Beckley First Lady Hosts June Wedding Anniversary Dinner
Betty Beckley Campbell, wife of Beckley’s mayor, attended by four generations, hosts a June dinner at the Harper Road home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond V. Martin to honor Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burger and their children Jack Jr. and Ann Jordan. Ann Jordan, Mrs. Burger’s daughter, is among the attendees as visitors from Daytona Beach return home after a two week stay. Mrs. Campbell, granddaughter of city founder Gen Alfred Beckley, will celebrate her 91st birthday in October.
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Beckley
Betty Beckley Campbell
Harper Road
Raymond V. Martin
Jack Burg
Jack Jr
Ann Jordan
Daytona Beach
John Beckley Campbell
Campbell
M. M. Ralsten
Dr. Ralsten
Jack Burger
Marie Jordan
Burger
Mary Ann White
Gen
Fred Beckley
Katherine Jordan
Ann
Winona
Winona Methodist Church
Mary Manning
Molly
Terry
Ian Denver
McQuade
Evelyn Terry
Harold A. Hedrick
Alex
Phillip
W. Robert Campbell
Moundsville
Terrys mark 55th wedding anniversary reception
FE. J. Terry and Mrs. J. E. Terry of Denver celebrated their 55th anniversary with an open house in Cabell Heights hosted by their son-in-law and daughter. The event drew more than 200 friends and relatives, with memories of past decades and a large four tier cake as a centerpiece.
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Raleigh
Terry
Richard Lewis
Mary Kathryn Manning
James Edward
Methodist Society To Meet Thursday
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of The Methodist Temple meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Circle No. 1 will host, with Mrs. Robert L. Amick directing a travel agency themed program about being ambassadors for Christ. Monologues by visitors include Mrs. E. H. Hedrick and others. A tea follows and WSCS president Mrs. Otto will lead a brief business session.
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Circle No. 1
Methodist Temple
Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Temple
Robert L. Amick
Amick
E. H. Hedrick
Emerson Smith
Glenn Akers
R. M. French
S. Earl Snead
Hedrick
M. M. Ralston
Harold S. Amory
W. G. Moran
Akers
WSCS
J. E. Otto
Golden Wedding Party Marked 50th Anniversary
The Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Minor Worley was celebrated at their Norfolk home with a 2 to 4:30 p.m. party. Yellow mums and a cake with a golden 50 dominated the decor. Attendees included numerous relatives from Norfolk and nearby towns, with reception aides assisting.
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Minor Worley
Bob
Gerald Chandler
Dexter Worley
Carol Batty
Gail Worley
Sharon
Cynthia
Dempsey Worley
Larry
Audrey
Nancy
Norfolk
Gillas Worley
Phyllis
Cheryl
Kim
Gloria
Angie
Jessie Clemens
L. M. Amick
Noel Mankin
Paul Caldwell
Melvin Nash
Homer Claypool
Cary Claypool
Kelly Farmer
Torie Worley
Mary Frances Davis
Grover Tabor
Arnold Bailey
Mark
McKinley Simpson
Bolt
Gwinn
Rainelle
Robert le Masters
Charleston
Aubrey Allen
Aubrey
Toney
Juddy
Mike
Sophia
Monroe Cornett
Ronald O'Dell
Surveyor
K. Brooks
Winslow
Ross Carter
Athens
Maude Griffin
Beckley
Buddy Cauthial
Grace Davis
Glen Rogers
Oscar Trump
Ben Acord
Maple Meadow
Jamestown Glass Plant Claims First U S Factory Status
Jamestown Virginia hosts a claim that a glass plant dating to 1608 became America’s first factory and the nation’s earliest industry, marking a milestone in early colonist manufacturing and economic development.
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Jamestown, Va
America
Sixty One Years of Marriage Honored at Home
Mr and Mrs R B Holmes of 308 Temple St were feted by their children with an outdoor charcoal steak fry Saturday afternoon marking sixty one years of marriage. Guests included Mrs John Whitlock Mrs J P White Earl Holmes Mrs James E Brown and other relatives with Wheeling Florida Beckley and Beckley area residents among attendees.
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Methodist Temple
Norman E. Cobb
Billy M. Terry
Denver
James W
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Earl H
St. Louis
West Virginia
Cobb
Mary Kathryn
Jeanne
Bill Terry
Chuck
L. C. Dickinson
Terry
Dickinson
Betty Neil Sheppard
MASS
R. A. Shackelford
McQuade
R. B. Holmes
Temple St
John Whitlock
J. P. White
Earl Holmes
James E. Brown
J. G. Sharp
Wheeling
Phillip Bsharah
Florida
Albert Holmes
Beckley
M. C. Hol
Thursday meetings set for Beckley church group and Order of Eastern Star
Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church schedule a June breakfast at 10 30 a.m. on porch C. The Order of Eastern Star No 50 meets in the Old Ebenezer Building at 6 p.m. S Sgt and Mrs C W Minnick announce the birth of a son Jeffery Allen on June 7 at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital Denver Colo The mother is Patty Sue Farley daughter of Dewey and Mrs Farley of 125 Clyde St and the father is Charles Minnick son of Mr and Mrs Charles Minnick Midway
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Women of
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Por C
Order of Eastern Star No
Ebenezer
S. Sgt
C. W. Minnick
Jeffery Allen
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
Denver
Colo
Patty Sue Farley
Dewey Farley
Clyde St
Charles Minnick
Midway
Beckleyan's Grandson Weds Miss Mary Defoe In Huntington
Miss Mary Ellen DeFoe and Thomas Joseph Shank Jr. wed in a double ring ceremony at Highlawn Baptist Church Huntington. Bride is daughter of Gordon and Mary DeFoe and groom is son of Thomas and Beulah Shank. Rev William Fox officiated. couple to reside at 1417 Holderby Rd. following a Florida honeymoon.
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Mary Ellen DeFoe
Thomas Joseph Shank Jr
Grover C. Hedrick
Beckley
Highlawn Baptist Church
Huntington
Gordon Edward DeFoe
Collis Ave
Thomas Joseph Shank
Washington Boulevard
William Fox
Janet Swann
Darlene Harbour
DeAnna Rollyson
Richard Lee Shank
Clyde McDaniel
John Edward DeFoe
Billy Gordon DeFoe
Larry Lee Swan
James Dale DeFoe
Rolland Burgess
Holderby Rd
Florida
Huntington East High School
Stu
Let Em Have Fun With Durable Ceramic Tile Homes
A guide for young homemakers argues that choosing ceramic tile for walls and floors helps create a lovely, active home. Tile withstands children’s wear and tear, stays fresh, and requires little cleaning, easing daily living.
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J. E. Terry
Beaver
Kitty Terry
C. J
Needy
The
Raleigh Register
Jeanne Terry
Chuck Terry
McQuades
Glass House
Earl L. Hellems
Hinton
Annie Lowe
Talcott
William A. Miller
L. M. Armstrong
Alice Meadows
0. A. Lilly
C. F. Dunkley
MR. and
Mrs
By Lina Macfarland
President Hotel
Neville St
By Larry Hurb
Pondosan
Kay
Methodist Society
Town & Country Drive-In
Raleigh Heights
Worley
Dean
Doan
Mes
St. Augustine
Ers
Presbyterian Church
Ronal
Beckley Ice & Feed
Prince St
Beckleyan
Mary Defoe
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