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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1965

Page

5

Vaught Reed Wedding Vows Read At Grace Tabernacle

Miss Drema Kay Reed daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Reed Beckley and Bill Vaught son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Vaught Sophia exchanged vows in a 4 pm ceremony at Grace Gospel Tabernacle Church of Soak Creek The Rev Okey Cox officiated White lilies decorated the altar and music was played by Judy Vaught and Jimmy Vaught The couple left for a honeymoon in Alexandria Va and will reside in Sophia where Vaught works for Market Tire Corporation

Drema Kay Reed Jack Reed Beckley Bill Vaught Marvin Vaught Sophia Grace Gospel Tabernacle Soak Creek Okey Cox Judy Vaught Jimmy Vaught Christy Reed Victor Vaught Connie Sue Worley Mary Reed Jeanette Lilly Vaught Woodrow Wilson High School Sophia High School

Community Notices Friday Events In Beckley Area

Women's page invites club notices by 10 a.m. for same day use and Saturday deadline for Sunday listings. Calico and Jeans Square Dancing Club meets 8 p.m. at New River Park Recreation Room with Tony Gonzalez leading. Friendship Social Club gathers 7 30 p.m. at Miss Pauline Clark’s home. Xi Beta Exemplary conducts a rush party 7 30 p.m. at Mrs. George Cales’s home.

Women's Department of Beckley Calico and Jeans Square Dancing Club New River Park Recreation Room Tony Gonzalez Friendship Social Club Pauline Clark Berry St Xi Beta Beta Sigma Phi Sorority George Cales S. Kanawha St

Silver Star Rebekah Lodge Meets at IOOF Hall

Regular meeting set for 7 30 p m at IOOF Lodge Hall Valley Drive with the Silver Star Rebekah Lodge. Shady Spring Garden Club gathers at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Freddie Lilly in Shady Spring.

Silver Star Rebekah Lodge IOOF Valley Drive Shady Spring Garden Club Freddie Lilly Shady Spring

Social Savings Club meeting at Hairston home

Saturday meeting notices list gatherings for several groups including Social Savings Club at 100 Ringleben Street 7 30 p m and Raleigh County Unit Bluefield Alumni at 1731 1-2 S Fayette St 7 p m plus Pinochle Bugs Inc at 314 Westmoreland Street 7 p m and Alpha Zeta Zeta Chapter Zeta Phi Beta Sorority at 600 F St 2 p m

Social Savings Club John Hairston Ringleben Street Raleigh County Bluefield Evelyn Spradley S. Fayette St Pinochle Bugs, Inc Thelma Cosby Westmoreland Street Alpha Zeta Zeta Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Ollie G. Trotter F St

Legion Auxiliary Unit 70 Workshop and Meeting Schedule

American Legion Auxiliary Unit No 70 attends a workshop in a body at Welcome Baptist Church East Park at 11 a m Regular meeting at American Legion Home 430 p m.

American Legion Auxiliary Welcome Baptist Church East Park American Legion Home

Flowering Hills Garden Club Meeting Held at Bank Penthouse

The Flowering Hills Garden Club met Monday at the Penthouse of Raleigh County Bank at 1 p.m. Members discussed upcoming horticulture projects and plant exchanges.

Flowering Hills Garden Club Raleigh County Bank

Beckley WCTU Meeting at St Marys Church

Beckley WCTU and Degree of Honor Lodge hold executive meeting and covered dish dinner at 1 30 p m and 6 30 p m respectively at the home of Mrs Marie Carter 806 N Oakwood Ave.

Marie Carter Oakwood Ave

American Legion Observes 46th Birthday in Raleigh County

Raleigh County Unit No. 32 and American Legion Auxiliary hosted a birthday observance with a buffet dinner led by chairman Mrs. A F Bryson. Cmdr Clarence G. Pierce called the joint meeting to order as past commanders and past auxiliary presidents were recognized. musicales featured Miss Vivian Cox and Mrs. Sam Thompson. special guests included Raymond Short and Tommy E. Jones, with Short as state auxiliary president and Jones as department adjutant.

C. G. Pierce American Legion Beckley R. E. Presley American Legion Auxiliary Unit No The Vivian Cox A. F. Bryson Tommy E. Jones Raleigh No. 32 American Legion Auxiliary AL Post Set Kenneth Manning Clarence G. Pierce FE. J. Fourney Sam Thompson Fourney Thompson Raymond Short Gary Charleston

New Beckley BPW Members Join Club

Among Beckley Business and Professional Women ranks are Opal Owens and Marie Ames Harvell who recently joined the Beckley BPW Club. Owens co manages Land of Oz Nursery and Kindergarten with her husband at 1401 S. Kanawha St. Harvell owns the Nittin Shop and has held city and county offices including registrar of vital statistics. National Business Women's Week is observed in Beckley through the 13th, sponsored by Beckley and Laurel BPW clubs.

Beckley Business and Kermit Opal Owens TV Lanes Oak Hill Calico and Jeans Terry U. S. Air Force Intelligence Department Syracuse University Syracuse N. Y Marie Ames Harvell Beckley BPW BPW Club Laurel Bpw Club

Local notices from Fairdale area visitors and travels

Fairdale area residents report travel and visits. Ruby Davis returns to Detroit after seeing Myrtle Allen J J Davis and Ohlin Davis family. David Giammerino returns to Chicago after visiting Glen Daniel relatives due to Victor Giammerino's death. Opal Dalton back from Beckley ARC Hospital. Lon Dillon and Scott Depot visit John R Cook and Robert Crotty in Beckley VA Hospital described as critical. Ronald O Dell returns to Tolley town after Washington visit. Weldon Griffith returns from Arlington after illness of daughter-in-law. Roger Ryan, stationed in Germany, visits his parents.

Glen Daniel Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital Lon Dillon Scott Depot John R. Cook Beckley Robert Crotty Veteran Administration’s Hospital Fairdale Ronald O'Dell Tolleytown Ronnie O'Dell Washington, dC Weldon Griffith Arlington, Va Roger Ryan Germany

Beck ley Woman's Club announces Shamrock Pie Social chairmen

The Woman's Club of Beckley names chairmen for a Shamrock Pie Social and Food Sale to aid the club. The event is set for Saturday, March 13 from 4 30 to 8 30 p m at the clubhouse on Park Avenue with tickets at 50 cents each. The lineup includes decorating poster hostess ticket music and kitchen chairs among others.

Woman's Club of Beckley Wayne Prince Pat Roach Paul Phipps Frank Pettit Earl Fotes Howard Starr Jack Hollandsworth Ray Sigmund Leonard Withrow W. R. Henkle St. Pat's Delicatessen E. D. Terry Park Avenue

Weekend visit spans families at Fort Gordon and Bolt

Pvt Prentiss Trump of Fort Gordon and his wife Phyllis with daughter Robin visited her parents Mr and Mrs Weldon Griffith and his own parents Mr and Mrs Paul Trump at Bolt. Nancy Barber left Thursday night to visit Maryland and plans to return home this week.

Weir Covey Prentiss Trump Fort Gordon Phyllis Robin Weldon Griffith Paul Trump Bolt Nancy Barber Maryland

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Mrs. Overt Whitt of Shady Spring and granddaughter Mitzi Caponito, four, daughter of Mrs. Gail Caponiti, of Shady Spring, returned Tuesday from Alexandria Virginia after an extended visit with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Clayton arker and their children Andrea Kim Tommy Jill and Lucy

Overt Whitt Shady Spring Mitzi Caponito Gail Caponiti Alexandria Clayton Arker Andrea Kim Tommy Jill

Warden Injured in Vehicle Crash Near Ronce Verte

Roger L. Warden of 105 Hull Street was injured in a car accident near Ronce verte a week ago. He was transported by ambulance to Raleigh General Hospital where he remains a patient. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A L Warden and grandson of Mrs. Elsie Rogers of Grandview.

Roger L. Warden Hull St Ronceverte Raleigh General Hospital A. L. Warden Elsie Rogers Grandview

Mrs Mable Meadows Recovers After Surgery in Beckley

Mrs Mable Meadows of Beaver an employee at Quality Pastry Shop for five years recuperates at home after surgery at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital She is mother to Mrs Grant Richmond Beaver and Mrs James Roles Key West Florida Mr and Mrs RR Smiley McLean Addition have returned

Mable Meadows Beaver Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital Grant Richmond James Roles Key West, Fla

Smiley Family Mourns Death in Roanoke Stroke Tragedy

Roanoke Va residents gather Sunday after the death of E B Smiley from a stroke. Accompanied by their son Michael of Cabell Heights, the family mourns in Roanoke.

Roanoke E. B. Smiley Michael Cabell Heights

Meadows Admitted for Observation at Beckley ARH

C. M. Meadows of 114 Virginia Street was admitted to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital on Thursday for observation and treatment.

C. M. Meadows Virginia St Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital

Via family called to Pembroke for brother's funeral

Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Via of 100 Hawthorne St were called to Pembroke Virginia by the death of his brother Ray R. Via. The funeral is set for 2 p m Sunday in Pembroke.

Pembroke Ray R. Via Harold R. Via Hawthorne St Via Beckley

Birth of Wilhelm Wolfgang Goethe in 1749

The record notes the birth of Wilhelm Wolfgang Goethe on August 28, 1749. The entry preserves the date and full name as a historical note without additional context or embellishment.

Wilhelm Wolfgang Goethe

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