Kanawha Cites 83 Signers of Communist Petition
Charleston June 15 83 persons were indicted by the Kanawha county intermediate court grand jury for signing a Communist nominating petition and voting in the May 14 primary. A felony indictment targets Mrs Harold Houston of South Charleston wife of a Charleston attorney for alleged fraud in obtaining a petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County Intermediate Court Grand Jury
Harold Houston
South Charleston
Anywrise
Communist Party
Kanawha Ae Sona
Gokom Pettion
Keystone Notes From Keystone West Virginia Church Notices
Keystone West Virginia June church notices report Rev Carl Looney at Methodist with 9 45 Sunday school E W Dye superintendent and 7 30 preaching by A Atkins Young People league 6 40 B Y P A 6 30 choir practice and midweek services. Baptist church led by Rev B C Pastor with 9 45 Sunday school Tom Witt superintendent and 11 0 7 30 services. Circle of Baptist Missionary society hosted by Mrs B A Neal with devotional by Mrs Charles Brown and plans for work. vacation Bible school closes with 74 enrollees under Rev Carl Looney. college students home include Lillian Lanzi Bouis Pass Sandy Huff Jr Mason Patton Eunice Dooley Julian Budnick Jack Powell Otto Mansfield. Mr and Mrs A J Reynolds and Miss Grace Reynolds return from Bedford Va after granddaughter Stella Winton's death by auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.Y.P.A
B. A. Neal
The
Baptist Missionary Society
Highland Street
Charles Brown
Neal
Sam Snyder
C. Brown
Pegmens Puckett
W. W. Alex
Tom Witt
Rev. Blackburn
Ernestine Brown
Alexander
Cellio
Lillian Lanzi
Cincinnati
Bouls
A. J. Reynolds
Grace Reynolds
Bedford
Nerce Stella Winton
Torase
Ottoville
Women circles unite for Methodist church meeting
Four circles and the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church held a joint gathering Wednesday night in the church auditorium. Mrs E W Dye presided over the welfare session after brief circle group meetings. reports summarized the month’s work and Bible study plans were announced by Mrs Truble Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary
The
Methodist Church
Tre. R. M. Goade
Let
Alee
Nannie Holding
Texas-Mexico
C. W. Ashley
E. W. Dye
Truble Farmer
Bible and Mission Study
A. J. Reynolds
Social notes recount visits and hosting across McDowell county
Circle hostesses for the month include Miss Violet Smith of Clarksburg West Virginia as guest of Mrs H D Vaughan and Mr Vaughan. Numerous relatives and friends travel between Roanoke Welch Covington Oak Hill and Charleston while visiting households of Sells Cruise Lacks Atkins and Goade. Several residents return home from visits in Roanoke Pittsburgh and Fort Lauderdale as Miss June Franklin completes her junior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Smith
Clarks
W. Va
H. D. Vaughan
Mr. Vaughan
Mareeret Deskins
Vanes
Ciy
Carl, Jr
Flinchum
W. D. McDowell
Roanoke
McDowall
Cecil Lacks
Jimmie Young
Lacks
D. A. Atkins
Katherine Branscome
E. L. Cruise
Charlie Davis
W. H. Rogers
Oak Hill
Edwin Banks Charleston
Earle Mey
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Sandy Huff, Jr
Pittsburgh
Harry Franklin
Miss June
Carswell
Pt. Lauderdale
Fila
N. H. Franklin
McDowell County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Central Senior High School
Sherman Tiller and wife announce news in Big Creek
Mr and Mrs Sherman Tiller of Big Creek announce a forthcoming event in Cucumber West Virginia dated June 15 and provide details on local family announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cucumber
W. Va
Sherman Tiller
Big Creek
Marriage of Hazel Snyder to Arthur Snyder Jr at Tazewell
The ceremony for Hazel Snyder and Arthur Snyder Jr took place Saturday in Tazewell Virginia with Rev. T A Repass officiating. The bride, a popular local graduate, wore a blue wedding dress. The groom, son of Arthur Snyder Sr, works for Mountain Fork Lumber Co. They are living with the groom’s parents at Big Creek. Attendants included Mr and Mrs Sherman and Mr and Mrs Arthur Snyder Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel
Arthur Snyder Jr
Tazewell
T. A. Repass
Berwind Jr
Big Creek High
Arthur Snyder Sr
Big Creek
Mountain
Shower Honors Winnefred Lawson at May Wedding Reception
Mr and Mrs Andy Lawson hosted a mixed shower for their daughter Winnefred on May 10 the same day as her marriage to Claud Tiller. An ice course was served to attendees including Harvey Lawson Leffler R C Simpkins Chas Poe Joe Belcher Roy Stump Arthur Snyder Dan Altizer Ray Richardson Clyde Patterson Glen Hoops Bob Osborne Joseph Wright Henry Neel Bernard Hall and others. Birth announcement: Bluefield couple Bob Haynes and wife announce daughter Gloria Gertrude born May 19, the Haynes family’s 14th child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Lawson
Winnefred
Claud Tiller
Messers
Harvey Lawson
Rs. Leffler
R. C. Simpkins
Chas Poe
Joe Belcher
Roy Stump
Arther Snyder
Dan Altizer
Ray Richardson
Clyde Patterson
Glen Hoops
Bob Osborne
Joseph Wright
Henry Neel
Bernard Hall
Joe Rhea
Charlie Young
G. A. Roger
Miner Hurt in Slate Fall at Berwind Mine
Everette Brewster sustained serious head and shoulder injuries after a slate fall while loading coal at the Berwind mine. He was taken to Grace Hospital in Welch for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Brewster
Berwind
Grace Hospital
Welch
Atwell Updated After Hospital Admission
C. J. Atwell was admitted to Clinch Valley clinic Thursday for rheumatic fever and will stay several days. She and her family are visiting relatives in Leon with her sister Mrs. Brady Chapman and children accompanying her home for a two week stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Atwell
Clinch Valley Clinic
Atwell
Leon Shearnteen
Brady Chapman
Bowman Anniversary Celebrates 22 Years at home
Mr. and Mrs Newton Bowman marked their twenty second wedding anniversary at their Maybeury West Virginia residence on Tuesday June 11 1940 Attending from the local Coalfield Mission board were Rev and Mrs H Logan Mrs Newton Bowman Mrs E G Shaw and Misses from the community at the Northfork Methodist church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybeury
W. Va
Newton Bowman
Mission Board
Coalfield Mission Board
Northfork Methodist Church
H. Logan
E. G. Shaw
Local Visits Highlight Pocahontas and Boissevain Families
Hazel and Myrtle Bowman and Mrs. Newton Bowman and daughters Hazel and Myrtle visited Mrs. Harry Schell in Pocahontas Virginia on Wednesday. Newton Bowman family and Mrs. George Asbury and family hosted dinner at Boissevain recently. Circle No 2 of the Bear Missionary Society met at Mrs. Terry Owens with Mrs. Roy Allen as joint hostess. sixteen members two new members four visitors attended for a total of twenty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Bowman
Hazel
Myrtle
B. B
Martha
Visi
Harry Schell
Pocahontas
Newton Bowman
George Asbury Angi
Boissevain
Circle No. 2
The
Bear Missionary Society
Hom
Terry Owens
Roy Allen
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Kanawha
Alexandria
Egypt
Stewart
Warner
Stewart- Warner Refrigerator
Bluefield
Stewart-Warner
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Cnlhorties
J. T. Thornton
Stuart Higgintotham
Kenneth Haas
Washington
A. Coleman
Chamber
Paul C. Thomas
John D. Rodman
Comins
Csistant Ao
Herman Kirchner
Fred Christie
Business Men's Association
Eddie Steele
Chamber of Commerce
Breckenridge
Keystone, W. VA
A. M. Goade
Corres
Ndent
Vacation Bible School
Are
Carl Looney
Ber
Keystone
BiTone
Circle
Ist
Shumate Radio Service
Bradmann Bidg
Westinghouse
ABC
Corox
Shumate
Bluefield, W. Va
Bob Haynes
Gloria Gertrude
Haynes
Hazel and
Myrtle Bowman
Willa Boynton
Desoto
Scott and Raleigh Sts
St Clair St. Pocahontas, Va
du Pont
du Pont Paint
Bluefield Supply CO
English Supply CO
English
J. M. Snider
Princeton
T. A. Honaker Hinton, W. Ve
J. M. McKenzie Lumber CO
Rich Creek, Va
Quality Lumber & Supply CO
Beckley
Wyoming Supply CO
Pineville
Honaker Supply CO
Honaker
ST. Paul Aes Co
J. H. Hogsettgsett Hardware
Bluefield GI Grocery CO
Jaeger
NEW River Lumber CO
Narrows
Blacksburg
Paints
Elsi
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