Washington area newlyweds wed in Washington DC
Miss Boaggie Jean Sparks and Lowell Herbert Reed wed at Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church Washington DC in a ceremony officiated by Dr John W Austin. The bride daughter of Mrs Edward Lee Asher and the late H T Sparks wore a white nylon net gown and carried white roses. The couple will reside at 501 12th Street NE Washington DC after a honeymoon trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church
Washington, D. C
Boaggie Jean Sparks
Lowell Herbert Reed
John W. Austin
Edward Lee Asher
Carella
H. T. Sparks
Slab Fork
Ernest H. Reed
Dorothy Barns
Washington
Herman Sparks
Catherine Mann
Susan Keith
Barbara Armstrong
Susan Jane Sparks
Johnny Spencer
Donald Reed
Lloyd Reed
Nelson Pierce
Jack Spencer
Robert Brown
James Akers
Hatch
N. M
W. EB. Jennings
David Bouldin
Edsel Wood
Canada
WCTU Units Invited To Beckley Picnic In July
Oak Hill and Mt. Hope WCTU units are invited to join Beckley WCTU for a July picnic at City Park. Planning occurred at a meeting at First Baptist Church with Rev. W. Bruce Peck addressing alcohol evils. A committee was named to select UTC Camp Caesar delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Mt. Hope
WCTU
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Beckley
City Park
First Baptist Church
W. Bruce Peck
Utc Camp Caesar
Richard Lewis
J. W. Givens
Wesley Hedrick
C. H. Linkous
Gertrude Tabor
Betty Ann Meadows Weds Dennis F Wood in First Baptist Church
Announcement details the marriage of Betty Ann Meadows daughter of Mr and Mrs hk Carl Meadows of Affinity to Dennis F Wood Jr son of Mr and Mrs Dennis F Wood of Daniels. Double ring ceremony held Saturday June 17 at 7 pm officiated by Rev Alvin J Cook with Loretta Haddad soloing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann Meadows
Dennis F. Wood
Canada
Hk. Carl Meadows
Affinity
Dennis F. Wood, Jr
Daniels
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Fern
Loretta Haddad
Julia Secrest
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Dorothy Amick compiles social notes from Beckley and surrounding towns listing arrivals departures visits and gatherings. Mrs Frederick Brace visits from Greenville Michigan for the Cofer Braddus wedding. James D Nicholls and Florence Jane tour from Milwaukee to stay with Humphries. Susan Johnson visits Clifton Forge Virginia relatives. multiple families host guests from Richmond Louisville and Charleston for varied occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Amick
Frederick Brace
Greenville
Mich
Brace
Martha Page Hogg
C. W. Hogg
Wickham Avenue
Beckley
James D. Nicholls
Florence Jane
Milwaukee
Wis
Kenneth F. Humphries
Queen Street
Susan Johnson
M. A. Johnson
Granville Avenue
Carter Gallagher
Clifton Forge
Wonder Salve promises relief for skin troubles
The ad touts Wonder Salve as a grease less antiseptic solution to help with itching eczema psoriasis infections and athlete's foot. Marketed as safe for children and developed for soldiers, it is sold in Beckley by Cohen's White with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonder Cross
Beckley
Cohen's
Miss Jean Hindson Honored At Surprise Birthday Picnic
Miss Jean Hindson was feted with a surprise birthday picnic Monday at Grandview State Park. Hostesses included Miss Jean Sweet, Mrs. Ruth Glenn, Miss Marie Meadows, and Miss Mary Jane Dilley. Gifts came from attendees such as Mr. and Mrs. William Dempsey, Miss Barbara Sue Hindson, Miss Betty Sweet, Harry Ellis, Edwin Higgins, and the Stacy couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Hindson
Grandview State Park
Jean Sweet
Ruth Glenn
Marie Meadows
Mary Jane Dilley
William Dempsey
Barbara Sue Hindson
Betty Sweet
Harry Ellis
Edwin Higgins
Joseph Stacy
James Graham Bride To Establish Home In Fairfax Virginia
James Graham and former Miss Eileen Walker of Beckley announce plans to establish a home in Fairfax Virginia after their wedding at Bethesda Chevy Chase Christian Church in Bethesda Maryland. The bride, a 1942 Woodrow Wilson graduate, is with the FBI. The groom, a former Merchant Marine, is also employed in the FBI office. They will honeymoon in Daytona Beach Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graham
Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Va
Eileen Walker
Beckley
Lloyd E. Walker
Skelton
J. W. Graham
Fairfax
Bethesda Chevy Chase Christian Church
Bethesda
Robert Shaw
Mabel Montgomery
Paul Thompson
Washington
Woodrow Wilson High School
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C
Graham
Merchant Marines
Motor
Daytona Beach
Fla
Births and visits noted in Beckley area
Mr and Mrs Dorsey Thrasher Keatley Jr announce a son Robert Jeffrey born at Beckley Hospital at 9 52 a m on June 18 weighing 4 pounds 13 ounces Mr and Mrs George Ralph De Board announce a son Ralph Dennis born at Raleigh General Hospital at 2 30 p m on June 16 weighing 7 pounds 542 ounces. Merce meeting in Chicago last week noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey Thrasher ‘Keatley, Jr
Helen
Robert Jeffrey
Beckley Hospital
George Ralph DeBoard
Lego
Ralph Dennis
Raleigh General Hospital
Membership Night Held by Beckley Moose Women
The Beckley Women of the Moose held a Tuesday night Membership Committee meeting at 8 at the Moose Lodge on McCreery Street attended by about 80 women. New officers installed included senior regent Mrs Paul Shaw and junior regent Mrs Perfecto Ducal with sixteen new members initiated. Guests Mrs Ray Eller and son Robbie of Wilmington, Del., stayed with sister Mrs Chris Goins in Glen White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Micw Uum
Cleveland Clinic
Benton M. Wilmoth, II
Morgantown
White Sulphur Springs
Benton
B. M. Wilmoth
Northwestern Avenue
Wilmoth
Beckley
Camp Wood
Greenbrier County
West Virginia University
Louetta Thomas
Woodlawn Avenue
Bassett
Ford H. Stone
Bassett Brethren Church
Bill Straughn
W. E. Straughn
Burgess Street
Ohio University
Athens
Virginia Beach
Edgar Holstein
Crab Orchard
Dorsey Saul
Tom Saul
Sauls and Holsteins
Danie Plumiey
Reservoir Road
G. G. Gallaher
Louisville
J. Lee Porter
Porter
Beckley Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
McCreery Street
Paul Shaw
Flora Brennan
Perfecto Ducal
Mabel Reeder
J. G. Kacsmaryk
William D. Nace
E. D Terry
C. W Kauff
Ralph Sutphin
Ward Irwin
Sidney Box
Joseph Cagna
Jacqueline Shutt
Bernard Martin
Charles Farthing
James Basham
Kathleen Crews
Joe Benedict
Tracy Adams
William K. Miller
Fred Clemens
Owen Richmond
Ruby Bailey
Edward Perry
Ernest Stewart
Ray Eller
Robbie
Wilmington, del
Chris Goins
Glen White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lloyd FE. Walker
Sue Ann
Raymond
Ann Via
South Kanawha Street
Hershel Knuckels
Mabscott
Keith Ernst
Ballard Street
Graham-Walker
T. L. Rice
Westwood Drive
A. L. Rice
Richmond, Va
C. B. Cook
Carlton
Memphis
C. O Gallaher
Elkins
West Liberty
West Virginia
G. M. Gilbert
Russell Street
J. S. de Say
California
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Zwilling
L. H. Dugger
Elizabethton
Tenn
N. A. Johnson
Hemp Hill
Henry Zwilling
Hico
Adam Rappold
E. J. Davis
Stotesbury
C. E. Zwilling
Raleigh
David Humphries
Kenneth Humphries
James Ferguson
Marcia Jane
Wanda Butcher
Richwood
Lillian Ferguson
Johnson City
Frank Hudson
Beckley Place
Inlaw
James Hudson
Judy
Carl Brennman
Norma Lee Hudson
Charleston
Hulett C. Smith
Harper Road
National Junior Chamber of Com
Lowe Brothers
Hill-Rohrer Lumber Co
Central Avenue
Dial
PARK
Tilfors
Tilfor
Park & Tilford “Reserve
Ava
Tilford Distillers, Inc
New York
Brala Nluiral Spibiis
Merce
Chicago
C. H. Dew
Valley Drive
Dews
W M. Wheeler
Park Street
C. M Littlejohn
C. E. Rogers
St. Albans
J. W. Maxwell
Beckley Avenue
Michigan
R. L. Maxwell
Stamford Road
Helen Janney
Temple Street
Elizabeth Marquis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary Reese
Louet Apartments
Kanawha Street
D. B. Shumate
E. B. Terry
O. D. Hall, Jr
Christine West
Ned Fourney
C. E. Davis
Ed Fisher
Fray Lilly
Alcanin
Dixie
Beckley Territory
Grant’s
Gay
Aluminum
W.T. Grant CO
Neville St
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