Miss Doris Nowlen Weds Charles Gruenberg in Eccles
Doris Nowlen daughter of Mrs H Q Stanley of Eccles became the bride of Charles Gruenberg of Layland in a May 24 single ring ceremony at Rev C G Roark's home in Eccles. The couple will reside in Layland. The bride wore a blue dress with white accessories and a shoulder corsage of red rosebuds. Attendants were the bride's brother Roger Stanley and sister-in-law Margaret Stanley. Doris, formerly of Virginia, has lived in Eccles for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Nowlen
C. Gruenberg
H. Q. Stanley
Eccles
Charles Gruenberg
Layland
C. G. Roark
Roger Stanley
Margaret Stanley
Harper Road
Virginia
DAR Meeting Date Changed to June 17
The Captain James Allen chapter DAR postponed its June meeting from next Tuesday to June 17. The Bibb camp on the Greenbrier River hosts, with Mrs. Earl Bibb Sr and others as hostesses. Reporters will discuss the nation DAR conference in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Allen
Bibb
Greenbrier River
Earl Bibb, Sr
M. A. Johnson
Betty Beckley Campbell
J. W. Givens
F. S. Harkleroad
D.A.R
Washington
Birthday Party For Larry Cook Celebrated
Larry Ellis Cook, son of Hazel Giavina of 109 Fulton Avenue, was honored on his fourth birthday with a party at Rev. E Leadingham's Beckley home. Guests included Billie, David, Charles, Jessie, Edith, Patsy, Elgise Leadingham, A C Giavina and Noel Ray Cook, and Charles Toney family of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Ellis Cook
Hazel Giavina
Fulton Avenue
E. Leadingham
Beckley
Billie
David
Charles
Jessie
Edith
Patsy
Elgise Leadingham
A. C.giavina
Noel Ray Cook
Charles Toney
Charleston
Do You Wanna Be An Air Hostess
Baltimore features on the hiring standards for airline hostesses. Mrs. Roy Bostrom of the McConnell Hostess School states that married or divorced women are disqualified. Applicants must meet Miss America like criteria: weigh 100 to 130 pounds, height 5'2" to 5'6", ages 21 to 28, perfect vision, good teeth, and attractive legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Beckley College Hall of Fame Winners Named
Beckley College announces the annual Hall of Fame contest winners chosen by the journalism class. top honors go to Joe Fragile and Marion Corns as best all around, best dressed Roy Reed and Betty Mullins, best dancers Clarence Yon and Alice Reed, with many other titles including ideal co ed Betty Mullins and ideal college Joe Fragile and most popular Norma Lambert and John Van Dyke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
Joe Fragile
Marion Corns
Roy Reed
Betty Mullins
Clarence Yon
Alice Reed
Ideal College
Ben Carney
Edna Janutalo
John [Totten
Peggy Patton
Johnny Rogers
Kathleen Henderson
Norma Lambert J
Paul Riner
William Basham
Ruth Aide
Ronald Dew
Duke Williams
John van Dyke
John Totten
Norma Lambert
Fr. J. Ball
Anne Ulaki
Roy Jones
Joe Fragala
Erma McDaniel
William Esham
Joyce Cook
Anne Ulaski
Robert Taylor
Mike Blannar
Barbara Richmond Feted On Birthday
Barbara Richmond entertains friends at her Johnstown Road home for a sixteenth birthday party. Guests include Eddie Martin Jack Bailey Charles Fay Alan Chandler Don Feazell Pat Peno Frank Peno Jeff Bennette Larry Mushines Joe Machines James Woods Freddie Thorne Jewel Hressler Ann Nagy Norma Hess Sarah Jane Ritter Jennie Quesenberry Matilda Torgico Sonja Carper Betty Miles Neke Bressler June Holliday Eduria Boggs Anna Richmond Mrs Fern Boggs. Local family members Mary Garcia and the Coulter Bennett families attend as well as George Coulter Jr. and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Richmond
D Johnstown Road
Eddie Martin
Jack Bailey
Charles Fay
Alan Chandler
Don Feazell
Pat Peno
Frank Peno
Jeff Bennette
Larry Mushines
Joe Machines
James Woods
Freddie Thorne
Jewel Hressler
Ann Nagy
Norma Hess
Sarah Jane Ritter
Jennie Quesenberry
Matilda Torgico
Sonja Carper
Betty Miles
Neke Bressler
June Holliday
Eudoria Boggs
Anna Richmond
Fern Boggs
Mary Garcia
Fred Thorne
G. W. Coulter
Paul Bennett
Rupert
George Coulter
Annapolis Man Names Sister Color Girl for Week
Miss Helen Gayle Nyten of 20, sister of Midshipman Lt. William E. Nylen, 21, was named color girl for the June week exercises at the Naval Academy. She will present colors to her brother on June 3, the day before commencement. The Nylen family hails from Douglas, Wyoming, with Miss Nylen a voice student at Burbank, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Annapolis
Helen Gayle Nyten
Naval Academy
William E. Nylen
Douglas
Wyo
Nylen
Midshipman
Nylens
Gustaf E. Nylen Af Douglas
Miss Nylen
Burbank
Calif
Beta Sigma Phi Program On Home Planning
The Beta Sigma Phi Sigma chapter held a home planning program at Mrs Kenneth Seeliger Raleigh home. Mrs Walter Humphrey spoke on building a home planning budget choosing sites and interior design and Mt Vernon style. Mrs John Doud of Mt Hope spoke on landscaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi
Raleigh
Kenneth Seelinger
Walter Humphrey
Mt Vernon
John Doud
Mt. Hope
Armine Kell
Emily Lou Cline
Bladene Pickle
Eva Jane McNeil
Katherine Cooper
Rose Crews
Kathleen Hoffman
William Monk
W. H. Holliday
James Rowe
Oswald
James Walker
James Mahoney
H. E. Melton Jr
William Dale
Russell Boggs
Harry Boggs
Hedrick to Present Diplomas at Beckley College Banquet
Beckley College seniors will receive diplomas from G. C. Hedrick at a Black Knight Country Club banquet tonight at 7. Ken Shroyer will be toastmaster, with Dean George Hartman presenting degree candidates and Mrs. George Keatley presenting certificate candidates. The event includes a 9 o'clock dance for students and alumni. State Senator Eugene L. Stott addressed the journalism class during its annual banquet at El Chico cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
G. C. Hedrick
Black Knight Country Club
Ken Shroyer
George Hartman
George Keatley
el Chico
Heard
Eugene L. Stott
Julius Caesar
Jack van Dyke
The
Atom
Topsy O'Dell
Rachel Hatcher
Do You Wanna be A Fish Taster
In Boston, Harold E. Crowther, head of the Atlantic Coast Fisheries Company research labs, notes that girl stenographers make the best fish tasters due to sharper facial reactions to sauces and seafood, while men tend to be less discernive. Women, he adds, especially stenographers and secretaries, are more critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Harold E. Crowther
Mabel Humphrey Weds Albert Price at Oak Hill
Announcement of the May 24 wedding of Mabel Humphrey daughter of Mr and Mrs R D Humphrey Carlisle to Albert Price son of Mrs Angela Price Oak Hill. Ceremony held at the groom s home on Central Avenue by Rev W W Snuffer. Mrs Price attended Pax and Mount Hope Schools. groom attended Mount Hope and Oak Hill schools. He works for Ropers Coal Co at Kincaid. The couple resides in Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Humphrey
Albert Price
Oak Hill
R. D. Humphrey
Carlisle
Angela Price
Ctinaral Avenue
W. W. Snuffer
Beauty Shed Wou Winter Skin Before Gong Outdoors
Outdoor season prep tips for a bikini debut. Tone skin with daily scrubs, lemon bleach on elbows and knees, scented oil and alcohol after baths, and soft powders. Defuzz legs with wax, creams, or razor. wax gives longer smoothness but messier handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauty
Betty Clare
UP News
Miss Vivian Cox To Present Tea Recital Saturday Afternoon
Beckley Junior Woman's Club hosts blind East Beckley pianist Vivian Cox in a Park Avenue clubhouse tea recital at 3 pm Saturday She will perform a varied program including Grieg Sonata Opus 7 and Liszt Waldesrauschen Cox returns to Athens to finish bachelor of arts in music this summer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Cox
Beckley
East Beckley
Concord College
Park Avenue
Vivian
Grieg
Liszt
Floyd Sayre
Paul Russell
Frank Hale
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
A radio of personal notices lists residents and relatives in Beckley and nearby, detailing travel, hospital stays, illnesses, and medical procedures. Entries mention Elizabeth Peck returning home after Florida visits, James H. Pierce enlisting in the Navy and heading to Asia, families traveling to Jacksonville and Point Pleasant, and hospitalizations at Beckley and Raleigh General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Peck
South Oakwood Avenue
Virginia
Lake Worth
Fla
Daugter
Miami Beach
Key West
James H. Pierce
U. S. Navy
Mae Pierce
South Kanawha Street
San Diego
Calif
China
India
Beckley Boy
States
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Patsy Ann Bowden
John Bowden
Calloway Heights
Raleigh General Hospital
Roy Lucas
Woodlawn Avenue
Athletes Foot Itch Ad Promises Quick Relief
An ad touts THOL fungal treatment claiming rapid cure for athletes foot. It markets a 90 percent alcohol formula and a 12 pene trates claim. Public notice by THE COHEN DRUG CO. promotes sale and urges purchase today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen Drug CO
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DAR
Larry Cook
Charles L. Chambers
Crawford Street
Jo Ann
Maryland
Samuel H. Brown
Richard Henry
Airy
Mrs. Brown
Mae Bailey
Frances Z. Higgins
Teler
Richard
Elizabeth Clay
Pauline Todd
Modern Furniture
Ethel’s
Hall Insurance Agency
Tana
Henry
Henry’s
SMITH
Cohen Drug Store
Naville St
Henry's
Smith's
White Star Taxi Service
Pendable
Sidney Fox
Charles Ashley Beard
Charles T. Beard
Maplewood
Del-Mar
Oasis
Neville St
Raymond
Big City
Emden's ‘Pial
Raymond's Beauty Shoppe
Marguerite’s
Emhoe
Clea Corey
First Avenue
Edna
Woodrow Wilson
Jacksonville
Alice Thabel
Point Pleasant
Galipolis
Ohio
Enrico Vecellio
Kanawha Street
Detroit
Mich
Mary Louise Klaus
Wilson Street
West Virginia University
S.J. Farmer
Sixth Street
Beckley Hospital
W. C. Adams
Moundsville
Iis
Hillpark Drive
Harry JL. McCreery
R. A. Boyd
South Oakwood
Cincinnati
James W. Davidson
Oak Grove Avenue
Joe Verduce
Grove Avenue
New York City
Mary
Pat
New York
Louise White
J. Snider
Keyser
Earl C. Snider
Beaver Avenue
Carlyn A. Bibb
Dexter
Kay
Neville Street
W. Va
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