Engaged: Carolyn Hoover to Charles Preston Miller Jr
Miss Carolyn Clark Hoover and Aviation Cadet Charles Preston Miller Jr. announced their engagement by Mrs. Hoover of Ninth Avenue South Charleston. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Preston Miller of Montgomery. The couple plan a late August wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Hoover
Charles Preston Miller, Jr
Carolyn Clark Hoover
Miss Hoover
Edwin Spottswood Clark
Roanoke
Washington, D. C
Mr. Clark
James Monroe Hoover
Staunton
Delta Sigma
Cotillion
South Charleston High School
Katherine Gibbs School
New York City
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
Montgomery High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Sigma Tau Alpha
Confed group honors descendant scholarship at Greenbrier
Mrs. W. E. R. Byrne announced the annual echoines scholarship for a Greenbrier descendant of a Confederate soldier. Delegates elected for the West Virginia divisional meeting at Clarksburg include Mrs. Cyrus W. Hall Sr and others. Officers Mrs. Angell and Mrs. Jones also to attend. Biographical sketches of Confederate ancestors were read. twenty five members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. R. Byrne
Greenbrier ‘College
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Cyrus W. Hall. Sr
Stuart Walker
W. G. Batrar
Walter 5
Wood
Virginian Cork
Byrne
H. Webb Angell
Ernest Thompson
Mary Thayer Jones
Mra Angell
Local Society Notes List Weekend Visits and Weddings
Mrs Carrie Biedler returned to Baltimore after visiting her son and daughter in laws in Charleston. She attended the Morgantown wedding of her daughter Martha Biedler to Allen To Cain. Mrs J Herbert Watkins Jr and her small son visit her parents on Lee Street. Several residents travel to visits in Washington D C Ruffner Avenue and Broadmoor Apartments. Others plan summer trips to Camp Mine*rwatica Michigan and Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca. Families from Kanawha Avenue Jefferson Street and Arlington Virginia are noted for visits and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Biedler
John Samuel Biedler
Dartmouth Av
Baltimore
Martha Biedler
Allen
Cain
Morgantown
J. Herbert Watkins, Jr
Washington, D. C
H. W. Sandy
Lee St
Norvell Lee
Lucy Norvell Lee
Betsy Worden
Alpooa
W. S. Shepherd
Ruffner
R. M. Kent
Broad Moor Apts
Sam H. Webster
Charleston Gazette
St. Francis Hospital
H. J. Bloomberg
Ohio
Ruffner Hotel
William Ayera
Bluefield
Robert Bundy
Charles Strong
Wautoga State Park
Cornelius van den Berg
A. Bilis McCrum
John C. Morrison
Birmingham
Ala
John A. Kennedy
Sunrise
South Hills
Washington
Com. Kennedy
Henry K. Black
Wheeling
James Imboden
Broad St
American School of Ballet
Andrew
Thomas
Kanawha Blvd
New York City
Frank Mullen
Kanawha Av
Reid Jarrett
Virginia Av
Lewisburg
Reid Jarrett, Jr
Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca
William G. McGehee
Arlington, Va
J. Doneald Murray
South Kanawha
Beer Price Increase Charges Investigated
OPA investigators probed beer price hikes amid complaints of overcharges by wholesalers and retailers. H Hand, district OPA price executive, said wholesalers faced charges for raising wholesale prices while some consumers said retail costs also rose. The legal max beer price was retailers ceiling of March 1942 plus taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
H. Hand
Hand
Crean Kendall Marriage Held
Miss Maxine Kendall and Robert B. Crean wed at Sacred Heart church with Father Boniface officiating. The bride wore a rayon crepe aqua suit with white accessories and white orchid corsage. sister attended in white and navy. After the ceremony, a dinner at the Daniel Boone hotel followed. The couple left for a two week trip to Virginia Beach and plan to reside at 1116 Kanawha Blvd. The bride, a UC graduate, taught in Los Angeles schools. the groom works for E I duPont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Kendall
Floyd C. Kendall
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert B. Crean
Fulda B. Crean
Forest Hs
Long Island
Sacred Heart Church
Father Boniface
Peter P. Eastman
Richard Sweeney
Daniel Boone Hotel
State wide school aid allaocated to 146 counties
The Board of School Finance announced distribution of 98,670 in state aid to 146 counties for the final fiscal year allocation. McDowell led with 9,587.83, followed by Barbour 2,022.41 and Berkeley 3,080.60. many counties listed with varied amounts. Some figures appear garbled in places but reflect the June distribution for teacher retirements and retirements contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of School Finance
State Retirement Board
Board of Finance
McDowell County
Barbour
Berkeley
Boone
Braxton
Calhoun
Clay
Doddridge
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Marmonhire
Hancock
Hardy
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Mercer
Mingy
Monroe
Morgan
McDowell
Nicholas
Ohio
Ritchie
Roane
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Upshure
Webster
Wetzel
Want
Wyoming
Increase in Soft Coal Mines Output Reported
The bituminous coal division states that soft coal mines produced 11,725,000 tons in the week ended June 12, up 4.7 percent from 1942. January 1 to June 12 output reached 263,648,000 tons, versus 259,632,000 a year earlier. May output totaled 47,855,000 tons, down from 40,225,000 tons in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Parkersburg Youth Killed in Crash
Ensign James W. Turner USNR son of Mr and Mrs Francis F Turner of Parkersburg West Virginia was fatally injured in a training flight crash near Melbourne Florida. He was a Marietta College graduate attached to the Melbourne naval air station and a memorial service will be held at the station on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Fla
James W. Turner
USNR
Francis F. Turner
Parkersburg
W. Va
Turner
Marlatta College
Melbourne Naval Air Station
Peggy Branham Weds Ensign D G Webb At Huntington Temple
Peggy Branham becomes Mrs. D G Webb Jr in a Huntington ceremony at the Baptist Temple. Ensign Webb, son of Mr and Mrs D G Webb of Ceredo, will be stationed in New Orleans after a short wedding trip. The service featured organ music and a palms and ferns altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Branham
George S. Branham
Garrison
David Garland Webb, Jr
Baptist Temple
Huntington
D. G. Webb
Ceredo
William FE
Murray
Misa Eleanor Bolling
H. Clay Porterfield
Anaiel Webb
Hoth
Sherman High School
Marshall College
Pi Kappa Sliema Sorority
Huntington Complemeter School
Webb Coal Mining Co
Alpha Kappa Pi Fraternity
Usnr Midshipmen's School
Columbia Mnniversity
New Orleans
Webb
Gray McCartney Hosts Sunday Dinner in Chesterfield Av
Mr and Mrs Gray McCartney entertained Sunday at their Chesterfield Avenue home for his brother Sgt Fred McCartney on leave from Greenville 5 C. Guests included Mr and Mrs Earl McCartney Mr and Mrs Stein McCartney Mr and Mrs Fonts McCartney Mr and Mrs Howard McCartney Mr and Mrs B W Arrington Mrs Jamex C Mooney Mrs Marle Lockhart Miss Jane McCartney and Masters Robert Harry Thurman and Ronald McCartney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray McCartney
Chesterfield
Sgt
Fred McCartney
Greenville
5. C
Earl McCartney
Stein Mc+ Cartney
Fonts McCartney
Howard McCartney
B. W. Arrington
Jamex C. Mooney
Marle Lockhart
Jane McCartney
Masters Robert, Harry, Thurman
Ronald McCartney
Illt Harold Massie Jones Weds Anne Sloan in Richmond
Lt Harold Massie Jones and Miss Anne Byrd Sloan wed at St Stephen's Episcopal Church Richmond in a candlelit ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mrs James Sloan, wore her mother's wedding gown and a point d'alene lace veil. Rev Giles Buckner Palmer officiated. The groom is the son of Mrs George W Jones of Med Star. A reception followed at the Country Club of Virginia with out of town guests. The couple plan a wedding trip to Hot Springs and will reside in Boston where the groom is stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert E. Jones
Landon Heights
Howze Haskell
Miss. Bliss Street
Cornelia Anne Larus
Martha Arrington Fulghum
Katherine Talliaferra Jtones
Mary Blair Scott
Julian Dillon
Westmond
Fayetteville
Linton Callins
Washington
George W. Jones
Union City
Tenn
Felton Wimberly
USNR
Birmingham
Ala
William Boyd
Pittsburgh
Country Club
Virginia
Adeline Jones
Ensign Herbert Jones
This City
Ebersole. Grines
James Branch
Cynthia Mu
Collegiate School
Richmond
Alo
St. Catherine's School
Gunston Hall
Amherst Fuel Co
Dayton
Hun School
Pi Oa
Princeton
Jones
Hot Springs
Ond
Boston
Mass
Today’s Club Calendar Events and Meetings Listed
Community clubs schedule sewing knitting and craft sessions from morning to afternoon across Kanawha City Edgewood and surrounding areas. Meetings include Red Cross Nurse Aide registration at Medical Arts Building and various garden club activities at Fernbank Fort Hill and Quarrier venues with officers being installed and committees appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Croce
Maronie Temple
Kanawha City
St Agnes
Edgewood Country Club
Brears Memorial Church
Red Crow Surgical
Chatteston High Schont
Red Cross
Medical Arts
Janchen
Iris Garden Club
J. T. Crane
Quarrier
Fernbank Garden Club
C. E. Lawson
Summit Dr
Fort Hill Garden Club
Kanawhe Country Club
West Hide
Biver Cross Circle
King’s Daughters
Christ Church
Names Listed From Washington D. Edie Event
A roster of individuals including Edith Woods Elza Slaughter Nona Boylen Pauline Craft Lydie Beaver Alice Comer Edith Ingram Marie Mallory Thelma Casto Saslie Withrow Hilda Ballier Hexel King Coda Dy Marjoria Parkins Jim Russell and others from Washington appear in a local social page. The report names Misses Grena Post Hazel Loudon Betty Harper Roxline Hissom Dotha Leggs Jackie Hedricks Louiss Woods Julia Hissom Laurra Woods and Freda Silverman as attendees or participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Woods
Elza Slaughter
Nona Boylen
Pauline Craft
Lydie Beaver
Alice Comer
Edith Ingram
Marie Mallory
Thelma Casto
Saslie Withrow
Hilda Ballier
Hexel King
Coda Dy
Marjoria Parkins
Jim Russell
Misses Grena Post
Hazel Loudon
Betty Harper
Roxline Hissom
Dortha Leggs
Jackie Hedricks
Louiss Woods
Julia Hissom
Laurra Woods
Freda Silverman
Washington, D
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mina Battle Pool
Mret Clark Pao
Kanawha
John William
Montgomery
Courtland
Denes, Flode
Veckeramel
DuPont
Paint & Glass Co
Hale
Crean-Kendall
Harold Massie Jones
Anne Sloan
Jordan
Harold Jordan
Mra I
Siegel
BAYON
Siegel Shoe
Lincoln Boot Shop
Capitol St
Ogee
Aqvicarmea
Istans
Gotrir
Btahoard Brands Incorporated
U.S
Iran
Henry Ford
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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