Beckley Woman's Club Luncheon Includes Patriotic Theme
About 135 members attended the Beckley Woman's Club annual luncheon at the Beckley hotel. Decorations featured a patriotic color scheme. Officiants included retiring president Mrs. K. D. Bowers and new literary department chair Mrs. Randolph Norton. A program followed with piano solos, a whistling act, a four member quartet, vocal numbers, and short talks by club officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Woman's Club
Beckley Hotel
B. M. Weaver
K. D. Bowers
Roy Millican
Randolph Norton
O. F. Cain
Harry May
D. M. Turner
Earl Snead
A. H. Wilson
Margaret Miller
Martha Covey
Snead
R. A. Shackleford
R. A. Boyd
Ross Daniel
B. K. Peter
Hugh
Mabel Taylor
A. H. Wilsons
Millican
Norton
Bowers
S. A. Ford
Woman's Club
Register
Engagement of Virginia Thompson to Matthew Ellison
Mr and Mrs M O Thompson of Bloomington Illinois announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Ann to Matthew L Ellison son of Mr and Mrs J S Ellison of Beckley Mississippi. Virginia a Summerville high school and Minneapolis Business College graduate works in the Signal Supply Belle Mead Quartermaster Office. Matthew a Virginia Tech alumnus and former Woodrow Wilson high school student is a foreman at Gale Chemical Division American Cyanamid. Wedding expected in July with date to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Thompson
Bloomington
Illinois
Mss
Virginia Ann Thompson
Matthew L. Ellison
J. S. Ellison
Ellison Avenue
Beckley
Thompson
Summerville High School
Minneapolis
Belle Mead Quartermaster Department
Ellison
Woodrow Wilson High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Virginia
Montegram Club
Gale Chemical Division
American Cyanamid Company
Birth of Carolyn Kay Maynor at Beckley Hospital
The infant Carolyn Kay Maynor was born on May 11 to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Maynor of Affinity at Beckley hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Kay
C. H. Maynor
Affinity
Beckley Hospital
East Gulf Couple Weds In Florida Wedding
Miss Mary Ann Lotspeich daughter of Rev and Mrs J H Lotspeich East Gulf and Guy Owens son of Mr and Mrs J H Reed Tarpon Springs Florida wed in a single ring ceremony at 8 15 pm Thursday April 29 at the Malens Presbyterian Manse Reverend G C Curry officiated. The bride wore a pale blue two piece suit with yellow rose corsage. Attendants were Mrs Curry and groomsmen Lawrence Munsey and Fred Halsey. The couple will reside in Tarpon Springs where Owens has a position with R C Huffman Construction Company after a wedding trip to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Lotspeich
J. H. Lotspeich
East Gulf
Guy Owens
J. H. Reed
Tarpon Springs
Florida
Malens
G. C. Curry
Curry
Lawrence Munsey
Fred Halsey
Owens
Gary High School
Concord College
R. C. Huffman Construction Company
Mullens
Ann Lotspeich
P. Reed
Bull sells for 2525 at West Virginia Hereford sale
The first prize Hereford bull at Jackson's Mill's 9th annual West Virginia Purebred Hereford Breeds sale brought $2,525. Bred by T. F. Koblegard of Weston, it sold to Dr. J. H. Kinsley of New Paris, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Weston
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
T. F. Koblegard
J. H. Kinsley
New Paris
East Beckley Girls Attend Tea Meeting This Week
The Women’s Society of Christian Service at St Mary’s Methodist Church East Beckley will hold a tea meeting Wednesday at 2 PM at Mrs. W. Palmer’s home. Guest speakers include Mrs Hill district president Mrs Ruttledge district secretary of Spiritual Life and Mrs Brackman district chairman of Social Relations. All members are urged to attend.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
St. Mary's Methodist Church
East Beckley
W. ©. Palmer
Hill
Ruttledge
Brackman
Mabscott Area Social Notes Highlight Local Guests
Mabscott residents share visits from family and friends including Mrs. Ja P Bower and Mrs. Ben Malcolm hosting sisters Mrs. Harry Garten and Mr Garten of Alley. Others host or visit relatives in Ansted Springfield Blue Jay Princeton and Huntington with notes on hospital stays and a sailor's furlough from Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ja. P. Bower
Ben Malcolm
Harry Garten
Mr. Garten
Alley
W. B. Law
James Neal
Ansted
Clara Law DeLong
Springfield
Ohio
W. A. Loflin
Huntington
Vanda Bower
R. FB
Bob” Loflin
Beckley Hospital
Lillian
Arlene Daugherty
J. S. Daugherty
H. K. Davis
Aubrey Johnson
Blue Jay
R. R. Freeman
Bill Bower
South Charleston
A. A. Waddell
Princrton
Bluefield
Charles Waddell, Jr
Princeton
Paul Loflin
Marshall College
E. H. Loflin
Mrs Fox Named Alumnae Head of Nurses
Mrs Aldine Fox was elected president of the Raleigh General Hospital Nurses alumnae at the year end meeting held in the nurses home on Woodlawn avenue. Other officers named include Mrs Mary Garten secretary treasurer and Mrs Margie White reporting secretary and a host of committee appointments. The group presented a hand painted gift to the Nurses home and noted $5 in Red Cross contributions. A shower for Miss Sarah Seely followed the business. Also noted were war stamp awards for perfect attendance and several officers and graduates listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldine Fox
Raleigh General Hospital
Woodlawn Avenue
C. P. White
Mary B. Garten
Margie K. White
Altice
White
Reasurer
Billye. Brown
Stella Moore
Hortense Philpott
Lia Daniels
Frances Davis
Louise Graybear
Red Cross
Frances Newsome
India
Blanche Vance
Camp Campbell
Kentucky
Foreign Service
Garnette Kincaid
Memphis
Tennessee
Sarah Seely
Ina Daniels
Jay Philpott
Dorothy Meadows
Daniels
Harwood James
Sidney Fox
Harry Moore
Frances Love
Maraie Redden
Vera Barlow
Wanda Patterson
Hope Wallace
Graypeal
Gertrude Riffe
Pauline Houser
Max
Brown
Azalea Club Flower Show Classes Named
Plans for the annual spring flower show of the Azalea Garden Club near Beckley list classes for exhibits. Entries are open to the public with judging by spectators. contestants must grow or arrange flowers and follow class rules.
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F E. M. Payne, Jr
Beckley Woman's
Park Avenue
Mexico
Briss
China
Chiang- Kai-Shek
Azelea Garden Club
Tate
Paul Payne
J. BE. Lilly
Dwight File
Eugene Harvey
Vera Hastalene Akers Weds Corporal Feazell
The announcement follows a May 9 ceremony at the First Christian Church Beckley with Rev A H Wilson officiating. Bride Vera Akers wears navy with pink roses. Attendant Kefurah Akers. Best Man Robert Cook. Postnuptial dinner at Beckley hotel. Feazell, a Marine corporal, formerly Beckley post office employee, stationed at New River NC, recently returned.
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Vera Uastalene Akers
A. Akers
Odd
Russell Ray Feazell
United States Marine Corps
Estella Feazell
Beckley
First Christian Church
Vera Hastalene Akers
QO. A. Akers
Russel Ray Feazell
Coltaze Apartments
A. H. Wilson
Kefurah Akers
Robert Cook
Beckley Hotel
Feazell
Stoco High School
C. and P. Telephone Company
Corporal Feazell
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Marine Corps
Beckley Post Ofice
Parris Island
South Carolina
New River North Carolina
Christian Church Youth Rally Set Here Tuesday
The annual district youth rally of the Christian church will be held Tuesday evening at the First Christian church of Beckley. Delegates from Beckley and nearby communities will register at 6 and dine at 2:30. The program features pop singing, an address by Rev Farl Epperly, a Raleigh Register forum, recreation, devotions, and a friendship circle closing. The event aims to foster interest in the summer youth conference at Camp Summers near Hinton, July 4. Rev A H Wilson leads state youth efforts with district chair Rev John Scheidel.
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The
Christian Church
First Christian Church of
Beckley
Grandview
Table Rock
Crow
Piney View
Oak Grove
Mount Hope
Smithers
Hinton
Ronceverte
Martha Covey
Farl Epperly
Randolph Norton
Raleigh Register
Ross Keffer
Ibs
Marian Rice
Mount Hope Chineh
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J. M. Turner
C. F. Cain
Roy Milliran
Matthew Ellison
Virginia Anne Thompson
Fred Souk
Fred Samuel
Mary Beth
Emmett Smith
Crab Orchard
del Mar
East Beckley Groun
America
Mabscott Personals
D Register
Alderson
Frank A Ogle, Jr
Seaman Ogle
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Spode
Cowslip
White Cross Pharmacy
Bair Bidg
Nurses Home
Uncle Sam
Jnst
St. Peter's Church
Rostork
Germany
Denmark
Azalea Club
Vogue
Security Fur Storage Company
Main and
Beher Street
Russell Feazell
Bride of
Corp. Feazell
Kanawha St
Betty's Beauty Shop
E. Beckley
Victory
Lasca
Main St
Foster
Marguerite
Phang
Main St. Fring von Aateping Y Sancentens
Raleigh County Bank Bldg
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