Beckley Couple Married in Grearsburg Virginia
Miss Geraldine Anna Hughes and David K. Hughes of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania wed Leiton King Miller son of Mr and Mrs L Miller of Stansbury Street in a single ring ceremony at the Methodist church parsonage Grearsburg Virginia Rev I W Wing officiated Attendant was Mrs E S Steele Jr of Narrows Virginia The bride moved from Winston Salem North Carolina last December and worked as secretary for Beckley Optical Co Miller a veteran with a US Army discharge earns his living with his father in the family grocery business The couple will reside at 205 Monroe Avenue both formerly of Beckley and Gauley Bridge high school graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Anna “Jerri” Hughes
Frank Ashley Davis
Temple Street
David K. Hughes
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Leiton King Miller
L. ®. Miller
Stansbury Street
Methodist Church Parsonage
Grearsburg
Virginia
I. W. Wing
E. 5. Steele, Jr
Narrows
Miller
Steele
Winston- Salem
North Carolina
Beckley Optical Company
Gauley Bridge
United States
South Pacific
Beckley
Monroe Avenue
Ashford Major To Speak To Woman's Club Friday
Ashford Major Frances Wildener of Ashford General Hospital will address Beckley Woman's Club at 3 p.m. Friday in the Park Avenue clubhouse. Mrs. E. M. des Rochers, bond sales chair, reports the war fund drive aims for 15 000 state quota with Beckley child age set at 90 000. Drive runs Sept 20 to Nov 1 with bank and Murphy's booths each Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wildener
Ashford General Hospital
Beckley, Woman's Club
Park Avenue
E. M. Des Rochers
Beckley
Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
Des Rochers
Murphy'’s
M. Des Rochers
J. Edwin Dickerson
J. 11. Dunn
L. T. Durrance
Paul B. Warwood
J. R. Emmons
John M. Ferguson
Mare L. Front
J. W. Givens
Nancy Jo Ballengee Shower Honoree for October Wedding
Mrs. Joe Vargo and Mrs. A. P. Leeber hosted a crystal and china shower for Miss Nancy Jo Ballengee at the home of her mother Mrs. D. O. Totten. The event honors her upcoming marriage to Benjamin Porter Brown Jr. of Charleston on October 7. thirty two guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Vargo
A. P. Leeber
D. O. Totten
Nancy Jo Ballengee
Benjamin Porter Brown, Jr
Charleston
Convention speaker at West Virginia Baptist session in Parkersburg
The Rev. Alvin J. Cook of First Baptist Church is listed as a speaker for the 60th annual West Virginia Baptist convention to be held in Parkersburg on Tuesday and Wednesday October 10 and 11. The American Legion post 70 will hold a regular meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock, announced by BR Early, publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin J. Cook
First Baptist Church
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Parkersburg
Legion
American Legion
Lessie Atha Weds Private Herman Price in Harper
Miss Lessie Atha daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Atha of Harper wed Private Herman Price son of Mr and Mrs J P Price of Harper on September 18 in the First Christian church The Rev A H Wilson officiated Price who has served two years with the army paratroops left Tuesday for Fort Jackson South Carolina Mrs Price will live with his parents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessie Atha
F. A. Atha
Harper
Herman Price
J. P. Price
A. H. Wilson
First Christian Church
Price
Army
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Charleston Group Set to Perform At Club Meeting
The Monday Music Club will present a program tomorrow at 8 14 p.m. in the Woman’s Clubhouse on Park Avenue. Dr. Ritchie Ware conducts the Mason School of Music and Arts of Charleston. Frieda Silverman soprano and Marjorie Thomas pianist perform a varied program including Debussy and Liszt with selections by Scarlatti, Mozart, and Delibes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
Mason School of Music and Arts
Charleston
Ritchie Ware
Senate
Scarratt
Scarlatti
Chaplin
Marjorie Thomas
Mozart
Filles de
Cadiz
Delibes
Frieda Silver
Mabel Ann Souder Becomes Bride of Campbell Slemp
Mrs tr B Souder of Beckley announces the marriage of her daughter Mable Ann Souder to Campbell B Slemp of Wise Virginia. The ceremony was held Sept 13 at 7 30 pm in Trinity church Wise with Rev E W Wikle officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tr. B. Souder
Beckley
Mable Ann Souder
Campbell B. Slemp
Wise
Virginia
Methodist Trinity Church
E. W. Wikle
N. F. Wix
Liebestraum
Mendelssohn
Slemp
Wise High School
Natal ie Bailey and John Hedrick wed in Baltimore
Natalie Bailey and John Hedrick of the U S Army married August 6 at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church in Baltimore. Natalie, a nursing student, wore cadet blue with pink rose accents. Attendant Ruth Hedrick and family details are noted. ceremonies were performed by Rev W H Litsiniger.
Birth of George Nick Samaras at Rabizh General Hospital
Private and Mrs Nick Samaras announce the birth of an eight pound three ounce boy named George Nick at Rabizh General Hospital on Thursday September 28 at 3 p.m. The mother is Christine Bakilis formerly. Private Samaras is stationed in the Smith Pacific FE Slemp of Brookley Field Alabama and Mr and Mrs Richmond are relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Samaras
Rabizh General Hospital
George Nick
Samaras
Christine Bakilis
Smith Pacific
FE. Slemp
Brookley Field
Alabama
4. B. Richmond
Nellie Farley Becomes Bride of Carl W. Crouse
Miss Nellie Sure Farley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Farley of 802 Second Avenue married Carl Wayne Crouse son of Mr. and Mrs. C C Crouse of Beckley on September 1 at Memorial Church. Rev. Charles Walker officiated at 7 p.m. The bride wore a street length dress with matching hat and a shoulder corsage of asters. Guests included Mrs. Arnold Clark Mrs. Paul Farley and others. Afterward the couple left for Washington Ohio where they reside. the groom works for Kennedy Electric. Mrs. Crouse is a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate who attended Beckley College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Sure Farley
D. Farley
Second Avenue
Carl Wayne Crouse
C.C. Crouse
Beckley
Memorial Church
Charles FB. Walker
Arnold Clark
Paul Farley
Farley
Washington
Oiria
The
Kennedy Electric Company
Crouse
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Sisterhood to Meet at Bethel Temple Tuesday Night
Beckley Sisterhood will gather Tuesday night at Bethel Temple at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Rose Pickus serves as publicity chairman announcing the meeting details. An advertisement promotes Udga tablets for stomach issues with a double your money back offer through Cohen Drug Company and local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Sisterhood
Bethel Temple
At & A
Rose Pickus
Jack Spratts
Cohen Drug Company
Beckley College Names Two Former Students to Secretarial Posts
Ken Shroyer announces Kathren Cooper and Mary Hedrick have accepted secretarial roles. Cooper will work for the Farm Security Administration in Beckley office, Hedrick joins Lillybrook Coal at Affimity. Both are former Beckley College commercial students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Shroyer
Beckley College
Kathren Cooper
Mary Hedrick
Miss Cooper
Harper
Farm Security Administration
Beckley
Hedrick
Lillybrook Coal Company
Twins Enroll at Beckley College Miss Husetta and Musetta Morgan
Miss Husetta Morgan and Miss Musetta Morgan aged 18 enrolled at Beckley College to study secretarial courses. Daughters of Mr and Mrs J T Morgan formerly of Epperley they graduated from Collins High School last year and were employed by Cooper Transfer and Storage in Beckley at the time of their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
Husetta Morgan
Musetta Morgan
J.T. Morgan
Epperley
Vhe Wins
Collins High School
Cooper Transfer and Storage Company, of
Beckley
Canute Water Restores Natural Hair Shade
An old advertisement claims Canute Water can recolor gray hair to its natural shade with a few applications. It promises soft texture and color that endures after shampooing, curling, or waving. Monthly use claims to keep hair looking young.
D A R to Hold First Meeting
The Daughters of the American Revolution announce its first meeting of the year focusing on war hospital libraries and a national project. The event will be at Mrs. S. M. Bledsoe’s home on North Kanawha Street Tuesday with co-hostesses Mrs. Thomas Stafford and Mrs. Ray Burneister. An executive board meeting precedes on Monday at 4 o'clock at Mrs. Thomas Wickham’s home. Historical book reviews and talks by Raleigh men are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
5. M. Bledsoe
Kanawha Street
Thomas Stafford
Ray Burneister
Thomas Wickham
Pack announces birth of Vernard Kenneth Pack son
Mr and Mrs Vernard Pack of Baltenare Maryland announce the birth of a six pound son Vernard Kenneth born September 23 at the home of Mrs Pack's mother on the Fitzpatrick road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernard Pack
Baltenare
Maryland
Vernard Kenneth
Also Mentioned on This Page
He, Mrs
Leiton
Edgar Miller,jir
Ashford
Woman’s Club
Pennsylvania Casualty Company
S. Heber St
W. Va
Heatherman-Webb Engineering Co
Mining & Civil Engineering
South Fayette St
R.A. Boyd & CO. Inc
Neville St
Ergy Memamenyes
First Baptist
Churen
Pvt
Charleston Group
Mabel Ann Souder
Campbell Slemp
Mrs. Campbell B. Slemp
Violet
Feather
Neville
Marguerite
Marguerite” Diat
Math &T
Nother
Mather
Natalie Bailey
John Hedrick
U.S. Army
Dg. D. Bailey
G. C. Hedrick
Wyoming
Baltimore
Natalie D. Maryland
W. H. Litsiniger
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
Ruth Hedrick
Marshall College
Bailey
University
John A
Jack” Hedrick
of Maryland
Mgs
B.P.W. Club
Mary Synor
M. R. Beard
C. G. Casto
B. M. Beaver
iMortia
Baker's Furs
Eniere Union Telegraph Siies
Fayette St. Beckley
Nellie Sue Farley
Carl W. Crouse
STAR
the Star
South
Mrs. Carl, Wayne Crouse
Jack Spratt
America
D. A.R
Mademoiselle
Swansdown
Rahail
Main
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