Mayfair Hears London Rumor About Betty and Lawson-Johnstons
Universal Service Society report notes Mrs J Ormond Lawson Johnston questions gossip about Betty Kendall in London society. The Lawson Johnston couple remain close to King Edward VIII and Duke of Kent, attending Fort Belvedere gatherings and Buckingham Palace events, despite rumors of a feud with Lady Cu rsed.
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Chelly
Edward VIII
Betty
Lawson- Johnstons
Edward
Fort Belvedere
Low
Duke of Kent
George V
Ormond
St. James Palace
Lawson-Johnstons
Cuserd
Lawson-Johnston
Lawson- Jahmstens
Buckingham Palace
Miss Fielding Hosts Dinner at Woman’s Club
Miss Mary Virginia Fielding daughter of Mr and Mrs J C F of McClung street entertained at dinner Friday night at the women s club Her guests included Miss Mary Francee Young Miss Hendricka Begater of Detroit Mich Miss Katherine Mower of Hagerstown Md Mr Wesley Coghill of North Carolina Mr Julian Coghill Mr William Allen and Mr James Pugh
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Fielding
McClung Street
Woman’s Club
Mary Francee Young
Hendricka Begater
Detroit
Mich
Katherine Mower
Hagerstown
Wesley Coghill
North Carolina
Julian Coghill
William Allen
James Pugh
Burdettes to Host Dinner at Home Today
Mr and Mrs Frank Burdette of Elizabeth street will entertain dinner guests today. Mrs P W Burdette of Washington street and Mr Dore Honaker, who are moving to Alderson tomorrow, are among those listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Burdette
Elizabeth Street
P. W Burdette
Washingto Street
Dore Honaker
Alderson
Notable speakers headline Asheville Institute meeting
Dr. Cadman and Rabbi Wise headlined the tenth annual Institute of Human Relations conference at Blue Ridge Asheville. Other speakers included Frank Kingdon of Dana College and Frank Graham of UNC. Social events featured a banquet, bridge, and golf at the Asheville Country club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Cadman
Rabbi Wise
Asheville
N. C
The
Institute of Human Relations
Blue Ridge
8. Parkes Cadman
Stephen Wise
New York
Frank Kingdon
Dana College
Newark
N. J
Robert McElroy
Oxford University
C. S. Mitchell
Richmond University
Sydney Wallach
Ashley Jones
Atlanta
C. W. Pipkins
Louisiana State University Graduate School
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
Claudius Murchison
Cotton Textile Institute
Southern Textile Association
Mayview Manor
Blowing Rock
Miss Eva Swisher Honored at Party
Mrs. George Jackson and Mrs. J. B. Greenlee hosted Friday night at Park Avenue home honoring Miss Eva May Swisher who will marry Arthur G. Kiel on August 15. Attending were Mrs. Herman Bowe, Mrs. Oscar Johnson, Mrs. F. Fisher, Mrs. George Pacct, Mrs. D. H. Bland, Mrs. C. C. Robb, Mrs. James Le Seward, Mrs. LeClerq Bowyer, Mrs. C. A. Calhoun, Mrs. E. N. McGrew, Mrs. R. N. Milbee, Mrs. J. M. Craige, Mrs. L. M. Belletté Jr., Mrs. Dana Fisher, Mrs. Ruth Stogdon, Miss Lelia Belches, Miss Mary Lay, Miss Magdalen Massing, and Miss Louise Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jackson
J. B. Greenlee
Park Avenue
Eva May Swisher
Arthur G. Kiel
Herman Bowe
Oscar Johnson
F. Fisher
George Pacct
D. H. Bland
C. C. Robb
James le Seward
LeClerq Bowyer
C. A. Calhoun
E. N. McGrew
R. N. Milbee
J. M. Craige
L. M. Bellette, Jr
Dana Fisher
Ruth Stogdon
Lelia Belches
Mary Lay
Magdalen Massing
Louise Smith
Mink Shoals Four-H Club Plans Monday Swimming Party
The Mink Shoals Four-H club will sponsor a swimming party Monday afternoon at the Four-H pool below Dunbar. Mrs. Woodrow Conner is the club leader.
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Mink Shoals
Four-H Club
Dunbar
Woodrow Conner
Mr Plovanich Weds Miss Rynd in St Anthony's Ceremony
The wedding of Miss Roberta Patricia Rynd and Mr John Paul Plovanich occurred yesterday at St Anthony's church with nuptial mass. The bride wore white lace with a shower bouquet. sister Katherine Rose Rynd attended as bridesmaid. Best man was Paul Plovanich. A breakfast followed at the bride's home. Out-of-town guests included Mr and Mrs J P Plovanich and Mr Paul Plovanich of Littleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Patricia Rynd
R. M. Rynd
John Paul Plovanich
J. P. Plovanich
Littleton
St. Anthony's Church
Sixth Street
Mixes Katherine Rose Ryud
Paul Plovanich
Grant Street
Plovanich
West Virginia University
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corporation
William King
Party Honor Guest shower for Mrs. Estella Mace in Edgewood Acres
A surprise shower for Mrs. Estella Mace was hosted Friday night at Mrs. Leonard Harris's home in Edgewood Acres. Attendees included numerous neighbors and family members such as Mr. and Mrs. Amon Surface, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Pyles, Mrs. Leonard Harris, Mrs. Mary Quigey, Miss Katherine Smoulder, and Master James McCormick among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella Mace
Leonard Harris
Edgewood Acres
Amon Surface
Woodrow Pyles
Edgar Thomas
Mildred Rhodes
E. L. Vance
Louise Shabott
Samuel Cleek
Bertha Brightwell
Jessie Ellis
Morgan Mace
Basil Mace
James McCormack
R. Bennett
Mary Quigey
David O'Dell
Oney O'Dell
Nina Stutler
George Stutler
William Smoulder
Ethel Withrow
Alma Frail
Okey Foster
Charles Medley
Leah Harris
Robert McCracklin
Freda Beaver
Sylvia Beaver
Margaret Cain
Lena Bette Cain
Helen Lee Cain
Katherine Smoulder
Nancy Foster
Betty Mediy
Mary Smoulder
Opal Truman
Harrison Withrow
Woodrow Pyles, Jr
James McCormick
Mrs E W Lovell Honored Guest At Shower
Mrs F R Frishette and Mrs Carl H Murray hosted a Friday night shower at the former’s First avenue home honoring Mrs Edward W Lovell. Many attendees listed, including Mrs M J Smith, Mrs Frank Lovell, Mrs E F Thomas, and numerous others.
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F. R. Frishette
Carl H. Murray
First Avenue
Edward W. Lovell
M. J. Smith
Frank Lovell
E. F. Thomas
W. J. Bessie
Harry Fennell
George S. King
J. E. Bedinger
FE. E. Pitchford
C. C. Whitlock
W. M. Orcutt
C. G O. Purcifull
O. B. Connor
B. W. Clay
G. F. McFerren
A. W. Brendel
B. N. Fowler
Charlen J. 1Asteter
R. W. Miller
J. G. Bordas
W. D. Vaughan
J. F. Whitehouse
Joseph Howitt
O. L. Little
J. J. Hastie
F. H. Pfanstiel
R. Clayton Means
R. K. Horton
R. O. Fuller
L. M. Cobb
J. B. Hunt
Lewis Hagnerty
Vivian Farr
Misa Maria A'Hearn
Misa Eva Frishette
Imogene Carver
Frances Fast
Mary Jane Whitehouse
Mrs Macfarlane Honored at Shower in Barlow Street
Mrs Byron F Guthrie hosted a Friday evening shower at her Barlow Street home honoring her sister Mrs Robert Macfarlane. Attendees included Miss Gertrude Davis Miss Virginia Asbury Mrs Arnold C Asbury Miss Beulah Smith Miss Palmarine Davis Mrs G A Thompson Mrs R C Macfarlane Mrs C Edgar Hill Mrs E C Smith Mrs Richard Groves Miss Mabel Craddock Dorothy Macfarlane Mrs James P Lanham Mrs Harry M Smith Mrs W E Lanham Miss Betty Jean Lanham Mrs James A Thomas Mrs Howard Elliott Mrs S E Perry and Mrs M V Guthrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron F. Guthrie
Barlow Street
Robert Macfarlane
Gertrude Davis
Virginia Asbury
Arnold C. Asbury
Beulah Smith
Palmarine Davis
G. A. Thompson
R. C. Macfarlane
C. Edgar Hill
E. C. Smith
Richard Groves
Mabel Craddock
Dorothy Macfarlane
James P
Holiday Dances Continue with Noon Prizes and Fireworks
The page lists noon prize awards for holiday dances and a large fireworks display at the Kanawha club after dinner and before the dance, highlighting festive events and nighttime celebration.
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Kanawha Club
Independence Day Tennis Tourney At Hot Springs
Hot Springs Va June 27 Independence day weekend draws a large holiday crowd with a premier tennis tournament to run Thursday through Saturday including singles doubles and mixed events. Entries include Ellen Kent Wolff Betty Edwards Abbie Ingalls Ellen Bates Mary Geary Voulne Geary and others. Also a skeet marathon and trout fishing reopenings plus Camp Appalachia on Jackson river and visiting guests at local estates.
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Hot Springs
Ellen Kent Wolff
Betty Edwards
Abbie Ingalls
Ellen Bates
Mary Geary
Voulne Geary
Marcheau de Prado Ameno
Cuba
Wade T. Childress
Col. McKee Dunn
William Wetmore
Homestead
Neema
Washington Corps to Get New Italian Ambassador
Washington reacts to a string of diplomatic moves as ambassadors and ministers shift posts. Fulvio Suvich, former state undersecretary, will replace Italy’s Rosso in Moscow, while Rosso departs amid wide acclaim. Other changes include Polish, Bulgarian, and Paraguayan envoys, and Canadian minister Herbet M. Marler joining the United States post. American diplomats Hugh Wilson and Dave Hennen Morris visit Washington, with family plans noted.
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Georgina Washington Washington
Rosso
Moscow
Augusto Rosso
Italy
Fulvio Sovich
Fulvio Suvich
Signor Rosso
Washington
Ferdinand Ververka
Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Austria
Nella
Poland
George Potocki
France
Bulgaria
Paraguay
Venezuela
Juan Joseph Mendoza
Herbert M. Marler
United States
William Duncan Herridge
Bennett
de Bianchi
Portugal
Senhora de Bianchi
Mexico
Hugh Wilson
Switzerland
Wilson
Colorado
Hugh Wilson, Jr
Belgium
Dave Hennen Morris
New York
Surprise birthday party honors Mrs. J. A. Martin
Mrs. J. E. Chipman hosted a surprise birthday party Friday night at her Fourth Avenue home for Mrs. J. A. Martin. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Simon Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martin, and many relatives and friends such as Miss Marie Davis and Mr. J. A. Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Chipman
Fourth Avenue
J. A. Martin
Simon Walker
Henry Martin
Flore George
Sylvia Hill
Ruth Seldomridge
Allie Workman
Ora Robertson
Sallie Davis
Alma Bryrant
Marie Davis
River Low Waters Dampen Fourth of July Boating
Society plans boating parties for the Fourth of July season but river enthusiasts warn that the waters are unusually low. They say stagnating vapors discourage canoeing and sailing until rains raise the water level again.
Miss Queenie Little to Wed Mr Quinn in Charleston
Miss Queenie Madge Little daughter of Mrs. Alex Little of Charlotte North Carolina will wed Albert W Quinn son of Mr and Mrs T J Quinn of Jermyn Pennsylvania on Thursday night at Sacred Heart church parochial residence in Charleston The couple plan a wedding trip visiting Charlotte Jermyn and New York City The bride to be worked for Publishers Service Inc in New York and has been in Charleston after months on the West Coast The groom has five years on the Gazette editorial staff and previously worked in Scranton and with the Brooklyn Eagle
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Hendersonville
H. H. Mitchell
Southern Horse Show Association
Carolinas
Georgia
Tennessee
Asheville
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Paint Rock
Bird Town
Memorial Stadium
Trail Riders
American Forestry Association
G. H. Collingwood
Washington, D. C
Edith Foster
Plainfield
N. J
Gladys L. Hendrie
Brooklyn
Lillian M. Judd
Waterbury
Howard Bement
West Asheville
Richer E. Young
Charleston
Queenie Madge Little
Alex Little
Charlotte
N. C
Albert W. Quinn
T. J. Quinn
Jermyn
Penn
Miss Little
Mr. Quinn
Ferdinand Hartung
Sacred Heart Church
New York City
West Coast
Publishers Service, Inc
Quinn
Gazette
Scranton
Brooklyn Eagle
N. Y
Miss Starbuck Hosts Bridge Party for Kemp Engagement
Mrs James P Kemp of Washington Street entertained guests for a bridge party in honor of her engagement to Mr Fred Wendors. Attendees included Mrs G C Starbuck Staunton Va and numerous others such as Mrs Harry Kennedy Mrs Doyle W Smith Mrs Crigler Mrs Roy T Dixon Mrs Robert Wilson Mrs George W Kuykendall Mrs G N Belcher Mrs Bligh Snodgrass Miss Lillian Coleman Miss Anna Marie Zimmerman Miss Ann Chapman Miss Emma McCoy Miss Charlotte Jefferies Miss Virginia Warnock and three more guests.
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James P. Kemp
Washington Street
Bridge Gagement
Fred Wendors
G. C. Starbuck
Staunton
Harry Kennedy
Doyle W. Smith
Qi Crigler
Roy T. Dixon
Robert Wilson
George W. Kuykendall
G. N. Belcher
Bligh Snodgrass
Lillian Coleman
Anna Marie Zimmerman
Ann
Local Pageant Names Five Contestants
Jerle Warnock, Miss Maude Christian, Miss Ann Morris, Miss Eleanor Baldwin, and Miss Nell Caker are listed as contestants in a local pageant gallery.
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Jerle Warnock
Maude Christian
Ann Morris
Eleanor Baldwin
Nell Cakeer
Miss Singleton Hosts Dinner and Bridge Party
Miss Rosamond Singleton will entertain with a dinner and bridge party Friday night at the women's club in honor of Mrs. Harshberger of Pirest, the former Mildred Gamat, with many guests including Misses Christine Noell Winifred and Elizabeth Thompson, and Mr. Phillip Cohennes visiting Thursday at Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosamond Singleton
Woman's Club
Eerederick Harshberger
Pirest
Mildred Gamat
Baden
Mise Helen Wash
Edings
Paul Hope
D. Tuckwiller
Noell
Christine
John Turkelson
Miss Singleton
Winifred
Mary Elizabeth Cottrell
Pauline Williams
Elizabeth Thompson
Pratt
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Murchison
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Pittsburgh
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Welch
University of Kentucky
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Elizabeth Schuyler
New Brighton
Boyd Purvis
J. H. Patton
Katherine Stone
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Lou Turner
Agnes R. Wayman
Moundsville
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J. Roland Brady
E. B. Kyle
Huntington
George Richardson, Jr
Bluefield
James M
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Judge Soper
Baltimore
Eva Swisher
Frelford
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America
Mr. Plovanich
Miss Rynd
West Charleston Catholic Church
Mrs
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Mrs. Macfarlane
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Virginia State Game Commission
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Jackson River
George C. Watson
Danville
Virginia
Foster P. Gresh
Wilmington
Elizabeth Page Echols
Preston Craighill
Lynchburg
Preston Craighill, Jr
Lois Craighill
Fleming Newbolds
Pillars
Washington Corps
Moscow Post
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Phillip Cohennes
F. A. Deming
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