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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1958
Page
9
Mount Tabor Homemakers Club voted to donate 100 toward a five acre park site co sponsored with Mount Tabor Country Life. A social to raise funds is planned at Mount Tabor Elementary School with proceeds to the park project.
Loretta Kovach was honored Friday night at her home in McArthur with a bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Albert Kovach and others. She will wed James O Neal of Konnarock Virginia in a July 3 ceremony at St Francis DeSales Catholic Church. About 30 guests attended with corsages given and a prize table among the activities.
The Rev. Clyde Dowdy was guest speaker at Beckley Woman's Christian Temperance Union in First Christian Church. Dowdy, a Beckley resident, will depart for Korea to serve with the U S Army. The group planned the July Tri County Convention at First Christian Church with Helen Holt as guest speaker. Twenty two members and three guests attended.
Women organization events listed for Beckley area include Beckley Legal Secretaries Association dinner at 6 30 p m Elks Club Blue Room Ninth Grade Choir practice and several other club meetings at churches halls and homes for Monday. Contacts for more details provided.
Miss Sylvia Patricia Scarlett wed Airman LC in a St. Lawrence Church ceremony at West Wycombe Bucks England. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Scarlett, wore a nylon satin gown with orange blossom veil. Groom, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Matcher, serves in the U.S. Air Force. They planned to reside in Bucks and depart for the States in April 1959 after duty.
Local notices list numerous births names and addresses from Beckley Memorial Hospital including Darlene Kay Lilly born June 13 weighing 6 pounds 15 ounces Kathy Lynn Ramsey born June 17 at 6 pounds 9 ounces and Sarah Louise Irvine born June 19 at 6 pounds 8 and a half ounces Also family visits and moves noted with Beckley and nearby towns plus hotel and society events and bridge club meeting updates.
The Women's Society of Christian Service at The Methodist Temple holds its June meeting tonight at 7 30 in Friendship Hall. Circle No 1 hosts with co chairs Emer son Smith and Glen Akers. Program by devotional co chairs Robert L Amick and R M French features hymns, scripture, a dialogue on Changing Patterns in the March of Missions, and concludes with Fling Out the Banner and benediction by Dr J F Yoak Jr.
Rich mond Recreation Room hosted a shower for bride elect Miss Florence Thomas wife of John Denny son of Mrs. Eva Hawks Mabscott Elmer Thomas Fayetteville and the late Mrs. Thomas Her uncles and aunts Mr and Mrs G S Tolbert Mabscott hosted by Miss Betty Walton Miss Sue Hed tick Miss Brenda Holliday and Miss Betty Osborne The gift table featured a blue and white parasol The guest list includes dozens of local young women and several entries with full names The notice ends with an unrelated ad for T 4 L foot treatment and Cohen Drug Company sale details
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