McDowell Social News Highlights Local Events
Social notes from Welch report an upcoming girls missionary society election at the Methodist church and a series of social happenings. Mrs. L. A. Osborne hosts a Ridge game afternoon with guests from Cincinnati and Ironton. A successful American Legion dance at Memorial Hall featured the Carolina Club Orchestra and strong attendance. Other items list local visits, hospital recoveries, and notable travels among Welch residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
L. E. Woods
Osborne
L. A. Osborne
Riverside Drive
Ridge
David Houston
Kimall
Tate
Cincinnati
J. W. English
McDowell
W. B. Stevens
Otis St. Clair
Hubert Clark
J. B. Giltner
G. L. Straub
Catherine Hodes
Epling
Stamer
Memorial Hall
Tudsay
Carolina
Welch Briefs and Community Notices From Welch WV
The West Virginia town updates cover a cancelled Friday lecture, construction on the Hub store, upcoming lodge and club meetings, and social events. Local workers like Charles H. Smithey begin renovations, while public notices include a court hearing for Uncle Williams and several hospital injuries from mining incidents. Four marriage licenses are reported, and Mrs. George Helps is buried in Gary after a kerosene fire attempt.
Rotary Club Ladies Night February 20
The Welch Rotary Club announces its annual ladies night on February 20 with committees selected to organize invitations banquet decorations music and dance. The next regular meeting is at the Baptist church Friday noon featuring entertainment from the Welch high school orchestra and a new stunt by Henry Tice and Addie Gwinn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Kiwania Club
Baptist Church
Reno
Howard
Hunter Johnson
Bob Powell
L. A. Osborne
Cam
Washington
Welch Rotary Club
Rotary
Welch High School
Henry Tice
Addie Gwinn
Final Vote on Army Bill Framed for Friday
Washington dispatch reports the House spent the day debating the war department supply bill with a final vote expected tomorrow to clear the path for the McFadden banking measure. An amendment to cut the regular army from 125000 was defeated. provisions funding 120000 officers and 119000 men plus 8000 Philippine scouts advanced, and 14.7 million was set for Army aircraft with 500 thousand to move the air service plant near Dayton, Ohio. Also pending is a 40 million appropriation for river and harbor work for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
War Department
McFadden
Kvale
Minnesota
Air Service Engineering
McCookfield
Dayton
Ohio
Crossword Puzzle Teases Young Solvers With Word Lists
A simple children’s puzzle presents a series of clues while promising a solution from yesterday’s crossword. The page fragment lists definitions for numerous terms from various categories and hints at a forthcoming completed puzzle.
Ladies Night At Northfork Kiwanis Club Event
The Northfork Kiwanis Club hosted a ladies night and installed newly elected officers at the Northfork Hotel. District Governor Warren A. Wilson spoke, new president Floyd Cunningham was introduced, and past president Harry Kline received a handbag. Musical selections were performed by Betanice Dixon and K D Owens. Guests included George W. Howard and family, and several Welch and Ashland residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfork Kiwanis Club
Northfork Hotel
Warren A. Wilson
Welch
Floyd Cunningham
Northfork Club
W.S. Wray
Harry Kline
Betanice Dixon
Kiwanlan K. D Owens
George W. Howard
W. A. Wilson
Dorothy LeGalley
Elizabeth Robinson
Gertrude Kasdin
New York
Beatrice Dixon
Powhatan
Della Greer
Ashland
Welch Post Office A Very Busy Place
Postmaster B Hamp ton Gray reports 1924 was the Welch office’s biggest year with expenses just under 20000 and stamp receipts totaling 39679.92 Money orders issued reached 14257 totaling 144512.18 while 8187 money orders were paid locally 112518.01 Parcel post sent 17277 insured parcels and home orders rose sharply in 1925. Service remained prompt with few complaints and house numbering improving delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Hampton Gray
Welch
Parcel Post Department
Movement to Rename War Town on Dry Fork Surface
Citizens of the town on the Dry Fork seek to rename War a comity town. They plan to petition the next state legislature after previous efforts stalled. A renewed push follows months of agitation and local debate among residents.
Washington House Advances Army Size and Bills
The House approved appropriations fixing the army at 119000. Leaders agreed to vote next week on the rivers and harbors bill. Hearings on railroads and prohibition restructuring were held and Treasury post office and agricultural bills advanced. Senate reports urged calm over naval ratios despite concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate Perstate Commerce Committee
Hoover
Farm Cooperative
Coolidge
Senate
Weeks
House Committee
Treasury Post Office
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dial
Southarolina
Name Be Changed as Town Grows on Paved Streets
War now has paved streets and is a growing town with a rich field surrounding it. Prospects for future growth are good.
Senate weighs protests over gun elevation on battleships
Washington reports that a Senate resolution seeks President Coolidge’s view on protests by foreign governments about elevating guns on American battleships. The $289 million annual naval bill funds ongoing construction and repairs but omits any provision for gun elevation, a matter deferred by the Harding era pending treaty considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Appropriations
Senate
Coolidge
Harding
Great Britain
Gerry
Rhode Island
Raral Committee
Congress
Naval Appropriations Committee
House Naval Committee
Florida
Divorce Granted After Jealous Letter to Husband
Mrs Ethel Lange wrote to her husband confessing love for another man. The letter served as evidence leading to a divorce. Meanwhile Alaskan fur traders test polar bears to pull sledges as an experimental training effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ethel Lange
Creomulsion Relief for Chronic Coughs and Colds
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for chronic coughs and persistent colds. It claims twofold action: soothing inflamed membranes and destroying germs with creosote, absorbed to attack the illness from the stomach, with a money back guarantee if relief isn’t achieved after following directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creomulsion Co
Atlanta
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Clarence Cyphers
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Hub Herndon
Eckman
Court House
Bob Harvey
Bank of Davy
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Northfork
D. D. Hatfield
W. D Goode
Yukon
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Tazewell
George Miller
Blair Academy
Blairstown
N. J
Thos. Miller
Elkhorn
Dorothy Miller
Hollins College
Welch Briefs
West Virginia
Woman's Club
Charles H. Smithey
Railroad Street
Welch Lodge No. 155
Uncle Williams
King
Hecor Way
Willams
Eda Womack
United States Commcsioner
Jett Phillips
Grace Hospital
Phillips
Algoma Coat and Coke Company
The
Knights of Pythias
Swarten Katelin
Zenith Coal and Coke Co
Aken
Austin Tillis
Ashland Coal Company
Dallas Goodman
Goodman
L. L. Hagkes
Keystone
Postoffice
Brown
Hughes
Robert Page
Virgie Ruffin
Mayobeury
John W. Jones
Lizzie Brown
Worth
Edward Barlow
Lois Miller
Monarch
Henry Coles
Bell Cunningham
Pazeton
George Helps
Gary
Oweedayn
Trenton N
McCray Undestaking Co
Rotary Club
Fletcher
Jya
Rwillami
Erpegt
Bandit Chaser
Bandis
Essie Sulkop
Europe
Northfork’s
Kiwanis Club
Edinburgh
Alice
Polly Rutherford
Dunoon
Lolds
Pape
Welch Post Office
Lubes, Mae UE
Simon Solins
W. Va
F. G. Phillips
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Bristol
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