. Attendants included Marcia Persinger and Susie Harrah. The reception followed at the church social room. couple to reside in Philadelphia after a Kitty Hawk honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkler-Persinger
Presbyterian Church
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Sherry Lee Persinger
Mercer Allison Walklet
James W. Witherspoon
Leonard Edward Persinger
Hargrove St
Frederick Mercer Walkler
Euclid
Ohio
Julia D. Secrest
Dick Yates
Susie Otey Harrah
Thomas Baldwin Walkler
Russell King
Beckley
Peter Colwell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles William Persinger
Oak Grove
Joseph Harrah
Camp A. P. Hill
Larry
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Mrs John R Simmerman 108 Franklin Sr plans to attend the funeral of her nephew Denver Triggs who died Saturday morning after a heart attack John Simmerman E Prince Sr will accompany her Mr and Mrs Alvin Ward Beaver head to Detroit to join their daughter Beverly Catherine Ward before visiting Canada and Niagara Falls New York Mrs Eula Cawley Tolbert Sr and Miss Norman Bryant visited Roanoke over the weekend Eddie Bryant will spend days in Beckley Dr and Mrs B E Silverman Raleigh Heights returned from Allentown Pa visiting family En route they called on Martin Broughman and daughter Sherry Robert L Davis returned from West Virginia Annual Methodist Conference elected delegate to Jurisdictional Conference April 1960 and is District Lay Leader for Beckley District Mrs Charles M Ward and Mrs Pete George will return next week from Honolulu Hawaii where they vacationed since May 20
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Simmerman
Franklin Sr
Portsmouth
Ohio
Denver Triggs
John Simmerman
E. Prince Sr
Simmerman
Alvin Ward Beaver
Detroit
Mich
Beverly Cattherine Ward
Andrew Charles
Ward
Canada
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Eula Cawley
Tolbert Sr
Norman Bryant
S. Heber St
Charles Bryant
Eddie
Roanoke
Eddie Bryant
Beckley
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh Heights
Allentown
Howard Silverman
Allen
Robert L. Davis
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Davis
Washington, D.C
Rhodell Personal Social Notes From Local Families
Rhodell society items list Mr and Mrs Raymond Banicki and children Frances and Mary Ann visiting at the 4 H Lake. Lloyd of Pineville and grandmother Mary E Mitcham hosted visitors. The Sangers and Whittaker family returned from Glenwood Park Youth Camp. Next week campers include Dempsey Hensley Judy Cunningham Linda Murphy and others. Kimberly Sue Seymour visits with Wyce family. Shirley Brown of Cord cord attends as guest.
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Origin Story
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer originated as a 1939 Christmas giveaway by Robert L. May for a mail order firm. The tale became an international bestseller in book, song, and toy forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph, the Red - Nosed Reindeer
Robert L. May
Craft-Vance Marriage Performed In Pickaway Church
Betty Vance and Donald Craft were married Saturday afternoon at New Lebanon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Pickaway in a ceremony led by Rev A B Shifler Gap Mills The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown and carried a white Bible with an orchid The couple will reside at 10712 Second Ave Mr Craft teaches English and music in Greenville School and Mrs Craft will work as a medical technologist at Beckley Memorial Hospital The wedding party included Mrs Joyce Pritt as matron of honor and several bridesmaids and groomsmen from Pickaway Lewisburg Union and Peters town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Ave
Donald Craft
New Lebanon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Pickaway
A. B. Shifler
Gap Mills
Betty Vance
Paul Vance
C. E.boothe
Links Grove
Janet Baker
Wayside
Joyce Pritt
Sonya Markowitz
Mullens
Nydia Rossy
Puerto Rico
Robert C. Craft
Lewisburg
Marvin Vance
Hudson Neel Jr
Union
Wayne B. Chambers
Peterstown
Union High School
Concord College
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Mu Alpha Theta
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sigma Tau Gamma
Greenville
Membership meeting speaker outlines lodge program
The chairman of the membership committee led the gathering with Mrs. Johnson introducing W. O. D. Nace secretary of the Moose Lodge who spoke to about 40 attendees. Mrs. Bessie Carroll contributed to the event and facilitated the session.
Wool transport from Sheep Rock on Fair Isle by sea
On Fair Isle in the North Sea sheep graze atop Sheep Rock a grassy promontory reachable only from the sea. Men using chains descend the bare face to lower bags of wool and young lambs to awaiting boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Isle
North Sea
Segles Enjoy Hollywood Visit With Beckley Ties
Oakwood Ave residents the Segles spent an evening at the Moulin Rouge in Hollywood. Shown are Mrs Segle and Mr and Mrs Norm Garrison of California with Barney Segle and Mr and Mrs Lewis Webb formerly Beckley residents. They also visited Daisy Webb Frank Bowman Glendon Mandeville Earl Burgess and Lee Deck of Long Beach. Segle works for the City of Beckley as a patrolman. The motor tour included many sights before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bowman
Glendon Mandeville
Earl Burgess
Lee Deck
Long Beach
Decks
Mrs. Webb
Beckley
Segle
Farm Women Meet at Trap Hill Farm
The Trap Hill Farm Club met at Trap Hill High School on Tuesday evening. Officers led devotions and prayers. Plans were outlined to involve PTAs to supervise school playground use in summer, conduct a church census, demonstrate farm machinery, and consider a sheep dipping vat. A landfill proposal was reviewed and a sanitarian report promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairdale
RNS
Trap Hill Farm Club
Trap Hill High School
Hester Manning
Clarence Morton
Noel Mankin
P.t.a.’S
Ritchie Snuffer
Agriculture Committee
W. B. Hume
Morton
Birthday Fetes for Cathy Gilmore and Jerrie Deal
A combined birthday party for Cathy Lynn Gilmore three and Jerrie Lynn Deal one was held at 3 p.m. Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gilmore in MacArthur. Jerrie is the daughter of Sherman and customers Deal of Great Falls Montana, formerly Crab Orchard, with attendees including Shelia Mae Farley, Joe Gilmore, Douglas Deal, Jackie Gross, Janice Gross, Beth Keadle, Sherry Keadle, Ann Gearhart, Nancy Thomason, David Jones, and Sandra Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Lynn Gilmore
Jerrie Lynn Deal
Walter Gilmore
MacArthur
Jerrie
Sherman Deal
Great Falls
Mont
Crab Orchard
Shelia Mae Farley
Joe Gilmore
Cathy Lynn
Douglas Deal
Jerrie Lynn
Jackie
Janice Gross
Beth
Sherry Keadle
Ann Gearhart
Nancy Thomason
David Jones
Sandra Brown
Faeroe Natives Hatch Seabirds With Nets on Poles
Natives of the Faeroe Islands near Iceland and Scotland use nets on long poles to hatch seabirds but catch no birds, suggesting they are bringing fish to young nestlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faeroe Islands
Iceland
Scotland
Sleek Or Swirling Skirt Shown In Smart Design By Estevez
Estevez presents two skirt silhouettes in a special couture pattern. Choices include slim and narrow or rounded wide shapes with dramatic color seaming. Printed Pattern M22 fits Misses sizes 10 to 18, request M221 by mail with name, address, zone, style number and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estevez
Raleigh Register
Pattern Department
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Tax collector feared as rulers rise in ancient Iraq
A clay tablet unearthed in present day Iraq is dated to about 35 centuries ago. The inscription proclaims that while one may have a lord or king, the real feared figure is the tax collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Engagement Told Plans for Miss Cowlishaw and Mr Sanders
A late June wedding is planned for Miss Marilyn Cowlishaw and John Woodson Sanders. Miss Cowlishaw, from Ogden Utah, is to marry Sanders, son of C C Sanders of 211 Mankin Ave. The couple’s families have publicly announced the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Cowlishaw
John Woodson Sanders
C. C. Sanders
Mankin Ave
Carl Sanders
Cowlishaw
N. Hollywood
Calif
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Marcia Kay Persinger
Benjamin Frankovich
Charles Lively
Madeline Williams
Joyce Snuffer
Marilyn Wood
Margaret Kiybus
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Beckley Hospital
Euclid Senior High School
Wooster College
Wooster
Congressional Club
Phi Delta Sigma Fraternity
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Mercer Allison
Earl's Studio
Women’s Dept
Martin Broughman
Sherry
Charles M. Ward
Skyline Dr
Pete George
Vine St
Honolulu
Hawaii
Rhodell
Edmond
Hoyle
Craft-Vance
Pickaway Church
L Rev
David Carl Craft
Robert Thomson Jr
J. A. French
Welch
H. L. Watkins
Edgar Steele
Jaeger
Los Angeles
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Steele
Thomson
Woman's Club of
Watkins
W. D. Nace
Harry Hambric
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Barbara Caserta
Alvin H. Rohrer
Mary Goode
Frank Shortt
Agna Lee Johnson
Nace
Hambric
Andrew Ellison
Justine Bryant
Byron Goode
Johnson
Faorelco
Norelco
Mily For
Ty Blades
AC/DC
Huntley-Brinkley
Nbc-Tv
California
Byron
Barney) Segle
Open Air Theatre
Stamford Rd
Susan Hayward
East
Actres
Technicolor
Pineville
Ee Ter Homer Os
Dana Wynter
Susan Hayward Thom
Ff Chandler
Orchand
Peyton Place
Wasr
SCS Theatre
Marilyn
Tony Curtis
Jack Lemmon
Billy Wider
Farm Women’s
Mullens Drive-In
Mullens and
Herndon
Technicolor Vista Vision
Cary Grant
Sophia Loren
Martha Hyer
Lisa Dawn
Mark Twain
Tawanna
Bill Whetsel
McAlpin
Ogden High School
Odgen
Utah
Greenbrier Military School
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Marshall College
Huntington
National Cash Register Co
Glen Jean
Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Newman
Walt Disney
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