BIRTHS Saintly names thread through Raleigh General births
Mr and Mrs John Loyd Gorman announce daughter Tressa Jane born May 28 at 6 43 p m at Raleigh General Hospital weight 6 pounds 13144 ounces. Theresa Gail born May 31 to Mr and Mrs James Clark Critchley in Raleigh General Hospital weight 6 pounds sifly ounces. Tracy Phillip born June 1 to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Orville Snodgrass at Raleigh General Hospital weight 7 pounds 1234 ounces. Deborah Gail born June 1 to Mr and Mrs Calvin Shelton Bare in Raleigh General Hospital. Linda Gail born June 1 to Mr and Mrs Arnold Levi Tilley at Raleigh General Hospital weight 8 pounds 3 14. Edwin Ray Jr born June 1 to Mr and Mrs Edwin Ray Lester weight 5 pounds 10 ounces. Roberta Lynn born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Floyd Joseph Meadows at Raleigh General Hospital weight 7 pounds. Carrie Gail born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Ernest Lonnie Birchfield at Raleigh General Hospital weight 7 pounds 7 14. Delilah Ruth born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Jessie Eli Tolliver at Raleigh General Hospital weight 6 pounds. Sally Jane born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Charles Freddie Bradley at Raleigh General Hospital weight 7 pounds 6 ounces. Eloise Floetta born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Curtis Evans Pannell at Raleigh General Hospital weight 7 pounds 3 A. Donald Lee born June 4 to Mr and Mrs Augustus Durgan Jr at Raleigh General Hospital weight 6 pounds 1415 ounces. Lena Carol born June 4 to Mr and Mrs Ezrafield Farrington Tyler at Raleigh General Hospital weight 5 pounds. Judy Kay is the name of the
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John Loyd Gorman
Westwood Dr
Tressa Jane
Rales General Hospital
Theresa Gail
James Clark Critchley
Landisburg
Raleigh General Hospital
Tracy Phillip
Kenneth Orville Snodgrass
Crab Orchard
Calvin Shelton Bare
Sullivan
Deborah Gail
Linda Gail
Arnold Levi Tilley
Ravencliff
Edwin Ray Jr
Edwin Ray Lester
Danese
Floyd Joseph Meadows
Beckley
Roberta Lynn
Charles Freddie Bradley
E. Rainelle
Sally Jane
Eloise Floetta
Curtis Evans Pannell
E. Beckley
Donald Lee
Augustus Durgan Jr
Winding Gulf
Ezrafield Farrington Tyler
Anjean
Lena Carol
Judy Kay
Girls State Delegates Head to Jacksons Mill
Sixteen Raleigh County girls depart Sunday for the twelfth annual Girls State session at Jacksons Mill. Delegates will learn how state and local governments function by forming their own governments, electing officers, passing bills, and trying cases in court. A predeparture gathering at the Parkers’ home featured Sara Jane Parker, with remarks from Carol Gwinn and Girls State chairman Mrs. Ben F. Dorsey urging sportsmanship, citizenship, and the duty to campaign without boasting or excuses.
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Raleigh County
Girls
Jackson's Mill
George Parker
Park Ave
Sara Jane Parker
Carol Gwinn
Activi
Ben F. Dorsey
Girls State
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Wayne Reynolds
Beckley
Smith Barton Vows in Double Ring Church Ceremony
The Rev Everette R Shafer officiated the double ring wedding of Louise Garten Barton and David Smith at 8 p m June 5 at Regular Baptist Church Johnstown Road The bride daughter of O H Garten Hinton and formerly Beckley and the groom son of W J Smith Beckley Both graduates of Woodrow Wilson High School attend WVU Morgantown He served three years in the Air Force and works at Smith Grocery 111 Mercer Street Attendants were Raymond Smith and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette R. Shafer
Louise Barton
David Smith
Johnstown Rd
O. H. Garten
Hinton
Beckley
W. J. Smith
Raymond Smith
Woodrow Wilson High School
WWHS
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Air Force
Smith Grocery
S. Fayette Street
Mercer St
Births Report From Raleigh General Hospital
A parade of newborns announced with parents and residences from Beckley to Glen Daniel. Names include Delores Marie Burton, Michael Wayne Myers Jr, Nelson Borden Dun can, Joseph Edward Jr, Darlene Gay, and many more with birth weights and June dates.
Stork Shower Honors Sophian
SOPHIA RNS Mrs Richard Lee Lytton was honored Friday evening with a stork shower in the home of Mrs Muriel Pitsenbarger of Sophia. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Mack Basham Mrs Orville Barr Mrs W G Eanes and Miss Peggy Eller. Hostesses included Mrs Pitsenbarger Mrs Henry Chaffin Mrs Mack Basham and Miss Aretta Fay Basham. Attending were Mrs Jack Eller Mrs Charles Richard Angell Miss Jo Ann Chaffin Mrs Paul Bowers Miss Rosalyn Hurley Miss Marilyn Chaffin Mrs Kenneth Stone Mrs Sam Weaver Mrs Nick Blackburn Mrs Donald Barr and Mrs Mikey Basham.
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Sophia
Richard Lee Lytton
Muriel Pitsenbarger
Mack Basham
Orville Barr
G. Eanes
Peggy Eller
Pitsenbarger
Henry Chaffin
Aretta Fay Basham
Jack Eller
Charles Richard Angell
Jo Ann, Chaffin
Paul Bowers
Rosalyn Hurley
Marilyn Chaffin
Kenneth Stone
Sam Weaver
Nick Blackburn
Donald Barr
Mikey Basham
Marriage Permit Applications in Raleigh County Court
Applications for marriage licenses recorded in Raleigh County Court list James Harold Cook 25 of Mount Hope and Helen Louise Vest 24 of Beckley. James Robert Dincher 22 of Beckley and Patricia Mae Gurack 20 of Beckley. William Alien Maloney 23 of Epperly and Ruth Jeanette Cole 23 of Coal City. Robert Richmond 22 of Beckley and Shirley Ann Hicks 16 of Quinmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Court
James Harold Cook
James F. Cook
Mount Hope
Helen Louise Vest
Elmer Vest
Beckley
James Robert Dincher
R. M. Dincher
Patricia Mae Gurack
A. J. Gurack
Beckiey
William Alien Maloney
Arlie Maloney
Epperly
Ruth Jeanette Cole
Lonnie Cole
Coal City
Robert Richmond
W. L. Richmond
Quinnmont
Shirley Ann Hicks
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Local update lists dozens of Beckley area residents and relatives visiting, traveling, or returning from trips. The notes mention Mrs. J F Houchins traveling to Plymouth Michigan, Jack C Thomas’s graduation, Navy service, weddings, family visits, and forthcoming moves to Houston and Los Angeles. Several names and addresses anchor the community ledger, with hospital treatments and ongoing health notes.
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J. F. Houchins
Reservoir Road
J. A. Bird
Plymouth
Mich
Mattie McCartney
Waynesboro
Navy
Admiral McCormick
Norfolk
Phyllis Harris
Woodlawn Ave
Nancy Hearne
Ashland Ky
Harris
Cincinnati
E. P. Stoutamyer
Vine St
Charleston
Vickie
Birmingham
Ala
Lowe
Ralph Trent
Franklin Ave
Beckley
Los Angeles
Calif
Trent
Sepulveda
Robert Levy
Baltimore
Community events calendar notices and meetings
All organizations are urged to submit notices by 10 a.m. for that day. Sunday notices are due by Monday at 10 a.m. The list includes League of Women Voters at 8 p.m. and various group meetings across Tuesday Wednesday and other venues such as Beckley Hotel Coca-Cola Building and Hilltop Baptist Church with times ranging from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Yeomen's Department
Mrs. Hattie M. Hill Honored At Pinecrest Party
A surprise party celebrated Mrs. Hattie M. Hill on her 67th birthday in her Pinecrest Sanitarium room. The event featured yellow spring flowers and 13 guests sent gifts while Mrs. Hill has been a patient since January. Attendees included Mrs. W. G. Eanes and Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Perdue of Sophia.
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Sophia
ANS
Hattie M. Hill
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Hill
W. G. Eanes
Carlton Perdue
Blue Jay Resident To Join Annual New England Tour
Mrs. Dollie S. Lynch of Blue Jay will participate in the annual two weeks New England and Eastern Canada tour organized by Dorsey Tours. She departs Tuesday and returns July 4, visiting Niagara Falls Toronto Ottawa Montreal Quebec Boston and New York City. The trip includes a three day cruise on the St Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers.
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Dollie S. Lynch
Blue Jay
New England
Eastern Canada
Dorsey Tours, Inc
Charleston
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Boston
New York City
St. Lawrence
Saguenay
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Walt Disney
Richard Todd
Glynis Johns
RKO Radio Pictures
Welt
Disney
Welk
Pecos Bill Technicolor
Mullens
Mullens and
Herndon
IR Wy Eee
Orp. of America
United Artiste
Princess Theatre
Mt. Hope
W. Va
Laramie
Universal-International
Howard Aughes
Robert Mitchum
Jean Simmons
Arthur Hunnicutt
Edgar Buchanan
Wallace Ford
Raymond
Wyoming
Rialto
Hodiak
Paradise
Yvonne DeCarlo
Sineville, W, VA
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Ronald Reagon
Amazing Animal Star
Donna Corcoran
Pineville
W.va
SiMe Gt
Kermit Edward Hill
Valley Dr
Elizabeth Lou Maddy
Mark Douglas
James Douglas Young
Robert Leon Burton
Sprague
Delores Marie
William Stephen
Benny Wilson Mize
Bailey Ave
Nelson Borden Jr
Nelson Borden Duncan
Terry
Marion Elizabeth
George Daniel Covey
Glen Daniel
Deane Meador
Richard Darrah
Beckley Hospital
David Lee
Robert Lee Nichols
Stamford
Michael Wayne
Wayne Preston Myers Jr
Amherstdale
Kermit Preston Gunnoe
Bob
Danny Kay
William R. D. Jr
William R. D. Macklin
Minden
Joseph Edward Jr
Joseph Edward Johnson
Box
Prosperity
James Edward Simon
Washington Ave
James Delmas
Carl David
Lee Wesley Blankenship
Mead
Terry Millard
Millard Arthur Poe
John Herbert Bowyer
Pax
Darlene Gay
Dwight Douglas
Dawson Lee Lucas
MGM
van “Dinson
Waiter Pidgeon
Louis Calhern
Dewey Martin Orn
Winn Fak
Stork
Sophian
Lady
Texas
Howard Duff
Mona Freeman
Rome
Lucia Bose - Casetta Greco
Lyric Theatre
Prince Valiant
Aes
Warner Bros
Warnercolor
Dori
Robert Phi Day Cummings
Silvers
Rhapsody
Elizabeth Vinette Taylor
Gassman
Coe
Brett Ta Cele
Custer
Rs Qain
June Allyson
Ereen
James O'Hanlon
Robert O'Brien
Jams O'Hanlon
Manent Gerecte Vo
Henry Blanke
Onccreo Fy
Jack Donohue
Eer van Heflin Pee
Shane
van Johnson
Janet Leigh
Women’s Dept
W. M. Hicks
Clinton Alexander Spencer
O. P. Spencer
Princewick
Hazel Claudine Nelson
Addie Nelson
David Ward Taylor
Mabel Taylor
Jacquelynn Holland
Roy B. Holland
A. David Abrams
Springdale Ave
B. B. Richmond
N. Kenawha St
Mary Elizabeth Roberts
East Beckley
Robert Sheffler
Ann Chilson
University Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
R. L. Dickerson
Orchard Ct
Frederick Hotel
Huntington
J. C. Bailey
Clyde
Ethel Martin
South Kanawha St
West
Charles Wheeler
Maxwell Hill
Homer Linkous
Max
Baptist Valley
Wheeler
Edsel Jones
Mountain Air
Glen Jean, W. V
Bob Hope
Jane Russell
Roy Rogers
Mil
B.de Ky Cieme
Hsin Amorgna
Henry Wlodlon- Lyle
Lawrence Tierney
Emmett Relly
Cecu B
Dumille
Ringling Bros Barnum
Fonte M. Foam
Barry Lyndon
Theodore St. Joho
Fred A Fran
Theodore St
Joke
Frank Comet
Paramount Picture
League of Women Voters
A. Geller
Pike St
Beckley Hotel
United States Army Mothers Post
Memorial Bldg
Women of the Moose, Moose Club
Women's Mission Circle
Hilltop Baptist Church
Ed Wallen
Coca- Cola
Ladies Bridge Association
Knight Country Club
Beckley Area
Registered Professional Nurses Club
Coca-cola Building
H. M. Hill
Alice Gregory
Women's Department of
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Quality Bakers of Americ Co-op
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