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- Married in Cumberland, Maryland by Rev. C. J. Price. Places ofResidence: Punxsutawney, Pa. and Youngstown, Ohio. Newspaper clippingin the possession of Jean Reid Edwards. Name and date of paper arecut off. VAY NEALS CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING DATE A golden weddinganniversary celebration was held to honor Mr. and Mrs. Vay Neal, ofSouth Main Street, in the ISDA social hall in West End. The July6 open house event was attended by more than 150 area and out-of-townguests, including relatives and friends. Mrs. Neal, the former RuthReid, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid, of Marion Avenue,and Vay Neal, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walker Neal, of WinslowStreet, city, exchanged vows June 23, 1924 in the Methodist Parsonagein Cumberland, Maryland. The Rev. C. J. Price officiated. Thecouple has a son, Robert B., of Indianapolis, Indiana, and a daughter,Mrs. Raymond (Jean ) Williams, of Woodbridge, Virginia. Fivegrandchildren and two great-grandchildren are in the family circle. Mr. Neal is a retired B&O, C&O Railroad engineer. Since hisretirement he and his wife have been enjoying traveling in theircamper and viewing area sights. Mr. Neal also enjoys working in hisshop working on his hobbies. He makes grandfather clocks and manyother intricate objects. Mrs. Neal, along with enjoying her housework,is an avid organist and is accompanied by Mr. Neal with his accordion.She, too, enjoys their outdoor camping trips. A three-tieranniversary cake and baskets of summer flowers enhanced therefreshment table for the reception. Attending from out-of-town were:Mr.and Mrs. Robert B. Neal and son, David, and Mr. and Mrs. DanielPeck, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond (Jean) Williams, anddaughter, Jeannie, of Woodbridge, Virginia; Mrs. Nancy Gourdaniere, ofAnnandale, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kooz, of Fairfax, Virginia; Mr.and Mrs. George Fenton of Warren, Ohio; Mrs. Jessie Feldhouse, ofYoungstown, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. T. Scott, and son, David, of Hubbard,Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Blair and daughter, Jonell, and son, Ronald,of Ashtabula, Ohio; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Neal, Jr., and son ,Benjie, and daughter, Leah, of Onalaska, Wisconsin. The couplereceived many fine gifts, congratulatory messages and phone calls tomark their anniversary. They celebrated the event in July, rather thanJune, so that their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildrencould all be present. The Neals are making preparations for anothercamping trip, but are waiting for the upcoming Punxsutawney HighSchool Class of 1924 reunion August 10 in the Punxsutawney CountryClub, before departing.
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