Briarcliff Garden Club installs new officers at luncheon
The Briarcliff Garden Club held its annual luncheon on Wednesday in the Glass House Private dining room. New president Mrs Edwin R Harris accepted duties with officers Mrs G A Massing Jr recording secretary and Mrs William E Sutphin vice president. Committees were named and plans discussed including the August flower show Flowering Times and awards for top gardeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briarcliff Garden Club
Glass House
Truman Sayre
G. A. Massing Jr
Edwin R. Harris
William E. Sutphin
W. A. Buchanan
Earl Fotes
E. J. MacFarland
Native Raleigh Countian Returns to Beckley with Family
A retired U S Navy chief machinist mate with 24 years service has moved back to Beckley with his wife Jewell Williams Mattox and two children Billy and Tom my to 311 Princess. Mattox served in World War II and Korea, earned a presidential unit citation, and was stationed in Corpus Christi Texas before discharge at Charleston base. Tom will be a Woodrow Wilson High School senior and Billy a fourth grader. both attend Calvary Baptist Church Youth Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Countian
Beckley
U. S. Navy
George Mattox
Billy
Tommy
Princess
Mattox
Corpus Christi
Tex
Charleston, S. C
Jewell Williams
Dewey Williams
Fulton Avenue
Woodrow Wilson High School
Calvary Baptist Church
Harrison Blevins Wedding at Lakeview Presbyterian Church
Loretta Jane Blevins and Airman 2 C Gary Glynn Harrison wed at Lakeview Presbyterian Church Lake Shawnee on June 10 at 6 p.m. The ceremony featured white gladioli and peonies, a Chantilly lace gown, and a reception in the church social room. Bride’s sister Annalee Blevins as maid of honor. Sam Tassitino of Beckley as best man. ushers Kenneth Blevins and Lemar Wills. The couple’s backgrounds include Spanishburg and Sophia High Schools with military service in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeview Presbyterian Church
Lake Shawnee
Loretta Jane Blevins
James E. Blevins
Gary Glynn Harrison
Steve Harrison Jr
Sophia
Paul Bohn
Paul Shrewsbury
Judy Shrewsbury
Annalee Blevins
Sam Tassitino
Women's Fellowship To Entertain VA Patients Tonight
The Rebekah Section of Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren plans a devotional program at Beckley VA Hospital for patients this evening with refreshments to follow. The event was set after a Thursday meeting at Mrs. Jack Moye’s home. Mrs. Frank Perry led the devotional while Mrs. Amos Myers offered prayer and others read scripture and lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Women's Fellowship
Crab Orchard
Church of the Brethren
Beckley Veteran Administration Hospital
Jack Moye
Frank Perry
Amos Myers
Alvis Spencer
Kellis Bonham
Church Grove
Narold Stover
Carl Florey
James Moye
Ruth McCormick
Ex-Beckley Girl Becomes Bride In Texas Church
Miss Eloise Heaberlin daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas H Heaberlin of Beckley became the bride of Allan Ray Farrah of Waco Texas at Richfield Christian Church at 7 p m Sunday The bride granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J C Heaberlin of 300 Park Ave The wedding party included maid of honor Miss Martha Ann Heaberlin four bridesmaids a flower girl four ushers and a best man The couple will reside in Fort Worth Texas The bride is a sophomore at Arlington State College and the groom a senior at Texas Christian University preparing for the ministry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Eloise Heaberlin
Thomas H. Heaberlin
Allan Ray Farrah
Waco
Tex
Richfield Christian Church
J. C. Heaberlin
Park Ave
Martha Ann Heaberlin
Arlington State College
Arlington
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Word has arrived that Mrs. James Lilly left Stuttgart Germany by jet Saturday and arrived in Columbus Ohio Sunday visiting her husband stationed at Stuttgart with the U S Army. Other notes list visits by families and friends, rotate to church youth officers, and upcoming trips and hospital updates in Beckley area society news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lilly
Stuttgart
Germany
Columbus
Ohio
Joyce Ann Blakley
W. T. Blakley
Beverly St
U. S. Army
Mae Lilly
Beckley
Mr and Mrs Dickerson Leave for Grants New Mexico
Mr and Mrs Dickerson and their children Sherry David and Michael departed last week for Grants New Mexico after spending two days in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dickerson
Sherry
David
Michael
Grants
N.M
Schmidt visit: Bill Schneider arrives in Florida to spend week
Bill Schneider of St Petersburg Florida arrived Thursday to spend a week with his mother Lena M Schneider at 129 Whitestick Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Schneider
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lena M. Schneider
Whitestick Rd
Miss Susan Sampson Returns Home From Beckley Visit
Miss Susan Sampson returned to her Purcelville Virginia home Sunday after a week in Beckley with her grandfather R P F Sampson at 208 French Street. She accompanied her father Dr R B Sampson Jr to Beckley a week ago for the Woodrow Wilson High School 1936 class reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Trude
Susan Ann
James Raoul
Southern Pines
N.C
R. L. Allen
Reservoir Road
Garner Williams
Neville Street
North Carolina
Allen
Anna Fink
Carlisle
Jimmy Stafford
Susan
John
Hudson
Ohio
Lydia Fink
Grover Allen
Cora Allen
Bessie Allen
MacArthur
Wanda Cox
North East
Stella Edwards
Susan Sampson
Purcelville
Beckley
R. P F. Sampson
French St
R. B. Sampson Jr
Woodrow Wilson High School
Bluefield Model Enjoys Fame On The Price Is Right
Earl Wilson profiles Junie Goodloe Ferguson, native of Bluefield West Virginia, glamour model on The Price Is Right. She loves New Yorks pace yet misses the countryside, recalls meeting Earl Scruggs, and recounts a backstage mink coat mishap that led to a wrist cut and a nurse asking if she was despondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wilson
New York
June Ferguson
Bill Cullen
Madison Avenue
Bluefield
W. Va
Junie
Greenwich Village
W. T. Goodloe
Cumberlain Rd
Goodloe
Appalachian Electric Power Co
June
Earl Scruggs
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Beaver High School
Radford and Marshall Colleges
Huntington
Jack W. Ferguson
Jack
Community club notices for Beckley area calendar
Coming events column invites women's organizations to submit announcements for regular or special meetings. Notices due by 10 a.m.. Sunday items by 4 p.m. Saturday. Monday events include Mabscott Rebekah Lodge 206 at 8 p.m. and Beckley Art Group sketch session at Mrs. Bragg's home 7 30 p.m. Tuesday features temperance union at 2 p.m. with speaker Mrs. Totten, Business and Professional Women board at Merle Norman Studio 7 p.m., and Eastern Star Bethlehem Chapter 71 install at Masonic Temple 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department of
Beckley
Beckley Art Group
H. L. Bragg
Calloway Heights
Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club
Merle Norman Studio
Beckley club notices and church meetings list
Mount Tabor Home Demonstration Club hosts Mrs O Dell Jessup at Maxwell Hill for 12 30 pm. Crab Orchard WCTU meets Mrs Roby Blevins Laurel Terrace Beckley at 1 30 pm. CYO St Francis de Sales at church 7 30 pm. Servicemen's Wives Club at U S Army Main Recruiting Station 7 30 pm. Royal Neighbors in Eagles Hall Woodlawn 7 30 pm. Thursday Church in the Home Prayer Band at Fitzpatrick Road 11 pm. Women's Mission Society Calvary Baptist at church 7 30 pm. Degree of Honor Lodge 56 executive board at Mrs P C Johnson 611 Temple St 7 30 pm. Laurel Wreath dinner Beckley Hotel Terrace Room 7 pm.
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Mount Tabor
Crab Orchard Women's Christian Temperance Union
Roby Blevins
Laurel Terrace
Beckley
Mrs
Luther Stump
Fitzpatrick Road
P. C. Johnson
Temple St
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Beckley Hotel
Great Blizzard of 1888 Death Toll in the East
About 400 people died in the eastern United States during the Great Blizzard of 1888, a historic winter storm that paralyzed cities from the Northeast to New England and areas along the coast.
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United States
Births in Raleigh General Hospital June 8
Mr and Mrs Billy Ray Short of Sophia announce the birth of Jacqueline Ramona Short an eight pound ten ounce daughter at 1 18 am June 8 in Raleigh General Hospital Connie Fay Martin Jr is a six pound twelve ounce daughter born to Mr and Mrs Charles Martin Jr Beck ley at 4 25 am June 8 in Raleigh General Hospital Sprague residents Mr and Mrs Frank Louis Pachuta announce the birth of Nancy Jeanne Pachuta a six pound eight ounce daughter at 8 35 am June 8 in Raleigh General Hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ray Short
Sophia
Jacqueline Ramona
Raleigh General Hospital
Connie Fay
Charles Martin Jr
Beckley
Sprague
Frank Louis Pachuta
Nancy Jeanne
First Miss America Contest Held in 1921
The inaugural Miss America pageant took place in 1921 marking the start of a long-running competition. Contestants from various regions competed for the title in a historic event that defined American beauty pageants.
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John Kerns
Joseph Miller
Dan Griffin
Front Royal
Malcolm F. Smith
Natalie Austin
James C. Henderson
Clyde Barker
Robert Lee Daniels
Arthur Goldstein
Robert B. Harvit
Kyle M. Jarrell
Phill A. McDaniel II
W. David Mullins
David Meek
Robert Sims
Central Elementary School
Harrison-Blevins
Texas
Leonard Williams
Fort Walton Beach, Fla
N. L. Williams
McAlpin
Edna Walden
Temple Street
Elman Osborne
O'Dell Testerman
Laura Price
E. A. Zimmerman Jr
Harvey, Ill
Herbert Price
Richard Price
Chicago, IN
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Beaver Methodist Church
Virgil Cook
Sandra Cook
Diane Atkins
Erma Atkins
Judy Mullins
Rita Ward
Christian Faith
Joan Atkins
Christian Witness
Patty Ward
Mary Evelyn Meadows
Donna Cooper
Christian Fellowship
Jerry Yauncey
Washington, D.C
Marcia ‘Kay Walker
Hubert D. Walker
Railroad Ave
Alma Jane Deck
Leonard Deck
Miss Walker
U. S. Coast Guard
Miss Deck
U.S. Agriculture Department
J. T. Hollandsworth
N. Kanawha St
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Elgin Dettmer
Detroit, Mich
C. E. Kesler
A. W. Patterson
Soak Creek
Donald Stone
Kenny McKinney
Loga
Gary Durham
Martin A. Durham
Bero Avenue
Seaman Martin E. Durham
Naval Weapons Center
Yorktown
Harold Blake
Cabell Heights
C. M. McClellan
Oceana
State Lodge
Cora McHale
Raleigh
Doris Cook
Delmar Davis
McArthur
H. F. Lushbaugh
H. L. Lusbaugh
W. Frederick Craig
Tim
Lissa
Montgomery
O. R. Engleman
H. F. Engleman
Stuarts-Draft
H. M. Cox Jr
Patty
F. L. Flint
L. S. Schrader
E. C. Schrader
East Rainelle
C. B. Wright
Webb
Webb’‘s Florist
Ferguson
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No. 206
Mabscott
Beckley Woman's’ Christian ‘Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
D. QO. Totten
Bethlehem
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Howe St
Catholic Youth Organization
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Servicemen’s Wives Club
U. S. Army Main Recruiting Station
Royal Neighbors of American
Eagles Hall
Woodlawn Avenue
Women's Mission Society of Calvary Baptist Church
TOY
Phone Universal Cit
Universal C.lt. Credit Company OF
Mullens
Guyandotte Avenue
West Virginia
Pineville
Monness
Mitet
New York, N. Y
Metropolitan
Main Street
Metropolitan Life
San Francisco
Ottawa
U.S.A
Canada
Tom A. Garl
Mgr. Bair Building
James G. Terry
Clifford
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