W H Sheffs Announce Marriage of Daughters
Announcement shows two Parkersburg weddings, Miss Mary Virginia Sheff to Leondas Henry Oakes and Miss Margaret Louise Sheff to Pickney Park McCray. Both brides are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Sheff, with ties to local families and St. Xavier’s school. The weddings occurred at St Bavier’s rectory after engagement notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Sheff
Parkersburg
Leondas Henry Oakes
Henry B. Oakes
Charleston
Leandas Henry Oakes
South Charleston
Olster Weos Mies
William Henry Sheff
Pureeraburg
Margaret Louise Sheff
Pickney Park McCray
William Henry Shett
Lynn Street
St. Bavier’s Catholic Church
F. P. Rossman
Mary Margaret Graham
Country Club
Oakes
St. Xavier's Parochial School
Parkersburg High School
Leondex Oakes
Quincy Street
A. C. Taylor
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
St. Xavier's
McCray
P. P. McCray
Plum Street
Edens Daughter Elizabeth Weds Max Montague
Mrs Nora Edens of Indiana Avenue announced the marriage of her daughter Elizabeth Edens to Max Montague son of Mr and Mrs Montague of Patterson Street. The ceremony was officiated by Rev Charles E Hartington at his home on Ohio Avenue on Thursday June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Edens
Indiana Avenue
Elizabeth Edens
Max Montague
Frank Montague
Patterson Street
Charles E. Hartington
Ohio Avenue
Lillian Desfontin
Richard Hilton
John Hilton
Westaveue
J. C. Desfontin
Valley Street
Miss Desfontin
General Motors Accesstones Corporation
Hilton
Charleston High School
Mountain Trucking Company
English vicar defends Windsor marriage service in Darlington
Rev EB Anderton Jardine, calling himself a channel for God, defended his Angl tian marriage rite for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Darlington. A rambunctious congregation heard him praise the couple and back a fundraiser to aid the local “poor man's parson,” aiming to raise 1000 guineas for the Dartington parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
England
EB. Anderton Jardine
Windsor
Dartington
Vicat
Shower Honors Mrs Graley At Seventh Avenue Party
A shower hosted by Mrs Ollie Lucas and Miss Lucy Summerfield celebrated Mrs Thomas Graley on Seventh Avenue. Guests included Mrs Denver Garett Mrs H D Peters Mrs W D Boating Mrs Alton Buckner and many others from Huntington Ripley Columbus and Holston Valley with attendants and young honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Lucas
Lucy Summerfield
Thomas Graley
Seventh Avenue
Denver Garett
H. D. Peters
W. D. Boating
Alton Buckner
Dean Comet
Dennie Clendenin
Alton Horn
Clay Bailey
Henry Gott
Clinton Harris
Beulah Woods
Minnie Lucas
E. C. Duffield
B. C. Pauley
C. W. Seymour
B. K. Giver, Jr
I. L. O'Connor
J. L, Skeen
Hoyt Skeen
Clarence Crowder
Virginia Jarrett
Clara Callahan
Elizabeth O'Connor
Erma Lee Hollands-worth
Charlotte Kaul
Florence Hudson
Beulah Honaker
Debo Summerfield
Laura Burford
John Lucas
John Taylor
E. H. Given
Frances O'Connor
Mary Frances Ashley
Virginia Delamore
Lydia Faut
Marrie Crowder
Flossie Crowder
Misa Mina Loveaul
Myrtle Snead
Ida
O. J. Seymour
Columbus
O. and Bim
W. C. Lynn
Holston Valley
Tenn
Miss Wilson Hosts Lady Guests At Elizabeth Street Party
Miss Frances Wilson entertained Wednesday night at her Elizabeth street home. Guests included Miss Joan Sawyer Miss Dorothy Jean Vithers Miss Helen Border Miss Stella May Gay Mrs Archibald James Mrs Jack McCollum Mrs V W Wilson Mr Sidney Wharton Mr Richard Benlar Mr Robert Rex ford Mr Vinson Wilson and Dr R A Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wilson
Elizabeth Street
Joan Sawyer
Dorothy Jean Vithers
Helen Border
Stella May Gay
Archibald James
Jack McCollum
V. Wilson
Sidney Wharton
Richard Benlar
Robert Rexford
Vinson Wilson
R. A. Crawford
Committees Named By Group By South Charleston Woman's Club
The junior department executive board met at chairman Edith DeHalnaut's home to appoint a committee to coordinate with the Charleston Girl Scout council for organizing a local troop. Standing committees for the year include membership, program, social, dunce, telephone, state project of social service, community welfare, and publicity with named chairmen and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Charleston
Jean Craig
F.T. Lille
Amelia Hoffman
W. Moulder
R. H. Johnson
Marie Fitzwater
Dunce
Robert Bondurant
P. D. Grover
J. L. Foreman
M. W. Sutton
Oma Price
Cebert Price
Omer Im. Young
Roy Rogers
William O. Price
Edith Spinks
H. L. Sutton
Hilton E. Ball
C W. Spessard
State Project of Social Service
George T. Martin
Keith Dunlap
J. Howard
Thomas Turner
P. J. Wright
L. Watson
Lillian Crawford
Brady Maynor
Alma Zogg
Troxells Honored At Dinner Bridge
Mrs. Robert Gullend and Mrs. Thomas H. Meek hosted a dinner bridge at Wren's Nest on Coal River to honor Mr. Walter Troxell who, with Captain Troxall of the naval ordnance plant, will depart July 1 for Quantico Way for two years foreign duty. Other guests included numerous local women, plus Miss Reba Blaker visiting relatives on Kanawha Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gullend
Thomas H. Meek
Wren's Nest
Coal River
Walter Troxell
Captain Troxall
Naval Ordnance Plant
Quantico
W. T. Wallace
F. H. Wilson
Lawrence Haytes
M. D. Henney, Jr
D. K. Day
Frank Fields
W. FP. Durkin
Jack Brantley
W. M. Kelley
Earl Carr
Paul J. Wright
Joseph N. McDonnell
Mrs Kane complimented at miscellaneous shower
Mrs H R Bramm held two miscellaneous showers Thursday afternoon at her home on Highland avenue in South Charleston honoring Mrs Sidney Kane. Attending were Mrs Elizabeth Frazier, Mrs Goldie Dunlap, Mrs George Bolden, Mrs A V Fitzwater, Mrs Henry Mariani, Mrs Sarah Bawden, Mrs J C McEldowney, Mrs Minnie Bacham, Mrs Lee McCallister, Mrs J E Hasting, Mrs William Cochran, Mrs C J Turley, Mrs Robert E Reed, Mrs C A Lloyd, Mrs G G Gates, Mrs C I Moulton, Miss Clara McGloin, and Miss Edith Janet Bromm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R. Bramm
Highland Avenue
South Charleston
Sidney Kane
Elizabeth Frazier
Goldie Dunlap
George Bolden
A. V. Fitzwater
Henry Mariani
Sarah Bawden
J. C. McEldowney
Minnie Bacham
Lee Me+ Callister
J. E. Hasting
Mrs Earl Farmer Hosts Bridge in Main Street Home
Mrs Earl C Farmer entertained at bridge Friday afternoon at her Main street home honoring Mrs Elmer Falk recently back from Chicago and Miss Olive Budenbach of Scranton Pa Those present included Mrs Charles Gordon Mrs William F Budenauch and others in a social gathering reflecting a neighborhood bridge event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Farmer
Bridge
Main Street
Mra
Elmer Falk
Chicago
Olive Budenbach
Scranton
Charles Gordon
William F. Budenauch
E. K. Dancilz
G. Larndley
L. C. Hoffield
Yomer J. Mehle
Gunnar Ekatrom
Edward Grove
Ervin Kampe
Angus Gillis
Miss Virginia Nell Eberhart Weds Harvey L Kaut
Miss Virginia Nell Eberhart daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard C Eberhart of South Charleston marries Harvey Lewis Kaut son of the late Mr and Mrs George H Kaut of Cleveland Ohio. The service was at the parsonage read by Rev H L Cox on May 15. The couple reside on Seventh Avenue South Charleston. A miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs Kaut was hosted by Miss Nell Dumont at the home of Mrs H C Eberhart in Lock Six with many attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Nell Eberhart
Howard C. Eberhart
South Charleston
Harvey Lewis Kaut
George H. Kaut
Cleveland
H. L. Cox
Huntington Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
C. H
Kaut
Charleston High School
Kanawha College
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Kauf
Garfield High School
Cleveland College
Seventh Avenue
South
Charles Lon
Nell Dumont
H.C. Eberhart
Lock Six
Charles B. Halstead
R. F. Maynor
C. L. Wright
C. B. Cook
Charles Roush
H. W. Heatherly
J. W. McCollam
L. E. Jarrett
E. B. Harter
End of Mexican Oil Field Strike Proclaimed
Mexico City June 6 President Cardenas will formally proclaim the end of the 10 day nationwide strike by more than 20 000 oil workers. A mediation board secured wage increases and a 40 hour week with retroactive pay totaling 3 006 000 pesos. A federal conciliation board, led by Cardenas, will meet tomorrow to finalize details. Most wells and refineries are American or British owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Mex
Cardenas
Britlah
Ann Pennell Celebrates Daughter's Birthday Anniversary
Mrs J M Fennell hosted at Rivercrest Lawn to honor the fourteenth birthday of Miss Ann Pennell. Guests included Misses Jane Hughes Elizabeth Ann Cook Juanita Salamie Nancy Lee Pitts List Monin Violet Hughes Shirley Buvens Mary Burruss and Masters Maxwell Arnold Keith Wilson Robert Anspack Richard Salamie James Pennell with assistance from Mrs Jeaxx Gook and Miss Janet Samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Fennell
Jeaxx Gook
Janet Samples
Rivercrest Lawn
Ann Pennell
Jane Hughes
Elizabeth Ann Cook
Juanita Salamie
Nancy Lee Pitts
List Monin
Violet Hughes
Shirley Buvens
Mary Burruss
Masters Maxwell Arnold
Keith Wilson
Robert Anspack
Richard Salamie
James Pennell
Jess Cock
Mr. Pennell
Amateur sleuths aid and hinder federal agents
Washington June 6 Amateur sleuths assist and complicate FBI efforts to capture kidnappers and bank robbers, said J Edgar Hoover. Civilians have helped locate fugitives such as Richard Galatas and Francis Leocy, but no civilian clues solved the Mattson case. Hoover warns against relying on correspondence courses and amateur detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Q. Edger Hoover
Justice Department
OTN
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Richard
Nick" Galatas
Kansas City
Francis Leo Qicy
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
N.Y
Denver
Icola
Detective Story
G-men
Mattson
Kanawha College Graduation Exercises Tonight
The Kanawha College will hold the twenty second graduation exercises at St Pauls Lutheran church tonight at o clock. The Rev John Roy Wolfe of Dunbar a Kanawha college graduate delivered the baccalaureate sermon yesterday before the largest number of graduates in the history of the institution. Dean D K Kraybill of New River State college will give the commencement address on Horace Mann. The Rev Joseph Overmyer will deliver the invocation. Miss Pearl Reddington will sing a soprano solo. Dr Ernest C White will present the class. The title of associate in arts will be conferred by President L S McDaniel. Diplomas will be presented by L E Bledsoe registrar of the college. Dr Herman Rees Meyer pastor of the host church will give the benediction. Those who will receive the title of associate in arts include Claude Lester Angel Pauline Elizabeth Mattis Henry Collison Ramsay Barr Broadwater William Herbert McKnight Robert A Crawford Jr Edgar Ray Hoffiman William S Pettigrew Eunice Margaret Lewis Virginia Eloise Cox Raymond Worth Gladwell Mildred Ames Keeney Charles Henry Newsman Garth Eugene Thomas Madelyn Elizabeth Fisher Cora Virginia Hughes William Rea Mucklow Martha Virginia Shank Alma Ate Une Coleman Alice Jeanette Hoyer Robert Brenner Frincke and Edythe Mae Norman. The college summer school will start immediately after graduation with a four day a week class schedule for neighboring sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha College
St. Pauls’ Lutheran Church
John Roy Wolfe
Dunbar
Instituton
D. K Kraybill
New River State College
Horace Mann
Joseph 4. Overmyer
Bream Memorial Church
Wil
Claude Lester Angel
Pauline Elizabeth Mattis
Henry Collison
Ramsay Barr Broadwater
William Herbert McKnight
Robert A. Crawford, Jr
Edgar Ray Hoffiman
William §S. Pettigrew
Eunice Margaret Lewis
Virginia Eloise Cox
Raymond Worth Gladwell
Mildred Ames Keeney
Charles Henry Newsman
Garth Eugene Thomas
Madelyn Elizabeth Fisher
Cora Virginia Hughes
William Rea Mucklow
Martha Virginia Shank
Alma Ate Une Coleman
Alice Jeanette Hoyer
Robert Brenner Frincke
Edythe Mae Norman
Delegates Attend Dorothy Dix Tent Convention Today
Mrs J E Craige Mra Mary Brightwell Mrs Laura Black and Mrs Willie Laura, delegates of the Dorothy Dix tent, Daughters of Union Veterans, will attend an amatate convention at Felrmont today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Craige
Mary Brightwell
Laura Black
Willie Laura
Dorothy Dix
Daughters of Union Veterans
Felrmont Oday
Will Install Officers at Beauregard Street Meeting
The Bapth temple business girls circle will install officers tonight at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Bessie Carroll on Beauregard Street. Remote Panang, Malaya now boasts a new modern theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bapth Temple Business Girls’ Circle
Bessie Carroll
Beauregard Street
Panang
Malaya
Mystery of the Missing Clue Confuses Local Detectives
The director stated the team investigated the clues fully and balanced caution, saying they neither encourage nor discourage amateur sleuths. The exchange reflects a cautious stance amid baffling hints and volunteer efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Hoavba
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W. H. Sheffs
Mr. McCray
Misa Edens
Erie Ge
YWCA
National
Swim For Health
Jack Ardis Beasley
Mis
Jackys Anne Beasley
Tulsa, Okla
Mes
Edward Atkinson
Dickinson Street
Beasley
Annatte la Motte Atkinson
Troxells
Dinner Bridge
Reba Blaker
St. Albans
Elmore Blaker
Kanawha Street
Mrs. Kane
Sake Ink
VA Panniers Co
Atatinn A
Chiarteston
W. Vee
Miss Despontin
Mra. Farmer
Generali Electric
Electric Home Appliance CO
General Electric
Miss Eberhart
Mrs. Eberhart
J. D. Mellwain
Mount Hope
Mellwaln
Fayette
Raleigh
Shenandosh Life Insurance Company
Mellwai
Richmond
Mc Tiwaln
J. Edgar Hoover
St. Paul’s
Maddy
Quarriar Pheus
Older's
Fife ST
Maytag
Mayteg
Irands Charlesto
Summers St
Maytag CO
S. C. Fisher
7Th Ave
DuPont
Lourger
Paint & Glass Co
Rib Fale
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