Editors to Dedicate Pocahontas Model Mine Visit
National Editorial Association members will tour Bluefield and the Pocahontas coalfields on June 21 as part of the White Sulphur Springs convention. The Pocahontas Operators' Association created a model mine to showcase modern mining methods and attract tourism to the coalfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santomoes
National Editorial Association
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Pocaontas
Bowies
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Pocahontas Operators’ Association
James Ellwood Jones
Hugh the Shott
Chamber
East Pocahontas
New York
Philadelphia
Bill German
W. N. Dunn
Dunn Woolen Mills Company
Martinsburg
Panhandle
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Williamson Couple Hosts Visitors From Parks
Rock, West Virginia June report notes Mr and Mrs Aubrey Parks of Williamson visiting Mr and Mrs 8 A Parks. Misses Gladys Vaughn Blanche West and Robert Lacey attend Concord College. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Mills return from Spartansburg South Carolina trip.
Enrico Caruso a Portrait of a World Famous Singer
A vivid biography traces Enrico Caruso from a barefoot peasant childhood to global fame. It recounts his stubborn practice, early stage humiliations, and the extraordinary arc of success tempered by superstition, illness, and personal losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enrico Caruso
Caruso
Ars
Opera
Naples
Gloria
Italy
Mrs. William E. Tabor Hosts Ella Sue Wagner Circle
In Jenkinjones West Virginia on Thursday evening Mrs. William E. Tabor hosted Ella Sue Wagner circle members. W L Gravely led the program and J W Doss read scripture. Refreshments followed for listed attendees including O L Bedsaul J B Whitehead F L Lee R R Ragan G M Moreland Wirt Gravely and G L Wright.
New Arrivals and Circle Meeting Notices
New arrivals include Kenneth Wayne Atkinson born Saturday June 4 to Mr and Mrs Harry E Atkinson and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Clarence Winfrey on June 7. Catherine Vance circle met at Mrs H F Hancock for June with C A Murphy presenting Songs in the Night. No July August meetings planned. Visitors included Mrs W E Gravely Mrs J R Moore and C A Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Atkinson
Kenneth Wayne
Atkinson
Hazel Webber
Roanoke
Clarence Winfrey
Catherine Vance
H. F. Hancock
E. W. Alley
C. A. Murphy
I. H. Belcher
C. E. Caldwell
W. J. Dietrich
A. E. Lewis
T. R. Moore
J. L. Vance
W. E. Gravely
J. R. Moore
Birthday Party for Nancy Carroll Honors Family Friends
Mrs. Harvey Stone hosted Nancy Carrolls fourth birthday Friday afternoon with games and gifts. Guests included Kathleen Casimo Nancy Vance Shirley Keys Joyce Ann Elaine Goodman Connie Pressley Peggie Stacy Wanda Sluss Nancy Atkinson Peggy Webb Phyllis Nolley Marie Giley Patricia Franklin Blanche Ross Josephine McGinley Jerome Ge Billie Nolley Gene Nolley Buddie Bledsoe Jimmie Vickers Ellwood Young W L Gravely Jr Billy Basham Ann Basham and O L Bedsaul Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Stone
Nancy Carroll
Kathleen Casimo
Nancy Vance
Shirley Keys
Joyce Ann
Elaine Goodman
Connie Pressley
Peggie Stacy
Wanda Sluss
Nancy Atkinson
Pegie Webb
Phyllis Nolley
Marie Giley
Patricia Franklin
Blanche Ross
Josephine McGinley
Jerome Ge
Billie
Gene Nolley
Buddie Bledsoe
Jimmie Vickers
Ellwood Young
W. L. Gravely Jr
Billy and
Ann Basham
O. L, Bedsaul Jr
Roanoke Area Residents Take Summer Trips and Enrollments
Miss Eugenia Vick returns to National Business College Roanoke after a visit. Samuel P. Yeager of Roanoke arrives to spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Murphy. Several local youths accompany families to Jackson's Mill and Concord College enrollments noted at Athens.
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Eugenia Vick
National Business College
Roanoke
A. Dr
C. W. Ck
E. W. Alley
P. FP. Casimo
Jackson's Mill
W. E. Gravely
Lois, Duard
Dudley
Wytheville
Samuel P. Yeager
C. A. Murphy
Ferne Murphy
Josephine Dietrich
Margie Uckland
Concord College
Athens
James Hughes
Washington
Jessie Soward
G. M. Moreland
Mr. Moreland
Clyde Vick
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Earl W. Alley
Richmond
Norfolk
R. L. Boone
Beatrice
Ralph Boone
Eva Murphy
M. EB. Luke
Gene Pressley
V. P. I. Blacksburg
Dennis Boone
Maurice Murphy
Mildred
Josephine Whitehead
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Clyde Steele
Bluefield
H. A
Marv Malan Dailax
Annual Folk Song Festival Opens In Ashland KY On Eve
Ashland Kentucky hosts the eighth annual American folk song festival with visitors from multiple states led by Governor and Mrs. Chandler. The program features Elizabethian Kentucky ballads and Old Grecian Chants rather than regional favorites. Special guests include Bernard J. Rosenmeier Florence Clark Joan and Betty Rayner and Jeanne of Ashland. Automobiles from Ohio and West Virginia join the crowds as the festival begins with the traditional wedding ceremony.
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Ashland
A. B. Chandler
Mayo Trail
Traipsim
Kentucky
Bernard J. Rosenmeier
New York City
Florence Clark
Detroit
Joan
Betty Rayner
Jeanne
Ohio
West Virginia
West
Thompson and guests visit Glen Lyn and Falls Mill
In Glen Lyn Virginia during June 11 families and friends of Welch arrive for weekend visits with Cleve Ompson and Miss Ella Lurber. Doris Lugrin from Logan visits Rebecca Thigpen. Lois Ann Mead of Jenkin Jones visits sister Mrs Duncan. A pink blue shower honors Miss France Shumate Caldwell. Basil West hosts youth at Community House with pink roses and dancing. Basil West and Roy Risley visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Lawrence host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hudson
A. P. Clark
E. L. Knight
Basil West
Roy Risley
Bilsey
M. P. Lawrence
Canebrake Area Visitors and Local Trips Highlight Weekend
Local residents from Berwind and Dry Fork visited relatives in Canebrake and Squire W Va and nearby towns over the weekend. Notables included Joe Orman and Misses Jewell and Margie Altizer, with travel to Hartwell and War West Virginia and Ohio. Sir Hubert Wilkins is noted for learning to fly in 1910.
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Canebrake
W. Va
Clyde Honaker
Berwind
Noah Tally
Tip Top
Howard Altizer
Jo Anne
Newhall
H. D. Altizer
Vernon Jones
Peggy
Betty
Steve Bensey
Red Jacket
Joe Orman
Hee
J. Cocus
Shake” Bailey
Uire
Chuck” Meade
Earl Belcher
John Altizer
War
Troy Taylor
Dry Fork
Aubry Rasnick
Keystone
Ida Brewster
Lacy Robinett
Jewell
Margie Altizer
Carl Harrison
Squire
Bill” Cummings
Hartwell
John Atwell
Bud” Bante Puns
Relay
Ohio
Hubert Wilkins
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U. S
Harry W. Ball
W. J. German
Mary Ann German
Kingston
St. Petersburg
Fla
Pennsylvania
Gladys
Marguerite
Hazel
Ruth Young
Jacqueline Nowlin
Fred Wyrick
Frances Burkett
Nancy Noel
Miss Noel
Barbara Jean Gibson
E. B. Gibson
Pocahontas Fuel
Worick
W. J. Skewes
Kent Robinson
John Totri
Rock, W. Va
Dale Carnegie
Cat
Apollo
Air Ministry
C. G. Circle
Manuel Osborne
Edward Lewis
Junior Cunningham
Frankie Myers
Billie Sheets
Dumpy Vance
Buddie McCormick
Norma Vick Cuntham
Janice McCormick
Jim McGinley
Geraldine Store
Stone
A. R. Vance
R. R. Nolley
Jack Goodman
Glen Lyn, Va
Mars. E. L. Knight
Canebrake, W. VA
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