Son Weds On Parents Anniversary at Beckley Presbyterian
The Beckley Presbyterian Church wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holmes coincided with the couple’s parents 63rd anniversary. The ceremony at 7 pm featured a double ring rite by Dr. James W. Witherspoon, with organ music and several songs. The bride Patricia Oosterheert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ford, wore a pale blue silk sheath. attendants included Mrs. Albert Holmes. After a summer in Beckley, the couple will live at 41 Madison St. Coopersville, where Holmes teaches chemistry at Coopersville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Earl Holmes
Roscoe B. Holmes
Temple St
James W. Witherspoon
Hume Voset
Larry Bouwkamp
Coopersville
Mich
Patricia Oosterheert
Clayton Ford
Blissfield
Albert Holmes
Beckley
Mrs. Holmes
Albert Homes
Phillip Bsharah
Jack Sharp
63rd Anniversary Witnessed in Beckley Wedding Reception
The Beckley couple Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe B. Holmes celebrated 63 years since their wedding with a reception for about 75 guests at Beckley Presbyterian Church. Their son Mr. Earl Holmes and family hosted, featuring a pink and white "Wedding Bells" decor theme, four tier cake, and bells motif. Guests included Dr. M. C. Holmes, a University of Miami professor, along with seven grandchildren and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Earl Holmes
Roscoe B. Holmes
M. C. Holmes
University of Miami
Florida
Albert Holmes
Wickham Avenue
John W. Whitlock
Dixon Avenue
Phillip Baharah
White Street
Jack Sharp
Altoona
James F. Brown
Garden Terrace
James FE. Brown
Maxwell Hill Club To Fete Pinecrest Patients July 20
Maxwell Hill Home Demonstration Club plans a party for Pinecrest Sanitarium patients celebrating July birthdays. The event runs 6:20 to 7:30 p.m. on July 20, with Mrs. Hubert Turner as health chair. Plans were finalized at the June 15 meeting led by president Mrs. Betty Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Hill Club
Pinecrest
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Maxwell Hill Home
Hubert Turner
Health Committee
HD Group
Betty Lilly
John Flanagan
Kyle Anderson
Turner
Flanagan
Raleigh County
Cancer Crusade
Raleigh County Farm Women's Council
Lilly
Don Thomas
W. E. Harvey
C. B. Treadway
Wannie Brown
Tom Young
Club
Morale Builder in Exercise Classes
The piece notes that joining an exercise class lifts spirits because every participant finds someone in worse shape, helping morale while they trim down bulges through activity.
Work Saver for Yard Footwear by Door
When family members work in the yard or garden and ground is damp, park house slippers by the door. A quick change lets shoes go directly to the utility room or basement for clean-up.
Lesson On Wills Presented At Trap Hill HD Club
Trap Hill Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs Noel Mankin's Bolt home to discuss wills. Mrs Sheldon Covey urged every one to have a will and stressed a well drafted one by a good lawyer. Devotional led by Mrs Frank Humphry. Members voted to buy corn meal and buckwheat flour for Folk Festival sales and planned a July 20 party for Pine Crest Sanitarium patients. Mrs Dale Covey reviewed Sold for Silver by Janet Lim, recounting a Chinese girl’s enslavement and survival before Allied liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Covey
Trap Hill
Noel Mankin
Bolt
Frank Humphry
Howard Farmer
Roger Acord
Health and Nutrition
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Janet Lim
Dale Covey
Singapore
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Mrs Claude Worley returns home from University of Virginia Hospital after ear surgery in Charlottesville Virginia. Mr and Mrs Robert Williams and daughters Vada and Erma plan a two week Daytona Beach vacation visiting relatives in Florida. Mrs Harley Kilgore returns to Washington DC after visiting Raleigh General Hospital patient. Mrs G W Radford and daughter Diana Rae visit family in Kanawha Street Vacaville California. Mrs James Smith and children James Jr and Cathy visit Glen Morgan area from Chicago for three weeks. Rebecca Sue born to Lee C Akers and spouse Cool Ridge weighing 6 pounds 15 ounces at Raleigh General Hospital. Claudeis Newman, daughter of R E Newman, to join Whirlwind II travel program leaving June 28 for Europe visiting several European countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Williams
Vada
Erma
112 Meadows Ct
Daytona Beach
Fila
C. B. Perry
Letis Boice
Bernard Martin
Deland, Fla
Harley M. Kilgore
Washington, D.C
Grace Wilkes
Eisenhower Dr
Raleigh General Hospital
James Smith
James Jr
Cathy
Chicago, Ill
Fred Thomas
Glen Morgan
Mitt Smith
East Beckley
Lee C. Akers
Cool Ridge
Rebecca Sue
O. B. Quesenberry
Sprague
K. L. Akers
Claudeis Newman
R. E. Newman
Queen St
Coming Events For Women's Groups In Beckley Area
Women organizations are invited to use this column for notices of meetings and club calendars. Be sure to send to Beckley Newspapers Woman's Department by 10 a.m. for same day publication. Listings include church chapters, garden and social clubs, 4-H, and art groups with hosts, times, and locations across Beckley and Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Department of
Beckley
Births at Raleigh General Hospital feature two newborn sons
At 4 50 p.m. June 4 in Raleigh General Hospital a son Ernest Dale was born to Mr. and Mrs Harold Delmar Cadle of Lester. Weight 8 pounds 8 12 ounces. An eight pound five ounce son David Alan was born to Mr. and Mrs. George R Winston Willis Branch at 4 07 p.m. June 12 in Raleigh General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh General Hospital
Ernest Dale
Harold Delmar Cadle
Lester
David Alan
George R. Winston
Willis
Baltimore Couple Welcome Daughter Barbara Ann Huffman
Mr and Mrs Chalmer Huffman of Baltimore Md announce the birth of their first child a daughter Barbara Ann at 622 am Monday in a Baltimore hospital. The baby weighed eight pounds two and half ounces. Mrs Huffman is the former Glena Bowling daughter of Mrs Bertha Bowling of Beaver and the late Clyde Bowling. Huffman is the son of Mr and Mrs R C Huffman Old Eccles Road. Mrs Bowling is visiting the family in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmer Huffman
Baltimore
Barbara Ann
Huffman
Glenna Bowling
Bertha Bowling
Beaver
Clyde Bowling
R. C. Huffman
Old
Eccles Road
Bowling
Enameled sterling pin set offers affordable jewelry look
An inexpensive enameled sterling silver pin with marcasite provides the look of fine jewelry. The notice reminds of a Cancer Society bake sale on the Raleigh County Courthouse lawn on July 30 to support the Cancer drive. The July meeting was hosted by Mrs. Roger Acord with attendees including Mrs. Richard Snuffer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Society
Raleigh County
Roger Acord
Richard Snuffer
Harlin Covey
George Covey
W. R. Trump
Jim Hall
Guests of Mrs. Myrtle King Her Virginia Street
Mrs Myrtle King entertained guests including her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs David Kingery and their daughter Darvene of Melbourne Florida who plan to return home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Kingery
Virginia Street
David Kingery
Davene
Melbourne, Fla
Saturday Bridal Shower Honors Nancy Lynn Haga Bride
A bridal shower for Nancy Lynn Haga, future wife of Jack Lee Rupe, was held Thursday night at the Sophia Scout Cabin. Hosts and guests, in pink and blue decor, celebrated with games and gifts as the couple awaits a 2 p.m. ceremony at Soak Creek with Rev. Okey Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lynn Haga
Jack Lee Rupe
Sophia Scout Cabin
Okey Cox
Soak Creek
W. G. Eanes
William Benfield
Janie Riddle
Pauline A. Davis
Haga
Rupe
Janes
Leland Rupe
Bonnie Jones
Elaine Crawford
Arlie Lambert
Frank Ray
Doyne Lambert
Fred Davis
Sondra Lavis
Dale McKinney
Dinner Here Tonight: WV BPW Officers Install Beckley Group
Miss Pearrett of West Union will conduct the Beckley BPW Club officer installation during the Laurel Wreath Dinner at Beckley Hotel Terrace Room at 7 PM. Installing are Mrs. Virgil Sarrett president, Mrs. Edward Sanderson vice president, Miss Ruth Easton recording secretary, Mrs. Leah Toney Trail treasurer, Mrs. Jimmie Stover corresponding secretary. Also noted is Miss Jett, a West Union BPW charter member and past president, with a strong safety and licensing blood type program background. Additional state federation officers and new members receive candlelight recognition. Refreshments served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Pearrett
West Union
Beckley Bpw Club
Beckley Hotel
Virgil Sarrett
Edward Sanderson
Ruth Easton
Leah Toney Trail
Jimmie Stover
West Union Bpw Club
Jett
BPW
Miss Jett
West Virginia University
Clarksburg
Eastern Star
Woman's Club of Union
National Federation
University of Tennessee At
Knoxville
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Committee On Safety
Doddridge County
Ase
Jean Donley
Robert Thomson Jr
Freida Burns
W. W. Withrow
Jean Winner
Jo Ann Tyree
Min G. Samans
Gertrude Riffe
Charlotte Richardson
George Lowry
Alice E. Adcock
Mary B Buckley
Sally Duty
Louise Gonzales
Beulah Hughes
Betty Lawrence
Mary Catherine Meadows
Lydia Price
Marie Raymond
Charlotte Slater
Annie Stover
State Federation of Planning
Mabel Grimes
Morgantown
Catherine L. Casto
Jacqueline Smith
Huntington
Mary Hamilton
Fairmont
Golden Gate Members Honored At Session
Mabscott lodge members gathered for a Monday night session of Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No. 206 to honor participants in the Friendship Garden project from the recent District 16 Rebekah Convention at Mabscott Lodge Hall. Ada Johnson prepared a surprise dessert display, with centerpieces by John son, as attendees named include Atheline King Inez Crowley Mable Chaffin Rena Hughes Mable Wooten Nellie Rogers Maxine Farrow Dempsey Eddy Lockie Daniel Mable Persinger Blanche Turner Mary Sparks Mable Forrest Violet Lindsay Anna Moon ey Eva Neal Ellea Richards Ida Hylton Wanetha Chadwell and W B Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
ANS
Golden Gate
Rebekah Lodge No. 206
Ada Johnson
Rebekah
Mabscott Lodge
Johnson
Atheline King
Wanetha Chadwell
W. B. Robinson
Guild Elects Officers at Crab Orchard Church
Sally Peck Guild of Crab Orchard Baptist Church names officers at June meeting held at Linda Gates home. Linda Gates chairs. Janet Brewster is vice chair. Frances Wilcox scribe. Janet Beckett treasurer. Becky Clay love gift chair. Sharon Riffe white cross chair. A mother daughter tea planned for July 20 in the church social room with Darby Os attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Peck
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Linda Gates
Janet Brewster
Frances Wilcox
Janet Beckett
Becky Clay
Love Gift
Sharon Riffe
White Cross
Darby Os
Fairdale Notes of Visiting Friends and Relatives
Mrs Dorothy Johnson and children visit Melbourne Florida where Fred Johnson works. Rev Oscar Canterbury of Ravencliff visits with brother and sister in law Kelsie Canterbury and family. Maynard Dalton returns to Kentucky after visiting his parents. Bunk Dalton stays with grandparents. Ella Mae Carter returns to Kernsville NC after visiting her mother Mabel Barber. Charles Poe of Logan visits his in laws and his parents in Surveyor. Lillie Hubbard and grandson Lewis Hubbard Jr visit Mansfield Ohio relatives. Delmer Hollandsworth and Mary Lee Vaught of Tralee visit Floyd and family. Sherman Ratliff and children relocate to Beards Fork from Glen Daniel. Betty Simpson returns to Dayton Ohio after visiting Quince Dickens family. Lou Ann and David accompany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelsie Canterbury
Maynard Dalton
Kentucky
Ford Dalton
Bunk
Ella Mae Carter
Kernsville
N.C
Mabel Barber
Charles Poe
Logan
Sherman Ratliff
Carol
Billy
Larry
Beard’s Fork
Glen Daniel
Betty Simpson
Dayton
Ohio
Quince Dickens
Bolt
Lou Ann
David
Lilly McMillion Wedding Performed in Fairdale
Miss Martha Jane McMillion daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert McMillion became the bride of Ronald Lilly son of the Rev and Mrs Cameron Lilly of Ravencliff Friday night at the home of the bride. Vows were read by Rev Wade Webb at 11 p.m. Guests included family and friends from Ravencliff Alexandria and Morgantown. The couple will live in Morgantown while pursuing pharmacy studies and the wedding party will relocate with them after a Virginia honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lada Barber
Linda Stewart
Virginia
Lilly
Trap Hill High School
West Virginia University
Glen Rogers High School
National Honor Society
Preacher's Four
WJLS
Steele Drug
Mullens
WVU
Morgantown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tember
Madison St
Coopersville High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
Michigan
Marsh Fork High School
MR. and
Mrs. Earl Holmes
Mrs
Holmes
Raleigh Coal and Coke Co
New York City
Quality Pastry Shop, Inc
Neville
Wills
HD Club
Claude Worley
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
G. W. Radford
Diana Rae
Vacaville, Calif
I. W. Snyder and Family of
South Kanawha Street
Church of St. Luke Lutheran Church
Sam F. Caseino
Mankin Ave
Mrs. Walton Cook
Beckley Business and Professional Women’s Club
St. John’s Baptist Church
Raleigh
Social Savings Club
Peg Martin
Gregory St
Thrifty Savers Club
Mrs. Curtis Pannell
Thurmond St
Rural Acres Garden Club
Claude Akers
Canterbury Drive
the Penny-wise Boys and Girls Club
Gregory Street
Evelyn Royster
Canaday St
Friendship Social Club
Pearl Fortune
Spangler St
Mountain Top Garden Club
Guy E. Rice
Lad
Lassie
Coca-Cola
Beckley Art Group
Fayette Art Group
Central Ave
Oak Hill
Flowering Hills
Glass House
Prince ST
Marty’s & Snow Thornton
People’s Credit Store & Ace Adjustment
Miss Haga
Barney Haga
John Rupe
Sophia
Fern
Alan Patterson
Ada Maretin
E. E. Ray
Ronald Armes
H. M. Calvert
Diane
John Meadows
Jesse Rupe
Carson Pauley
Bud Roberts
Peggy Roberts
iVergie Akers
Miss Pearl Jett
Guild
Payne
Fairdale
Lilly-McMillion
Cor
Main & Kanawha
Hannas
Dado
DELTA
Hanna
Beckley Hardware
Heber St. Beckley (Foot of Main
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