Hollywood Stars Losing Allure
A 1930s era profiles the decline of personal star power in Hollywood while the cinema remains strong. It contrasts past glamour with modern stars who work longer hours and travel by modest transport, noting the lasting influence of icons like Rudolph Valentino and Gloria Swanson and the fading allure of today’s celebrities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Theda Bara
Mary Pickford
Clara Bow
Gloria Swanson
Dolores Costello
Mae Murray
Norme
Constance Talmadge
Janet Gaynor
Norma Shearer
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Rudolph Valentino
John Gilbert
John Barrymore
Duesenberg
DeMille
Goldwyn
Ford
Lillian Gish
Corinne Griffitth
Wallace Reid
Valentino
Hope Hampton
Infanta
J. P. Morgan
Local visitors and family visits from Pembroke and Bluefield
Mr and Mrs Raymond Williams and son Jimmy of Pembroke visited Mrs Sallie Honaker and family. Miss Betty Radford of Holly Brook stayed with Patsy Hare. Mr and Mrs Jim Miller and children and Mrs John Wall of Pocahomas visited Mr and Mrs W I Hare. Mr and Mrs Preston White and children of Rich Creek visited D E Conley. Charles Musser and Van Musser of Bluefield spent time with their ill father George Musser. Mrs Joe Compion is in Washington as a guest of Mr and Mrs Miller. Mrs Z L Ferguson spent last week in Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Williams
Jimmy
Pembroke
Sallie Honaker
Betty Radford
Holly Brook
Patsy Hare
Jim Miller
John Wall
Pocahomas
W. I. Hare
Preston White
Rich Creek
D. E Conley
Charles Musser
van Musser
Bluefield
George Musser
Joe Compion
Washington
Miller
Z. L. Ferguson
Detroit
Mich
Aviation Cadet Cox enters basic pilot training at Randolph AFB
William E. Cox 24, son of Mr and Mrs Charlie D Cox of McComas West Virginia, began basic pilot training at Randolph AFB as part of Class 50 F to earn Air Force wings. He joined preflight training September 30 and will advance to advanced school before commissioning as second lieutenant. Also noted are Navy and Army personnel including Ronald D Scott, John R McKay, Ralph Blevins, and Thomas W Taylor in various service assignments and commendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Cox
Charlie D. Cox
McComas
W. Va
Randolph Air Force Base
Air Force
Cox
Randolph
Air Training Command
U. S. Air Force
Ralph Blevins
Bluefield
Ordnance Motor Mechanic
Okinawa
Pvt
Blevins
Far East
29Th Infantry Regiment
Army of Occupation
Ryukyus
Pocahontas Coal Co
Worth
Revival Services Begin at Crumpler Methodist Church
Area churches start revival meetings at Crumpler Methodist at 11 am today with evening services at 7 pm from Monday. Rev. C S Thompson of Kimball Methodist will preach and lead song. Rev. C B Dickenson of Crumpler will oversee the meetings. Thompson recently moved from Wesley Church Charleston after a 15 year pastorate. Public invited. Missionary society and WSCS district meeting in Kimball on Monday at 9:50 am. Duhring Church of Christ hosts singing this afternoon with choirs and quartets from several churches attending. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crumpler Methodist Church
C. S. Thompson
Kimball Methodist Church
C. B. Dickenson
Crumpler Church
Mr. Thompson
Kimball
Wesley Church
Charleston
Duhring Church of Christ
Clergy Guest Ministers and Book Review in Tazewell Area
The Rev. A B Williford will guest minister at 11 o'clock service at Tazewell Presbyterian. Dr. T A Freeman leads evangelistic series at Richlands church. On November 20 Dr R T Liston will head morning worship at Tazewell church with King College glee club singers. The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton will be reviewed by Rev Thomas L Ridout at 8 p m Monday at Main Street Methodist. Public invited to second monthly book review sponsored by local Women's clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Williford
Riichlands Presbyterian Church
Tazewell Presbyterian Church
T. A. Freeman
Tazewell Church
Richlands Church
R. T. Liston
King College
Bristol
College Glee Club
Seven Story Mountain
Thomas Merton
Thomas L. Ridout
Stras Memorial Episcopal Church
Main Street Methodist Church
Council of Women’s Clubs
Tazewell
North Tazewell
Church board discusses revival and repairs at springtime
The Houston church board met Tuesday night with L V Belcher presiding. They plan a revival in early spring once a song leader is secured, and repairs to parsonage garages will wait until spring due to unemployment. Honorary members Will Bailey and L C Lucas. active member Leonard D Lackey. Attendance good. Worship at 11 am. Sunday school at 10 am. Youth Fellowship at 6:45 pm. mission school sessions 7:30 pm nightly. Catholic services list mass times at St Joseph Filbert and St Mary Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Stewards of
Houston Church
L. V. Belcher
Will Bailey
L. C. Lucas
Leonard D. Lackey
Methodist Church
L. E. Crowson
E. F. Ketter
School of Missions
Fuqua
Mission School
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Robert Goshorn
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Filbert
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Gary
Church teen services and revival schedule
The Rev Ira Conley leads Sandlick with Sunday school at 10 a m and evening service at 7 30. New Hope holds 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship with the pastor. New Salem and Rock offer 10 a m Sunday schools, Rock lists Ward Wright as superintendent. MYF at 6 30 and Bible study after youth services. Wesley Chapel conducts 10 a m Sunday school as revival continues with nightly 7 30 services and a guest speaker Sunday evening. All members of the...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Conley
Sandlick
Cloyd Lynch
New Hope
New Salem
Rock
Ward Wright
Wesley Chapel
Thomas Memorial and Crane Creek Churches Service Schedule
The Rev T E Shea leads both Thomas Memorial and Crane Creek churches with Sunday school at 945 am and 10 am respectively. Howard Mathena Basil Clyburn and the pastor conduct classes for all ages and a 11 am sermon follows at Thomas Memorial with a 7 pm Bible study and 7 pm service at Crane Creek. The public is invited and newcomers are welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Memorial
Crane Creek
T. E. Shea
Howard Mathena
Board of Christian Education
Methodist Church News Highlights and Contacts
The Rev Mr Cottrell serves as pastor with Sam Zeoli as superintendent. Sunday school begins at 9 45 with the Junior class taught by Mrs Rosalie Hedrick. Evening worship is at 730 and Wednesday prayer will be led by Mrs Preston Simpkins. The Christian board of education met at the Zeoli home electing Bill Scott chairman and Joan Levern secretary and ordering 18 folding chairs. Refreshments for 12 board members followed. The church welcomes regional worshippers amid growing congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Cottrell
Sam Zeoli
Rosalie Hedrick
Preston Simpkins
Christian Board of Education
Bill Scott
Joan Levern
Duling Personal News Highlights Local Visitors and Birth
A son named Lawrence Delbert Saunders born October 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Saunders, weight listed as 732 pounds at birth. Reports of visitors and moves include Mrs. Leffler of Bluefield visiting relatives, J J Shrader and son Kenneth in Mullins, and Mr. and Mrs. John Moore preparing to move into rooms over J C Farris store. Various locals visited family in McComas and Bluefield, with notes on health and travel. The column closes with a note on fall leaves showing faces as scars remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Delbert
Curtis Saunders
Leffler
Bluefield
Harry E. Yost
Yost
J. J. Shrader
Kenneth
Mullins
John Moore
J. C. Farris
Olen R. Kirby
Collins
Dewey Hess
Emmett
Linda
Brenda
J. G. Scott
Eugene Farris
Randy
Farris
R. M. Farris
F. A. Jones
Floyd
Carl Nichols
Nichols
McComas
Lilly Linkous
Navy Aviators Rise as New Chief Admiral Sherman Leads
Washington reports Adm. Forrest P. Sherman becomes chief of naval operations, the first CNO to start as a carrier pilot. The piece traces naval aviation's rise, its battles with air force advocates, and Sherman's background in carrier tactics, leadership, and Mediterranean duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval
Air Force
Army
America
Sherman
Ernest J. King
CNO
Naval Aviation
U. S
Mediterranean
Forrest
Naval Yiator
Turkeys Seem Cheaper In 1949
The U S Agriculture Department forecast shows turkeys for Thanksgiving up to 41 million birds, the second largest on record, with prices about 15 cents a pound cheaper in most areas. Cranberries are also cheaper, averaging 19 to 23 cents a pound, aided by a smaller harvest but plentiful supply for the fresh market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union
U. S. Agriculture Department
American Cranberry Exchange
U. S. Crop Reporting Service
Circus Comes Home To California Girls
Gail Garland found a circus in her own backyard for her seventh birthday in Downey California. Her friend Jack Garland secretly planned the surprise after three months of nights, with life size cardboard animals a ringmaster and riders as the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Calif
Gail Garland
Gail
Jack Garland
Daddy
Mommy
Garland
Kimball Club Speaker Discusses Socialized Medicine
Dr. Villani of Stevens Clinic Welch spoke at Kimball Rotary last week on Socialized Medicine. Local residents Mrs. Meade Mrs. Hawkins and families visit Morgantown Fairmont Huntington and Dugspur with relatives while others attend education meetings and travel to Huntington. Demolition and excavation for the United Nations permanent home in Manhattan cost about 750000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villani
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Kimball Rotary Club
W. P. Meade
Morgantown
James A. Hawkins
Hawkins
Travis Parsons
Travis, Jr
Lockhart
Fairmont
Ada Burton
Carswell
J. R. Phillips
John
Dugspur
R. E. Hamilton
Jack
Sam Romeo
West Virginia Education Association
Huntington
Hazel Bennett of
Saeger
George Blackburn
United Nations
Manhattan
New Republic stamps mark East Indies independence
The United States of Indonesia replaces Dutch rule with overprinted stamps and new designs. A 75th anniversary Universal Postal Union set in red and blue honors the globe, with Berne as the UPU seat and dates 1874-1949. Philippines also issues UPU anniversary stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syd Kronish
United States
Indonesia
East Indies
Netherlands East Indies
East Java
Bali
Sumatra
Celebes
Panatran
Republic of Indonesia
New Republic
Universal Postal Union
Berne
U.P.U
Stamp News Review of World Issues and Asoka Stamps
An international stamp roundup notes 1st and 2nd class revenue stamps, India’s December release of Asoka Pillar service stamps replacing King George VI, and Spain overprinting UPN issues for Ifni. It highlights Pushkin anniversary stamps from Romania and historic Australian stamps still valid for postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
George VI
India
America
Britain
Commonwealth
Australia
Adelaide
Wedding Bells Friday For Weep And St. Louis Widow
Vice President Alben Barkley and his fiancée Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley plan a quiet 11 a.m. wedding at St. John's Methodist Church in St. Louis. The pair, both previously married, met in Washington last July and now prepare for a simple ceremony with only family and a small press presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Alben W. Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Barkley
Hadley
Ivan Lee Holt
St. John’s Methodist Church
Washington
Wabash Railroad
Max O. Truitt
United States
Jane Hadley
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Potomac
Capital
Carleton Hadley
Clark Clifford
Washington University
Chicago
Duchess of Windsor
Rita Hayworth
Weekend visitors from across state gather in Huntington
Keystone Personal Vv. A Bailey visits Huntington for SEA meeting. Mrs Tulio Larasse Miss Marie Frigo and Mrs Walter Dooley visit relatives there. Miss Frigo attended the SEA meeting for West Virginia teachers. David Cruise from Morgantown visits parents. W H Rogers family returns from weekend with daughter Mrs Whitley Perkins. Mrs W W McNee of Bluefield visits daughter. H H Callaway Earl Rorrer Earl Wright and Tony Klebitz visit High Point North Carolina. Mae Lazarus weekends with Mr and Mrs B Adams in Pocahontas Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vv. A. Bailey
Huntington
Tulio Larasse
Marie Frigo
Walter Dooley
Frigo
SEA Meeting
West Va
David Cruise
Morgantown
E. L. Cruise
W. H. Rogers
Delaware Prison Break Probed
Delaware attorney general Albert W. James leads a full investigation into the New Castle jail break that freed eight convicts on Oct 26. Five were recaptured. two were jailed in Augusta, Georgia after robbing a grocer. the eighth remains at large. Warrants for Lankford and Edwards issued as detainers amid ongoing inquiries. James promises a thorough, behind-the-scenes probe with no public statements until completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Attorney General's Office
New Castle
Augusta
Joseph A. Lankford
Willie N. Edwards
Satsuma
Ala
Georgia
Lankford
Edwards
Albert W. James
James
Guardsmen To Take West Point Exams in Nov
Preliminary examinations are set for Friday November 18 in Charleston to nominate one West Virginia National Guard enlisted man for a U S Military Academy appointment. Four candidates from Williamson Bluefield Salem and Logan have applied. Final exams occur in Washington March 1 1950 with about 25 appointments available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia National Guard
Okey L. Patteson
West Point
Charles R. Fox
Adjutant General's Office
F. F. Fainter
Fox Said
Williamson
Bluefield
Salem
Logan
National Guard
Washington, D. C
Academy
Local Social Notes Highlight Area Residents and Visits
Pounding Mill brief highlights community life with Mrs George Brewster fit at home Mrs Shirley Pruett recovering from surgery in Mattie Williams hospital and several families visiting across towns including Coal Mountain Kingsport Saeger and Grundy. An airplane description notes a sesquiplane with a large upper wing and a small lower wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brewster
Shirley Pruett
Mattie Wiliams Hospital
Robert Thacker
Bobbie
A. M. Dorton
Coal Mountain
W. Va
Roy O. Hill, Jr
Kingsport
Tenn
J. L. Ringstaff
Julia Williams
Bram Massie
John Pruett
C. C. Beams, Jr
S. T. Sparks
Sterling Oney
Princeton
Isaac Pruett
J. E. Jackson
W. E. Robinson
C. R. Ball
Bluefield
W. A. Asbury
Joe Griffith
Richlands
Phyllis McGlothlin
Gayle Keene
Grundy
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Cecil B. DeMille
Samuel Goldwyn
John Ford
Pola Negri
Marion Davies
Ocean House
Santa Monica
Bessie Love
Tom Mix
Fatty Arbuckle
Buster Keaton
Lew Cody
Colleen Moore
Harold Lloyd
Edward G. Robinson
Joe Reddy
Walt Disney Productions
Joe
Clark
Gabie
Cary) Grant
Chaplin
Lloyd
Rocky Gap
McComas High School
Anchorage
Alaska
54Th Troop Carrier Squadron
The
Merchant Marine
Ronald D. Scott
USN
Grover C. Scott
Roderfield
Robert A. Owens
Boston Naval Shipyard Annex
South
Boston
Mass
John R. McKay
Piney View
Portsmouth
England
McKay
Pocahontas Smokeless Coal Company
Thomas W. Taylor
Grant Taylor
Allen Junction
Toledo
Pacific
Area Churches
Crumpler
Duhring
Sandlick Charge
Montcalm
Duling
Young Navy Hyers Noisy
Gerald F. Bogan
Secretary of the Navy
Bogan
Naval Academy
Caribbean
Langley
Lexington
Saratoga
Turkey
California
Texas
Minnesota
Circus
Philippines
Timor
Macau
Angola
Cape Verde
Spain
Ifni
Spanish West Africa
New York Stamp Co
Pushkin
Romania
Boris ‘Godunov
Shakespeare
Eugeni Onegi
Switzerland
Portugal
Kansas City
Jane
Missouri
Keytesville
Sedalia
Europe
Rome
Lausanne
Senate
Mississippi
Keystone Personals
Delaware Prison Break
Eddie Cantor
NBC
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