Beclley Bridal Showers Highlight Local Society
The Beckley Woman's Club hosted a bridal shower for Miss Sandy Tortone bride elect of Frank Roscano with games and comedy readings by Mrs. Darrell Lowe. A misc shower honored Miss Fressia Snuffer, who will wed Benton M Wilmouth Jr on June 18, and Gloria Vance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E M Vance, will marry Larue Norris. The events featured pink and white decor, bride book signing, and multiple attendees from Beckley and nearby towns.
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Beckley Woman's
Park Avenue
Sandy Tortone
Frank Roscano
Rosina Tortone
Alonzo Torrore
Darrell Lowe
Maryland Avenue
Everett Potter
Fressia Snuffer
Benton M. Wilmouth, Jr
Beckley
Joseph Suldo, Jr
W. K. Farrar
Larkin Philpott
W. R. Henke
C. W. Meyers
J. J. Walters
M. W. Powers
Kyle Fink
W. C. Lar
Gloria Vance
E. M. Vance
Eccles
Larue Norris
FE. L. Norris
College Avenue
Doris Barker
French Street
John Barker
Allending
Alberta Jones
Ruth Webb
Jeannette Bowles
Peggy Weeks
Myrtle Griffith
Agnes Melilo
Nancy Brigugto
Doris Maynor
Tom Barbery
F. L. Norris
JL. M. Paige
B. M. Vance
Lois Kinder Weds Ira W. Crookshanks Jr in Whitesville
Lois Kinder daughter of Mr and Mrs William Kinder Dororthy and Ira W Crookshanks Jr son of Mr and Mrs Tra W Crookshanks Sr of St Peters burg Fla exchanged vows Friday May 21 at Beckley Methodist Temple. Rev Glenn W Stewart officiated. The couple will reside in Whitesville where the groom works as a telegraph operator for Chesapeake and Ohio.
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Whitesville
Nupfial
Lois Kinder
Wiliam Kinder
Dororthy
Ira W. Crookshanks, Jr
Tra W. Crookshanks
St. Petersburg
Fla
Beckley Methodist Temple
Glenn W. Stewart
Chesapeake and Ohio
Poppy Day Observed by Beckley Legion Auxiliary
Beckley volunteers will sell memorial poppies Friday to raise funds for disabled veterans rehabilitation and child welfare programs. Mrs. Frank Halstead heads the event with a large team distributing pops downtown and in neighborhoods.
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Legion Auxiliary
Beckley
American Legion Auxiliary
Frank Halstead
Halstead
America
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Beckley social notes list Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Marshall leaving for Pittsburgh with Mrs. G. W. Wilson as guest. Anne Ritchie Ware to visit her parents in Beckley. Families Saintly Hawley Thompson to Morgantown for WVU exercises. Bonner Wolfe to Morgan town. Cassinelli to Greenbrier College pageant on May 28. Bond family visiting Rapid City for sightseeing. Mrs. Dunn to visit Tenn.. Starling and Daquett guests. Matzs return from Gainesville after commencement. Sanford to Morgantown this weekend.
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Lucy M. Hawley
Beckley
Ralph Thompson
Charleston
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Jin “Beckley
J. P. Bonner
Don P. Wolfe
Mary Cassinelli
C. C. Cassinelli
James Bond
Stotesbury
Julia Bond
Alderson
Jack D. Bond
Rapid City
S. D
Rushmore
Old Tower
Deadwood
Buffalo Bill
Black Hills
South Dakota
J. H. Dunn
Third Avenue
Bruce A. Suttle
Eagan
Tenn
E. J. Starling
Hill Street
Margaret
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Effie Daquett
Wheeling
Nathan Matz
Anne Street
Gainesville
Brena Academy
Sally Lou
Don Sanford
Junction Street
Taymond
Only Club Members Invited to DAR Tea Affair
Borderland Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution invites members to tea at the Mount Hope Lions Clubhouse on Wednesday June 2. Invitations extended to Raleigh County Republican Women's Club members, with about five reservations. Also notes relatives visiting Beckley, including seamen Jess Freeman in the U S Navy and family in Rupert, and other locals traveling or visiting Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Borderland
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mount Hope Lions
Raleigh County
Republican Women’s Club
Charles
West Virginia University
Jess Freeman
United States Navy
Sue
Freeman
Edward Roder
Rupert
U.S. S. Rochester
Trieste
Wil
Philadelphia News Yard
Mars Syner
Bellevue Lane
Edmund
Lena Syner
Ted George
Virginian Street
Charleston
Roy, Wray
Fete Held For Mrs James Mahoney By Beta Sigma Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Sigma Chapter held a feted social meeting on Wednesday night with Mrs W L Humphrey in charge. Mrs Kenneth Sellinger presided as president. speakers included Mrs C Alden Baker and Mrs Kathleen Hoffman. A stork shower honored Mrs James Mahoney. attendees included numerous members and guests.
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W. L. Humphrey
Beta Sigma Phi
Kenneth Sellinger
Humphreys
C. Alden’ Baker
Kathleen? ‘Hoffman
Lawrence Wiseman
W. L. Monk
Kathleen Hoffman
Evelyn Teubel
Herman Sycenstrucker
James Patton
Elladene Pickle
Emily Lou Cliné
Evadane McNiel
Armine Kel
Betty Ann Harper
Joanne Robertson
Slumber Party Held by TD Club at Davis Residence
The TN Club hosted a slumber party Wednesday night at Mary Ann Davis home 111 Home Court and ended with a breakfast Thursday morning. Guests included Carolyn Bloch Nancy Ashworth Phyllis Harris Doris Sarandon Diana Hontgas Dorothy Famey Sally White Joan Silverman Margaret James Shirley Sikora Nira Biyens and Libby Bolen.
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TN Club
Mary Ann Davis
111 Home Court
Beckley BPW Club to Host Saturday Rummage Sale
The Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club sponsors a rummage sale in the Hash warehouse at 305 Prince Street starting at 9 a.m. Mrs. Sidney Fox leads the event.
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The
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Prince ‘Street
Sidney Fox
Two Brides-Elect Honored at Paul Barwood Home
A Paul Barwood residence hosted a dessert bridge party honoring brides elect Miss Sarah Riley Hun and Miss Haunt plus Miss Mary Lal Graham, bride elect of James Page. Hosts were Mrs. Paul Earwood and Mrs. D.C. Wade with white rose decor and gifts for honorees and bridge winners.
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Tressia Snuffer
Everett Potter
Perry Snuffer
Iackson
Paul Barwood
Beckley
Sarah Riley Hun
Roy A. Cunningham
Miss Haunt
Mary Lal Graham
James Page
Srideé
Paul Earwood
Ques-tenberry Street
Paul Earswood
D.C. Wade
Edgar Mohter
Mary Virginia Foster
Bryce Rudter
Ruth Laren
Betty Lee Mullins
Martha Gaines
Polly Jn McCulloch
Annabelle Laing
Tommy Ellengee
Juait Moran
Judith Jackson
David Monlins
Edgar Mohler
Jack Morton
Jack Bazzarre
Bryce Rucker
Oscer Sellars
George Haldane
J. A. Hunt
Cecil Graham
Piano Recital by Mrs Prince Students at Memorial Church
Students of Mrs Mildred Prince presented a piano recital at Memorial Baptist Church with Patronesses Patricia Lowe and Nadine Rocke. Mary Alice Williams hosted and Rev Charles E Walker gave the opening address followed by performances including works by Kosnoski Paterson Johnson and others.
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Memorial Baptist Church
Mildred Prince
Patricia Ann Lowe
Nadine Rocke
Mary Alice Williams
Charles E. Walker
Jackie Kosnoski
Gaynor
Jewell
Dainty
Pitman
Charlotte Lee Edison
By Brainard
Mary Virginia Boles
Ruth Anne Dickerson
Joyce
Nancy
Johnson
Brahms
Johnnie Operchuck
Nancy Kay Johnson
Shelba
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Priday
Vera Leeber
Betty Vannah
Arthur Lowry
Gavianna Mastroemi
Natalie Coponiti
Charles Keaton
Lucille Savino
Bruna Betfina
E. J. Fourney
Geneva Verduce
Madeline Corey
Harry R. May
Marie Richards
Ray Hawley
Clyde Cox
Irene Hambrick
N. Joe Rahall
Thelma Rahall
Tom Rascano
Rebecca Cunningham
W. T. Brennan
Mike Verde
George P. Davis, Jr
Lavinia Maybury
Veronica Drapperman
Edythe Clay
David Mullins
Marjorie Belcher
Jean Sweet
Rosina ,Tortone
Carrie Wright
Abe Swillinger
Mary Giampalo
Dominick Azzara
Katy Verduce
Nellie Spartino
Gertude Windle
Robert Boyd
Elizabeth Marquis
Fefe Passaquala
Lena Passaquala
Bethel
Rimore
Cleo Andrews
C. M. Doss
FE. fh.Ring
Ruth Wood
Bryon E. Rucker
Stella’Callopie
W. M. Kessey
C. D. Hall
C. M. Meadows
L. V. Caudill
Jess Williams
James Kidd
Ralph Starkey
Benton M
Hal MM. Scott
Vale Street
Virginia Scott Carter
North Kanawha Street
Helen Martin
John Beckley
Grimmitt
Charlotte Edison
Shelby Grimmitt
John Edward Prince
Norma Lee Miller
Kitty Brown
Stepping Stones
Rodney O'Dell
Hy Streabbog
Viviany Cox
Sandy Torlone
Resina Torlone
Alonzo Torlone
BE. L. Norris
Florida
Main Street
Stauffer
Vanity
Beauty Shop
Prince
Helene Cuz
Webster Richardson Pavia
Gxseratera
Gee Rere
Marguerite's
Main St
Embet’s
JTIFC
Wackley
Big City
Raymond's
Tan
Krogers
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
James Mahoney
TD Club
Davis Residence
BPW Club
Del-Mar
Margie Boggs
Juanita Porter
Fra Omenski
Rex Lilly
Reg
Jason, Janice
PENIC
Neville Street
Beckley Music & Electric CO
YOUR
FR. J. Adams
S. Fayette St
Colin
McLackey
Balerinas
Neville
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