972 Farmers Aid In Soil Building
Kanawha County farmers completed soil building practices valued at about 21 000 during the 1940 AAA year ending June 30. H M Miles, chairman of the county AAA committee, announced that 972 farmers participated, with work ranging from lime and superphosphate applications to removal of diseased apple trees. An indicator of interest is that only 165 of the farm...
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Kanawha County
H. M. Miles
AAA
Miles
Booths Open for Yuletide Seal Sale in Charleston
Booths for the Christmas seals sale will open in Charleston downtown, led by Anti Tuberculosis League of Kanawha County with Mrs Ralph Haddox as general chair. Assistants include White Cross society Mrs Henry Kleeman Jewish Sisterhood and Junior League members. Ensigns Samuel Walker and B W Taylor, visiting New London, are guests of Mr and Mrs C avenge Morgan.
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Charleston
Anti-Tuberculosis League of
Kanawha County
Ralph Haddox
Booth Sales
Haddox
White Cross Society
Henry Kleeman
Jewish Sisterhood
Junior League
Samuel Walker
B. W. Taylor
New London, Conn
Mrs. C. Avenge Morgan
Washington Goes on War Basis After Pearl Harbor
The capital shifted to wartime footing within an hour of Roosevelt’s order after the Japanese attack. Provost marshal guards in steel helmets and rifles were posted at war and navy sites. War and navy departments ordered officers into uniform and many officials hurried to offices from a football game.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War and Navy Departments
War and
Navy Departments
Army and
Mrs Murphy Honored At Glenville Bridge Party
Mrs Cardell Murphy was guest of honor at a bridge party hosted by Mrs Orville White and Miss Helen McGee at Whilind's Tearoom in Glenville. Yellow chrysanthemums and gold pompoms decorated in brown white and yellow. Attending guests included Mrs E R Boggs Mrs Stanley Hall Mrs Linn B Hickman and many others.
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Orville White
Helen McGee
Whilind’s
Glenville
Cardell Murphy
Lestere Lorentz
Mesdames E.R. Boggs
Stanley Hall
Linn B. Hickman
J. W. Beall
W. B. Lorentz
Nora Roberts
R. L. McGee
Overt Hardman
H. ¥. Clark
L. W. Huey
A. F. Rohrbough
Raymond Freed
John E. Arbuckle
J. E. Arbuckle
J. G. Cain
H. H. Boggs
J. A Larkey
Myra L. Mick
B. W Craddock
EB. G. Rohrbough
H. L. White
E.G. Rollyson
Leland Conrad
T. W. Hyer
N. Fetty
Harold Burke
C. L. Arehart
Harry Whiting
L. D. Zinn
W.T. Smith
C. T. Whiting
Arlan Berry
E. J. Shaver
C. M. Bennett
C. D. Wilfong
Mary Louise Lewis
Erma Edwards
Four Hostesses Fire Shower for Mrs Gill in Ansted
Four hostesses Mrs Mollie Blair Mrs Carula Holder Mrs Bonnie Holley and Mrs Marcell a Gill held a shower in Ansted for Mrs Myrtle Nuckols. Guests included Grace Jones Jack Nuckols Mildred Eades Joseph Pauley T Cavendish Beatrice Kinciid Marie Woods Laura Ruffner and many others.
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Mollie Blair
Carula Holder
Bonnie Holley
Marcella Gill
Ansted
Myrtle Nuckols
Mesdames Grace Jones
Jack Nuckols
Mildred Eades
Joseph Pauley
T. Cavendish
Beatrice Kinciid
Marie Woods
Laura Ruffner
Madge Holder
Fay Lusk
Jess Keffer
Viola Minor
Dollie Huffman
Marion Taylor
W. L. Upton
Gordon Nu
Birthday Party For Mrs George At Beech Avenue Home
Mrs Hill hosted last week a birthday party for her mother Mrs W L George at Beech Avenue. Christmas decorations highlighted the gathering with many guests including Mesdames J C Waugh R A Ralston H L Cline M C Jones Noah Gentry Claude Holt Tybie Hammock D H Ralston Earl R Goft W B Hartley John E Lory Mary Woodrum Robert Radford George W Branham N C Hill Cecil Melton Burk Shamblin Robert Hall Walter Wilson Shankey Jones Jack Robertson Fred Burnem Hubert Hall Ira Atkinson Wilson Fisher W R Shingler and Miss Ruth Hall plus Margaret Sue Radford and others.
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Ronald Hill
Beech Avenue
W. L. George
J. C. Waugh
R. A. Ralston
H. L. Cline
M.C. Jones
Noah Gentry
Claude Holt
Tybie Hammock
D. H. Ralston
Earl R. Goft
W. B. Hartley
John E. Lory
Mary Woodrum
Robert Radford
George W
Buckner Child Feted At Fourth Birthday Party
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Buickner entertained recently for Meri dargas ler Sada Ann who celebrated her fourth birthday. Children present included Ardona Jordan Phyllis Jordan Barbara Jordan Shirley Wiggins Elaine Wikeins Helen Anderson Bettie Anderson Edna Mae Shawver Jean Shawver Wilma Lanham Mary Cavencer Gladys Davis Mildred White Masters Kermit Jordan James Wiggins Glenn Wiggins Jack Morgan Clarence Shawver Paul Shawver Randal Lanham and Donald Lanham.
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W. B. Buickner
Meir Dargas Ler
Sada Ann
Ardona Jordan
Phyllis Jordan
Barbara Jordan
Shirley Wiggins
Elaine Wikeins
Helen Anderson
Bettie Anderson
Edna Mae Shawver
Jean Shawver
Wilma Lanham
Mary Cavencer
Gladys Davis
Mildred White
Masters Kermit Jordan
James Wiggins
Glenn Wiggins
Jack Morgan
Clarence Shawver
Paul Shawver
Randal Lanham
Donald Lanham
Surprise Shower Honors Mrs Dorotha Kinser at Hugheston
A surprise shower was held at the Hugheston home for Mrs Dorotha Kinser. Attending were Mesdames Bernice Underwood Elsie Brown Almeda Withrow Edith Stinnett Myre Bell Helena Hinson Evelyn Tucker Frances Craze Mae Underwood Catherine Rollins Annie Rucker Nellie Anderson Ethel Fisher Fannie Hudnall Herbert Skaggs H B Clark and the Clark sisters Catherine Elizabeth and Carolyn.
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Bernice Underwood
Elsie Brown
Almeda Withrow
Dorotha Kinser
Hugheston
Edith Stinnett
Myre Bell
Helena Henson
Evelyn Tucker
Frances Craze
Mae Underwood
Catherine Rollins
Annie Rucker
Nellie Anderson
Ethel Fisher
Fannie Hudnall
Herbert Skaggs
H. B. Clark
Catherine Clark
Elizabeth Clark
Carolyn Clark
Marriage Told At Bedford Wedding
Mr Harald de Ropp of Ridgemont road returns from Bedford Pennsylvania after attending his niece Miss Eleanor Morton Wood wed Mr Stanley Maryin Dye. Mr and Mrs J B Coghill of Kanawha avenue are guests at the Barbizon Plaza hotel in New York City.
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Harald de Ropp
Ridgemont Road
Bedford
Eleanor
Morton Wood
Stanley Maryin- Dye
J. B. Coghill Af
Kanawha Avenue
Barbizon Plaza Hotel
New York City
Mrs Fred Morris Honored at West Side Shower
Miss Frances Ellis hosted a crystal and china shower for Mrs Fred P Morris the former Ruth Williams at the West Side Woman's club on Wednesday night. Guests included many local women and friends with Mr Morris’s relatives among attendees.
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Frances Ellis
West Side Woman's Club
Fred P. Morris
Ruth Virginia Williams
Mesdames
Dwight C. Webb
Olin Phipps
Walter Robines
A. C. Richardson
H. C. Tully
John Morris
W. E. Bragg
Anna Higgins
Gus Sodaro
F. H. Ras
D. W. Elliott
J. Q. Shank
C. W.rawena
Ross Kirk
Eugene Nickell
R. A. Lavander
Helen Gresham
Giles Chandler
J. C. McEldowney
W. OR. Morris
W. E. Hicks
Flem Hanna
C. J. Pettit
Harold A. Turner
F. L. Morgan
Frank Williams
Curtis Halgread
Harold Allen
W. H. Wyatt
N. K. Wyatt
N. R. Raw+son
Peggy Joyce Herold Birthday Party Held in Montgomery
Mr and Mrs Burl Herold hosted a birthday party for their daughter Peggy Joyce Herold at their Montgomery home last week. Attendees included Betty Lee Young, Peggy Eppling, Mary Virginia Stallard, Elaine Margolis, Joan Bowles, Betty Long, Joan Myers, Lenora Rashid, Helena MacKinn ey, Martha Spencer, Elnora Taylor, Betty Soulsby, Bernice Younce, Gloria Holmes, Betty Younce, Patsy Ray Hunt, Betty Clifton and Bat.
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Burl Herold
Nome
Montgomery
Peggy Joyce Herold
Betty Lee Young
Peggy Eppling
Mary
Virginia Stallard
Elaine Margolis
Joan Bowles
Betty Long
Joan Myers
Lenora Rashid
Helena McKinney
Martha Spencer
Elnora Taylor
Betty Soulsby
Bernice Younce
Gloria Holmes
Betty Younce
Patsy Ray Hunt
Betty Clifton
Bat
Notable Names List From Local Obituary Notes
A roster of individuals including Wanda Bumgardner Jean Tremble Amelia Mouri Nancy Carol Wood Elizabeth Vaught Mildred Vaught Mildred Billheimer Louise Averil Beverly Ann Huddleston Glenna Huddleston June Meredith Emily Bartley Masters appears in a local notice. The fragmentary list hints at a community publication of deaths or notices with multiple named persons.
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Barg Edwards
Wanda Bumgardner
Jean Tremble
Amelia Mouri
Nancy Carol Wood
Elizabeth Vaught
Mildred Vaught
Mildred Billheimer
Louise Averil
Beverly Ann Huddleston
Glenna Huddleston
June Meredith
Emily Bartley
Masters
Notable names listed in the provided OCR snippet
The readable text presents a string of individual names including G. K. Huddleston Fred Thornton Thomas Gallagher Norman Nelson Branagh Montgomery Jack Ramsey William White James Almond Joseph Pannuci S. Vaught Jerry Craver Rodger Bess Turley and James Soulsby.
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G. K. Huddleston
Fred Thornton
Thomas Gallagher
Norman Nelson
Branagh Montgomery
Jack Ramsey
William White
James Almond
Joseph Pannuci
S. Vaught
Jerry Craver
Rodger Bess
3. Turley
James Soulsby
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E. E. Hughes
St. Albans Road
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Hall Street
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Mrs. Hill
Mrs. Mitchell
G. Mo Mitchell
Homer
Cheiyan
Harry Searls
E. Wagner
J. S. Eskes
Ruby Raines
L. McCutcheon
Clarence Petry
R. Searls
Patsy Raines
Marian Mitchell
Frieda Mitchell
Patty Ann Mitchell
Carol Mitchell
Mary Low McCutcheon
Masters John Mitchell
Roger L. Searls
Buckner
Vicks Way
Edward B. Holz
Marthe Elien -Miller
Emma Miller
Griffithsvile
L. F. Miller
Gallipolis
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Carolina Street
L. BE. Simmons Grocery Company
Greenbrier Street
Miss Minnie Duffy
Battle Creek
Reeve’s Food Mart
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