WSCS Fetes New Pastor and Wife at First Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church hosted a reception for Rev. and Mrs. Elmer S. Wilson to greet the new minister and his wife. About 200 guests attended, with a farewell party for Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Dryfield planned for June 13. Mr. Wilson previously led South Side Methodist Church in Huntington.
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WSCS
Methodist Church Fetes
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Mee E
S. Elmer S. Wilson
Jay Woods
Donald J. Thompson
Thomas J Wheeldin
C. Wooddell
John W. Eyes
Ministerial Association
Jennings Fast
Elizabeth Anderson
Elmer S. Church
McNeely Bowyer Wedding Read In Long Branch Church
Miss Lena Louise Bowyer and Richard Wayne McNeely wed at Long Branch Methodist Church in Pax at 6:30 p m. The ceremony featured a single ring rite with traditional music and a reception at the groom’s parents home. The bride wore white lace over satin with a matching jacket and a white velvet bandeau. the groom is a U S Air Force veteran and Mount Hope High graduate. The wedding party included bridesmaids, flower girls, and local family in Charleston Pax and Baltimore connections. A Virginia Beach honeymoon was planned with the bride to finish high school in the coming term.
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PAX
RNL
Long Branch Methodist Church
Lena Louise Bowyer
Oscar Bowyer
Long Branch
Richard Wayne McNeely
Bert McNeely
Harold Clendenin
Oak Hill
Nancy Pettry
Ada Bowyer
Baltimore
Paul Stephenson
Quantico
Harry Wright
Virginia Beach
Mount Hope High
Pax High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
U. S. Air Force
Local club notices for coming events in Beckley
Coming events invite organizations to submit notices by 1 a.m. for publication. Friendly Art Club meets at 934 S Fayette St at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. Dorothy King as co host. Coal City Chapter of Eastern Star holds an installation at the Masonic Lodge Hall at 8 p.m. Prosperous Hill Garden Club meets at Dry Hill at 7:30 p.m. Smart Set Savings Club gathers at 118 Mall St at 8 p.m.
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Woman’s Department
Beckley N
le Rie
Balould
Patna
Friendly Art Club
Sallie Johnson
S. Fayette St
Dorothy King
Coal City
Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Prosperous Hill Garden Club
Dry Hill
Edward Aie
Smart Set Savings Club
Lewis Morris
Beckley Women Groups Meet At Local Homes
Rebekah Bible Class of The Methodist Temple meets at Miss Jean Porter's home 207 Hemlock Street at 7 30 p m. Beckley Woman's Christian Temperance Union also meets at Miss Porter 207 Hemlock Street. Gamma Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi conducts pledge training at Miss Marie Cascion's home 113 Colin Street. Ladies Aide of Coal City holds regular anniversary at Mrs. George Cole's home at 7 30 p m.
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Rebekah
The
Methodist Temple
Jean Porter
Hemlock St
Beckley Woman's Christian Temperance Union
P.m
Beta Sigma Phi
Marie Cascion
Colin St
Coal City
George Cole
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Brief local notes record guests and visits among families in Pyatte North Carolina Sophia and nearby towns. Entries mention Maybell Benefield, Frank Benefield, Ralph Millsaps from Chilhowie Virginia, and other relatives visiting or returning home. Details include birth of Mary Katherine Rogers in Akron Ohio and extended family connections across Radford Beckley Toledo and Tallmadge.
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William Benefield
Sophia
Maybell Benefield
Wanda
Wilma Benefield
Pyatte
N. C
Lunch Special at Beckley Hotel Dining Room
A one dollar Chef's Special is offered this week in the Beckley Hotel Dining Room or El Tore Room as a lunch option.
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Beckley Hotel
Riffe Family Dinner Guests Near Crab Orchard
Dr and Mrs R W Riffe and their son Bobby of Northfork were Sunday dinner guests of his sister Mrs R C Egnor in Crab Orchard.
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R. W. Riffe
Bobby
Northfork
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Rainbow Girls Aid Polio Drive At Recreation Building
Drema Calvert Nancy Elkins and Neta Skiles lead Rainbow Girls in an anti polio effort coordinating two and a half hour shifts Wednesday at the Recreation Building. They distributed posters and recorded a radio spot urging students to get their shot and not let polio disrupt college or marriage plans.
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Drema Calvert
Nancy Elkins
The
Assembly
Neta Skiles
Sunshine Committee
Maple Fork Visitors
Spending a week with their mother Mrs. Goldie Facello are Bobby and Ronald Facello of Baltimore Maryland. Mr and Mrs Sam Sweeney visited with Mr and Mrs Bill Angel of Oak Hill Tuesday.
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Maple Fork
Goldie Facello
Bobby
Ronald Facello
Baltimore
Sam Sweeney
Bill Angel
Oak Hill
Bobby Daniel Returns Home After Surgery
Bobby Daniel has returned to his home from Beckley Memorial Hospital after surgery last week and is reported to be improving. Miss Sarah Whiteneck is visiting her sister Mrs. Wilma Parks in Geneva Ohio.
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Fairdale
Bobby Daniel
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sarah Whiteneck
Wilma Parks
Geneva
Ohio
Barn Lincolton Week With Mrs Snuffer
Miss barn Lincolton is spending the week with her mother Mrs Oliver Snuffer at Crab Orchard, enjoying family time and local visits.
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Lincolton
N. C
Oliver Snuffer
Mrs Ross Smith Visiting Relatives In Ohio And Florida
Mrs Ross Smith of Sarasota Florida is visiting her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Kermit Locke on Beaver Ave. after her stay she will travel to Huntington to spend time with her father O A Locke and other relatives.
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Ross Smith
Sarasota, Fla
Kermit Locke
Beaver Ave
Huntington
O. A. Locke
Mrs Max Fisher Visits Maplewood Parents
Mrs. Max Fisher of Princeton arrived Saturday for a week long visit with her parents Mr and Mrs M W Arnold in Maplewood observant locals report.
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Max Fisher
Princeton
M. W. Arnold
Maplewood
Sunday Guests Gather At Amick Home
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Ralph E Amick at 222 West Wood Dr included his parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Amick and his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Frank Spangler and children Frank Jr Keith Larry and Laura Frances all of Fayetteville Mrs Robert Hurley and Iville and his aunt Mrs A H Fleshman and daughters Mary Ellen and Bart Fleshman Akron Ohio
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Ralph E. Amick
Westwood Dr
Ernest Amick
Frank Spangler
Frank Jr
Keith
Larry
Laura Frances
Fayette
Robert Hurley
Iville
A. H
Mary Ellen
Bart Fleshman
Akron
Ohio
Missionary to Speak At GMS Meet Of First Baptist Church
The General Mission Society of the First Baptist Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Fellowship Hall. Guest speaker is Mrs Wayne Saunders, missionary to India with TEAM for 24 years, who has served three terms in the field. She will show pictures of her work in India and discuss her family, including four children.
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General Mission Society of the
First Baptist Church
Wayne Saunders
India
Evangelistical Alliance Mission
TEAM
Kodaikanal
South India
Saunders
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J. S. Ellison
Enoch L. Ellison
Harley Christian
Woods
Edward Thrush
Anderson
Douglas
Merrold Perkins
Michael
Vickey
Tammy
Elmer Wade
Brent McNeely
Charleston
Sanford McNeely
Mount Hope
Jess Davis
Brenda
Orlan McNeely
Teresa
Butch
Itmann
W. C. Tyree
Allen
MR. and
Mrs
Irvisit
Barney Haga
Soak Creek
Was
Ralph Millsaps
Chilhowie
O'Dell Testerman
McAlpin
George McCullum
Debra
Patrick
Radford
Carol Sue Testerman
Blacksburg
N. L. Williams
Mack. McCullom
Beckley
Detroit, Mich
Fredra Blankenship
Fred Mitchem
Eccles
Ernest Shumate
McGraws
Thomas L. and
Cumbow Lee
Carren Lynn
Toledo
Eantee el Peters
East C St
Herbert Cumbow
Sanawha St
George W. Williams
William Marshall Rogers
Mary Katherine
City Hospital
Rogers
S. E. Ave
Tallmadge
G. R. French
Fair View Ave
George W. Ballard Jr
Fayetteoe Os C
French
Stafford
Pearisburg
Buick
Motor Trend
Buick, Inc
First Avenue
W. VA
Methodist Church
King Lions Club
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Woman's Club
Beckley Junior High School
Patty Boggs
Rainbow For Girls
GMS
G. M. Powers
Main Street
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ANIA
Lowe Bros. Electric Co
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