Sophia Girl Feted On 17th Birthday
Miss Brenda Grubb was honored on her 17th birthday with a party at her parents home in Farley Hill. A pink rose four tier cake was given by Mrs. Toby Pegram. Hosts included Mrs. Golden Wills and many relatives and friends attended. prizes were awarded to several guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida S. M. O'Dell
John E. Lilly
Harper Road
H. P. Meadows
Jean Winston
Otis Barker
Clayton Barker
Willie Garrison
Ted Garrison
Joe Jones
Paul Gilspie
Martin Mitchem
Becky Tate
Community notices for Beckley clubs and events
Local column lists Wednesday meetings for Beta Lambda, Beta Sigma Phi, and many other clubs in Beckley with times and addresses. Include home departments, guilds, wives clubs, Rainbow For Girls, and flower show details. Also notes Air Force pilot Walter Morgan trains pilots at Lockbourne and runs base stables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR
Columbus, Ohio
Walter Morgan
Air Force
Morgan
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know
Brief local items inviting readers to share notices with the paper via the 1 phone CL 3 3321 extension 52. The column signals small community life updates and reader engagement.
Mars Hill sophmore Debbie Edwards returns for new term
Miss Debbie Edwards returns to Mars Hill College North Carolina for her sophomore year as vice president of Treat Dormitory and a Student Council member. She arrived a week early to greet incoming freshmen with her parents Dr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Edwards and brother David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Edwards
Mars Hill College
Mars Hill
N. C
Treat
Hugh S. Edwards
David
Pinecrest
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
Sue Brown
Oak Hill
Miss Brown
Harry D. Brown
Ira Whitlock
Avon Terrace
Scout counselor rescued after tree fall in Lorton
Bruce Flincham, a Boy Scout counselor, climbed a 30 foot tree to knock loose a broken limb. Fellow counselors called the Lorton Rescue Squad. Two engines and a dozen firemen responded and lowered Flincham in a rope sling.
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Lorton
Bruce Flincham
Flinchman
Flower Show To Feature Book Display In Beckley Hotel Ballroom
A Saturday flower show titled Beauty is Where You Find It will run from 2 to 9 p.m. at Beckley Hotel Ballroom. Sponsored by Raleigh County Garden Council, chairwoman Mrs. Harry W. Hall notes about 150 dollars of books were sold at last year’s show. The sale includes horticulture guides, arrangement books, greenhouse and plant care volumes, bird and weather titles, and several gardening manuals plus a new plant name dictionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Garden Council
Beckley Hotel
Harry W. Hall
J. Gregory Conway
Mary Badham Kittel
Dorothy Lester
Beckleyan Attends Cousin's Wedding In Ohio Ceremony
A Beckley girl Miss Alice June Ballard served as maid of honor at the Oberlin Ohio wedding of her cousin Miss Margaret Ann Bennett and Richard Paul Easterday. The ceremony at Sacred Heart Church featured double ring vows and a lace gown with pearl embroidery. Wedding party and 200 guests attended a reception in Wilmington Ohio.
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Beckley
Alice June Ballard
Oberlin
Ohio
Margaret Ann Bennett
Richard Paul Easterday
Scared Heart Church
Joseph V. Butler
W. R. Bennett
H. B
Patricia Easterday
Larry Tanner
Cleveland
James
William Bennett
Eagles Club
Willington
Bennett
Powell announce birth of daughter Paige Lorraine
Mr and Mrs George E Powell Jr of Naples Florida announce the birth of their daughter Paige Lorraine at 10 30 p m Aug 14 in a Naples hospital weighing five pounds fourteen ounces They also have a son George Edward III The mother is the daughter of Dr and Mrs Duff D Daniel Granville Avenue Naples prior notes indicate the Powell family lineage and hospital delivery details
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James Robert
Beckley Hospital
Fred Quesenberry
Meyers Ave
Doff D. Daniel
Granville Avenue
Naples
Fla
George E. Powell Jr
Affinity
Mason E. Taylor
Hampton
Kevin Brian
Steve Harrison Jr
Wallie Taylor
Beckley
Alan Wayne
Harrison
Paige Lorraine
Powell
George Edward III
Duff D. Daniel
Spilled milk incident ends with repair and pay
A Canadian tourist, a milk truck driver, and Brewer police resolved a spill near a stop sign after a truck halted suddenly. About 30 gallons of milk spilled. the woman paid for the milk and continued.
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Maine
Flower Show Rules Emphasize Correct Labeling
Flower show chairs Mrs. George W Bright and Mrs. H H Perdue urge exhibitors to know class before presenting entries and to label horticulture varieties clearly. The changes add the word must to improve show quality and aid public understanding for future planting. General chairwoman is Mrs. William E Sutphin with Mrs. Blaine Tanner as schedule chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Bright
H. H. Perdue
William E. Sutphin
Blaine Tanner
School Of Mission Class Set Today At First Methodist Church
The second School of Missions class begins at 7 30 p m today at First Methodist Church with Sin and Forgiveness led by Miss Nelle Bryson. A panel on Youth Culture Religion and Missions is led by Rev Don Frances and Methodist Youth Fellowship reps from Methodist Temple. Mrs Roy L Herndon gives opening prayer and Mrs Ralph E Amick sings. Rev Virgil Cook of Beaver Methodist Church delivers devotions. Sponsored by The Methodist Temple First Methodist Church and St Marys Methodist Church. General co chairmen are Mrs W W Honaker and Mrs Ted Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Nelle Bryson
Don Frances
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Methodist Temple
Roy L. Herndon
Ralph E. Amick
Virgil Cook
Beaver Methodist Church
School of Missions
Children Weather Storm Stops Tall Timbers Camp Rain Dance
In Columbia Maryland, children at Tall Timbers Day Camp performed an Indian rain dance under clear skies. Two hours later the same troupe was driven indoors as a heavy downpour arrived during the parents’ visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, D. C
Tall Timbers
WAVES nickname and meaning in Navy service
The nickname WAVES stands for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, used for women serving in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pauli Hutchinson
W. S. Corley
Princeton
O'Dell
Sophia
Woman's Department of
Beta Lambda
Beta Sigma Phi
Glass House
Eliza Hunter
Edward Humbles
Bair St
Ebenezer Service Guild
Ruth Green
Church St
Eagles
Eagles Home
Woodlawn Ave
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
IOOF
Woman's Club of
Park Ave
Gulf Woman's Club
Recruiters Wives Club
Richmond Recreation Room
St. Francis’ Guild of
St. Cecelia’s
St. Ann's
St. Mary's
St. Margaret's
Just - A - Mere Club
Samuel Heston
Saunders Ave
Charlotte Cooney
Beckley Order of Rainbow For
Masonic Temple
Howe Street
Women of the Church
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Glenn Ave
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Gamma Gamma
Beta
Poinsettia Savings Club
Phyllis Dyer
Sour St
Greenbrier
Calico
Jeans Square
F. E. Perry
South
Kanawha Street
Kyle Hill
Alan Rogers
Hunitington
Luther Perry
McConnell
Logan County
Virginia Bell
Bobbie
West Logan
Juanita Riffe
Mary Lynn
Robert Alan
C. A. Setliff
Dwight Wilcox
Dwight Jr
Diana
Huntington
Long Island
N. Y
A. C. Moore
N. Oakwood Ave
B. K. Wilcox
Crab Orchard
A. J. Lilly
Hot Springs
Ark
W. T. Dingus
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Sandra Sue Potts
Baltimore, Md
Guy Potts
Johnstown Rd
Randall McKinney
Chicago
Ill
Mrs
Orlie McKinney
Rhodell
G. L. Alderson
Pat
Louise
Corinie
Rickey Smith
Charleston
S. C
Chester Pettry
Blanche Persinger
Blue Jay
E. M. Bartlett
Pettry
Emmory Pet
Blanche Snead
Glen Morgan
George Okes
Earl
Jacksonville
Patty
Patsy Acord
Samuel L. Kemp
Roscoe Brown
Albert Acord
Lester
Rachel Acord
Shirley Acord
Mary Carpenter
Westwood Drive
Anthony Minyon Jr
Michelle
Audubon
N. J
Minyon
Nancy Carpenter
E. H. Turner
Danville
Granville Ave
Harlow Warren
Floyd M., Sayre
Mountain Top Garden Club
Paul Loflin
Phymo
Sia Club
H. S. Edwards
Beckley Garden Club
Urday
Bat Room
Beckleyan
Cousin
Young Bettor
Boston
Oberlin High School
Omaha
Neb
Oberlin Finishing Co
American Greeting Card Co
Oberlin High
U. S. Air Force
Lorain Ford
Annis Road
Amherst
Triumph
Narcissus
Ixia
Crocus
Muscari
New Holland
Beckley Ice
Prince St
Flower Show
School of Mission
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
W. W. Honaker
Ted Stover
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Neville
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