Beckley Pair’s Son Married in Arizona Ceremony
Miss Mary Elizabeth O'Brien of Tucson wed John Miller Turner Jr in St. Ambrose Church Tucson Arizona. Parents of the bride and groom are listed, with attendants and reception details. Both newlyweds are graduates of Arizona institutions and active in campus life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ambrose
Tucson
Ariz
Mary Elizabeth O’brien
John Miller Turner
Turner
Michael D. O'Brien
John M. Turner
Beckley
Don H. Hughes
Morton E. Pratt, Jr
Gorman E. Turner
Harold A. Patten
Charles S. Tribolet
Patten
Incidents In The Lives You Know
Beckley residents are noted in a round of travels and events. Dr. Grover Hedrick Jr. and Mrs. Hedrick head to Leavenworth for a wedding where her sister Lucille Harder marries Lawrence Gustafson. The Hedricks plan to return Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover C. Hedrick Jr
Locust Street
Leavenworth
Kan
Hedrick
Lucille Harder
Lawrence Gustafson
Hedricks
Beckley
W. R. Fugitt
College Avenue
Columbus
Ohio State
Northwestern University
Gordon Richmond
Lucy Richmond
Mabscott
Nelson R. Pratt
Camp le Jeune
N. C
Moorehead City
Atlantic Beach
J. Meene
Grade School Children To Be Feted at Party
Ted Cook the local recreation director said Beckley Recreation Board sponsors a free Halloween party for grade school children at the recreation building. Apple cider ginger cookies will be served. Movies and games will be played with prizes for best costumes from 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Cook
Beckley Recreation Board
Dewey Clay Family Welcomes Daughter in Beckley
Mr and Mrs Dewey Clay of Arnett announce the birth of a daughter born October 25 at Beckley Hospital weighing seven pounds. Mr and Mrs Alfred Jones Walk-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Clay
Arnett
Beckley Hospital
Alfred Jones
Woman's Society Plans District Meeting at Temple
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Temple outlined plans for a district institute to be held next Wednesday. About 200 WSCS members and pastors are expected. The program theme Wisdom is Priceless featured Woodrow Wilson High School Glee Club music directed by Glenn Sallack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Temple
WSCS
Woodrow Wilson
Hedrick Named Officer of West Virginia Society
Beckley’s E H Hedrick is named vice president of the Sixth Congressional District for the West Virginia Society in DC as it seeks to enroll about 15 000 West Virginians living there. Charleston’s Charles M Walker president urges active support. slate includes officers from six districts and key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley
West
Alumnae Bar Party Elects Sorority Officers at Beckley College
Miss Betty Ann Borrer was elected president of Beta Theta Mu alumnae at Beckley College, with officers Cleo Kenis, Loretta Haddad, Ruth Akers and Joann Coleman chosen. A bar party for pledges followed a business meeting, featuring a wine bottle centerpiece, souvenirs, and a pledge initiation plan for Hell Week. Pledges listed include Bessie Crouse, June Sweeney, Emma Falvo, and many others from Oak Hill to Mount Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann Borrer
Beta Theta Mu
Beckley College
Cleo Kenis
Loretta Haddad
Ruth Akers
Joann Coleman
Rreda Soter
Bartenuer
Gloria Killison
Rosie Lacek
Doris Ducal
Peggy Garnette
Mis Smuth Akers
Gancer
Betty Rorrer
Mary Ann Rorrer
Beula Butler
Barbara Lawton
Poe
the Waiters
Melinay
Bessie Crouse
Oak Hill
June Sweeney
Bradley
Emma Falvo
Theodoria Maynor
Virgie Beverly
Mount Hope
Boots Dilly
Glen Morgan
Jean Winner
Doris Jones
Ruth Miller
Mary Anna Young
Helen Talbert
Betty Earhart
Betty Phillips
Ruth Cole
Jean Wilson
Hesher Reed
Joy Price
Doris Ann Farley
Mary Jo Jett
Jo Ann Snuffer
Myrtle Borrer
Bernice Arnstein
Benita Wright
Elsie Solonka
Robert Keesee
Mary Milano
Juanita Mullins
Ida Mae Riner
Betty Brown
June Gunter
Mary Ellen Keesee
Joan Rose
Beta Theta Mu Sorority
Cleo Renis
Betty Borrer
Mary Borrer
Doris Dacal
Gloria Ellison
Beckley Group Theater to Hold Monday Night Try-Outs
The Beckley Group Theater announces Monday night try-outs for its first production, Lewis Beach's three act comedy The Goose Hangs High. A 13 member cast is sought with seven men and six women at Studio C in the W I L S Building at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Group Theater
Lewis Beach
R. R. Brown
Brown
Mrs Miller Jackson Hosts Halloween Party for Two Children
Mrs Miller Jackson hosted a Halloween party at her Monroe Avenue home on Wednesday between 7 and 9 pm for her children Billy and Brenda Jackson. The basement was decorated in a Halloween theme. Mary Hereford won best dressed. guests included Gloria Biggs Katherine Young Prestine Crosby Mary Hereford Linda Gilkerson Loretta Lyon John Carl Baldwin Lewis Kittle Bobby Wills Julian Trail Tommy Houchins Bill Houchins and Carolyn Morrison of Slab Fork. A 7 pound 3 ounce son was born October 26 at Raleigh General Hospital.
Methodist Youth Fellowship organized at MacAlpin Church
MacAlpin Methodist Church organized a Methodist Youth Fellowship with Grady Wickline as president. Elected officers include Nancy Reed vice president Carlos Chandler treasurer Dolly Mack secretary Edna Shelton refreshments chair and Betty Taylor program chair. Supervisors are Mrs. Ray Meadows Jr and Mrs. Clarence Meadows. Choir director is Mrs. Harry Jackson. Attendees listed include Sue Pruitt Sue Bane Ella Prince Frances Adkins Bill Hooker James Haden Sunny Testerman Jo Ann Hesterman Rosalie Williams Mary Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Carol Reed Bertie Pruitt Virginia Tanner Nancy Henderson Barbara Godfrey Gypsy Montgomery Joyce Fitzpatrick Dollie Mack Corena Smith Jack Worth REAL ECONOMY WITH QUALITY Sisteal WORLD'S LARGEST SELLER AT 10¢ ington Bobby Darnell Wallace Godfrey Barney Harmon Jimmy Jones Grady Wickline Melvin Jones Donald Darnell Clarence Meadows Bernard Godfrey Robert Morris Freddie Prince Marshall Hyat Wayne Webb Billy Jo Chandler Carlos Chandler Edna Shelton Thelma Shelton Betty Taylor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Wickline
Methodist
MacAlpin Methodist Church
Nancy Reed
Carlos Chandler
Dolly Mack
Edna Shelton
Betty Taylor
Ray Meadows
Clarence Meadows
Harry Jackson
Sue Pruitt
Sue Bane
Ella Prince
Frances Adkins
Bill Hooker
James Haden
Sunny Testerman
Jo Ann Hesterman
Rosalie Williams
Mary Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
Carol Reed
Bertie Pruitt
Virginia Tanner
Nancy Henderson
Barbara Godfrey
Gypsy Montgomery
Joyce Fitzpatrick
Dollie Mack
Corena Smith
Jack Worth
Ington
Bobby Darnell
Wallace Godfrey
Barney Harmon
Jimmy Jones
Melvin Jones
Donald Darnell
Bernard Godfrey
Robert Morris
Freddie Prince
Marshall Hyat
Wayne Webb
Billy Jo Chandler
Thelma Shelton
Two Local Hostesses to Fete Mrs E S Pugh Jr Tonight
Two hostesses plan a nuptial party for Mrs E S Pugh Jr formerly Virginia Weston Minter with a dessert bridge at Reservoir Road home of Mr and Mrs W Mullins. The event features a yellow purple pink chrysanthemum decor, bridal theme tallies, and gifts for Mrs Pugh and Patty Sanders bride-elect of Robert Lee McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Pugh, Jr
Virginia Weston Minter
David Mullins
Phill McDaniel, II
Colck
Reservoir Road
Pugh
Patty Sanders
Robert Lee McCormick
Logan
Mary Agnes Cain
E. W. Wilburn
Jack Bazzarre
Ross Daniel, Jr
Oscar Sellars
Varge Hampton
Edgar L. Mohler
Eugene Larrick
Gene Hall
William Watts
Charles Pettry
Edse Jones
Harry L. Kirkpatrick
C. J. McQuade
F. S. Pugh
A. K. Minter
W. C. Mullins
Phill McDaniel
Salvation Army hosts Halloween costume party for youth
Capt John Roy Jones announced a Halloween party tonight at the Salvation Army for about 100 boys and girls. Games, prizes for best costume, and refreshments will follow. The Beckley Group Theatre burden of poor production controversy cited by Brown. Lowell Higgins named treasurer as the revived organization takes over assets and props without changing its name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
John Roy Jones
Jones
Brown
Beckley Group Theatre
Lowell Higgins
Beckley Theater
VFW Auxiliary Sends Box to Hospital in Martinsburg
The Lew Sheffler Post Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars plans a Christmas package for the neuropsychiatric section of Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg. The decision was made at the October meeting at the VFW Hall on Main Street. A November membership party is planned and Miss Helen Durham and Mrs. James Littlejohn were named representatives to the Beckley Woman's Club Community Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Sheffler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
VFW Hall
Main Street
Helen Durham
James Littlejohn
Beckley Woman's Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arizona
St. Joseph’s Academy
University of Arizona
Tucson High School
Sigma Chi
John Miller Turner, Jr
Beverly Follmer
West Virginia University
W. E. Kessinger
Kessinger Street
Hartley Avenue
Ben H. Rhodes
Mercer Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Betty Lou Thorne
L. W. Thorne
Wildwood Avenue
Ruth Gumm
Robert Thomson
Lawrence Thorne
Larry
Northwestern
Palmer Wilson
Jimmy
Huntington
E. W. Wilson
Crab Orchard
Carl E. Toney
Harold Lilly
North Kanawha Street
Frederick A. Kimball
Robert M. Souers
New York
New Milford
Conn
Exeter
Andover
N. H
Edward James Smith
Anderson College
Anderson
Ind
H. P. Smith
Orchard Avenue
James A. Johnson
U. S. Navy
Earnest Johnson
Coal City
Bremerton, Wash
Carl Sanders
Patty
Mankin Avenue
Charleston
Woman’s Society
West Virginia Society
Bive Valley Bell
Vanity
Bea
Cavalier
Helene Curtis
Prince &C
Marguerite
Embees
Del-Mar
Oasis
Woodrow Wilson High School
Methodist Youth Fellowship
MacAlpin
Parrot
H & M Family Shoe Store
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Hotpoint Headquarters
Beckley Music
Colin McLuckey
Fayette St
Hotpoint
Brownie Troop 18
Baptist Church
Brownie
First Baptist Church
Harriet Davis
Rita Harvit
S. W. Woodyard
Dottie Woodyard
Mary Lynn Carney
Nancy Bowyer
Judy Leeber
Robert Hodges
Peggy Richmond
Nancy Hamilton Lewis
Valerie Binderman
Patsy Skaggs
Florence Henkle
Joann Pack
Patsy Salango
Penny Cohen
Barbara Cohen
Carol Ann Pierce
Ann Larimore
Eva Kay Kessinger
Longines Wittnauer Watches
VFW
Box
Convontent
Neville
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