Mise Lucile Cook Weds Walter Hillman Riley at Baptist Church
Mise Lucile Cook daughter of Rev J F Cook married Walter Hillman Riley son of Dr and Mrs Franklin L Riley in a 9 30 morning ceremony at the Baptist church. The ceremony featured a mountain laurel and rose décor with a musical program and Lohengrin wedding march. The couple will reside in Charlotte after a wedding trip.
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Mise Lucile Cook
J. F
Walter Hillman Riley
Franklin L. Riley
The
Baptist Church
P. W. Jones
Elizabeth Johnson
Thelma Johnson
Betty Cook
Izetta Smithey
Charlotte
N. C
Riley
Cook
Welch
W. E. Cook
Betty
Pageton
Franklin Riley
Welch Welcomes Veterans for County Encampment Events
Welch hosts the state Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment with parade preparations, hotel plans, and a full schedule including registrations, business sessions, meals, a Cootie initiation, a dance, a county trip, and the annual banquet. Local Mayor John Blakely pledges hospitality as visitors arrive by train and car.
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Welch
Welch Post
Veterans of the Foreign Wars
Beeman Awarded Damages In Suit Over Horses
The Mc Dowell county circuit court opened the July term with James Beeman suing Mike Roberts for debt and horse theft. Roberts testified his own account led to Beeman loses. the jury awarded Beeman $126 in damages. A motion to set aside the verdict was pending as the court prepared to reconvene.
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McDowell County
James Beeman
Mike Roberts
Demmaxes
Roberts
Beeman
Roberta
Joseph M. Sanders, Jr
Herndon
Hull Officer Ignites Cigar Near Pool Sparks Rescue
Hull police officer Callahan defied a no smoking rule by lighting a cigar near a public swimming pool. Upon spotting his lieutenant, he hid the cigar but set his clothes on fire. He leapt into the pool, where the lieutenant pulled him to safety from drowning.
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Hull
England
Callahan
Second Rate Hotels Warned to Clean Up
Mayor Blakely ordered all second rate hotels in the city to clean up after a complaint about the Elwood Hotel. Police court fined proprietor 8 G Kurtzhalz for running an immoral hotel and warned to maintain cleanliness or face further action. Night Officer Charles C Hutton reported the case.
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Blakely
Elwood
Charles C. Hutton
8. G. Kurtzhalz
Kurtzhalz
Srienée
Welch Briefs and Local Rotary and Scout News
Edwin Harris and Dorothy Brewster obtained a marriage license in Welch. The Rotary Club plans a noon meeting at Welch Baptist Church to host visiting veterans. Grass Hospital treated Jesse Clay for a partially severed thumb and Willie Case for a fractured leg. The Boy Scout drive exceeds its Northfork quota of 1750 toward a county total of 7000.
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Edwin F. Harris
Dorothy E. Brewster
Welch
Rotary Club
Welch Baptist Church
Jesse Clay
Asco
Grace Hospital
Clay
Jesse
Willie Case
Grace
Welch Rotary Committee
Shrine Hospital
St. Louis
Case
Northfork
B. B. Downs
McDowell County
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