Vintage Furniture Sale Prices From A Lively Catalog
A historical ad lists a 3 piece mahogany living room set for 235 dollars and a cane back version for 215. Other items include oak china closet styles at 54 63.75 and 70 dollars, solid mahogany chair 31.20 and camp chairs 2.50. Also offered are home canning outfits 2.50 children’s lawn swings 12 dollars and Simmons box springs 32.50. Varied chests wardrobes vanities desks teether boards and a 5 piece ivory bedroom suite 211 with several mahogany pieces priced from 37 to 100 dollars.
Three on Arson Charge in Kimball Plant Fire
Sol Kaufman, F. E. Ross, and Leonard Ayers were held on arson charges after a Kimball ice plant fire on May 13. Bond set at 1000 for Kaufman and 3000 for Ross. Ayers to sheriff custody. State Fire Marshal Welder led the case with Henry Hurt aiding in obtaining a confession from Ayers.
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Sol Kaufman
F. E. Ross
Leonard Ayers
Kimball
A. C. Hufford
Kaufman
Ross
Howard M. Welder
Marshal Welder
Henry Hurt
Welch
Hurt
Ayers
Welch Welcomes New City Council Incoming Leaders
Preparations are underway for the installation of Welch’s new city council on the first Monday in July. J W Blakely will become mayor succeeding J C Summers.New council members include J W Luther George Bailey T L Foster Gale Carter Joseph Herzbrun and Gale T Dudgeon. The group inherits little holdover work and will soon tackle sewer and paving work on Virginia avenue. City Engineer L A Osborn will advertise for bids on the project, a quarter mile along a prominent Welch roadway.
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Welch
J. W. Blakely
J. C. Summers
J. W. Luther
George Bailey
T. L. Foster
Gale T. Carter
Joseph
Riverside Drive
L. A. Osborn
Whitley Family Welcomes Newborn Daughter in Premier West Virginia
A daughter was born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Whitley in Premier, West Virginia. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Mrs. Whitley was formerly Miss Pearl Whit and a longtime local school teacher. Community members Mrs. J. C. Saunders and children, plus visitors including Miss Fannie B. Irving and Miss Mariah Greer, were in Welch on Wednesday. Local residents W. C. Whitley and Harman Speery visited. Vivian Shaw and Lee Patton were in Davy Wednesday night. C. H. Patterson, Frank Burton, C. R. Teague, and Jim Dillon of Howitzer Company, West Virginia National Guard, attended the regular weekly workout in Welch Wednesday night.
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E. K. Whitley
C. H. Patterson
Frank Burton
C. R. Teague
Jim Dillon
Howitzer Company
West Virginia National Guard
Welch
Pursued by wife for seventeen years Waterfield arrested
New York reports C K Waterfield was tracked across cities by his wife for seventeen years before being arrested on a desertion charge in the city.
England Sees Smallpox Cases Rise Despite Warm Weather
London reports smallpox cases climbing across many parts of England even as warm weather mitigates influenza. Health officials monitor spread and urge vigilance nationwide.
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London
England
Editor's Column Contact Details at Welch West Virginia
Mrs. Effie F Beavers of Welch West Virginia lists home and office phone numbers and office hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 for submitting items to columns. Readers are invited to telephone or send material for publication.
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Effie F. Beavers
Welch
W. Va
New York Hostess Invites For Hobart Street Bridge Party
Mrs. Jack Laughlin of New York invites guests to a Wednesday bridge party at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Edwards on Hobart street. Mrs. Gail T. Carter Mrs. Paul W. Jones and Mrs. O. O. Coburn attended the installation of Eastern Star officers at North Fork Friday evening and the subsequent dance.
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Jack Laughlin
New York
Jack W. Edwards
Hobart Street
Gail T. Carter
Paul W. Jones
O. O. Coburn
Order of the Eastern Star
Northfork
Weinie Roast Draws Youthful Crowd East of Town
A Friday evening Weinie Roast attracted a crowd of younger boys and girls about a mile east of town. Chaperones were Mrs. Morgan Hunter and Messrs. Hurrah and Hurd.
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Morgan Hunter
Messrs
Hurrah and
Hurd
Women’s Missionary Society Meet at Methodist Church
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church South will hold its regular monthly meeting at the church this Thursday.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, South
Picnic Trip Near Guyan Reported By Local Couple
Mr and Mrs Geo W Howard with Misses Mary Clark Pansy Haynes Virginia Doss and Zelma Neel drove to Guyan Friday afternoon and spent several hours. They enjoyed a delicious picnic supper before returning.
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Geo. W. Howard
Mary Clark
Pansy Haynes
Virginia Doss
Zelma Neel
Guyan
Local residents visit and travel notes
Mrs. J. W. Cline of Huntington was a visitor yesterday. Russell Trainer of Huntington has returned home after staying with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Waldron for several days. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rees and family drove to Bassett Virginia to visit relatives. Mrs. T. J. Elliott of Canebrake visits Mrs. S. E. Carter on Court Street. Frances Stultz of Stone Kentucky visits her sister Mrs. O. C. Coburn. S. McNeil was a visitor to Northfork Friday evening. Mrs. Victor L. Weatherby and children, with Marjorie Belcher, leave tonight for Virginia Beach for a stay.
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J. W. Cline
Huntington
Russell Trainer
Huntinzton
Floyd Waldron
T. J. Rees
Bassett
T. J. Elliott
Canebrake
S. E. Carter
Court Street
Frances Stu
Summers Family Plans Virginia Beach Trip
Mr and Mrs John C Summers and two sons Jack and Dick will leave tonight for Virginia Beach for a time. Mrs J W Price and two children left yesterday for Washington Va to visit relatives for a month or six weeks. Miss Vivyan Williams is improving after an appendicitis attack last week.
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John C. Summers
Jack
Virginia Beach
J. W. Price
Washington, Va
Vivyan Williams
Lady Victoria Braithwaite Opens Huge Duck Farm
Denham England on her estate Lady Victoria Braithwaite has begun and personally oversees a vast duck farming operation.
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Denham
Eng
Victoria Braithwaite
Sanderson Leaves £100000 Pension Fund for Women
Wakefield England M E Sanderson bequeathed his estate valued at £100000 to fund pensions for deserving women within the diocese.
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Wakefield
Eng
M. E. Sanderson
Mrs Bassil jailed for two years in Gladys Stop riot
Angelina Bassil of Reynoldsville was sentenced in Clarksburg to two years at Moundsville penitentiary for taking part in the Gladys Stop miners riot that killed two and injured several. Her husband Antonio Bassil received four years and is already serving his term. She arranged care for eight children before sentencing.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Gladys Stop
Angelina Bassil
Reynoldsville
Moundsville
Mer
Antonio Bassil
Coventry Architect Declared War Memorial Design Winner
Six weeks after his death, architect Thomas F. Tickner was declared the winner in Coventry England's war memorial design competition.
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Coventry
Eng
Thomas F. Tickner
Coventry War Memorial
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